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well, my brain changer seems so good with the answer to everything starts january 15, o. d w with this is d, w. news live from berlin. a human rights monitor tells d w that 2 iranian men are in imminent danger of meeting the same fate as 2 other prisoners executed by the iranian government on saturday. all were arrested during anti government protest, and many more have been condemned. also coming up,
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authorities say they foiled applaud to carry out an islamist motivated attack in germany. and iranian citizen is arrested in an overnight raid after police receive what they call a serious tip. the man is suspected of plotting an act of violence using deadly chemicals. ah, i'm marion evans, dean, it's good to have you with us. a leading human rights monitor has raised concerns about the fate of 2 iranian teenagers on death row in the islam republic. the men have been identified as mohammed, but of honey and mohamed. how bad lu iranian stayed media, se mohammed with honey was found guilty of setting buildings on fire and wielding a machete. and that mohamed, how badly wounded police officers during protests. critics say the trial that
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handed them the death penalty, like other trials than iran, was a sham. the pair have exhausted their legal recourse mark when a mirror madame is a director of the n g o iran human rights, which monitors and investigates human rights violations in the islamic republic. he told the w, this means they could be executed without warning to iranian authorities. hug announced that the death sentence of mama. oh boy, you are mamma group on the or i, we seem to be having some difficulty with that video. this warning by my when i marry maha dom comes after the execution of a 3rd and 4th protest. ernie ron mohammed, mfc, carmine, and mohammed who seine were hanged on saturday morning. they were sentenced to death and would activists or calling a sham trial. both men had so called sponsors in the german parliament. one of them
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spoke to the w warning of consequences for the iranian regime. these 2 are the latest victims of the war. the islamic republic is waging against its own citizens . mohammed mediacast ami a 22 year old former karate champion, and mohammed jose need a 39 year old worker who coached children in his free time. both were convicted and sham trials, where they weren't allowed to choose their own lawyers or even see the alleged evidence against them. evidence expert, say justice bogus as their confessions at by iran stayed media found in the moment 4 weeks, their friends and family hoped they could be saved. on his honor, i kindly asked the man was also to do, sorry. i beg you please remove my son's death, said please hold on. no, hold on. hold on. their calls were echoed not only by iranians,
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around the world, but also by politicians. here in germany, heglum book, a green member of parliament, was a sponsor of color me and campaigned against his execution. this new executions will have consequences at the moment that is not pretty clear which shaquanda grims exec that will be what there will be consequences. we won't be quiet, the german government, nor the you will be quiet till this violation of human rights. within iran, people are also not remaining quiet, fresh, protests, supplant, and many refuse to be intimidated. on social media, this video is spreading since the executions mohammed, medical army, dancing with his family matters, anti government protest. i say, don't die in the vow. they will not rest until those responsible for his and other killings out of power to germany. now where police have arrested
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a person suspected of plotting with their calling an islamist motivated attack. prosecutors have identified the suspect as a 32 year old iranian citizen. investigators searched his residence in the war region. a broad area around the side was cordoned off. police also detained another suspect during the operation. and d, w. political correspondent, catherine lancaster has been following the story for us and joins in the studio for the latest. so catherine, we understand this was a very large police operation and, and it had been planned for some time. what more can you tell us? so yes, the local interior minister said that they had a serious tip earned. and this is way they still went in at night and local media reports that that tip might have come through for an intelligence service is actually a local authorities did know that they were looking for prisoners substances,
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which is also why they went in with those like big anti contamination suits both men were suspected of having obtained actually royce in end tonight. so you mentioned these 2 dangerous chemicals or if they had managed to carry out this attack, how bad it might have been. so what we now know is that there was no rise in or cyanide found in the apartment, according to meet reports that just have come out. but what we do know is that if an attack, as you say, would have been carried out with rising or cyanide, it probably would have been lethal. both substances are classified as chemical weapons, so they can kill you with a small quantity only. they are very, very, very lethal. d w political correspondent, catherine lunkhead is falling the story for us. catherine, thank you very much. let's get a check now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. the 1st
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international travelers have started to arrive in china after the country lifted its mandatory quarantine requirement. the 1st international flight arrived at shanghai from new zealand. carry more than 280 passengers. travellers still need to show proof of a negative coven. 19 test taken within 48 hours prior to did to departure to metro trains have collided in a tunnel in mexico city. at least one person has been killed and dozens of others injured. one of the drivers is critically ill. it's not yet clear what caused the crash. dozens of soldiers from ivory coast are now home after spending 6 months in detention in neighbouring molly. the soldiers were pardoned by molly's military junta on friday as a goodwill gesture. they'd been sentenced to 20 years in prison for allegedly trying to undermine molly's state security ivory coast that the men were part of a un peacekeeping mission. it was an emotional homecoming for these ivory coast
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soldiers. just a week ago, a military court across the border in molly had sentenced the men to 20 years in prison. the countries quinta pardoned the mon friday. and the 2 countries worked to repatriate the troops as quickly as possible. i would like to express on behalf of the entire group, our deepest gratitude for all that's been undertaken for our return home. 3 female soldiers had been released in september, but were tried last week in absentia and sentenced to death. they've now also been pardoned. the detachment of ivory and soldiers landed at bummer co airport in molly, in july deployed as part of the united nations peacekeeping mission. but the military junta in bama co said they were entering the country as mercenaries and detained them at the airport. they returned 6 months later, signals an apparent full in relations between the west african neighbors.
