ah ah ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin international women's day turns the spotlight on women struggles around the globe. if someone who doesn't think like me or dressed like me, doesn't have freedom, then i don't have freedom either. in iran, many women say that they are seeing some more liberties on the streets,

but the transition is very much a work in progress. also coming up. russia's wagner group claims that it has control of large parts of the eastern ukrainian city of buck moved this despite keeps claims that it was doubling down on its defense and tension in moldova, running high, many in the countries neighboring ukraine are, are afraid of being dragged into russia's war of aggression and are critical of their precedence course. ah, i'm sarah kelly. welcome to the program. today is international women's day. it is not only an opportunity to celebrate women, but also an opportunity to highlight the struggles women around the globe still face. in iran, for example, the situation is still very dangerous for women,

especially given the controls of the so called morality police. we have now this exclusive report from tehran and we have blurred out the faces of people appearing in the report for their own safety. this would have been impossible just 6 months ago, walking distress up to her on in your own choice of clothing. now it's not an uncommon sight any more like this university student, many women are taking theories, but it's still against the law. so to talk about it, we go inside the odd would, there were many reactions to me, not wearing that he job people looking at me pulling faces or even coming up and insulting me. you're merely ating me all very kindly and sentimental. he advising me on what they consider right. my, but my biggest achievement from that period was that i became normal in the eyes of

those around me in what good bad no, go hats off you on a hold on one of the show. here in von of to transpose shopping malls, it's playing to see women varying whatever they want in friendly coexistence, refusing to be divided by to sloman, republics ideology. no matter what they've chosen for themselves personally, many says i'm going to do that. this is how i show my religious identity to people . i'm fine with this. i'm comfortable. but i think that if i don't fight for the individual, freedom of the person sitting next to me, i'm actually destroying freedom. has been about if someone who doesn't think like me or dress like me, doesn't have freedom, then i don't have freedom either. because freedom is not for anyone. if it's not for everyone, i also think about hm. and i wish about history. and so in the past 5 months, many religious women have joined to protest as well as men not fighting against a job, but for freedom equality and to white to choose. it's the mandatory he job that

they see as a tool for oppressing them and said him as an individual i personally would not whether he just i just had an image for them. the jokes are not, in my opinion, this practice of not wearing. it doesn't just mean that we are now physically. freya, also are, has seen those if is, if you're in hong any, it's actually a form of resistance figure. and the issue of the his job has taken on a special meaning crazy war will not in a hospital corner, my son is a special meaning most people hearing to ron seem to either share or at least no longer mine, highlighting that the rift is not among iranians, but between them and their leaders and for more let's bring in now and again shira k ye, an activist for women's rights. welcome to the program,

and thank you so much for joining us. it's about half a year since the latest wave of protest in iran began over the death of a woman in the custody of the so called morality police. where does the government's crack down on that protest movement stand today? it's the see love going. unfortunately, the thing is the put us on the streets and change, so we see less protest. but the resistance, as you obviously want you to believe your report is ongoing for women taking to the streets without getting the job. that's the way of resistance that is ongoing. also there other forms of smaller purchase that's happening around the government's utility, cracking down all of it. and, and it ended important thing to understand is that the technique that you see to cracked out. so we've seen a lot of cases of rape and sexual assaults that's happening inside prison. people being arrested even now like their daily arrests that are happening for people who

are not doing anything in terms of resistance, but like done something in the past. but the threats and you know, there's only to make sure that they can control the government at the same time, you're seeing the poisoning cases that makes the people really worry. and they see that as another way of oppression that the government has a hand in it. and actually trying to punish young guilds on boys or did this will be at a school. so it's a really complex picture. and it struggles continues. and i think the white continues on the ground and the basis even though it's not in the home to tell us a little bit more about that fight because of course today is international women's day. today's attention the attention in general. do you anticipate that the protest movement is re energized? yeah. read of useful since yesterday. the number of, of, you know, the many,

those and laws been great and bible men inside the run and outside the network that has been created across the globe. and specifically, on the graduate level in iran, it's vibrant and alive and they didn't the last 24 hours. and today you're seeing a lot of you know, the outcome of the network, the collaboration with activities and media to the mainstream. and it's really amazing to see that how that resistance under street the process on the street to different level. and it's now going much the bit deeper and adding the intellectual background and back to it and creating a much more it might be much more lost. the resistance that lead to what is your message to the international community? what would you like people to know about what is happening in iran?

