of the see the world, the subscribe know to dw, talking entry, the a warm welcome to this week's focus on europe with me live show. thanks for joining us today. the russian strong man is holding on tightly to power, letting me a put in has been sworn in as president to serve another 6 year term. within has ruled russia for 25 years now. the country has since moved away from democracy and the rule of law. there are no free elections. in 2022 under put into russia,

invaded ukraine in an escalating move of the russia ukraine. currently, it seems as if nothing can break pretends grip on power. since the mysterious death of his most prominence critic, i'll explain the foul me in a russian jail. the opposition has been left without a strong leader. but recently, the problem is widow usually on the phone. my has vowed to step into her late husband shoes and to continue his legacy. many members of the russian opposition have fled the country and 19 year old natalia in berlin is among those who have joined the fight against pretends autocratic rule. while in exile. natalia wants to make it clear that she's against lot of mean pollution. the stickers that she distributes around berlin, where she's living in exile, could land her in jail if she, if it goes back to russia. how does it feel to be

a russian national traitor cushion has just been sworn in again as president is ruled russia for almost 25 years. and it's becoming increasingly authoritarian. that's one of the reasons why natalia left and many of the russians we want space for usher of on democracy for russia and we want, we just want people to leave. and freedom is not be afraid of them to get them jail . natalia and of the supporters of the late russian of position liter. alexa, unknown the own admission in the now i think we have the responsibility to stop it before fusion wants to like blow up the cold war. the new great faith of many young russians is nevada. and these widowed julia, novelle. now, they started following her off his unexplained this and assigned being present kemp the

with you you? yeah, thank you for continuing your husband's mission. he gave us hope now it's coming back with you. in berlin and in brussels. novelle now has been campaigning tirelessly for most sanctions to be imposed on russian politicians who are loyal to pollution and prophecy abroad. no problem, these opposition network has compiled a list of 7000 politicians to target. his widow wants to exhibit economic and political pressure from exile on the way just raised one day to the gym and develop the team has launched an awareness rising campaign in exile. good evening. my name is natalia,

i'm from a russian cooling service. do you have some time for me to get screwed up because it's pronounced on? if it's correct? go ahead. no, i need to. thank you very much. from natalia calls, people in russia. talk to them about the war in ukraine. it's victims and the costs which and if there was enough, but we are very tacitly against the russian government, which i knew many of them might never have been confronted with the different opinions. we wanted to make them sing, including looking at her was very successful. it's painstaking and demon knows this too many or afraid to tool because anyone who criticizes the russian army in the war and ukraine risks going to jail for several. she is what city do you live in? chicago in color is or just go through that was a young woman. i started talking to her, but then her husband came and said,

we're not interested. before that she said she was worried about and medical care and the special operations. the most timing is kind of a huge but also to to and calls this laura progression. ukraine, a special operation although he's no longer alive. the young people are inspired. 5 patients, best known rival alexi novel name for us to treat movies. the whites your store. one must not give us the only thing necessary for the try and for people is for the good people to do nothing. so do not do nothing. and so they continue to act. it would be great if there were no need to put up the stickers. if there were no war and no present, if russia had taken the different paths a long time ago, don't know, but what happened can not be undone. they named

julia nevada. no. yeah, it's the new icon of the opposition. many heard that she will be able to unite those who are willing to fight for free russia. but they too, will have to take action this year a d, w will honor a union of all my uh, with the freedom of speech award. a living in a costa town, sounds like a dream for many, for example, and would stumble in britain. it would just wake up and go for a swim before having your 1st cup of tea buds. catherine chapman who lives there knows that the reality is far from indian lake. she and fellow residents have to put up with sewage water that's polluting the coast dining moods and slowing down businesses in the small fishing town. which still appears to be in a delicacy site tired, just an hour and a half east of london. that's why the small beach out to your go for the equivalent

