About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges of reporting from Iran during an internet blackout caused by the ongoing war, featuring voice memos from citizens wanting to be heard.
Since the war began in Iran, we've heard very little from people inside the country — and there's a reason for that. The entire country has been under an internet blackout. We worked with reporters Roxana Saberi and Fatemeh Jamalpour to get voice memos out of the country. Even though it was dangerous and difficult, people wanted to be heard.
Topics covered
- internet blackout
- Iran
- war
- journalism
- voice memos
- freedom of expression
Keywords
- Iran
- internet blackout
- Roxana Saberi
- Fatemeh Jamalpour
- war
- journalism
- freedom of expression
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Iran
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