go sent shock waves around the world after dying a penal colony and the arctic is now found his final resting place in moscow. thousands to find attempts of intimidation to say their final good byes to man will risk that all for the greater good. the knights, we ask if the dream of a democratic russia is buried with its staunchest defender. i'm gonna call for ocean berlin, and this is the day the i couldn't not come because i believe on the most bit of final farewell to this man . this is a huge loss of deepest condolences to the mother because no, every person can enjoy this to his wife and his children. we have lost a lot to tell the truth, which is very pleasant for me to be here in the company of like minded people.

there are more than 10000 people and nobody is scared. everyone knows what they want. it's not so many of those here. it's just important to see people who agree that what happened is terrible and that there are a lot of people precinct this also on the day, a rainy is handed to the ballot box and the parliamentary elections turn out is expected to be low as more and more people ask, what's the point? there is actually no choice and there is no change, no matter who you wrote for. so be it the parliamentary election or even the presidential election because these elections are neither free and no fair. welcome to the show. it's good to have here with us the russian opposition leader alex. i know bonnie has been laid to rest in moscow. casket was lowered into the ground to the sound of my way. i frank sinatra,

last message to his followers. and his critics, his way, was courageous and defiant. his fearless way is what turned him into foot and his number one enemy and into a hero for millions. on friday, thousands of them gathered outside the church where his funeral was being held. the crowd was kept behind fences that security forces setup in the morning after the service along his parents and others paid their last respects at his grace. here's some things from today the

the . 6 is it just solved? thousands of people turn down to pay their respects to involve me? they were tramping. thank you. they are just now, all of that. the spines, a warning from the kremlin that anyone participating in unauthorized gatherings

would be quote, held responsible rights groups say, authorities made over 60 arrest across the country. here's what some of the warners and moscow were saying today. i came here to moscow for alexis funeral to pay my last respect. it's important to me. it's important to a lot of people. that's why i didn't see any option, but to come here for the funeral stuff and i was very slowly at. we came early in advance and we were standing for a long time and we're hiding l as low as some cameras. but now i realize that we need to do it and to speak up. but i think it's a judy for everyone who knew elect, say, to come and say good bye. we're the only for me, this is the final farewell to the man. and as for a candle way, a candle, the latest we say you're just a memory. we will remember for a long time, and we will not give up. this is the most important for this summer. well,

here in berlin. warners have also been bidding farewell to alexander longing. people lives flowers and live candles at a memorial outside the russian embassy and the german capital sprung up last month . the following news of the kremlin critics stuff today, it has become a focal point for those who wish to pay their respect along his team have urged with supporters around the world hours and as on our political, corresponding funds. blonde visited the memorial and send us this as as election of all any was being buried in most cult. oh, those were close. oh, windows closed oh, curtains drawn. that's a russian embassy here in the middle of the then no more seen as the embassy looks down and skirt typically on this impromptu memorial to nevada. any that has sprung up in the last 2 weeks since his death was announced in the russian penal colony. there is a significant community of russians here in berlin with russian shops and restaurants,

and thousands of people gathered here when his death was an honest 2 weeks ago. today that has to be in a state, a trickle of people stopping here at this memorial, looking at the post as criticizing. not even put in a piece of expressions of support for nevada need without the choice of gym and transfer this week. once again said that, according to him, nobody was killed by the russian regime. certainly, what can be said that these kinds of expression of support and warning that we can see here are being suppressed with brutal force in russia. so that we use russia. analysts konstantin got told me he is not surprised at so we need to find the authorities to say their goodbyes. turn up on me of the they do in the edits funeral. and basically the fact that several dozen people who are arrested according to some of the red row rice group so really shows that this was not your regular funeral. of course they didn't bump the show of solidarity without except

