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00:00:00This access to the internet and online services is jeopardized
00:00:04because, unfortunately, these licenses are not enough.
00:00:08It always affects the average person
00:00:11who is behind their computer and wants to have access. That's why we need to reach
00:00:15a global conclusion on this matter
00:00:18that sanctions should not apply
00:00:22to the internet and internet access.
00:00:24You can write to me on Instagram what you think
00:00:28about this, what experience you have had
00:01:16with social restrictions in Iran. Judicial and law enforcement officials
00:01:19emphasized the implementation of hijab regulations,
00:01:23the ban on shisha and live music in cafes and restaurants.
00:01:27The execution of two more detainees
00:01:30from the December protests in Isfahan.
00:01:34Alireza Raeisi, 21 years old, and
00:01:37Alireza Sepahi were hanged hours after their marriage.
00:01:41And dry wells in
00:01:48Afghanistan are killing children.
00:01:51The story of saving a boy who was pulled out
00:01:55from a depth of 70 meters after two days.
00:01:58Hello, welcome to this week's
00:02:05are reporting stricter enforcement
00:02:08of social restrictions. The judiciary
00:02:11has warned that not observing compulsory hijab is a crime
00:02:15and will be dealt with. The head of Tehran's public places police
00:02:19also said that serving shisha and live music in
00:02:22cafes and restaurants is prohibited and action will be taken against businesses
00:02:26that do not comply with this ban. More details in a report
00:02:30by Farin Asemi.
00:02:33A new round of confrontation
00:02:36with women who do not accept compulsory hijab.
00:02:39Iran's judiciary once again speaks of the prohibition
00:02:43of freedom of dress. Confronting what it calls immodesty
00:02:47is an issue that according to Islamic Penal Code,
00:02:50has been criminalized. It is a clear
00:02:52crime and law enforcement officers
00:02:56are obliged to refer it to the judicial authority
00:03:00for investigation. This is what the head of the judiciary said last week.
00:03:03With the help of non-governmental organizations, NGOs,
00:03:06as they are called. With the help of those
00:03:09who have been in the field for these
00:03:137 months and are still there,
00:03:16with their help, regarding our duty,
00:03:19both our inherent duty, and our human
00:03:23duty, our legal duty,
00:03:26we must be sensitive to corruption
00:03:30in various fields
00:03:32and take action to prevent corruption.
00:03:36What is truly necessary today
00:03:40is to put an end to this situation.
00:03:43Surely the President also agrees
00:03:46with this matter, he is against
00:03:49this nudity.
00:03:51Just today,
00:03:54the head of Tehran's public places police said that serving shisha and
00:03:58live music in cafes is also prohibited, and violators
00:04:01will be dealt with.
00:04:02In some cafes and restaurants
00:04:05in recent years, DJs and singers have been present.
00:04:09An entertainment that might be very simple and natural
00:04:13in many countries around the world is now being denied
00:04:17to Tehran citizens.
00:04:18For years,
00:04:22various government officials have considered the way some women dress
00:04:26to be influenced by the West and, according to them, the enemy.
00:04:30From this point of view, they do not grant them the right to choose.
00:04:33Look how the enemy has been able
00:04:37to promote that corrupt Western lifestyle
00:04:40in our society. Look at the issue
00:04:43of hijab itself, which now,
00:04:46due to the war conditions, we cannot enter
00:04:50that front as we should,
00:04:52but its effects
00:04:55will be visible in schools.
00:04:58This means the work is much harder
00:05:02than in 1981 when we started.
00:05:06We want to see if these issues
00:05:09we mentioned can be taken seriously, talks that not all conservatives agree with.
00:05:14In my opinion, we need to find examples for it,
00:05:18like what is the Islamic Republic going to do about the issue of state television and radio?
00:05:21What is it going to do about the issue of hijab? What is it going to do about the issue of citizenship rights?
00:05:25I agree that the main problem of society now is high prices and economic
00:05:28and livelihood issues for the people. But that is also a part
00:05:32of governance and in the middle
00:05:35of this very war.
00:05:38I think now is the time to discuss that whenever there is a war,
00:05:42they say, "Leave it for now because it's war, let's not do anything else,"
00:05:45but they themselves do everything else in the name of this
00:05:49war, they do whatever they want. When others want to do something
00:05:53or discuss, they say, "Okay, let's wait for Hossein Shariatmadari."
00:05:57The managing editor of Kayhan newspaper, in a letter to the heads of the three branches
00:06:00of government, accused them of being weak in the face
00:06:03of immodesty. To many of the tensions from Massoud
00:06:07Pezeshkian, the head of the most controversial approvals
00:06:11of the past few years, which, on the recommendation
00:06:18of Mr. Pezeshkian and by order of the Supreme National Security Council,
00:06:22was not implemented. What various officials agree on
00:06:26is the emphasis on observing compulsory hijab.
