ah ah ah this is the w news live from bern in iranian security forces are reported to have opened fire at protesters in jamaica, master, i mean east home town, thousands of travel to her grave at the end of the morning period following her death in police custody 40 days ago, also on the program, ukraine says russian troops are preparing to defend the largest city under their

control in the strategically important region of hass on on the franco german motor of the heart of the european union, it has to be something about function what's behind the current cooling of relations between chancellor shops? my crop said meet in the french capital. aah! i'm so gale. welcome to the program. receiving reports that uranium security forces to fire guns and tear gas protesters in a gina massa. i mean isa, hometown, or gina? massa, i mean, he is the woman who died in police custody 40 days ago today marks the end of the traditional morning period. and this video from early, which d w has verified shows dozens of protesters at the start at the cemetery, chanting logan's against the regime,

actively say secure to services warned mister me and his family against holding a ceremony. demonstrations elsewhere in iran have been gaining momentum despite a crackdown which is said to have killed hundreds of people including children, women and girls are leading many of the protests on the being confronted by riot police on the streets. witnesses across the country of spotted a heavy deployment of security forces. i'm many of the protesters, according to the overthrow of the regime on the supreme leader, ayatollah ali come. and i, he says the demonstrations of being orchestrated by foreign governments to undermine iran. and that protesters will be punished ah, death to harmony. death to the dictator. slogans often heard during iran street protests. it's directed at this man. i had told ali khamenei the supreme leader of

the country since the beginning of the unrest in september. he has belittled his critics. he says the protests by iranian women and girls are controlled from abroad in battle, mediator canada. and it's quite hired that all this was planned by america, caught on the face quoted as you missouri being zionist regime, red jack, the and his followers, the harmony has fought all his life for iran to be an islamic republic. he began training as a cleric during his childhood. in the 1950s, at that time, iran was ruled by the shaw and autocrat who severely limited the influence of religion in the country. company, then joined the ayatollah khomeini, is opposition movement. he was even arrested several times by the shaws, secret service companies rise to power began when khomeini led the islamic revolution in 1979 and overthrew the shaw to the cheers of millions,

establishing harmony as part of the new regime. khomeini died 10 years later, and homei was chosen by the religious council of experts to succeed him. since then, he has been the supreme authority in iran, although there are regular presidential elections in the country in which hominy also votes. but in the end it is he not the president who has the final say will, and he has made his positions clear a time and time again. you don't, you're in foreign policy. he sees the usa and israel as arch enemies, and he has repeatedly denied the holocaust domestically. he relies on censorship, surveillance, and security forces that are supposed to defend the ideals of the islamic revolution under harmony. the iranian revolutionary guard has become a notorious force that has repeatedly quashed protests, including in recent weeks following the death of gina masa armine in police. custody company says he backs the crack down when we got them in the late thought

they could approve the tree of these la mac republic. in the on that small tree has now turned into a massive tree. anyone who even thinks about the uprooting is treating them is completely wrong on as ease harmony once said that he is ready to sacrifice every thing for the revolution and for islam. and he has always defended his power with few compromises. will megan should okay, is an iranian activist and campaign for women's rights who's not based in london. i asked her what is like to watch these mass protests in her home country? a really heart warming to actually see this amount of bravery on the streets of sand rod if there really proof hole crackdown, as you mentioned, you may think report that the government doesn't stop at anything. they just kill people on the trees. we just received the picture of a mom that has been killed in,

in a car in front of her child, just because she was filming, with her mobile phone. its really, really cold on the street. and the main thing, pictures that they are seeing of the number, a massive number of people going down on the streets and protesting it. there's no way to drive it as how we are feeling what we are doing outside the run. we're just trying to beat a voice and support them and find ways to give them more encouragement and feel to be able to continue asking for what the asking for. there's not much we can do as outside is other than the kind of emotional support. but i think the outside governments, international community can do much bigger thing and they haven't got to that point kit. ok, when they are taller says that these protests are controlled by the us and israel. what's your response? oh, this is, this is like been repeated. it's like

a tape recording that has been repeated for 43 years. so nobody actually believe the truth. when you see the people on the street taking their life and children at a school high school, they've been beaten to death. they have no way that a government outside would say it's called or do it would affect the people and what they're doing it's, it's something that is coming from their lives, experiences and you know, there is no outside force that can tell people how to deal with this situation because if it was that they could have done it much earlier or stop it now from happening. it's something that as a new agent that has been exposed to that database is when i was living in iran. and then i moved outside as well in different ways. i can guarantee that there is no hands playing outside that can actually encourage people to take on the street.