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obviously, now that this crisis is behind us, we can resume normal relations with the brother country of molly, which needs us and which we also need. the mullins are our brothers here molly has grown increasingly isolated since military officers toppled the government in 2020. after they failed to hold promised elections. west africa's main political and economic block echo us leveled sanctions against the quintile bomber co. several european and african countries have said they will pull their troops out of the 10 year long peacekeeping mission . citing molly's collaboration with russian mercenaries. thousands of kurds from across europe have converged on paris to mark the 10th anniversary of the killings
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of 3 kurdish women activists. over that decade, authorities have yet to prosecute any one for their deaths in the french capital. the march took place just 2 weeks after the killings of 3 other curds in paris, o, thousands of people from kurdish communities and france on the cross syrup, marching peacefully in paris, demanding justice fulfilled dando on layla shiela mez. and 2nd, john says the 3 kurdish women activists were killed in paris a decade ago. chance this was a founding member of the kurdistan work, his party, the p k. k. alongside the banners, remembering the activists, the p. k. k flag, a red star encircled in yellow, the militant group, his band as a terrorist organization, both in turkey and the european union. activists alleged that tech, he may have been involved in the women's deaths. something ankara has always denied
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when it are, we have had to ask for justice in truth about this case that took place in 2013. we're asking the french state to clarify this case on shed light on it. no one has been prosecuted for the deaths. and now the diasporas also reeling from a recent attack in paris that claimed 3 more members of beck community. not in december, a lone gunman shot dead 3 people as a kurdish cultural center in paris, omaha, police suspect a racist motive. why do a good that new the killings are making cuts and france feel unsafe? pull my sample. so for me it's important to come and show that on top kill people, especially kurdish people in the middle of the day just like that. where being
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killed everywhere and we are not safe. and like many of the kurdish people, i am angry for you by the accuser. and above all, the kurdish community is demanding that the french government do more to protect them. to the war in ukraine noun, russia has bombed several regions in eastern ukraine overnight killing. at least one person, russian troops continued to, shall. the city of buck moved their current focus in efforts to push further west. the strikes come as moscow ended, as sound declares, cease fire for eastern orthodox christmas. ukraine had previously dismissed the cease fire as a tactic by russia to gain time to regroup its forces on many ukrainians who have fled the war or celebrating orthodox christmas away from home. this year he w met one family now living in george's capital to billy c. o
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. v. now it's the 1st christmas in exile for ok, so new, tranquil bruce shock. any way to when the war began, she fled from key of woods. yeah, la quinta is ford. okay. i know has found a new home almost 2000 kilometers away in georgia together with her sons jo gourd and so har, they are safe now. but the trauma of their flight remains. but the apocalypse is that they shake him, it was like an apocalypse unless it was dark outside and everyone was leaving. can i please i anything and i was try when will my kids and be didn't know what to do, but they aligned to should i give them name tags and phone number in case i die and they also they don't get lost. yeah, i mean little, i only a funny sydney, pretty alice anna, and her family fled to poland and then turkey,
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before they finally ended up in tbilisi. here anna is now taking care of other ukrainians, just like the georgians helped her or granting is magdalena, despite all the bad things happening to us ukrainians. if we're still setting the tables and celebrating our holidays will not give. i missed the leave. where was that? we're raising our kids so they will have their hearts in the right place with their souls are not full of hate. you proceed to the door through near navy's o. d, 25000 ukrainians, now live in georgia. the 2 countries are not only united by their common christian orthodox faith and their soviet passed, but ukraine and georgia have suffered russian aggression. georgia was invaded by russia in 2008. yeah. so the, but, oh, grey lamp, a big deal. i really hope that she cranial when before the end of this year,
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of them good door. no ear a stumble, craner. so we can blossom again and leaf like we deserve that good cannot if there was a thought of it. oh, a wish shared by millions around the world. lou. that's the latest unbeatable news this our stay tuned forest for its life. a marion i haven't seen from me and the news team. thanks for watching. oh, lead of contrasts. of ambitions of inequality. 75 years ago mahatma gandhi peacefully led the country to independence.
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