our reporter, azadeh moshiri, started by telling me more about ms alidoosti's arrest.had just began she posted a picture of herself without a hijab with a banner that said "women, life, freedom." so she already had a lot of attention from the government and the time she has been arrested because she, according to state media, has been spreading falsehoods. this comes after she condemned the execution of one of the two men who has been executed in connection to the protests and in his case it was because he was accused of having blocked a main road in tehran as well as having attacked a member of the paramilitary force with a machete but what rights groups have pointed out is that he, along with other protesters, are involved in what are essentially sham trials, they don't even have access to their own lawyers and so that is what led ms alidoosti to post "every international organisation who is watching this bloodshed and not taking action is a disgrace to humanity," but she did say before all of this, "i am still staying in iran," despite the risks to her own safety be

ms alidoosti publicly condemned the first execution of a protester earlier this month.spicious death of another young woman has provoked new outrage. 36—year—old aida rostami had been helping the wounded in the unrest in a sprawling neighbourhood in western tehran, one of the flashpoints in the protests that have been sweeping the country. our news reporter, azadeh moshiri, has been following developments — i asked her earlier what else we know about these women's cases. it is important to know that taraneh alidoosti is one of the most prominent iranian actresses who is still living in iran and that is why what she does get a lot of headlines, but it also attracts the attention of the islamic republic. in this case, according to state media she has been arrested for spreading falsehoods, that is after she condemned the execution of the second, one of the two men who has been executed in connection to the protests. while he was charged with having wounded a paramilitary officer with a machete and having blocked a main road in tehran, what many human rights groups have sa

ms alidoosti publicly condemned the first execution of a protester earlier this month.north africa, tunisia's main opposition parties have called on the president to resign. that's after under 9% of people voted in an election for a new national assembly. the new assembly was part of a series of political changes made by president kais saied which his critics denounced as a coup. the opposition coalition says he's lost any legitimacy to govern. in south america, peru's embattled new president, dina boluarte, has ruled out resigning, saying doing so would not solve the political crisis in the country, sparked by the impeachment of her predecessor, pedro castillo. she's also asked for congress to pass legislation to bring forward an election as a way to stop the ongoing protests that have so far claimed more than 20 lives. police in germany say they've recovered some of the precious items stolen during the country's biggest ever art heist three years ago. it happened at the green vault museum in the eastern city of dresden. authorities say they had a breakthrough in the i

ms alidoosti publicly condemned the first execution of a protester earlier this month.hile the suspicious death of another young woman has provoked new outrage. 36—year—old aida rostami had been helping people wounded in the unrest in a neighbourhood in the west of the capital tehran. our reporter azadeh moshiri is with me in the studio. what more do we know? it is important — what more do we know? it is important to _ what more do we know? it is important to know _ what more do we know? it 3 important to know that taraneh alidoosti is one of the most prominent irani and actresses who still lives in iran so her actions tend to get a lot of headlines and certainly attract the attention of the islamic republic. you will remember a few months ago when the protest had just began she posted a picture of herself without a hijab with a banner that said he said women, life, freedom. so she already had a lot of attention from the government and the time she has been arrested because she, according to state media, has been spreading falsehoods. this comes after she condemned the

ms alidoosti publicly condemned the first execution of a protester earlier this month.uspicious death of another young woman has provoked new outrage iran. 36—year—old aida rostami had been helping the wounded in the unrest in a sprawling neighbourhood in western tehran, one of the flashpoints in the protests that have been sweeping the country. joining me now is bbc persian�*s special correspondent kasra naji. should we start with the doctor, this is the latest line that we are hearing. this is the latest line that we are hearinu. ., , . , hearing. the latest line which is very shocking — hearing. the latest line which is very shocking and _ hearing. the latest line which is very shocking and part - hearing. the latest line which is very shocking and part of - hearing. the latest line which is very shocking and part of this i very shocking and part of this ongoing development in iran which is getting grimmer by the day and the story of this young woman, her name is aida rostami, she was 36 doctor and apparently she was helping all of those wounded protesters who did no

