{"id":308977,"date":"2026-01-12T21:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-irans-protests-and-the-young-people-ready-to-die-for-freedom\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T21:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:00:05","slug":"inside-irans-protests-and-the-young-people-ready-to-die-for-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-irans-protests-and-the-young-people-ready-to-die-for-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Iran\u2019s protests and the young people \u201cready to die\u201d for freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/9IKNyncFGxo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Inside Iran\u2019s protests and the young people \u201cready to die\u201d for freedom\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9IKNyncFGxo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s foreign minister insists the situation is \u201cunder total control.\u201d But reports inside Iran tell a different story, with human rights groups warning of hundreds killed and thousands arrested as the regime tries to crush a new wave of nationwide protests. Internet blackouts make verification difficult, yet glimpses of the streets show anger not just at the authorities but at the symbols of state-backed power.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of The Fourcast, Matt Frei speaks to Masih Alinejad, the Iranian American journalist and activist, about what she is hearing from inside the country and why she believes the demonstrations represent a deeper rupture with the Islamic Republic, and to Narguess Farzad, Senior Lecturer in Persian Studies at SOAS, to understand the wider cultural picture, the roots of Iran\u2019s cycles of unrest, and whether this moment could mark a turning point. She explains how Iran\u2019s young, highly educated population has reached its limit, why some mosques are now seen as symbols of oppression, and how the regime weighs controlled concessions against total brutality.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran\u2019s foreign minister insists the situation is \u201cunder total control.\u201d But reports inside Iran tell a different story, with human rights groups warning of hundreds killed and thousands arrested as the regime tries to crush a new wave of nationwide protests. 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