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flames engulfing iran's notorious evin prison.the midst of widespread unrest, it is 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 was 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 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, we can't have anything but an enormous amount of respect for those people who march in the streets. as they are on the scene, also believed t

that is also because evin prison is a notorious prison.it is called that the it hosts hundreds of political prisoners activist as well as to nationals. viewers in the uk will be familiar with some of the people held in evin prison. i have been getting messages from iranian americans concerned with a us iranian being held in evin prison. in the families in iran have been rushing to evin prison trying to get through because they want to know whether their loved ones are safe. so given the protests and the widespread unrest this is going to fuel further anger within the country. i fuel further anger within the count. , , fuel further anger within the count. , ., fuel further anger within the count. , ., country. i suppose the optics as far as the republicans _ country. i suppose the optics as far as the republicans concern - country. i suppose the optics as far as the republicans concern is - country. i suppose the optics as far as the republicans concern is they | as the republicans concern is they will be with wanting to quash and idea that

a few hours ago, we received videos from evin - significance of it.eived videos from evin prison, a notorious prison, the capacity is 15,000 inmates, but over the last four weeks, 15,000 inmates, but over the last fourweeks, more 15,000 inmates, but over the last four weeks, more and more people have been taken to evin prison. in the videos, we can hear gunshots, many of them, and some of the videos, we can hear explosions. we know that special forces have been deployed to the prison. it is a very significant prison because this is where many political prisoners are being capped. many dual nationals are kept in evin prison. we still don't know what is happening. state media says there has been a riot and it has been cleared, but that is not the sense we are getting. we are in touch with some family members of political prisoners. they say they cannot get a hold of their loved ones in prison. their phone lines are not working in the wi—fi around the prison has been shut down. it's difficult to get any information. there is heavy traffic. some people sa

in fact, one channel did do a tour in evin prison, showing some of the areas that were damaged, showing trying to say that everything is under control. you do get the sense that this is damage control, but the fact is — is that this isn't going to help the government contain protests that are now going into their fifth week and haven't lost steam. more than 600 people are now known to have died in nigeria as a result of severe flooding, and meteorologists say the torrential rain is likely to continue until at least the end of november. the government is urging the state authorities to evacuate those living in vulnerable areas as soon as possible. wendy urquhart reports. in the south—eastern state of anambra, the water is thigh deep and the only way out is by canoe. some locals planted yams and cassava in the hope of getting through the rainy season unscathed. 0thers stocked up on sandbags to keep the water out. but the brute sheer force of the floods made that impossible. flash flooding has displaced at least 1.3 million people in nigeria and some 200,000 homes have been completely wash

we begin in iran — where a large fire has been blazing at evin prison in the capital, tehran.undreds of political prisoners and dozens of dual nationals are held in the prison, as well as many protesters arrested during the past four weeks of riots around the country. in a tweet the us state department says: gunshots officials say that seven people have been injured, and that the situation is now under control. but recent videos posted online show the fire still burning, and gunfire and sirens can be heard. we can now speak to jared genser, who's a lawyer representing siamak namazi an iranian—american, whose family said he was taken back into custody to the prison, this week after a temporary release. thank you for talking to us. have you had any contact with your client?— your client? unfortunately, with siamak _ your client? unfortunately, with siamak namazi, - your client? unfortunately, with siamak namazi, since| your client? unfortunately, - with siamak namazi, since word first came out at the clashes, fires, explosions, gunfire, all happening in evin prison were the mike

name _ there have been more and evin's name has — there have been more and evin's name has been usedo it has clearly inflame some people who have a _ clearly inflame some people who have a very big anti—government sentiment — have a very big anti—government sentiment right now, but that is why— sentiment right now, but that is why state media is trying to -et is why state media is trying to get things under control. in fact, — get things under control. in fact, one _ get things under control. in fact, one channel did do a tour inside — fact, one channel did do a tour inside of— fact, one channel did do a tour inside of the present to show damage. _ inside of the present to show damage, to show inmates living calmly— damage, to show inmates living calmly now, trying to say that everything is under control. you — everything is under control. you get _ everything is under control. you get the censuses damage controi — you get the censuses damage control. the fact is, this is not — control. the fact is, this is not going _ control. the fact is, this is not going to help the government co