ms alidoosti publicly condemned the first execution of a protester earlier this month.blic, leo varadkar has been voted in as the new prime minister. mr varadkar, who has been the deputy prime minister, swaps roles with the taoiseach micheal martin as part of an historic coalition agreement, made injune 2020. earlier, our ireland correspondent chris page gave us his analysis. it's a swap at the top that has never been done before. the two parties that dominated irish politics through most of the last century, fianna fail led by micheal martin, fine gael now led by leo varadkar went into government together for the first time. and when you consider that those parties grew out of different factions in the irish civil war 100 years ago, well, it does make it all the more remarkable. so, voluntarily today, micheal martin has handed over the most importantjob in ireland to leo varadkar. the proceedings took about two and a half hours in the irish parliament here in dublin. mr martin formally resigned. he, as you would expect, went through what he saw as his list of achieveme

ms alidoosti publicly condemned the first execution of a protester earlier this month.ing for the government to provide safe routes for migrants trying to reach the uk. it follows the deaths of four people attempting to cross the channel in a small boat earlier this week. nickjohnson reports. a sombre gathering followed by a rallying cry. everyone of you that is here today is with me in saying enough is enough, no more deaths. people of all ages braved the bitter weather to remember those who lost their lives crossing the channel earlier this week. but it is also a call for change in government approach. it is a political decision not to offer safe routes. it is forcing people to take these perilous journeys and ultimately people are dying. this whole system seems inhumane and there are better ways to solve it which could stop deaths. we are asking people in france be given paperwork which means they can get a ferry, some kind of safe route that brings them across without them having to get into a small boat. we need to be giving everybody that need sanctuary one route

ms alidoosti publicly condemned the first execution of a protester earlier this month. death of another young woman has provoked new outrage. 36—year—old aida rostami had been helping the wounded in the unrest in a sprawling neighbourhood in western tehran, one of the flashpoints in the protests that have been sweeping the country. let's find out more about these latest developments. our reporter, azadeh moshiri, is with me in the studio. i wonder if we could start off with taraneh alidoosti. it is not the first time she has come up against the government like this, just tell us a bit about her and what we know about her whereabouts.— us a bit about her and what we know about her whereabouts. that's right, it is important _ about her whereabouts. that's right, it is important to _ about her whereabouts. that's right, it is important to know _ about her whereabouts. that's right, it is important to know that - about her whereabouts. that's right, it is important to know that taranehl it is important to know that taraneh alidoosti is one of the most prominent iranian actr

an iranian news agency says ms alidoosti was detained for publishing what it called false and distortedontent and inciting chaos. leo varadkar has become prime minister of ireland, returning to the top job as part of a power sharing deal between the country's two leading parties. he's taking over from micheal martin. the pact brought together the two rival parties that have historically dominated irish politics. now on bbc news, honduras�* abortion pill black market. so he just went over, knocked on a door. a man popped out, they did a quick exchange of the drugs for some money, and we're all within about 200m of a police station. this is the sale of black—market abortion pills in honduras. abortion is illegal here under all circumstances, and even the emergency contraceptive pill was banned in 2009 following a military coup. and calling for the full restoration of democratic order in honduras. with the return of democracy this year and the election of the first woman president, who partly campaigned on overturning the ban and legalising abortion in limited cases, is the country on the

an iranian news agency says ms alidoosti, was detained for publishing what it called false and distortedontent and inciting chaos. leo varadkar has become prime minister of ireland, returning to the top job as part of a power sharing deal between the country's two leading parties. he's taking over from micheal martin. the pact brought together the two rival parties that have historically dominated irish politics now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the show — a centenary fit for a pharaoh. this is very exciting, because i've been given permission to actually go down these steps to ground level and get a closer look. the christmas tradition that will scare the stockings off you. and why glaswegian panto crowds are not to be messed with. if the act on that stage was not good enough, believe me, they knew about it. egypt's valley of the kings — perhaps the most famous archaeological site in the world, and this has been a landmark year at the burial chamber many people make a beeline for. exactly 100 years ago, the tomb of the boy king tutankhamun was discovered underneath the dese

