ah ah ah ah, this is d w. news live from berman united states imposes new sanctions against iran, as it may need security forces intensify that cracked on on protesters commemorating the death of gena masa meaning police custody, 40 days ago, also on the program, lebanon, and israel seal and landmark deal on their shared maritime border ending decades if

dispute over territory. the countries are still formally cranium. troops hold off for repeated attacks by russian forces in the eastern dumbass region report. russian bombardments have reduced one town to root. russia paved the way for catherine measures against the so called promotion of homosexuality. supporters say it's part of moscow's battle against west and decadence. ah, i'm fil gale. welcome to the program. the united states has imposed fresh sanctions against 2 reigning officials, believe to be involved in the brutal crackdown on protestors against the government . a protest was sparked by the death in custody of gena massa, meaning human re its groups say the crackdown on demonstrators has killed

a hundreds of people, including children, memorial demonstrations were held across the country at the end of the traditional 40 day morning period. following with steph hundreds gathered up the cemetery where she's buried, chanting slogans, calling for women's rights. and for the downfall of the regime. security forces retaliated by storming her home town where they reportedly targeted protesters with tear gas and live ammunition to run has retaliated against western sanctions by announcing its own black list of european union officials and media, including t w's farsi service. or yelled us, our back is head of asked, farsi serves. and she told me how staff will be affected also for and we received a message yesterday that we are been put on the sanctioned list by the iranian foreign ministry. so far it is sad that there will be travel bands for,

for staff after you w, persian. and it can also, it is also possible, or at least this is what they say. dad's assets are, properties will be confiscated in the wrong. right. and i understand that i've been threats against members of staff. you know, there has been threads, i will, i will not go onto details. but we, we've, like, are actually every iranian journalist working out in iran, of course, but also outside of iran is targeted by iran intelligence. and they have been treads and even in the, in the, in the last years, but now increasing and during the protests. and of course, it is a way to silence us to silence journalists from reporting on what is really happening on the grounds and trying to yet to put up in the ration of the radian states television of iranian state,

propaganda. and we are not doing this and it shows what important role we as journalists play in here. so does it 5 and you are you still able to get to news into iran? of course we are, you have to say, and maybe i have to ask to explain a little bit and did a little persian our website and our social media platforms have been blocked in iran for the last years. what is new? is that instagram? what was free before the protest had started was blocked, it's blocked as well. so they're trying to avoid people avoid that iranians bring out the pictures and videos and outside, but still we receive all these pictures all these images and they receive our content on our program. because you're, and i'm very used to a blocking by the government,

so they are very familiar with proxy servers and how to, how to yet for truth prevents censorship. so we can, and we can see now is that since the protest have started, there is a huge increase of the use of proxy service like cipher, for instance. and there is a huge increase in our reach them. so we reached out and they are seeking for our information as well. i'd like to, to ask them just on that that point. how different are these process that we are seeing that we've been seeing for the last 40 years? because of course, are around the country that is used to, to protest you see anything different in this latest set? you know what his dead friend is basically when it comes to the reporting. of course, what is different is that we have unity of people from all different layers of society. what is also different is that people, d, d don't let them. they don't lead the even government to intimidate them any more.

so they are trying to put pressure on, for instance, to family members of young people, of young girls being, being killed by the government. but still they speak out. so maybe in the past there was more and more fear. but now they do speak to us. they speak to us like foreign media outlets and like d, w, persian, and this is of course, what is a big problem for, for the government. trying to silence people in the round, but also outside. and it's not working anymore. and of course, even the sanction or c, w persian is a way of intimidation and silencing, but we will of course, continue doing what we're doing for the last couple of weeks and right years, of course. but in this crucial times, it we can see once again how important it actually is, right with that is that yaga are but thank you sing out for others all back of the

w farsi service, a lebanon. i'm israel, have ended a long standing dispute over their shared maritime border. the 2 countries are still formerly at war, certainly the sign, the agreement separately. both nations hope to benefit from mineral resources within the form a descriptive and it obvious tonya crime report explains now what the dispute was about the mediterranean sea, off the coast between israel and lebanon, these fair contested waters. both countries have long been locked in dispute over where the maritime border lies behind the scenes, negotiations have gone on for several years. now, israel and lebanon have agreed on a maritime, bought a deer mediated by the united states. this gives him his agreement, strengthens israel security and our freedom of action against has bla and the threats to our north. there's rare consensus in the security establishment regarding the necessity of this agreement. the dispute is about

