Stories later this hour, but first we want to bring you a special report. Women in iran have told the bbc how their online activity has been spied on by the authorities, leading to arrests, threats and beatings. Their testimonies come two years after the woman, life, Freedom Protests ignited by the death of Mahsa Amini in Police Custody after she was arrested for wearing the mandatory hijab loosely. Bbc verify Reporter Reha Kansara reports. A warning, this report includes distressing accounts of violence. Chanting i took off my hijab and didnt even wear it as a shawl around my neck. I didnt care to hide who i am or where the photo was taken. I wanted to say we exist. Chanting in 2022, anti government protests swept over iran after the death of a young woman in custody. The Protesters Battle Cry women, life, freedom resounded across the world. But two years on, Irans Government continues to clamp down evolving surveillance for a new era of digital resistance. Arresting thousands of protesters. Within the first few months, we saw upwards of 20,000 protesters arrested. And putting them on trial for their online activity. I was accused of propaganda against the Islamic Republic and sentenced to four years and three months in prison. Over the past few months, weve 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. Theyve taken great risks speaking with us, and for their Safety Weve 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. I knew exactly what they had done to 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 amini. She was arrested 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 mahsas 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 Mahsas 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 womens rights in iran. Now the movement is being met now the movement is being met with an even harsher with an even harsher clampdown on Dissent Clampdown on dissent using state surveillance. Using state surveillance. An ecosystem of surveillance an ecosystem of surveillance has been built to tighten has been built to tighten its grip on state control. Its grip on state control. In the past, its relied in the past, its relied on more traditional methods on more traditional methods like reporting your neighbours to the authorities. Like reporting your neighbours to the authorities. But with the advent but with the advent of the internet, its become of the internet, its become much more pervasive. Much more pervasive. Within the first few months, within the first few months, we saw upwards of 20,000 we saw upwards of 20,000 protesters arrested. Protesters arrested. And of course, the majority of these protesters belong to Gen Z. And of course, we know Gen Z are extremely online. Their digital footprints are very wide. And so relying on the content on their Social Media, their private messages either when theyre incarcerated through detaining their devices or through tracking, you know, the activities of protesters before they were detained we saw a lot of this kind of surveillance and monitoring. The government has also reportedly used Phishing Techniques to hack devices and access peoples data. Theyve blocked western Social Media platforms like instagram, Whatsapp And Telegram because they cannot control them. But iranians are using vpns to disguise their Location And Access these platforms. I had joined a protest, and i got into an argument with a group of Islamic Republic forces blocking the road. 0ne Officer started shooting at my genital area, at my body with a paintball gun. He shot me in the eye with a smirk on his face and i heard the sound of my eye pop. I lost my eye. I had gone blind. I posted about those who were killed and injured like me, and through our instagram pages, we became the voices of those who had experienced what we had. In my court sessions, they had printed out all my instagram stories. The commander of Irans Riot Police has denied his forces intentionally shot protesters in the face. Unlike kausar, four of the bbc sources received suspended Prison Sentences and remain in iran. I took off my hijab and didnt even wear it as a shawl around my neck. I didnt care to hide who i am or where the photo was taken. I wanted to say we exist. They took me to a room to receive my punishment. He was holding a black Leather Whip in one hand. Thats when he started hitting me all over my body. It was very painful, but i didnt want to show weakness. 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 dont regret your actions . And i said no. Then he threatened me and said, since youre so stubborn, ill try and get you the maximum sentence. Alef was charged with appearing in public without a Hijab And Promotion and encouragement of corruption and fornication. Experts say iran is learning from surveillance states like china and intensifying its methods to catch women who refuse to wear the hijab. They can geolocate your. Er, where is your Mobile Phone. They can they can see what Mobile Phone is connected to what kind of ip addresses, and then they figure it out. Whats the identity of the people who are using that particular Mobile Phone . They can track you. They have developed some Mobile Phone application and other tools, er, for the police or those volunteers who are already vetted by the government. The iranian App Nazer allows people to report women for not wearing the hijab. Its been launched on the Police Website and is also available on private groups in 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 the license plate number, they can put the time, location. Un experts have told the bbc no one should be jailed for a peaceful post online. We contacted the iranian government and put forward to them the allegations made, but they did not respond. Though mass demonstrations have come to a halt, people are protesting in more subtle ways. And this movement thats led by women and driven by a right to Life And Freedom shows no signs of stopping. I feel a lot of sorrow about it, but i now really cherish this eye injury. Its Living Proof of a crime against humanity for me. We now speak often in our Family And Friendship circles about the woman, life, freedom movement. Its like seeds of a flower. Even if a Flower Withers