companies and countries rethinking everything, making later changes you've received this week on d. w with ah, ah, this is deed of you news live from berlin. iran's leaders appear to make a big concession. after months of anti government protest and violent crackdowns, the country so called morality police is abolished. also coming up in china. authorities also take a step after back after protest. as the government begins to roll back some coven

19 restrictions. many residents cautiously celebrate their regained freedoms. and many russians would like to forget about their everyday problems and the realities of war. we go to russia's biggest ice skating rink to ask moskowitz, how they're feeling in the run up to christmas. and we check in on the world cup and cutter where things got kind of messy for the australian team looking 1st part of the quarter finals. that's coming up later in sport. ah, ah, next by sir. welcome to the program. local media in iran are reporting that the country has abolished its morality police. the announcement comes after months of nationwide demonstrations triggered by the arrest of gina, marcia, meaning the young died after being taken to put in to police custody for violating

around strict female dress code. the rounds attorney general told a major state news agency that quote, morality police have nothing to do with the judiciary. earlier i talked to cameron matina, he's a senior lecture on international relations at the university of sussex. i asked him what he made of this announcement. well, 1st of all, i would sure note of caution initially about the announcement because the attorney general said the morality so called morality police was not part of the judiciary system. it wasn't an organ of the judiciary. it was actually part of the so called low enforcement forces or, you know, police force. so did they, did such an announcement should really be announced by that institution. and that hasn't happened yet. and secondly, since the protest began after the killing of fuzzy and i mean these,

this morality police patrols have de facto seized because of the situation. so they really haven't been in operation allowed 2 or 3 months anyways. so i think until the government formerly announces this, you have to treat this question, but what is clear is that the government is, pursues a to policy. similar heinously seems that on the one hand, it has increased the crackdown issuing like the sentences against those arrested. and this in the, during the protests, increasing military presence in certain areas such as cornerstone and baluchistan at the same time, they are like signaling certain messages about flexibility or adaptability of these, let me go public towards sets and policies, including the so called, hey, job policies, so hoping this combination of the, to the stick and the carrot might bring the protest on ends. so it's not quite perhaps a victory. is it likely to stop the protest? do you think though?

well, the very fact that for the 1st time, really islamic republic announcing such approach, it is in itself quite a significant weakness because the origin is really not used to making concessions to protests. so in that sense, i think the protests have already actually achieved something quite significant. but i really, i'm not sure actually this will bring the protest to, to a halt. in fact, one reason such announcements might be made is that people, organizations of civil society protested have and they will have a 3 days of action on the 5th, 6th, and 7th of december and over the course of the coming week. and maybe the government is trying to somehow preamp this by announcing such decisions to kind of discourage people from coming to the street saying that what you want is already being discussed or is going to be implemented. but i think those 3 days are crucial in assessing whether the protest movement is going to have the momentum it has had

thus far. ok, thank you so much for that insight, cameron martin from university 70. thank you. thanks. covered 19 curves are being relaxed in china following some of the biggest displays of public anger. in decades, residents in beijing and beyond are welcoming the gradual returned to normal life. after years of tough restrictions, chinese authorities say however, they're not abandoning the country 0 cove and policy yet just implementing it more flexibly. in the south west in mega city of john ching life is beginning to return to normal. shops are open and residents are back on the streets. just last month, many of its $32000000.00 inhabitants were under lockdown. but now authorities are relaxing cobit rules across china, even as infections remain near record highs. in several major cities,

testing requirements for buses and other public transport are being dropped in beijing authorities have been closing test sites leading to long keys that those that remain open as tests are still required to access many public spaces. despite the frustration of a long wait, many, beijing as are enthusiastic about the loosening of restrictions. and i don't think rosanna can yet. oh i feel that the controls i lose that done before. i thought i'd pass that on you and everyone is eager to go outside as can you though everyone feels more relaxed and they'll cadillac miss and another to go to for the now with rules must gradually been east over there. those of us working with her that had her have a sense of hope. you're going to go on fernand and go through the to go despite the rural changes, beijing says it's still following it's 0 cove. it policy just with

a more flexible targeted approach. but with vaccination rates, still low among the vulnerable, elderly population and authorities unwilling to accept to west and vaccines. epidemiologists sworn that china is ill prepared to face the wave of infections that might come with reopening. there's a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world of organic corruption on indonesia. main island of java has forest people in nearby villages to evacuate their homes. authorities are preparing shelters, and people have been warned not to travel with an 8 kilometers of the crater of mount scenario. the volcano lost or up to the year ago, killing more than 50 people. el salvador is government is intensifying, its so called war on gangs around $10000.00 soldiers and police have sealed off the entire town of, sorry, a pango on the outskirts the country's capital. the operations goal is to search

for suspected gang members. international human rights groups have criticize the government crackdown measures every year in moscow. various winter traditions and festivals take place in the run up to christmas. but this year is not like every other year. and many russians are looking forward to this festive season as a welcome distraction from the war and ukraine and the stress of international sanctions. placing up the ice gates again. for many in moscow, it's the most wonderful time of the year. even this year, in the shadow of war, this is russia's largest ice rink, but because of the special military operation as it's called here, the new year and christmas festivities are being downsized. this year we would have been in loose, british english, 13 believe listen, but we've decided it won't be a big celebration this year. but we're providing our space for moscow bites to come here and spend time in this festive set, a formal perseveres,

