Iranian Environmental Scientist - Kaveh Madani
Why has environmental activism become so dangerous in Iran? HARDtalk鈥檚 Stephen Sackur speaks to the Iranian environmental scientist, Kaveh Madani.
Since the beginning of 2018, the Iranian Government has locked up a number of environmental scientists and campaigners. One respected conservationist was found hanged in his cell in what the authorities said was a suicide. What is going on? HARDtalk鈥檚 Stephen Sackur speaks to Kaveh Madani, a scientist invited back to Iran from an academic post in London to be deputy head of the Environment Department. He got caught up in the crackdown and fled Iran in April. Why has environmental activism become so dangerous in Iran?
(Photo: Kaveh Madani)
Last on
More episodes
Broadcasts
- Wed 27 Jun 2018 02:06GMT大象传媒 World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview & West and Central Africa only
- Wed 27 Jun 2018 03:06GMT大象传媒 World Service South Asia & East Asia only
- Wed 27 Jun 2018 06:06GMT大象传媒 World Service East and Southern Africa & Australasia only
- Wed 27 Jun 2018 07:06GMT大象传媒 World Service Europe and the Middle East
- Wed 27 Jun 2018 14:06GMT大象传媒 World Service except News Internet
- Wed 27 Jun 2018 19:06GMT大象传媒 World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
Podcast
-
![]()
HARDtalk
In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.