a relatively small triangle shaped area with each side claiming their part as exclusive economic zone. the areas expected to be rich in offshore gas, israel and lebanon, have long history of conflict. the 2 countries for the war in 2006. and there has been many security incidence between israel and the lebanese she, i'd militant group, has ballast since parts of the countries land border. the blue line, a demo cation lined by the u. n. is also disputed whether the maritime borders dia could be a step towards a white, a peace agreement is unclear, but the deal paved the way to more gus exploration a potentially economic benefit for both countries. lack correspondence in beirut in jerusalem have been following developments. rebecca, written in jerusalem told me what this still means for israel. well, phil,

this deal has been in the making for more than a decade. they've been numerous rounds of negotiations, all of which have failed until a couple of weeks ago when a deal was finally reached between the 2 sides. and we've now seen it signed in by michelle, our own, the lebanese president, and the caretaker prime minister here in israel. yana pete. now all sides then in fact it was a u. s. broke a deal, all parties involved a calling this deal historic. and let's not forget that these 2 countries, as you rightly mentioned, are still technically at war. they have no diplomatic relations, in fact, lebanon doesn't even recognize israel as a sovereign state. so the fact that 2 countries in this situation could sign a deal like this maritime bought a deal is being heralded as a historic step for the benefits will be of course for both sides and very far reaching for israel. for example, of course, is political and diplomatic benefits and missiles of the economic benefits and

security guarantees. now, israel has long wanted to explore these gas wells, that it is considered for a long time on it side of the maritime board, and now formerly agreed inside its maritime border. it knows that those gas fields have a lot of gas in the minutes long wanted to extract them, but it's been under threat by the iran back, his blood on the lebanon side. that if it went to explore those fields or, or in fact, extract gas out of them without such a deal as we're seeing today, that it would come under threat and would be attacks. now of course, israel is free to go and explore those fields and extract the gas, and in fact is already doing so yesterday, energy on the company that is drilling on the israeli side. and they announced that the gas was already flowing from one of those wells, and that it would soon even be able to start delivering to its partners in the next couple of days. in fact, now that is going to be met with smiles by a you ladies who are desperately trying to bridge the gap left by turning off the tap from russia and invasion you crime. so, you know,

the benefit from this deal are going to be very far reaching for israel, for one. no, it really says that this is a tacit agreement by a sworn enemy. in fact, yale are paid said words to that effect as he was signing the document, as you rightly pointed out, that's not exactly how it's saying in lebanon, but nonetheless, this is a very significant deal. ok, thank you for that, said rebecca, i'm a traitor in beirut. so how does lebanon see the still? well it's, it's a different, it's a different perspective. definitely this morning when he's president, michelle allen said that the agreement is purely technical and does not have any political implications or effects that contradicts lebanon's foreign policy and relations with other states. the 2 states are still technically at war. however, the agreement is expected to bring some stability to the area and opens the way for offshore energy exploration, as it removes

a main source of potential conflict between israel and the non. mainly, the iranian backed heavily group. happily arm is, has a lot that we've been, he's officials are hoping the disagreement helps elevate the balance economic crisis. the country's economy has been in free for, for 3 years. now. the exploration of hydrocarbons is a huge deal for lebanon as a significant discovery. you could help ease the country is to fling financial crisis, did w correspondence mohammed and by roots and rebecca, richard in jerusalem. we'll take a look of all the other stores making news around the world. china is rolling on new lock down to major cities. china hold widely cove outbreaks authorities in places like beijing and shanghai are filling up buildings and locking down both. this is a record, a few of them. 3030 cases, a known new death, u haul time,