00:06:29Although they apparently disagree on the timing and method
00:06:32of implementing this policy, many women,
00:06:36four years after the Women, Life, Freedom movement, say
00:06:40that they will not go back and despite all threats
00:06:43and restrictions, they will not wear the hijab.
00:06:47Farin Hasemi, BBC.
00:06:51According to Iran's judiciary, Alireza Sepahi
00:06:54and Alireza Raeisi, detainees from the December
00:06:58protests in Isfahan, were executed last Monday morning
00:07:02in Dastgerd prison in that city. These two were among
00:07:05those convicted in the case known as Ali Khani Square in Isfahan,
00:07:08in which, according to Iranian security and judicial officials,
00:07:12four security forces were killed by protesters.
00:07:16So far, seven people have been executed in connection
00:07:19with this case, and at least seven other defendants
00:07:23face the risk of execution. More details in a report
00:07:27by Maryam Afshang.
00:07:31This morning, when a voice
00:07:35was broadcast
00:07:38from it in your neighborhoods, a life was taken.
00:07:41A life was taken.
00:07:45Alireza Raeisi,
00:07:46my nephew,
00:07:49was executed this morning.
00:07:53Today, two more detainees
00:07:56from the December protests were executed:
00:08:00Alireza Sepahi and Alireza Raeisi.
00:08:03The Iranian government says that in a clash
00:08:06in Ali Khani Square, Malek Shahr, Isfahan,
00:08:10on January 8,
00:08:12four Basij and FARAJA officers were killed.
00:08:16Mizan News Agency, affiliated with the judiciary,
00:08:19named Alireza Sepahi as the main defendant in this case.
00:08:23Mr. Sepahi, I am now
00:08:26behind the curtain. The young lady's father is present.
00:08:30He has stated and given permission for me to read
00:08:33the marriage sermon for a permanent marriage with the known dowry
00:08:37that you previously stated. The marriage of Alireza Sepahi
00:08:40and Mahshad Keshan,
00:09:12another defendant in the same case,
00:09:16was read by their fathers. This sermon was read
00:09:20before Mr. Sepahi was transferred to solitary confinement.
00:09:23According to reports, Mahshad Keshan,
00:09:27who was previously sentenced to five years in prison,
00:09:31is in prison serving her sentence. According to human rights activists,
00:09:34this marriage was the last attempt
00:09:38to prevent the execution of Mr. Sepahi.
00:09:41Who were sentenced to death
00:09:50in connection with the case of the death of four police
00:09:53officers in Alikhani Square. These images show people protesting
00:09:56in Alikhani Square, Isfahan,
00:09:58on August 5. People who came to the streets
00:10:02to prevent the execution of three protesters
00:10:05from the December protests. The UN Special Rapporteur
00:10:07on Iran wrote in a tweet that this case has been accompanied
00:10:11by serious concerns about the treatment of defendants
00:10:14and fair trial. According to reports,
00:10:18Alireza Sepahi's mother was tortured in front of him,
00:10:22and he and his cousin were beaten and tortured
00:10:25in front of their family. The Isfahan Revolutionary Court
00:10:29sentenced Alireza to death, and his execution was supposed
00:10:32to take place at the same time as two other men that night
00:10:36and in the same place. But shortly before the scheduled
00:10:40time of his execution, he suffered a heart attack
00:10:44and was transferred to the hospital. Just a few days later,
00:10:47he was discharged from the hospital and returned to prison,
00:10:51where he spent every day in fear of execution
00:10:55until his time also came. On September 2,
00:10:58his appeal was accepted and his case was referred
00:11:02for re-examination. However, according to reports,
00:11:06the Isfahan Revolutionary Court rejected this request
00:11:10without re-examining the case. Of course, the judiciary
00:11:13today denied the news of Alireza Sepahi's
00:11:17heart attack. Another source also separately
00:11:21confirmed to the BBC that these two were tortured
00:11:24in front of their families for forced confessions.
00:11:28Also, their mothers were tortured in front of their eyes.