of course, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe spent time at evin as well.l could also be heard. what we are learning now from sources is that the fire has been put out and officials blaming the unrest on thugs. that's the latest from iran. you are watching bbc news. hello. for those of you who've had a wet and blustery saturday, sunday looks to be drier with some sunshine. this is the area of low pressure responsible for saturday's rain and gusty winds, only slowly pulling away north and eastwards through the evening and overnight. behind it, a quieter spell of weather for much of sunday, before our next system arrives from the southwest. back to tonight, still plenty of showers around, especially for northern ireland, scotland and northern england. further south, still some showers around at first, they'll tend to fade as the night wears on with some clearer spells developing. temperatures in range from 6—9 celsius, so we're frost free, although some rural parts of scotland could fall a few degrees lower. so for much of sunday, it's looking mainly dry with

>> it was about 1999 when i was imprisoned in evin. while i was there, i was put in solitary confinement. solitary confinement is a very, very small, narrow room without a bed or chair. they just gave us a dirty blanket and not a pillow or anything to sleep on. so i had to sleep on the floor without a pillow. and as a result, i have had health problems since. they take everything away from us. they took my watch. even my reading glasses. we are completely isolated in solitary confinement. we have no opportunity to speak to anybody, including our lawyers. i can say the situation has not changed. it is still the same. all those who are prisoners of conscience were arrested, they have to experience solitary confinement for a while because in solitary confinement, they can put psychological pressure on the prisoner and make them confess, make false professions. unfortunately, these prisoners are subjected to the most gruesome tortures in all iran's prisons, including evin. and i am sure you are aware that several prisoners died of torture,

. >>> in iran, a fire has broken out in tehran's evin prison.ious prison where the regime holds political dissidents. thank you so much for being with us once again. what is the latest? what were we learning? >> reporter: well, jim, it's very difficult for us to report from inside iran to get information on what's going on, on the ground, in iran, so we have had to rely on various sources and trying to confirm what is really happening right now. what we know is that there was a fire at evin prison, as you mentioned, that notorious facility where political prisoners, activists, human rights activists, journalists, lawyers, some of iran's best and brightest are held as well as foreigners who are arrested in iran are also held in evin prison. now, a couple of hours ago, we began seeing social media video circulating, coming from an activist group that shows this thick black plume of smoke over the prison in northern tehran. you can hear gunfire in some of the video that has emerged as well. that same activist group reporting that iranian special fo

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 ethiopia's tigray conflict. on wednesday, the world health organization's tedros adhanom ghebreyesus warned time is running out to resolve the war, which broke out nearly two years ago. >> t

we are following reports from evin prison with urgency.her 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 protests continue in more than a dozen cities. they were throwing stones at authorities over the weekend, shouting "death to the dictator" — a reference to iran's supreme leader. the security forces are still clamping down on dissent as they are in this scene, also believed to be in erbil. it's now been more than a month since the protests began. they're still led by women and schoolgirls, but also involve people from all walks of life. and, amidst a crackdown by the government and internet blackouts, it's clear the dissent is far from over. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. earlier, i spoke to our bbc persian correspondent behrang tajdin gave us this update on the story. right now, what we know is that last night m

