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ah, again, i'm adrian finnegan. this is al jazeera life and also coming up the u. s. searches for the military aid to ukraine. as western defense ministers consider sending german made tanks permanent us as it sees indirect and sometimes direct may to involvement favoring ukraine. another attack on displaced congolese stays of the un . peacekeepers discovered at least 40 bodies in a mass grave. ah asylum seekers to describe the unofficial prison song fairies travelling between italy and greece al jazeera, as part of an investigation with lighthouse reports and other media partners. has her testimony from migrants about being locked in small rooms without food or water
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. joe hall reports from bari in italy across the adria attic sea from greece. the port of barry in southern italy. it's one of a number of ferry roots used by migrants and refugees from countries like iraq, syria and afghanistan, who risked their lives stowed away in hidden compartments on trucks. the crossing between different greek and italian ports can take between 9 and 30 hours. some di trying others are discovered on board and handed to the italian police liber sana, john, laura kaun, data leader, lens. people have told us about violence and acts of force about being locked up about being dragged from the ferry. one person had an epileptic attack and was, let's say, dragged and kicked by the crew. one woman told us of invasive searches over intimate pass. it's alleged, they're often not provided with translators as required by law,
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and that some prevented from claiming asylum before being returned to greece locked in the vessel. they arrived in occasionally leaving, assigning, they were there, edged on the wall. this man pictured himself in may last year, handcuff to the railings on a fairy bound for greece, using his description of the vessel and its route. this storage space was located in the vehicle bay below deck and in the greek port of pat trust, we meet belushi from us gun extent. his story is all the more significant because his documents show that he's a minor aged 17 home on monday to give him i'd been here for 6 months and they said many games once i have under a refrigerated truck and it went inside the big ship and when they arrived on the truck left the ship, i was found and arrested. they did not question me about seeking asylum. they did not take my fingerprint. i just put me inside a small room and sent me back to grace. it's not unusual for commercial fairies to
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have a small lock up room on board, sometimes used to secure unruly passengers. for instance, on this one, we found a holding cell. the crew were heard to refer to as the prison line approach. you know the up of the deck, the base very but shop is between the tell me both of barry and the brick cord. so pa trust and he will insert and yet, and the bow for the vessel is a metal box. and gonna unprepossessing until that is look inside. there's nothing more than a sheet and cardboard on the floor. words identified as kurdish, a scrolled on the wall, but there illegible. responding to our investigation, the fairy company concerned said it fully complies with national and international law. actions, behaviors and practices such as these it wrote have never taken place on any of its vessels. and confronted with the evidence,
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the bowery police commissioner denied italian complicity as well. you go on all the libraries and sean at the d to get char. i wouldn't dare to say that doesn't happen. i've seen the pictures of that person handcuffed, but i don't know the context or where it took place going. there's still a longer the rituals you will learn how that but out. yeah. and now my colleagues telling me that the police don't even get on the ship. this is an important point. we had the migrant to the ferry crew and he's then handed over to the ferry captain . a tacit admission that forced returns do take place. but a defense that activists find unconvincing. follow char stuck to doris. i am certain that the italian police are aware the border police. a lot of this is done by or in front of the italian police. we denounce, not only that these forced returns are illegitimate,
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but also that they take place without formal procedures with no record of what actually happened. in fact, the numbers are impossible to find out what to do. this. in 2014, the european court of human rights found that italy had illegally detained and returned 35 asylum seekers by ferry to greece. the italian government has since insisted the practice no longer occurs. yet our investigation has her testimony from 8 people who've been forcibly return from italy to greece in just the past 12 months. jonah whole al jazeera in bowery, italy. it's being billed as an opportunity to shape the outcome of the war in ukraine. defense ministers from 50 countries, a meeting at germany's ramstein air base to discuss the next steps in military support for ukraine. top of the agenda will be battle tanks and heavy weapons which president vladimir zalinski says a vital to increasing his troops offensive capabilities against russian forces.