00:11:31Previously, the death sentences of five other convicts
00:11:35in this case were carried out, among whom was Abolfazl Sepahi,
00:11:39Alireza Sepahi's cousin. Seven other defendants
00:11:42are also at risk of execution. The execution of Alireza Sepahi
00:11:46and Alireza Raeisi once again highlights
00:11:49concerns about the observance of the right to a fair trial
00:11:53in cases leading to execution,
00:11:55especially in circumstances where serious questions
00:11:59are raised about the process of proceedings and the possibility
00:12:03of effective defense for the accused. The continued implementation
00:12:06of death sentences in Iran, particularly in political
00:12:10and security cases, has increased concerns
00:12:13about the widespread use of capital punishment
00:12:16and its normalization. Human rights activists
00:12:19constantly emphasize the necessity of transparency
00:12:23and independent investigation, and consider the guarantee
00:12:26of defendants' rights at all stages of the proceedings
00:12:29to be more necessary than ever. Maryam Afshang,
00:12:33BBC. Starlink satellite internet
00:12:36has attracted the attention of many internet users in Iran
00:12:39since it launched five years ago as an alternative solution
00:12:43to filtered internet. Especially with the widespread
00:12:46and long-term outages last winter and spring,
00:12:50attention to satellite internet increased even more.
00:12:54Now, the Iranian government has protested to Norway
00:12:58about why it is not preventing Starlink's activities in Iran.
00:13:00Hadi Nili, the host of our Click program,
00:13:04explains about the technology. These days,
00:13:07there's been a lot of talk about Starlink in Iran again.
00:13:10Some people are talking about the possibility of phones connecting
00:13:14to Starlink satellite internet,
00:13:15especially in the southern regions of Iran.
00:13:19Government officials have also made contradictory statements
00:13:23about cutting off Starlink for users in Iran.
00:13:27So what's the story? Some Iranian users
00:13:30have written on social media that some people in
00:13:34the southern and southeastern regions of Iran
00:13:37have seen the option to connect to Starlink satellite internet
00:13:40on their phones. So much so that some media outlets
00:13:44have also reported it. According to local sources,
00:13:48in some parts of Iran, especially border cities,
00:13:52the Starlink satellite internet option has been activated
00:13:55on mobile phones, although the connection is not established.
00:13:59But is this really new news? We said here in Click before
00:14:02that although this technology of direct connection to satellite
00:14:05is very exciting, especially for those
00:14:09whose internet is constantly cut off, we are still at the beginning
00:14:12of this technology and it has many limitations.
00:14:15The number of users that it can currently cover
00:14:19may be very, very limited compared to Starlink.
00:14:23It is possible that a very limited
00:14:25number of people may gain access to this technology,
00:14:29but again, the key point is that we should not have the idea
00:14:32that starting tomorrow, everyone in Iran will be able to connect
00:14:36directly to the internet through their phones. If this technology comes,
00:14:39the important point is that people should not fall victim
00:14:43to these scams. For example, messages appear
00:14:47in Telegram groups saying, "If you install such-and-such an application
00:14:51on your phone, you can immediately connect directly to satellite internet
00:14:55and have very good bandwidth." Many people, unfortunately,
00:14:58might fall for such messages, install the application, and then
00:15:01either their wallets will be emptied or their bank accounts
00:15:05will be misused and they will be harmed. This is a very important point
00:15:08that our dear compatriots should pay attention to.
00:15:11Now, these are perhaps better to call dreams
00:15:15about phone connection to satellite internet in Iran.
00:15:19But what do government officials say? The Deputy Minister of Communications
00:15:22said in a meeting that with Starlink, the government is no longer
00:15:33in control of governance. Those who care say
00:15:37that this phenomenon is the last nail in the coffin
00:15:41of the Islamic Republic's governance. There will be nothing left after it.
00:15:45Then the Secretary of the Supreme Council of Cyberspace replied that
00:15:48no, we were able to disable
00:15:50Starlink terminals in Iran.
00:15:53Iran was almost the first country
00:15:57that was able to completely disable all Starlink
00:16:01terminals and those games that we played there.
00:16:05But what really happened? There are reports that
00:16:08there are at least 50,000 Starlink terminals in Iran.
00:16:12There is no evidence that the Iranian government has been able to disable a significant
00:16:15number of them. But there are reports of surveillance
00:16:19for owners of these devices and the arrest of some of these individuals.
00:16:23But experts said about them that they probably didn't observe
00:16:26security points well. The government has also made a lot of efforts
00:16:30to actually cut this off, but it has not been successful.
00:16:33Now they have tried to do this by disrupting GPS signals and similar actions.