i think they need to care about these because it's the colds. and the ideal ideas around women like freedom is something that anyone all around the globe can relate. because we are only in a role that helps women in one form or another. the see the women losing their, you know, i told them over their body even in the countries and as well as there was news today that the pension gap, a gap masters. so these are the things that are alive and, and central to our lives. right now. the environmental rights that's coming from life, part of the women life read and climate change is a massive issue. and we should face it and talk about it globally. it's not an issue that you can resolve on a national level or a nation is that it needs a local global approach. trade as well as the liberty the old celebrate. so i want to invite everyone to read about it become more knowledgeable about what's

happening and talk about it. and then this is the key to change the world. thank you and sharing an activist for women's rights. joining us today on the international women's day speaking specifically about the situation in iran for women. thank you so much. in some other parts of the world, international women's day is being used to take a stand against gender based discrimination. like in afghanistan, around 20 women held this rare sit in demonstration in kaba. they called on the taliban to re open the doors of schools, universities, and offices for women. they risk arrest violence and social stigma for taking this kind of action. the taliban has faced global criticism for imposing a slew of restrictions on girls and women in the country since seizing power in 2021. and the debbie is michela. cook nurse spoke with the german

family minister lisa house in new york. she asked what can be done to help women in places like afghanistan, iran, and other parts of the world where women are struggling to win long denied rights minister policy on international women's day here at the united nations. the also meeting women from afghanistan from iran. what do western nations, what does germany, europe have to offer women who are under acute repression, as in afghanistan and iran at this very moment in time. but, well, we have to look at them and we have to raise interest in them. the situation is not acceptable and they are violated, they are discriminated, they are punished, they are put into jail, they are murdered. and so, so it's important at every meeting here or on every other meeting that we sent the message. we see that and we do not, not talk about it,

but we mention it and we are standing side by side with those women and i, and strong to the devotee women leaders and meeting here are talking about something called a digital oppression of the future. what exactly does not mean, we see that the feminist perspective in this digital work is still lacking. and therefore this meeting is so important because we put now in the female, we're perspective in the digitalization on the complete again. and we learned already that the artificial intelligence can be very good to solve problems, but also can even strengthen or make more deep discriminations. we have because they are faster, they found a discriminating issues in the internet and just perpetuate and, and to make them bigger. and a so the gender view on this whole topic is we're really

urgent that we do that. now if we're talking about a women who are disadvantaged in the rich donations would like to talk about the gender pay gap in very poor nations. but if he post pandemic, we're talking about women and girls being more affected by acute hunger. how do you get that together? it's such a un meeting and what's the outlook for the future? well the truth is that we do have her too much m pernice and hunger on the world. and so i am, we're looking forward that this time we have the main topic or gender and to the transition. but the next meeting where we will have on again at gender and financing. and i think that's really very wise that we'd next year talk deeper about these problems. the truth is we have a huge gender pay gap and we have

a huge, a divergence between wealth and gender. and so, and this is something that the lawns on the agenda almost every day. next year we go deeper into that chalk subject, minutes to pause. thank you very much. welcome. and that was the german family minister speaking with our mckayla coroner from new york earlier. now we turned to ukraine. the head of the russian wagner mercenary group, has claimed his fighters have taken control of the eastern areas of that city of bach moot. the battle for the city in the dumbass region has been the deadliest of the war so far. ukraine's president vladimir zalinski has warned that it would be an open road for russian troops to other areas if they managed to capture bach moot . zalinski has today been discussing ukraine's grain exports with the united