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well ahead of the talks, the u. a secretary of defense announced a further round of military aid for ukraine. this new security of socials packages work up to $2500000000.00 and it's one of the largest yet. it brings total u. s. security assistance to ukraine to more than $26700000000.00 since rushes unprovoked invasion by february. our new package provides even more air defense capabilities to help ukraine defended cities and it's guys. and that includes may, sam's, munitions, and 8th era to, for our vendor air defense systems. this new assistance package also help helps meet ukraine's urgent need for arma and combat vehicles. the german made leopard 2 tanks are at the core of the discussions ampersand air base. last in 1979. they've been upgraded several times. currently 13 european armies a using them,
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a leper to is valued for its maneuverability. it's lighter than other comparable models, such as brickman challenge to the tanks of recent battlefield experience. nato forces use them in afghanistan. other nations that have received leopard tanks from germany require approval from berlin before they can be sent to a 3rd country. that means the tanks can't be sent to ukraine without germany's permission, al jazeera alley. hashem is standing by for us in moscow at 1st. let's go to steadfast news at the amsterdam basin, germany, where that meeting is being held. so step is germany going to sent leopard to tank, so not while so far we have no answer to that burning question here in ramstein, or we know that the german chancellor olive shoal sir germany has been hesitating for months to sandy's battle. tanks are all stunned s u. s. secretary of defense
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who has opened the meeting here called this now a decisive moment for ukraine and these tanks, these lap or 2 tanks are seen as a possible game changer in ukraine. a precedent for loading, messy lansky was for the 1st time here on screen talking to this meeting, making a real plea for a more heavy equipment and specifically tanks. he says, let's make this a ramstein for about tanks. but so far we have to hear from germany, what they're gonna do. we know that a lot of these things are already sold to other countries in europe, but there are waiting for germany to give approval for exporting them ascending to him to ukraine. so what could be in the works is possibly a compromise saying that these tanks that could come from other countries that germany would allow it. but maybe they are very hesitant still to sand, their own lap or 2 tanks. basically a german government and special specifically
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a chancellor shaw says that he's worried about an escalation if he would sandy's battle tanks. and he really wants to avoid that natal comes into a direct confrontation with russia, but the pressure now is gone. so high up that it's going to be a real question here. if he can resist it at 0 steadfast and the armstrong obeisance germany, let's go to moscow then al jazeera sir alan ali hershey. hush mister, i'm sorry, ali i just as that meeting was going on the way in germany of the kremlin spokesman, that was making a statement saying that, but even if the, the west gives tanks to, to ukraine, they're not gonna make any difference of the conflict. this hadrian, rolla pasco, of damascus. gulf said more on morals on this meeting. he said that this means bringing the conflict to an youth, qualitative level, and this with have a big concept. big consequences on the pan european security also said that sending
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thanks will have a very negative impact. i'm just trying to reach to be very specific and accurate. he also said that this meeting means that the, the e, the, you, the, the, the west and, and the united states, all that kind of deepening that delusions in, in ukraine. he called on the western countries less than bowers to take into consideration the russian concerns. and also, and this in this regard, he a kind of a, he was kind of reluctant with respect to, i'm a to give a perspective, well, what, what russia is going to do. now in this regard, he reiterated what that misread of the deputy had off the national security. johnson and russia said yesterday, over this water, in case of russia losing this war, going towards f a nuclear war. so we can see that the russian officials are taking
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this, but he thought he did, he thought it over the water drain. you perspective wet eyes. these con, says, olga, that the picture of isolation, because over here we can see that, that are, that are multi layered communication on if you go in on one to what's the a foot and power is on another one to what's inside the country. because also the russian officials have to shoot the concerns of the people and that's why we can hear them day after day commenting a raising the stakes. trying to show that that autumn, many caught in that had said that they are not without options out. there's alley hush, they're reporting live from moscow alley. many thanks indeed. pro ukraine activists from serbia have filed criminal complaints against russia's bart mercenary group, accusing it of recruiting subs the fights in ukraine earlier savvy as president condemned to bog group to advertise for fighters. it was an unusual rebuke by
