Iran Undercover: The Hidden Revolution
Iran is part of the so-called Axis of Evil – but the real evil is kept hidden from the world: the torture and murder of its young. In Iran Undercover, Jane Kokan risks her life to bring back shocking evidence of a reign of terror.
In July, the Canadian journalist Zahra Kazemi was beaten to death after seventy-seven hours of interrogation for photographing students demonstrating outside Evin prison. No television crew has managed to tell the story Zahra was killed trying to tell – until now. Channel Four reporter Jane Kokan, another Canadian, has taken the risk of filming under cover to tell the story of what is really going on in Iran, coming out with exclusive interviews with leader’s of Iran’s hidden revolution, and detailing, with powerful video and forensic evidence, the ‘disappearances’ and torture of young people opposed to the regime.
Travelling undercover on a cheap overland package trip from the Balkans, Jane met up secretly with dissidents right across Iran. Dodging her minders, who stalked her whenever she left her hotel, Jane found and filmed the anonymous site in Shiraz where Zhara Kazemi’s body was buried. Taking huge risks, Jane was secretly contacted at her hotels throughout the trip by student leaders.
