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forcibly return from italy to greece and inhumane conditions. ah, until mccrae, this is al jazeera live from dough also coming up. the u. s. urges for the military i to you crying as western defense ministers consider sending german maids tanks. the kremlin says it sees indirect and sometimes directs nice o involvement favoring ukraine plus. i'm heidi joe castro in charlottesville, virginia, where we're looking at the state of abortion, access in the united states. 50 years after roe vs wade. ah, this island seek is trying to reach europe, have described being forcibly moved from italy to grace on make shift prisons and

fairies al jazeera, as part of an investigation with lighthouse reports and other media partners. has heard testimony about refugees being locked in small rooms without food or water. some of the victims, a minus show to how reports from barry, italy across the adrian dixie from grease the port of berry in southern italy. it's one of the number of ferry roots used by migrants and refugees from countries like iraq, syria, and af ganeth stand who risk 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 kong, doubtfully. the 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 there are for not provided with translators as required by law, and that some are 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 trust. we meet belushi from us. gunner stan, his story is all the more significant because his documents show that he's a minor aged 17, the homeowner, given him, i'd been here for 6 months and then said many games once i have under

a refrigerated truck and it went inside the big ship. and when it arrived on the truck left the ship, i was found and arrested. they did not question me about a seeking asylums. they did not take my fingerprints because they just put me inside a small room and sent me back to greece. it's not unusual for commercial fairies to have a small lock up room on board, sometimes used to secure unruly passengers. for instance, on this one, we found a holding cell. that crew were heard to refer to as the prison on approaching now the upper via the deck, the bis very the shutters between the town, the bolt of bowery, and the bree quotes upon us, and he believed such. and yet, and the bow of the vessel is a metal box, angular, unprepossessing, a tool that is inside. there's nothing more than a sheath and cardboard on the floor. words identified as kurdish scrolled on the wall, but there illegible. responding to our investigation,

the fairy company concerns 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, the barry police commissioner denied italian complicity as well. you go, not an elaborate soon shown at the da chart. 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 econ, as though a log of the rituals in swollen habit of. yeah. and now my colleagues telling me that the police don't even get on the ship. this is an important point. we hand 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. solitaire stuck,

i talked always. i am certain that they talon 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 this forced returns are illegitimate, but also that they take place without formal procedures with no record of what actually happens. in fact, the numbers are impossible to find out. but anyway, 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 returned from italy to greece in just the past 12 months. joan, a whole elder, 0 in bari, italy. it's

being billed as an opportunity to shake the outcome of the war and ukraine. defense ministers from 50 countries, a meeting at germany's at ramstein air base and to discuss the next steps and military support for you. crime battle tanks and heavy weapons have been at the top of the agenda. christian villanueva zalinski says they are vital to increasing his troops offensive capabilities against russian forces. ahead of the talks, the u. s. secretary of defense announced another round of military aid for ukraine . this lou security of social packages work up to $2500000000.00. and it's one of the largest year. it brings total u. s. security of sisters to ukraine to more than $26700000000.00 since russia's unprovoked invasion was february. our new package provides even more air defense capabilities to help ukraine defend that cities. and it's guys that includes may

sams, munitions, and 8 era different avenger, air defense systems. this newer systems package also help helps meet ukraine's urgent need for arma and combat vehicles. with a german made lippard, 2 tank sour at the core of the discussions at ramstein air base, launched in 1979, not been upgraded, several times. currently 13 european armies a using the battle tanks. the lippard to is valued for its maneuverability, that's lighter than other comparable models, such as britons challenger to the tanks, have recent battlefield experience. nato forces use them in afghanistan, other nations that have received a german liquid tanks 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. while still fasten as lie for us from the ramstein air base and gemini,

where that meeting is being held. and so no decision today about the liquids. why is germany so hesitant? not at sir. that's right, said the german, the new defense minister announced an hour ago so that there won't be a decision announced to day on whether or not to santa lepper, 2 tanks to ukraine, and he said it wasn't, has he taishan? but it was carefully weighing all the pros and cons. he sat the coalition that's coming here to gather and ramstein off around 50 countries. us also not a there was no consensus. there was a, they were not unanimous about sending these lepper to a tank because of these pros and cons. that they're still weighing. he said though, might be a decision maybe in a day, maybe in a week or maybe even in 2 weeks and to prepare for this decision. he is now looking in all the stocks that germany has of the slap a 2 tanks and see how quickly they can be sent to ukraine if

