two weeks ago, 22—year—old mahsa amini died in iranian police custody.'d been arrested for allowing strands of hair to escape her headscarf. since then, iran has been rocked by protests led by women demanding freedom and equality. it could be the most serious threat to iran's theocratic leadership since the islamic revolution. for my guest, it's a new phase in a long struggle. masih alinejad began an online movement demanding women's rights from exile. it's made her a regime target. is hers a struggle that can be won? masih alinejad in new york city, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much for having me. it's a pleasure to have you on the show. now, you have been campaigning for women's rights in iran, both from inside the country and from exile in the united states, for decades. have you been surprised by the speed and the scale of events in the last couple of weeks? to be honest, i knew the anger. i have been publishing the videos of iranian women, for eight years, practising their civil disobedience, many of them bravely filming themselves while tellin

mahsa amini was kurdish. _ this young woman. mahsa amini was kurdish, how _ this young woman.ng woman. mahsa amini was kurdish, how significant is l was kurdish, how significant is that in all of this? iran was kurdish, how significant is that in all of this?— that in all of this? iran is ethnically _ that in all of this? iran is ethnically divided. - that in all of this? iran is| ethnically divided. azeris, kurds, persians. her being kurdish has led to greater protest in the kurdish regions, which had tension with the government even before the islamic republic was founded and certainly since too. the iranian government has tried to characterise some of the protests as being separatist in nature. today they carried out a military operation in the iraqi kurdish region, justified on the grounds that this is an attempt to destabilise iran on separatist grounds. it's hard to evaluate the veracity of those claims. certainly mahsa amini being kurdish house struck a chord with kurdish iranians and even kurdish people in other countries who have had issues with the islamic republic o

mahsa amini is from the kurdish area in the western border of iran.area where the kurdish minority live. there has been so much tension and essentially pressure, repression on this minority community from the central government. tensions are always high in that region. being -- the morality police picked on all kinds of women from all walks of life. but when the protests broke out, the funeral of her family -- the pressure is being subjected to being from that minority area has become even more severe. there protests in that area for her killing has become violent, meaning the crackdown in that area has become violent and the state is try to repress any form of dissent in that specific area. as far as the morality police and especially people who live in tehran, they are saying essentially she was visiting our city, she was a guest in our city, under the capital, and this is how she was treated by the forces, by the police forces . essentially, her body was given to her family. amy: the iranian president address the u.s. honestly yesterday. your respo

her name is mahsa amini. she wasjust 22.g the mandatory hijab or headscarf properly. the security forces have released the cctv footage of mahsa in detention. it's heavily edited. suddenly, mahsa collapses. the authorities say she had a heart condition. but eyewitnesses say she was beaten up in the police van. she's taken to hospital and ends up in a coma. a few days later, she's dead. women cry, "death to the dictator" and wave their headscarves at her funeral. the inscription on her gravestone reads that she is not dead, her name will become a symbol and live forever. mahsa was kurdish but protests are spreading across iran. a woman stands calmly in front of a water cannon until it has to reverse. and here, a police motorbike is set on fire. the woman filming shouts, "look, we've got nothing but we made them run away!" as mahsa's family predicted, her name has already become a symbol. a symbol of resistance. rana rahimpour, bbc news. climate change has all sorts of consequences. in the arctic north, glaciers are melting at

where is the justice for mahsa amini's family.ese protests cannot be overstated. see, we find ourselves at an inflection fight point in human history. in india, women are fighting against a states ban on women wearing hijabs. in iran, women are protesting the forced wearing of that very same head scarf. and here in the u.s., we know what republicans are doing to women. see, from iran, to india, to right here in america, women globally are fighting for their rights in the midst of this rising oppression. they are fighting for control of their bodies, from governments, ideologues and religious extremists. and while that struggle takes on many different forms, we must recognize the fight for women's rights is universal. and we must stand up for these rights here at home. -- joining me now -- is iranian merica journalist and analyst. she's host of the -- it's great to have you -- must amin's father -- told bbc news that iran is lying when they say mahsa amini 's health problems contributed to her death, saying in part, quote, she neve

iran's president's accused protesters of misusing the death of mahsa amini to cause riots.rality police had saddened everyone and was being investigated with transparency.

bella aditi posting a picture of amini captioned "rest in peace, m mahsa amini, you did not deserve thsests. >> we stand with the brave citizens and the brave women of iran. >> reporter: the administration going further, saying the morality police are responsible for amini's death, imposing sanctions on them as well as several senior leaders for abuse and violence against iranian women and the violation of the rights of peaceful iranian protesters. today in new york, the ultra-conservative president of iran, ebrahim raisi, was pressed by abc news on the killing of amini. >> what are you afraid the world is going to see? >> reporter: the president saying he has assured amini's family that the incident is being investigated, adding that deaths in police custody are not unique to iran. >> mahsa was an innocent. >> reporter: amini's family told local media, they'll still press for answers, hoping the world's outrage can lead to change. >> that is why iranian people are asking the free world, the democratic countries, hear us. be our voice. get united and actually take an action against our

rana rahimpour reports for mahsa.in the custody of iran morality police as she cuts her hair. a british iranian national who spent six years in prison in iran names herformer prison in iran names herformer prison inmates one by one. also her mother and daughter. and for the women of iran for freedom and justice she says. for nearly two weeks women in iran have been protesting the death of the 22—year—old mahsa amini by cutting their hair and burning their hijab. it has sparked the largest anti—islamic protest since 1979. here a woman mourning the death of her brother was killed in the protests is cutting her hair. from new york to spain, women are showing their support. iranians�* demand for freedom has been heard across the world but in iran so far it has fallen on deaf ears. in iran today, the president said everyone is saddened by mahsa amini death but warns that protests will not be tolerated. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. you have to be careful with those knitting needles you

these demonstrations driven by the death of 22-year-old mahsa amini. the country awaits a final coroner's report. her father says she was beaten by morality police, enforcers of iran's strict dress code. her head covering reportedly too loose. "she was tortured" according to eyewitnesses says erfan mortezaei, mahsa's cousin living in siefl expile in iraq. she was tortured in the van after her arrest, then tortured at the police station for half an hour, then hit on her head and she collapsed. this was her burial in western iran. thousands paid respects. protesters have even stoned images of the supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei. if you could tell the ayatollah one thing, what would it be? "the old dictator is in his last days," he said. iran's government is also accusing the west, especially the unist the foreign ministry says tehran will respond to so-called american violations of its sovereignty. norah. >> ramy inocencio, thank you. >>> well n a move that will further worsen relations between washington and moscow, president vladimir putin has g

protests will not be tolerated. —— everyone is saddened by the death of mahsa amini.orms ever to strike their state. hurricane ian, a catergory four storm, has made landfall with winds in excess of 150 miles an hour. the national hurricane centre has warned of a risk of life—threatening coastal flooding, with waves up to 16 feet high. our correspondent azadeh moshiri is in st petersburg in florida with the latest. hurricane ian has made landfill as a category four storm. officials were hoping its intensity and severity which wane as it reached florida. it hasn't, making it the fifth strongest hurricane to have ever landed in the united states. the last one was in 2018, hurricane michael, which also made landfall in florida. several people died and there were power outages. a weeks afterwards. people are bracing themselves, trying to see what happens this time. there is no mistaking hurricane ian is in florida, buildings are being pounded, pieces of homes are being swept away. the pounded, pieces of homes are being swept away-— swept away. the storm is extremely dan .

her name is mahsa amini. she wasjust 22.he morality police in tehran earlier this month. they said she wasn't wearing the mandatory hijab or headscarf properly. the security forces have released the cctv footage of mahsa in detention. it's heavily edited. suddenly, mahsa collapses. the authorities say she had a heart condition. but eyewitnesses say she was beaten up in the police van. she's taken to hospital and ends up in a coma. a few days later, she's dead. women cry, "death to the dictator" and wave their headscarves at her funeral. the inscription on her gravestone reads that she is not dead, her name will become a symbol and live forever. a woman stands calmly in front of a water cannon until it has to reverse. and here, a police motorbike is set on fire. but we made them run away!" rana rahimpour, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come, we'll bring you all the sport including federer�*s farewell, the legendary tennis player arrives in london ahead of the final tournament of his career. benjohnson, the faste

they see themselves in mahsa amini, men see their own sisters in mahsa amini, and they are saying thatis could've happened to any of us. that is why you see this level of anger, and bravery, and courage. >> what is your sense of where this goes? because iran does not enjoy these kinds of protests. and they don't have them all that often. so what happens? do the protests in your opinion grow or does the government have a crack down? >> so far, the anger has been so massive that protests were growing despite a crackdown. we have seen violent crackdowns, protests being killed, security forces are using a lot of violence. back in 2019, the previous round of mass protests, there was a state session, hundreds of protesters killed on the street. thousands arrested. large sentences. and that was back in 2000, nine largest since the 1979 revolution, a lot of violence used by the state to crack down and repress protesters. and essentially, they called, to wrap it up. so they have this ability, they have been willing to use force, violently using force in the past. we see it disruption of access

the unrest was triggered by the death of 22—year—old mahsa amini.r vehicles. the police deny this. this is security footage of mahsa amini in detention that same day. it was released by the authorities and said to be heavily edited. in it, she collapses. she later died in hospital. the authorities blame "sudden heart failure". herfather amjad amini has called their assertion a lie. he's given an interview with the bbc. translation: i asked them to show me the footage from the police _ officers body cameras. they told me the cameras were out of charge. i asked them why you didn't transfer her to the hospital earlier when she collapsed at the police station? they said the ambulance's key was lost for 20 minutes and they couldn't find it. can you believe this? i still cannot believe she is dead. i don't want to believe she is not alive. i cannot. they have not sent anyone with herfrom the police station to the hospital. nobody knew who she was in the hospital. i'm glad my son followed her to the hospital, otherwise we would've lost her. the authorities

last week, a 22—year—old woman, mahsa amini, was arrested for not wearing what they said was correctnside their police van that they caused brain death. ever since she died, there have been protests and demonstrations across iran. iasked rana rahimpour, bbc iran specialist, how significant the reaction has been. it's about a lot of people being fed up, fed up of lack of freedom, their economic hardship and not having a choice. so, we have been seeing this resistance in iran for decades. but this time, the trigger was the death of a 22—year—old woman. it has created so much anger that a lot of people, but more women, are now out on the streets protesting. the chants are not just about women. they're chanting "death to dictator, death to khamenei". but i've seen that myself before. 2009, the highly questionable election result, people came out in their tens of thousands, perhaps even more, but the authorities were prepared to shoot them down. they're just going to bring out the guns and shoot people down until they silenced the whole movement. they probably can, but the difference this

in iran today, the president said everyone is saddened by mahsa amini�*s dare, but warned that protests newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. we don't have a thursday murder club, _ we don't have a thursday murder club, not — we don't have a thursday murder club, not yet anyway. be careful with _ club, not yet anyway. ee: careful with those knitting needles. you never know. british tv host turned best—selling author richard osman and his mother, whose retirement village inspired several of his novels. in all russia�*s turmoil, it has never quite come to this. president yeltsin said today would decide the nation�*s destiny. the nightmare that so many people have feared for so long is playing out its final act, here. russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. it was his humility that produced affection from catholics throughout the world. but his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. this man, israel�*s right—winger ariel sharon, visited the religious compound, and that started the trouble. he wants israel alone to have sovereignty over the ho

but the spark was definitely the death of mahsa amini. >> what is the situation go from here?nian government in terms of its escalation against the protesters, or is there some kind of middle ground that emerges from here from the pressure that the protesters are applying? >> well, ayman, we don't see any sign of the state backing off. in fact, they're asking the protesters to go back home. they're calling them rioters. they're accusing them of being led on by foreign powers, western powers, some european ambassadors, and diplomats have been cement. and the state seems to just use the same recipe for violent crackdown they have used before. but nevertheless, the pressure from the society is just so massive. and what's significant is you are also hearing these calls from the religious community. some religious scholars calling for the abolishment of the religious police. the largest reformist party, the opposition to the -- party called for an opposition of the morality police, and in and to the mandatory hijab law. and i'm hoping this would be a turning point. masses would be

she shouts that she is standing up for the sake of mahsa amini.pears to be using all its gaunt to silence the voices of dissent. the female force deployed for the first time on the streets. it's also been firing live rounds directly at protesters according to amnesty international. several people have so far been killed, and many others have been injured. president ibrahim raissi in new york appears to be dismissing the grievances of those who have taken to the streets. >> translator: vis-a-vis what is occurring, having demonstrations, unionized organizations, labor organizes or towards any specific issue or incident, of course, these are normal and fully expected. but we must differentiate between demonstrators and vandalism. >> reporter: on friday, more ominous warnings from authorities. the army, they say s, is ready deal with conspiracies of so-called enemies. as the country descends into darkness, internet disruptions not seen since the 2019 protests, many now bracing for what the coming hours and days may bring. fred, today, despite the risk

they were sparked by the death of 22-year-old mahsa amini while in the custody of iran's follow toreus morality police. she was detained for the crime of showing her hair in public. in a brave show of defiance, women in iran's capital of tehran are now removing their state-mandated hijabs. >> reporter: there is so much anger on the streets of tehran and other iranian cities. the crackdown by authorities has not stopped these defiant iranians. according to one human rights group, several protesters have been killed and injured in these country-wide demonstrations sparked by the death of a young woman while in the custody of the country's morality police. mahsa amini, a kurdish iranian was detained last tuesday by the force tasked with enforcing the country's strict islamic dress code including the head scarf. she was taken away to a so-called reeducation center. it was the last time her family says they saw her awake. later that day the authorities say she fell into a coma. amini died on friday. her family and rights activists blame the death on the brutality of the notorious police f

>> killed mahsa amin because of a piece of hair coming up from her her job. -- hijab. everyone has the right have dignity and freedom. but they kill us. they did not have a conscience. amy: protests are continuing in an and around the world dending juste for mahs amini,he 22-yearld kurdish iranian woman who died in the custody ofran's -called morality police. human rights groups say 76 people have now been killed as iran cracks down on the women-led protests. we will get the latest. plus, we will look at a fight for affordable housing in philadelphia. >> the reason we are fighting for these university cities low income affordable housing is because they are one a few low income housing units left in west philadelphia. and we see developers are coming to our neighborhoods and gentrifying ou areas at all-time highs. it is happening all across the united states. amy: we will speak to two residents facing eviction in philadelphia, plus bishop william barber of the poor people's campaign which is organizing to stop the evictions. and we go to baltimore, where a property man

police say mahsa amini was taken to a station for justification and education. a few hours later, her family was told that he was hospitalized and in a coma after suffering a heart attack or stroke. three days later, she died. eyewitnesses claim that masa amin was beaten by police on her way to the station. the police deny any abused and iran's revolutionary guard court once a judiciary to prosecute people for spreading fake news. iranian state tv released this edited video that appears to show mahsa amini in the police station talking to an officer, who points to her clothing, before she collapses. iran's president, ebrahim raisi, who -- as ordinary vest against an into her death, and into the country's judiciary. but there is significant distrust in the govern civility to figure out what happened to mahsa amini. meanwhile, the un's acting human rights chief is calling for an impartial investigation. and today, the u.s. treasury sanctioned iran's morality police and -- condemning them for abuse and -- and the violation of the rights of peaceful protesters. join

but right now, the brutal death of mahsa amini, is becoming a turning point for iranian woman. point for the islamic republic. look, islamic republic has three pillars, death to america, death to israeli, and hijab. as soon as the islamic republic took over, they actually force women to wear the hijab because this is a tool for iranian regime to control the whole society through women. that is why they are really scared. because they know that if women get successful to turn this wall down, then these lawmaker republic won't exist. >> explain how this head scarf for a woman, and it's being mandatory by law, controls more than just the physical appearance of women. what effect does it have on then? >> look, first, this is an insult to man. like basically, the islamic regime, -- taliban they say that if i don't cover my hair, you cannot control yourself. and basically, they say that i deserve to be raped, to be harassed, to be sexually harassed in public, if i don't cover myself. you know you have medium movements here in america, but we cannot have metoo movement and iran. becau

these demonstrations driven by the death of 22-year-old mahsa amini. the country awaits a final coroner's report. her father said she was beaten by morality police. force enforcers of iran's strict dress code, her head covering reportedly too loose. she was tortured, according to eyewitnesses, says erfan mortezaei, mahsa's cousin. he's living in exile in iraq. she was tortured in the van and then at the police station and then hit on her head and she collapsed. this was her burial in western iran. thousands paid respects. protesters have even stoned images of the supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei. >> if you could tell the ayatollah one thing, what would it be? the in la days, he said. iran is also accusing the west, especially the united states, of fueling protester fury. the foreign ministry says tehran will respond to so-called american violations of its sovereignty. ramy innocence owe, cbs news, london. >>> russia's vladimir putin granted citizenship to edward snowden. he fled from the u.s. to avoid prosecution. he leaked thousands of documents.

mahsa amini. she was arrested because of all of her hair was not covered.nian officials say that she died of a heart attack but her family says that that is not true. >> eyewitnesses who were in the police of van with her say that during the journey to the police station she was tortured and insulted. once they reached the holding room at the station, mahsa amini, because of the court sure , lost consciousness and collapsed. >> we have not been able to cooperate that statement and the family is not presented evidence. >>> there were no family members present during her arrest, but allie is in tehran with what is happening on the ground. >> reporter: the anger and outrage is probable as the death toll grows. the 41 people have been killed since unrest began, however the norway-based group iran human rights say that the 76 people have died, and that the internet like out is making it difficult to confirm fatalities. iranians have taken to the streets for the 11th consecutive night in order to protest against the death of mahsa amini in defiance of an unforgiv

the police station, she was tortured and insulted once they reached the holding room at the station, mahsaed. >> well, nbc news has not been able to corroborate that statement, and the family has not presented any evidence still, there were no family members present during her arrest nbc's ali arrozi is in iran >> reporter: the protests continue to grow in iran, and so does the death toll. officially, at least 41 people have been killed since the unrest began, however, iran human rights group says at least 76 people have died. and say the internet blackouts are making it difficult to confirm fatalities iranians have taken to the streets for an 11th consecutive night to protest against the death of mahsa amini in defiance of an unforgiving crackdown. severe warnings from the country's leadership and a near internet blackout. iran's president told authorities that they must deal decisively with nosthose who ope the country's security and tranquility. many arrests have been made. security agents identifying people who attend the protests, arresting them at home, at the office or in student do

but the spark was definitely the death of mahsa amini. >> where does the situation go from here?ntial reaction from the iranian government in terms of this escalation against protesters? or is there some sort of middle ground that may emerge as part of the protests the pressure the protesters are applying? >> well ayman we don't see any sign of the state backing off, in fact they are asking the protests to go back home. they're calling them rioters, they're accusing them of being led on by foreign western powers, some european ambassadors and diplomats have been summoned. the state seems to just use the same recipe for violent conflict as they've used before. but nonetheless, the pressure from society is just so massive, and what's significant is you are also hearing these calls from the religious community. some religious scholars calling for the abolishment of the morality police. the largest party, the opposition party calls for an abolition of the morality police and and and to the mandatory hijab reform, hoping that this would be a turning point, that this would be a watersh

>> reporter: a mahsa amini has become a symbol of defiance for those taking the streets and have doneo now for over a week. the demonstrations going late into the night yesterday. social media video of course that we cannot independently verify showing people taking to the streets, using chants like women, freedom, life. again, they are facing a brutal crackdown by security forces, monitoring groups saying live rounds have been fired into crowds. and you mentioned the number of people killed, these estimates vary, but monitoring groups say dozens of people already killed in this brutal suppression of dissent by the iranian state. and what is very concerning, highly concerning here, is there are ominous warnings that this crackdown will intensify. that iranian authorities are preparing for yet another uptick in violence. and we've heard from the military recently, the army saying it is willing to step in against so-called conspirators. yesterday the iranian president returning to tehran after his time at the u.n. general assembly, he addressed a crowd of supporters and described these

coming up, a live rereport from the region and the latest on unrest over the death of mahsa amini. >>the house a select committee investigating the january 6th insurrection has postponed their hearing due to hurricane ian. that hearing is expected to focus on how donald trump's allies sought to reclaim victory in the 2020 election regardless of outcome. this could pose a major test to the justice departments prosecution of generally six rioters pick five leaders of the oath keepers, a far right militia group are charged with seditious conspiracy in that capital attack. this is the first time in over a decade the justice department will argue that a group of americans plotted to violently oppose the u.s. government. all five defendants have, in fact, pleaded not guilty. >>> the u.n. secretary-general says he is increasingly confirmed concerned about reports of growing fatalities and around. the country has faced two weeks of unrest over the kurdish iranian woman mahsa amini who died after being detained by the so-called morality police that tehran is expanding its response to neighbori

suddenly, mahsa amini collapses.ew days later, she's dead. women cry, "death to the dictator" and wave their headscarves at her funeral. the inscription on her gravestone reads that she's not dead, her name will become a symbol and live forever. according to the un high commissionerfor human rights — police beat ms amini head with a baton and banged her head against one of their vehicles as they detained her. police deny that. they blaming "sudden heart failure". her family doesn't accept that, they say she was fit and health. amnesty international doesn't believe the police either. this is researcher and human rights lawyer raha bahreini. for the past four decades, there has been constant stories of women and girls facing arbitrary arrest and detention, torture and other mistreatment at that hands of iran's morality police. they not only harass women, but on a daily basis, they harass them notjust for appearing in public without a headscarf, that's not the only possibility in iran, but for showing strands of hair fr