so. so looking at the bruce tyler's been cracked down and there are some reports that more than a $140.00 people have been killed. if we presume that the regime will not back down and will continue to kill you, if you go out on the streets, what is the most that protesters can hope for? i think what processors are asking and demanding right right now from their slogans are asking is, is a strike overall in all the sections of the country. but it's a really difficult thing because a strike worked really well. 43 years ago when islamic revolution happen. so the oil industry went under strike, that you know, the different parts of the country, and then that led to the class of government. what happened to you in the for decades, is that the leanin economy changed massively and part of it, especially after the sanction. so it's not a centralized economy anymore,

it's in the hands of the g. c. it's like a small group. this is the revolution he got. so it, they basically run the country and the economy of the country. so going to try and in the oil fields doesn't actually mean anything. a good i would like to pressure you on this. so we have a crackdown and we have angry protesters on the streets. we have a call for a general strike, which you say, you think is unlikely to be effective. how does this? and if the regime says, we will not back down and we will kill you if you keep this up. i think the most the thing that we are pushing for it's yeah, try to do this. right. but the most important part is getting the people who are close to the regime, just stop working with them and be on their side. i see that the number of brutalities that happening and, and the streets, it's leading to a lot of people,

their cronies, their children, to just try and stop supporting them. and i think then that support stops, everything would change. good talking to you. thank you for joining us. not knowing that so clearly. iranian activists in women's rights campaign and meghan shamrock and in breaking news, the iranian government has just to impose sanctions on german politicians and institutions, including d. w is the fantasy service. the measures are said to have been prompted by you of the european union sanctions against terran, against the tech, ron government, over its brutal crackdown on protested, responding to the move d w is that director general b to limbaugh accept. the iranian government has been threatening d, w, farsi, editors and their families for some time. this is unacceptable you and aren't as to accused the regime of promoting terrorism inside and outside the country is this is

a statement in which he says, i explained to politicians in germany and europe to increase the pressure on the regime. the fact that we appear on such a list now will not stop us from providing our uses any rand with reliable information. and we'll go to our attention now to some of the other stores making news around the world. hundreds of syrian refugees have returned home from lebanon under repatriation scheme that the government had paused during the pandemic. ebenezer 30 states voluntary but rights groups are concerned that refugees may be pressured to return to the war torn country. new video has emerged showing the lead up to china's former leader, being escorted from the communist party congress. huge in town, were seated next to president gigi and paying on saturday before being led away. the roof had spoke to speculation that mister, who was upset that some allies had been stripped of power. china's ambassador to south korea as the 79 year old, was tired and taking

a break. britton's new prime minister, richie sudak, has appointed his cabinets. jeremy hunt remains as finance minister, promising to fix that you case. economic crisis is the students also re appointed as to well. abrahamson, as interior minister days after she resigned from this trust is government. the russian forces are digging in and preparing to defend the partially occupied southern region of half song as, according to a senior ukrainian official ukrainian troops have been forcing the russians back and liberating land in the region. 4 weeks now, they are closing in on russian forces on the west bank of the pro river. anticipating the ukranian advance credited back with civilians to locations a further east. but an adviser to president and ski says moscow is strengthening its frontline in house on rather than preparing to retreat. i spoke with dr. marina myron, who is

a research fellow and at the center for military ethics in london and asked her if the offensive in house on presents a unique challenge for your crimes. military absolutely is. so her son offensive has been announced for a while now. i think since the beginning of august and lansky has been promising a counter offensive on her son and re taking her phone because of its both political and strategic importance. however, as of early october, we haven't seen a lot of ground being gained by the ukrainian forces and in her son. and of course, the russians are seeing that they have changed their approach and they are concentrating their forces in her son and creating local militia. there ok, and what is it about the city or the region that this is why this is where russia chooses to make a stand? well, 1st of all, we have to understand that the geographic location of her son is very important

