people to companies and countries are rethinking everything and making major changes. you reviewed this week on d, w. ah, [000:00:00;00] ah, this is dw news lives from berlin. unrest builds in china over its strict cove. it policies fresh protest to wrapped after 10 die in an apartment fire in the city of oram sheet president say the lockdown,

hampered rescue efforts to add to the world camp. the hosts katara out and iran steam ends at silent produce after threats of reprisals, players half heartedly slang along to their national anthem. the run went on to beat whales to nil. ah, monica jones and berlin, good to have you with us. unrest is growing in china over strict code 19 lockdown measures. protests have broken out in several parts of the country, including in shing young region where many people have been barred from leaving their homes for more than 3 months. protests and the regional capital room she came after an apartment block fire killed 10 people with some resident saying the lockdown, hampered rescue efforts. growing public frustration is increasingly putting

beijing's 0 call with policy under pressure. a journalist, hardy, and catch my is in beijing and a currently, he's also affected by corona virus restrictions himself. yeah, this afternoon, local time, my building got locked down. why? because one neighbor tested positive drink the daily mass tests that we are facing already for many months now. and to give you an idea, i mean my building has 25 floors or so one person is positive or that means we all have to stay inside the building and locked on. that's that means that we are physically prevented from leaving. if i go downstairs, then at the building entrance, there will be a half a dozen people members of the local neighbourhood committee and also health workers in full has met suits and yet they, they build up a fence if i want to, you know, across the line they will get very unfriendly, so you're, you're literally locked in your own home. and that's the fate that many, beijing, us, or,

i mean several 100 millions of chinese in the country are facing right now. so i'm not the only one to tell us more about the events in or, and she yet, there was really a very tragic incident on thursday night. a fire broke out. there wasn't a high rise residential building on the 15th floor. and yet the claims of it, you know, those 10 deaths could have been prevented if there was not a, you know, an excess of looked on because the rescue workers, they needed a very long time to get to the building. am because of all the fancy vista restrictions of movement, then also the a people in the compound they could not leave so easily because there were locks. apparently the fire exit also is supposed to have been locked. and i mean, that's very credible. i've seen that and also karen teen facility. see that, you know, the exit, are you really with an iron locked m a close to? so, i mean, that's very tragic and it's not the 1st time that people are dying because of the

tragic side effects of those locked down. it's rudy and sparked a lot of anger and people would muti or if they've gone to the streets, they have protested and they do that and a very, very great risk and under great danger, but still they're so fed up, they have nothing to lose. they went on to the streets and actually it helped us the next day, the local government set. okay. we basically clearing up now and i'm relaxing some of the restrictions. and is this some saying as that can be sustainable, the relaxation. i mean, how big of a challenge are these predecessor we're witnessing and china to the country say, look on the policy yet the frustration is as high as it has never been before. or during the pandemic. if you go on social media, you see a lot of chinese posting very critical am a statements, very critical videos and also those who are actually not so a political or who are not. so what we're rather patriotic, but even they've had enough in the sense of us are really at,

at working overtime you scroll through, oh, social media, opening links and the next morning everything is deleted. so it's, it's really shows you something. and usually i would say that, you know, those anger on social media could also disappear soon. it has happened before, but nowadays, i mean it's hard to see a light at the end of the tunnel because even despite those really strong locked arms, the cases are rising m a beijing is posting record high numbers. the country is also posting a record high numbers also the already the 4th consecutive day. so i mean, the restrictions will go on if the government doesn't change its course, but right now they're really doubling down on the recovery. so i don't see any solution for that this really a lot of frustration here. all right, a journalist fabi and catch my, they're reporting for us from beijing himself in lockdown as well. fabian, thank you so much and here's a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world. the united

states has banned the sale and import of communications equipment from chinese firms. why? and c, t regulators said they pose an unacceptable risk to national security surveillance equipment produced by several other chinese companies has also been banned. the u. s. fierce china could use such equipment a spy on it, and its allies. polls have closed in taiwan in local elections, overshadowed by tensions with china. the elections are a test of strength for ty, once major parties. the results are likely to be closely watched by beijing as it increases pressure on the island. china claims taiwan as part of its territory power has been restored to most of ukraine's capital key, if after repairs of damage caused by russian bombings. but many people across ukraine are still without electricity. russia has been attacking silly and infrastructure in what is seen as retribution for ukrainian victories on the

battlefield. the iranian football team's refusal to sing their national anthem was bigger news than the score line in their 1st match. but they were singing again ahead of their to nail when of a whales following alleged pressure from the government. it is just one sign of the huge risks iranian people are taking to show that assent at a welt cup, increasingly overshadowed by human rights issues. ah, these iranian fans in the stadium wanted to seize the opportunity and draw attention to the bloody correct down on protests happening in their home country. but their message, women, life freedom, was not welcomed by fi, fun cutter and removed, just like iranian flex, alter, to hide the symbol of the islamic republic. the team's decision to this term sing the national anthem, albeit reluctantly. a sign of the immense pressure the play asunder. and the you