00:16:37To some extent, they have been able to create disruptions, but they have never
00:16:41been able to successfully prevent these Starlink terminals
00:16:44from working because of their special technology, which can provide a bandwidth of
00:16:48about 100 to 100-plus megabits per second
00:16:52to users inside Iran. And those dear ones who have access
00:16:55to this technology should consider safety tips so that, God forbid,
00:16:59no problems arise for them. For example,
00:17:03to ensure the concealment of identity and location when using Starlink,
00:17:06since this device is smuggled and illegal, it is important
00:17:10to obtain it from trusted sources. Turn off your Starlink terminal
00:17:14when you don't need it. Absolutely do not use Starlink internet
00:17:17to access apps and websites inside Iran, because they can detect that you have Starlink internet
00:17:21and track you. Also, do not use the Wi-Fi
00:17:24of the Starlink device itself. Connect a regular router
00:17:27to Starlink with a cable and get your Wi-Fi from there.
00:17:31But beyond these police crackdowns, the Iranian government, since
00:17:35Starlink started expanding three years ago, has been trying
00:17:38in international forums to restrict Starlink satellite internet
00:17:41in Iran, including by complaining to the International
00:17:45Telecommunication Union, after which the board of directors
00:17:49of this intergovernmental body asked Starlink to disable unauthorized terminals in Iran.
00:17:53Recently, the Iranian government protested to Norway about why
00:17:57this request has not been implemented. Now, why Norway? Because Starlink
00:18:00has officially registered part of its telecommunications infrastructure
00:18:04through Norway and the rest through the US, which has had a 40-day
00:18:08relationship with Iran recently, and tensions between Iran
00:18:11and the US are currently high. Of course, civil groups
00:18:14and internet freedom activists have protested this decision
00:18:17by the International Telecommunication Union, saying that governments should not
00:18:21be the only ones to have a say in this matter. It seems that the story
00:18:25of Iranians with Starlink will continue for a long time.
00:18:27The Nobel Prize in Physics for research on
00:18:31a subatomic particle called the neutrino was awarded
00:18:34to Francis Halzen, a Belgian-American physicist.
00:18:45in the South Pole. More details in a report
00:18:48by Behrang
00:18:50Tajdin.
00:18:53A unique observatory without a telescope or radio dish.
00:18:57Here, in the South Pole, they have drilled 86
00:19:01holes up to two kilometers deep into the ice, and inserted these
00:19:04spherical sensors into them.
00:19:08To obtain a new image of the cosmos
00:19:11by observing subatomic particles. A particle called
00:19:14a neutrino, which is elusive to observation.
00:19:17And now, the mastermind of the IceCube
00:19:21observatory has achieved the greatest honor in the world of science.
00:19:25The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize
00:19:28in Physics for 2026 to Francis Halzen
00:19:32for his key role in the IceCube neutrino observatory.
00:19:36We did it, everyone said it was a good idea,
00:20:07but few thought it would work, including
00:20:11myself. This award
00:20:13is related to neutrinos,
00:20:17the ghost-like messengers of the cosmos.
00:20:20A neutrino is a particle that, like light photons,
00:20:24has no mass and is abundant in the universe.
00:20:28Every second, about 100,000
00:20:31billion neutrinos pass through each of our bodies
00:20:34without us feeling them. Their main source
00:20:38is stars like our own sun, which produce
00:20:41neutrinos during energy production
00:20:45in a process called fusion.
00:20:48Plus
00:20:57energy.
00:20:57Without neutrinos,
00:21:01we wouldn't be here. The Big Bang wouldn't have happened.
00:21:05The sun wouldn't shine, because the sun is
00:21:08a nuclear reactor, and in fact, many of the elements
00:21:12that make us up were created in exploding stars,
00:21:16and neutrinos are the cause of stellar explosions.
00:21:19Explosions that scatter elements throughout the cosmos
00:21:23that ultimately make up your body and mine.
00:21:25But the IceCube observatory
00:21:29is designed to detect much higher energy
00:21:32neutrinos. Neutrinos that, after
00:21:36passing through the entire Earth, in very rare cases,
00:21:39after colliding with ice, create a blue light.
00:21:43These are neutrinos that
00:21:46are created in massive explosions such as stellar collapse
00:21:50and the formation of black holes. IceCube wants to map
00:21:54the cosmos by observing these neutrinos.
00:21:57It's like 111 digital cameras. Each neutrino is a pixel.
00:22:00To get an image of the universe, we need a certain number of pixels.
00:22:04We don't know how many. The special thing about IceCube
00:22:07is that it can observe very high-energy neutrinos.
00:22:11This opens the door to new information about the universe
00:22:14and galaxies, as well as understanding
00:22:18stellar explosions. In other words,
00:22:22this observatory does something that no other telescope
00:22:25or observatory can do, and it can bring humanity
00:22:29one step closer to answering this fundamental
00:22:33question: where do we come from?
00:22:37Behrang Tajdin, BBC.
00:22:40The intensifying water crisis
00:22:44in Afghanistan has led to more
00:22:47and deeper wells being dug in various parts of the country.
