Femena: Right, Peace, Inclusion

Femena: Right, Peace, Inclusion
Supporting WHRDs & progressive feminist movements in MENA & Asia.

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A New Generation of Resistance: How Iranian Youths Are Rising Up Against the Regime/France 24

FRANCE 24: The Iranian protest movement is now approaching its one-month mark. Led by women, the demonstrators are demanding sweeping social and political changes. Authorities have used force in a bid to quash the unrest. More than 150 people are reported to have been killed, and thousands more arrested. We speak to Sussan Tahmasebi, one of Iran’s foremost feminist figures, who runs the organization Femena, about why Iranian women are calling for a revolution now.