Leila Afshari
Iranian-Canadian artist and protester who appears in the episode recounting the disappearance and death of her brother and her community's reactions.
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Feb 11, 2026 • 25min
Canadians desperate for information about friends and family in Iran
Nima Golcini, a Toronto-based relative of an Iranian doctor, shares his cousin’s arrest and release. Leila Afshari, an Iranian-Canadian artist, recounts her brother’s disappearance and death. Liz Hoath, a CBC journalist, reports on Canadians desperate for news amid Iran’s communications blackout. They discuss clinic raids, arrests of medical staff, protests by exiled communities, and efforts to locate and free detainees.
