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Iran - a history

The view from Iran
We have been here before: a nuclear stand-off, stubborn leaders on both sides, the drumbeats of war getting louder. Chris Brazier argues that the West is getting Iran wrong.

The Awakening
A short story by Chris Brazier, set in the village of Salmaga in Burkina Faso during the Sankara revolution of 1983-87.

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Iranian women speak out

3 March 2007, London. Women's rights activists marched through the English capital last week to celebrate International Women's Day with a protest against the misogyny of the Islamic regime in Iran and the threat of invasion by the US. Hear the voices of Iranian feminists Azar and Leila Parnian and the sounds of the demonstration as it passed through the heart of the city. Click here to learn more about the campaign.
Produced by Heidi Bachram.

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