let's discuss with azadeh moshiri. time there _ however these different? every time there are _ however these different? every time there are widespread - time there are widespread protests in iran, a common tactic by the islamic regime is to cause internet shutdowns as well as shutting down any modes of communication, particularly western messaging apps and the reason they do this is the iranians have difficulty communicating with each other as well as showing the world what's going on on the ground in iran. these sanctions are directly in response to that. that's why they are targeting people like the minister of communications, the interior minister as well as the revolutionary guard core. this is not the first action that the united states have taken. they have recently eased restrictions around tech companies's abilities to operate in iran, hoping they may be able to fix some of the intimate blackouts and help iranians continue to have access to the outside world. they also sanctioned the morality police, the very

azadeh moshiri reports. widespread unrest. it's a scene that frightened iranians, both inside and outside the country. officials say a riot broke out between inmates. what people saw on social media was fires raging across the compound and gunshots heard in the distance. scenes of riot police and firefighters rushing to the prison did little to calm people's fears. for the inmates' families, it's pure panic. they rushed to evin, clogging the roads with traffic, trying to find out if their loved ones were safe. but evin is also known for housing hundreds of political prisoners, as well as dual nationals, which is what prompted this tweet by ned price, the us state department's spokesperson. the incident will likely lead to further scrutiny from abroad. this is what us presidentjoe biden said when asked about the fire. the iranian government is so oppressive. you can't have anything but enormous amount of respect for those people marching in the streets. and it will add to the anger within the country as prote

azadeh moshiri there.till to come: from pugilist to pop star — why tyson fury is hoping to be a knockout in the charts. indira gandhi, ruler of the world's largest democracy, died today. only yesterday, she had spoken of dying in the service of her country, and said, "i would be proud of it. "every drop of my blood will contribute "to the growth of this nation." after ag years of unhappiness, these two countries have concluded a chapter of history. no more suspicion, no more fear, - no more uncertainty- of what each day might bring. booster ignition and lift—off of discovery, with six astronaut heroes and one american legend! we're enjoying the show. this is beautiful. baby cries a milestone in human history. born today, this girl in india is the seven billionth person on the planet. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: britain's third prime minister in a matter of weeks — rishi sunak warns of difficult economic times ahead, but says he's "not daunted". the first pictures have emerged of a recent milita

joining us now is our news reporter azadeh moshiri. are ongoing and being inflamed by actions of the security forces?- the security forces? that's riaht, the security forces? that's right. and _ the security forces? that's right. and it _ the security forces? that's right, and it is _ the security forces? that's right, and it is important l the security forces? that'sl right, and it is important to understand these sort of incidences and reports of behaviour by security forces and the revolutionary guards are not new, they have been reported for a long time but iranians are feeling more empowered to catalogue each event and the world is watching. it is why the internet is so important to protesters right now because it is allowing them to galvanise support and continue their momentum. it is also why the government has consistently, each time there has been sent in iran, the last time was 2019 and those big protests, that is why the government keeps causing internet blackouts because it is to stifle that momentum and stifle the fact tha

azadeh moshiri reports. this is charleston, its historic buildings flooded and myrtle beach, overwhelmed by what officials dreaded most, storm surges. but in florida, the areas that were hit the hardest are still trying to recover from the storm. i went back to see cindy, who lives in a manufactured housing community full of rvs and wooden homes. mother nature and god was helping me out that night. look at it. i get the chills now just thinking about it. i keep getting, my body keeps going through these tremors, because i still feel like i'm rocking and rolling in that, like a roller—coaster, in my bathtub. we sat here, my neighbour and i don't... i then met herbert, whose roof was blown off when he rode out the storm as he was sitting on his couch. this is what he filmed after the hurricane made landfall. that was the window over there? yes, there was a window here, and a stick came through and broke about this much. i came here about a day after the storm hit, and it still looks pretty much the same. there

the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri has this report.l shooting, there was something they couldn't let go of — the police district response. this was the cctv footage that showed a police force simply waiting in the wings as an 18—year—old gunman killed children and staff in the robb elementary school. it was over an hour before police confronted the shooter. in the meantime, they stood by and periodically used hand sanitiser. during that time, 19 students and two teachers were killed. now, after months of pressure from grieving families, the district has suspended their entire police force. since more and more information has come out as a result of the investigation into this, it really has shown there has really been a lax approach to a lot of these safety protocols, and really, everyone needs to be retrained and new protocols need to be put into place. the chief of the police department, peter arrendondo, had already been fired, but for the victims' families, this is only the beginning. they are still demanding accountability by the

azadeh moshiri speaking to me earlier. let's return to our top story on the war in ukraine.on and i asked him what impact this will have on president britain's morale. i think it's another blow, one of the same, ever since, in terms of sustained damage to his morale, ever since the beginning of the successful ukrainian counteroffensive —— president putin. really taking large amounts of territory and the russian forces are really on the run and so this is another kind of low in that regard. it's a prestige issue, as was mentioned, but it constrains their resupply to what putin considers his crown jewel and that's crimea. that's a really gut and heart issue for him so it's got to hurt but looks like there's going be more. the ukrainian forces seem like they are really gaining momentum.— like they are really gaining momentum. ~ ., ., i. momentum. what impact do you think this momentum. what impact do you thinkthiswill_ momentum. what impact do you think this will have _ momentum. what impact do you think this will have on _ think this will have on president putin's ability to r

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.f emergency, in response to the influx of asylum seekers being bused there by republican governors. more than 17,000 have arrived in the city from the southern border, since april. republican states like texas and florida have been sending migrants to democratic areas in recent months. earlier i spoke to the political analyst max kutner. i asked whether declaring a state of emergency will help the current situation. this opens up certain bonds, emergency funds for the city to use and also gives a signal to the state and federal government that they should also be opening up the coffers to help with the situation. and it is really interesting seeing the language being used today around the state of emergency with the new york city mayor and democrats in new york city saying that the immigrants aren't the problem, the migrants aren't the problem, this is about helping those people, not stopping them from coming. the republicans on the other hand i think this is essentially a state of eme

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.nue "for as long as it takes", to get what they see as a fair deal. only about a fifth of train services have been operating across britain today, as more than 40,000 members of the rmt union took further action in a long—running dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions. marc ashdown reports. for the second consecutive saturday, rail services have ground to a halt. just one—in—five trains were running today — the impact felt across england, scotland and wales. picket lines at manchester piccadilly have become an all—too—familiar sight, as has disruption for passengers. i do understand about the strikes, but it is causing a lot of complications, especially with going to work and travelling and things like that. it is making it a lot harder to get around more than usual. we took a bus instead. we took a bus from london. to manchester, because of the rail strike. and then the bus... it was about... - sight hours. — yeah, it was supposed to be a four—hourjourney, and then it turned in

azadeh moshiri, bbc news. this year's best player. he scored 44 goals last season to help real madrid win the spanish title and the champions league. barcelona captain alexia putellas won the women's award for the second year running. joining us now is french footballjournalist sara menai. let's talk about karim benzema to begin with, the right winner?— to begin with, the right winner? ., , winner? good morning! yes, the ri . ht winner? good morning! yes, the right winner. _ winner? good morning! yes, the right winner, or— winner? good morning! yes, the right winner, or because - winner? good morning! yes, the right winner, or because when i right winner, or because when you look back at the season, no one else than benzema deserve the trophy. outstanding season, probably the best of his life. he won everything with his club, the spanish league, the champions league and the spanish super cup. he scored 44 goals, and some very important ones as well. he scored three in the champions league semifinal against man

azadeh moshiri, bbc news. john shapiro stay with us on bbc news.the exhibition devoted to works of art looted during the second world war. the israeli prime minister, yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. a 27—year—old jewish man has been arrested and an extremistjewish organisation has claimed responsibility for the killing. at polling booths throughout the country, they voted on a historic day for australia. the monarchy would survive. of the american hostages, there was no sign. they are being held somewhere inside the compound, should the americans attempt rescue, they will all die. anywhere in the universe, and itjust seems to keep on going. tonight, we prove once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: brazil's left—wing former leader, luiz inacio lula da silva, is making a dramatic return to power, after narrowly beating the far—right incumbent, j

azadeh moshiri, bbc news. full of drama. there was a delay in awading the red bull driver the title following some confusion about whether he'd actually earned enough points. meanwhile, ferarri's charles leclerc was demoted from second place to third after incurring a time penalty. this meant verstappen's team—mate, sergio perez, took the second place spot. the race was hampered with poor conditions and there was controversy about a safety vehicle being allowed on the track while one driver was still at speed. matthew marsh is a former driver, who is now a formula 1 analyst and presenter of the gof1 show. welcome, thank you. it has been confusing, hasn't it? there was back—and—forth on whether he won the title or not. back-and-forth on whether he won the title or not. . «a back-and-forth on whether he won the title or not. ., g ., title or not. thanks, joanna. he cou~hed title or not. thanks, joanna. he coughed out — title or not. thanks, joanna. he coughed out nearly _ title or not. thanks, joanna. he coughed

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.respondent behrang tajdin gave us this update on the story. right now, what we know is that last night may be after nine o'clock, there was a fire, flames were being seen from far away. smoke was seen. multiple gunshots were heard. multiple explosions were heard. there is a video of something falling into the prison and then there is a flash and an explosion, the sound of an explosion, and right now the question is — what happened? a newsagency close to the revolutionary guard has claimed that after the fire broke out in the workshop, some prisoners tried to break out of the prison and they stepped on landmines, but other media outlets in iran are saying it's not true. we don't know exactly it started or how it started. the only thing which makes things a bit suspicious is that the son of a former president, whose father was the president in the 1990s, he is serving some sort of sentence there and his brother is saying he was supposed to go back after a short leave, but he was told not

joining us now is azadeh moshiri.they were arrested?— were arrested? some of them between the _ were arrested? some of them between the ages _ were arrested? some of them between the ages of- were arrested? some of them between the ages of 15 - were arrested? some of them between the ages of 15 and i were arrested? some of them between the ages of 15 and 18 | between the ages of 15 and 18 years old and according to what was said in court they were advocating for a violent revolution, the prosecutors said that this was on social media, on websites like instagram as well as on street boots and by distributing certain pamphlets. this was possible because of the 2020 national security law that made it easier to prosecute protesters. but what is different here as it is the first time that had been used against teenagers. thejudge in their sentencing said that they did take into account the age of the protesters and that is why the sentence has been capped at three years detention and why they are being sent to and why they

our reporter azadeh moshiri joins me now. this is so disturbing, talk us through the latest.ek police have said they have found 92 near the northern border with turkey, and that they were found in a vulnerable position, without clothes and many of them injured. greece has said it conducted an investigation with frontex, the eu border agency which typically leave these sorts of investigations into migrants, and that frontex uncovered evidence that these migrants were forced to cross this river in rubber dinghies. but in terms of who is responsible, thatis terms of who is responsible, that is currently a blame game between greece and turkey. a greek minister has laid the blame plainly at turkey's bead and says this is a pattern of turkey pushing the migrants towards greece, and says frontex was told by the migrants that they were forced into army vehicles and taken to the evros river. the bbc hasn't been able to verify this, but turkey completely denies this, a spokesperson for president erdogan says this is the greek fake news machine at work and that in fact greece has a patt

of people have been killed since the death of mahsa amini in police custody. 0ur news reporter azadeh moshirily, they've been more heavy—handed on university campuses where protests continued over weekend. there has been footage of gunshots heard in a lot of these videos, with students starting out with peaceful protests, and then suddenly hearing them screaming and running away as militias and riot police have turned up. but, while hundreds have been killed in the last few weeks — and i certainly don't want to underplay how brutal and violent this crackdown has been — this hasn't reached the full capacity of the islamic republic has for violence. certainly in 2019, there was a quick, sudden, violent surge of killings, and those were protests that didn't have quite the same momentum as the protests we see now, so this does portray a certain amount of hesitancy by the islamic republic in terms of how they can respond to protesters, who are mainly women, students and schoolchildren, who aren'tjust asking for one or two reforms — they are challenging the entire system and regime as a whole. and