because on the one hand, it is a key to crimea in terms of logistics. on the other hand, if is the only original capital being captured by russian forces and the one that they still control. so it would be strategically fatal for russians to lose her son after so many last cities, for instance, in the arc of region in the soon now layman. so they had to rethink their approach and to completely change the situation to what, what they're doing right now, and looks more like a classic counter insurgency approach words at creating local militia. they are building up defenses, ash, along defences. they're sending the civilians away. so it, it is quite a lot at stake for russians, especially for putting who, if he loses her song that might have a lot of political blow back. because he has received

a lot of criticism from hard liners. and as a result of which he initiated those air strikes on the rest of ukraine's critical infrastructure, because russian forces are being too slow and soft and they're losing territory. ok, so this, this is important for both sides. and you mentioned the fact that the russian soldiers are moving civilians out of hassle city and fortifying the 50. how is that? this is changed to pops a urban warfare tactics. how is that gonna change the ukranian approach? the problem in sept or urban warfare is challenging for both sides for the defendant and for the attackers. so both belligerents have to shift their mindset because when you are fighting in an urban area, essentially there will be civilian. so from the perspective of international humanitarian law, you would not want to harm civilians or harm civilian infrastructure. so that is

more of a problem for ukraine because everybody's watching. and so the ukranian forces more challenged in this way to stick to international law and not to break it because a whole world is watching them for the russians who doesn't present the same kind of problem. and besides that, at the cities infrastructure is there for and there were, there might be an overloads of sensory capabilities. it might be more much more difficult for you bringing troops to operate in person, because the russians had the advantage to prepare their defenses there. and obviously on the top of the agenda for the ukrainian forces is not to completely destroy the cd during the siege. so it's going to be quite challenging and time here is a factor because the winter is looming and that will complicate operation for both sides. so the ukranian forces are now under

a lot of pressure to deliver what has been promised by the political leadership to show the international community that indeed the aid they have received. if not, has not been given in vain and that the ukrainian forces can mount counter offensive. so from tactical and strategic and political points of view, this is going to be very, very interesting and complicated as a senior time. that's very clear. thank you so much for ad lidem for us, dr. marina mike on from the center of a ministry ethics in london. oh, our german chancellor, olaf shall some french present in manuel. my crow have been holding talks in paris relations between the leaders of hughes largest economists have cooled them disagreements over your in defense energy and trade policies. the talks followed the postponement of a regular inter governmental meeting last week. frances finance ministers of most of the relations are strained and says, a reset is needed without jointer cabinet session of the 2 countries were supposed

to start today. i asked our correspondent, lisa louis how different that was to today's meeting between the leaders. indeed, it was in a, it was supposed to be a big bilateral meeting between the 2 cabinets of the 2 countries. one of these meetings needs to happen, according to current rules, according to the current treaties between the 2 countries, at least once a year. now the l is, he has been quick to say no, the meeting was not canceled by be that as it may, it was pushed back to early next year. and that might be, that is actually being read as a sign of how frosty the relations are between the 2 countries. what we're seeing here today is all assaults, the german chancellor, visiting a man of my call at the alizae palace behind me. they're having a quick lunch there, having a quick chat, there will be no presser. there will be no common statement, no separate statement. and that really chaise, to what extent the rift is large between france and germany at this time. so the

talk us through the, the problems and i, because a visa, 2 key players, when they a you, what are the main differences that they're trying to? i'm not absolutely. i mean it's always been difficult to find common ground between france and germany. there are many domains in which they do not agree when it comes to the economy when it comes to energy when it comes to defense . but obviously in the current contact of context of the ukraine war of the rollin russian invasion in ukraine, we're facing an energy crisis. we're facing an economic crisis. many, several countries of the european union will face a recession at next year. these 2 countries are not finding common ground as to how to respond to the crisis. both sides are feeling that, you know, one country, france and germany are trying to goat alone when it comes to energy. just to give you an example, they're not trying, they're not finding

a common mechanism to limit energy prices when it comes to defense. it seems like a germany rather wants to go for international technology, american noise, early technology weights, france wants to create a european sovereignty. you know, builds it common defense policy based on the european technology. it seems they can't really agree on much, although it's urgent actually, they need to find common ground in order to respond, respond to the current crisis. we are talking about just 2 countries to national leaders out of 27 in v e. u. how much does it matter for the block? if those 2 out of $27.00, adding a few difficulties well, you're right is not just 2 countries. it's the clocks to biggest economies, it's crucial that they find common ground. mind you, it's really difficult for them to agree on anything. it's always been really difficult. but when they do find a compromise, all the other members,