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alexander church. serbia is the only europe ian country besides bella roost, that has refused to sanction russia. so the law prohibits citizens from participating in conflicts abroad sheet in your marriage near spreading hatred among serbs towards ukrainians towards people who have never in history. done anything bad to serbia is a crime and that crime must be prosecuted. the spread of hate propaganda leads to violence and war, and that is not necessary here, nor anywhere in europe. the u. n. a says that 7 people have been killed in an attack on account for displaced people in the eastern democratic republic of congo . it happened in a to re province and comes after peacekeepers discover the bodies of at least 40 people in mass graves in nearby villages. their taxes being blamed on a local rebel group, the un calling for an investigation. so establish whether the graves and the attacks are linked or as malcolm web is following developments from nairobi, dozens of people have been killed in the last week in
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a to the program near the city. and the critical cadet code has been blamed. those grades were found in the villages that the good flight is pulled out of just a couple days ago. not enabled other community members to return. and they found dozens of bodies that there was still villages controlled by cadet code flight to where people call access their relatives. it can take to get that happy report of more violent people waiting to find out if more civilians having been killed, cadet codes origins or in a conflict as it started decades ago that was for the farmland, among other things along ethnic lines. now it controlled lucrative transport relates how burst and other possible to a province. it also controls gold mines. yahoo groups claims, britain stronger in recent months, which is leading many people to question how and why. and if somebody is backing
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them, we'll get to whether uptake next here i'll 0, then huge demonstrations in france against the government plan to raise the retirement age. traveling to see relatives for the 1st time in 3 years, millions of people in china at home to the countryside to celebrate the lunar new year. ah, ah ok. this is a big deal for the 1st time a more than 50 years. china, the far northeast has recorded a temperature of minus 50 hither. by the way, the dark of the blue and the purple, the lower the temperature here. this is cold air sinking out of siberia. further toward the south, across china, through the korean peninsula, we had harbin waken up to minus 29 on saturday morning. that could be your coldest night of this season. so when we get this set up,
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that cold air rushing over that see this generate some see, induce snow for western and northern japan, there are some snow storm warnings in play there. now south of the yellow river valley here is were temperature is pretty well. should be for this sand the year may be a touch above a book, for example, in hong kong at 19 that's bang on year january average off to india right now fairly quite pitcher though. we do have some fog alerts in place for the state of o disha, you know, in pakistan we had summer 1st snowed this season in quite at the capitol of blue, just on but most of the snow up against the foothills of the himalayas. next, stop or go into the gulf. the good news is we've shaken those pretty blustery winds, but we're seeing more in the way of cloud cover for the eastern province of saudi arabia. and for us here in doha with a high of 22 degrees on saturday, take care soon. ah,
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there forcibly return from italy? testimony is a part of an al jazeera investigation and partnership lighthouse reports, and all the media. defense ministers from 50 countries are meeting at germany to discuss the next steps in military support for ukraine. president fellow, to be as lensky as urging ally as to send heavy weapons and battle tanks. the un says that 7 people have been killed in an attack on a camp for displaced people in the democratic republic of congo. it happened in a tory province where peacekeepers discovered mass graves earlier this week. bruce president, dena bazzi has called for dialogue after confrontations between protest doesn't police during mass demonstrations in the capitol. more than 50 people have been killed in antique optima. protests since her predecessor federal castillo was impeached, arrested 6 weeks ago. maria sanchez recalls ah,