his family. and of course they golf. but they go up, i mean, it's moscow, it's nobody's heartland, that's where people of all the most politicize and where there is a huge but at least a significant, let's say, a layer of opposition to both. and so, to me, there was no surprise in the turn out. and uh, frankly speaking, these people are great because anyone who went there could have risk the risk arrest or it completely trumped up and fig charges. so yes, i mean, kudos to that. kudos to the more people outside russia and along the was the face of the anti food and opposition. how symbolic to figure izzy. among the russian public. this will look the russian public that's was inside put and then still continues to be this minority. uh they of course knew about the agreement with him there, although the doesn't what position including an ex or have a box uh,

definitely through the fact that she was in, russian attracted a huge attention to him. and he was one of the, i would say, $12.00 to $3.00 political prisoners that were influenced hands. so in a sense, i think there's those who dislike boots, they always acknowledge these bravery. but of course, the whites way, the public opinion in russia, which believes the criminal propaganda and believes that in a while it was the c i, a agent or whatever like rahman tells about him. so i lost lots. every one in refresher was taken by his energy and his messages. now, long as widow lives outside russia and didn't attend the funeral, today she is bound to continue her husband's 5. what role do you think she can play going forward? well, it depends on how she proceeds. she's a different person. she kept always likely. so to be the shadow of alex

a and she has to become a wrong for old self, her own political. so i think that's what we've seen so far. points to the fact that i like see who might happen to know personally to was correct to say that she's probably more radical than he's in a position to putting a bunch of calls. it means that she will have to recreate his team to mostly defined her own messages in her own image. and dest is a big task for her. it's just exceeds the i'm absolutely said she bose, a danger to booting even from a, from the outside even from eggs on it. that's constantly. i got always a pleasure to get your insights. thank you so much. i orders and are on it for electing a new parliament and powerful religious body of home. the assembly of experts surrounds political establishment. the elections are attached to public sentiment following the social uprising in 20222023. the last parliamentary elections 4 years

ago saw the smallest vote since the 1979, as long as revolution around is suffering and economic crisis and has been rocked by a nationwide anti government protests. the signs are everywhere and the messaging is clear. iran has been scrambling to boost boat or turn out ahead of friday's election. it's introducing electronic voting and several cities. and the number of female candidates vying for a seat is more than double what it was in the last problem. entry elections in 2020 . but the government's efforts appear to be falling on deaf ears. my shocked by presently, i will not take part in the selection without this because the results of the last 2 elections would not good to. yeah. and this group novel. the biggest problem with the election is the people's lack of trust in parliament. of political distrust and an ailing economy have helped fuel voter apathy. although the elections are seen as

a crucial barometer for legitimacy. the government's own surveys show participation will be well below 50 percent. friday's vote includes polls for members of parliament, and the assembly of experts will have the power to appoint, runs supreme leader. the country system of pre approve and candidates has led to mass disqualifications and the removal of true choice, according to critics of the current hard line government. you know, you don't even know. yeah. into all the time. the word election is completely meaningless. it should be called an anti election or non election road. in the good bottom of the election is rejected by the people and these lumnick republicans don't sell it to them, but not doing that for sure. the memory of mazda many is also casting a long shadow over this years boat. the 22 year old curtis iranian died after she was taken into police custody for allegedly violating the islamic dress code.

the death led to wave of mass protests against the hid job law and other social issues in 2022. the movement was violently crushed by authorities. but the demands for change and an end to these logic republics rule in your spring. but i'm been tired and blow, he's a senior fellow at the foundation for the defense of democracy. his work focuses on a rang and security and political issues and he joins me tonight from washington. good to see you now. first off shortly. even be calling this exercise and election it's it's a pleasure be with you and it's an excellent question for over a decade now, many independent iran watchers around experts are running list, have been calling these selections. you know, these are tightly managed politically choreographed, moves off and kind of overseeing by of proxy every rod supreme leader of the