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.prisoned for four and a half years at evin jail in tehran shared his experience of conditions in the prison. i used to call it the valley of hell. you can imagine. the situation there is really dire. medical care is next to zero. they are living with bedbugs, rats, cockroaches, you name it and we have it there. room 121 was the room where there were 17 captives there so we had to tip toe over each other if you wanted to use the loo. but that is in the interrogation centre 209. and the solitary confinement is on the first floor where i spent quite a long time there. the headlines on bbc news... more changes to the mini budget look set to come — amid talks this afternoon between liz truss and her new chancellor, jeremy hunt. china's president xijinping has defended his controversial zero—covid strategy communist party gathers for a congress in beijing that happens twice in a decade iranian authorities say four inmates are dead after a fire at a prison in the capital, as protests continue

i'm joined now by our reporter azadeh moshiri.'s take a close look at what has been happening today starting with the events at in the prison what do we know if any more about what his on there? , . , �* there? the picture isn't completely _ there? the picture isn't completely clear - there? the picture isn't completely clear yet i there? the picture isn't| completely clear yet but there? the picture isn't- completely clear yet but what state media is reporting that the fire is under control, no one is killed in that at this point about eight people were injured. authorities also reporting that it was clashes between inmates but separately the fire department is saying they are investigating the cause. so the picture is not clear as well as we are getting reports that there are clashes around the prison and that perhaps the fire is not completely out yet. again none of this is clear yet. what is concerning is when you are looking at a big comp like evin prison engulfed in flames, seeing riot police rushing to the scene traffic aro

earlier, i spoke to our news reporter azadeh moshiri, who updated us on the story.behaviour by security forces and the revolutionary guards are not new, they have been reported for a long time but iranians are feeling more empowered to catalogue each event and the world is watching. it is why the internet is so important to protesters right now because it is allowing them to galvanise support and continue their momentum. it is also why the government has consistently, each time there has been dissent in iran, the last time was 2019 and those big protests, that is why the government keeps causing internet blackouts because it is to stifle that momentum and stifle the fact that the world will start condemning these sorts of actions. but, as in the case of this video, protesters are still managing to show the world what is happening on the ground, either by managing to put it on social media, sometimes using vpns, or by sending it directly to media organisations like bbc persian so that these incidents can be catalogue for the record. in the instance of this video the

i asked our news reporter azadeh moshiri what iran's state media has been reporting about the incidenteful because there are concerns that the events of last night could trickle down to protesters and further inflame the protests that have been going on. we do know that from reports for two people have died. they say it was because of smoke inhalation, and more than 60 people were injured, but this complex of what some of the prisoners inside of evin prison present have told jens. they have said they were gunshots on teargas used against inmates, and that does met what we have seenin and that does met what we have seen in videos, these large plumes of smoke as well as gunshots heard in the background. in terms of the causes of the fires, there is conflicting reports. state media says it was because of a brawl between inmates about rights within the prison. they have also said it was a premeditated plan of prisoners to get out, but the picture is not clear. they keep insisting it is to do the protest, because they don't want to link it. given it is in evin, regardless of the course, thi

the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri reports.daphne caruana galizia was that after investigations in multiple arrests, the rap sheet is growing. mere hours after pleading not guilty, brothers george and alfred degiorgio admitted to murdering her, following in the steps of their accomplice, vince muscat. fizre accomplice, vince muscat. five ears is accomplice, vince muscat. five years is far _ accomplice, vince muscat. five years is far too _ accomplice, vince muscat. five years is far too long. _ accomplice, vince muscat. f e: years is far too long. 0ur years is far too long. our legal team, the ngos that have supported us in this fight, it is thanks to that humongous teamwork that this has been possible. teamwork that this has been ossible. , ., ., ., possible. daphne caruana galizia was _ possible. daphne caruana galizia was known - possible. daphne caruana galizia was known as - possible. daphne caruana galizia was known as a i possible. daphne caruana - galizia was known as a 1-woman galizia was known as a i—woman wikileaks,

