Women, life, freedom: resistance and protest in Iran

As a young woman in 1980s Iran, Nasrin Parvaz was arrested, imprisoned and tortured by the Iranian regime. In this moving interview, she shares her experience of torture and incarceration, reflects on the successive women's revolutions in Iran, questions the West's ideas of regime change, and offers a powerful call for global sisterhood.http://www.nasrinparvaz.org/web/tag/https-www-victorinapress-com-product-one-womans-struggle-in-iran-a-prison-memoir/Get our independent journalism delivered direct to your inbox, join the openDemocracy Newsletter today. In Solidarity is openDemocracy’s podcast about people, power, and politics. It’s hosted by openDemocracy Senior Investigations reporter Sian Norris, author of Bodies Under Siege. Support the show by visiting openDemocracy.net/donate.Presented by Sian NorrisEdited and produced by James Battershill, Ayodeji Rotinwa & Carla AbreuTheme song ‘Odyssey’ performed by Edward Abela—Get our independent journalism delivered direct to your inbox, join the openDemocracy Newsletter today. opendemocracy.net/newslettersIn Solidarity is openDemocracy’s podcast about people, power, and politics. It’s hosted by openDemocracy editor-in-chief Aman Sethi, an award-winning journalist and author of A Free Man. Support the show by visiting openDemocracy.net/donate.Credits:Presented by Aman SethiEdited and produced by James Battershill, Ayodeji Rotinwa & Carla AbreuTheme song ‘Odyssey’ performed by Edward Abela00:00 Introduction01:19 Being a female prisoner in Iran during the 80s04:33 Stolen Trauma05:59 A friend still imprisoned09:11 Those who paved the way12:32 The resistance lives on16:35 What's next for Iran's women?18:16 Global Sisterhood20:40 Hubris of the west23:27 Torture's global supporters25:57 Hopes for the future of Iran28:00 What does solidarity mean to you? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.