Episode Overview
This documentary delves into the intense uprising in Iran triggered by the tragic death of Mahsa Zhina Amini, a young woman who died in police custody for allegedly violating the regime's strict dress code. Following her death, widespread protests erupted, with human rights organizations estimating that over 500 people, including 72 children, lost their lives during the government's crackdown on dissent. In a nation where media is heavily censored, brave young Iranians have taken to filming the events and sharing the footage online. For more than six months, FRONTLINE has meticulously compiled and analyzed over 100 hours of this raw footage, corroborating it with eyewitness accounts and tracking activists and exiles documenting the ongoing human rights abuses.