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reports from ukraine say armed soldiers have been going door to door in occupied parts of the country to collect votes for self—styled referendums on joining russia. russian state media says door—to—door voting is necessary for security reasons. these are the four areas where voting is being held. they include occupied parts of luhansk and donetsk in the east, and zaporizhzhia and kherson, in the south and cover around 15% of ukraine's territory. the so—called referendums have been widely condemned. president biden described them as a sham and a false pretext to try to illega...

hello and welcome to bbc news. reports from ukraine say armed soldiers have been going door to door in occupied parts of the country to collect votes for self—styled referendums onjoining russia. russian state media says door—to—door voting is necessary for security reasons. these are the four areas where voting is being held. they include occupied parts of luhansk and donetsk in the east, and zaporizhzhia and kherson, in the south, and cover around 15% of ukraine's territory. the so—called referendums have been widely condemned. president biden described them as a sham and a...

We have to express some solidarity about it? >> is the biden administration doing everything you can to help the protesters in iran? >> we are taking a range of aggressive actions to try to support the protesters in iran. the first thing that we're doing is trying to hold accountable those brutal officials in the iranian regime who are cracking down on protesters, killing protesters, beating protesters. we have sanctioned the so-called morality police. we have sanctioned senior officials who have participated in the brutal crackdown and repression. we've sanctioned the communications minister ...

Reports of dozens of protesters being killed. we're seeing images of brutal violence by security forces shooting at protesters, beating protesters. and we're hearing reports of -- disruption. there's reports of activists, and a number of journalists, an increasing number of journalists, activists being arrested. there's a wave of unrest and pressure on anybody who is speaking up. i've talked to some activists and journalists who tell me they're getting calls from security forces, telling them essentially tone it down. and threatening them with arrest. even ordinary citizens, protesters have be...

Extremists and ideologues, it's important to remember that these struggle for women's freedom is universal. and if we ignore these calls for change, whether it is in iran right here in america, we are doing so at our own peril. joining us now is nick kara you'll be savvy, and rainy generalist. no vera it is great to talk to you again. we have been speaking over the last couple of days. iranians are still risking their lives during protests. tell us what you have learned about conditions on the ground what they are facing day in and day out. >> while a man we are hearing reports dozens of prote...