A bbc investigation has uncovered allegations of brutal beatings and torture by soldiers in indian administered kashmir. Its 25 days since the Indian Government withdrew the regions special semi autonomous status, clamping down fiercely on dissent and arresting thousands of people. Kashmir is claimed by both pakistan and india. The two Nuclear Armed neighbours control different sections of kashmir, and have fought two wars over it. Despite a near communications blackout, Sameer Hashmi has been inside kashmir, and sent this report. You may find some of it distressing. Behind these razor wires lies an uneasy calm. Restrictions everywhere we go. But for many kashmiris, the crackdown has come at a cost. We have come to investigate disturbing allegations. Soldiers came here, we are told, looking for violent protesters. 13 men were allegedly pulled from their beds, tortured and beaten. These brothers, like all the people we spoke to, were too scared to reveal their identities. We saw their i
Now on bbc news, its hardtalk with stephen sackur. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. The human preoccupation with sex is nothing new, but the internet has made it so much easier to explore and exploit every shade of desire. The online porn industry makes billions of dollars in profit every year, but the big winners are corporate players, not the women and men performing the sex acts. My guest today is mia khalifa. She was briefly a porn actress, garnering worldwide notoriety when she appeared in a sex video wearing the islamic hijab. After years of threats and insecurity, shes speaking out. What does her story tell us about the porn industry and 21st century culture . Mia khalifa, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. By many measures, you are a very famous woman. For instance, you have, what, more than 16 million followers on instagram. But the origins of your fame lie in your brief involvement in the porn industry. Is that hard for you to deal with . Absolutely. After i
Hello, and welcome to the travel show with me, lucy hedges. This week, were looking back at some of the amazing trips and awesome adventures weve had so far on the show this year. Here is just a taste of whats coming up. Youre actually no good to me here if you cant function and you cant fight. Ok, ill do my best. Are you ready to go now . I am ready to go down. Alright. This place is like the Chelsea Flower Show on steroids. There you go, run out, run out well, if if you enjoyed that then stick around and relive some of our favourite moments with us. Were kicking off at one of worlds favourite tv shows, well, apart from this one, of course. Game of thrones ended back in may, much to the disappointment of millions of fans all over the world but its legacy lives on in Northern Ireland, as crystal found out last month. Ok, so i have a confession i am a giant game of thrones geek. And im super excited, because this place has to be top of the list for any true superfan. Welcome to castle w
Fighting between the Congolese Army and m 23 fight has moved closer to the east and city of garma. Thousands of civilians have picked up their possessions and account for this place people in their fling into the city, fearing an advance by the m 23 rebels bridge waddell, the 3rd to be boxed by neighboring lawanda. Ah, hello, im emily anglin. This is al jazeera live from doha, also coming up, rushes. Foreign minister says ukraines conditions the talks are unrealistic. After cave coals on j 20 ladies to press moscow to end the war a to 1000000000 people, the World Population reaches a new milestone. And another trump back candidate loses the race. The governor in arizona, republicans are only one need away from taking the house of representatives. Ah, begin the program in democratic republic of congo with thousands of people are on the move. Scrambling to safety this hour, the conflict between the military and m. 23 fighters is moving closer to the regional capital, goma, men, women, an
Its hottest day of the year, a Major Incident is declared on englands south coast after hundreds of thousands of people head to beaches. I think people have forgotten about covid 19 and they are having a covid 19 holiday. I dont know whats happening but people think its acceptable to come down here and use our beaches when we have a National Emergency going on. Its a National Emergency and not a national holiday. The uks Opposition Leader sacks rebecca long bailey from the shadow cabinet for sharing an article which contained an anti semitic Conspiracy Theory. I have made my First Priority to tackle anti semitism and rebuilding trust with the Jewish Community is a number one priority for me. One month on from the death of george floyd we take a look at whats changed in the us. Uk tourists may soon be able to holiday in much of europe and not have to quarantine on their return. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and ana