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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 inquiry, the covid—19 inquiry because it does not want to hand over unredacted whatsapp messages, diar...

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 everyone with any influence at the un, governments should call for their release. there is a signat...

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 iran's 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. we've spoken to someone who was also held here. she returned to the uk last year, but is now speaking out for the first time. caroline hawley reports. aras ameeri should now be abl...

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 that pressure on environmentalists in iran who were doing their own job on conserving nature and wildl...

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. she'd been accused of breaking iran's dress code for women. campaigners say iran is carrying out more executions to try to deterfurther anti—government demonstrations. professor mahmood amiree moghadam is the director of the iran human rights group, which published the report. hejoined me a li...