of about $70000.00 euros each. there's just one snag. it's sometimes really smells here. whenever it rains heavily, the water company's dump ro effluent into the harbor, which then ends up in the sea. this is a huge problem for locals such as graham west to farms. the titans famous oysters. this incredible amount of the lease has. have you told me vines? and indeed yourself may just stay on the fisherman. i was with that with me just now. when i'm looking to move he can no longer sell it as always, there's directly because they have to be clean for at least 72 hours. first, he uses an upstream filter to disinfect the sea water and flush the fecal residues from the oysters is a massive amount of work. which means more money

coming off these days it's $5000.00 a week maximum. so he won't survive in the long run. he fears the situation is even worse on the beach. these little hats may appear rather innocent. but the show where the hidden pipes are that the privatized water companies used to dump excellent into the sea when the sewage system is overloaded. quite legally. aiden catherine are members of a local group that wants to change this, the inspect the pipes regularly. they say that what's your company's or what am i supposed to do this and exceptional cases? if it's been raining heavily then we, we expect every stuff but those licenses. well, what created in there and expect to be able to, would need to release about 8 times a year, which i mean, that happens within

a couple of weeks. yeah. even today, when the weather is fine, there is a smelly problem liquid dripping out of the pipe. there is a little way for the sewage concrete is 56. there is some way to pay those folks that come along with them. but it's not high tight when things get really messy when sewage discharges will go unnoticed. but all over in good protest groups are posting through 2 such as this from which to do something with the choice. occasionally the companies are fine, but they can deal with this. in 2023 alone. there were 400000 official discharges of sewage into rivers and coastal waters of england. and this is all happening on an island for many people swim whatever the weather. like this group of women, who since the pandemic have met regularly on the beach to maintain their physical

and mental well being. they say that cold water can help against anxiety and arthritis if i just take the risk, the risk is with the payoff. oh, yeah. well, i didn't put my mouse in it. i know i haven't got sick from his wife and they go to today. the temperature is only 9 degrees celsius. the the the wilder warming of they talk about their feelings of powerlessness, but also about their sense of resilience. as the water companies have said, it will take years to repair the pipes. so these women have found ways to adapt

these waters on clean and you get a cold light, doesn't just sit there for 20, for a bulk. they can sit and festering causal kinds of long time problems in the got and it can keep a car in. so you have to think about everything. my customer, my doses get married. i have to make sure i don't have a swim because i don't wanna get you. but there are some women in which the goals were not willing to accept the situation. for example, elaine, there's no refusing to pay for her water bill as far as long cents, i paid them, i'm old enough to pay more to bill. since privatization, they go, the company is free, and that free we have paid for them to create our water and they have not done it. they have just dumped it in the c literally. so there's too much of a package from opened so far. she is one of the few to take such a radical step, but she says she's had enough, especially as the bills are due to go up drastically. i don't ever been able to to

go to prison. no. but definitely don't want my belongings taken away. but it's worth it. we can make a difference. we all making a difference. it's not enough, but it's changing. and if we did it, as you see what we would take, we would be the circle of active resistors is still small. a local artist as a wreck to the concrete monument, to them on the beach. but once the anger sits in it sticks, and what these angry people want is for the water companies to be b nationwide. app apps usually they type, i think, does not have any compensation because they've already have it. they've already have all the dividends that the amount that they're in debt from the enough time to be, to the amount of dividends that they have been paid. i think were even implementing money from the most fundamental things to talk about why should not be

different since the 19 ninety's private, walter operators of peter over 70000000000 euros to their shareholders. and now the country is literally sinking to the month. it will be decades before people can pay the game with a warranty. but even if the state were to take over the link system, it would still be tax. peers would suit most of the bill the and if you're scared of heights, then some parts of our next report might make you feel a bit. i'm easy. we're traveling with the world steepest cable railway and it's taking us all the way up the ups to the swift village of stores, wild torres get to enjoy a breathtaking view. the cable railway has also become a source of renewable energy, much to the life of hotel manage my sudden noise house,

