speaking to us about the anniversary of mahsa amini's death.ts from the regime. to the state of ohio where police say they are going to conduct daily sweeps of schools in springville after a spate of bomb threats. the governor said the city administration had investigated at least 33 separate threats all of which were found to be hoaxes. springville has become the focus of the national immigration debate after donald trump claimed immigrants were stealing and eating pets there. here is what the governor told reporters. we here is what the governor told reporters-_ here is what the governor told re orters. ~ . ., .,, reporters. we received at least 33 separate — reporters. we received at least 33 separate bomb _ reporters. we received at least 33 separate bomb threats, - reporters. we received at least| 33 separate bomb threats, each one of which has been responded to. each one of them has been found as a hoax. 33 threats, 33 hoaxes. none of these had any validity at all.— validity at all. let's turn to other news _ validity at all. let's turn t

how have things changed for women in the two years since mahsa amini's death?honor that you named me mahsa by mistake, but i appreciate it because she was brutally murdered and we say that we are all mahsa. we all call ourselves mahsa. it is a symbol of resistance. i am mahsi. many people in the west do not see things in the headlines or the newspapers about what is going on in iran and they might think it is gone but the anger is still there. what has changed is the bravery of iranian women. i remember when she was killed it was because of inappropriate he job -- haijab, just because she was not cap covering her hair properly according to the morality police. but now the number of women walking the streets has increased. we have seen extreme brutality from the regime. more than 700 people got killed in the uprising and more than 2200 got to -- got arrested. more than 100 women and men were intentionally blinded. at the same time the revolution woman life freedom happens inside the hearts and minds of people. caitrÍona: in iran today the president has promised

now, two years ago this week, mahsa amini was arrested in iran for not wearing her mandatory hijab correctly in police custody and her death prompted a wave of protests across the country, bringing the phrase "woman, life, freedom" to international prominence. the iranian government is now using digital surveillance to clamp down hard on dissent and bbc verify's reha kansara has been speaking to some of the iranians arrested for their social media activity. and just a warning, this report includes accounts of violence that you may find distressing. chanting i was accused - of propaganda against the islamic republic- and sentenced to four years and three months in prison. over the past few months, we've carefully gathered the testimonies of five people from iran who were arrested for their social media activity. the bbc and other independent media are not allowed to report freely from the country. they've taken great risks speaking with us, and for their safety, we've kept some details vague. court documents shared with us show iranian authorities are using social media to build cases against

he was speaking to journalists on the second anniversary of the death of mahsa amini, who died in policerly. her death sparked the woman, life, freedom protests, which led to hundreds of arrests and a large number of deaths. but women in iran have told the bbc that their safety is still at risk, saying their online activity has been spied on by the authorities, leading to arrests, threats and beatings. bbc verify reporter reha kansara reports. and a warning — this report includes distressing accounts of violence. they took me to a room to receive my punishment. he was holding a black leather whip in one hand. that's when he started hitting me all over my body. it was very painful, but i didn't want to show weakness. this terrifying testimony comes from inside iran. for her safety, aleph has spoken to us anonymously. she's one of five iranians who've told us they were arrested by the state for their social media activity. the bbc and other independent media are not allowed to report freely from the country, and they've taken great risks speaking with us. in one interrogation, they forced

but the death of mahsa amini whilst in police custody in 2022 unleashed an unprecedented stream of civiladi", meaning "women, life, freedom", became the rallying cry for women's rights in iran. now the movement's being met with an even harsher clampdown on dissent using state surveillance. experts say iran is learning from surveillance states like china and intensifying its methods to catch women who refuse to wear the hijab. they have developed some mobile phone applications and other tools for the police, or those volunteers who are already vetted by the government. the iranian app nazar allows people to report women for not wearing the hijab. it's been launched on the police website and is also available on private groups and government—owned messaging apps. but activating it requires authorisation. so, they can have this application on their mobile phone, so whenever they see a vehicle is passing and the passenger or the driver is a woman who are not wearing proper hijab — i mean, whatever definition that they have from proper hijab — they can report on it. basically, they can put th

investigation has documented the testimonies of women in the country, two years after the death of mahsa amini sparked mass protests in the conservative nation. reha kansara's special report suggests very little has improved for women. a warning, it does include distressing accounts of violence. translation: they took me to a room to receive my punishment. | he was holding a black leather whip in one hand. that's when he started hitting me all over my body. it was very painful, but i didn't want to show weakness. this terrifying testimony comes from inside iran. for her safety, alef has spoken to us anonymously. she's one of five iranians who've told us they were arrested by the state for their social media activity. the bbc and other independent media are not allowed to report freely from the country, and they've taken great risks speaking with us. in one interrogation, they forced me to give them my phone. they accessed all my photos and saw that i took part in the protests. they were recording me, he said, "so you don't regret your actions?" and i said no. then he threatened me and said, si

