Were heard in a number of towns and cities, while slogans have been sprayed in public spaces. Confronted by supporters of the regime for refusing to wear a headscarf in public. This iranian woman remains defiant, despite her picture being taken and being threatened with legal action. Scenes from the streets of karaj a city near irans capital. Its a rebellious act, unthinkable before last years uprising. The unrest was sparked by the death of mahsa amini in custody. The 22 year old was arrested by the Morality Police, accused of not adhering to the strict dress code rules. Chanting her death sparked nationwide protests, which continued for months, with women taking a leading role. One year on, The Mass Street Protests may have died down, but the determination of many iranians to push for Regime Change is unwavering. Mariam took part in the demonstrations since the first day. She says last years events have already brought about fundamental changes to society. I think its like something
Of street demonstrations. Overnight, Anti Government chants were heard in a number of towns and cities, while slogans have been sprayed in public spaces. Baran abbasi from bbc persian has been looking at whats changed for iranian women in the past year. Confronted by supporters of the regime for refusing to wear a headscarf in public. This iranian woman remains defiant, despite her picture being taken and being threatened with legal action. Scenes from the streets of karaj a city near irans capital. Its a rebellious act, unthinkable before last years uprising. The unrest was sparked by the death of mahsa amini in custody. The 22 year old was arrested by the Morality Police, accused of not adhering to the strict dress code rules. Chanting her death sparked nationwide protests, which continued for months, with women taking a leading role. One year on, The Mass Street Protests may have died down, but the determination of many iranians to push for Regime Change is unwavering. Mariam took p
Authorities have tightened security across the country, to try to prevent a new wave of street demonstrations. Overnight, Anti Government chants were heard in a number of towns and cities, while slogans have been sprayed in public spaces. Baran abbasi from bbc persian, has been looking at whats changed for iranian women in the past year. Confronted by supporters of the regime for refusing to wear a headscarf in public. This iranian woman remains defiant, despite her picture being taken and being threatened with legal action. Scenes from the streets of karaj a city near irans capital. Its a rebellious act, unthinkable before last years uprising. The unrest was sparked by the death of mahsa amini in custody. The 22 year old was arrested by the Morality Police, accused of not adhering to the strict dress code rules. Chanting her death sparked nationwide protests, which continued for months, with women taking a leading role. One year on, The Mass Street Protests may have died down, but the
good afternoon. israel says its troops in gaza are engaged in face to face combat with fighters from hamas, designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government. israel says its troops have now completely encircled gaza city, here in the north of the territory. meanwhile, 92 british nationals are on a list which means they could escape the fighting and leave gaza today through the rafah crossing into egypt. jon donnison reports from jerusalem. israel says it s at the height of its battle with hamas. its ground offensive in northern gaza is pushing forward, with the military claiming gaza city is now completely encircled. translation: we discovered encircled. translation: - discovered today a recording call with a health official in gaza who spoke with our forces and described how hamas controls fuel supplies and a hospital. while supplies are running out, they are stealing from sick patients for terror aims. we will continue to expose to the world the act of hamas and h
Reduction of annie. Isnt she too likeable to be a villain . Production of annie. Hello and welcome to bbc world news. The white house has defended Donald Trumps decision to pull the us out of the paris climate agreement. Officials say it is up to other world uses to sit down and negotiate a deal. Speaking at the white house, scott pruitt refused to say whether Climate Change was a hoax and described withdrawing from the agreement as a brave decision. The president made a very brave decision yesterday. He put americas interests first with respect to environmental agreements. Interests first with respect to environmentalagreements. I appreciate his fortitude and leadership in this matter. The discussion of the last few weeks has been one of thoughtful deliberation. He had many voices across a wide spectrum of points. The president made an important decision for the benefit of the country. Some us cities and states have still said they will cut emissions despite the us withdrawal. America