guardian council through a series of disqualifications through a series of reading procedures. and in essence, fabricated numbers to continue to a contract. the already very limited space any runs is linda smith or terence as system and shifted further to the right. so in short, these are really more selections and performative than elections has refreshing of descent, which we seen bubble up again. and again, over the past, especially 2 years at has it stepped up in the run up to this vote. indeed, although in the very short campaign period about 2 weeks before election day march, 1st. traditionally, you see these nomic republic tried to dial down some of the pressure try to incentivize more people to turn out and develop. who has, you know, these moment public trying to reach a broader audience than the already very narrow audience. they know that they can only reach, but in general, the apparatus of oppression remains operating in the background. for example,

in the run up to this very limited elect total cycle, you had the somebody who public even crack down notches on has to take effect. jared minorities, but also on the use of v p, ends or virtual private networks. so the readings repression continues both on the streets and in cyberspace. and is only 18 months since the death of gina and loss on me and the extraordinary protest movements that followed and the crack down that's managed to to silence much of the descent. how much is left of that movement in iran today? ok. well, what is clear is that movements was not born of the vacuum and that movement certainly is not over. what i mean by that. as you've seen a whole series of boom and bust cycles of street protests and they saw microsoft starting in 2017 actually, that are triggered by distinctly non political events, often economic grievances, social grievances, environmental, grievances, given foreign policy groups. but they're not triggered by political events anymore,

like the 1999 closure reforms, those paper or the 2009 ceiling up of electric. remember, form is candid. the population had moved away from reform and largely towards revolution. and what that means is there's a boom and bust cycle of on predictable social explosions in the battle between the streets and the states. so while perhaps the next generation of protesters may not change women life freedom, the forces that brought you know, this generation as well as a cross section of iranians from over a 150 different cities, towns and villages. and the 2020 to 2023 protests is likely to endure. the other hand is, of course, taking legitimacy and wants to tighten its grip on power, especially after those revolutionary a 1st that followed the death of geno mazda. i mean, what is the likelihood of change in iran after this about it's a little after this built, i think there's change in the wrong direction. meaning what we've seen now by these

series of 2020 parliamentary elections, 2021 presidential election. and now the parliament and assembly of experts election in 2024. the system continued to move to the hard rights. there is stage management by iran supreme leader who is going to be 85 quite soon is looking to cement and institutionalize is ultra hard line legacy. and what he's doing is ensuring that there was a constellation of ultra hard line forces that are more rights has been capable. you know, there was a phrase that was said during the cultural revolution period that the radi diversity since the 1980. i'm not mistaken. the phrase in version was taxable and that's have on now, which means, right? yes, and that's not capability. so you're seeing essentially hard core believers where already classical, you know, you could say conservative forces are teaching these hard core believers. we're simply not even being capable of managers. these are the kinds of people that are being promoted. and these are the kinds of contractions and political changes in

the wrong direction being seen. because these are what is being orchestrated by e. ron's ultra hard line. revolutionary leads, particularly harmony, how far are radians from having free and fair elections? and unfortunately, they are quite far, i think, so long as there is it, as logical public, particularly is nomic republic that has elements like these nomic, revolutionary guard core. it's a layered security apparatus that includes kind of semi formalized vigilante groups like cancer has the law that continues to have a best age, which is quite literally a check on all the forces of civil society. and most importantly, a supreme leader position like this. the constitution that was, you know, foisted upon the running population amended in the wrong direction. in 1989, i do likely see the regime the also hardline regime. i continue to represent something fundamentally different than the national interest and public good. which, when you look at a running history, particularly modern iranian history or contemporary writing history, you've seen

a century long quest for representative governments of which most unfortunately, the population is still far from today. that was, and i've been to level from the foundation for the defense of demography. thank you so much for those insight. thank you. the bigger theme commission is releasing a 50000000 euro payments to the u. an agency for palestinian refugees our own row. the funds were frozen in the following is really claims that some agency staff took part in the october 7th come off terrorist attacks. the commission says the funds will be released early next week as when raw has agreed to conditions including an audit. a further, $32000000.00 euros will be paid out later if the review is satisfactory. the united nations is calling for an international investigation into the depths of more than a 100 palestinians killed during an a delivery and gaza. families of the victims

