ah ah ah ah, this is deon is leih from berlin, international women's say, turns the spotlight on women's 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 controlled a large part of the eastern ukrainian city of buck moved this despite keeps claim that it was doubling down on its defense and tension in moldova, running high, many of the countries neighboring ukraine are afraid of being dragged into russia's war of aggression and are critical of their president's course. ah, and i'm sorry, kelly walked into 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 of women around the globe that they are still facing. now 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 have blurred the faces of people appearing in the report for their own safety. this would have been impossible just 6 months ago, walking distress of to her on in your own choice of clothing. now it's not an uncommon sight any more. like does university student many women are taking dairies, but it's still against the law. so to talk about it, we go inside pregnancy, odd would a, 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 didn't go hats off the on the one i'm of the show. here in von of to ross pu, shopping malls, it's plain to see women varying whatever they want in friendly coexistence, refusing to be divided by to slammed republics ideology, no matter what they've chosen for themselves personally manifest glank. and yet it is 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 as being about. if someone who doesn't think like me or dress like me doesn't have freedom, then i don't have freedom either alicia, because freedom is not for anyone. if it's not for everyone, i also think about him and i wish various units. 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 the white to choose. it's the mandatory her 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 jobs are not, in my opinion, this practice of not wearing. it doesn't just mean that we are now physically. freya also are hosting visits your in hall county. it's actually a form of resistance figure. and the issue of the his job has taken on a special meaning crazy war or not in a hospital corner. mazily 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 her layer. i spoke with maggie and she are a k e,

an activist for women's rights. i asked her where the government crackdown on that protest movement stands to day 6 months after the demonstrations began over the death of a woman in the custody of the so called morality police. 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. so 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 era 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 forwarded. obedient at a school. so it's a really complex picture. and it struggles continues. and i think the quite continues on the ground and the basis even do not want 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, lead of use just one 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, h y friend and ally, 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 the resistance under st. brutus on the street to can 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, the international community? what would you like people to know about what is happening in iran? i think they need to care about this because it's the colds of an

ideal ideas around women like freedom is something that anyone all around it can be late because we are only be in a role that helpless woman in one form or another. you see the women losing their, you know, i told them your body even in the countries as well as there was news today, the pension gach and they got a massive. so these are the things that are alive and, and central to our lives. right now. the environmental rights that's coming from life thought that women life freedom, climate change is a massive issue and should face it. and she 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 own 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. again, cherokee, an activist for women's rights. joining us today on the international women's day speaking specifically about the situation in iran for thank you so much. and here are some other stories making headlines. tens of thousands of protesters have stage demonstrations across greece to express their anger over the countries worst train tragedy and decades. striking transport workers, students and teachers are urging the prime minister to resign over the head on crash that killed 57 people a week ago. residents in the central philippines have reported nacia and dizziness and villages close to the location of a major oil spill. that happened last week. the incident occurred off the coast of min doro island. when an oil tanker sank after experiencing engine trouble in rough seas,

the head of russia's wagner mercenary group has claimed that his fighters have now taken control of the eastern areas of the city of buck moot. the battle for the city and the dom boss 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 manage to capture bach mote. today's the lensky has been discussing ukraine's grain exports with the united nations secretary general antonio good ted edge. he's traveled to cave on a mission to secure an extension of the un broker deal between russia and ukraine. i asked our correspond mathias ballinger and keep what he's heard about. the wagner mercenary groups claims that it's in control of the eastern part of the city of bottom root. what we know is that there's heavy fighting in the mood has been to, has been heavy fighting for quite some time and by mode. and it doesn't seem to

have slowed down. ukraine has said that they have sent 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 would be east of the river that crosses the city, which is awesome. 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. 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 ports on the ships. they say 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 explored 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 sir,

the shipments continued are russia then joined in again now did the last extension is due to expire next week, and that's what everybody's talking about. now, herb herb behind the scenes in turkey for example, but also this visit by the u. m. secretary general, who's a sponsor of these agreement, he w, corresponding with his bowling guarantee. thank you. ukraine's defense minister has said that the e used plan to supply key with 1000000000 euros worth of ammunition was not enough . alaska resna cough said that ukraine needed 4 times that amount e defense ministers are meeting in stock long to try and hammer out a deal that with see the block. launch a massive joint munitions buying effort. western howard sir is on the battlefield. an essential tool in a war that for the moment has settled into an artillery duel between ukraine and russia. with ukrainian forces using up to 7000 artillery rounds daily,

sending ammunition, especially than 155 millimeter nato standard. charles has become a top priority for key of allies. and a big problem says, defense expert bro. no letter, not only the ukraine running low on this, also european nations are running out of stockpile, saw our own reserves are running low. so this is a big problem of course, because we would not be able to deliver to rent ab supplies use sheep. diplomats, jasa burrell has put forward a 3 track plan, proposing an additional 1000000000 euros to buy ammunition joint purchasing of ammunition by member states. and increasing production in the long term. i think it's a very big deal. i mean, the european union is an institute credits for peaceful goals. so we now see that the european union moving into the military's fear, and this is a 1st time in history. it's further unique actually. the idea is to apply

a mechanism similar to the one used during their covered 19 pandemic. when the european commission negotiated contracts and acquire to vaccines on behalf of member states. now the european defense agency could sign arms contracts on behalf of its members. the more countries take part, the larger the orders a plan, the weapons industry is happy to see says hans krist of ads, pardon the hat of a group, representing more than $200.00 companies in germany, the mainland d. as the noticed, we are not logged in at the quantities that are needed and that very quickly and are 10 times higher than the current production capacities. uncompensated does to so the companies that are investing in increasing their capacities neither guarantee from their national state receive all from the e. u. dining that the capacities will be utilized who's interested soon also. so good an approach that could at last help the european union strengthen its military

capabilities, says reza, you can, of each shania, vice chair of the european parliament defend subcommittee today is a momentum. does that to think at auto realistically? does that real steps forward to build our p m at up abilities? because before that it was only worse details of to plan to ramp up ammunition production still needs to be hashed out and approved by e u members. but a majority of them seem to be ready for clothes and military cooperation. and in the meantime, there are concerns in moldova, that russia could be trying to undermine support for or even topple the country's pro european government. moldova borders, ukraine to the south. and speculation is rife that moscow is eyeing the country's international airport. the moldova government has said that it would blow up the runway, rather than let the kremlin capture it. moldova has a break away region in the east transmit stria,

where authorities are backed by russia. t w's max sander went to a moldova controlled enclave in this russian backed region, and sent us this report. an hour's drive from old dover capital russian soldiers. they're here to keep frozen a conflict over who controls the other side of the river. most of it. we're heading to mobile vaults on enclave in the breakaway territory trends mistrial. the strip of land on the border with ukraine that claimed independence from the capital casing. now in moldova, more than 30 years ago, and ever since has been backed up by moscow. physical. victor bish lag a 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 backed by moscow. it ended more than 3 decades ago. but victor says it changed everything. a little wilful,

so good. 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 famous 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 that will disappear because of obama with 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 capital, pissing our foods, are hot. people wanting to protest against them of the open

government were 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 for you 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 trans 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 sullen to his clear people here are not worried about russian aggression. yo yo, i've never been to europe myself, but i travel 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 deal here. one could also hear it up

in illinois to protest or funded an orchestrated by russia with the help of local oligarchs, according to the government and casey, now the chronus, using this widget of oligarchs, ah, to try to disturb lines 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 the goal that will dylan citizens have set for us in the election towards european integration back in the east. today's a special day for victor best 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. middle schools 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 come to them by the light. they'll be ready. and let's get more we are joined now by d. w. max sandra, who you saw there in that report, how high is the risk of a ration back to kill in moldova? read 0. so recently there were reports of plants that the russian government was trying to topple the government, increasing. now planning a could it pretty much these were plans that were shared by the ukranian president for letting me zalinski and illegally are according to him. this was intelligence that was intercepted by you training intelligence services. now these are these, these allegations are being taken very seriously by the more open government, but also by western leaders such as the united states president and the remaining president calls. your highness was come out and support of the mold open government that they would remaining would do anything,

everything to prevent this from happening in the government and kissing our we spoke to some representatives there on the ground and they told us they were in front of these plans pretty early on and they were preparing for such a scenario for quite some time now. so they have arrested spies. they have detained, stopped a legit sabotaged groups from entering the country. and yet, because this is also seen as part of a wider plan to stoke on rest by sending sending groups into the country until dover. but according to the government there, they seem to be on top of things. tell us a little bit more about the protests that we saw there in that piece and how concerning they are. right. so since late september, last year we've seen port protest occur in a regular basis in the capital casey now. and these, a protests are organized by the pro russian shore party. so, according to the government, and according to some investigative journalist reports these, the party is actually paying buses to collect people from all of across the country,

bring them to the capital to protest. and in some cases, even pain individuals for that. but it's important point out that these people are not just protesting b because they are getting some money in a free bus ticket to the capital. they are suffering economic hardship. energy prices in the country skyrocketed. some families are paying 70 percent of their income just to pay for gas, ever since russia actually cut their gas supplies to moldova. so they're in a very difficult situation. some of them we spoke to were telling us that they are in historical soviet union. and they are leaning obviously supporting the promotions we're putting closer close to moscow and protesting against the pro western course of their president, my son at the beginning of the russian invasion of ukraine. they were so much concerned that russia could actually also try to invade some of ukraine's neighbors, like moldova, how higher those gears right now. right, so moldova is very small country for michelle with republic,

wedged between nato country romania in the west and ukraine war, tony crane and the east and everybody in the country is concerned about what is going on in ukraine. but for different reasons you have the supporters of the pro western government, essentially, fearing that moldova could be the next country that russia could try to take to make part of a wider empire as, as they're trying to do an in ukraine at the moment and put it under its thumb, but then if you speak to supporters of the pro russian party, for example, those protest, for example, they are telling us they are, fearing that the, the government, the government is dragging them into a war. the president, my son who was pro western is dragging them into war by seeking closer ties with the you, for example, seeking closer ties with, with nato. and they fear, oh they're telling us that yeah, you shouldn't. you shouldn't poke the bear too much because the consequences could be that something could happen there. and this would not,

this would be model was or the government of moldova holt did have. he is next and her thank you. sports now and in football barissi adornment have been knocked out of the champions league by chelsea. the english side, one to nail on the night in london, advancing to the quarter finals to one on aggregate germany international chi habits scored chelsea's decisive goal with a controversial re taken penalty. it was norman's 1st defeat this year after they had $110.00 matches in a row. and norman's champions league exit means by munich now have the chance to be the 1st german side through the quarter finals, the host passenger man to night with a one gold lead going into the game and munich. but we'll have to contain the likes of leonor messy, and colleen and buffy buyers have had an up and down history with p. s g in the champions league. back in 2020 by and defeated p s g to when the chip is league

final. the following year the 2 met in the quarter finals in p. s. g advanced. thanks to the away goals role. this season, by an earnest, similar situation, the german side takes a slim advantage into wednesday night. but p a. she too was well in the form of killing him in bar pay. the fleet footed p as she winger wasn't 100 percent in the previous match. by aren't aware of the danger he brings, say they have a game played as one spectacle for me. the most spectacular player at the moment is clearly killian killian declared that he got, i think the whole world likes watching them play has been so as far as the game is concerned, as we're not going to be watching his extraordinary talents, we're going to stop him from doing his job and albert's muscle on the and i think if our plan works out line off, he won't have much fun to nitish buzzer since losing the 1st leg. pierce ye have won 3 straight in league ah. buyer and have been equally successful in germany.

head coach julia now guzman says buyer and season will be measured on how they perform against p. s g. who will be without name are. despite missing one star, there will be a constellation on both sides of the pitch come wednesday night here watching it up in is coming up next in dw news, asia. why the u. n. warrens that online hate could reverse progress for women and the wrestling squad and india training women to dominate the sport below. the chan has that next. i'm sarah kelly in berlin. thanks for watching. ah, with

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