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tens of thousands joined, fresh protest in georgia capital tbilisi anchor is mounting after the parliament backs a law critics. they could limit press freedom and hinder efforts to join the european union. ah, i'm nicole really to all of you. joining us on p b. s. in the united states and our viewers all around the globe. welcome to the show. today is international women's day and opportunity to celebrate women, but also an important time to highlight struggles that women around the globe still face every day in iran, for example, the situation remains dangerous for women. but months after they 1st took to the streets in mass protest, women seemed to have achieved some of the freedoms they're fighting for. we start by bringing you with this exclusive report from terror on you note some faces have

been blurred that is for their 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 this university student, many women are taking dairies, but it's still against the law. so to talk about it, we go inside sales yard ward, her there were many reactions to me, not wearing the he jap people looking at me pulling faces or even coming up and insulting me. you're merely ating me, are very kindly and sentimentally 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 did that, and they go hats off you on the one on one of the show here in von of to transpose

shopping malls. it's playing to see women varying. what were they bombed 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 better. 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 to mandatory her job that they see as a tool for oppressing them and said m as and he draw i

personally, i would not whether he just, i just had an image for them to joke sad and i turn in my opinion, this practice of not wearing it doesn't just mean that we are now physically. freya also are here, but i was if, if your in hall is any it's actually a form of resistance figure. and the issue of the his job has taken on a special meaning crazy wadell not annoy constipated on quantum, essential as special meaning. most people hearing to ron seemed to either share or at least no longer mine. highlighting that the rift is not among iranians, but between them and their leaders. how have the protest in iran been effective in bringing change earlier? i put that question to yelder zarbara. the head of dw is persian service. o d have if we, if,

if we talk about changed that 11 main change is that the majority of people in iran, i would say, based on some surveys that more than 80 percent want 8 regime change. and this is this revolutionary process ongoing for the last has been oncology 5 months, and women have played a key role. they have been on the forefront. and of course we haven't, you know, we cannot, we've seen the last weeks, not constantly every day, protest on the streets, but we have to, we have to be aware of these brutal crackdowns. and of course, you cannot go on in this intensity everyday. but it's more like a merits on and what is happening is that it is there is a shift. so the protests are going on, the resistance is going on, but maybe not every day on the streets, but in everyday life, actually in the form of acts of civil, the civil disability. obedience, for instance. and i'm going to have to say is even to day on international

wednesday, there are women taking on this twins again and breast tweets are any, ron and one visible change as well. just seen in this, in this d w port, that's more and more women are seen on the streets without the job. or we do see time and time again is how brutally, the iranian regime cracks down on women's protests. in particular, just a few days ago. this disturbing video emerged allegedly showing the brutal handling by security forces of a mother who took part in protest against recent poisonings of school girls across the country. now, yada, why does their regime resort to violence against women so often is women actually are the main opponents of this regime. they are a real threat. i mean, look at it with the pictures that we're seeing, that what we are witnessing during this whole, a protest movement is these strong,

brave, courageous women and what they are doing is actually challenging. one of the main foundations of the islamic republic. it is the control over the female body, and this is why the mandatory job play such a key role. it is a religious symbol of these lumett republic. and it means that the fall of the he job is to say or to monitor, he job is actually fall of this lyric republic is the international community doing enough to support women in iran? would you ask me or no? not enough. they are. they are doing a lot there is supports, but i'm, you have to consider dad's m for instance, when you know, having the oceans with their, with islamic republic shaking hands. and, you know, this is all things that do, give them morris things and power and they do use it as kind of to feel legitimate . whereas they don't have any legitimation within their own. their own them within

the ring in pop people. but i think what they can do, for instance, one aspect would be putting their rashly, gar cups on there, you know, terror list, because this is what we're actually, we can down. this is what iranian women and men are actually asking for. and expecting the international committee to do that, the others, our head of d. w. persian, thanks a lot. turkish authorities have again band a planned international women's day march in central assemble at short notice. but that hasn't dissuaded activists from taking to the streets. anyway, the march organizers say they are determined to follow their route as planned, despite least blocking the streets. women's day protests and marches have been banned repeatedly by turkish authorities and recent years. citing public safety concerns. earlier we spoke to the w. starkey correspondent johan, who was at this protest,

the authorities trying to avoid what people have taken to the street here in this is stumble, neighborhood defying the official ban of the international women's day march here in the city center. as you mentioned before, a band this protest citing legit security concerns is has some will become a team here in the country where the government shows very emissions for and for a public descent and criticism there's been very heavy police presence. but as you can see, people came here anyway, they have gathered and they're trying to make their voices heard. women hear protesting, right, right. and a base and domestic violence in turkey. and they are protesting, again, 100 authentic sites which are being recorded here. my wife, oops. and they were using the government of president rigid ty, him out on of not doing enough to better protect them from violence,

