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Thailand joined a socalled run against dictatorship a protest through bangkok caucus demanding more democracy in the country and opposing the militarys influence in the government. Thanks for joining us angry protests have erupted in iran after the government had meted out its forces accidentally shot down a ukrainian passenger plane killing 176 people in tehran thousands of demonstrators many of them students slam the government for initially denying it was behind the disaster protesters say changes are needed to would address peoples grief and frustration i dont want to lawyers must step down the cry of angry students in front of the army could be your university into. Strong criticism of irans supreme leader. The revolutionary guards are deployed. Leave us alone at last the crowd chants. But the guards dont comply. Tear gas is used to disperse the protesters. Earlier irans military commander in chief and try to quell ill feeling the tragedy had left him inconsolable how many said. That but for many iranians that didnt wash and thats not how it should never settle liars she says ok i do it i would do when the thing would have been better if they hadnt all lied in the start people would have taken it better but no no one believes anything they said before. In los angeles the reunion americans traditionally critical of the regime gather to cold for harmonys removal they sent messages of solidarity to the protesters. Threw everything down here and. Until i said that i would rather or the u. S. President to offer the protesters his backing even tweeting in farsi that the world is watching. With people in the streets and cities across iran and calls for new must demonstrations on sunday all eyes will be on the regimes reaction. Was well going out to belfast and speak to dr drew mikhail from the center for the study of ethnic conflict at Queens University belfast welcome to day w there was an outpouring of nationalist pride when general solomonic was killed but now people are really fewer as furious to learn that irans military shot down this plane what do you think this on the rest is doing to iranian society. Well i think that 1st of all we have to make sure that there is a distinction between those who may have appeared at the funeral of money and those who are protesting iran is not a monolith there are many different ethnic cultures that make up the society of iran and also very many different political positions iran since the revolution in 1979 has had a series of including student protests and a number of different reforming protests this is one in a long line of. History. But are iranians divided in some way over whats been happening there has been quite a long. Continued please sorry yes and the answer the 2nd part of your question yes there are what is this doing to rein in society well certainly its putting all the number of different pressures on the regime itself and its highlighting that there is a very very strong internal divide towards the regime the regime has long since struggle to maintain the the facade that is unified amongst these different cultural and ethnic groups the fact that they have faced protests in december in which up to 1500 reported protesters were killed and up to 7000 arrests this is only continuing to put pressure on the regime speaking of that pressure youve said you know pressure is being piled on irans leaders is there going to be any kind of high level fallout within the regime. That would be very very difficult because the regime from the Islamic Revolutionary guards corps to the alcoves force to the higher ups in the with around the ayatollah himself and various different clerics every united because they have benefited from the crony capitalist slash public high for an Economic System whereas a number of different protesters those who are taking to the streets have actually suffered from economic sanctions so very very much doubt that in a system so centralized that we still will see significant fallout however if there is a continued protest on the street this will only are pressure to the reaching considering that they cannot be afford they cannot afford to look weak in front of these protests because they also have essentially anti around protests happening in iraq right now and its proxy an ally in lebanon his will was also under pressure from street level protests lets talk about this the the downing of this plane the iranians or any gods of apologize to the nation they say theyve taken full responsibility how unprecedented is the gesture. Quite. Ive been searching this morning to try and find a recent example of when iran has apologized and taken responsibility and it is a very rare thing indeed so even in that sense i think it also it felt that its hand was forced because. A number of Different International states have called for an investigation there is being known as evidence that the that evidence was destroyed at the site of the plane crash the fact the coincidence of occurring on the same day that iran retaliated for the killing of solute money really amounted to the fact that iran can find a very very difficult to deny this or to cleanse or to place it into some conspiratorial theory good to talk to you dr drew mikhail from Queens University belfast thank you for your time. In australia another firefighter has died battling the countrys devastating bushfires this brings the death toll to 28. 