member sides of the european union can aligned align behind that compromise. and, and when france and germany don't agree, the e you can't really move forward. so it is very crucial for the 2 leaders behind me to, you know, to come to an agreement, give each other a hug, and pay the way to find common ground for featured shit decisions within the european union. all right, we'll wait for the pictures of that happening are for our lives louis in paris. thank you. a 2nd look now at some of the other source making news around the world . essentially similar of the war in ukraine, the kremlin has announced that russian president vladimir putin has been monitoring strategic nuclear weapons drills, us officials say they received notice of the exercise, which involves our practice, launches a ballistic and cruise missiles. moscow said it was a simulation of a massive retaliatory strike after a simulated attack on russia. german cabinet has approved

a plan to partially legalize cannabis germans wouldn't be punished or possessing up to 30 grams of marijuana or for growing limited amount and selling it to adults in licensed shops. but the countries help them at assess the changes must squared with you long before the legislation is put for lack of clean water and a health system. devastated by more than 10 years of war, a fuel and a deadly color outbreak in syria. united nations has more than 24000 people across the country have contracted the highly contagious disease. if it is, it could spread across the middle east. 6 i did as it says, its ending its partnership with american rapid, kanye west over his anti semitic remarks. german sportswear company called comments by the rapid, unacceptable, hateful and dangerous, at least 6 organizations of distance themselves from mister west in recent months because of his remarks. the european commission has set out

a proposal to reach 0 air pollution by 2050. the question also laid out plans to achieve major reductions in water pollution, ground contamination and waste. the you estimates at nearly $300000.00 europeans die each year from air pollution alone. among the proposals as a rule to cut the most harmful particular emissions by more than 75 percent. over the next decade. no cyclone has hit bangladesh killing at least 2 dozen people. rounded billy residents had been forced to move to safety. bangladesh and other countries in the region are regularly hit by cy clarence brit research indicates that climate change caused by the burning of fossil fuels is making such dorms more intense and more frequent. my family's house in fed and bangladesh have been badly affected by the flood of water has still not

completely defeated. she tries to protect what has been left and damaged that uncle . and we somehow managed to save our furniture from the water by creating a dam. but some $200.00 worth of fish from our pond floated away. we are happy that at least no trees fell on the house like that, and i thought you will fit thank. tropical storm has left large swats of agricultural land under water. thousands of homes have been damaged fisheries washed away. millions are without bobo and many. i still beaten for help. the capital tucker is also flooded. to hear dr with have to push that away, he gets through the water roy gonna moodle the storms and the rain. we really struggle with cathy. all the streams are in monday. did you get off goods?

very difficult to drive a trish. also, the felt a shouldn't country is prone to natural disasters. thank afy. climate change is making storms more frequent and destructive. but people like ma, summit fee, they have been left to faith, the devastation alone, a representatives from my if you, if his government and rival to grand forces have begun formal peace talks in south africa. it's the 1st time the 2 sides have come together since war broke out nearly 2 years ago. the meeting comes as government forces make gains on the battlefield, capturing several times in recent weeks. after 5 months, these 5 broke down. oh, rallying to condemn the tig wry people's liberation front and to back the government in ethiopia as capital role. here and at his ab about support for the latest offensive by the if the open army is high. in recent meets government troops have taken several large towns in the embattled tig wry region. it's just

the latest escalation in the wall that broke out nearly 2 years ago. pitting t p le fighters against ethiopian government forces, backed by troops from neighboring and retry air. with to grey blockaded since the start of the fighting and most communication cut off tens of thousands. a thought to have died with millions more in desperate need of humanitarian aid by the un is increasingly concerned with the situation in it. your peer is spilling out of control, violence and destruction averaged alarming levels. the social fabric is being ripped apart. oh, still it is in the theory region of it, your peer must end now. but while the peace talks provide

a glimmer of hope for the future, for now fighting seems set to go on. with the government, ignoring kohls for an immediate cease fire that sits show up to date. monica jones will have more world news for you at the top of the hour of next here on the w news, asia looks at growing on age after a chinese company gets the go ahead to invest in germany's largest have a good day. ah ah, with

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