every thursday on d w. m. 2016 as i go by to the queen casa, wanted to see if germany would for me. the last few years, have been quite a ride, getting burly in touch with the german. i've already done the homework when it comes to germany, and of course i always look right in the eyes for a chair, but perhaps the biggest on the new hobby of mine. i'm no longer a brute. i love to be in the news there. a person there, a comfort when you're feeling altogether, you'll realize that culture just another way of living. are you ready to meet the driver and then join me, right? let's do it on b, w. ah ah ah ah ah ah, ah,

protests have shaken iran since a young woman was killed in police custody. ah, oh, who knew? i was very upset. it could have been me in missouri. i mean, his place is cameras. i had the same kinds of experiences in iran when i went to the university for training, for the religious police miss treated me similarly. so man in the same could have happened to me by the man me off those armies of a she d is an asian game, silver medalist in ty, quando, she fled iran and now lives in germany. her partner, cassandra, may depo shot is also a professional. ty quando fighter, but now they have to watch from the sidelines in their berlin flat as iran river. ah

ah, it's training time for sheedy was born and bred in iran. she's now 31 years old, but 1st tried taekwondo when she was a level and then she made it a pivotal part of her life could follow up to very take wonder has told me a lot about patience and resilience. home gone rental was her just a salazar len hodge. i like doing both things. i'm competing with all the tension that it involves. riley, but also teaching the kids who frontier. i try to prepare them for me and motivate them. did you retire and unleash that will to win his every year asthma, cancer and may be punished at is also from iran and likewise to cup, ty quando as a child. he's now among the best in the world. we show that before we can meet 1st,

you have to focus on, not surrendering points to your opponent, while the same time using their mistake. scott, to score points of your own rigid, ah, the congo arrives with ty quando as a martial art that teaches me to never give up. whether in competition or in my private life, media, sassing. to people living in exile for whom sport has been a salvation. perry's and cassandra, and now also a couple. they left iran independently of each other, but both out of fear for both it was the most difficult decision of their lives. they now live in berlin some 5000 kilometers away from their home country and travel long distances to commute between their apartment and the training facilities understood on saturday. i love my new city berlin,

and i am gradually getting used to lie failed, even if it is completely different to where i used to live. a new city in a new country and a new culture. i left home as the 1st thing i noticed was how there are laws that everyone has to follow in germany. finish at all. it's a bit different in iran, you don't really have that legal security you have here on to via phone. so that's been an interesting and positive experience as a whole pool. ah, now they sit together in their apartment, following social media for hours on end to keep up with the protests that is shaking the country. or you know, more than that until they are constantly worried about their families. here's your

susie decided, but the regime blacks out internet connections from time to time. now messages don't reach home. i'm or home you when i was lost in touch with my sister, she told me that my family took to the streets and is fighting for freedom. the police beat up my niece, her hands were bleeding from beatings by the iranian security forces. susan, i'm so worried with no internet connection. i cannot be in touch with my family who was butcher d. w visited the iranian couple last year when iran wasn't yet openly rebelling, but women's bodies were already on the line. fancy fingernails. that's where for she des, problem started. she was known to the public as a member of the national team, but she was dismissed shortly after her greatest triumph 2nd place at the 2010 asian games by the sea. so i read enough though, i was the 1st iranian woman in 30 years to make it into the final,

which was just awesome for everyone in iran that i knew it would be live on tv in the shoulder. the president of our federation asked me afterwards why i had nail varnish on when i must have known it was being broadcast live about apparently i was harming the image in one of anybody. her fate was ultimately determined not by her sporting prowess, but by her country's religious police. wearing a head jap was mandatory, not a choice. and with the country's tie quando team in the public eye, she was subject to very strict surveillance all day. this is one time my father was summoned by the authorities and had to make a formal commitment. and as i say, my hair would not be visible in social media footage of the one picture, which was tough for my father to in joy with gip. had that a my he told me, i then supporting you because i know this is your dream. i want to win a medal at the olympics or the world championships. realize we're told me though,

lampey terminology, i'm yet, but i don't want to see my daughter, broken walla, who i can see how it's grinding you down being and making you to present a really good overall. i heard the me, she how me sanara haiti. memories of her mental winning heroics at the asian games during the presentation. she was careful to hold her hand to her chest in order not to further upset the iranian morality police by shaking a man's hand. eventually the pressure became too intense, while attending a seminar in germany in 2019, she decided not to go back home. she's not seen her family since. as the mom i originally i never had the intention of leaving iran and living in germany, and i never had a proper good bye with my family because i've been planning to come back. all will be on my bag down quickly. likely google is living in exile also means having to find your way around and re find yourself and

a key part of that is learning the new language. pieris. there has been getting lessons from catherine aunt who's already been living in berlin for a number of years. cut off and love me. okay. pay. okay. patricia, what's happening tomorrow or morgan to morrow in the morning. i will train for 2 hour and then you can raise 2 hours slash 2 hours training cancer. i was already in germany before pieris arrived. he's been here since 2017, but he's reluctant to talk about the exact reasons why he has stayed out of fear for his family. although that other than for me, that could be then the marseilles. yes, i don't want to go into details on bead on. but for political reasons at home, i wouldn't have felt safe. if i'd gone back into manami,

i thought this there was a thorn like parisha. he hadn't planned to become a refugee back home. he was at risk of going to prison. staying in germany meant starting from scratch. cool. he had with him was a satchel. like this one. for was regarding a saw the feeling i got from germany was one of safety or who i knew i had support and will be able to return to a normal life while also resuming my sporting career to do her free baghdad. but there are limits to that support a life in exile also means having to fight for your own statist. filling out applications, arranging appointments and spending hours traveling to different authorities for cancer and perry's are alike. it's all been an additional challenge

salad under your carmella. the living conditions are completely different. it's a different culture and language solution. there are so many challenges and barriers that i have to overcome so that my life can continue. my walk is gone. sports used to provide a welcome change. now their minds stay on iran trying to stay up to date with what's happening at home impacts that training. still, they're determined to qualify for major tournaments and when metals both athletes train regularly at the ty, quando elite club in berlin, where they also found a new sporting family. the club was immediately sympathetic towards the plight of the 2 refugees, especially in the 1st few months when it wasn't even clear if they'd be allowed to stay in germany. both have since been granted. residents permits here and can square up against each other. they can fight for their rights,

but most importantly, carissa and catherine support each other abroad. teresa also wants to be an inspiration for others. why look at that? but for us is man, it's just fantastic working here with kids. they listen to me, even though my german isn't great mind. i used to coach kids in iran to hear i wasn't sure whether i'd be able to make that connection with them. it isn't it. but from day one, they seem to like me, which is a big deal for me. i will so sorry, cell my exhibit, she hasn't told the kids about what's happening in iran at the moment. although they can sense that something is troubling her. the iranian diaspora has been organizing demonstrations abroad in berlin. people protest against the regime every week. i, papa, i'm took him and i live in germany and don't just want to be

a bystander and watch and i can't do that. so now i see them in when i'm in credit, what i can do now is support demonstrations against the iranian regime. here in germany, share marsher and use social media to show the world what incredible things are happening in iran right now. it's a forward to the, you know, moved out of misery to hollywood in iran and abroad. people are angry at the enforcement of the islamic dress code and a seeking freedom. news that am i most iranians are against the vale and the islamic dress code for women, man, i'm part of this group. and i think that all people should choose for themselves whether they want to wear a veil or not. just as it is in other countries, honeywell by women must have freedom of speech and self determination. what is wonderful? ah, ah, her reason, catherine may be on the sidelines of the protests in iran,

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