linking russia to occupied crimea describing it as an act of terrorism. cabinet ministers are urging tories to rally behind prime minister liz truss, to avoid risk of defeat at the next election. now on bbc news, it s time for our world. for the past year, i have been reporting on the most important story of my life. my name is omid montazaeri, and i m a reporterfor bbc persia. this story is about a massacre that took place in my home country, iran. in 1988, the iranian government, led by ayatollah khomeini, ordered thousands of political prisoners to be killed. my father was amongst those killed. i was just two years old. now, for the first time in over 30 years, one of the perpetrators of the killings is on trial, a government official called hamid nouri. this is hamid nouri. he is the first member of the islamic republic ever to stand trial outside iran for atrocities committed in iran. protestors chants. less than 15 hours til verdict and everyone is so anxious. iraj me
series big brother were reported to production managers at endemol, the production company commissioned by channel 4. in a statement, banijay uk, which purchased endemol in 2020, said: in light of the very serious allegations relating to the alleged serious misconduct of russell brand while presenting shows produced by endemol in 2004 and 2005, banijay uk has launched an urgent internal investigation and will co operate with any requests for information from broadcast partners and external agencies. it adds, the company encourage anybody who feels that they were affected by brands behaviour while working on these productions to contact them in confidence. meanwhile, a charity supported by russell brand s own charitable foundation has cut ties with him. trevi women and children s charity said it was deeply saddened and upset by the allegations. brand was working for channel 4, the bbc, and acting in hollywood films during the period of the claims, all of which he denies.
series big brother were reported to production managers at endemol, the production company commissioned by channel 4. in a statement, banijay uk, which purchased endemol in 2020, said: the bbc has issued a statement this afternoon saying the reports meanwhile, a charity supported by russell brand s own charitable foundation has cut ties with him. trevi women & children s charity said it was deeply saddened and upset by the allegations. brand was working for channel 4, the bbc, and acting in hollywood films during the period of the claims, all of which he denies. vincent mcaviney has the latest. his behaviour made him no stranger to the tabloids but, this weekend, serious sexual allegations mean russell brand has made all the front pages. perhaps over the course of the evening, some of my accoutrements could make their way onto your body! once one of the most ubiquitous faces on british tv and radio, working for mtv, the bbc and channel 4, before building a career in hollyw
this morning, the foreign secretary, james cleverly, said the entertainment industry as a whole had questions to answer about how it deals with allegations made byjunior staff against big name presenters, because of what he termed the acute differentials in power . vincent mcaviney has the latest. his behaviour made him no stranger to the tabloids, but this weekend, serious sexual allegations mean russell brand has made all the front pages. perhaps over the course of the evening, some of my accoutrements could make their way onto your body. once one of the most ubiquitous faces on bbc tv and radio, building a career in hollywood for a time. it is the way these organisations oversaw brand s conduct which is now coming under the spotlight, with the foreign secretary saying the entertainment industry as a whole has questions to answer. there are some real challenges where you have these very, very acute differentials in power, whether that be in the entertainment industry, whet