members refused. last night, alinejad told me iranians have gotten used to being scared of their own government. >> the government in iran, they're scare of me. it gives me hope that the government is scared of the voice of people. because i'm the voice of people. >> reporter: in recent years, iran is becoming increasingly aggressive about seizing opposition journalists abroad. amid tensions over its tattered new deal. according to the indictment, five critics of regime were targeted. >> i keep it you're going keep writing? >> yeah. i am not going to give up. if they arrest me or kill me, they cannot keep the iranian people silent who are fighting for freedom. >> reporter: one of the suspects is in custody. the other four remain at large. the u.s. state department is watching closely as political unrest swells in countries around the world. in cuba, security forces there

continue to patrol the streets of havana. after this weekend's historic anti-government protests. at least one person was killed and many more injured in the unrest. activists say more than 100 people have been arrested or are missing. the anti-government demonstrations were the biggest in decaded. marchers were protesting food and medicine shortages and demanding economic reforms. biden administration fears that the unrest will spur a flood of cubans seeking asylum here in the u.s. and homeland security secretary al hand throw mayorkas warned them not to try to reach the u.s. by sea. >> the waters in the straits of florida in the caribbean are dangerous, especially now as we have entered hurricane season. people will die. meanwhile, half a world away, south africa is seeing some of the worst violence in that country since the end of

apartheid. dozens have been killed in riots touched off by the jailing of former president jacob zuma. debora patta has the story from a suburb of johannesburg. >> reporter: south africa is on its niece after days of violence, but so far security forces have been slow to bring the unrest under control. hoards of looters stormed hundreds of retail stores in south africa, grabbing anything they could get their hands on. outnumbered and overwhelmed, police struggled to contain the violence. rubber bullets, tear gas, the looters are undeterred. there is not one shop here that hasn't been attacked and completely ransacked. dozens are dead. this man was injured in the mayhem. nobody stopped to help him. and in one heart stopping moment, this toddler was rescued from a building set ablaze by reuti

ri rioters. jacob zuma arrested for refusing to appear before a commission investigating his nine-year tenure. his teoo but it has boiled over into a rage fueled by persistent poverty that has been exacerbated by a deadly third wave of the covid pandemic. but for the shop owners, victims of that rage, it was all too much. over a thousand arrests have been made, and now the south african military has been deployed to hot spots, but thrown into this mix are armed militias taking the law into their own hands. >> there will be war and that is something we don't want here in south africa. south africa is a peaceful country. >> reporter: but for five straight days, that peace has been shattered in the deadliest violence this country has seen in the more than 27 years since apartheid has ended. of immediate concern now, some

food supply chains have been disrupted. an oil refinery has been closed, and the transport of oxygen to fight this pandemic has been hampered. >> debora patta outside johannesburg. now to haiti. officials with the justice department, homeland security, and the national security council have been sent to port-au-prince to meet with haitian officials after the murder of the country's president. haiti has asked for u.s. troops to quell the unrest that has gripped that country in recent days. that request is under review. and sources confirm that an american arrested in the assassination worked on and off as a dea informant. mola lenghi is in port-au-prince. >> reporter: vincent was one of about 30 people and three living in fda that pla role presidenmo assassination. he claims he was there simply as a translator. as you mentioned, we now know he previously had ties to the u.s.

government as an informant. >> dea operation, everybody stand down! >> reporter: president jovenel moise was gunned down by assail lents, claiming to be members of the dea exactly one week ago. we now one of those men, 55-year-old joseph can vincent previously worked for the dea as an informant. the drug enforcement administration denies any involvement with the assassination. mike hill has worked with informants in haiti, but he had not worked with vincent. >> these are individuals that are usually engaged in criminal activities, but we use them because they can provide very valuable information on the activities of criminal groups, the organizational hierarchy of these groups as well. >> reporter: haitian police remained focused on another florida resident they arrested, christiansen sanon who they sas a key player.

and that sanon told them he was on a mission to replace moise, and that moise would be resigning soon. pl ive voen et questing patience in the investigation. the question is how much patience as fear and instability continue to rise here. do you feel safe here? >> no. no. i don't think anyone feels safe. >> reporter: calinda builds clean burning stoves for haitians who are living in poverty. she says she has no plans to leave despite the political chaos. >> there is a lot of people here that regardless who is holding the political power are willing to work for their country and make changes happen. i think that's what's important to highlight. >> reporter: you want to be here and you want to be part of the change? >> exactly. >> reporter: well, here in haiti's capital, the u.s. government making its presence known. a dozen marines were sent in to beef up security here at the u.s. embassy as the investigation into the assassination continues. >> that was mola lenghi in

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. >> emperor hirohito -- >> reporter: from the emperor on down, every japanese seemed to be on the same team back in 1964, pumped about welcoming visitors and determined to pull off a perfect olympics just 19 years after japan's defeat in world war ii. among them was a painfully shy teenaged factory worker named mitsuru suzuki. now 76, he and his wife run a noodle place in downtown tokyo. one of the most exciting moments in his life, running in the 1964 tokyo torch relay. >> suddenly, people at the factory knew my name. i became their little hero. >> reporter: back then the entire countrynadrelineru saiduy

is the olympic park. >> reporter: a self-described olympics nerd, who has written a book on the first tokyo olympics argues 1964 was the greatest year in japanese history. >> i don't think i can imagine a time that japan wasli in its mission to, one, get the country back on its feet. and two, make sure that the 1964 tokyo olympics was a fantastic show that impressed the heck out of the rest of the world. >> as host nation for the first games to be held in asia, the japanese have gone all out to provide the best facilities possible. >> reporter: instead of a devastated country that made cheap toys, japan was shockingly hyper modern, with brand-new super highways and the world's fastest train, its famous bullet train. >> people were really surprised at the quality of the technology. >> reporter: the stunning success of 1964 looms large over this summer's olympics. observers say it helps explain

why japan is so determined to push ahead with the games, despite widespread public opposition amid the global pandemic. the 2011 quake, tsunami, and nuclear catastrophe, and prolonged economic belays, japan have sought another olympics-inspired do-over. noodle shop owner suzuki said the 1964 olympics changed his life, giving him and other young japanese a new sense of confidence and optimism, sentiments he says are missing today. >> translator: this year, things are totally different. in 1964, everyone was excited about the olympics. now people aren't so sure we should have an olympics at all. >> reporter: this olympics has divided the country instead of uniting it and recapturing that old olympics magic has never seemed more elusive. lucy craft, tokyo.

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lot better, not just for us, but for nature and other organisms. >> reporter: nature that filled the void. ducks, octopuses, even dolphins in the grand canal. but with restritions now loosened, those days are over, with tourists adding up by the minute. and with such irresistible beauty, can you really blame them? >> reporter: lorenza says the solution is clear, charge an entrance fee to the city. >> it's a living city,, but othr sites in the world, you pay to get in. and let's limit the daily people. aswell, she sa.thrf they, th in. just one of the challenges to striking a post-covid balance for both locals and visitors alike. chris livsay, venice. >> and that is the "overnight

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