presently the fridge. this wasn't for a long time, people in russia were able to ignore what was happening in ukraine. but since the mobilization, the military operation has become part of the everyday reality here. i cic. i think when you look at all of this, you could be fooled into thinking, nothing's going on. i think people can't constantly live and stress and have to distract himself somehow. but you know that something terrible is happening. i can't understand how you can condone war and everything that comes with it. i p, you dear, to speak so openly about the invasion of ukraine. those who criticize the military live in danger. we also meet young russians here who follow the propaganda and support putins actions that are safe, exit good manners matching this year wasn't confusing time for russia. the introduction many thanks since the beginning of special operation. but i completely

support my country in this. and if you look at it, historically, ukraine was always russian, granados came in, ah, most people tell us they just want peace and an end to sanctions this winter, no one on the rink is completely care free. but for a moment, people can allow themselves to forget about the uncertain future. ah, the world cups round of 16 countries continued to day with matches that include france defending champions from 2018. france play poland in the early game this evening and cutter later england go up against senegal, one of 2 african teams remaining in a tournament. the other morocco play on tuesday. looking back to the 1st matches of the round of 16 on saturday, argentina made it through the quarter finals after beating australia 2 to one. the sa caruso acquitted themselves well, but argentina had genius on her side. this was the biggest middle eastern mismatch

since david met goliath, australia's artisans versus the artistry of leonor messy. and the sa caruso soon saw his genius on 35 minutes when messy post to leave australia keeper, matt ryan helpless. but ryan was the architect of his own. don't fall when argentina made it to just before the hour. leon alvarez was onto poor touch in a flash, he made it to nil. ryan needed his teammates to dig him out of a hole. they got a lucky brick when craig goodwin's wild effort afflicted an offensive, fernandez game on and the aussies nearly scored a shock equalizer. but emily martinez blocked brilliantly from garen cool in the 7th minute of injury time. mercy led the celebrations in front of argentina's rock as crowed, whose expectations will be even higher their site in the last 8. and in the early

march on saturday, the netherlands booked their place in the quarter finals playing the united states . the dutch men scored twice in the 1st half and never looked back. memphis de pike struck 1st. the orange army of dutch fans was in full force as the game finished. 3 goals to one and a lima attack he is here with me in the studio. she's from d. w. sports of oars are welcome a lima. so tell me about argentina and met messy message to the rescue. basically. yes, massey doing what is best that and that is. and setting the tone in midfield. wet his dribbling magic with his amazing maisie runs into the final thread, connecting this team. and he, you know, and he paid, i'm at the end because he did score his 1st ever worked kept knockout goal. it took quite a long time, but he finally did it. and that goal also helped argentina now to advance for the quarter finals where they will be up against the netherlands. but this is also

a very personal world cup for mercy because it probably is his last shot at a world card there. after all, he is 35 years old nick. so now he doesn't have much time let. okay, i'll tell you about the other round of 16 march. that was a big one yesterday, usa versus the netherlands. how did the americans that the americans have been a joy to watch because it's a very young team there. the 2nd youngest in the turn, a man, and whenever you, they are in action, they play with so much spirit, so much hung are so much hide. but i think up against the netherlands, i think the kind of met they match. i think just the gap in quality was way too huge. and although the americans did have possessions, they couldn't really make much use of it. and the netherlands, of course, they're comfortable without the ball and they're like, look, you guys can have the ball and they were ruthless when it comes to the counter attacks. yeah. put in the ball and that this and tell me about today. some football power. yeah. so we have to the 2 favorites in action today. we have france,

of course, taking on poland and france. i think you know, our aiming for consecutive world cups. that is something that hasn't been done in a very long time make the last team to do so. was brazil, and that was back in 19581962. we also have in the later game, england in action against synagogue. england, of course, have been getting closer and closer. and they were semi finalists in russia 4 years ago. they were run us up at the euro's, and i think they want to take it a step further and end 56 years of hurt. that's how long the men's team has not won a major trophy in football. but if you look at the way this entire world cup hausman playing out, i would say do not rule out the outsiders, the underdogs cause they have been so many upsets that we saw in the group stages. i pollen sit senegal, i say, don't rule them out. just yet, okay. i just, yeah. i know you don't like this kind of question, but here question, who's gonna, who's going to win to dad? says power house matches the left also based on paper, i'm going to say france and england based on the odd. okay. as playing it safe,

i think so my head is telling it's okay, yeah, my hard to say one thing as well. i'll keep that to myself and even hitachi for me . debbie sport, thanks so much. and this is, of course, did of you news live from berlin. shift is up next, looking at the sustainability of 3 d printing, and it's always more news available on our website, d, w dot com and, and twitter and instagram at dw news. i'm next, pfizer. thanks for watching ah every day for us and for our planet global ideas is on its way to bring you more conservation.