00 since the fire started 3 months ago after weeks of criticism the Prime Minister Scott Morrison now says he made mistakes and that his response to the crisis could have been better. The famous sales of the Sydney Opera House these days so often shrouded in smoke and now a canvas carrying messages of thanks to the firefighters who battled the bushfires some losing their lives the latest victim a 60 year old forestry worker named bill slade. Bill was working as a member of fatah forces in the anglers rest area. And he was struck by a train. To bushfires have left many socalled killer trees waiting to fall landscapes like these are the new normal in the country scorching summer and some australians are angry demanding their leaders take action to address the causes of the crisis now the embattled Prime Minister Scott Morrison has admitted some failures there are things that i could have handled on the ground much better these are very emotional environments Prime Ministers a flesh and blood 2 and have engaged with put engagements like this unwanted handshakes and cold shoulders when confronted by critics morrison now says he shouldnt have holidayed in hawaii in the heat of the crisis and after months of equivocating a clear comment on the links between Climate Change and the fires. Want to charge it is the governments policy has obviously impacted on the longer hotter draw some a citizens and thats the advice weve received and that that is not contested that is the position of the government ok let there be no dispute about that as the fire call outs continue the Prime Minister has promised a Royal Commission to review the crisis but theres no announcement of any change to the countrys Carbon Emissions targets or its reliance on fossil fuels. Some australians want to see more substance and less smoke. Time to tell you now about some of the other stories making news around the world today a volcano i need the philippine capital manila has made a huge cloud of ash into the sky. Was generated during the discharge thousands have been ordered to evacuate from the area and flights to Manila Airport being temporarily suspended there are no reports of injuries. At least 11 people have died in severe storms across central and southern parts of the United States the storm system produce tornadoes and heavy winds as well as i lightning from the storm is suspected to have caused fires at several harms. Hopes for a ceasefire in libya have been shaken off to both sides in the military conflict accused each other of continuing to fight there were reports of gunfire in the capital tripoli early on sunday morning the rebel libyan arab forces had announced they would agree to a truce with the un backed government. And officials in the german city of documents have told up 214000 people to evacuate their homes in order for bombs to be defused for bombs dating back to world war 2 are believed to be buried nearby the disposal of war era bombs occurs routinely in germany. Or thousands of runners in thailands capital bangkok have been taking part in a 4 kilometer rise to show they just content with the government called the run against dictatorship the protest as a highlighting what they see as a continuation of military rule event also comes in response to a move by authorities to ban thailands most outspoken Opposition Party called future forward. The sun hasnt come up yet but they are already out in droves patiently waiting to register for their protest run. Peter song graham and her brother are not even team runners but they both feel theyre taking part in something important something long overdue but. Its time for us to come out here and you know spread the word so we would like to do something about the situation that thailand is facing. 9 months after the elections thailand has made little headway in restoring democracy after the last military coup systematic obstruction and intimidation of any opposition continue thats why the organizers formally stage to run rather than a rally. They just do anything any way to prevent us from like a range in the event that we can speak out but they say that this countrys democracy but you know the thing that they did to us is not. Just after 6 am to run a symbolic and therefore kilometer raised up to run to house the uncle and not so subtle japanese Prime Minister employee of china china who goes by the nickname uncle to roger. Run for your. Time out on your own groom grandkids is the star amongst the protest us the charismatic future forward leader has been under heavy pressure since his newly formed party one of the 1st if 2000 seats in last years elections. You can feed the people and go up to people you can feel the disappointment of the people and i think. Its its on widing soul. I doubt you believe the current government lost the. Tunnel tones pati most certainly later this month Thailands Constitutional Court is widely expected to ban future fraud what were spurious accusations even though they dissolve of a padi. Dispirit continuous destructo continues sol we are not water it really will continue all the stock go. And until we get our democratic thailand back we would not stop despite last years elections thailands democracy still leaves a lot to be desired and the Political Climate is getting increasingly tense todays event although its been a fun atmosphere has revived memories of the street protests that have plagued the thai capital repeatedly over the past 2 decades protests that led to 2 military coups talents political fate could be hanging in the balance and might be decided in the streets yet again lot well irans only female olympic medalist kimmie elisa has defected from her country the 2016 Bronze Medal Winner in taekwondo has cited the hypocrisy of a regime that she claims she merely guides athletes while using them for their political agenda the 2021 year old confirmed a move on social media stashing quiet i am one of the millions of oppressed women in iran who have been here and they have been playing with fizzy is an. The day is reportedly trying in europe and hes hoping to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics spot not under the iranian flag. Top story protesters have gathered in iran cheer on of the victims of the downed ukrainian playing games and oppose the governments handling of the crash the protests erupted after the head of the revolutionary god accepted full responsibility for the downing of the chairs. Watching d. W. News coming up next ill show doc film takes a look back at how a u. S. Naval base transformed the sleepy spanish feelings in the 1950s. Its all happening. I think. Your linked through africa the world drilling to exceptional stories and discussions continue and well come to the day of you suffering program tonight from funny to me its easy to our website be deputed