Annmarie Hylton introduces Project Good’s March focus on human rights and women in Iran, highlighting protests fueled by repression, gender inequality, and the death of Mahsa Amini. She interviews Iranian human rights activist Zolal Habibi of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, whose activism is shaped by her father’s death in the 1988 massacre. Habibi argues Iranians have fought dictatorship for over a century and reject both war and appeasement, emphasizing an organized resistance and “resistance units” inside Iran. She outlines the NCRI’s 10-point plan and a transition roadmap including a six-month interim government, elections, and a new constitution, stressing gender equality, abolition of the death penalty, and separation of religion and state. Habibi describes women’s long-building leadership role, predicts major change in 2026, and suggests ways outsiders can help through awareness, accountability, and support resources.

00:00 Welcome to Project Good

Guest Bio

Zolal Habibi serves on the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), where she advocates globally for a free, secular, and democratic Iran. With over two decades of dedicated activism, she has become a fierce advocate on behalf of the voiceless inside Iran, regularly appearing in international forums, human rights conferences, and live broadcasts across major media platforms.