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a looming recession in the euro's. vladimir zalinski says he's countries troops to hold the art against repeated attacks by russian forces in the eastern dumbass region. ukrainian, president said the heaviest fighting is concentrated around the towns of div and back mort. russian artillery has been pounding back for weeks, reducing much of it to ruins, but if you creating defenders amounting fierce resistance, rocky is continuing it's counter offensive and partially occupied. somebody has on region when president zalinski is that the fierce is fighting at the moment. he's not in the house on counter offensive, which is received a lot of attention this week. but in ukraine's east to d. w correspondent, a for the for sure, i told me what was happening there in the east and done best region. is that a full you name? it is so much has been so much attention. hassan reaching her since city righteously, because it's strategically so important to ukraine. and russia that you may overlook really what's happening out of the country,

nibbling to don't bus region. now let's zoom union here on a 2 towns abutment in the northern part of the dumbest region of done yet and offer a youth car which is close actually to the regional capital often yet also need not done yet. that's been under russian control or right approach for russian separatist control since 2014 and given this information, given the fact this is 2014 both who hunts big parts of plants and don't yet have been under pro russian separate is control and influence also gives much more experience to now, russian soldiers tried to take him more territory in both parts into hands and doing yet. and this is exactly what's happening right now. you see really those fights escalate over streets over villages over every thing that could give russia forces and leverage and trying to trying to i govern more part of both a both parts of the dumbass region, but specifically of don yeske regent. that's why you see specific,

a lot of fighting in under, on back move, because back move in the northern part of done yet is very close to some of the ads, which is the administrative center controlled by ukraine in the don't yeske region . so yes, at that, fighting for more territory from the russia perspective, but from the ukrainian perspective, tried to repel the flushing forces is going to continue. and also it's not just going to continue. the question is, how is it going to continue depending on how the next phase of this war with winter arriving, is going to give a change for both parts, depending on how much military equipment do they have and how many truth on the ground. how many soldiers they are to fight for the interest. in a quick word about cave where you are now, which has seen more air strikes and threats of escalation from moscow. give us a quick idea of what daily life buries like at 1st sight. so

it really appears to be quite normal, right? you have shop soap and you can grab your coffee in the morning and read the morning newspaper off. but of course, if you talk to people here on the streets of keith city, they will tell you that they're quite worried about winter arriving right now. pretty much been constantly tricity except for, for, for some partial blackouts now and then it's still okay to get by here in the city . but people are very much concerned with those attacks had been increasing across various parts of ukraine. attacks on important energy infrastructure that, that's going to change dramatically change as it's going to become colder. and as more people, the need, watts, of course, heating, electricity, running water, and such. so people up quite concerned. i felt. thank that funny, funny, fisher and keith russia is a step closer to toughening laws. banning what it describes is the promotion of homosexuality. and the 1st reading, the lower house of parliament, the duma unanimously adopted changes to an existing law from 2013 that prohibits

what's known, what's called a propaganda about non traditional sexual relations. under the changes any attempt to act savers attempting to promote homosexuality online in film. or in public couldn't clarify these protest as a fighting for equal rights in russia. but demonstrations for l g b t q writes here, often brutally halted by authorities. one of the instruments of repression over the past decade has been the so called gay propaganda law introduced in 2013 authorities say it's needed to prohibit the promotion of what they call non traditional sexual values to children. now russia is set to pass new legislation further restricting the l g p t q community by expanding the law to adults as well . are you watching jimmy courage does congress that says we don't live in a democratic state? justin, i think that lawmakers in the doom are trying to convey the impression that they

carry favor with this oppressive machine. seen it. and the victims of this machine are the most vulnerable ones or corners all l g b, t q plus people with their calculus hopes for the new law that is already going through russia's lower house of parliament. the state duma will effectively forbid any positive references to l g p t q, topics in popular media and on the internet. activist fair, the new law is a further step towards state sponsored discrimination and repression. and that it will leave the l g p t q community, even more stigmatized in russian society or russia. authorities close down the w moscow office. so it's now operating from a lot van capital, reger asked. bureau chief europe shatter. harvey's changes will affect russia's algae, b t, q community. while phil russia has long moved towards s state conservatism and of each everything west and has to be fought and gays and lesbians attempts excellent

verses often seen as of the embodiment of west and sin. now we are taking about a tightening as existing media and information low, which means that soon it will be prohibited to positively refer to any so called and non traditional sexual relationships. which means to same sex relationship from gender and transsexual, topics on social media, on television, or in the movies. i'll just explain the russian a lot, make us call anything to do with algebra, t q non traditional sexual relationships. and since any statement commanding on else to be q issues, that isn't as it is not negative, can be interpreted as positive and ultimately as propaganda or promotion. any public mention of algebra, q issues in russia would soon be pro forbidden and punishable so this seems so very homophobic low on to why they're this now, while the countries fighting a war well look,

is the official statement reference directly to the void ukraine that are which in russia is still being called, so a special mills alteration. and according to the russian duma, this so called military operation even gave and you meaning to the law because it wouldn't only take place in the front lines, but also in the hats or minds. and souls of the russian people they say in fact, as do mercy, a deputies against are compared to this so called are of those. but it, you, law with a fight again, so called and on the front lines are, this is nothing you russia has fought so called gay propaganda since 2013 until now have a it has only applied to minus but now is that the law comes in for us, as is so called propaganda built also be forbid among ideals, but the question is why it's happening now when one of the unofficial difference is that the russian government wants to distract from other very important issues. for example, from the problems in ukraine on the front lines should moscow, once again,

needs to withdraw its troops there. for example, the debate about and l g b q law would present a welcome distraction. and if it broad support for these sorts of laws, or are there likely to be protest or will this tightening of the law fits into the general trend feel and to the rational dipped at you community has become accustomed to state sponsored homophobia over the past 20 years and while there is no more with it directly punished, homosexual relationships as such, even though are the change to law will make an already difficult situation for the boors are. but i don't expect any protest simply because the russians are intimidated and thought unrestricted in their freedom of expression, and it might sound harsh, but the rational society now has a different problem such as mobilization. many people are still very afraid off. thank you for that to your it univer shuttle and rigor. german chancellor on our shelves is holding talks in athens among the topics on the agenda of a,

a u. n. d crisis and turkish challenges to greece. his sovereignty of a number of islands in the 8th and the mediterranean. also featuring prominent prominently efforts to help you crane in its war with russia. to this end, burton has been sending tanks to greece as the w, simon young reports. germany came up with the idea of supplying tanks to ukraine via 3rd countries. shortly after the start of the war, berlin wanted to help ukraine and said it did not have the capacity to send tanks directly. some politicians felt it was unacceptable for german heavy armor to be used in a region where nazi treat sport in the 2nd world war. another argument ukrainian armed forces needed to be supplied as quickly as possible with systems for which they would not need training. so the plan was born, countries with soviet era military equipment would send that to ukraine and would

receive modern material from germany to replace it. agreements like base have been announced with both slovenia and the czech republic as well as greece. holland has also sent many of its soviet era tanks to ukraine, but is disappointed with what berlin has offered as a replacement. gemini has delivered some heavy equipment directly to ukraine, including self propelled how it says about the drawn out discussion. and the delay in agreeing these tank exchanges by a 3rd countries has led to cause. but berlin to bite the bullet and send its modern tanks directly. something that the key of government has repeatedly asked for like a respondent manual shaft, told me how the war is stoking differences between european thomas. exactly. we've just talked about tanks, we see just how difficult it is to coordinate to decide which weapons are sent to

home, and then we pledge to ukraine in return. so there are disagreements when it comes to defense about the quantity of things that are being sent about the timing as well. and of course, one of the biggest bones of contention easier opinion is how to face the energy crisis. dot is a result of russia's war against ukraine. they are a number of member states which ones to have a price cap on gas prices. this is something that germany poses this morning. all our shows was talking to greece prime or the greek, a prime minister, greece a don't, doesn't oppose the price caps gemini is actually quite isolated on the you appear in stage when it comes to that is also single handedly decided to unblock 200000000000 euros. a to try and face the increasing prices. so europe has to have a show of unity,

but we see there are many crucial issues. key issues, defense energy, where while the to have to agree on how to proceed. and as an escalation amongst at nato members that these, that lead to trying to fix well, yes, escalation between nato members this morning allow the shells offered a grease, his support gemini support against the claims by tara key over the sub warranty of some of the greek island, some inhabited an inhabited, sorry, greek islands in the eastern mediterranean sea. the chancellor said that this was an acceptable for one nato member to question the sovereignty of another. and to see 1 may to member making more or less vague threats. and this comes at a time where unity is crucial when nato is really trying to show unity. so another

thing that has been discussed today in athens, between the chancellor and degree prime minister, thanks for that d, w. and manual. shasta in watching t. w, coming up next in muse, asia as malaysia to ports refugees back to me, and now we look at the threats facing them and me and my resistance movement i can se asia regional grouping assay and prove it's more than just to talking shop when it comes to curbing me and mass ongoing but for their lim, we'll have both stories in just a moment. i speed up in asia and that regular mohammad will have more world news at the top of the i'm good. ah, with

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