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What has changed for women in Iran, a year after Mahsa Amini's death?

Iranian women are still fighting for freedom, despite government crackdowns. Faranak Amidi tells us what is different since Mahsa Amini's death.

Iranian women are still fighting for freedom, despite government crackdowns. World Service correspondent Faranak Amidi speaks to the 麻豆社鈥檚 world affairs editor, John Simpson, about the fight for equality. They also discuss what has changed since Mahsa Amini's death in police custody.

We also ask 麻豆社 Ukrainian editor Marta Shokalo what life is like now in Ukraine, with the war showing no sign of ending anytime soon. And how much of a threat are Chinese spies to the West? The 麻豆社鈥檚 security correspondent, Gordon Corera, reveals how today鈥檚 espionage works.

Image: An Iranian woman walks in the street without wearing a headscarf in Tehran, Iran, 10 August 2023 (Credit: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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  • Sat 23 Sep 2023 10:32GMT
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