twenty comes to the investigation into the murder of the journalist jamal ashaji ankara says its findings are in line with the u.n. human rights envoy investigating the case special report on your skull about says that her show she's death was a brutal premeditated killing planned and perpetrated by saudi officials she's been on a week long mission to turkey to examine the evidence well this is a new report in the new york times says that the saudi crown prince threatened to go after twenty seventeen according to the report ahmed been salmon told an aide that he would use a bullet against the journalist if he didn't return home and end his criticism of the kingdom the conversation was intercepted by u.s. intelligence agencies to show she was murdered inside the saudi consulate in istanbul in october last year zero stephanie decker reports now from istanbul. this is a preliminary statement that. the un special rapporteur for extra judicial killings is issued following her weeklong trip here to turkey in her words she is accusing

saudi officials of planning and perpetrating killing. also mentions that the turks gave her access to parts of that gruesome would your recording of the killing inside the consulate they haven't been able to independently verify that recording because they haven't been given a copy also criticizes saudi arabia for delaying access turkish investigators access into the consulate to carry out their forensic investigations that last of the round just over two weeks before the saudis allowed to the turks inside and she will be giving a full report to the human rights council at the end of may beginning of june again this is something that she's taken upon herself and also i think interesting the the new york times has decided to publish a report today which is the day that president donald trump u.s. president faces the deadline of the community need to decide whether m.b.'s the crown prince mohammed bin. is responsible for the killing well this article alleges

quoting anonymous american sources quoting u.s. intelligence that there are intercepts of the crown prince saying to an aide of his in september two thousand and seventeen that jamal khashoggi needs to come back to the kingdom of saudi arabia and he needs to stop the criticism of the kingdom and if he doesn't do that then he will be given a bullet so this is damning evidence of course it is anonymous sources so much when it comes to the reporting in this case but certainly let's wait and see how this plays out whether the u.s. president. will it here to that deadline and give any sort of evidence any sort of report back to congress whether. it's islamic revolution. but anger in pseudo arrests to protest the government comes of the pressure to release political prisoners.

hello there is pretty wet and windy in the northern parts of europe at the moment we had warm weather system working its way across us on thursday then there was a little bit of a break before the next one is welling its way across us at the moment that's giving us some very heavy rain and some very strong winds as well you can see that system as it gradually is working its way north eastwards as it was its way across us though yes it's bringing some pretty horrible weather but it's also bringing us the mild conditions as well twelve degrees is the maximum there in london and even eleven in paris and that malda is extending all the way across into the eastern parts of europe as well say walsall is up at around five at the moment i'll let unsettled weather continues to march its way north eastwards as we head through saturday so still strong winds for many of us here and quite

a lot of outbreaks of rain as well but for the south there is some sunshine to be found madrid should have a fine day fourteen degrees for us and force in athens we should be at around thirteen finally our little low pressure system is clearing away from us here it is at the moment you can see this area of low pressure that spiraling around not only parts of great but also into turkey that's the on the borders all weather recently that one is clearing away those say today it looks like it should be a lot brighter force across many parts of greece still the risk of one or two showers over the northern parts of africa particularly in libya on saturday. the weather sponsored by qatar. went on line. couldn't you for them not to do this or if you join us on sat all of us have been colonized in some form or some fashion this is a dialogue we are talking about a legal front and you have seen what it can do to somebody people are using multiple drugs including the phone and some people are seeking it out everyone has

a voice from the us your thoughts your twitter and you could be on the street join the global conversation on mt is iraq. hello again this is al jazeera says take a moment to revise your of the main news this hour the u.s. envoy to venezuela says that the time for dialogue with president nicolas maduro is over washington wants him to leave the country trucks with aid and supplies from the u.s. arrived at the border in colombia. a report in the new york times says that the saudi crown prince threatened to go after jamal who in twenty seventeen in a conversation intercepted by u.s. intelligence ahmed been so modest but saying that he'd use