her name was mahsa amin. she was 22. to a detention centre to be educated. eyewitnesses say she was beaten. the police have denied that she was mistreated and said she suffered southern heart failure. —— sudden. since a death, women in iran have burnt headscarves. the the hijab in iran the hijab in irah is being of the hijab in iran is being challenged in the way it on the a0 years. have even cuttheir hair. some have even cut their hair. and what starters as one country is spread in one country is now spread around the world. from new york, 5512“; general " ' magi to assembly is being held, to amsterdam and in norway, the iran human rights group director spoke about their concerns. director spoke about their concern— director spoke about their concerns. ~ ., ., ., concerns. we are worried that unless the _ concerns. we are worried that unless the international - unless the international community gives less of wood to iranian people's demands, are demanding normal life. iam concerned that many people will be killed. �* .

lets hearfrom mahsa amini's cousin erfan again.st. we've received this video of nazanin zagari ratcliffe cutting her hair in solidarity with mahsa. many other women have done the same. the amount of protest footage coming out of iran has reduced in recent days. the government says the internet will be almost shut down until the protests stop. here's rana rahimpour from bbc persian. the reason for that is they don't want the protest is to organise themselves by using social media platforms and it is because they don't want us to see what is going on inside the country. iraq has retaliated to the cross—border attacks. the federal government in baghdad has summoned iran's ambassador. and the un mission in iraq responded saying, "rocket diplomacy is a reckless act with devastating consequences. these attacks need to cease immediately." and there's concern now in washington. state department spokerperson ned price says "we strongly condemn iran's use of ballistic missiles and drone attacks against the iraqi kurdistan region as an unjust

their anger was sparked by the death of this woman, mahsa amini. she wasjust 22.n't wearing the mandatory hijab properly. they say she died of a heart condition, but eyewitnesses say she was beaten up in the police van. her father told me she was a healthy young woman with no medical condition. translation: i still cannot believe she's dead. - i don't want to believe she's not alive. iranian state media are saying she had health conditions before, but that's a lie. the medical report was full of lies. the government has cut the internet in much of the country, so it's hard to get accurate information at the moment. but last time they did this, three years ago, they killed hundreds of people. with thousands of people protesting across the country, there are fears that far more might be killed this time. cheering and applause. protests are quickly spreading across the country and they are no longer just about clothing — it's about regime change. now, men, next to women, are standing together, chanting "death to the dictator". but for iran, change comes slowly. the i

now, the president has said that mahsa amini's death has saddened all of us, but he warned that chaosted amid spreading violent protests over her death. he said that the government is awaiting the final report into the cause of her death. he said that nobody should be afraid to express their views. just to remind you that mahsa amini died in the custody of what's described as the morality police after being arrested for allegedlyreaking iran's very strict female dress code. this is cctv footage of her arrest. police have continuously denied reports that officers beat miss amini's head with a baton and banged her head against one of their vehicles. they have blamed heart failure. >> she was dressed normally, like all women in iran. she was wearing the hijab. it's all approved by the republic of iran. she was not dressed inappropriately. the witnesses said at the time that police beat her in front of her brother. he saw it happening. when they hit her in the head with a baton, she lost consciousness, and her relatives were screaming out loud, she's in a very bad state, she is going to d

wereparked by the death of 22-year-old mahsa amini. iran's so-called morality police arrested her for wearing an improper hijab and claim she suffered a heart attack while in detention. her family believes she was beaten to death. the protests, the biggest since 2019, have touched a nerve. nw women and men have spilled into the streets attacking authoritarian symbols chanting "death to the dictator," even stoning an image of iran's supreme court leader ayatollah ali khameni. sanam vakil is an iran policy expert. >> it showcases will the level of public anger. people are just fed up. this is a generation of iranians that are pushing back. >> reporter: they're angry for so many reasons-- rising poverty, soaring inflation, crushing sanctions, on top of government repression. they forced iranian security, the basij, to flee. this commander bloodied, this policeman killed. but human rights groups say civilian deaths are rising, too, as the government cracks down and shut down web access to stop the world from seeing videos like these. and w

