Living with the Ayatollah

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Duration: 30 minutes

Young Iranians speak out for the first time about life in a state where putting up a poster can get you jailed, releasing a rap CD calling for change gets you tortured and being gay is punishable by death. In a country where men and women can still be stoned to death for adultery, reporter Jane Corbin asks how much longer Iran can keep a lid on internal unrest as revolution and regime change sweep across the Middle East.

Last on

Wed 20 Apr 2011 01:05 BBC One Wales only

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Credits

Camera Operator
Jonathan Young
Reporter
Jane Corbin

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