say is really troops open fire. now the is rarely army has admitted firing shots of people near the aid con why, but it says most of the best occurred during a stampede. the u. n. has warned that a quarter of guys population is currently at risk. a found the friends and family morning, their dead injured survivors on the floor receiving treatment. these people say they were shot by israeli troops as they went to meet in each shipment with the brand after they stopped shooting. we went back to get to how 8, by the time i got flour and some kind of goods and took it down from the truck they show to to is they shot to me? um the truck driver left to run away from my leg. i lost my notes if he wants to give his agent this way, that he might as well not bring his anything. israel has a different account. this is a video released by the military. it's spokesperson says it shows mobs,

looting humanitarian aid from trucks. the trucks are overwhelmed and the people driving the trucks which uh, gauze, and uh, city, gauze and civilian drive is plowed into the crowds of people ultimately killing it. my understanding is tens of people. i don't have anything most specific to that it is on folding. it does is health ministry, which is controlled by how mosque says dozens were killed at the drop site. this brings the ministry's death toll, which does not separate dod civilians from fighters to $30000.00 that unprecedented human cost hesper cause for resolution. the war in gaza must and clear violations of in the nation and rights and to many different roles, including war crimes and possibly other crimes on the international law has been committed by all parties, mediators say that moss and israel on the cost of

a truce. but a group say that before that happens, some northern causes may not survive the famines that result from a not getting through europe has a drug problem everywhere. everyone, every thing that is how they use europe in drug report describe the prevalence of substance abuse in 2023. now after cannabis, cocaine is the 2nd most commonly consumed drop in europe. and then recently years, the demand for the wind powder has grown to record levels as a little bit of business for the criminal gangs involved. but the world communities in south america where the drug is mainly sourced off and pay a heavy price. germany is now one of the countries trying to rally international authorities to coordinate efforts to interrupt international supply lines. general

louisa has got these hands full thousands of containers i loaded in the peruvian pulse of calais of every day. and cocaine could be hidden in any of them. the mound in europe is increasing and such as drug smuggling. the ways is anti drug team is on daily patrol, intel about any potential suspicious containers would be game changing for lowering forces. but most of those is we absolutely need an international exchange of information with only investigating or are these so that we can seize the drugs and the criminals behind the screen. that is due to a rising demand. coca cultivation in peru is doubled since 2015. the drug is almost exclusively exposed to europe in germany records. 35 tons was seized last year alone. that's why germany's federal minister of the interior, nancy phaser, is traveling to south america, offering great to collaboration between nations. except as i've already seen, the spiraling violence in belgium and the netherlands public. prosecutors and

journalists have been shot dead. and i would like to prevent that from happening in germany. and he, non whitehall, 2000 drug related death. so not just a few. and it's not just about people dying, it's a huge impoverishment associated with violence and huge profits given in peru. rain forests are being cleared for drug cultivation. coca farm is just enough to survive well, international smugglers make millions. the rule of law is being undermined by corruption so they're going to have a shared responsibility. countries that can see must cooperate with countries that produce because this is where the damage is done, the environmental destruction and the mud is supporting the customer. negotiations for security agreements also begin soon more education and training a planned and a great to exchange of information. the importance of information sharing was demonstrated to the anti drug police at the end of january. a tip also enables the team to seize over 7 tons of cocaine and the ports of calais of the cocaine is

imbedded in wooden panels. the smugglers getting more more creat. it's becoming harder to find, you know, so limited, but i mean, i do it. it's a great satisfaction, not just for me, but for everyone who has worked with us. we're always off to the drugs with the aim of finding the people behind the that's why corporation is so important and any help is welcome. because the drug business is poisoning society and the people who use them. and finally, a pre wedding party, thrown by a judge, richard man is proving to be quite a celebrity magnet tech type. mark zuckerberg and his wife priscilla chan are rubbing shoulders with sports stars in bollywood royalty. as billionaire industrialists move cash on bonnie's 3 day free not party for his son and his wife to be that $1200.00 strong guest list, including bill gates and walk

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