Protests in Iran continue despite arrests and calls for crackdown on opposition

This week in Iran demonstrations have continued on the streets of major cities. Today, pro-government demonstrators took to the streets, calling for the executions of opposition leaders. On Sunday, an estimated 37 people participating in anti-government rallies were killed across Iran, according to the opposition website Jaras. One of those killed was the nephew of Mir-Hossein Mousavi, an opposition leader and 2009 presidential candidate. In the following days, hundreds of students and activists associated with the opposition have been arrested, including the sister of Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi.

To put this into context, we're joined by Kaveh Ehsani, professor at DePaul University and a co-editor at Middle East Report and the journal Goft-o-gu, or Dialogue, based in Iran.