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 ethiopia's tigray conflict. on wednesday, the world health organization's tedros adhanom ghebreyesus warned time is running out to resolve the war, which broke out nearly two years ago. >> t

there's been more unrest in iran, including at evin prison in tehran, which houses hundreds of politicalsoners and dozens of dual nationals. iranian state media says a fire broke out in the jail after clashes, but that it's now under control. 8 people were reportedly injured. it follows another day of anti—government protests in several cities. demonstrations began last month in response to the death in custody of a young woman detained for allegedly not wearing her hijab correctly. the bbc�*s, duncan kennedy reports. this is ardabil, north—west of tehran, where protesters have started using rocks to take on the authorities. some are shouting, "death to the supreme leader." a slogan heard a lot in recent weeks. this is also believed to be ardabil, but this time the authorities appear to have the upper hand. the iranian government has brutal control of the media, but using a variety of techniques, the bbc has now named a total of 45 people, including children, who have died since the protests began. many of the demonstrations are still being driven by young women and schoolchildren. it's

evin holds many political prisoners and anti-government activists. foreigners among them, including americans. the fire comes as popular protests rock the islamic republic for a fifth week. our tehran bureau chief ali arouzi has the latest. >> reporter: a raging inferno engulfed the notorious evin prison, housing many foreign political prisoners, including two americans. massive flames lit up the night sky in tehran. outside, the constant ring of gunfire and explosions the judiciary saying prisoners died from smoke inhalation, with 61 others injured, blaming thugs for starting the fire. nbc news is unable to independently verify their claims a american international told his lawyer that he was safe and had been moved to a secure unit. on saturday, president biden voiced his support of the ongoing protests in iran >> iran has to end the violence against its own citizens simply exercising their fundamental rights >> reporter: iran's president fired back, accused biden of inciting chaos, terror and destruction. one month ago, 22-year-old mahsa amini die

i asked what she had learned about what's happening in evin prison in tehran. there is a lot of speculation and a lot of concern. we've had different stories, people who have seen the video say that it seems that two awards, seven and eight, seemed to be the wards that have caught fire, and ward seven they next to the quarantine section of ward 240 where a lot of protesters who have been taken prisoner are being held. we don't know. it's a lot of speculation at this point. the authorities and government say one thing and people who are familiar with evin prison say a different thing, families who are outside of the prison when the fire broke out and were attacked by security guards and teargas, so they are not provided with any information. they can't provide clarity into the situation and it is very frustrating and concerning for us. we are not gonna know and i think your previous guest talked about how it is difficult to trust the iranian government what they are saying is not in line with what we are seeing. but they very much regularly lie about what is goi

protests are being held nbc's ali arouzi is in tehran with the latest >> reporter: iran's infamous evin prison, a towering inferno, massive flames lighting up the night sky in tehran. the sound of gunfire and explosions constant this weekend. state tv showing these images inside, saying the fire began after a fight between prisoners. there has been no independent confirmation iranian american dual national siamak namazi has been held in evin for the last seven years, charged with being a spy, charges the u.s. say are false. his lawyer saying he was safe and had spoken to his family protests in iran have been raging for five weeks, sparked by the death of 22-year-old mahsa amini. she was arrested by the morality police for violating the dress code and died in custody three days later. young iranians with women and girls at the helm protesting the requirement to cover their hair, have been clashing with police some of those arrested being taken to evin prison international condemnation of iran continues to gather momentum today the eu introducing human right sanctions on iran iran's presi

evin prison also holds some of those detained in the current wave of anti—government protests.uk and the united states have expressed concern. parham ghobadi from the bbc persian service, explained what he's heard about what happened at the prison. one of the prominent iranian activists who was held in prison has told herfamily, and not many people have managed to call their family, that the prison, the situation was like a war zone. some of the female inmates were so scared for their lives that they managed to break the doors and get into the yard, but then faced snipers and riot police were shooting tear gas. this is different from state media's account, who were showing a quiet and calm environment in the prison, but some of the journalists who spent time in the prison confirmed to bbc persia that they were showing different sections of where the action took place, versus where they showed. a news agency said that there was a prison break and some of the inmates tried to escape from the prison and ended up in a minefield, which is really bizarre. and they rejected that claim

