{"id":311850,"date":"2026-01-23T00:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T00:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iranian-activist-describes-assassination-attempts-as-badge-of-honour-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T00:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T00:00:18","slug":"iranian-activist-describes-assassination-attempts-as-badge-of-honour-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iranian-activist-describes-assassination-attempts-as-badge-of-honour-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian activist describes assassination attempts as &#8216;badge of honour&#8217; | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/dhn9ZUwx4TU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian activist describes assassination attempts as 'badge of honour' | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dhn9ZUwx4TU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>There have been three separate attempts to assassinate Masih Alinejad, an Iranian activist and journalist.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with ITV News, she says Iran has now reached its \u201cBerlin Wall moment\u201d after hundreds of thousands of people protested on the street \u2013 thousands were then killed for participating in demonstrations.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Alinejad has said that what the country needs now is democracy, and that despite the violence, she is optimistic about Iran\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe lost our family and friends, but not hope. This is the end of the Islamic Republic,\u201d she told ITV News Global Security Editor Rohit Kachroo.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There have been three separate attempts to assassinate Masih Alinejad, an Iranian activist and journalist. In an interview with ITV News, she says Iran has now reached its \u201cBerlin Wall moment\u201d after hundreds of thousands of people protested on the street \u2013 thousands were then killed for participating in demonstrations. 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