Free travel for domestic abuse victims / Women of Iran

While the war in the Middle East dominates the daily headlines - from peace talks to the price of oil - far less attention is given to the lived experiences of ordinary Iranians. These are the people who are living among the conflict and under the rule of a heavy-handed Islamic regime. It is the less-heard voices and experiences that Iranian activists, Mahya Ostovar and Nasim Soleimanian want to amplify and as a result, they have set up the Iranian Democratic Diaspora Network in Ireland (IDDNI). In today’s episode, the pair join Róisín Ingle to discuss the goals of IDDNI, what they are hearing from friends and family in Iran and their hopes for a secular democracy and a peaceful future for their country. But first, freelance journalist Kate Lynch is here to discuss some of the biggest stories of the week, including the death of Holocaust survivor and psychologist Edith Eger at the age of 99, plus the new government initiative which will allow victims of domestic abuse to travel on public transport for free. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.