Roqe Ep#210 - The Uprising: 40 days and No Going Back

Another special edition of Roqe under the banner of The Uprising, with a continued focus on the movement for change in Iran - this time featuring four powerful female voices from across the diaspora and inside Iran. In the opening essay, Jian addresses recent remarks made by U.S. Special Envoy for Iran, Robert Malley, and suggests that it’s time for him to step aside. In a roundtable session, the Roqe On Air Team discuss the inspiring and colossal turnout of people inside Iran to commemorate the 40th day of mourning since the killing of Mahsa Amini, the conspicuous nature of “shadow banning” on Instagram, and the upcoming global initiative to create a human chain for further awareness on the revolution in Iran. Then Jian is joined by feature guests: singer and producer Azam Ali in Los Angeles, and activist, Rokhsareh Mohammadkhani in London, as well as two frontline protesters inside Iran, Azadeh, a young translator from Masshad, and “Lilac” a twenty-something musical artist in Tehran.