Tag: Newsnight
UK still burning Russian-sourced oil, new figures reveal – BBC Newsnight
BBC Newsnight is in international waters off the coast of Greece to see how Russian oil continues to be exported around the world. We see evidence that millions of barrels of Russian oil is still going into the production of oil burned by countries imposing the sanctions. For the first time we have a sense of the value to Russia of oil burned by the…
Afghanistan: Inside the world’s most repressive country for women – BBC Newsnight
The Taliban marked the second anniversary of its return to power yesterday with a public holiday. But few Afghans, both women and men, have much to celebrate. The Taliban, recently stopped most Afghan female staff from working with aid agencies, closed beauty salons, barred women from parks and curtailed their travel in the absence of any male guardian. In March, the UN said that “Afghanistan…
Iranian women reject hijabs despite morality police return – BBC Newsnight
In September it will be the anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by the Iranian Revolutionary guard for allegedly not wearing the hijab properly. Last year the movement for “Women, Life, Freedom” exploded onto the streets of Iran, and beyond, but in the country it was met with breath-taking brutality. More than 500 were blinded deliberately, thousands more arrested. But women…
RT presenter Oksana Boyko responds to Boris Johnson – BBC Newsnight
Emily Maitlis speaks to RT presenter Oksana Boyko about Boris Johnson’s call for protests outside the Russian embassy over its actions in Syria. Note: this video has been edited to remove a delay on the line. Newsnight is the BBC’s flagship news and current affairs TV programme – with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/BBCNewsnight Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsnight Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/bbcnewsnight
Will Europe’s heatwave fuel inflation? – BBC Newsnight
The extreme summer temperatures in Europe and Asia are not just affecting people’s ability to do their jobs, causing discomfort and a danger to health, and even life, but economists are increasingly pointing to evidence that it is also having an affect on inflation as crops fail, wine grapes shrivel, and vegetables dry. And it’s got a name – Climateflation. What is it, and what…
Is the UK’s illegal migrant crackdown working? – BBC Newsnight
The UK government has previously claimed some success in getting the numbers of illegal migrants down, but what headway, if any, have they made on sorting out what they’ve termed a “broken” asylum system? More than 1,400 people have been detected crossing the English channel in a period of four days. The Illegal Migration Bill, which aims to deport those arriving in the UK without…