The world is watching Iranians young and old confront the Islamic regime amid fears of a worsening crackdown. It's day 18 of unprecedented protests that erupted after the death in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. Jomana Karadsheh spoke to one of the student protesters. Following her interview, Christiane speaks Fatemeh Shams, an assistant professor of modern Persian literature at the University of Pennsylvania, who took part in anti-government protests of 2009 before fleeing Iran for the US.
Also on today's show: Mykhailo Podolyak, an advisor to Ukraine President Zelensky; Parag Khanna, author of MOVE: Where People Are Going for a Better Future; Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Maggie Haberman.
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