or dries out, its seeds go on and flower elsewhere. That special report. Ijust wanted you to some live pictures that we are getting in from New York. This is the indian minister, narendra modi, and he is attending a big event in New York for the Indian Americans. They are packed into a new York Stadium there, and he has been addressing them. This of course comes after he metjoe biden yesterday, along with the leaders of australia, japan. And known as the quite gripping along with the united states. They met yesterday, talking about plans for a new Security Initiatives in the indian ocean. But this event is a big one for any American Indians who are there. He has been talking about al. And he said for the world ai means artificial intelligence, but for me ai is american indian. This is the spirit and this is the new Ai Power of the world. The Ai Spirit is taking us indian ties to a whole new level. He said that India And America were together in what he called a festival of democracy. He has been talking and saluting the indian diaspora in the united states. He also mentioned how he was hoping that india would at some Point Host the olympics. He said that they are hoping and trying their best to host the 2036 olympics, saying Todays India sees big dreams, chases a big dreams. And there he was mentioning one of the dreams that he has, is that india will hopefully host the 2036 olympics. He said that he had 0lympics. He said that he had very ambitious goals to achieve in his third term as the indian Prime Minister. He described to the crowds there india, a land of opportunity. He said that he wanted to make the country a developed nation and asserted that India Today is a land of opportunities. So he has been talking about a number of things during this speech. As i say, we have seen pictures of thousands of people packed into this new York Stadium, where he is addressing that crowd after meeting with both the australian prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the japanese prime to fumio kishida, along withjoe biden. That for a Way Meeting of what is known as the quad. That was in wilmington. During that, they stressed the importance of maintaining the quad. 0f maintaining the quad. Of course, this all comes ahead of the united nations meeting that is going to happen with world leaders. Also, of course, we also have coming up the us president ial election. So a lot of the leaders not only looking to Meetjoe Biden but also to have conversations with kamala harris, the Vice President , who of course will face Donald Trump in that election in november. There we can see the indian Prime Minister talking to those Indian Americans that are packed into that new York Stadium, welcoming him there. Lets return to the latest on the tensions in the middle east. The united Nations Chief has said he fears the escalating Cross Border Conflict between israel and Lebanons Hezbollah could become another gaza. Antonio guterres also voiced his pessimism about the chances of a Ceasefire Deal in the gaza strip. The funeral of a senior Hezbollah Democrat speaking at that event, the Deputy Leader of the armed group said its confrontation with israel had entered a new phase, describing it as an open ended battle of reckoning. Fridays attack has been followed by a further escalation of Cross Border strikes, with three people killed in an israeli attack on southern lebanon. And israel says hezbollah has fired more than 150 rockets into its territory. In haifa, 30 kilometres from the lebanese border, Hospital Patients have been moved to underground facilities and residents have been told to restrict gatherings and stay near shelters. We will have more on that later in the bulletin. The russian. In interview with the bbc� s laura kuenssberg, vladimir Kara Murza insisted his protest was worthwhile, although he said he missed his wife and children. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison for treason. It was only last month he was released after spending 11 months in solitary confinement. But vladimir Kara Murza appears remarkably healthy and remarkably calm as he sits with his wife talking about his decision to criticise Vladimir Putin and the invasion of ukraine. How could i have called on my fellow russian citizens to stand up and resist the Putin Dictatorship if i didnt do it myself, if i was sitting somewhere in far away safety . I mean, it would be hypocritical. It would be unethical. It would be impossible. Vladimir Kara Murza was released from custody along with 15 others held in russia and exchanged for russian prisoners held in the west. Aloha. Aloha, pa. His family were in the us and had no idea what was happening until they were given a Surprise Summons to meet president biden. Were in the oval office. Mr Kara Murza himself didnt know he was going to be released. Indeed, his initial thought when guards came to fetch him was more ominous. I was asleep when suddenly the doors to my Prison Cell Burst open and a group of Prison Officers barged in. I was woken up. I saw that it was dark. I asked what time it was. They said 3am. And they told me to get up and get ready in ten minutes. And at that moment, i was absolutely certain that i was being led out to be executed. Vladimir Kara Murza spent years as an Opposition Politician in russia and insists he will return at some point. The current rulers in the kremlin, he says, will fall from powerfar quicker than anyone expects. I think russia deserves a better future than to live underan archaic, murderous, aggressive dictatorship that its lived under for the past 25 years. I believe russia should be a normal, modern, democratic European Country and im going to continue working towards that goal, whatever it takes. Paul moss, bbc news. A doctor who developed me after catching covid said Nhs Patients like i have been left to rot. Doctor Betty Williams has joined with a 200 Health Care workers calling for better Care Workers calling for better care for patients with the condition, which is estimated to have affected 250,000 people in the uk. The government says it will ensure patients receive the care they deserve. 