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Podcast: The JD Dragon Disability Rights Podcast: Exploring how disability and diversity are connected
Episode: Fighting for the Rights of People with Disabilities in Iran (Interview with Maryam Fakher)
Description: Maryam Fakhar has dedicated 23 years to the cause of Iran's freedom and being the voice of its oppressed people, particularly women. She is a leading human rights advocate with over two decades of experience in international policy, women's empowerment, advocating for a democratic Iran, and Congressional outreach. A member of the Women's Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), and a senior analyst for Iran Human Rights Monitor, which researches and documents human rights abuses and regularly compiles report on the situation of political prisoners, with a special focus on women political prisoners, she is uniquely...