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mahsa. i had experienced the morality police�*s beatings eight times. when this happened, it was like they had killed a part of me. it was like they had killed my sister. her name was mahsajina aminied by the morality police for wearing her hijab loosely. eyewitnesses say she was then beaten in a van. it was the vivid image of the women at mahsa's grave, taking off their headscarves and flaunting them in the air, that made me as determined as i am now — not to ever want to go back to how things were before. their bravery was contagious. shortly after the iranian revolution in 1979, women were legally required to cover their hair. but mahsa's death unleashed an unprecedented stream of civil disobedience — on social media and on the streets. police firing into crowds, women cutting their hair and burning hijabs in rage. chanting "zan, zendegi, azadi" — meaning women, life, freedom — became the rallying cry for women's rights in iran. now the movement is being met with an even harsher clampdown on dissent using state surveillance. an ecosystem of surveillance has been built to tighten its grip on state control. in the past, it's relied on more traditional methods like reporting your

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women inside iran who say they're still facing the brutal oppression two years after the death of mahsa aminiruction in gaza has said the world is failing innocent civilians there after nearly a year of war. sigrid kaag has been addressing the un security council, and described her assessment of the ground situation in gaza as "sombre and dark". ican i can tell you every day that passes, life in gaza is unlivable. the risks are high, disease is continuously at risk of outbreak, children are not in school, people are living in tents. this is not the gaza before october 7th — it is hell on earth, so every day that passes impacts people's lives. let's speak tojorge moreira da silva. he is executive director of unops — un agency for projects and services. he is also the the under—secretary general of the united nations. jorge was also at the session at the un. thanks very much forjoining us here on bbc news. a really stark assessment there from your colleague describing gaza as "hell on earth" — we've been covering the situation on bbc for close to a year, we speak to aid agencies and people on t

coming up on monday the 16th, when mahsa amini was killed, resistance in her honor continues today. >at the iranian people are steadfast in their fight for liberation, and i don't think we're going to go anywhere. >> we are not going to stand idly by. this corrupt regime, and we are against all oppressive regimes, and we stand together on that, and we are not backing down. we are a resilient community and i'm so proud of u. >> speakers and performers called attention in front of city hall to their ongoing calls for justice and equality. moving now to the crew of boeing's troubled starliner capsule. they spoke out in a news conference aboard the international space station about the decision to send the spacecraft home without them. they've been left behind for what's expected to be an eight month stay on the space station because of the starliner's mechanical issues. here's gio benitez now with the latest. >> touchdown starliner is back on earth. >> we're hearing from nasa astronauts butch wilmore and suni williams for the first time since their boeing capsule returned to earth withou

the protest also honors mahsa amini.d in iranian custody after being arrested for refusing to wear her hijab. supporters say they are showing resistance in her honor. the so-called masa day is tomorrow, the 16th, when amini was killed in the east bay. a celebration of latin american cultures. the cities of richmond and san pablo hosted their first ever latin american independence day parade. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard was there >> a community celebration so big it stretches across two cities. >> to me, it's a unity. it brings people out. we have a good time. we wave at each other and we meet new people. >> richmond and san pablo hosting the area's first ever latin american independence day parade. >> and it's really to celebrate the diversity of our community. there's, you know, great participation by schools and organizations and clubs and nonprofits. >> this parade started as the cinco de mayo event but got rained out. now it's become a celebration of all latin american cultures. >> today, you know, we're

the state department has marked the two year anniversary of mahsa amini's death in iran to call on thentry's new president to do more to protect women. the 22-year-old died after she was arrested by iran's morality police for allegedly not wearing a headscarf properly. in a joint statement with other nations, u.s. officials urged the new iranian administration to "ease pressure on civil society in iran and to end the use of force to enforce the hijab requirement." amini's death sparked mass protests around the world. a crackdown in iran killed more than 500 people. and some 22,000 were detained. a gas pipeline that exploded in the houston suburbs this weekend sent a geyser of fire into the sky. a nearby neighborhood and some schools were evacuated. officials say some homes caught fire. firefighters tried to contain the flames. the operator of the pipeline says the gas feeding the flames was shut off, but that it could take hours or longer for all the material to burn off. officials said the focus is on keeping the fire controlled. >> all the resources that can be extended are here and