an iranian news agency says ms alidoosti, was detained for publishing what it called false and distortedontent and inciting chaos. president zelensky says power has been restored to almost six million people after russian attacks on ukraine's electricity generating system. russia fired more than 70 missiles at ukraine on friday, knocking out power in the second biggest city kharkiv and forcing the government to bring in emergency blackouts nationwide. now on bbc news, take me to the opera: a gust of gustavo. i've been an opera fan for decades and i want to share my passion with you so i am on a mission to find out how opera is trying to attract new audiences and reinvent itself. in this episode, i meet one of the most exciting figures in the world of opera and classical music, the venezuelan born conductor gustavo dudamel. he holds two of the most prestigious roles in the world of music, that of music director here at the paris opera, as well as the los angeles philharmonic. with gustavo dudamel, i was curious to see this hype that is all around him. he far exceeds that hype, three fold.

ms alidoosti publicly condemned the first execution of a protester earlier this month.an has provoked new outrage iran. 36—year—old aida rostami had been helping the wounded in the unrest in a sprawling neighbourhood in western tehran, one of the flashpoints in the protests that have been sweeping the country. earlier i spoke to bbc persian�*s special correspondent kasra naji. the story of this young woman, her name is aida rostami, she was 36 a doctor and apparently she was helping all of those wounded protesters who did not dare go into hospitals because the hospitals are surrounded by security forces and they were fearing that if they go to a hospital for treatment, they will be picked up interested. so she took it upon herself to go to this particular neighbourhood sprawling west tehran neighbourhood, one of the flashpoints of the protests in iran and she helped all of the people who were injured in the demonstration. and what happened was, five days ago she rings her mother told she was coming home and she did not return and the authorities bring her the next day a

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an iranian news agency said ms alidoosti, who's best known for her starring role in the oscar—winningr publishing what it called false and distorted content and inciting chaos. the bbc�*s azaday moshiri reports. she is one of the most prominent actresses in iran, a woman making headlines and this is why she has been caught in the islamic republic crosshairs. taraneh alidoosti has shown support for protesters before. she showed a picture of yourself without our hijab carrying the words woman, life, freedom. this time she has been made an example of, and been arrested for what state media has said spreading falsehoods, after she condemned the hanging of one of the two men executed of what human rights people say our sham trials. taraneh alidoosti wrote:. earlierthis trials. taraneh alidoosti wrote:. earlier this week, the us state department condemned the mass arrests. irate us state department condemned the mass arrests.— the mass arrests. we are ureatl the mass arrests. we are greatly concerned - the mass arrests. we are greatly concerned that i greatly concerned that authorities repo

an iranian news agency said ms alidoosti, who's best known for her starring role in the oscar—winningbbc�*s azaday moshiri reports. she is one of the most prominent actresses in iran, a woman making headlines and this is why she has been caught in the islamic republic's crosshairs. taraneh alidoosti has shown support for protesters before. she posted a picture of herself without her hijab carrying the words, "woman, life, freedom." this time she has been made an example of, and has been arrested for what state media has said is "spreading falsehoods," after she condemned the hanging of mohsen shekari, one of the two men arrested for protesting, after what human rights people say are sham trials. taraneh alidoosti wrote:. earlier this week, the us state department condemned the mass arrests. we are greatly concerned that authorities reportedly continued to kill more of their own people in an effort to suppress peaceful protest, protests we're seeing being led by women and girls and the youth of iran. we also are deeply about reports of mass arrests, sham trials are now death sentences

an iranian news agency says ms alidoosti, was detained for publishing what it called false and distortedtent and inciting chaos. now on bbc news, the media show. hello. a transatlantic programme today. we've got the us company that's big in britain. the boss of google this side of the pond is with us, and we've also got the british newspapers who are trying to make it big in the us. we'll be finding out why the publisher of the mirror and the express think that the americans are ready for some british style tabloid journalism in a bit. but first, let's start with matt brittin. he's the president of google for europe, the middle east and africa, which makes him a pretty important guy. matt, welcome to the media show. hi, katie. thanks for having me. you're very welcome. what's the last thing you ever googled? well, actually, i look you up and i found that you've just been promoted to media correspondent and editor at the bbc. so, congratulations. i have. culture and media editor. i feel pretty, pretty well very pleased and honoured to have got it. so, thank you for googling me. i read a q