who was fascinated by this green cost saving power source. it's the steepest particular round way in the world, the stool spawn at some thoughts. the incline is as much as a 110 percent from sheets. it brings people up to the store of ski slopes and 1300 mates. it's because of the steep slope because have to break hard. this generates energy, which is now being put to good use. there is so much energy, in fact, that it's enough to heat the new hotel next to the technical term for this kind of energy is recruit, perceive energy. engineer renee, cool, explains the principal, and the railways engine room. me. thank you. have the gone here. we can see the entire drive train. when the train starts, energy is needed to pull the car up, the steep slope in the middle, the cars meet. this is the tipping point from then on one car pulls the other. this

means that the electric motor 1st draws power and then releases it halfway up to the energy that the hotel right next door can use. like with a hot water heater, electricity heats the water launch water tanks in the basement to use to store the thermal energy. the fact that the hotel is located right next to the round value is ideal for feedback. very short distances means less heat loss. and of course, in terms of the construction being so close and i was much less structural work required to kind of and sort of being the hatch the levels, the hot water flows and all the hotels, 100 rooms, and in the kitchen, the manager of the hotel muscle noise house is quite pleased to have the energy from the finished killer to heat his hotel, especially in times of high energy prices. and the fact with the stores spun. we have the opportunity to buy electricity at a reduced price. uh, how no matter the money we spend to go straight back to the store spun with get

expedited on the stalls ball and the guns. so it stays here in the community. we have a circular economy and a very small space for us. it's a perfect fit some, some who handle for these both is also down in switzerland, many hotels and restaurants on the mountain stations and have high demands for energy. so the potential for similar projects is huge. according to engineer vanelle from the sun university of applied sciences, some of the sustainable idea could easily be replicated elsewhere. i don't. busy of these can be no, he's new system. the system is not very complicated, but it does require a good chord nation between cable card technology and building technology. and once this is in place, it is possible to realize some great projects and escape gave it needs to come on the for the call you the offered license by calling stores with the newly built store slow. and we will come, it's 1st guess next week the manager to show that everyone who's stable can have

a nice hot shower and a clear conscience even if it's a long one. police probably like, well, i'm shannon was thanks to the mountain railroad behind you works. after all, there's no way around breaking on the steepest round way in the world. to anyone who's ever been to turkey is probably very familiar with this switch trains . circus. the lights locally known as low come in and does the on tip of close to the border with syria. one of the producers of low come has become quite successful and will show mom is proud of the business she's been able to build. some of is one of many syrians who found a new home in does he, on to, after the civil war in syria, forced them to give up everything. a simple do of water, sugar and starch garnished with up the stuff you. and there you have it. the famous turkish delight or look home. and this look home shop is based in turkey. its owner

is syrian. m l sharma fled the civil war to the turkish border. tired of gussy entech 10 years ago. and i learned the basics of local and production from my grandfather and here i refund to the process. my children will continue this tradition, god willing. today's sharma exports her look home all over the world. an unusual success story among the more than 3000000 syrian refugees and turkey, 430000 of them living as he on to alone. that's almost $1.00 and $4.00 of the cities inhabitants. in some areas, syrian businesses dominate the streets. but most syrians here work illegally in factories and construction women and paid employment or uncommon m a sharma is something of a role model. her look home business was the 1st female lead refugee startup. in

syria. she was a housewife habit and then i come and have i wanted to continue the tradition of local making into key. but i realized i needed support. when i found this kind of, i was finally able to open my own business. had been from many, i'm not sure, husky, that support came from germany. the state run cause it was just the internet. you and alex is, i'm an update for g. i said, for short gifs, i'm a micro lose and gas the answer, pollute, and similar programs of health over 500 syrians, to become self employed. from the 1st, we are covering all the legislation fees. we all provide me with a cost of development for the individuals who are supporting wanting to be just about pissing the we just also suffered a accommodating for instance, almost trauma. she also provide jump opportunity for her community so that many

