Violence saying democracy itself will be on the ballot paper in next weeks midterm elections. Mr biden accused the former President Donald Trump and his supporters of undermining democracy and fuelling anger and violence. It has just it hasjust gone it has just gone to 30 am here on bbc news. Now on bbc news, iran women rising. Chanting the death of a young kurdish woman in iran has sparked unprecedented protest across the country. The Security Forces have cracked down but, weeks on, there is no sign of the protesters backing down. Some of the biggest demonstration so far took place a0 days after mahsa amini died. The bbc cant operate freely in iran so we rely on people sending us videos from inside the country. This time, irans Tiktok Generation are at the forefront of this challenge to the islamic regime. Rights in iran. And the world 7 in early september, mahsa amini, a 22 year old woman, and her brother, travelled from a kurdish city in western iran to visit the capital city, tehra
we saw that in the cemetery women are throwing their scarves and it was as if, for the first time, the entire society was receiving women, showing this act, and it has taken a long time for women to achieve that. they have gone beyond their fear to communicate with the society and i think that was a turning point in the feminist movement in iran. women, life, freedom, the words chanted by protesters at mahsa s funeral, struck a chord in every corner of iran and before long protest spread like wildfire across the country. they killed mahsa for a little bit of hair, just a bit of hair was visible, and look what is going on now in iran, we are removing the hijab completely. because mahsa is not a death in iran, she is becoming a symbol of resistance against religious dictatorship. compulsory hijab and strict rules on women were imposed under the islamic revolution a0 years ago and now even high school girls are daring to challenge, removing headscarves and chanting death to t
ready to form a new executive. a new election will be called at one minute past midnight if no executive is formed that s 2a weeks since the last poll. in other news: the oil giant shell reports quarterly profits of nearly $9.5 billion its second highest on record but pays no windfall tax in the uk. and now we know the title of prince harry s much anticipated and controversial memoir. it s called spare, and it documents his move to america. the elected assembly which runs northern ireland is hours away from collapsing, over the region s post brexit trade arrangements. politicians have until one minute past midnight uk time that s around five hours from now to restore a power sharing agreement before a new election is called. political parties met at stormont today in a last ditch effort to try to form a new executive nearly six months after they were elected. procedures though are being blocked by the democratic unionist party the dup which objects to the no
violence saying democracy itself will be on the ballot paper in next week s midterm elections. mr biden accused the former president donald trump and his supporters of undermining democracy and fuelling anger and violence. it has just it hasjust gone it has just gone to 30 am here on bbc news. now on bbc news, iran: women rising. chanting the death of a young kurdish woman in iran has sparked unprecedented protest across the country. the security forces have cracked down but, weeks on, there is no sign of the protesters backing down. some of the biggest demonstration so far took place a0 days after mahsa amini died. the bbc can t operate freely in iran so we rely on people sending us videos from inside the country. this time, iran s tiktok generation are at the forefront of this challenge to the islamic regime. rights in iran. and the world 7 in early september, mahsa amini, a 22 year old woman, and her brother, travelled from a kurdish city in western iran to visit th
Thousands of retirees gathered in front of the Budget and Planning Organization in Tehran today, June 11, protesting low pensions and unmet basic needs.