Roqe Ep#218 - The Uprising: Hey Amazon, Apple and Google, you care about human rights, don’t you?

An expansive new edition of Roqe as part of the Uprising series focusing on the ongoing revolution in Iran and the movement for change. Feature guests include: Naghmeh Jah in the Roqe Studio Sami in Tehran Nikahang Kowsar in Washington DC Shailin Asadollahi in Istanbul Plus Jian starts off with an opening audio essay which he deems “a modest proposal” for major corporations (in particular, Amazon, Apple and Google) who promote human rights advocacy to now step up for Iran and the revolution for freedom. And the Roqe Roundtable convenes with regulars Shaya and Pegah to discuss the UNHCR special session on Iran, the continued bloody crackdown in Kurdish cities across Iran, the Team Melli predicament, and the arrest of football star Voria Ghafouri.