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Have been left homeless by a tornado. at least 25 people have died in mississippi with one person killed in alabama. the two boats carrying migrants think of the coast of tunisia causing 29 people to die. others are still missing. and the uk government announces that possessing laughing gas will become a criminal offence for the first time. you are watching bbc news now it is time for witness history. hello and welcome to witness history. i'm farhana haider at the people's history museum in manchester with more remarkable moments from the past as told by people who were there. in this episode,...

In this episode, we look back at five campaigns and protest movements led by women. coming up, we'll hear about the fight for the equal right to pray for women at the western wall injerusalem, the argentinian forensic pioneer unearthing war crimes, the anti—nuclear protest that was the biggest women—led movement in the uk since the suffragettes, and a watershed moment for canada's indigenous people. but we start in london and a story about the strikers in saris, a group of south asian women employed in the grunwick because of the poor working conditions there, they decided to take a stand ...

To pass between the earth and the moon this evening. experts say it will pass by safely — and can be seen through binoculars and telescopes. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for witness history: women—led movements. hello and welcome to witness history. i'm farhana haider, at the people's history museum in manchester, with more remarkable moments from the past, as told by people who were there. in this episode, we look back at five campaigns and protest movements led by women. coming up, we'll hear about the fight for the equal right to pray for women at the western wall injerusalem...

Isis seized control of the northern city of mosul and then captured city after city, reaching the outskirts of baghdad. it took more than three years of bitter combat and foreign military assistance to defeat the group. that enemy vanquished, old discontents resurfaced. in 2019, baghdad was gripped by massive protests against corruption, sectarianism, and poor living conditions. but like protest movements across the region, it too was crushed. as the u.s. invasion and occupation fade into history, neighboring iran plays an ever-greater role in the country's affairs. old problems, corruption, d...

That enemy vanquished, old discontent surfaced. in 2019 baghdad was gripped by massive protests against corrupt sectarianism and poor living conditions. like protest movements across the region, it, too, was crushed. as the u.s. invasion and occupation faded into history, neighboring iran plays an ever greater role in the country's affairs. old problems, corruption, dysfunctional infrastructure and unemployment remain unresolved. yet, despite it all, today baghdad is more peaceful than it has been in years. ben wedeman, cnn. >> thanks to ben for that report. still ahead, a public plea for ju...