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Last broadcast on Wed, 20 Apr 2011, 01:05 on BBC One (Wales only) (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
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.
Voices from inside Iran's protest crackdown
Panorama's Jane Corbin travelled to Kayseri in central Turkey to meet some of the young people who have fled Iran amid what they describe as a brutal crackdown on opposition voices.
Freed journalist: Iranian regime's 'information fears'
Iranian journalist Maziar Bahari was held in a Tehran jail for 118 days in 2009. His arrest came as he worked for western media outlets, including BBC Panorama. In this analysis, Mr Bahari explains why the regime fears information, the internet and a free press.
Maziar Bahari on being held captive in Iran
On 21 June 2009, journalist and film-maker Maziar Bahari was arrested in Iran. He was imprisoned for four months before being released on bail and fleeing to London. Mr Bahari told Panorama reporter Jane Corbin about his time in Tehran's Evin prison and the abuse he suffered.
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Credits
- Camera Operator
- Jonathan Young
- Reporter
- Jane Corbin
Broadcasts
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Mon 11 Apr 201120:30
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Thu 14 Apr 201104:30
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Fri 15 Apr 201101:25
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Sun 17 Apr 201120:30
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Wed 20 Apr 201101:05
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