Arash Hejazi

The World

Iran 40 Days After Neda

Global Politics

Forty days after protester Neda was shot and killed during the unrest that followed Iran’s presidential elections, officials are refusing the request for a large public memorial service. BBC correspondent Jon Leyne joins The Takeaway with the latest.

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