Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. Polls have closed in Irans President ial election after voting was extended to midnight local time. The winner will succeed Hassan Rouhani, whos not allowed to serve for a third term. But with Candidates Hand picked by irans powerful guardian council, many would be voters have become disenchanted, especially the young. The vote also comes at a sensitive time for the country with us sanctions still battering the economy and the future of the iran nuclear deal hanging in the balance. Our middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen reports. Elections in iran are not free or fair, but theyre a window into an opaque country with a repressive regime. Any resemblance to democracy is coincidental candidates are vetted in advance. Millions of frustrated iranians have stopped hoping that voting will improve their lives. In the city of shiraz, he was pulling down every Election Poster he could find. Man yells. Well done shouts the man in the car.
A full summary of the national and international news of the top of the hour. Now on bbc news, its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Who holds the reins of power in pakistan . Prime minister Imran Khan leads a government elected in 2018. If pakistan is a genuine democracy, then that is where power resides. But many government critics say the Military Dictates much that happens inside pakistan, particularly when it comes to Silencing Opposition to the covert power of the so called Deep State. Well, my guest is Information Minister Fawad chaudhry. What happened to Imran Khans pledge to deliver clean, transparent governance . Fawad chaudhry in islamabad, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. Minister, do you accept it is a basic obligation of any government which claims to be democratic, that it protects Freedom Of Expression and it protects independent journalism . Do you accept that . Of course. This is one of the fundamentals of Pakistans Constitution i
hello and welcome. the jury in the trial of derek chauvin has been shown new footage of george floyd including police body camera video in the moments just before his death. the court also had to adjourn briefly because one witness broke down while giving testimony. the former police officer has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder, one of manslaughter. aleem maqbool has this report, and just a warning, you may find some of it distressing. derek chauvin on the right here watched with the rest of the court this now haunting footage, of george floyd dressed in black seen for the first time in the shop where the sad series of events began. a shop assistant, 19 year old christopher martin, said mr floyd seemed physically well and in good spirits, if a little disorientated and high. george floyd is seen moving to the cigarette counter, where he uses what is suspected to have been a forged note, though christopher martin accepted it, saying he thought george floyd wasn t
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the jury in the trial of derek chauvin has been shown new footage of george floyd, including police body camera video, in the moments just before his death. the court also had to adjourn briefly because one witness broke down while giving testimony. the former police officer has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder, one of manslaughter. aleem maqbool has this report, and just a warning: you may derek chauvin on the right here watched with the rest of the court this now haunting footage, of george floyd dressed in black seen for the first time in the shop where the sad series of events began. a shop assistant, 19 year old christopher martin, said mr floyd seemed physically well and in good spirits, if a little disorientated and high. george floyd is seen moving to the cigarette counter, where he uses what is suspected to have been a forged note, though christopher martin accepted it, saying he thought george