and women took to the streets it's to protest the strict interpretation of islam in the wake of mahsa amini'sare the men that you speak to in afghanistan, are they regretting their inaction i think some of them certainly do and it's correct to say the protests that we have seen over the past months, years, they've usually been women alone industry the women i spoke to over the past year-and-a-half have always emphasized that they feel left alone, both by the international community, but also by their own husbands by their own african men and i think some of them are now hoping that this is changing. >> i've spoken to a few afghan man over the past asked two weeks who do say they regret not speaking up sooner. but the question is, how much can they still do at this point 0.3 years into taliban rule? >> i think it's really important for our audience and the world to remember that no other muslim country treats women the way the taliban does. why is the supreme leader of the taliban habit tula akhundzada. why is he doing this? why this strict interpretation? obviously well, that's really the big

. >> monday will mark two years since the death of mahsa amini, the 22 year old iranian woman who was the country's morality police for not wearing her hijab and later died. the iranian government claims she had a heart attack at a police station, but many believe she was tortured by officers before falling into a coma and dying days later. her death sparked outrage across the globe and a crackdown in what iran, in iran that saw thousands of people arrested. >> this pushback over the hijab is continuing. and again, we haven't seen any real physical crackdown yet. but for the iranian theocracy, they're having to weigh exactly how far they're willing to push this against the fear that we could see renewed protests challenging its islamic government. >> iran's new reformist president campaigned to halt the harassment of women by morality police. but the true authority lies with the country's supreme leader, who has said that not wearing a hijab is religiously and, quote, politically forbidden. members of the iranian community in northern california held a photo exhibit and picket line in

. >> tomorrow will mark two years since the death of mahsa amini. the 22 year old iranian woman who was arrested by the country's morality police for not wearing her hijab and she later died. the iranian government claiming that she had a heart attack at the police station but many believe that she was actually tortured by officers before falling into a coma and dying days later. her death sparked outrage across the globe, and a crackdown in iran that saw thousands of people arrested and members of the iranian community in northern california held a photo exhibit and a picket line in san francisco's union square to call attention to aminis death. >> organizers of the rally say they wanted to honor people similar to her, who are working towards making iran more democratic. >> the people of iran need to have their voice heard throughout the world. this is a nation that has gone through at least three nationwide uprisings and all they want is democracy and freedom that we enjoy here. they are willing to pay the price for it. >> some members say they pl

an who is re death of mahsa amini, the 22 year old iranian woman who was arrested by the country's moralityand later died. the iranian government said she had a heart attack at a police station, but many believe she was tortured by officers before falling into a coma and dying days later. her death sparked outrage across the globe and a crackdown in iran that saw thousands of people arrested. >> this pushback over the hijab is continuing, and again, we haven't seen any real physical crackdown yet. but for the iranian theocracy, they're having to weigh exactly how far they're willing to push this against the fear that we could see renewed protests challenging its islamic governments. >> iran's new reformist president campaigned to halt the harassment of women by morality police. but the true authority lies with the country's supreme leader, who has said not wearing a hijab is religiously and politically forbidden. today, the us coast guard will begin a hearing on the investigation into last year's titan submersible disaster. it imploded in june 2023 while traveling to the wreck of the titani

now, two years ago this week, mahsa amini was arrested in iran for not wearing her mandatory hijab correctlyeport includes accounts of violence that you may find distressing. chanting. i was accused - of propaganda against the islamic republic- and sentenced to four years and three months in prison. over the past few months, we've carefully gathered the testimonies of five people from iran who were arrested for their social media activity. the bbc and other independent media are not allowed to report freely from the country. they've taken great risks speaking with us, and for their safety, we've kept some details vague. court documents shared with us show iranian authorities are using social media to build cases against people, charging them with propaganda against the state and for taking part in the women, life, freedom protests. chanting and clapping. shortly after the iranian revolution in 1979, women were legally required to cover their hair, but these protests, ignited by the death of mahsa amini in 2022, have unleashed a stream of civil disobedience on social media and on the streets.