evin prison also holds some of those detained in the current wave of anti—government protests.nd the united states have expressed concern. earlier, anoosheh ashoori, who was imprisoned 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. china's president, xijinping, has said his country will not renounce the right to use force in order to take control of taiwan. china has long claimed the self—governing island as part of its territory. addressing the communist party congress, president xi also made clear there would be no easing of china's zero—covid policy, despite its seriou

we do know that some americans are imprisoned inside evin and the u.s. department is responding. spokesman ned price says, we're following reports from evin prison with urgency. iran is fully responsible for the safety of wrongfully detained citizens who should be released meet. for more on this developing story, cnn's nada bashir in london. nada, this comes off the back of weeks of protests in iran. what are we learning? >> reporter: details are still coming in, still quite unclear. but this was extremely troubling and concerning. late last night, seeing videos emerging showing plumes of dark black smoke emerging from evin prison as you laid out there. a prison complex which houses political dissidents, according to human rights organizations. but we're talking about political activists, journalists, lawyers, pro professors, writers, some of iran's best and brightest being detained by the iranian regime in prison. this has been deeply worrying many people across iran and across the globe, indeed. we have heard from human rights organizations overnight,

thousands of people who have been detained. >> reporter: at least two iranian americans are jailed in evinrison. both families say their loved ones are safe, but a brother tells me last night's events underscore how urgently the biden administration needs to get them home. >> roxana, you mentioned the protests continue today. where exactly, and who is involved? >> reporter: we've seen several videos online of protests, particularly at universities across iran with students chanting slogans such as "rise up, people, enough is enough." >> roxana saberi in chicago, wbbm, thank you. >>> the u.s. and canadian forces have delivered tactical and armored and supplies to crisis-torn haiti. the equipment will be used to bolster police. they're up against powerful gangs who have blocked the flow of critically needed humanitarian aid. the country is also battling a cholera outbreak. >>> this weekend, the bright lights on broadway went dark for one minute, honoring six-time tony winner angela lansbury. she died last week at the age of 96. lansbury made her broadway debut in 1957. she went on to star in

that is also by state government are trying to get things under control. 0ne channel did a tour in evinmates living calmly, trying to say that everything is under control. you do get a sense that this is damage control, but the fact is this isn't going to help the government contain protest that are now going into their fifth week and haven't lost steam. it week and haven't lost steam. it does seem to be snowboarding does seem to be snowboarding this process. china's president has said there will be no change to the country's zero—covid policy, which has meant frequent lockdowns and economic disruption. xijinping was speaking at the start of the communist party congress — a gathering that happens only every five years. stephen mcdonnell reports from beijing. xijinping is on the brink of an historic third term in office. a move which will give him power not seen in decades. so at the great hall of the people, he was praising his government's performance, sounding strident, as he said the communist party would try to achieve peaceful unification with the self—governing island of taiwan, b

we begin in iran, where a large fire has been blazing at evin

we begin in iran, where a large fire has been blazing at evin prison in the capital tehran.eds of political prisoners and dozens of dual nationals are held in the prison, as well as many protesters arrested during the past four weeks of riots around the country. officials say that eight people have been injured, and that the situation is now under control. but recent videos posted online show the fire still burning, and gunfire and sirens can be heard. in a tweet the us state department says: jared genser is a lawyer representing siamak namazi who is a jailed iranian—american, whose family say they haven't heard from him. we haven't had contact with him since word came out about the clashes, gunfire, explosions, etc. we have no idea where he is or how he is doing and we would call on the government of iran to immediately enable him to call his family if he is safe. would you normally be able to speak to him when you want to? what is contact like? ordinarily prisoners in evin prison, if they're not being held by the iranian revolutionary guards, are able to make daily phone c

