Nahid Taghavi has lived in Cologne since 1983, commuting back and forth between Germany and Iran, her two places of residence, for many years. The 69-year-old has been campaigning for human rights and especially women’s rights and freedom of expression in Iran. This was a thorn in the side of the Iranian authorities, who arrested Taghavi in October 2020. An Iranian court sentenced her to ten years and eight months in prison for membership of an illegal group and propaganda against the state.
Politically motivated imprisonment is part of the repressive apparatus of Iran’s theocratic rulers. Since the outbreak of the revolutionary movement in September 2022 alone, after the death of Jina Mahsa Amini in police custody, there have been more than 20,000 new arrests. What distinguishes the case of Mariam Claren’s mother: her German citizenship. So called hostage diplomacy has a system in Iran. The autocratic country has been arbitrarily imprisoning and sentencing foreign and dual nationals on false charges for years to exert diplomatic pressure. Watch Nahid Taghavi’s story now!
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Timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:01 The Arrest of Nahid Taghavi
2:36 Living Conditions in Prison
4:27 Protests Against Hostage Diplomacy
6:31 Tricky Phone Calls
7:49 What Changed in Iran, 2022
8:33 The Role of The West
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From the streets of Kabul to Minsk, from the suppressed voices in Tehran to the fearless fighters in Myeik and Mogadishu. Reports of Resistance shows activists and journalists who have been threatened or imprisoned because of their strive of justice. Along with relatives, colleagues and friends, these dissidents tell their stories of oppression and their continuing struggle against dictatorial regimes and terrorist militias.
This video series was created by Team 34 of Axel Springer Academy of Journalism & Technology.
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