a bullet against the shah. and in an unexpected twist the sister of thailand's king has been declared a leading candidate for prime minister in the upcoming elections the army chief who's the current prime minister will also run. iran has unveiled a new long range ballistic missile the announcement was made in an underground facility as part of celebrations marking the fortieth anniversary of the revolution it's a show of military strength after the u.s. withdrew from the iran nuclear agreement last year and imposed sanctions on iran of zero same bus ravi reports now from the iranian capital. any time iran unveils a weapon of this magnitude it is militarily significant it is technically an escalation of of the military capability in the middle east and it stands to reason that that raises tensions but at the same time we have to remember that iran does

much of its military activity most of its operations both inside the country and abroad in allied countries the forces that it has deployed are conventional military forces and it does most of its military operations it conducts those operations with conventional military arsenals so it's important to this is really one of those stories it's important to stand that it's as significant what didn't happen this was not a launch this was an unveiling i think iranian strategists are aware that a launch would escalate tensions and send the wrong message and this unveiling is very much about messaging the messages to both allies and enemies to allies in europe who have criticized the missile program iran's ballistic missile program it's a message to say don't waste your time don't waste your breath we will continue to develop the weapons we feel we need for our own defense to enemies it is a signal that we have the capability to retaliate when fired upon now it is the fortieth anniversary of the islamic revolution that brought the current republic into power for decades ago so the timing is also significant the military

leadership here wants to get maximum p.r. value for its developments for its advancements see the white house adviser jared krishna is expected to travel to the middle east later this month donald trump's son in law will present part of his peace plan for the region during his visit krishna will brief diplomats on the economic section of the u.s. proposal for peace between israel and the palestinians as told will take him to amman back rain saudi arabia the u.a.e. and qatar michaela reports from washington. administration officials say jared cushion will be accompanied by this special middle east envoy jason green blatt now he is going to be visiting a number of arab nations but interestingly enough will not be visiting israel according to administration officials the reason for this it would appear because of the elections taking place in israel in early april now the official say as well that kush no will be discussing the economic portion of the middle east peace plan

as it is put now the official adds that they are well aware that arab leaders will want to know the political component of this plan before making any economic commitment so certainly there will be some discussion of the political component to it but the greatest stumbling block still ahead in the face of any emergent peace plan is the fact that the palestinian leadership continue to boycott any trump administration officials because of president trumps illegal recognition of jerusalem as the capital of israel. protesters in sudan are calling for the release of activists who were detained during weeks of demonstrations against president bashir. was called to express solidarity with the hundreds of people have been arrested since protests over a rise in the price of bread began in december human rights activists say that at least forty five people have been killed president bashir has acknowledged that

growing economic hardship has angered young people and he blames foreign sanctions for the troubles of the arrest in sudan is having an impact at all levels of society and it's not just dividing public opinion but also members of the same household as mohamed vall reports from class who. thought his hard earned middle class status was secure now he says it's under threat. i mean university professor but my salary is no longer enough so i started using my car as a taxi it's the same economic condition behind these protests across the country. stops our university to join a group of professors who are putting forward a political roadmap which they say could get sudan out of its crisis and a student here right now sudan is trying to get out of its present situation through a peaceful transition of power so we need to discuss why sudan has failed to introduce

the culture of political will turn it is why are we speaking about it now when we could have done so right after independence. high hopes there but low expectations here because these intellectuals say they are used to being ignored. so many initiatives like this one of the launch but the government listens to and gives prestigious status only to those who carry arms intellectuals and never considered worthy of such privilege such feeling of neglect a constant suppression of freedoms and then of a worsening in. situation have pushed thousands of sudanese professionals to leave the country in search of better opportunities those include more than fifty percent of sudan's university professor on the. divan sided vision of power politics leaves open to be the only two options i did accept to be sidelined or you

leave the country being sidelined is the option that is struggling with patiently but not his children his son anymore is has joined thousands of young protesters who have been marching for political change since december. a movement towards importance has led to disagreement between father and son. what's the use of you going to those protests and what use it's for our freedoms it's not just about the economy we need political change in our country. the generational rift within abdul's family is seen even within the families of some of the members of the ruling class many of their children have also during the protests saying it's not just about economic or social status but rather of both the need for a liberal democracy that can transform sudan into a prosperous and modern nation. a disease. at least two people have been killed and fourteen police officers injured in protests in haiti's capital

