In 2022, mass protests erupted in Iran after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody. Those protests dissipated after a fierce crackdown. But individual acts of defiance and stories that tell the cost of activism have been making the headlines in recent weeks. In this episode, Parham Ghobadi tells Azadeh Moshiri about the life of Kianoosh Sanjari, a young man who faced the brunt of government oppression, and took his own life in an apparent final act of defiance against the regime. Producers: Richard Moran and Alix Pickles Sound engineer: Mike Regaard Assistant editor: Sergi Forcada Freixas Senior news editor: Sara Wadeson
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Hi there, I'm Azadeh Moshiri from the BBC World Service.
This is the Global Story.
Before we get started, I want to let you know that this episode does contain references to suicide.
These are the sounds of the women led protests in Iran two years ago that received wall to wall coverage around the world.
They were sparked by the death of 22 year old Mahsa Amini in police custody.
She was detained for allegedly violating Iran's strict dress code that mandates women wear a hijab.
The protests were met with a fierce crackdown.
Some of those that took part are on death row, others have already been executed.
Today those mass protests have dissipated, but there are still individual acts of defiance that have been making headlines around the world recently and have even taken Iranians by surprise.
Yet they've come at a tremendous cost.