over a million for charity. hello and welcome to the programme. security forces in iran have used live ammunition on protesters in several cities, a0 days after the death of mahsa amini in police custody. she was arrested after allegedly wearing her hijab incorrectly. people took to the streets in 30 cities across the country with some businesses also closing to show their solidarity. our correspondent rana rahimpour reports. chanting. day a0 of iran protest and forty days since the death of mahsa amini, the young iranian kurdish woman who has become a symbol for iran s protest movement. this is the city of saqez, her birthplace. the authorities did everything to stop people attending her memorial day. they blocked the roads and closed all the schools and universities of kurdistan province. but they failed. and thousands of people marched to her grave. the violent crackdown of the protests have failed to stop them. videos show demonstrations in tehran, the capital and at leas
future is at stake. thank you all so much for joining us tonight. greatly appreciate your time and insights. coming up, on the second hour of ayman, democracy fights back, how people around the world are holding those in power accountable. plus, oh my pillow, the dangerous conspiracy theorist mike lindell, faces a growing list of legal problems. and the latest on the path of tropical storm ian as he let s get started. so on the show, we ve been frank second hour one okay about the often bleak state of american democracy, from rioters in the halls of our nation s capital, to elections deniers, using their elected positions of power to subvert the will of the american people. our democracy is being tested and strained time and time again, so i m sure doesn t shock you to hear that according to a new nbc news poll, voters actually ranked threats to democracy as the most important issue facing the country today. and while that fear is warranted, democracy and justice have racke
in may, it is reported that the wife of the longest serving supreme court justice is encouraging republicans to overthrow the election. and nothing happens. next month, clarence thomas votes to take away constitutional right, the right-wing project of the last decades, it s achieved, donald trump walks off from what he brought to one of his golf courses. it doesn t feel so just. it s frustrating. but tonight, the justice department has the classified documents seized from donald trump s phone, and the criminal investigation is ongoing after a panel of three federal judges for appeals court including to trump appointed judges are having a full spectrum of the trump s lawyers case. today, special master judge robert gary is asking the lawyers to stay on the record. what they contend the appear planted in trump s home? the problem that you have is they go into rooms, they will not even allow them in the same building. they drop anything into those piles? or did they do it late
any more red lines when they talk about how the field candidates. anything goes when you talk about these republicans. nonetheless, jarred majeski doesn t have access to i m sure democrats in ohio celebrating. we ll see how that turns. out alex, it s good to see my. friend thank you so. much we re gonna talk about democracy tonight because the r of history is long, but it bends towards justice, and it s good to remember that quote tonight because there have been many days in recent memory that it has not felt like we are bending towards justice. joe biden wins an election, donald trump and republicans just can t claim he didn t. trump incites an insurrection at the capitol, five weeks later, he s acquitted by republican senators. in may, it is reported that the wife of the longest serving supreme court justice is encouraging republicans to overthrow the election. and nothing happens. next month, clarence thomas votes to take away constitutional right, the right-wing pro