0ur Reporter has been to meet her. They say im not a burden but i cannot help but feel i am a burden when i asked my crypt have to ask for things. I used to be very independent and now i have to ask for help to put my clothes on or to put me to bed. 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I try to be hopeful for the future because i do not think i could keep going if i did not have hope. But i cannot think too far into the future because it really scares me. Jim nicholson, it really scares me. Jim nicholson, bbc it really scares me. Jim nicholson, bbc news. | it really scares me. Jim nicholson, bbc news. Lets turn our attention to sport now, and anthonyjoshuas hopes of anthony joshuas hopes of becoming anthonyjoshuas hopes of becoming a three time Heavyweight Champion have been dashed. He was knocked out by Daniel Dubois in the fifth round of his fight in front of a record 96,000 fans at londons wembley stadium. He did admit he came up short in this fight. A host of five Life Box and give us reaction to the fight and the possibility of a rematch between the two. Nothing will ever surprise me in the boxing business. These grand heavyweight fights that we have had, most have been in Saudi Arabia in the last 12 months. They have been blockbusters. We had this one Last Night at wembley, record crowds. Liam gallagherfrom crowds. Liam gallagher from oasis crowds. Liam Gallagherfrom Oasis doing three songs live before the main event. A rematch, who knows . It could happen. Because people say Daniel Dubois thought the greatest fight. That was his greatest fight. That was his great night. And aj had the worst night of his life. It was the worst version of aj. Last night, it was Daniel Dubois wanted redemption. Whenever it is, they will find a narrative. There are other fights out there. We have had 12 years in there. We have had 12 years in the uk of anthonyjoshua. He won a Gold Medal at the olympics london 2012. He has had about 22, 23 main events, sold out london arenas, manchester arena, and this is a staggering statistic for you. He has had seven fights and he has been viewed by close to half A Billion people, 490,000 people have paid to watch him stop notjust british boxing, some people would argue that he has pushed the profile of boxing worldwide. Daniel dubois, even though he is the champion and dangerous, a terrific fighter, he felt going in there to slay the king, and he did say the king. He did say the king. Steve burns. He did say the king. Steve burns if he did say the king. Steve burns. If you he did say the king. Steve burns. If you want he did say the king. Steve burns. If you want to he did say the king. Steve burns. If you want to see | burns. If you want to see highlights of that fight, you will find out on the Bbc Sport Website or app. Time to get a check on the weather with helen. Torrential downpours for england and wales. Some places have already had a most� s worth of rain. It has left a lot of excess rain and standing water around, so dangerous conditions on the roads. Warnings remain in force throughout the day and into monday, because this area of low pressure remains around 80 monday. Because it is already following a desaturated ground, some areas have already seen a month of rain. The Met Office have upgraded to a 0ffice have upgraded to a number into brighton as you can see. Generally, for most of england and wales, it looks like another disturbed today as we go into monday with showers or longer spells of intense rain falling on that saturated ground, leading to flooding impacts, potential impact to buildings, certainly disruption to transport. We are seeing that already. We have got more extremes to come to the rest of the evening. Drier weather in the evening. Drier weather in the North And West but that misty low Cloud And Fog creeps back in. When we get the close buzzin back in. When we get the close buzz in the south, No Doubt a bit of Mist And Fog as well. Another woman and uncomfortable night for sleeping, for some a little Fresherfurther Night for sleeping, for some a little fresher further north. You may have noticed it when a friend arriving at the far north of scotland. That is a change in the type of weather as we go to the latter part of monday. But it is the story further south about all of this intense rain, no Doubt Feeding into the river system, so we will keep an eye on the Flood Warnings as well as the weather warnings. Then amber is enforced. We will be keeping updated on any movement there. Evenif updated on any movement there. Even if it brightens up further south, that will allow some heavy thunderstorms to develop. Temperatures will be pegged back a little bit. It gets cloudier for Northern Ireland as well as North West England compared with the weekend. Into the early week, the risk of torrential downpours continues across england and wales. By tuesday, drier, but he went by that stage in scotland across the book of scotland. And mid week, we might have some more wet weather, especially in england and wales, but also combined with some autumnal gales. We will need to keep an eye on that. 0nce gales. We will need to keep an eye on that. Once that there is a way, we open the door to some northerly wind, so much cooler the end of the week, temperatures down to 11 or 12 evenin temperatures down to 11 or 12 even in london. Between now and then, we have got an amber warning, a lot more Heavy Rain to come. Live from london, this is bbc news. The Un Chief warns lebanon could risk becoming another gaza as Cross Border attacks between Israel And Hezbollah intensify. Speaking at the Labour Party Conference the foreign secretary called for a De Escalation between Israel And Hezbollah. A left Wing Opposition Candidate wins sri lankas president ial poll. Votes are being counted in a key regional election in germany with Exit Poll suggesting the party of 0laf Scholz is slightly ahead of the far right afd. And its checkmate for russias Check Team chess team, they will remain banned from international competitions because of the war in ukraine. Hello, im nicky schiller. We start this hour with the latest on the tensions in the middle east. The united Nations Chief has said he fears the escalating Cross Border Conflict between Israel And Hezbollah could Risk Lebanon becoming another gaza