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correspondent ben wright. good to see used to talk us through what is going on here. i see used to talk us through what is going on here-— going on here. i think the main event today is _ going on here. i think the main event today is still— going on here. i think the main event today is still the - going on here. i think the main event today is still the fact - going on here. i think the mainj event today is still the fact that the government are bringing a review against the inqu...

Meaning. they were set up to protect one of their really important species in the world for protection. i see, and how do you go about trying to get them released? i think eve one trying to get them released? i think everyone with _ trying to get them released? i think everyone with any _ trying to get them released? i think everyone with any influence - trying to get them released? i think everyone with any influence at - trying to get them released? i think everyone with any influence at the l...

Before it is even started. 0k, absolutely — before it is even started. 0k, absolutely fascinating. thank you for letting us through that step by step so clearly, ben, appreciate that, thank you. to iran now. thousands of political prisoners are held in irans jails there, with them seven environmentalists. they were sent to prison in 2018 for spying, although no evidence has ever been produced. this is the prison. weve spoken to someone who was also held here. she returned to the uk last year, ...

Like other political prisoners, she spent time in solitary confinement. she was interrogated around the clock, blindfolded and threatened. she still has nightmares about her time there. lack of freedom is the hardest thing. the unfairness... still in evin is a woman who became friends with nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who became her best friend injail. serving a ten—year sentence. they were so fun and lively and generous. they are so much loved by all the prisoners. why them? there has been th...

The norway—based group iran human rights says nearly 150 of those sentences were carried out last month alone. most executions were for drug—related charges. but seven men were hanged in cases related to the large protests you may remember. after the death in custody of the young woman mahsa amini. shed been accused of breaking irans dress code for women. campaigners say iran is carrying out more executions to try to deterfurther anti—government demonstrations. professor mahmood amiree mog...

They really shared with us the love that they have for nature. the fact that they are still kept in, thats really heartbreaking and a big loss for iran. she thinks of them every day and says her heart burns for them and for all theyve endured. caroline hawley, bbc news. for more on this we can speak now to erik solheim, the former un under—secretary general and formerly the executive director of the un environment programme agency. thank you for coming on the programme. thank you for coming on...

While tracking wild cheetahs with cameras, they were accused of spying, although even members of irans government have acknowledged theres no evidence. it is incredibly unfair. every day that theyre in prison, and i think already that they have been through so much. ijust want them to be able to be back to theirfamilies, their loved ones, nature, and to protect irans again, which is what they have been always doing and so dedicated to. the director of the persian wildlife heritage foundation die...

The ben roberts—smith case is seen as a litmus test for allegations of australian wrongdoing in afghanistan. 0ne war historian, peter stanley, said its a precursor to the major series of war crimes investigations, allegations, prosecutions and possibly convictions that well see over the next few years. well, in march of this year, this man became the first australian current or former serviceman to be charged with a war crime under australian law. he was charged with murder over this incident,...

Nation, she wanted to go back to her nation, she wanted to go back to her nation because she loved iran and the nature of a run if she really wanted to conserve and protect the asian sheet at which is a most endangered species. and all of a sudden out of the blue, she was arrested with the other people you mentioned in the programme, and it makes absolutely no sense. so mentioned in the programme, and it makes absolutely no sense.- mentioned in the programme, and it makes absolutely no sense. so...

That include families of those executed, people within the prison, people within the judicial system. by the authorities, so, the majority of those executed are not announced by the authorities, but we managed to confirm them. so, 142 executions in may, which means one execution every six hours. this is the minimum number. thats really chilling. what do you think is behind the increase, seemingly, from this time last year? well, you see, as you also said in your report, after the protests starte...