policies to try to boost the uk economy, despite the turmoil it s created in the markets. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. two weeks ago, 22 year old mahsa amini died in iranian police custody. she d been arrested for allowing strands of hair to escape her headscarf. since then, iran has been rocked by protests led by women demanding freedom and equality. it could be the most serious threat to iran s theocratic leadership since the islamic revolution. for my guest, it s a new phase in a long struggle. masih alinejad began an online movement demanding women s rights from exile. it s made her a regime target. is hers a struggle that can be won? masih alinejad in new york city, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much for having me. it s a pleasure to have you on the show. now, you have been campaigning for women s rights in iran, both from inside the country and from exile in the united states, for decades. have you been
for my guest, it s a new phase in a long struggle. masih alinejad began an online movement demanding women s rights from exile. it s made her a regime target. is hers a struggle that can be won? masih alinejad in new york city, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much for having me. it s a pleasure to have you on the show. now, you have been campaigning for women s rights in iran, both from inside the country and from exile in the united states, for decades. have you been surprised by the speed and the scale of events in the last couple of weeks? to be honest, i knew the anger. i have been publishing the videos of iranian women, for eight years, practising their civil disobedience, many of them bravely filming themselves while telling the police, the morality police, it s none of your business. i don t want to cover my hair. most of them are the true leaders of the change within the society. they re leading a movement against compulsory hijab. so for me, now, the brutal death
Greenhouse gas emissions. Hundreds of estonians take to icy waters in hopes of setting a world record in ice swimming. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. We begin here in the uk. The uk Prime Minister borisjohnson has chaired a meeting to look at the uks contingency plans, in the event that a deal cant be reached in post brexit trade talks. Trade negotiations with the eu which are currently stuck in stalemate are expected to end tomorrow. The sunday deadline was set by mrjohnson and European Commission president ursula von der leyen after the pair met in brussels during the week, after months of talks failed to achieve an agreement. Mrjohnson said the eu needed to make a big change over the main sticking points on fishing rights and business competition rules. While mrs von der leyen said no deal was the most probable end to difficult talks. The ministry of defence has also
In boxing, anthonyjoshua defends his ibf, wba, and wbo world heavyweight titles against kubrat pulev at wembley arena tonight. And coming up in half an hour, the media show speaks to ofcom ceo melanie dawes, on her plan to protect the uk media industry. Good evening. A former conservative defence minister says the governments decision to put the royal navy on standby, to protect british fishing waters in the event of a no deal brexit, is undignified and irresponsible. Tobias ellwood whos now chair of the commons defence committee, was speaking ahead of tomorrows deadline set by the uk and the european union, to reach an agreement. Both sides have warned a deal seems unlikely. Our political correspondent, iain watson has more. Is this what no deal with the eu would look like . The ministry of defence has confirmed that four armed vessels will be ready to patrol uk waters if theres no agreement with brussels on fishing rights. The Scottish Government has denounced this as gunboat diploma
Rolled out immediately. In boxing, anthonyjoshua defends his ibf, wba, and wbo world heavyweight titles against kubrat pulev at wembley arena tonight. And in half an hour, as part of the bbcs 100 women series, we look at how barcelona is trying to follow in the footsteps of vienna and put female architects at the heart of building its city. Good evening. A former conservative defence minister says the governments decision to put the royal navy on standby, to protect british fishing waters in the event of a no deal brexit, is undignified and irresponsible. Tobias ellwood whos now chair of the commons defence committee, was speaking ahead of tomorrows deadline set by the uk and the european union, to reach an agreement. Both sides have warned a deal seems unlikely. Our political correspondent, iain watson has more. Is this what no deal with the eu would look like . The ministry of defence has confirmed that four armed vessels will be ready to patrol uk waters if theres no agreement with