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.ting for spring. in the us state of alaska, it is also known as fat bear week as bears in the katmai national park gorge themselves on salmon ahead of the winter as admirers look to crown one lucky bear as the fattest of them all. on fat bear tuesday, that is when the champion will be crowned. when the champion will be crowned-— when the champion will be crowned. ., ., crowned. you can reach me on the team _ crowned. you can reach me on the team on — crowned. you can reach me on the team on social _ crowned. you can reach me on the team on social media. - crowned. you can reach me on the team on social media. i i crowned. you can reach me on | the team on social media. i am there @benmboulos. thank you for lodging. the unsettled theme is lasting through the end of the week but into the weekend, it looks like high pressure will build in to settle things down for many of us, though. more wet and windy weather will arrive across the north and the west of the country during sunday. friday,

our news reporter azadeh moshiri joins us now to discuss.their connection to iran? , , ., ., , drones and their connection to iran? ,, ., , drones and their connection to iran? , ., iran? russia has been able to make great — iran? russia has been able to make great use _ iran? russia has been able to make great use of _ iran? russia has been able to make great use of them, - iran? russia has been able to make great use of them, and | make great use of them, and target civilian and energy infrastructure. the drones and allow them to tear an apartment building in half. but the british ministry of defence says because they are quite slow and noisy, they fly at low altitudes, conventional defence mechanisms can work against them. but when they do make an impact, they make devastating impact, they make devastating impact because they explode as soon as they hit the target. the eu is still gathering evidence as to the fact they may be iranians made, they say it's already preparing sanctions in response. the united states, france, the uk, they are

i asked our news reporter azadeh moshiri what iran's state media has been reporting about the incidentreful about what they do release, because, of course, there is a concern for them that this information and the events of last night could trickle down to protesters and further inflame the protests that have been going on. now, what we do know in terms of what they are reporting is that four people have died — they are saying it was because of smoke inhalation — and that more than 60 people were injured, but this conflicts with what some of the prisoners inside evin prison have actually told bbc persia, which is that there were gunshots, there was teargas that was used against inmates, and that does match what we have been seeing in those videos, these large plumes of smoke, as well as gunshots heard in the background. now, in terms of the causes of these fires, there's also some conflicting reports. state media is saying that it was because of a brawl between inmates about riots within the prison. they've also said that it was because of a premeditated plan for prisoners to get out,

joining is our news reporter, azadeh moshiri. what are you expecting on this 40th day?this 40th da ? ~ ., what are you expecting on this lt0th day?— 40th day? what will happen around the _ 40th day? what will happen around the country? - 40th day? what will happen - around the country? authorities tend to be concerned when it comes to funerals for any sort of mourning ceremonies for that matter because they tend to turn into protests. that's been happening in the last six weeks, people chanting anti—government slogans, women have started taking their hijab off and it tends to galvanise more anti—government sentiment. because this is a0 days, as you said, one of the most significant days in the morning period and it is for mahsa amini, the same woman who triggered these nationwide protests. it's going to concern the government a lot so they've taken certain steps to mitigate what they think could be renewed protests. that includes, for example, the irani and state tv, broadcasting a statement from her family saying they aren't going to mark the ceremony which is unusual

her comments came as marches took place in major cities the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri reports.s vote in november! midterms are vote in november! midterms are only one month away and the issue of abortion is still front and centre. thousands marched in the capital and in other cities across the united states and what organisers called a women's wave. it is a woman's _ called a women's wave. it is a woman's body _ called a women's wave. it is a woman's body is, _ called a women's wave. it is a woman's body is, it _ called a women's wave. it is a woman's body is, it is - called a women's wave. it is a l woman's body is, it is women's rights and they should have a choice to do what they want with their bodies and i don't like how men have so much say in the decision on how to use it. , ., _, ., ., it. green, a colour to represent _ it. green, a colour to represent the - it. green, a colour to l represent the women's it. green, a colour to - represent the women's right to choose, that is what these protesters are demanding of their lawmakers and of candidates running for office. eve

azadeh moshiri, bbc news.e minister, giorgia meloni, and her ministers have been sworn in at a ceremony in the presidential palace in rome. she's the country's first far—right leader since the second world war. her brothers of italy party won last month's elections with just over a quarter of the vote. stefano fasano reports. speaks italian. giorgia meloni, the first woman to be italy's prime minister, takes the oath of office. she is also the only leader of a party with neofascist roots to form a government in the republic�*s history. ms meloni will give a speech in parliament on tuesday and must win a vote of confidence in both chambers. more formality, given the very solid majority. but the coalition has proven to be notably fractious in the past week. former prime minister silvio berlusconi, one of her alliance partners with matteo salvini's league, for the war with russia, and admitted he had rekindled the two exchanged gifts and very sweet letters, he said. in response, ms meloni reiterated her governmen

