
Indonesia football stadium disaster
At least 125 people were killed in the crush at the Kanjuruhan stadium
We’ll reflect the conversation in Indonesia after one of the world’s worst ever football stadium disasters. At least 125 people were killed at the match at the Kanjuruhan stadium in Malang in East Java. We'll hear how the authorities are responding to criticism that the use of tear gas against fans who had entered the pitch led to the deadly crush.
We’ll hear how Brazilian voters are feeling after the first round of their presidential election, with current president Jair Bolsonaro and former president Lula da Silva now due to face each other in a run-off vote later this month.
Our BBC Monitoring team will help us understand what is going on at a prestigious university in Iran where there’s been a confrontation between students and security forces. It’s the latest flashpoint in anti-government protests after the death in custody of a young woman detained by the morality police.
Picture: A couple pay their condolences to victims at the Kanjuruhan stadium in Indonesia (MAST IRHAM/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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- Mon 3 Oct 202215:06GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa




