this is on the 40th day of the passing of mahsa amini.hoever did this was trying to show sympathy toward the events in the last 40 days in iran and this has actually backfired among the population because people don't like terrorism in their country. iranians are human beings like other people around the world. they don't like to see people going to a worship place and not coming back. terrorism is not something that we will tolerate. ♪ >> hundreds of syrian refugees have fled to lebanon to escape the war, making the uncertain journey back home. over 700 are being voluntarily repatriated. rights groups are concerned about their safety. >> they are leaving behind a life in exile. crossing the border back into syria. lebanon is where hundreds of thousands of syrians escaped to during the war. there were mixed feelings and a lot of uncertainty. some don't have homes, nor jobs. but many say it is dire economic conditions that are driving them back. >> i guess it is better to die there than to die here. the situation is difficult here. i can e

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long le mahsa amini. political dissident, activist, author angela davis, sending her message of solidarity with the women of iran. coming up, we will also hear from india. as in his prime minister offers to help efforts to end the war in ukraine, we will speak to the activist kavita krishnan. stay with us. ♪♪ [music break] amy: the unoicial anthem of the iran protest. the lyrics are taken from messages posted online about why they are protesting. the song was posted september 28 and received 40 million views before he was forced to take it down. he was arrested the next day and released earlier this week on bail. he is awaiting trial. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. as we turn now to look at russia's invasion of ukraine with a focus on india's response come on tuesday the indian prime minister narendra modi spoke by phone with the ukrainian president vladimir zelenskyy. his office released a statement saying "he expressed his from co

mark: 40 days since the death in police custody of mahsa amini.he anniversary has been marked with more demonstrations across iran. let's show you the scene in her hometown where she has been buried, 22-year-old mahsa amini was arrested september 13 under laws repressing women's rights and forced by iran's morality police. she died in police custody. the iranian authorities say she died of natural causes. they deny that she was tortured and beaten before her death on september 16. she was arrested for not wearing her headscarf, how the state dictates that she should. here at france 24, jenny should with this. >> thousands pour into the streets to mark the death of mahsa amini in the end of the traditional mourning period. these iranians are heading to curve get stan province where the 22-year-old was from, to the cemetery where she was buried. on these videos posted on social media, mourners can be heard chanting antigovernment slogans. riot police were reportedly deployed in large numbers in anticipation of fresh unrest. internet access in the ci

as protests continue across iran, mahsa amini's cousin speaks out about the aftermath of the 22—year—old'sth. translation: the officials have threatened herfamily. if they get involved in the protest they may get killed. a vigil is held in memory of the ten victims of an explosion at a petrol station in county donegal, in ireland. taiwan celebrates its national day in the shadow of growing economic and military threats from china. let there be light — berlin is illuminated for an annual festival but is it energy efficient? hello and welcome. president putin has accused ukraine of terrorism after the only bridge between russia and occupied crimea was damaged in an explosion on saturday. he blamed kyiv�*s intelligence services for the blast on the crossing — a crucial supply route for moscow's forces in southern ukraine. meanwhile, ukrainian authorities say at least 17 people have been killed by russian missile strikes on the city of zaporizhzhia. paul adams reports from the ukrainian capital kyiv. in zaporizhzhia, this is what escalation looks like. a gaping hole, where once there were home

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some of the biggest demonstrations so far talk place a0 days after mahsa amini died.eos from inside the country. this time, iran's tiktok generation are at the forefront of this challenge to the islamic regime. it is the latest in a long struggle for women's so why this time has a slogan for these protests, women, life, freedom, spread across the country and the world ? in early september, mahsa amini, a 22—year—old woman and her brother, travelled from a kurdish city in western iran to visit the capital city, tehran, for the first time. but theirjourney takes an ominous turn. as soon as they get out of the metro station, mahsa amini faces the morality police, a police that enforces the strict dress code on women in public. her clothes are deemed too revealing. she is detained and taken to a police station in tehran. an hour later, she complains about something to a female police officer. this cctv shows the moment she collapses in the police station. by the time she was transferred to a hospital, she is brain—dead and falls into a coma. three days later, mahsa was pr

for example, the violence of security forces in iran, curtis dan, mahsa amini, the young woman who was flashpoint in these protests, was 22 years old, and iranian kurdish woman, killed in tehran. and also the systemic killing of other protesters, what is the status of the minority? mostly suni and a majority shia state. >> unfortunately, the minorities in iran are subjected to extreme discrimination. when you look at people on death row in iran, you will see 95% of those on death row are from minorities in iran. the government represses them more than others. mahsa amini, in her birth certificate, her parents wanted to call her a kurdish name but the government did not allow that because they said you're not allowed to choose a kurdish name, yet you choose a persian name for your child. this is real repression. mahsa amini was a young girl and had come to tehran just as a tourist in to visit a few of her relatives. she was on the street with her brother when the morality police, under the pretext her headscarf was not covering her whole head, arrested her and they took her to a detenti

amy: protests have entered their second month, spark by the death of 22-year-old mahsa amini in custody of the so, relative police. more than 100 have been arrested. some children have been sent to reeducation camps. this comes as a massive fire prison, kno for holdiran's evin polical prisons. today we look at the scope, scale, and sustainability of the protests in iran with dr. shirin ebadi. she was the first female judge in iran and awarded the nobel peace prize in 2000 three, the first iranian and first muslim woman to win the award. we will speak with her about the violence for the security forces to iranian officials who were the focus of protesters calls for regime change. >> what the people what is a democratic government. that is what they want. because for 43 years, they have suffered. they no longer want to to tolerate the accuracy. they want a democracy. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the african union has scheduled peace talks for next week in south africa over the worsening crisis in

amy: protests have entered their second month, spark by the death of 22-year-old mahsa amini in custody of the so, relative police. more than 100 have been arrested. some children have been sent to reeducation camps. this comes as a massive fire prison, kno for holdiran's evin polical prisons. today we look at the scope, scale, and sustainability of the protests in iran with dr. shirin ebadi. she was the first female judge in iran and awarded the nobel peace prize in 2000 three, the first iranian and first muslim woman to win the award. we will speak with her about the violence for the security forces to iranian officials who were the focus of protesters calls for regime change. >> what the people what is a democratic government. that is what they want. because for 43 years, they have suffered. they no longer want to to tolerate the accuracy. they want a democracy. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the african union has scheduled peace talks for next week in south africa over the worsening crisis in

what do you know about how mahsa amini died? >> the regime says that, "we didn't kill her. we didn't do anything to her." but the family -- mahsa's family, they put themselves in nger, and they spoke up about how she got killed. mahsa's father actually talked to those women who were witnessing while mahsa was beaten up by hijab police. and that's, to us, millions of iranian, it's obvious that the police killed her. >> amini's death has sparked waves of protests across iran now in as many as 80 cities across the country. women have been seen in the streets taking off their hijab, in many cases burning their hijab, cutting their hair, chanting phrases like "death to the dictator" and "woman, life, freedom." what, for you, is the most important takeaway of the last month's uprisings? >> i mean, to me, this is like a revolution to see a lot of fearless women, shoulder to shoulder with men, burning their headscarves. because to us, a headscarf, hijab, is not just a small piece of cloth. it's like a tool to oppress us. and now i see that fearless women are burning their headscarv

in early september, mahsa amini, a 22—year—old woman and her brother, travelled from a kurdish city inran to visit the capital city, tehran for the first time. but their journey takes an ominous turn. as soon as they get out of the metro station, mahsa amini she faces the morality police, a police that enforces the strict dress code on women in public. her clothes are deemed revealing. she is detained and taken to a police station in tehran. an hour later, she complains about something to a female police officer. this cctv shows the moment she collapses in the police station. by the time she was transferred to a hospital, she is brain—dead and falls into a coma. three days later, mahsa was pronounced dead. the news of her death outrage of many across the country. the security forces disperses a crowd gathered in front of the hospital. the police chief of tehran theirs that mahsa fell into a coma because of a heart condition. the morality police usually wear body cameras but they say they did not on that day. the policeman had cctv cameras, no recordings have been made available. the fa

i've got tojump in actions it took with mahsa amini.'s gotten out of the bottle and won't be going back. it's not possible to go back to of the day before. there have been many posts by people saying" we just can't go back to the day before these things happened," because there are so many young people that have forced the elder generation to really face the realities, and it's given them a lot of courage to fight. the train has left the station.— left the station. thank you very much for coming _ left the station. thank you very much for coming on _ left the station. thank you very much for coming on the - left the station. thank you very - much for coming on the programme and giving us your perspective, we appreciate it, thank you. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @lvaughanjones. this is bbc news. hello. last night was a chilly one across england and wales, many areas seeing temperatures falling down to the lower end of single figures and some spots seeing temperatures dip below freezing. —1.2 was the coldest place and that was benso

>> mahsa amini. reporter: many held pictures of a kurdish woman, mahsa amini who died and custody of the so-called morality police accused of wearing her hijab incorrectly. >> she was our cousin, she was our daughter and it could have happened to any one of the 40 million women that live in iran. >> free iran! reporter: elected officials joined activists in solidarity. >> i stand in solidarity with the women of iran. reporter: advocates cannot say if protest in the bay area and chge. they say that will depend on the will of the people. >> i believe human hearts around the world can connect with each other, show solidarity and spark change beyond the imagination. reporter: a foranofhe americanss standing up and speaking out and staying silent no more. >> stand for the people of iran who are fighting for women, life, and freedom. dion: take a look at this. a house in san francisco is painted in solidarity with iranian protesters. you can see it reads -- women, life, freedom. the exterior is painted and

reports from iran say oil workers have joined the protest triggered by the death of marcel amini.d news percy life in britain as the u.k. begins recycling fishing nets dumped at sea. welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. russia has launched a strikes across ukraine, firing more than 80 missiles targeting the capital kyiv for the first time in months. president biden stroke by phone to ukraine's president zelenskyy , condemning the strikes and promising to provide ukraine with the support it needs. at least 10 ukrainian cities were hit, including leave -- including leave and zaporizhzhia. ukraine says at least 11 people have been killed, 64 injured. it's the most widespread russian bombardment since the start of the war. paul adams reports from kyiv. paul: after months of quiet in the capital, the war is back. for three chaotic hours this morning, the missiles kept coming. for one young woman already recording her own sense of shock, a narrow escape. my bbc colleague hugo was broadcastingive when it all began. >> they want panic and chaos. they want to destroy

officials have denied the strikes were about the death of mahsa amini.es this so important? iran's energy sector is vital to the country's economy, whichs crippled by western sanctions. iran relies heavily on the revenues from petroleum. crude oil export revenue accounted for nearly 40% of iran's totagovernment revenues. that is from the data in 2017. the oil industry played a key role in the iranian revolution back in 1979. mass protests and strikes by oil workers helped launch the movement that propelled the shiite clergy into power. i've been speaking to a nonresident senior fellow at the atlantic council. she told me the oil workers strike have a big psychological impact on the wider protest movement. >> the strikes have of course and economic element, in the sense that they will impact the econom performance, the economic well-being of the state. but most importantly, they have a very important psychological impact on the protest. because up until the last few days, everyone has been calling for strikes, and only small-scale companies or shops have

security forces open fire on protesters in several cities forty days since the death in custody of mahsa amini. britain's new prime minister rishi sunak appears in parliament for his first full day on the job announcing even more unravelling of predecessor liz truss�*s economic plans. the chinese government is accused of setting up unofficial police stations around the world — to intimidate and silence dissidents. beijing says — it's "simply untrue". as extreme weather batters the planet, the un secretary general tells the bbc we are approaching a point of no—return and climate change must be a priority again. as russia conducts drills by its forces president putin is on hands to personally observe them. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news, it's newsday. it's 6am in singapore, and 1:30 in the morning in iran, where security forces have opened fire on protesters in several cities, a0 days after the death of mahsa amini in police custody. our correspondent reports. chanting. day forty of iran protest and forty days since the death of mahsa amini, the young iranian kurdish woman w

— amini, what more do we learn from that? , , ., , , from that?tests we are seeing today _ from that? yes, the protests we are seeing today are _ from that? yes, the protests we are seeing today are protests i are seeing today are protests that were galvanised by the death of mahsa amini in custody by the morality police, it was after allegations and reports that the police had in fact beaten her and that she had received blows to the head. now this medical report that has finally been released confirms what the government said from the beginning, but in fact she had an underlying health condition. but herfamily had an underlying health condition. but her family has regularly denied this to bbc persian, as has her lawyer through public statements, and they have called for an independent enquiry. the question is also, who is this report for? who is the audience here, because this wasn'tjust about the morality police's tactics, these protests on the streets are about what the protesters say is a system that represses women's rights, that denies them

it all started with the death of mahsa amini and half of the death of mahsa amini and half of the population want women's rights and they want basic human living rights and they want freedom and democracy and it makes it very, very difficult for the government to come up with a solution for it because they are fundamentalists, they are totalitarian and they are against democracy as a whole. so it makes it very difficult to close your eyes on it. ., ~ , ., very difficult to close your eyes on it. ., ~ i. very difficult to close your eyes on it. thank you so much for 'oining us. a woman who was convicted of killing her friend a woman who was convicted of killing herfriend has been given a a woman who was convicted of killing her friend has been given a 34 year life sentence and it is only the second criminal court proceedings to be broadcast. this is also the first time in england and wales that a murder sentencing has been broadcast. yesterday 38—year—old gemma mitchell from willesden was found guilty of known as deborah. even before their where starting the proceedings, there were smiles fro

this is the city of mahsa amini's _ ofjust beating them up.ting them up. this is the | city of mahsa amini's home and now herfinal resting place. authorities tried but failed to block protesters flocking to her grave to mark the end of the mourning period, a culturally significant moment for iranians. ., _, culturally significant moment for iranians. ., , ., iranians. that could easily have been my sister. _ iranians. that could easily have been my sister. that _ iranians. that could easily have been my sister. that could - iranians. that could easily have i been my sister. that could easily have been my girlfriend. this is tyranny. it is murderous. what am i going to do with my conscience if i sit down? yes, i need to bear some risks but i need to do it for the safety of my people, my friends and my parents. if i don't do it, who is going to? my parents. ifi don't do it, who is aoian to? my parents. ifi don't do it, who is aoain to? . , , ., my parents. ifi don't do it, who is aoainto? . ,, ,, ,, going to? the attempts to suppress the rare go

one person i had been able to speak to is the cousin of mahsa amini. he is based here.ence. people who live in that area say the number of arrests and deaths are being far underreported and the question still remains, at what point will these protests be contained by the iranian regime or start to weaken its foundations in some kind of significant way? in iran, it can be dangerous to take a stance against the government, and one university professor has just been stopped from teaching a course, after making comments in support of the protestors. sadegh zibakalam, professor of political science at tehran university. he says he will continue to speak out despite the immense personal risk. it was a political science subject at tehran university, and about a0 students had taken that subject. i was supposed to start my lectures about three weeks ago and i was told by the dean of the faculty of law and political science that, sorry, sorry, sorry but we have been told by the security establishment of tehran university that you mustn�*t teach. that�*s all there is to it. the de

,1i0 days pictures on the ft and the guardian, mahsa amini, a0 days after her death, at iai people havet, very much a story that has gone off the radar in little bit, sonia, hasn't it?- little bit, sonia, hasn't it? that, it has been _ little bit, sonia, hasn't it? that, it has been absolutely _ little bit, sonia, hasn't it? that, it has been absolutely huge - little bit, sonia, hasn't it? that, it has been absolutely huge in l little bit, sonia, hasn't it? that, i it has been absolutely huge in iran and actually it has been reported to some extent in the british media, although it has been pushed out by what has been going on in westminster posted but actually if you follow it on social media, there is, you can really see what is going on. huge uprising, massively brief protest, women essentially risking their life to go out and protest the murder and the terrible human rights abuses of women in iran, following the murder of this young woman by the murder of this young woman by the iranian state police, and a0 daysis the iranian state police, and a0 days is a big, it is a significant m

the protests ignited after the death of 22-year old mahsa amini. died in police custody after being arrested by iran's morality police who said she was wearing her hijab improperly. in solidarity, women around the world began shedding their headscarves and cutting their hair, protesting the regime's restrictions on women. khameini has dismissed the riots as the work of foreign enemies. >> some of these persons are elements of the enemy and if they are not, they are in direction of the enemy. they go to streets with the same goals as the enemy. ali: but he is arresting and killing his own people. thousands have been detained and more than 200 killed. among them, 23 children, according to amnesty international. two of those young women have joined mahsa amini as symbols of the revolution. nika shakarami and sarina esmaeilzadeh, both 16, are believed to have been killed by security forces during the protests. esmaeilzadeh was a youtuber, who frequently posted about daily life in iran. speaking in california friday, president joe biden said he was "stu

but but looking at the causes of this, yalda, how much of this is about the tragic death of masa amini, whom we saw in the report and how much of i it is about a whole pile of additional indignities. it is both actually we have to see that people are fed, up people are especially women, 50% of the population that have basically lost all their rights in the last 40 years since since since the islamic republic was founded. so um and and then we have economic issues, we have human rights there is that do not exist basically. so what we what the difference is here with the tragic and brutal death of masa masa amini, this is something that everyone can rely, she is a symbol for this protest. we did have symbols for protest but not a symbol that everyone can relate to every woman like every woman in iran growing up, you get to experience the morality police you get this brutal humiliating experience, experience and violence through morality police because of not being able to wear or to dress the way you want to because of a little bit of, i mean the thing is she was not even without a hijab

you may have heard the name mahsa amini. now since the 22-year-old iranian woman died in police custody after being arrested by iran's so-called morality police, for allegedly violating the country's mandatory dress code for women. the official coroner's report released friday says the young woman, healthy according to her family, died as a result not of any abuse by police, but of complications from surgery she had when she was eight years old. we may never know what really happened to her after she was arrested, but what we do know is that her tragic death has galvanized and not just the people and protesters across iran, but across the world, sparking massive global outrage against iran's dress code crack down. and the bravest of those protesting of course are other iranian women and girls, taking a stand, just yesterday female university students in tehran chanted at iranian president raisi to get lost. he was reading a poem that seemed to equate the protesters, who he called rioters, with -- as if he was capable of swat

the protests started when a kurdish woman called mahsa amini was arrested by the morality police and she had a heart condition. her family say she was beaten up in custody. as the death toll rises, the authorities are struggling to control the street movement, which has no leader. students continue to march despite the risks they face. and women are claiming their place on the streets of tehran without wearing the mandatory hijab. neither side is backing down. rana rahimpour, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the scourge of the seas. we report on the latest move to take discarded fishing tackle out of our waters. parts of san francisco least affected by the earthquake are returning to life, but in the marina area, where most of the damage was done, they're more conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed. in the 19 years since he was last here, he has gone from being a little—known revolutionary to an experienced and successful diplomatic operator. it was a 20—pound bomb which exploded on the fifth floor of the grand hotel, . rapping a hole — in the front of t

yes, so the protests we are seeing today are protests that were galvanised by the death of mahsa aminier allegations and reports that the police in fact beaten her, and that she had received blows to the head. now this medical report that has finally been released confirms what the government said from the beginning, that in fact she had an underlying health condition. but her family has regularly denied this to bbc persian, as has her lawyer through public statements, and they have called for an independent enquiry. the question is also, who is this report for? who is the audience here — because this wasn't just about the morality police's tactics, these protests on the streets are about what the protesters say is a system that represses women's rights, that denies them fundamental rights, and it is also about a government that the protesters say they are simply rejecting right now. so if this was meant to calm them down, to calm the unrest in the country, that seems unlikely to happen. but what is more likely is that this is one piece of the islamic republic's strategy to deal with t

mahsa amini! in london last night, a vigil to mark this month of defiance.me, say her name! mahsa amini! protests like this have been happening in cities across the world over the past month. what's happening now in iran and what happens next matters in many places, but the course of events inside iran will be decided there. lyse doucet, bbc news, london. communities in three australian states have been ordered to evacuate as torrential rain brings major flooding. at least 500 homes have been flooded. hundreds of homes have been swamped in parts of victoria, new south wales and tasmania. shaimaa khalil reports from sydney. victoria has been worst hit this week and this is what parts of australia's second biggest state look like now. stop. you're going to get wet. yes. several communities have been ordered to evacuate, including some in the state capital, melbourne. floods have swamped roads, forced school closures and cut power to 3000 houses and businesses. hundreds of properties have been inundated with rescue teams racing to reach those in urgent need to

in mahsa amini's home down, they shouted women, life, freedom.. enough of the despotism. images like this one, smoke rising, told of another violent crackdown there. live rounds were used and tear gas. the iranian authorities switching off the internet in the city, but a semiofficial news agency reporting at least 10,000 demonstrated. thousands of miles away, the white house announcing sanctions targeting more than a dozen iranian officials. >> our message to iran is very, very clear. stop killing your people and stop sending weapons to russia to kill ukrainians. >> a dramatic change from earlier this year when the biden administration was trying to negotiate a nuclear deal with iran. but this morning, there is no sign of compromising tehran. no backing down by these young, feel protestors and the many men out on the streets in support. just underscoring how intense it is in iran now, 15 worshipers were killed at a mosque, a shooting completely unrelated to the protests. isis claiming responsibility for that. the government of iran blaming foreig

killed in iran and's nationwide demonstrations began almost a month ago following the death of mahsa amini. we will look at how the scope of protests in iran is waiting for something to the were in ukraine as the united nations general simply votes 143-five to condemn russia's annexation of four territory seized from ukraine. >> the united nations will not tolerate illegal annexation. we will never recognize it. these united nations will not tolerate seizing a neighbor's land by force. we will stand up to it. these united nations will not tolerate the destrucon of the u.n. charter. amy: we will speak to a ukrainian activist was a member of the european network of solidarity with ukraine, plus a russian activist living in exile in berlin. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the united nations general simply voted overwhelmingly to condemn russia's annexation of four territories seized from ukraine after russia's military invaded in february. 143 countries voted to reaffirm ukraine's sovereignty within its inte

anger over mahsa amini's death sparked a women's uprising like no other in a run.d too soon. >> given the test stick and government crackdowns, are there many protesters out on the street in iran, or do we know how long this can go on for? >> anderson, the determination of these protesters is remarkable. we have never seen anything like this before in iran, certainly not on the scale almost daily. we see protesters taking to the streets of different cities. you can see acts of defiance across the country and you have the working-class and middle- class and young schoolgirls who have joined in these protests, and the government response is unleashing brutal force according to human rights organizations that say they have been shooting directly and deliberately at the protesters, but it has not stopped. the demonstrators, anderson, we are still seeing these young protesters taking to the streets. we see the young generation of iranians that is more emboldened and defiant than ever, and they are fed up. they are rising up right now to claim the rights and freedoms tha

that comes weeks after masa amini collapsed and died in morality police custody. amini's family say doctors told them she had head trauma and believe she was beaten to death. police say the 22-year-old died of a heart attack. they deny any wrongdoing and it's been nearly three weeks since that investigation was announced. at mika's funeral this mourner cries today was your birthday. congratulations on your marching. mika was buried on what would have been her 17th birthday. jomana karadsheh, cnn, istanbul. >>> in about 19 minutes european lawmakers are expected to take up a resolution on masa amini's death and they talked about helping iranian activists that ended with a surprising move. >> we, the peoples and the citizens of the eu, demand the unconditional and immediate stop of all the violence against the women and men in iran. until iran is free, our fury will be bigger than the oppressors. until the women of iran are free, we are going to stand with you. women, life, freedom. >> that's a swedish iraqi politician cutting off her hair or some of her hair in fro

it all started three weeks ago with the death of this woman, 22—year—old mahsa amini. she was accused of not wearing the hijab properly. with restrictions on reporting on the ground, videos shared online are vital evidence in understanding how things are unfolding. the bbc and independent media are not allowed to report from iran, butjournalists here across bbc persian and bbc monitoring have been gathering videos from social media and speaking to witnesses tracking where protests broke out in the first few weeks. by using landmarks, the team can pinpoint the location of the protests. we've analysed more than 1,000 videos verifying at least 300 protests since amini's death. the protests have continued despite ayatollah ali khamenei's warning on monday that they were riots orchestrated by the west. his warning hasn't scared these young girls who no longer want to see his face in their classrooms. instead, they wrote their dreams behind his framed picture. equality and freedom. to turn this page of iran's history. rana rahimpour, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still

amini's family repeatedly denied the claims. they say she was healthy.d doctors told them she suffered trauma to the head. anger over amini's death sparked an uprising like no other in iran, too many lives already lost in this battle for freedom, for change. [ speaking non-english ] >> reporter: too many young lives ended too soon. >> given the deaths and the government crackdowns, are there still many protesters out on the streets in iran? do we know how long this can go on for? >> reporter: anderson, the determination of these protesters is really remarkable. we've never seen anything like this before in iran, certainly not on this scale almost daily seeing protesters taking to the streets of different cities. you're seeing acts of defiance across the country. you've got the working class, middle class, fearless young school girls who have joined in these protests and the government's response has been unleashing brutal force against the protesters, lethal force according to human rights organizations that say they've been shooting directly and deliber

it all started three weeks ago with the death of this woman, 22—year—old mahsa amini.re vital evidence in understanding how things are unfolding. the bbc and independent media are not allowed to report from iran butjournalists here across bbc persian and bbc monitoring have been gathering videos from social media and speaking to witnesses tracking where protests broke out in the first few weeks. by using landmarks, the team can pinpoint the location of the protests. we�*ve analysed more than 1000 videos verifying at least 300 protests since amini�*s death. the protests have continued despite ayatollah ali khamenei�*s warning on monday that they were riots orchestrated by the west. his warning hasn�*t scared these young girls, who no longer want to see his face in their classrooms. instead, they wrote their dreams behind his framed picture. equality and freedom. to turn this page of iran�*s history. rana rahimpour, bbc news. in russia, president putin has said he expects the situation to stablise in the four regions he says have been annexed from ukraine. these are the

it all started three weeks ago with the death of this woman, 22—year—old mahsa amini.she was accused of not wearing the hijab properly. with restrictions on reporting on the ground, videos shared online are vital evidence in understanding how things are unfolding. the bbc and independent media are not allowed to report from iran, butjournalists here across bbc persian and bbc monitoring have been gathering videos from social media and speaking to witnesses tracking where protests broke out in the first few weeks. by using landmarks, the team can pinpoint the location of the protests. we've analysed more than 1,000 videos verifying at least 300 protests since amini's death. the protests have continued despite ayatollah ali khamenei's warning on monday that they were riots orchestrated by the west. his warning hasn't scared these young girls who no longer want to see his face in their classrooms. instead, they wrote their dreams behind his framed picture — equality and freedom — to turn this page of iran's history. rana rahimpour, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, stil

mahsa amini! in london, a vigil to mark a month of defiance. to remember 22—year—old mahsa amini.r the past month. what is happening now in iran and what happens next matters in many places, but the course of events inside iran will be decided there. a young generation rises against an old clerical order. it's hard to say how and when this will end. for now, it is moving in ways iran hasn't seen before. lyse doucet, bbc news, london. police say a convicted sex offender neil maxwell who killed himself while on the run is the prime suspect in the murder of teenager leah croucher who disappeared in 2019. this week police discovered human remains in the loft of a house in milton keynes. the rugby league world cup begins tomorrow in newcastle when england play samoa in what is expected to be one of the most competitive tournaments in its history. for the first time, the men's, women's and wheelchair tournaments will take place simultaneously, with organisers expecting record ticket sales. our sports editor dan roan reports. and there's the great britain captain. half a century's passed

mahsa amini! in london last night, a vigil to mark this month of defiance.matters in many places, but the course of events inside iran will be decided there. lyse doucet, bbc news, london. a convicted sex offender who killed himself while on the run from police has been named as the prime suspect in the murder of the teenager leah croucher. the 19—year—old disappeared in 2019. this week police discovered human remains in the loft of a house in milton keynes. our midlands correspondent phil mackiejoins us now. thinks have been moving very rapidly with the investigation this week. more than three and a half years since leah croucher disappeared on her way to work. she hasn't been seen or heard from since then and despite a massive police investigation at the time, no progress has really been made until monday, when there was a tip—off and police came to this house here in milton keynes. they very quickly found some of her personal belongings. crucially including the rucksack she was wearing on the day she disappeared and then some human remains. today we have

but this time the spark was the death of a woman, mahsa amini.d for not covering her hair properly, she later died in police custody. journalist nulu ferhamini broke the story and is now in solitary confinement in tehran's notorious evin prison. women are leading, marching, and taking beatings for one another. >> is this time different? >> this is the first time that women in a large number standing shoulder to shoulder with men burning their head scarves. they strongly believe that by burning head scarves they are actually shaking the regime. >> reporter: in the 1960s women in iran dressed in hijab and the latest western fashions. but soon after the 1979 revolution the new islamic regime ruled that women and girls from a young age had to cover their hair and bodies in public. hard-liners proclaimed hijab would protect women's honor. but for many protesters it's become a symbol of oppression. >> you see voluntarily veiled people, women, and involuntarily veiled women. >> so they want to have the choice whether to wear or not to wear the hijab. in

today is a0 days since mahsa amini died.or the aoth. today, many people have stopped working in protest, in the memory of mahsa. all cities, universities, and even schools continue to protest — and this is the first time that even students have joined the protests. unfortunately the oppressive regime attacked schools and arrested students. the regime treats the protesters so cruelly that there are reports of rape, and prisoners who have been taken to hospitals because of this. the medical staff of also protested today and days ago. the me also staff of also the me also protested. . mahsa amini was detained by the morality police in tehran on 13 september for allegedly wearing her hijab "improperly". the 22—year—old fell into a coma and died three days later. her family disputes the police account of her death that she suffered a heart attack. there are reports police beat her around the head with a baton. protests against her death are now in the sixth week. women and schoolgirls have been at the forefront — despite the dang

one person i have been able to speak to is the cousin of mahsa amini.ed here in iraqi kurdistan and is a member of an anti-iranian political party and says he and his family have received death threats. >> since the first day of her passing, our family has been under immense pressure from the islamic republic oicials. we do notalk to human rights organizations or channels outside iran so that they do not tell anybody outside about her passing. my own family risks tre. >> as that continues, we heard overnight in this kurdish town for protests, further violence, people who live in that area say that the number of arrests and deaths are being underreported. the question remains at what point will these protestse contained by the iranian regime start to weaken its conditions in some significant way? ben: anna foster, while in iran, it can be dangerous to take a stance against the government. a university professor has been arrested. this professor ofsays he will ck out despite the immense personal risk. >> it is a political sign of subject at the university

notjust the death of mahsa amini, not evenjust broader. the morality police, but the very legitimacy of this government. find legitimacy of this government. and have we heard anything from the supreme leader? it seems that he has been very ill. what has the government responded aside from the statements we have just heard? it is statements we have 'ust heard? it is interestin: statements we have 'ust heard? it is interesting to _ statements we have just heard? it 3 interesting to note that know. so far we have not seen a friday sermon from ayatollah khamenei, the supreme leader, orany from ayatollah khamenei, the supreme leader, or any kind of grand statement. that is what we saw in 2009 and that was the moment at which it went to the next level and people were being slaughtered on the street. at this point it is really hard to know who is calling the shots. is that the supreme leader? is that the revolutionary guard? a lot of iran watchers myself included say it is the revolutionary guard thatis say it is the revolutionary guard that is th

the hair being the sort of subject of mahsa amini death and the tool of protests for women.> right. first of all i need to mention about the islamic regime government. from the beginning of this government, 43 years ago, and this regime were always against women's rights. we never, ever wanted this regime in iran. women always didn't want this regime. this regime was mandatory everything for women. and this time, women remove their heads car and fire their head scarf. they were just trying to stand for their rights. the good news that we don't scare. we are here to stand for our rights and remove this regime. this time, it's not only about women's rights. this time, this week, men and women, they are all together to fight for their right to just remove this regime. we don't want them. they are terrorists. they are going to -- i want to -- i want help from all these countries, all these governments, all these people who are calling themselves human being. if you call yourself a human, to support these people some -- people coming to this regime, in this muslim regime governme

the death of mahsa amini in custody on september 16 unleashed a wave of protests across the country and bloody security crackdown. the eu has added several iranian officials to its sanctions list. >> it is important we sanction the ones responsible for the atrocities against the iranian people, the young people that are demonstrating for their fundamental rights. reporter: many of the prisoners were antigovernment protesters. detainees are also political prisoners. others have been transported elsewhere since the fire. anchor: we are watching for all development in iran, which is preparing for perhaps another night of protests, protests showing no signs of abating. tough decisions will be taken to restore confidence, the words of the new u.k. finance minister, jeremy hunt. he announced the controversial mini budget of his predecessor has been trashed. measures caused a world market crisis and the british pound to sink to its lowest level since 1870 against the dollar. fuel prices increasing and citizens turning to food banks. there is an existential crisis for prime minister liz truss,

amini's family repeatedly denied those claims.t was police brutality that killed her. they say doctors told them she suffered trauma to the head. anger over amini's death sparked a women's uprising like no other in iran. too many lives already lost in this battle for freedom, for change. [ speaking non-english ] ♪ >> reporter: too many young lives ended too soon. and, jake, the united nations and human rights organizations have been calling for an independent and impartial investigation into the deaths of these young women, as well as all human rights violations taking place right now. a few weeks ago i spoke to the cousin of amini and he told me the government investigating her death was essentially the criminal investigating their own crime, jake. >> indeed. thank you so much for that report. >>> the new york city mayor is taking a drastic step to deal with the influx of migrants from border states being sent into new york city. that's next. it's an entire trading experiencece. with innnnovation that lets you customize interface

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pictures of 22 year old curtis woman masa amini who died in custody of the so-called morality police accused of wearing her hijab incorrectly. we are here. because masamini was our sister. she was our cousin. she was her daughter and it could have happened to any one of the 40 million women who live in iran freaking rod elected officials joined activists in solidarity. stand in solidarity with the women of iran we fight for justice just like we do every day here in america advocates can't say of protest here with the bay area and around the world will bring change in iran. they say that will depend on the will of the people. believe that human hearts around the world can connect with each other so solidarity and spark change beyond the imagination of even the politicians and for many of these iranian americans, that means standing up and speaking out staying silent no more today. stanford the people of iran who are fighting for for as this slogan says zen. azadi women life and freedom in san francisco cornell bernard abc 7 news moving on a rape has been reported on stanford's campus