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a violent 19. the capitalist bidding protesters clashed with police as they tried to stop angry peruvians from reaching the parliament building. thousands, marched through lima, demanding the resignation of precedent. deena will not of the sand threw rocks and bottles and security forces responded with tear gas. several protesters and police were injured to day, the people rising up, not because we want to, but because of the conviction we have for a better peru, president dina bellow watty has to resign. ah, an empty building in the cities historic center could fire. although the cause is yet unknown, the protesters are calling for the resignation of the precedent. the dissolution of congress, fresh elections and the new constitution mario can put on. oh, god will help us. we will win sooner than later. if she does not resign, the people will kick her out and we will die for our children. oh, since journeyed from southern provinces for a 2 day national strife. oh yes,
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he come in. those had travelled from one kalika, an indian region in central bidding. i'm marching for my children and grandchildren . deena leave, we don't want to see you any more, your stubborn and you must leave in the south of the country 100 straight to take over the airports in will yucca coast. gwinnett ickes by the precedent address the nation on thursday evening. she called for dialogue, but vowed to prosecute protesters who had broken the law. kin will be now. yeah. and your protest is no social agenda. you are outside the lawyer. you want to break the rule of law and generate chaos and disorder. you want to take power, and if i have more than 50 people have died in protests in former president bill castillo was ousted and arrested. 6 weeks ago. i didn't a government, that's the. 6 question for many of them in them. believe she she does
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littering. have been down opinion polls say 71 percent of the ruffians don't agree with minority and half of the country support the protesters. demands is state of emergency. the country has been nearly 100 roads have been blocked. the economic losses are enormous and there appears to be no end in sight to the spiraling unrest. medina center and just see that lima fire has burned through a low income area in south korea's capital. forcing 500 people from their homes around 60 homes were destroyed in the slum in southern sole hundreds of firefighters were deployed to bring the blaze under control. authority say that the fire probably began in one of the makeshift homes which are made of plywood and plastic. the white house has assured americans that congress will find a bipartisan solution to avoid
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a debt default. that's after the country hit. it's $31.00 trillion dollar borrowing limit on thursday that appears that a political showdown would unsettled markets and hit growth. u. s. president joe biden says he has no regrets over what he called the misplaced documents controversy. some classified files have been discovered at his former office and that his home in delaware speaking was visiting the site of forest fires in california bite and said that he hopes the issue will be resolved quickly. i think you're gonna find, there's nothing there. i have no regrets. i'm following what the lawyers have told me. they want me to do exactly what we're doing. there's no, they're, they're more than a 1000000 people in france have marched against planned pension reforms. president emmanuel mccomb wants to raise the retirement age by 2 years to 64. unions though say it's an assault on the welfare system. but if smith reports, ah,
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friend unions wanted a big turn out for thursday's nationwide, protests to emphasize the strength of opposition to pension reform. they got their wish. this was central paris. most french people accept the pension system needs reforming, but more than 70 percent, according to the polls are posed to emanuel microns plan, to raise the retirement age to 64. when you look at them out of the b and p, the amount of shareholder the, of the profit made by the shareholders and the amount of wealth at this rate in the country. today we are saying we should use a bit more of that well to fund decent pensions. we're all workers go to public and private sector rather than continuing to meet and reaching those raleigh different . if it's a site, the french president on a visit to spain says friends, can't afford to keep things as they are. not the peak if he's the prison colonel in countries where people live longer, where we have created strong and fair welfare system, which rely on equality between generations. at moments where there are fewer and fewer people who are economically active and more and more who are retired. if you want to pass between generations to be fair. this reform needs to be carried out.
