this is the line from the islamic republic of iran turns forty thousands marked the anniversary on the streets but many little to celebrate for decades after the most came to consider the impact of u.s. sanctions. also on the program freedom for football a hockey team and i would be arrested during his honeymoon in the know from book title photos of not released him after his birth country abandoned its extradition request. and here in the christian bale is in the house or at least on the red

carpet for the film vice about the life and times of dick cheney george w. bush's vice president some said it was actually the fall behind the throne. i'm welcome to the program. iran's marking the fortieth anniversary of the islamic revolution tens of thousands i gathered in the capital around for a rally led by president hassan rouhani he told the crowd iran's determined to expand its military power and ballistic missile programs i would ask no one mission you don't lose theresa try join the crowds. at. death to america death to israel and death to england a slogan frequently chanted by the many people out on the streets of tehran today

it's a display of strength by the supporters of the islamic revolution in a conover like atmosphere. has come here with his wife and it's not among those joining in but he still believes in the islamic republic as a political system in comparison to other countries in the region like saudi arabia like other countries that's. a conflict dictatorship actually all monitors i think. in this region having. democratic country government. is a great thing. like most people here went even born at the time of the revolution in one thousand nine hundred seventy nine but they still believe in its ideas. we celebrate today because it's the only revolution that has lasted for forty years and the world. we're here to slap america and israel in the face of the

feeling from. mr trump you can never defeat you seven trip illusion you have a chance to control it for sticking to ethics and keeping your promises something nuclear to you. kyra but now the islamic republic will be united to kim's military threats very vulnerable you can resume looks like when you shoot the head against us as we knew them. but not. everyone out on the streets today feels comfortable telling us their thoughts about the anniversary. if you come down and i cannot answer your question because i cannot tell the truth. i'm just here to take photos not for the celebration or show. the. most people who say hello to you stayed at home today so they're not around but they do exist many people know this highly happy with the current situation the country is in the ones

with reform the syrians are still waiting for the personal freedoms president rouhani has promised them and the poor ones are very much suffering from the u.s. sanctions that are contributing the country's economy but the support for this what republic is a whole is apparently still strong so one general rule seems to remain the more confrontation with the u.s. the more support for the hardliners here in iraq. doesn't seem hostile towards the u.s. but following its withdrawal from the nuclear deal he thinks washington can't be trusted he believes iranians hold the key to a brighter future in their own hands i think if we. feel be unified a unified country. separate our governments in this situation and. come out of this situation i hope by many because so far the islamic revolution has yet to fulfill its biggest promise better economic conditions for everyone here in iran. and the whole ball of hakim and i be has been released from custody in

thailand after right where he was born with drew it's extradition request was to be a claimed asylum in australia in twenty four saying so he feared torture and even death if you sent back his arrest in thailand during his honeymoon sparked an international outcry. justice for hakeem our right to be pictured here. leaving custody in bangkok. the bahraini footballer is to return to australia after three long months spent in a toy jail he was arrested in november while on his honeymoon in bangkok on an interpol warrant in his native bahrain he'd been convicted of vandalizing a police station even though he was playing in a televised football match when the alleged offenses took place our robbie's release owes a lot to form a footballer craig foster who led

a campaign to secure justice for the player and if indeed his feet are on australian ground to morrow and it's going to be a cause for very very significant. celebrations and. you know spain are very very intense campaign. the fled to bahrain on political grounds in two thousand and fourteen and was granted refugee status by australia his family feared extradition would result in his torture and possibly death at the hands of bahrain's justice system but as a result of monday's ruling his time behind bars has ended. let's get more on this from andrew all saturday he's from faith pro the international football players union which is part of the save hakim campaign welcome to d w what was your reaction when you heard the news. huge relief joy it was something to

say this is the kind of thing we work on day in day out to help players plays. and to see this get over the line and to know that i came is ordering a flight to return to his wife's safe which was really something special. now he was behind bars for around three months so why do you think he's been released now . well i think it's a number of elements that came together there was huge pressure from international media in the meantime for more than two months we were working with a wide coalition of human rights organizations by difficult community governments and so in the end i think buffering which effectively had hakim in an iron grip for so long seeking his extradition relinquished and handed over to thailand the idea that they can simply release him to go back to australia and i think that's in the end what it came down to the government's agreed that hakim should be freed the

hacking was also a vocal critic of asian football confederation do you think that played any part in his arrest. it's very difficult in this case to look at what specifically is let's say the rest of it than the fact that he was wanted back in bahrain for an offense they said he committed although the player did have an alibi and it was pretty clear to us at least here a fifth row that it was not a credible case but there was a more fundamental issue at play and that was the fact that he is a refugee who did all the protection that entails in australia and he should be free to travel and if you go to thailand you should know that he can safely go there without being signed and extradited back to the country which he said he fled because he claims he was tortured so in the end both were happy i mean this is a day to celebrate for us out here some of the other stories making news around the world to thailand's election panel has disqualified the king's sister from running for prime minister in march his election just three days after princess

a surprise nomination at the commission said members of the royal family should be above politics. rescue workers in the south african city of have called a newborn baby alive from a storm drain after passers by heard her cries and alerted emergency services it's believed she was there in the air for at least five hours doctors have hailed her survival as american. dairy farmers on the italian island of sardinia have vented their anger as falling revenues by pouring milk onto unsuspecting motorists prices have dipped to sixty euro cents a liter compared to eighty five cents last year but you say it's not enough to live off. of venezuela's nickel or some a dollar house warn that he's ready to defend his country against the united states embattled president is being challenged by opposition they don't want to go i don't know who declared himself interim president in the three weeks ago and one backing

from a number of countries including the us has to go i don't know is demanding fresh elections. defiant and the coolest maduro overseas military drills in venezuela's north the army his keep pillar of support presented missiles made by russia one of the duros most powerful allies as the weaponry was showcased on state t.v. he vowed to defend his troubled nation from all four of us if we are pacifists as long as no one messes with us and does not threaten us trying to get out of it a swim out with your threats their armed forces here and people to defend our honor and dignity. while maduro readies his troops dignity is what these doctors on the border were pleading for on sunday they protested at the crossing where maduro's military is blocking humanitarian aid for some three hundred thousand people.

we call on the majority and the military especially the military to remember that every minute that passes a child dies an elderly person or an adolescent dies in our country but you urgently need this help to enter venezuela. believes the relief which he calls a political show could be followed by u.s. led military intervention he blames the food and medicine shortages on sanctions imposed by washington there are fears that the aid has now become a powerful weapon in the standoff. for the build an international film festival is in full swing d.w. shweta has been prowling the red carpet welcome by what's been going on today. well just moments ago behind us on the red carpet here we saw none of them christian bale of batman himself talking with fans signing autographs hobnobbing

with the camera as he was going in to participate in a small awards ceremony that was happening but he's actually here promoting the new film vice and he's also one of just the biggest stars to come to the beilein this year so for me especially as a bat it was extremely exciting to see him here and you've seen vice what did you think i thought personally that it was an excellent film it was done in a fund a very creative style and it really told the story of kind of the power behind the throne and how this man dick cheney who was the vice president during a very pivotal period in american history got to where he was and how he sort of exerted the quiet but very strong influence that he had over the bush administration and christian bale himself is extraordinary in this from the actor's cross the border is absolutely excellent that he absolutely disappeared into this

role he is unrecognizable he gained i think over one hundred pounds for the role looks exactly like the man himself but what was really extraordinary about this movie is really how little information there is out there about dick cheney and how much research they said they had to do in order to try to come up with something that resembled a very simple verisimilitude of real life to put forward to audiences. for us to look forward to. well i'm very excited about a film coming out the next couple days called amazing grace which is about aretha franklin the queen of soul and it was actually shot in one thousand nine hundred seventy two in january of one nine hundred seventy two when she was recording her now famous album called amazing grace which is still the best selling gospel album of all time me as a native detroiter and very much looking forward to seeing the last of the queen of soul that we possibly can said she died in august of twenty thousand but all the critics beforehand have absolute been saying this is

a wonderful film and you should bring a bucket of tissues with you i said i marched right at the bell and so national folk festival thank you. now the u.s. music industry has been celebrating the sixty first annual dramas in los angeles. was one of the big well it's taking home three awards song off the one to childish gambino this is america and country singer facing mosco graves are one album of the year of gold and. i don't forget you can always get d.w. news on the go just download from google player from the apple store if you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as pushed education for any breaking news can also use it to send to some photos and video. up that stack out alford's with d.w.i. business south africa of the day so use of the top of the hour don't wait that long there's always the website. i'm going to.

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