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Since Ukraine retook Izyum there have been more allegations of Russian atrocities. A group of Sri Lankans who were held captive for months have told their story to the 大象传媒 - we hear from the reporter who interviewed them. Also in Ukraine, the Russian-backed authorities in three occupied regions have announced plans to hold referendums on joining Russia. Our regular expert explains the story to us.

In Lebanon, there's an ongoing economic crisis. Recently there's been a string of raids by bank customers demanding access to their frozen savings. We speak to three people in Lebanon to hear about what life is like at the moment.

And in Iran protests are continuing after a 22-year-old woman died. She fell into a coma last week, hours after the Iranian police held her for allegedly breaking hijab rules. Our reporter tells us the latest.

(Photo: Izyum on the 20th September 2022. Credit: Reuters/Umit Bektas)