melissa ation painful to watch for many in attendance. for others it's a symbol of giving into a regime they don't approve of. especially since it comes just a day after their former t med voya for re was arrested in iran after training session with his club full at was a stop. therefore, he is of kurdish origin and has repeatedly criticized the oppression of women and minorities in these lamb republic. now he's facing charges for tarnishing the reputation of the national team and spreading propaganda against the state. that mexico for the one of the more than 15000 people authorities in iran have arrested since the protest began in september. more than 300 iranians have been killed according to human rights groups. and every day security forces attack, protest us all over the country. it has created a rift through iranian society, that's also on display in kata outside the stadium. supporters of these lamar

republic try to silence anti government protest us and hide their messages, turning the match itself into a sideshow. and so the iranian team managed to defeat wales on the pitch and yet disappointed many of their fence for not standing by them. iranian saw not limiting their protest to stadiums and cutter demonstrations. continue in iran with several taking place and take run and other cities on saturday. as, according to social media activists say, security forces, open fire on a crowd gathered in the city of a sedan in the southeast after friday press dozens of fear to dead or wounded. in a speech on saturday, around supreme leader, ayatollah ali hominy praised the boss, teach malaysia militia that have been at the heart of the government crackdown on your own to the man. every you to get more on the story. when are joined by yada a starbucks head of ira did, i'll be

a person service yelder good to have you with us. so how many or combination speech came just are a day after another alleged crackdown in a sedan and, and also the when of the national team in carter. that's quite a, a mixed bag of feelings. joy, he is suffering there. how is that perceived in the country? yes, when it will, it is how it is perceived. is that the part of joy that you mentioned? we don't at the moment in the pictures that we see within iran are the security forces. are the revolutionary guard cope's who are actually celebrating the win off the national team, who are, are on their tanks, from which they, they've been killing people on the streets, dancing, and celebrating. and of course, and many people, as we've seen, the report has shown it very well in many iranians are actually frustrated and are turning their backs on the national team because they were expecting them to speak

out as many other outlets and also other football players within iran have been doing this change of heart that we've seen now now singing along the national anthem. could this have something to do with this report? a famous arena football player getting arrested earlier this week are why now why during the world cup in katara, when the whole world is watching it has 2 sides to it and one hand, wherever he is, has been very outspoken, even before. so he was, he's, he's always been very critique to that criticizing the regime for human rights violations. for many more he has been a former player, often national team and he has been a player of did of taylor and his dad lost him. he has been kicked out for because he has been so outspoken. and now of course it is also a signal shooter to the team national team, a signal of intimidation kind of showing. you know,

this could also happen to you if you don't behave. and the way we want in the data, but on the other hand, we can also see that many people at least saying dads for being part of the national team. you have to also be a way loyal to the system and to the regime. so that's my also people like reality are not taking part there. right, right. and yelder just briefly, if you would, because we are seeing that more, more protest symbols against the iranian regime. and our band from the stadiums in kata are, is everybody they're being silenced. now this is very crucial, what we witnessing right now and flatter because on a one hand d ringing regime is, is mobilizing his people and supporters to good to go, to support the team, to give interviews, to you know, to show the world how, how with women are treated equally in iran and have the same rights for instance.

and on the other hand, and we are st. kupta is helping to silence and protesters to enter with the banners. but my life freedom, even with t shirts or where it says when will i freedom on it. and we know about the range analysts actually who were before the before the world cup would start. we're getting threats by the way, intelligence that if you will come to guitar to report you will be facing us kind of showing that also the relation in the support of a time with the iranian regime. and we have also a ranger in us right now. in de la, trying to raise these questions and being silenced when they ask about marina for even they asked, they're the national team. we have state reporters from irena television or europe, who are then protesting against

a reporter. so trying to raise these questions right, yada a. starbuck share head of our d w person service. thank you so much. hello ah . and to the world's comp now well astray leo got their 1st taste of victory encounter. after defeating tunisia, one nail to kick off today's action, the soccer rose night at early a match through mitchell duke in the 23rd minutes with managed to convert a header from craig goodwin's cross. the aussie found the back of the net just out of reach of the tradition gold keeper. the wind that keeps the screws, world cup, hopes alive, and a short defeat on tuesday, left a bitter taste in the mouth of argentina, france after saudi arabia stunned. the south american nation, but you couldn't tell by looking at the fans into a house. so what keith, where argentina fans gathered in the capital's oldest market place to show support

for their team ahead of their match against mexico later today. argentine us to one last to saudi arabia is seen as one of the biggest upsets in wealth comp history. and you watching t got the news. a quick reminder of our top story. protest have broken out in china's a jin chang region over the enforcement of strict copays night in lockdown measures . social media videos appear to show crowds and the regional capital venting their anger at local officials. the protest followed the death of 10 people in a residential fire up next wealth stories featuring as some of our best reports of the past week, including train service resuming to their training city of paris. so thanks for watching nico music, germany, to burn german. hello for michael. why not learn with him online?