. >> reporter: tonight, tehran's evin prison still smoldering. new images showing charred heaps of metal from that massive inferno over the weekend that lit up the skies, with sounds of explosions and gunfire captured. iranian officials say at least eight prisonrs, who they describe as robbery suspects, were killed and more than 60 suffering smoke inhalation. state media blaming the fires on thugs who they say set prison clothing ablaze after a fight broke out in a sewing room. but tight restrictions on reporting make it nearly impossible to know what really happened. tonight, word that two iranian american businessmen held in the prison are safe. the families of siamak namazi and emad sharghi received word they have been moved to a secure area of the prison not affected by the blaze. the state department says the men were wrongly convicted of spying. the u.s. has accused iran of serious human rights abuses at the pruz. ncnsad hundreds of iranians have been jailed in evin prison since protests erupted a month ago, sparked by the death of 22-year-

interrupted on saturda at evin prison.fficials blamed inmates for the fire, which happened during ongoing protests. we will return to this later in the program. britain's new government has reversed nearly all of an economic package announced just weeks ago. today's decision scraps planned tax cuts and scales back a cap on energy prices. those measures were not paid for, and that had spooked financial markets. newly named treasury chief jeremy hunt formally announced the change. mr. hunt: it is a deeply held conservative value, a value that i share, that people should keep more of the money they earn. but at a time when markets are rightly demanding commitments to sustainable public finances, it is not right to borrow to fund this tax cut. stephanie: prime minister liz truss issued the economic plan after taking office last month. this evening, she said she's sorry for the mistakes, but plans to continue as leader of the ruling conservative party. officials in pakistan report more than half of those who fled during recent

evin prison also holds inmates who've taken part in a wave of anti—government protests in recent weeksbeen thrashed by the hosts new zealand in their latest group match. the reigning champions ran in ten tries in auckland to beat wales by 56—12. joe lynskey reports. wales came to auckland with hope — they'd played one and won one — but now faced down the team to beat. this is new zealand — the world cup hosts and reigning champions — and who wales have never beaten. they were kept at bay for 16 minutes... donna rose, try! ..but then the black ferns forced through. that would be the first of ten new zealand tries. in all forms of rugby union, they can conjure the extraordinary. 0n the end of two scores was 18—year—old sylvia brunt — and though wales got one try in each half, they were consolations. in the end, the welsh captain called this a brutal 80 minutes. brunt, beautiful. but there is some hope. wales can still make the knockouts, and play australia next week. new zealand go here for a sixth world title — and, at some point, should face england. but this time this sport's great fo

evin prison also holds some of those detained in the current wave of anti—government protests.rham ghobadi from the bbc persian service, has more on the reaction to the official government account of what happened at the prison. one of the prominent iranian activists who was held in prison has told herfamily, and not many people have managed to call their family, that the prison, the situation last night was like a war zone. some of the female inmates were so scared for their lives that they managed to break the doors and get into the yard, but then faced snipers and riot police who were shooting tear gas. this is different from state media's account, who were showing a quiet and calm environment in the prison, but some of the journalists who spent time in the prison confirmed to bbc persia that they were showing different sections of where the action took place, versus where they showed. a revolutionary guard news agency said that there was a prison break and some of the inmates tried to escape from the prison and ended up in a minefield, which is really bizarre. and they reje

of 25, the police arrest the protesters and transfer them to a special prison in tehran - this is evinhe largest prison in the country, evin was recently set on fire , many protesters died, iranian human rights group reports at least two hundred killed and 6,000 detained during protests in ukraine and despite the iranians continue to go to rallies viktoriya cherebyuk the only news kirovohrad oblast received the last 34th train at night. as part of the mandatory evacuation from donetsk oblast, the head of the regional military administration, andrii raykovych, reported this . another 84 people from the war zone passed through, among them 10,000 children. idps were met by doctors, representatives of public organizations, rescuers and psychologists in general . kirovohrad oblast sheltered 3,900 people, according to the ministry of reintegration, since august, approximately 130,000 ukrainians have left the temporarily occupied and liberated territories, 26,000 from my daughters in the whole country are taking a training course on providing assistance in the event of chemical or radiation d

