to desecrating the quran and insulting the prophet muhammad in 2021. rights groups report that iran has put more than 200 prisoners to death since the beginning of the year. and in a further crackdown on high profile figures iran has charged two well known actresses with violating its strict dress codes for women. the president of iran, ebrahim raisi, has ordered an inquiry into the widespread protests seen here triggered by the death in custody of a young woman, mahsa amini, last september. taraneh stone from bbc persian joined me earlier in studio. this wasn t related to a protest per se, but it s causing a lot of concern about the high number of executions that we re hearing here and there in the news lately. we have heard in the news about many executions, especially the execution of minorities. and they re raising concerns over the imminent execution of some minorities, like arab minorities. now, we know that iran is notorious for executions, for death penalties. and w
world, shaking their hands but there were also placards, some protests, people calling for reparations. and i think if we are honest this topic is not necessarily anything new but when we have these royal visit or event like the coronation, it does lead some people in the caribbean to say, look, we are assessing what all of this means there has been renewed calls for reparations. when i interviewed the prime minister of saint kitson and need this, he said to me that he once king charles to acknowledge that a wrong was done in the past. he wants an apology and when we have reached to buckingham palace for a statement they said that slavery is an issue that the king takes profoundly seriously and he cannot describe the depth of personal sorrow and suffering caused by savoury. we know that king charles says that he welcomes a study that is exploring the relationship between the monarchy and the slave trade in the 17th and 18th century, and when i talk to the prime minister of st
islamabad. he was there for an unrelated hearing on corruption charges one of several court cases mr khan is facing. mr khan was ousted as prime minister in april last year and has been campaigning for early elections since then. bbc pakistan correspondent carrie davis has more. the moment of arrest. imran khan are waiting to appear in court. the glass in front of him smashes, paramilitary troops sent to arrest him pile through into furniture and his supporters. surrounded by officers in riot helmets and shields, mr khan is marched from the court to a waiting car. where he was being taken, officers didn t say. the police say he was arrested on corruption charges. it has been over a year since corruption charges. it has been over a yearsince imran corruption charges. it has been over a year since imran khan was ousted from power any vote of no confidence. court cases against him have been mounting. the former prime minister has continued campaigning, criticising the governme
minister imran khan has been arrested in connection with a corruption case. these are the pictures, showing para military troops whisking him away from the islamabad court complex in a van. mr khan had arrived in the court to seek bail in other cases registered against him. his party leaders say the premises were attacked by security forces who arrested mr khan. these images have just these images havejust come these images have just come to us, they appear to show mr khan s lawyer, apparently injured during the arrest. members of the paramilitary appear to break through the court windows. let s get more on this with our south asian regional editor anbarasan ethirajan. there is a lot of confusion. bring us up to date if you would on what we know so far. in us up to date if you would on what we know so far. we know so far. in a dramatic development, we know so far. in a dramatic development, pakistani - we know so far. in a dramatic i development, pakistani rangers we know
kick off in liverpool. welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. we begin in sudan where fighting around the capital, khartoum, continues, as representatives of the rival military factions, hold talks in saudi arabia. both the sudanese army, and the rapid support forces, are claiming successes. the talks which began injeddah on saturday, are aimed at reaching a humanitarian ceasefire. the fighting has prompted a mass exodus. the united nations says around 100,000 refugees have escaped to nearby states. among those are 10,000 who ve headed to egypt in the north, while chad has seen an influx of more than 25,000 people. and more than 6,000 sudanese nationals have made their way to the central african republic. 0ur africa correspondent, catherine byaru hanga, has sent us this report, from the border with south sudan. day and night, the mass movement of people out of sudan continues. a conflict now in its third week has left a trail of human suffering. christina