Iranian women speak out after fleeing oppression

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One year ago, Iran echoed with cries of "Woman. Life. Freedom" following the tragic death of Mahsa Zhina Amini while in the custody of Iran's morality police due to not wearing her hijab properly. We hear the voices of brave women who fled the country, seeking safety from a life-threatening situation. Their desire is for a simple, normal life, and some have resorted to smugglers to escape. In their struggle, they assert their determination to prevail against the regime, with one woman, Nasim, affirming, "we will win." Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00 "The regime is destroying the future of our children. When Masa was killed, I thought

00:07 that could be me, that could be Jawan. Everything I do is for my daughter. That gives me a power

00:13 to carry on."

00:26 "I'm 22. For young people in Iran, we can only do what the government orders, not what

00:31 we want or feel. That is no life."

00:34 "After Gina was killed, there was an explosion of anger. The regime was in shock. They realised

00:41 they no longer had the loyalty of the people. Removing the hijab showed that they would

00:45 no longer do what the regime told them to. That feeling has not gone away. It will not

00:50 stop and we will win."

00:51 [ Foreign Language Spoken ]

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