if hamid nouri is found guilty, they could be consequences for ebrahim raisi.olitical prisoners. that kills political prisoners. that iran. i have come to cover the verdict. it is tomorrow and it is around one year that i have been reporting around the court case and hamid nouri's case. vida has attended all vida has attended nearly all the 92 days of the trial. the bodies of the victims have never been returned to their relatives. the mass graves, never been returned to their relativ many e mass graves, never been returned to their relativ i has ' e mass graveagere never been returned to their relativ i has been ss graveagere buried, has been repeatedly by the irani and 50 authorities. less than 50 hours until verdict and is anxious. ==15. anxious. = 45. the iaeeyer so anxious. ——15. the lawyer said to her may be, may said to her that may be, may be, they do not accept your testimony and it is a lot for her but she hopes that maybe is a sentence him to life in prison. it is the day of the verdict. different groups all opposed to the regime are gathering outsid

the current president of iran, ebrahim raisi, was one of the death committee judges and hamid nouri'snd guilty, this could have consequences for raisi. iran still imprisons and kills political prisoners. i've come to cover the verdict. it's tomorrow and it's around one year that i'm reporting about the court and hamid nouri's case. vida has attended nearly all of the 92 days of the trial. the bodies of the victims have never been returned to their relatives. the mass graves where many of the bodies were buried has been repeatedly bulldozed by the iranian authorities. less than 15 hours till the verdict and everyone is so anxious. the lawyer said to her that maybe, maybe they do not accept your testimony. and it's a lot for her. but she hope that maybe they sentence him to life in prison. it's the day of the verdict. different groups all opposed to the iranian regime are gathering outside the court. among them, countless survivors and relatives of victims of the 1988 massacre and other acts of regime brutality. the verdict is due to be announced by email. tensions are high. i'm not sur

inside, ebrahim raisi recited a poem, likening the protesters to flies. a receptive audience here.the capital, there were chants of "death to the dictator" — a reference to iran's supreme leader — with protests reported in many cities across the country. video posted on social media shows riot police close to tehran�*s main bazaar in the centre of the city, in normal times seen as a bastion of support for the regime. but many shopkeepers had shut up their stores in support of the protesters, who set fire to a police kiosk. and this was the eastern city of mashhad today, where new protests brought new grief. screaming. here, a young woman has been shot in the neck by iran's security forces. distressed cries. it was the death last month of mahsa amini, arrested for being improperly dressed, which ignited this wave of unrest. her family say she was beaten in custody. her gravestone reads that her name will become a symbol, and it has, as iranians find new ways of resisting the regime. by the day. caroline hawley, bbc news. the us vice president, kamala harris, has told an audience in

actually, there is nothing new about ebrahim raisi's comments.lise they are using the same vocabulary, enemy. enemy is actually the main pillar of their ideology. there are enemies trying to undermine islamic republic, undermine islamic muslim communities, so it is exactly repeating the same vocabulary and propaganda that ayatollah khameni, his master and the islamic republic supreme leader has always talked about. during this round of the protests, i get a lot from the scene and the response but he goes to the ayatollah raisi, the so—called for some of the scholars have designated the supreme leader, to repeat the same slogan and propaganda that this is the enemy trying to undermine us. where is the supreme leader? how haven't we heard from him in any significant way?— haven't we heard from him in any significant way? very good question. there are two _ significant way? very good question. there are two different _ significant way? very good question. there are two different theories. - there are two different theories. there are two different t

president ebrahim raisi released a statement and expressed condolences to the families of the victims condemned the attack saying it will not go unanswered. >>> we turn now to japanese politics. a cabinet minister has been facing questions for apparently having his political funding managed by someone who is dead. now he says it was just an administrative mistake. internal affairs minister minoru terada has been accused by opposition lawmakers of making false statements in reports for 2019 and 2020. he offered an explanation thursday to the committee in the lower half of the diet. >> translator: the document's format was taken from previous reports and the accounting office's name was not updated. this was a clerical mistake. >> terada says he has asked his support group to immediately make a correction. still, opposition lawmaker demanded terada resign. >> when we see a dead person has stamped something, we can only believe there's some ulterior motive. >> he could use his position as a minister as a way to take responsibility. terada belongs to the main partner in the ruling coaliti

the iranian president ebrahim raisi has repeated his warning, as university students have continued theirns must be ended by saturday. videos shared online show confrontations between students and members of the government—linked basij paramilitary force on a number of university campuses. well, the protests in iran have been followed around the world, with celebrities joining the cause. the band, coldplay, have performed an iranian protest song at a show in buenos aires. the song was first posted on social media a month ago by iranian singer shervin hajipour. it has since become the unofficial anthem of the protests in iran. coldplay were also joined onstage by iranian actress and singer 6olshifteh farahani. here's coldplay�*s frontman chris martin explaining why they decided to include it in the show. we are going to sing a song now that right now is being sung by many people in iran and many of the persian diaspora, people who left iran after the revolution. and i don't know if you have seen on the news but young women and young people are fighting for their freedom, for their right to

iran's president ebrahim raisi says the enemies of the country have failed in what he described as theirnt following the death of ispoke i spoke to reiser aslan, an iranian—american author and his upcoming book covers the first revolution in iran. i spoke to him earlier.— revolution in iran. i spoke to him earlier. , him earlier. there is something more happening _ him earlier. there is something more happening here, - him earlier. there is something more happening here, this - him earlier. there is something more happening here, this is i more happening here, this is not about a stone election, this is not about peaceful protests. what we are seeing is absolutely uncorked anger and frustration and resentment are built up for decades suddenly pouring out onto the streets, and it is not againjust pouring out onto the streets, and it is not again just young people, it is farm and factory workers and retirees and older women. we are seeing women head to toe covered marching right alongside generation z who are completely unveiled, for the exact same thing, and that is something i have to sa

videos have emerged showing female students shouting "go back" when president ebrahim raisi visited a women's university. the us vice president, kamala harris, has told an audience in the southern state of texas that the supreme court's ruling against the federal protection of abortion rights was "immoral." her comments came as thousands marched in washington and other cities on saturday to protest against the verdict. now on bbc news, the media show. hello, we're bringing today's media show to you from the heat of la. i'm at universal studios to meet one of the most powerful women in hollywood — the chairman of universal filmed entertainment group, who just happens to be a brit. her decisions have led to everything from huge surprise hits like mamma mia and straight outta compton to enduring franchises, the likes of fast & furious and despicable me. and back in 2020, with cinemas shut by the pandemic, donna langley made a single bold move that transformed her industry — allowing audiences to stream brand—new movies at home. donna langley, welcome to the media show. thank you. we met

iran's president ebrahim raisi says the enemies of the country have failed in what he described as theirnts as anti—government protests entered their third week. the number of people killed is continuing to mount following the death of 22—year—old mahsa amini while in custody of the nation's morality police in mid—september. well, to discuss this further i'm nowjoined by reza aslan. he is an iranian—american author and his upcoming book �*an american martyr in persia' — covers the first revolution in iran. well, to discuss this further i'm nowjoined by reza aslan. he is an iranian—american author and his upcoming book �*an american martyr in persia' — covers the first revolution in iran. nice tojoin you, can nice to join you, can you hear me 0k?i nice to 'oin you, can you hear me 0k? .., nice to 'oin you, can you hear me 0k? , , i'm nice to 'oin you, can you hear me ouch m sorry. - nice to 'oin you, can you hear me ouch m sorry. .- nice to 'oin you, can you hear me 0k?_ i'm sorry, i am i ok? i can, yes. i'm sorry, i am havin: ok? i can, yes. i'm sorry, i am having a— ok? i can, yes. i'm

inside, ebrahim raisi recited a poem, likening the protesters to flies. a receptive audience here.eath to the dictator" — a reference to iran�*s supreme leader — with protests reported in many cities across the country today. video posted on social media shows riot police close to tehran�*s main bazaar in the centre of the city, in normal times seen as a bastion of support for the regime. but many shopkeepers had shut up their stores in support of the protesters, who set fire to a police kiosk. screaming. of resisting the regime. changes it to read, "killers of the people," and calls for the death of the supreme leader. and this banner draped over a main road reads, "we are not afraid any more. "we will fight." after nightfall, the protests continued. no—one knows quite where they will lead, but the crisis of legitimacy facing the islamic regime is deepening by the day. caroline hawley, bbc news. five teenagers in hong kong have been found guilty of advocating a violent revolution against the chinese state not were sentenced up to three years in detention making it the first time a

both domestically and in foreign policy, the current president of iran, ebrahim raisi, is a conservativere were also reformist presidents, for example, oleg barkhashemi rosanjani, who led the country from 89 to 1997, with his name in iran, associated economic reforms and liberalization of many sectors of the economy . next after him, muhammad khatomi continued policy of tolerant attitude towards western culture, but already in 2005 he was replaced by a bright, memorable conservative, mahmoud ahmadi . it was he who was the initiator of contacts on the iranian nuclear so far, the negotiations ended in july 2015 with the signing of the iranian nuclear deal, which involved the gradual lifting of sanctions from iran east, not yet so clearly and whether it will happen and e, in many respects, again, is critical of actions. uh , russia in ukraine, uh, again, there is a certain appeal to the historical experience of iran, which is in the twentieth and nineteenth. uh, for centuries, it suffered significantly from imperial ambitions, first st. petersburg, then moscow, and again there is an underst

both domestically and in foreign policy, the current president of iran, ebrahim raisi, is a conservativere also reformist presidents, for example, oleg bar hashimi rosanjani, who led the country from 89 to 90 seventh years, with his name in iran related economic reforms and liberalization of many sectors in the economy. following after him, mohammed khatomi continued the policy of tolerant attitude towards western culture, but already in 2005 he was replaced by the bright, memorable conservative mahmoud ahmadi . it was he who initiated contacts on the iranian nuclear dossier. the negotiations ended in july 2015 with the signing of the iranian nuclear deal, which assumed the gradual lifting of sanctions from iran in the iranian political elite, which is still being told that this change of emphasis is from west to east. still hmm is not so obvious and whether it will happen and uh, in many ways, again, is critical of the actions. uh, russia in ukraine, uh, again, there is a certain appeal to the historical experience of iran, which is in the twentieth and nineteenth. uh, for centuries, su

inside, ebrahim raisi recited a poem, likening the protesters to flies. a receptive audience here.capital, there were chants of "death "to the dictator" — a reference to iran's supreme leader — with protests reported in many cities across the country today. video posted on social media shows riot police close to tehran�*s main bazaar in the centre of the city, in normal times seen as a bastion of support for the regime. but many shopkeepers had shut up their stores in support of the protesters, who set fire to a police kiosk. and this was the eastern city of mashhad today, where new protests brought new grief. screaming. here, a young woman has been shot in the neck by iran's security forces. distressed cries. it was the death last month of mahsa amini, arrested for being improperly dressed, which ignited this wave of unrest. her family say she was beaten in custody. her gravestone reads that her name will become a symbol, and it has, as iranians find new ways of resisting the regime. the billboard here reads that the police are the servants of the people, but this man, cheered on

president ebrahim raisi has blamed sunni extremists. fall in revenue for the second consecutive quarter, in the latest sign of the us and global economic slowdown. the company has suffered a drop of nearly 20% in its share price after reporting a fall in revenue and profits. the chief executive and chairman, mark zuckerberg, said the firm would focus on improving efficiency. researchers studying an unusual madagascan lemur have witnessed the animal picking its nose and eating the mucus. the aye aye was known to use its exceptionally long middle finger to hunt for insect grubs in hollow logs. but for the first time it's been recorded sticking its finger up its nose and then licking it clean. rowenna hoskin has more. the aye aye, a type of lemur that uses this skinny elongated finger to hunt for grubs at night but if you watch closely you will see it also uses that finger for something else. this footage filmed in a lemur sancutry in the us inspired one biologist to investigate. the first time that i was seeing it picking its nose i was r