The BBC gains rare access to people inside Iran | Global News Podcast

BBC Panorama has gained rare access to people inside Iran - telling the inside story of how their lives have been shaped by a year of war and anti-government protests.

In this episode, we hear from Samira, a mother whose 16-year-old daughter was killed during anti-government protests. Samira fled the country on foot, and now lives abroad in hiding.

We also hear about the medic who received patients injured by bullets as the regime cracked down on protests.

Months after the wave of protests swept through the country, what does dissent look like in Iran today? How has the war with the US and Israel affected opposition voices?

Iranian authorities acknowledge that more than 3,000 people were killed in the protests, but claim some were members of the security forces.

One human rights group, Hrana, however, estimates the number of dead stands at more than 7,000 - most of them protesters.

The Iranian embassy in London told Panorama that peaceful and legitimate protests had been hijacked by foreign powers, including the US, which promoted violence, provided weapons and equipment, and compromised public security.

00:00 Introduction
01:00 The mother who fled Iran after her daughter was killed in anti-government protests
03:19 The medic who treated injured protesters
05:26 What the US-Israel war meant for those demonstrating against the regime
09:15 What do protests in Iran look like today?
10:30 The risks for those speaking out and sharing their stories
11:15 What the Iranian authorities say about the allegations of using violence against protesters?

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