we can see the example of mahsa amini, the 22—year—old woman he died under custody after being detainedhijab, is an example to these young iranians, calling for more freedoms and they are voicing their opposition that this cannot happen under this regime. this cannot happen under this reaime. ., ~ ,, this cannot happen under this reaime. ., ~ i. this cannot happen under this reaime. ., ~ . ., regime. thank you so much for our regime. thank you so much for your comments. _ more than half a million people in eastern canada are without power as the region continues to be battered by a huge storm. these pictures show the town of channel port aux basques. storm fiona brought winds of nearly i60km/h, tearing down powerlines and trees. authorities have issued severe weather warnings and the prime minister, justin trudeau, has promised to send help to the affected regions. hurricane fiona is currently having a terrible impact across atlantic canada and eastern quebec. we're seeing devastating images coming out of port aux basques. pei has experienced storm damage like they've never seen. cape b

two weeks ago, 22—year—old mahsa amini died in iranian police custody.led by women demanding freedom and equality. it could be the most serious threat to iran's theocratic leadership since the islamic revolution. for my guest, it's a new phase in a long struggle.

killed mahsa amini because of a piece of hair. we are asking for freedom. her rights for all of the people because everyone has the right to have dignity. the youth come the 15 and 16 euros are asking for rights or freedom but they kill us. they do not have a conscience. they are killing immediately. amy: in news from italy, giorgia meloni appears poised to become italy's first far-right leader since world war ii and end the -- in the reign of benito mussolini. projections show meloni's neo-fascist brothers of italy party placed first in sunday's elections with about 26% of th vote, up from just 4% in 2018. meloni campaigned on an anti-immigration platform and will become italy's first female prime minister. meloni spoke sunday night. >> when this night is over, we have to remember, we must remember that we are not at the end point but the starting point. it is frotomorrow we must prove our worth. amy: we will have more on the italian election after headlines. a county judge in arizona has banned nearly all abortions in the state

the protests were triggered by the death in custody of a young iranian kurdish woman, mahsa amini, who'dice say she suffered from sudden heart failure, but they had reportedly beaten her. herfather says she had no prior health problems. earlier, it was reported that areas of the majority kurdish city oshnavieh, near the border with iraq, had been taken over by demonstrators. authorities say they have regained control of the town. they accuse kurdish separatists of stirring up unrest in iran and say they have launched a cross—border artillery attack on militant bases in the kurdish region of northern iraq. iran has rarely seen widespread protest like this over a civil rights issue, but what started as a movement against mandatory hijabs and for equality between the sexes has escalated to calls for regime change, and women are leading the way. leana hosea, bbc news. i've been speaking to hadi nili from bbc persian. i asked him what the current situation was like in iran. the protests a re the protests are still going on in different cities, including tehran, the capital, and this is this p

the spark of the protest over mahsa - spark of the protest over mahsa amini, a girl in tehran arrestedace observations, she was beaten to death and people started coming out to the street and people joined across iran in solidarity. this is a progress that has been turning into an almost revolution. it started against the morality police and the hijab law but now it is against the entirety of the regime. what we want to see is the changing of the entirety of the regime and changing the way people are treated inside iran and what we want is solidarity and support from people around the world. ., ., ., world. you are calling for regime chance, world. you are calling for regime change, how likely _ world. you are calling for regime change, how likely do _ world. you are calling for regime change, how likely do you - world. you are calling for regime change, how likely do you think. world. you are calling for regime i change, how likely do you think that is? i change, how likely do you think that is? ., , . . change, how likely do you think that is? ., , ., ., is? i would be careful about

and, in mahsa's case, her head was bludgeoned against a wall, and she went into a coma and died.a: nazanin, also iranian president raisi is going to speak before the united nations general assembly in new york this week. what do you hope other world leaders' message to him will be? nazanin: a lot of iranians will be there, amna, to protest his presence, a lot of prominent iranians and iranians in general. and what we are hoping is that western officials, especially women and journalists, when they meet with raisi in new york, that they don't follow these protocols and these parameters that are being set for them, simply in solidarity with the people of iran. you don't need to wear a headscarf out of respect for a man who doesn't respect the rights of his people or women in general. amna: nazanin, you are currently starring in amazon's "lord of the rings" tv series. and when it launched, you said that you were dedicating your work, you were inspired by the brave women in iran who you said risk everything for a better tomorrow. how worried are you that they will now face another br