29 Nov 2022

Niece of Iran's Supreme Leader arrested after speaking out

From Morning Report, 6:18 am on 29 November 2022

A niece of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been arrested after calling on foreign governments to cut all ties with Tehran's quote, "murderous and child-killing" regime.

Farideh Moradkhan now behind bars after a scathing video statement shared by her brother prior to the arrest.

Anti-government protests continue to shake Iran, two months on from the death of Mahsa Amini following her arrest by the country's so-called morality police.

BBC Persian Service journalist Siavash Ardalan spoke to Guyon Espiner.