00:22:51Many of these wells, after drying up, are left uncovered
00:22:55and become a serious danger, especially to children.
00:22:58In recent years, dozens of children have fallen
00:23:02into such wells, some of whom were rescued
00:23:06in difficult and lengthy operations, and others have died.
00:23:10Mamoon Durrani reports on the story of Zainullah,
00:23:13a five-year-old boy who was trapped in a 70-meter
00:23:16deep well for nearly 48 hours.
00:23:31It's been hours since he got stuck in the well.
00:23:34Because of the narrowness of the well, it's impossible
00:23:37to go inside. A rope and a special
00:23:41handmade device for rescuing such people have been sent
00:23:44down the well. Zainullah is scared.
00:23:48The efforts of three teenagers to go down the well
00:23:52and help Zainullah tie the rope have failed.
00:23:55Finally,
00:23:5711-year-old Hazrat Omar managed to go into the well.
00:24:01And this is the result of the team's
00:24:04efforts. Zainullah is rescued.
00:24:06Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar!
00:24:08Here are Hazrat Omar, Zainullah, and his father
00:24:12in front of the BBC camera.
00:24:15Hazrat Omar had previously gone into the well to get baby birds,
00:24:18which others dared not go because
00:24:22of the snakes. This time, however,
00:24:26to save Zainullah, with his uncle's permission,
00:24:29despite warnings, he risked his life.
00:24:32I told him, "Come, I'll take you to your father."
00:24:35He said, "No, I won't go."
00:24:37I told him again, "Come,
00:24:40I'll take you to your mother." He agreed to another rope.
00:24:44Most of the victims are children under
00:24:4810 years old.
00:25:20Nearly half of those who fell
00:25:23into the well died.
00:25:26These cases have been mostly
00:25:29in Helmand, Kandahar, Farah, and Uruzgan provinces.
00:25:32At the same time, a deadly sign of expanding drought
00:25:36in Afghanistan. This man,
00:25:39Mirajan,
00:25:42is at the center of rescue operations for those who fall into wells.
00:25:46Mirajan has built a device
00:25:50that combines a rope, camera, light, and screen,
00:25:53which helps him rescue fallen children.
00:25:56He started after the death of a four-year-old child.
00:26:00The Taliban government
00:26:42two years ago ordered that covering wells
00:26:45is mandatory. It seems, however,
00:26:49that this order has not been followed.
00:26:51Drought, especially in Helmand and Kandahar, has made wells deeper,
00:26:55in some cases up to 200 meters.
00:26:58It has displaced some residents,
00:27:01and
00:27:18on our website at
00:27:21on BBC Persian's YouTube page.
00:27:56Even now, the sound of cannons can be heard.
00:28:00We can clearly see that the tone of European officials
00:28:04has changed. Behind me, members of the Board
00:28:08of Governors and the Agency
00:28:09are going for the meeting.
00:28:13Every day, dozens of people provide the specifications of their loved ones
00:28:16with this message: "Please mention the name of our martyr."
00:28:19Iranians have taken over the entire downtown
00:28:23of Toronto. This level of year-on-year inflation
00:28:27is unprecedented in at least the past decade.
00:28:30Live coverage
00:28:35of news on television, social media,
00:28:39and the BBC Persian website. If income remains constant
00:28:42but food prices rise day by day, how do nutrition experts
00:28:46redesign the family food basket to minimize the risk
00:28:50to people's health? Does creatine supplement
00:28:53have all these positive properties that they say it has?
00:28:56It's sudden. In a relationship,
00:29:00if you feel disrespected, how do you bring up
00:29:05and solve the issue without resentment or argument?
00:29:08One of the old American politicians has a famous saying:
00:29:11he says all politics is local. That means before reaching
00:29:15the streets of Washington, those who want to enter Congress
00:29:19must pay attention to the demands of local people
00:29:23who will only choose one from among the candidates.
00:29:26Welcome to the US Elections podcast,
00:29:29Fridays on BBC Persian Television and on online platforms.
00:29:32Headlines increase in attacks yesterday
00:29:36by Houthis on Riyadh Airport
00:30:23to 13 people at Riyadh Airport. Disregarding warnings,
00:30:26they violated Iran's naval blockade. Trump's claim about an agreement
00:30:29between Kyiv and Moscow to halt mutual attacks
00:30:40on energy infrastructure. The Ukrainian president said
00:30:43he had no knowledge. Russia attacked again.
00:30:47And gender equality in Top Fuel races.
00:30:50انرژی رئیس جمهوری اوکراین گفت اطلاع ندارد. روسیه
00:30:54دوباره حمله