jeans. yeah. id, that's what people are shouting here, women, life freedom. we have also seen us in the rain and women iranian people here among the protesters. another chance that i can hear is you feel we are not afraid and we won't stay silent. you know, we'll use your johan reporting from is double there. moving on, the head of the russian wagner, mercenary group, has claimed his finders have now taken control of the eastern areas of the city of the battle for the city. and don bass region has been the deadliest of the war so far. your cranium, president, bella bimmer, zalinski has warned that it would be an open road for russian troops to other areas . if the russians manage to capture you, chris defense minister has said the plan to supply keith with 1000000000 euros worth of ammunition was not enough. alexey rosie cough says ukraine needs 4 times

that amount, you defense ministers are meeting and stockholm to try and hammer out a deal that would 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 ah 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 acquired 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 mink d. as the noticed, we are not logged in at the quantities that are needed and that very quickly and a 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, 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, rasa you can. of you cheney a vice chair of the european parliament, defend subcommittee today is a momentum. does that just think auto realistically does that real steps forward to build our opium 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. but you members, but a majority of them seem to be ready for close and military cooperation, or concerns. and moldova, that russia could be trying to undermine support for or even topple the country's

pro european government. although border is ukraine, tis of south and speculation is right that moscow is eyeing the country's international airport in casey. now moldova government has said it would blow up the runway rather than let the kremlin capture it over has a breakaway region and the east trans mystery out where authorities are backed by russia. it'll be used max sunday, went to moldova and controlled enclave in this russian backed region and sent us this report. an hour's drive from old dover capitol, 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 mo, lavolle, to an enclave in the breakaway territory trans mistrial. the strip of land on the border with ukraine, that claimed independence from the capital, casey, now in moldova. more than 30 years ago. and ever since has been backed up by moscow,

call victor to most meets us at the village museum, victor and his friend or veterans at the trans, this 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 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, the 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 owns bill. and i hope that all these tanks and soldiers stationed here, including this ghost republic will disappear because of boma with the split it. the enclave feels vulnerable. it's small donovan,

but they surrounded by russian control transistors. a complicated unsteady situation on the outskirts of the capital can see now things are harder. people wanting to protest against the modem and government were blocked by police. anger, economic hardship is overlaid with fears. president maya sound could provoke russia were transist you. the protests are organized by the pro russian shore party and authority. see nurse need 40 could get the that we are afraid that she will drag us into the war. yeah. when i ball and my myers sand you keeps talking about trans nice drea. my aunt will not monotony. well, we cannot talk about this while there is a war so close to us. at the heart of the protest, 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'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. one could also hear it up in illinois, not be the protest or funded an orchestrated by russia with the help of local oligarchs, according to the government and casey. now, the chromos, using this widget of oligarchs, are to try to disturb blood stretching, mold over and they in turn, are no 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 moldova and citizens have set for us in the election towards european integration. back in the east. today's a special day for victor 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 for life. they're not looking for war, they say, but should come to them by their life. they'll be ready. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today. un secretary general antonio terrace and ukraine's president volota me as the lensky have called for the extension of a crucial deal with moscow that allows ukrainian grain export. the agreement allows ukraine to ship grain from its black, see ports and russia to export fertilizer and food. osco has signaled it might block. the extension. elisa clashed with protesters in athens as tens of thousands

express their anger over last week's train crash. that left 57 dead. demonstrations are taking place across greece with striking transport workers, students and teachers demanding the prime minister resign. the government has admitted to serious failings within the state run rail system. august, donnie police have clashed with supporters of former prime minister m. ron con, in the eastern city of la hor, the violence erupt ahead of an election rally planned by con, that had been banned by the government. cons party leader claimed that one of its supporters was killed, but that's not been confirmed by police. italian coast guard has rescued dozens of migrants after their votes got into distress near the mediterranean island of love to do so. rescuer said there were no casualties. tens of thousands of migrants attempt the dangerous crossing into europe each year. beyond o u. s. safety regulators have launched an investigation and to electric,

car maker, tesla over reports of steering wheels falling off while driving. it's just the latest prob, into the company itself. driving system is already being investigated by authorities following repeated crashes and other safety issues. protesters have returned to the streets of the jordan capital tbilisi to voice their anger over a controversial new draft law legislation dubbed the foreign agent. bill received initial backing from parliament earlier this week of phone and say, if passed, it would limit free speech and mark a shift toward authoritarianism. on tuesday, police detain dozens of people protesting against the legislation. oh, ga, boiling point for these demonstrators. it's become a battle for the future direction of the country and they're willing to fight for it. the violent protests here in the capital tbilisi were

sparked by george's parliament, giving the initial green light to a draft bill. which critic say tramples on, press freedoms and basic civil rights. they claim it's a russian style law that would require n g o z and independent media who received more than 20 percent of their funding from abroad to declare themselves. foreign agents scuffled broke out when it progressed with inc. here majority in parliament this week, the ruling georgia dream party say it improves transparency in the country. history, georgia, president, solomon rubbish. really. who's an independent but was backed by the georgia dream party and her run for office went against the government and expressed her support for the protesters. speaking during a state visit to the us, she said the demonstrators represent a free, ga dot,

which sees it future in europe, and will not allow anyone to take away their future room. one small move on you foreign policy chief to separate warren that the bill was incompatible with you values and standards concerning words for georgians at a crucial time for their countries future. the european union is currently considering georgia application to join the block. earlier i asked joshua could share a freelance journalist in tbilisi to tell us more about the situation there. well, it's, as you said, the 2nd day of the protest against the law. i just got back from the side of the protests in front of the capital. neither crowd was bigger today than it was yesterday. i think it's less tense than it was yesterday. the crowds are still not massive, but i would say that there's a big sense of uncertainty here about where this is all going not, not necessarily

a protest themselves, but the significance of this law and what the government is trying to do by pushing it through yet a percent of georgia population support the countries in u ambitions. why does the governing party still want to push through a law that brussels calls incompatible with you values? i mean, this is the big question that everyone's trying to answer, and i don't think anybody has an answer yet. i would say that the government definitely does see the countries civil society sector, independent media and, and organizations. in particular, a handful of big western funded organizations that are very anti government. they see that is a big threat to them and they do want to weaken them. but this law is such a blunt instrument and it carries such a big risk of running ruining the country's chances for getting you candidacy that i. it's hard to imagine that it's worth the risk. they might also think the

government and also think that they can get away with it, that they are now because of the war and ukraine. geopolitically important enough to europe that they can, that you will still want them even if they don't meet all of the use, profess values. but if it's a big risk, if that's what they're thinking. yeah, we only have about half a minute left, but i do want to ask you what this law would mean in practice for life in georgia. i think in practice so far, i wouldn't mean very much. i mean, this is all it, technically it requires them to do is to register, but i think that people see the example of what happened in russia where a law started like that. and then groups stricter and, but i think more importantly, people just wonder why the government sees this of all times when the government is trying to get in the u. y. pass a law like this. that's the most ominous thing. i would say, josh, aka,

sarah joining us, some tbilisi. thank you so much. a for us citizens kidnapped by suspected mexican drug traffickers to have been found dead to others have survived and have since been returned to the united states. authorities are still investigating how the 2 americans perished. the 4 friends had driven into mexico last week because at least one was planning to have cosmetic surgery, there for close friends on a road trip to mexico gun down and kidnapped, only to made it back allied, escorted by a caravan of american and mexican officials. those michigan mexican authorities handed over to us authorities, the woman who was unharmed and the man who was injured on the international bridge between brownsville and matamoros gunman open fire on the group in the middle of

traffic in the border city of my tomatoes, the friends crossed into mexico, on friday with some of them seeking more affordable, cosmetic procedures and stead they were caught up in the cities deadly turf war between powerful drug cartels. as news of the abduction spread, the kidnappers reportedly moved from place to place to evade rescuers. and i'm the general problem of the cartels looked at cartels are responsible for the deaths of americans that we are fighting as hard as possible, the da and the f b. i are doing everything possible to dismantle and disrupt and ultimately prosecute. are the leaders of the cartels and the entire networks, other paid to pena, mexico's president, offered his regrets to the bereaved families. e b. m. was we are very sorry that this has happened in our country and we send our condolences to the family and friends of the victims and to the people in government of the united states. and i said us on the lens. yes. but lopez opened

a door also said the incident would not have generated nearly as much attention. had the victims been mexicans and not us citizens. and before we go, here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you. on the 8th of march, people in iran are also celebrating international women's day. many women in the country say they have made significant games in the past few months. but stress, the situation is still very dangerous. with us now, after a short break, i'll be back to take you through the day. in the meantime, you can always go and check out our website. that is d, w dot com and you can find us on social media. our handle is d w. news article here in ah,

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