o d w ah ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, a huge blaze breaks out and gunshots are heard at a t rom prison where anti government protesters and political prisoners are held. the fire comes a made the most intense protests across iran in years. also coming up power play in china, president in choosing ping opens the countries 20th communist party congress members appear ready to galvanize his grip on the world's most populous nature.

ah, i'm pablo foliage, welcome to the program. a rainy and stave media say at least 8 people have been injured at a fire at the notorious evian prison in tehran images posted on line show flames and smoke rising above the facility in the capitol. there were also reports of gunfire, authority, se clashes erupted between prisoners and guards, but the situation is now under control. evian prison is home to numerous political prisoners. activists have long criticize the facility for alleged human rights abuses including torture and denial of medical care. well, earlier i spoke with morale carry me, she's the author of a book on the santa in iran and she told me why tay ron's evian prison is emblematic of oppression there. well, and then as you mentioned in your promo,

it's historically, historically been a fortress for successive we're genes in iran to how's a, ron's political prisoners activists and even to a national currently nahi to be who is a dual german. iranian national is been kept there as being, you know, is kept there since 2020, for example. so many have lost their lives there, due to torture, lack of care, am, and rape, and even murder, and many of the prisoners currently in evan, are the ones that the government has arrested in the recent protest into the capital and even across the nation. and has house them in prison? well, the prison uprising comes against a backdrop of unrelenting resistance to iran's ruling clerics. people across the

country took to the streets in a fresh round of intensified protests in defiance of a nearly month long cracked down on members of a don't spread a military force of women into the go inside bullets into the, in this latest image from the city of ga, dashed in northern, eat on, had gone widen. despite the object down and internet got into government protests intensifying across the don students at the honey and the recipe thing, a bridge arctic song for the kind of country they want to see. i did have also been reports of shopkeepers going on strike. indeed, on students with their hair defiantly uncovered, jammed freedom and in the western city, upon done hundreds took to the streets. gina mazda,

a mini step in the custody of it on morality. police jacob nation right, but death. but the demonstrations are now an antique government movement, a movement that has become one of the most serious challenges to this plan mixed public since it's 1979. jeff lucian, i look on him. the german government has condemned the crackdown on protesters in iran in an interview with d. w. the co leader of the green party. oh me too, nori poor urged the you to impose harsh sanctions on the regime in t a run. of course it, sir. unbearable to, to watch this happening, what is happening to the people, especially for to to, to the women in iran and having so many teenagers being kill this so unacceptable and is so cruel. obviously you're not those

people who can control about a situation there. so we can take those measures we have and, and the you of course is our sanctions. and i hope that it got to be a tough a personal or a thanks is keeping those people who are responsible for the repression in iran for account that was only nori poor co leader of germany's green party speaking to deed of news, julius of delhi will time now to take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. a long musket, the world's richest man announced that his company will continue to pay for starling satellite internet in ukraine. this comes just a day after he said space acts could not keep funding the project. starling has been vital to ukraine's communications, as if fights against russia's invasion. if we got into preach, has been battered by raging storms, causing rivers to overflow and has resulted in devastating flooding. one man is

drowned and others are reported missing. officials on the island of described it as a biblical disaster. hyphens of chinese eons have taken to the streets of the capital tunis to protest against the countries president demonstrators from rival political movements demanded accountability for the nations. long running economic crisis accusing president chi side of attempting to turn to news yet back into an autocracy. president, teaching ping has opened china's congress for the ruling communist party members meet only twice a decade and are expected to hand she a rare 3rd 5 year term, a decision that would further strengthen his already iron grip on the world's most populous nation. blue jim pings political journey has been ethic from political exile during the upheavals of the cultural revolution to becoming the most powerful chinese leader since mows at dawn in the 19 seventy's,

china has been transformed since the mouth era, from a poor, inward looking country into a global superpower and the world's 2nd largest economy. unless, believe she goes into the congress in a strong position. and his appointment for a 3rd term as party chief, gives him more political muscle. chin bagget, they don't go there. in the past, the party congress in china was similar to elections in the west. they thought that there were many factions, many struggles on many disagreements of a thought, and this is likely going to be the 1st one without factional struggles since the establishment of the communist party of china. which means that she, jim ping, has taken control of everything. oh, she did, he didn't on corner you tick. the authoritarian, she has taken a hard line approach to china's relations with the west, particularly over self rule taiwan. she wants taiwan to revert to beijing's rule by

