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The Power of Iranian Poetry
How Iranian women are expressing opposition to the government through poetry and writing
How Iranian women are expressing opposition to the government through poetry and writing. As the Iranian government cracks down on freedom of speech academics and opposition politicians are finding ways of expressing themselves. Also in the programme an item on child trafficking, grooming and kidnapping for the sex industry in Thailand which listeners may find upsetting, Uzbek migrants and the Moroccans living in a public toilet.
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Iran—BBC World Service Archive
Exploring the culture, politics and people of Iran.