nations secretary general antonio good ted ish. meantime, he's traveled to keep on a mission to secure an extension of the un broker deal between russia and ukraine. correspond mathias ballinger is joining us now with the view from keith mathias. i'd like to begin 1st by asking you about this comment from, from the head of russia, wagner mercenary group. you have any promotion saying that his group has taken control of the eastern part of bach moved. what are you hearing? what we know is that there's heavy fighting in mood. it's been there has been heavy fighting for quite some time and back mode. and it doesn't seem to have slowed down . ukraine said that they have and reinforcement into the city. and we've just heard what the other side has said, what the wagner group is claiming to control about half of the city. that's a city that, that would be east of the river that crosses the city, which is often and in this kind of battle where,

where friends come to avoid or come to was for some days. so we know that they have been already entering some parts of, of, of the, in a city a few days ago. so it's pretty much contested and fights are going on. the block now has claimed a few days ago that dad almost surrendered the city from have closed in from 3 sides. but ukraine seems to be able to manage a way in and way out. and that's how they're able to keep reinforcing and keep these battles going. around the city. we also mentioned that the un secretary general antonio tasha and keith and mit concerns over a renewal of a grain export deal with russia. walk us through what's a think so this grain extra deal that was closed 1st early summer last year allow ukraine to continue exporting grain from their ports

after russia had blockaded them. in the beginning of the war, the russia had closed basically all traffic in and out of ukrainian port the ships they say a lot of the ports, of course the sea is mine. so they have to be guided through the minefield and they are then inspected in turkey by much national teams, including russians, so that they really afford only what has been agreed upon agricultural products. and this has been working well, but it's also always been a fragile agreement. it's been the only so one of the very few diplomatic. this is in this war, russia has dropped out of it and threatened to attack these boats ones. but the shipments continued to russia then joined in again. now did. the last extension is due to expire next week, and that's what everybody's talking about a behind the scenes in turkey for example. but also this visit by the un

secretary general, who's a sponsor of disagreement. he w, correspond him and he's falling guarantee. thank you. there are concerns in moldova, that russia could be trying to undermine support or even topple the country's pro european government. moldova border is ukraine to the south, and speculation is rife that moscow is eyeing the country's international airport. now the moldova government has said that it would blow up the runway, rather than let the kremlin capture it. although that has a break away region in the east, trans mystery, where authorities are backed by russia, he w max sander, went to the mall, dove, and controlled enclave in this russian backed region. and sent us this report. an hour's drive from old dover capital. russian soldiers, they're huge to keep frozen, a conflict over who controls the other side of the river. most of it,

we're heading to mo, lavolle, to an enclave in the breakaway territory. trends in history of the strip of land on the border with ukraine. that claimed independence from the capital casey now and we'll deal with more than 30 years ago and ever since has been backed up by moscow . core. victoria bish, lagging me to set the village museum, victor and his friend or veterans of the transmission train war. they fought for them all dove and government against separatists back by moscow. it ended more than 3 decades ago. but victor says it changed everything a little while hostile to so up until then i was one person. and afterwards i was a completely different one. lesson a learned that life is short a meal nigger. so bravery, victor is worried that moscow aggression against ukraine might affect things here on a chest together. i hope this year that the whole world will defeat putin host the

russians. and the army panels, bill. and i hope that all these tanks and soldiers stationed here, including this ghost republic will disappear because of a bomb over this. but it, the enclave feels vulnerable. it's small donovan, but it is surrounded by russian control transistors. a complicated unsteady situation on the outskirts of the capitol, pinching our foods are hot. people wanting to protest against them of government are blocked by police. anger, economic hardship is overlaid with fears. president maya santa could provoke russia, where were transist you? the protests are organized by the pro russian short party and authority seen nurse need 40 could get the that we are afraid that she will drag us into the war. yeah, when i ball and my myer sand, you keeps talking about trends nice drea,

plant womack monotony. well, we cannot talk about this while there is a war so close to us. at the heart of the protests hostility towards president solander was clear. people here are not worried about russian aggression. yo yo, i've never been to europe myself, but i've traveled to russia and i would say that in russia it's better because they don't try to harm us. like the people in power do here. it's been crucial it up in illinois. the protest are funded and orchestrated by russia with the help of local oligarchs, according to the government and casey, now the chronus, using this widget of oligarchs, are to try to disturb light stretching. moldova, and they in turn, are now going are generally funnel resources to try to pay for this protests. i'm

confident that we'll be able to not only withstand this challenge, but also prevail and move towards the goal that mold of and citizens have set for us in the election towards european integration back in the east. today's his special day for victor bush, lag, and his fellow veterans. they gather in the places they once fought. and remember those who died. it is the 31st anniversary of the beginning of war. yes goes of the blood, you see war takes every one civilians and even children, may god have mercy on their souls, life. they're not looking for war. they say. but should it come to them by the light? they'll be ready and somewhere. let's bring in date of his next and her who you saw in that report. and max explained to us once again where exactly you were because it's been described as an enclave. within an enclave. right. so maybe just for context, a little recap her viewers. moldova is, is small former soviet republican,

eastern europe, wedged between romania, which is a member of nato in the west. and you war torn ukraine in the east and the country has a break away territory called trans mysteria, which claims independence, but is not internationally recognized as, as such which borders the ukrainian border in the east and the nice to river in the west. and we drove from the capital q c. now in moldova, about a 2 hour drive towards these to the transmission region, crossed the river by ferry. and went to this enclave by this russian back territory where they are currently at the moment 1500 russian troops present. okay, so how high is the risk of a ration back could and mother because that this is really been making headlines in recent weeks that this risk is, is ever present. and there have been some red flags. right? so, um, recently there have been, some reports come by,

these were made public by the ukraine and president of one of them is lensky. ukrainian intelligence reportedly intercepted a reports or plans by the russians to topple the government in case you know and install a proper government or pretty much a pro russian government. and these allegations are taken very seriously by the mold, open government, but also by, by western leaders, by the united states present for example, or by very close ally, romania and present policy honest that they would do everything to assist moldova in the situation. now the government told us, we were there in case you know, a government representative said they are taking precautions. i'm spice, have been arrested, alleged sabotaged groups have been detained entering while trying to enter the border. so there were, i'm fears that there would be these plans to lay the groundwork for, for a cou, inciting violence and so on. and there had been protests by a pro russian party organized a progression party in the country in moldova. how concerning is that?

right, so since last september we've been seeing protest, i one, sir, sometimes even twice a week, mostly in the middle, middle capital q c. now, they are organized by the pro russian opposition party progression, short party, and from what the government is saying, and from what investigative journalists are saying is that the protesters are in, in some cases, even being paid to board buses. they're being busted from all over the country to take to the streets. and you see now this is all being organized by, according to the government, by fugitive oligarchs. one of them is hiding in israel. the other one is allegedly hiding in more than cyprus. and they're doing the bidding of the kremlin, so to say with them, just to point out here, these people are not just protesting because of getting paid for it. lots of them are experiencing economic hardship. these are people with low income that are dealing with skyrocketing energy prices at the moment, largely due to russia, cutting off gas supplies. and some of them are sitting estella eric about the

soviet union. and they buy into the russian propaganda that my assigned to the mold oven president will, will draw the mitchell war so that she's not doing enough to help them in this situation with rising energy prices. so they're taking to the streets and tad that offer pretty much a lot of factors that play their audio correspond at max and are helping us make sense of it. thank you so much. so change of pace for you. now we're heading to some sports news in the world of football, where barissi dormant had been knocked out of the champions league by chelsea, the english side one to nil on the night in london, advancing to the quarter finals to one on aggregate germany international chi habits scored chelsea's decisive goal was a controversial re taken penalty. it was norman's 1st defeat this year after they had $110.00 matches in a row. norman's english midfielder and jude bellingham called the decision to

retake the penalty. quote, a joke, his coach, i'd in tears ich was more restrained after the game and wouldn't be drawn into criticizing the referee. so let's hear from both, both coaches now starting with tears, which is kind of games, inches and moments are deciding. are you going to the next round on up and her today? there been some moments. oh, we've been a bit unlucky, of course, but this is also part of the game. so we won't complain about the situation. we renew that. we have to show to talk performances, but to night chassis score twice, we haven't. and so we can't complain about getting dropped out of jennifer players were tremendous. the civil is we're tremendous. we ought to be against a team that doing so well. 10 games on the bouts when it was pulling out the 2 games. i think we deserve to go through and with that you're up

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