. >>> it was a deadly weekend in evin prison where two americans are still being held.ht and injured 60 others. flames lit up the night sky. iran blaming quote thugs for starting the fire. the blaze coming at a time of extraordinary protests across the country with women leading the charge with many taking off their head scarves and cutting their hair. the protests sparked by the death of a woman who was accused of violating the country's strict dress code. joining me now -- and excuse me, senior fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace where he focuses on iran and u.s. policy, foreign policy, in the middle east. first to you. you live near the prison. tell us about the fortifications around there and do we think this started inside the prison? >> it's difficult to say, andrea. evin prison is prime real estate in northern tehran and it was initially built for something like 300 prisoners in the 1970s and is now close to 20,000. it's a sprawling complex. i used to live across the street from evin prison and i actually called a friend of mine the night bef

evin also holds some of those detained in the current wave of anti—government protests.ssed concern. china's president has said there will be no change to the country's zero—covid policy, which has meant frequent lockdowns and economic disruption. xi jinping was speaking at the start of the communist party congress — a gathering that happens only every five years. stephen mcdonell reports from beijing. xijinping is on the brink of an historic third term in office. a move which will give him power not seen in decades. so at the great hall of the people, he was praising his government's performance, sounding strident, as he said the communist party would try to achieve peaceful unification with the self—governing island of taiwan, but warning that he wouldn't rule out seizing by force what he sees as part of his country's territory. translation: we will never promise to renounce the use| of force as an option. he defended the hong kong crackdown, which he said had restored order to the city. but what most chinese people wanted to hear from him was whether covid lockdowns a

the state department saying in a statement, we are following reports from evin prison with urgency. fully responsible for the safety of our wrongfully detained citizens who should be released immediately. what iranian state media is reporting, it was ignited by a group of thugs, but the true cause remains unclear. meanwhile, the escalating protests on the streets of iran entering their fifth week. according to human rights activist news agency, hrana, 240 deaths now reported including 32 children in protests initially sparked by the death of 22-year-old mahsa amini, arrested for violating the islamic republic's strict dress code, later dying in police custody and igniting massive protests against the regime and solidarity around the globe. >> it stunned me what it awakened in iran. it's awakened something that i don't think will be quieted in a long, long time. >> reporter: at least four prisoners died due to smoke inhalation. hundreds of people who had been demonstrating on the streets of iran are locked up in evin prison so it's unclear if the latest is linked to the protests swee

there was a massive traffic jam leading to evin that night.had swarmed across the entire area, people concerned, people trying to get to their loved ones there, and the road was blocked, and people were just honking their horns in anger, trying to get to evin as special forces were surrounding the prison, and every day, mika, is bringing a new drama to iran. outside of iran yesterday, there's a competitor, a woman, she represents iran in the asian climbing competitions. she was in the finals in seoul yesterday, and she refused to wear her head scarf in the finals of that tournament. as far as i know, no female athlete representing iran in the last 43 years has ever dared to pull a stunt like that. she went into the finals without her head scarf, and i can tell you, that's going to be a huge inspiration to many people on the streets, especially women risking their life and their liberty to protest the mandatory head scarf. every day, something phenomenal is happening. look, these protests started over the death of mahsa amini. people were outra

this is bbc world news, the headlines: a fire has broken out at the notorious evin prison in the iranian capital tehran, where political prisoners including dozens of foreign nationals are being held. iranian state media says the fire is now under control. rescue workers have found the body of the last missing miner at a coal mine in northern turkey. president erdogan visited the scene and confirmed forty "41 workers were killed in the suspected methane blast. here in the uk, as prime minister liz truss fights for herjob, the new chancellorjeremy hunt has signaled he'll make major changes to her economic policy. astronomers have detected what may be the most powerful flash of light ever seen — from an event that occurred 2.4 billion light years from earth. now on bbc news, ourworld: fighting putin's propaganda. tv rain, russia's last remaining opposition tv station, was forced off air in march 2022. our world follows senior presenters trying to relaunch tv rain from exile. in march, russia's last independent tv station went off air. tv rain opposed russia's war in ukraine and challenged

evin is well known for housing political prisoners and anti-government protesters. many of its former captives have said they were mistreated or tortured there. the blaze came as iran remains roiled by mass protests and just a day before the one month anniversary of the death of 22-year-old mahsa amini, who died while in the custody of iran's so-called morality police. in ukraine, kyiv was rocked by explosions this morning as russia renewed its attack on the capital with fresh airaids, one week after last monday's deadly barrage of misses. ukrainian officials say explosive iranian devices known as kamikaze drones appeared to target energy facilities in kyiv, though iran has denied supplying weapons to russia. over the weekend, two gunmen killed least 11 volunteer soldiers and injured 15 others at a russian military training area in belgorod, near the ukrainian border. that is according to the russian defense ministry. on friday, the biden administration said it is sending another $725 million in weapons and military assistance to ukraine. in china, xi jinping is poi

flames engulfing iran's notorious evin prison.d unrest, it is 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 is 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 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, we can't have anything but an enormous amount of respect for those people marching in the streets. and it will add to the anger within the country as protests contin

we're hearing different accounts of what led to this fire, the notorious evin prison from different sourcesprison has been the focus of international attention for some time now. it houses potentially hundreds of political prisoners, we're talking about human rights activists, lawyers, professors, political activists, some of iran's best and brightest have been detained for their political views and their opposition to the iranian regime. there was significant concern last night, we saw the videos emerging of plumes of black smoke emerging perfect the evin prison complex. we heard from one activist group which has been for some time now sharing a lot of video and footage coming from the protests that we have seen over the last few weeks. they were sharing those videos late last night, which showed gunfire in the background as well as reports of iranian security forces being deployed to the prison complex. one reformist news outlet, iran wire, has reported that it has been in touch with a source within the prison, said a revolt had taken place amongst the inmates last night. and that a fire

american citizen emad sharghi is currently detained inside evin prison.o has been campaigning for his release, joins us tonight. welcome >> -- welcome. >> thank you for having me. amna: as the fires were burning and the riots were unfolding, your brother was on side -- inside. what did he tell you? >> i was in d.c. at an event for hostages who had come home so i thought he was calling at that time to see how the event went, but when he called, it was quite loud in the background. and just said, you know, hi, i want you to know that i am ok. and i said, what is going on? what's all the noises in the background? he said it's just very chaotic here. and that is all he said. his voice was incredibly heavy and he said we are just staying in our room. i said, ok. he said, tell everyone i love them. and i hope to talk to you soon. it really wasn't what he said. it was what i could hear in the background. it sounded like he was in the middle of a riot. i could hear people shouting and i could hear what i now know are gunshots because i only found out later that t

the headlines: a big fire has broken out at evin prison in the iranian capital, tehran, where hundreds of political prisoners and dozens of dual nationals are held. in videos posted online, gunfire and sirens can be heard. roads to the prison have been closed off. britain's new chancellor of the exchequer, jeremy hunt, has admitted the government made mistakes when announcing unfunded tax cuts last month and that very difficult economic decisions would now have to be taken. he's promised to restore certainty and predictability to public finances after weeks of turmoil. china's president xijinping is expected to cement his grip on power as a historic communist party congress kicks off in beijing shortly. in a break in decades—long tradition, delegates are likely to hand mr xi a third term as party chief. and those are your latest headlines. jeremy hunt said there was a clear focus jeremy hunt said there was a clearfocus on mines jeremy hunt said there was a clear focus on mines of stability. mr bailey warned of high interest rates ahead more than previously expected. business correspond