students also working here. but there is also resentment among turkish residents towards the city and refugees. the economic crisis, unemployment, high inflation and rising, rents are all contributing factors. so i've mentioned in the ministers, i feel like a refugee in my own city bank had an affiliated wherever you look. there are syrians everywhere and then about something that's in the state is more about them than about us. that's why there's so much discontent and negative sentiment. the government, too, is aware of the growing discontent. the burden on the cities administration is substantial. that's why funds from germany or a welcome sight. yeah, the municipality, the institution support like to is it and we are trying to to create the social cohesion without any problem the, the resources, the has limited but the needs

a lot that's different for and they'll sharma, living on someone else's. dying was always out of the question, but despite her successful business, she faces substantial obstacles as a refugee here. or is that uh like kind of just go to a business meeting or a trade fair. and if you thought of it, because we're not allowed to leave the city without the permits, so just tell this, not the boss will be able to go to doris. and the 1st we have to get permission from the emigration office of all the videos. unlike many other syrians, and they'll show me i never considered fleeing further west. the old time, the guys he on type reminded her of a letter to her hometown. but being so close yet so far weighs heavily on her. and even if i return to my country, i probably wouldn't find the same people the same atmosphere as before. i'm afraid

to everything have changed a timely return seems i took the question at the moment, but the new beginning in turkey has been successful with a little help from europe. to this next, sorry, blue my mind completely because it shows you just how much technology can bring people together. lee most is a german boy who currently can't physically go to class due to an illness like to leave this little guy allows and he knows to always say connected to his fellow students to lessons in class and school life in general. but how exactly does it work? let's find out. hello, latest. good. that you've joined us. we've assigned you to a group already hope that gives it. okay, let's get started. i will see. thank you. this is lena overall, the his bro bought the device has enabled the 7th grader to participate in lessons from home while he's sick. he's been doing this for the past 6 months and i'm so

tired less in the beginning when i will participate. and it was a real adrenalin rush. i mean cake on the smell. it was scary because i was afraid of seeing something wrong with that one. so it was because it was new for me, it's my vault because the connection might be bad is just the know it's just become everyday life. one next is biology group. what, which proves to be quite the challenge is controls the camera via truck pad. but the technology doesn't always play alone. this kind of internet connection is unstable. the transmission hit and miss. uh yes, let me see. uh, she just does not also have to log on it again on the the image bruce, us. but the split, the old, he topped the road, bought, has been a big help. homeschooling was a little trickier with the office the. and if he didn't enjoy doing his work on

no, did he understand why you'd have to be that way? it's quite different when a teacher can talk to the children directly. when children can do group work together, what are the it's a lot more fun than just sitting alone in front of a book and a phone book. so that's the defect of the house and long some. and lena's had to stay home during the cause of 19 pandemic. his appetite was financed by a gym and heart disease charity because going back to school much or exist, human. gotta come off in the she can walk slowly on level ground, but climbing stairs is difficult investment. and since there's no elevator at school, he has to go really slowly on blank goals for another big problem is running. well, i'm looking for simply the stress of having to change classrooms and climb the stairs. that's why the avatar is just great, though. i don't have the hassle of changing classrooms. that's and that's, that's what i'm really tom. and lena says, friends, even take the road,

but to recess every now and then. the avatar is not only supposed to keep children like leadership in the classroom. it's also about keeping him in touch socially. yeah, absolutely. yeah, yeah, i'll send you my address and this frontier mail, he just feels more like i'm actually there. then if i was on 0, right, new contact at home meeting the feels much more like actually going to school. but as far as them mission, that feeling might just become a reality. lenise has medication is working so well in fact that he's really thought may soon be able to be the one to stay home and as well that brings us to the end of this week focused on year of thank you so much for watching . remember to follow us on social media, so you don't miss any of us stories from across europe. i'm gonna show by end of the nose in the

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