thousands demonstrated in port au prince against inflation and corruption calling on president. to step down after he was implicated in a scandal involving money from venezuela that we take to the streets to protest about inflation in health care to fight corruption. and today we're saying no to corruption in impunity we want to know what happened with the money the situation is horrible. the president must go he has no place in our country we want him out of office as soon as possible doctors treating brazil's president say he's developed pneumonia while recovering from abdominal surgery jiah bassano as spent the past ten days in a hospital on thursday he used social media to update followers about his condition saying that he was getting better every day and was able to walk the sixty three

year old had surgery after being stabbed on the campaign trail last year. the lives of cancer patients in the yemeni port city of hadera are being made worse by the fighting the world health organization says thirty five thousand yemenis have cancer and eleven thousand more are diagnosed every year increasingly cancer clinics a closing abraham reports. this should be a weekly visit for how who has jo cancer instead she comes for treatment once a month not only does she have difficulty speaking the drive to the hospital is made hazardous by fighting her nephew explains. the distance from our village was sixty four kilometers but now it's one hundred seventy the previous road used to be easier it was paved but now it's completely destroyed. the road linking her they had been closed since last september now it's on the control of the saudi immorality led coalition which limits the difference of medical and food supplies

to the city. man and his la due to the complete siege on yemen and the siege and her data the patients situation is getting worse due to the lack of medicine difficulty of transportation and the extreme poverty of these patients which eventually will lead to losing the progress we achieved in treating some of the cases. with increasing numbers of diagnosed patients in the terry orating security conditions and the only cancer treatment center which is nearby for patients and for day there and the surrounding areas it's only open two days a week and has one doctor to treat all these patients the other doctor was forced to leave the city because of the war. we have five thousand six hundred patients who need serious care we might not be able to continue taking care of these people if there's no support we are exposed to the possibility of being shut down soon as we don't have the operational budget nor the cost of treatment. for now these

yemenis can only wait with no idea where that this treatment center will be here next time they meet it may that brame al-jazeera. the berlin film festival is underway dozens of films we screened during the bell and several of them vying for the top prize the golden bear and this year many a directed by women. reports. at berkeley named braces the film festival says our feet is a into the man who's stepping down after eighteen years in charge to the stars were out for the opening movie the kindness of strangers it's danish director lola scare figures one of seven women who have a filming competition hoping to win the famous golden bear and the actress heading the jury says that can only be a good thing yes name a show host and just cinema is changing and women are breaking through i hope there'll be more women from the whole world coming through from south america and

africa and countries like china because we need the point of view of women from around the world. something else the berlin ali is synonymous with is political films like the brazilian fact space nine hundred sixty s. drama getting its world premiere here but it's not that well as he says goodbye to the berlin ali the man in the black cut dita caustic nose he leaves behind an event that's earned a unique place in the film world it's just a lot of fun and at the same time you can think about pretty serious sayings and it's a little bit like your getting night because it's in a way a comedy and people will laugh but to see you see operated top six and it's again it's like a heavy because it's a kindness of strangers and this is what. you can double says. not really.

is foundation in montana another contender for the golden bear is the golden glove by fatty he won billions top prize back in two thousand and four and this german drama plunges you into enough. time and place is based around a real life nine hundred seventy serial killer in the red light district of hamburg . also in the running this drama set in mongolia. and revolver around a herd's woman who gets pregnant after spending one night with a young police officer and. clearly there's no shortage of variety here or a stardust. the dean barber al-jazeera at the berlin film festival.

it's good to have you with us hello everyone fitting in here and other headlines on al-jazeera the u.s. envoy to venezuela says the time for dialogue with president nicolas maduro is over washington wants him to leave the country trucks with aid and supplies from the u.s. have arrived at the border in colombia president duras launched a petition demanding that the us stay out of that as well as affairs speaking at a rally in the capital caracas he once again denied the existence of a humanitarian crisis. because of their meats oil resources minerals and other great wealth critics are pushing and international coalition hated by the united states so that they can commit an act of insanity and militarily a take venezuela under the false excuse of a humanitarian crisis that does not exist. we will go to the white house bring in more than eighteen million signatures calling for pinas wyler to be respected demanding peace fourteen years while

a. report in the new york times says that the saudi crown prince threatened to go after. twenty seventeen in a conversation intercepted by u.s. intelligence mohammed bin solomon is heard saying that he'd use a bullet against. the sister of thailand's king has been declared a leading candidate for prime minister in the upcoming elections the army chief who is the current prime minister will also run a senior white house advisor jarrett kirschner is expected to travel to the middle east later this month donald trump's son in law will present part of his peace plan for the region during his visit krishna will brief diplomats on the economic sanction economic section of the u.s. proposal for peace between israel and the palestinians his tour will take him to amman bahrain saudi arabia the u.a.e. and qatar at least two people have been killed fourteen police officers injured in protests in haiti's capital. demonstrated in port au prince against rampant

inflation and corruption they are calling on the president to step down. those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after today's edition of the stream next. as venezuela is on the brink. with two men facing off for power. one of the self-proclaimed interim venezuelan leader. to al jazeera. welcome to the stream i'm femi oke and i'm really could be today we look at a topic chosen by you out online community iran fortius since the revolution now as events held to mark the anniversary we'll look at what the future holds for the country send us your comments and your questions via twitter and our you tube live chat.

thanks to all who took part in this week's online poll to choose a topic for today's show iran forty years after the revolution was the top choice there will be other opportunities to choose a show in the future poll but remember we are always happy to get your ideas reports coming shows just send them to stream on twitter joining us for today's discussion. and assistant professor of middle east studies at johns hopkins university. so you just said he is a journalist monitor who has reported extensively on iran he joins us from seattle at early since audacity he is a ph d. candidate at the university of to her on she joins us from the iranian capital i feel i'm saddam we have jeffrey he is an historian focusing on iran however what is good to have you here let's start with some history it's forty years since the islamic revolution swept

a wrong on the events of nine hundred seventy nine and make the revolution of thoughts the ruling shah into exile and ended more than two millennia of monarchy for the first part of our discussion let's take a look back at how the revolution reshaped our own.

looking at that speech that we knew of what minus six. parents i. shared a picture with us which is about ten years to the iranian revolution when to show everybody here your little brother you'll have a mom and dad what with the stories that they would tell you is kate's about that time. many of us started were stories of hope of the first few years first few months after the triumph of the revolution there were people were very excited there was a them and vibrancy and society that they hadn't experienced before and more than anything i hope for things being different but then another story that they would tell me sort of immediately after those stories of hope were when my mother was pregnant with me and this was about two years after the revolution. and my father was a part of the leftist groups and then they were at my grandmother's funeral and during

the funeral someone had tipped off the security and intelligence apparatus in their city and they started my grandmother's funeral looking for my dad and my uncle and they had to run away and go underground for a few months so it's really those two stories for me kind of sum up in many ways different parts of the the revolutionary moments in which there was hope and then later this fierce repression i want to share on the back of another story from a member of our community on her family's experiences like you she was not born at the time of the revolution but she talks about what she learned about that time from her family this is samir and this is what she told the stream. there's a lot of cultural trauma that exists around the one nine hundred seventy nine revolution many families were forced into exile and their security was at risk my family along with countless others had a different experience and they came to the us to pursue their education they actually wanted to return back to iran after graduating and unfortunately they were

not able to as a child i always knew that my parents had immigrated between iran and it was something that i was curious about i remember in school we had school projects about where your family's from and what your background is and that i had a different experience than some of my classmates at that time in high school i became involved with an iranian organization in the diaspora and this ultimately led me to becoming more interested in learning about my history and led me to pursue studying middle eastern studies in university. says that a could hear what it's like room someone a member of the diaspora learning about her parents' homeland what was it like for you as someone who grew up in iran. well the stories that i hear from my parents obviously because i was not born during the revolution. are just full of hope and aspirations for a better iran and iran would enjoy equality and social justice in also the rule of religion because the majority of the people at that

time were really just so they're what they were all i hear from my parents and my family members is about those aspirations. and also about a unity among people coming from. different in you know social backgrounds or even religious ideas they were all united in their aspiration for. and the to radical regime that was really able to rerun time on how the country remembers its milestones and so important to sort of national identity this moment is a moment that was set global they are many countries have a view of what the iranian revolution meant but for iranians not think of them but from a historian's perspective what did this moment mean. well it was really a rupture it was a continuation of

a development that started in the early twentieth century of iranians aspiring for democracy and fighting for it wanting to gain national independence because the u.s. had always tried to interfere in iran there had been the one nine hundred fifty three could it so this was really a rupture and as the others were telling this was a moment of aspiration and high hopes so for everyone and it also inspired lots of people around the world everybody was looking to iran. the iranian revolution to achieve a better iran. from that historians point of view i want to share with you two perspectives that we're seeing online and these are from people who are not in iran anymore this is daniel who says as you may know after khomeini hijacked the iranian people's revolution for freedom its forces began to crack down heavily on society my family had no option but to leave iran in the one nine hundred eighty s.

and become refugees due to christian persecution they haven't returned back so there is antagonism there for the islamic revolution but here on the other side is a view that several people in the us share but perhaps not so in iran this problem please mention in your program that everything the revolutionaries and global media said about the shah was pure propaganda against him iranian people have a strong sense of respect for the policies and the style just for ron under them and i was going to give this you pay money but as i was reading i can see thought as face that our kind of smile ironically what are you thinking as i read this well the first thing that i have to tell you is. this twitter account how it's used is the name of. would you say like relaying t.v. series. in iran right.

that's word really really. really coming from a person. i mean it was funny how the words were put together. well i definitely do not agree with the. person and. character in the series. if you. cannot do that. i think you know one thing to remember is that. they run a revolution was a mass revolution so it was and relatively during the time of the revolution itself not extremely bloody and so this was a massive revolution against the shah and i you know i understand people have different views but that's one thing we can't forget that no matter what ended up happening after the revolutionary period itself and how people feel about the outcome of the revolution the revolution itself was

a massive movement against the shah before we just move on to it so what's happening right now i just i want to show one family picture from nine hundred seventy nine your family now some of the earliest memories that kids have a when the about three years old which you were about. what do you remember. well i do remember the first years where i was participating with my mother into the most gracious. on a very early stage but i particularly remember devoir period of course that the war started in september one nine hundred eighty between iraq and iran and it had a massive impact actually on the course of the revolution because like other revolutions russian revolution of war broke out and it's the consequence of actually. making the state stronger in consolidating its power and repressing the oppositional forces so i think the war really dramatically

changed the course of the revolution. there and i want to take that point to push on a little further let's move on to life in iran now while the a some of the public has stood firm in the face of continuous opposition from countries including the united states many iranians have expressed discontent at how the country is run people who remember the days of the revolution are split on how things have gone sense have a look at this. of us true we didn't achieve what we wanted things have changed and revolutionary values have now worn out today unfortunately we still suffer from discrimination favoritism corruption and lying even more than it's any time of the shah movie has more which. i am not dissatisfied with my current situation or my job and income it is true that some people are complaining about high prices but they should put things in perspective and be more tone but as i say it i want to bring you in here as we talk about what life is like now with this

tweet from iraq she says i thirty one am very proud of our great one nine hundred seventy nine revolution that brought down a dictatorship and fought for freedom and equality the corrupt dictatorship ruling iran today has no right to claim the legacy of the great event since it has betrayed its ideals brazenly in your view saeed to the ideals and ideas of the revolution still hold. well i think we still have we still have some kind of some kind of faith that people are still follow for example people forty years ago went to the streets were for asking to freedom for asking their independence they were there they were against the big ship they were asking for democracy the situation now i think in some extent this change. but these concepts are not. there are not absolute we still have to work we have to continue to try.