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train drive as teachers and staff at refineries as well as public transport workers were among those who walked off that jobs trauma. frances biggest unions of joint forces to lead in these protests. that's unusual or not. so united these days. and the unions themselves are not as powerful as they once were, but they hope that this protest will expand into a broader social movement not just against increasing the age of retirement, but also hence the continuing cost of living crisis. the unions of characterized reforms as an assault on the countries welfare system because i'm a teacher and i think i'm going to be tied to when i'm 64. so i am not sure i'm labeled to 50 children when i'm sick. one 4th, only both of them are like if we youngsters are not only here for ourselves. well, and 30 years old, my parents are close to 60 and they would have to work 2 or 3 more years. the pension reform still needs to go through parliament,
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where micron has lost his absolute majority. so he's hoping to get it past with a support of conservatives. bernard smith, al jazeera paris, tens of millions of people in china, traveling from cities to the countryside to celebrate the lunar new year. this weekend, the government ended strict cove at 19 rules in december and for many migrant workers. it's the 1st time they're going home. since the pandemic began, katrina, you reports from bridging 20 years ago, tungsten was left her home in china's south to work as a cleaner in beijing. she promised to return at least once a year, and she did until 2020. when the government imposed curve at 19 restrictions on travel. now those had ended. she's making the journey again with her granddaughter and daughter in tow. how me a lot. and all those are made by my parents kept asking when we would return, but because the outbreak we couldn't this was yeah,
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but they didn't understand it. they kept the same. make sure you come this year. i tried my best to explain the rules when they asked for sure, they misses very much young the family will, will unite to celebrate the learning. yes. time is most important and your holiday . it's the 1st time to your audio e will meet her great grandparents. they are among the 10s of millions of migrant workers travelling across china this week known here as soon it's the world's largest and migration people and like tension walk, many have not seen their relatives who yes, it's been 3 years since this train station was this busy people of all ages all walks of life uh, beginning their journey entire families are on the move. the government says 2100000000 trips will be made me to my the smart that's double last year fights younger due to actual returning home and
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a tourism are the 2 main reasons for traveling. there's a big increase in terms of total trips from the numbers of travelers nationwide, which will no doubt it won't quite reach pre pandemic levels. but aster restrictions relax, brother and the economy recovers hardware. there will be more movement articles and people aren't only traveling domestically. the end of mandatory quarantined for incoming passengers has led to an increase in ticket sales for international flights. many assigned to southeast asia. avoid and countries of virus restrictions on travelers from china, such as japan and the united states. tungsten wall has never left the country, but her journey is longer than most after 28 hours on a train. they live in louis such one price. meeting her elderly parents who have recently recovered from the current virus for their health in the presence of 4 generations under one roof. she says as much to celebrate. 2 the al serra
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peyton actor, alec baldwin, will face involuntary manslaughter charges over a fatal shooting on a film set in 2021. he was pointing a gun while filming the movie rust when it went off, killing us another talker foot. but the actor isn't the only one to face charges as well. bristol's report, it was an actor, alec baldwin, will be charged with negligent manslaughter in the shooting. death of cinematographer, alina hutchins, on a film set in new mexico, in 2021. he's also facing charges as a producer, because he should have known that the conditions on that sat were unsafe on a gutierrez, read the armorer on the sat of the low budget western rust will also be charged with the same offense. in film terminology, the armorer is the person responsible for the safety of all weapons on a filming location. assistant director, dave halls who actually handed baldwin the gun that killed hutchins has pleaded
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guilty to negligent use of a deadly weapon. the charges follow a 15 month long investigation baldwin as publicly claim he was told, the gun was cold or not armed with lethal rounds and that he never pulled the trigger saying instead the weapon somehow malfunction. however, in f b, i analysis of the 45 caliber cold revolver determined it could not have been discharged without pulling the trigger. prosecutor say, the evidence clearly shows a pattern of criminal disregard for safety on the rust set near santa fe. really, everything for the armor and alec baldwin come down to criminal negligence and what they and a determination that they were not acting with reasonable care, they were being criminally negligent. which means they were grossly negligent, and their action baldwin's attorney loop neatness denounced the charges,
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sang. this decision distorts helena hutchins tragic death and represents a terrible miscarriage of justice. photos taken after the shooting showed baldwin, apparently distraught. mysteries had the case remain especially how alive all it came to be mixed in with dummy rounds on the set and how that bullet was loaded into the gun that was then handed to baldwin. investigators found an additional 5 live rounds at the location. baldwin reached a financial settlement with the hutchins family last year for an undisclosed amount of money if convicted, he could face 5 years in prison. rob reynolds al jazeera los angeles, ah elegant adrian sitting in here in tow. how about the headlines and al jazeera asylum seekers trying to reach europe.
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