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	Podcast:		Roqe
	Episode:		Roqe Ep#221 - The Uprising: Western media are doing PR for the regime
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		01:41:20
	Publish Date:		2022-12-06 04:02:25
	Description:		Another edition of Roqe as part of the Uprising series, featuring two very powerful voices from the Iranian diaspora on the ongoing revolution in Iran and the movement for change. Jian opens the show with an audio essay calling out Western media - and particularly the New York Times - for doing public relations for the Islamic Republic based on their editorial slants and stories. Then, British-Iranian criminal defence lawyer and social activist Elica Le Bon joins Jian from California to discuss the appalling nature of fraudulent trials in Iran, facial recognition technology, and the state of the revolution after three months. Later, German-Iranian-American actor and producer Nicole Ansari-Cox joins from NYC on her dedication to supporting Iranian women during this revolution and her trip to the Emmy Awards with “Woman Life Freedom” printed on her body. Plus, the Roqe Roundtable convenes live in the Roqe Studio, with Pegah and Shaya, discussing the latest from Iran on the first day of nationwide strikes, the fake news regarding the abolishment of the morality police, the heroic actions of Ali Daie, Canadian truckers, and more…
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