joining is our news reporter, azadeh moshiri.nt is very nervous about today? authorities tend to be pretty — about today? authorities tend to be pretty concerned - about today? authorities tend to be pretty concerned when i about today? authorities tend | to be pretty concerned when it comes to funerals or any kind of ceremony that's because these tend to turn into protest, especially in the last few weeks you had anti—government slogans charted, protesters and female protesters remove the hijab, so when it comes to the a0 day period, which hit marks the a0 days since master ommaney died the woman who died in custody and triggered these protests they will be especially concerned and so they have taken certain measures to try to mitigate what they worry could be an increase in protest, one of those things is the tv broadcast a statement by her family saying they weren't going to mark this occasion which is extremely unusual, and they didn't want any trouble. rights groups and other activists have warned this is likely made under d

i asked our news reporter azadeh moshiri more about what these protesters are asking for.of the biggest rallies of the iranian diaspora ever goes towards the sense that these protests in this movement going on within iran is unprecedented. some of the protesters there said that, in fact, they travelled from other countries in order tojoin in, that is how you get to a figure of 80,000. that is what german police are saying, while organisers say the number was closely to 100,000, the truth is often somewhere in between. but what they are also doing is calling on specific demands of western governments. one of them is to add further sanctions to the powerful revolutionary guards, and that is because the revolutionary guards are not just a military or security force, they have a lot of sway and huge power over the iran's economy as well as its politics. the second demand is to oust iranian diplomats in embassies across the west. also, while we talk about this huge protest in berlin, because it is historic, there have been movements and rallies in support of protesters in iran

i'm joined now by our reporter azadeh moshiri.ave you here, would you start off with the firewood is the latest? ,, . . start off with the firewood is the latest? ,, ., ., , ., , latest? state media reporting is that the fire _ latest? state media reporting is that the fire is _ latest? state media reporting is that the fire is now _ latest? state media reporting is that the fire is now under- latest? state media reporting is. that the fire is now under control. insisting that no one died in that at this point there have been eight people injured. authorities are saying this resulted because of clashes between inmates, the fire department separately saying that they are still investigating the cost. so the picture is not clear. we do know is to see fighters and flames of the size and a compound like evin prison is concerning. specially when you are hearing things like gunshots, seeing riot police rushed to the scene and roads suddenly get clogged up with traffic. especially when we are now going on the fifth week of protests. it i

i asked our news reporter azadeh moshiri more about what these protesters are asking for.gest rallies of the iranian diaspora ever —— the fact it is being talked about one of, if not the biggest, rallies of the iranian diaspora ever goes towards the sense that these protests in this movement going on within iran is unprecedented. some of the protesters there said that, in fact, they travelled from other countries in order tojoin in, that is how you get to a figure of 80,000. that's what german police are saying, while organisers say the number was closely to 100,000. the truth is often somewhere in between. of western governments. economy, as well as its politics. in embassies across the west. in berlin, because it is historic, there have been movements and rallies in support of protesters in iran in the west since the beginning, since six weeks ago when protests began in places like washington, paris, london and over the weekend, we even had protests injapan. so, people have been calling on western governments for action for quite a while now. azadeh, let's go to iran bec

with me is our news reporter azadeh moshiri. tell us about what happened.ened. state media is releasing some information but they are being careful about what they do release because there is a concern for them that this information and the events of last night could trickle down to protesters and further inflame the protests that have been going on. what we do know in terms of what they are reporting is that four people have died. they are saying it is because of smoke inhalation and that more than 60 people but injured but this conflicts with what the prisoners inside evin prison have said. they said that there was teargas and that doesn't match what we have seenin that doesn't match what we have seen in these videos, these large plumes of smoke as well as gunshots heard in the background. in terms of the causes of these fires, there is also some conflicting reports. state media is saying that it was because of a brawl between inmates about riots between the prison. they also said that it was because of a premeditated plan for prisoners to get out, but ag