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
united states and all around the world. i m rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom, donald trump is vowing to appeal after a jury found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation in the e. jean carroll lawsuit. sources tell cnn criminal charges have been filed against george santos. what we re learning about the federal probe into the embattled republican lawmaker. and violent protests in parts of pakistan after former prime minister imran khan was arrested on corruption charges. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. thanks for joining us. well, former u.s. president and current republican presidential candidate donald trump is lashing out after yet another stinging defeat, this time in court after a federal jury found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation. trump has been ordered to pay $5 million in damages to former magazine columnist e. jean carroll, who accused him of raping her in a luxury department store in the mid- 90s. t
hello and welcome to the programme. as celebrations to mark the coronation of king charles enter the final day, people across the uk are taking part in community events. the big help out is urging britons to take on volunteering roles and members of the royal family have been dropping in on some of the projects. charlotte gallagher reports. after the glitz and glamour of the coronation concert, today s celebrations come down to earth. scouts and their volunteer leaders are just some of the thousands of people taking part in the big help out. and a famous face is getting involved too. it makes us all a better person when we get involved. we extend our network and meet new people and develop new friendships. we feel like we are doing something positive. and i love that. members of the royal family are at some of the events, including the prince and princess of wales and their children. they ve been in slough, helping the scouts with a bit of building work, with prince louis k
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
the opening ceremony kicks off in liverpool. we begin in southern india where authorities say at least twenty one people died when a tourist boat capsized in the state of kerala. they said the double decker boat overturned in the middle of a river trapping many people. five of the dead are reportedly children. eyewitnesses said there were nearly fifty people on board. some of those rescued are said to be in a critical condition. several are still missing and the casualty figure could increase. it s not immediately clear what caused the boat to overturn. our south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan has been monitoring events from london. according to eyewitness, dozens of tourists are returning to the town in the southern indian state of catalonia, and they were crossing the estuary for the river meets the arabian sea and it is a mangrove area, forest area. and according to the eyewitnesses, the boat, it is a double decker boat and a lot of people were on the ground as well as o