A Collective Trauma, but It's Also Collective Hope

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Azadeak Bari: I think it is important to understand these demonstrations are against compulsory hijab. They are demonstrations for freedom and freedom of choice over clothing, she says. After 44 years of oppression, this is one of the most progressive feminist movements that you would see around the world, Azadeak adds. The Guardian's Daily Podcast will be back on Tuesday at 9am GMT.

On 13 September Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, was arrested in Tehran for allegedly violating Iran’s hijab rules. Three days later she was dead. Since then, videos of anti-regime demonstrations and acts of resistance have gone viral – leading the government to block internet access in parts of Tehran and Kurdistan. Madeleine Finlay speaks to Azadeh Akbari about why Mahsa Amini’s death has sparked so much anger, and hears from Alp Toker about how governments and regimes around the world are able to limit internet access.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod