On International Women’s Day, Shabbir Lakha speaks to Iranian refugee and political activist Aghileh Djafari-Marbini about the uprising in Iran that began after the killing of Mahsa Amini and the role of women in the movement

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Shabbir Lakha

Shabbir Lakha is a Stop the War officer, a People's Assembly activist and a member of Counterfire.