2049, the century, the foundation of the people's republic. he's not rude. i'm taking the island by force. his reluctance to condemn russia's invasion of ukraine has antagonized the west and his efforts to grab territory in the south. china sea have angered china's neighbor is our ideal relations with the united states or at their lowest ebb for years. while tensions between the you and china could escalate if she strengthens his commitment to a confrontational foreign policy. while the rest of the world is easing cove, at 19 restrictions, china authorities have intensified their efforts to contain outbreaks with strict locked downs mass testing and lengthy quarantines. the 0 covered approach is one of she's landmark policies. it's also turning into the most potent test of his leadership so far. at least one person was arrested in beijing for hanging, a protest banner in the city. such protests are highly unusual. he cannot grow

under, she is suffering and fears of a global recession, triggered by the war and ukraine, have hit confidence any hint of china's future direction will be followed closely around the world. correspondence zavion freshman is following that historic party congress in beijing in beijing. and i asked them if shing ping's grip on power is undisputed in china. we're the simple answers. we cannot say for sure, because the power apparatus has increasingly become like a black books em. but from all the information that i gathered through expert interviews or background conversations with diplomats and my own observations, i would say yes, his grip is really quite firm. that being said, there were signs of opposition. m, recently there was a perch of high ranking security officials were not, not only accused of um, being corrupt, but also of having formed a political click against shooting ping. and just 3 days ago there was

a very rare sign of a protest. a man was hanging a banner on a bridge here, basically asking the people to overthrow him. so that is probably the biggest, a da slayer protest in many, many years he and beijing. and am that gives you an idea that m as shooting pinks, especially 0 covert policy, but also his economic policy that puts political control over growth is increasingly controversial. what us do? we know what his plan is for the next 5 years. i don't want to speculate too much, but i would um, i think that we can, we will see a continuation of his previous policy. that means are further strengthening the ideological control. he and the society also are making the economy and more autonomy and less vulnerable against sanctions from the west. and the question that most people here in beijing or shanghai are asking us will, does he recovered policy continue? and for that i think it's also safe to assume that it will continue because

recently and the state media, other party newspapers basically said yes, yes, no, aton, it's if he will continue with as he recovered. and that means also that m l m, the deep isolation will continue here in, in china and also the civilians will also remain high. all right, well, what about international relations? where do you see china's relations with the west going when one of the big mistakes at many em experts have a test as sheeting ping doing was his m, loyalty towards russia. his friendship with the putting and am that has basically put her china in a very difficult situation. and we can see that probably in the coming months china will try to engage more with europe, not losing you. we're open, but in the long run, i think there is no very optimistic scenario. i think in china, the leadership believes there is the need to prepare for a conflict with the west,

especially with the united states. because m a here, people believe that the u. s. is a restricting china's economic rise and that there are some form of conflict inevitable correspondence. fabi in crash more in beijing. thanks fellow that ah, to bonus nig asides. we're back in action after mid week losses in the champions league. frankfurt were hunting a win, which would keep them in the top for while they workers, and we're hoping their new manager, shabby alone. so could help them step out of the bottom 3. but it wasn't to be frank for, it can be a tricky place to travel to just ask, leave accusing boss, jobby alonzo. his 2nd one to seek a game in charge. so his team pitied against an inform intact side whose 1st half pressure paid off. just shy of half time went yes, belinda gunn was brought down inside the box and died. she commodity converted the

resulting penalty. parity was restored shortly after the restock. thanks to this diving header from labor. thousands piero in cap. yay! but it lost it less than 2 minutes until xander colo juanita scored a small header of his own to put frankfort fact, in fact, things soon went from bad to worse for the visitors. this audacious chip by lindstrom made a fool of lucas red etzky in the late accusing net. and soon after he copiers last ditch foul on colon one he saw him collect a 2nd yellow card and provide tomato with a chance to hammer home. his 2nd penalty of the afternoon was just 4 minutes left on the clock. it was 5, formerly because in strike,

a lucas elario, adding insult to injury with a go against his old club, whose leaky defense was once again at sixes and sevens. 5 want the final score in frankfort for the guests a thorough humbling for that coach alonzo. a tough lesson on life in the buddhist leader. we'll elsewhere in the bond is legal santa they are be live sick, came out on top and a 5 gul thriller at home against hat and berlin. 3 1st half goals, starting with this improvised finish from swedish, me feler annual force berg gave the hosts a comfortable early lead header pulled to back after halftime, but couldn't manage an equalizer. and the 3 points stayed in leipzig. here's a reminder of the top story. we're following for you. iranian state media say at least 8 people have been entered in a fire. athena tori is evian prison. in to run authorities say clashes are opted

between prisoners and guards. the situation is not under control. i mean prison is home to numerous political prisoners sports life phase, next, following to female type bondo athletes from around living in x out here in germany on public release for me and the entire team here in berlin. take care. i talk to you very soon with dynamite and the pillar of sticks and society, a symbol of arbitrary rule tool in the struggle for justice. taxes the right to levy taxes and the obligation to pay them both inherent in the sovereignty of nation states and their citizens. but.