a decision is made. but we know that especially all of for shawl stuart chancellor here in germany has been waiting for a long time. there was this fresher, for weeks, months, even to sant battle tanks to ukraine of florida. me as a lansky, ukraine's president has really also to day here on screen here. and rom stay may the plea to hurry up. basically, you said there's no time to lose time is a weapon that russia is using against us. but still, there was, of course, his hope that there might be a decision today, but no decision has been made. and also there was also a request from other european nations who are using the slap or 2 tanks that they could at least send them to ukraine as soon as possible. but that needs 3. that requires a license, it needs approval from the german government and even that was not discussed today . so this is still hanging here. the decision are we are still waiting for it. okay,

thank you so much for that up to this device. and for us in germany, well, ali hush hm is in moscow worth more on the kremlin reaction dida spokesperson for the kremlin dmitri, the skulls stated that this is going to be a negative sign. it's going to take the conflict into a new level and it's not going to change anything. as he said, however, that is a kind of a feeling hit him more school that this is creating and you prospective for this war a new, it's changing the situation and that's why we are seeing the russian officials taking that he thought it towards a bit of escalation yesterday, dmitri madrid of warning off as the war ascending towards a nuclear war. today, the a, the, the statements by best called the russian ambassador ambassador to the united states. also getting into this debate and stating that the of the,

the weston weapons that are going to be in ukraine are going to be targets to the russian, the russians art. directing that the signals that communication not now towards funding countries and also towards the inside. because that is a feeling that with all these countries gathering together, those a feeling of isolation. so the government needs to address this issue with the people. and that's why we're hitting many a russian officials is speaking and addressing, also raising the stake and saying on stating that they have many cars and there are many options to be used and they're not left without options. a pro ukraine activists from serbia have filed criminal complaints against russia's wagner mercenary group, accusing it of recruiting serbs to fight and ukraine. earliest the president condemned the wagner group after it advertised for fighters. it was an unusual

repute by alexander village suby as the only european country besides belarus that has refused to sanction russia. serbian law prohibits citizens from participating in conflict support. elaina blu zak has more from belgrade. so been president alexander rooted, has condemned a russian mercenary force wagner from trying to recruit soldiers from serbia after the group ran a local media advertisement for serbs to fight in ukraine. what it's land, roches websites and social media groups for publishing advertisements. in the serbian language in which the wagner group calls on volunteers to join it's ranks are the what is it asked publicly, wagner, why they call anyone from serbia? when they know that something like that would be against regulations? the serbia laws has their their band. the participation of citizens in conflicts abroad and several people have been a sentence for doing so. the exact number of serbs who fought in ukraine has never

been disclosed by officials, are serbian defense minister milledgeville to which also warner service against joining russians ranks in the war. he said this will result in a legal consequences once a once they're able to be held responsible before the state bodies. serbia is a candidate to join the european union. but it also has close ties with russia and entirely depends on guess, imports from russia. i'll remind you also that a survey out remains the only european country apart from belarus and they didn't join our western sanctions against moscow. i on the other hand, what it says, he will have very difficult conversations with you and us representatives and says he will address therapy us over the weekend to tell them what is required and expected from serbia. regarding cost of all and sanctions against russia was still

ahead on al jazeera, another attack on display people in eastern democratic republic of congo. days often, dozens were killed by arms, groups, and millions of chinese people are traveling to see relatives for the 1st time in 3 years to celebrate the lunar new here. ah, ah, well, it's a quiet pitcher right across india. thank you so much for joining in. we do have sun fog alerts in the state of o disha also for the far northeast in its hands state as well, but otherwise across india. not much going on. some showers in storms returned to sri lanka and through some of the mall devion islands on saturday. okay. through pakistan also quite pitcher here. we've got some snow up against the foothills of

the himalayas, but really not a lot going on in this part of the world. so if we go to asia pacific right now in this rain that was in the south china sea, i think it's going to brush in some showers for him in city over the course of the weekend. and the monsoon rains are most intense to the south and manila where we do have some extreme flight advisories. once again in force. now through sumatra and indonesia, this continues to be our problems, spots with pulses of rain along the west coast and more so for east jap at providence on saturday. this is a big deal for the 1st time. the more than 50 years in the foreign northeast of china, we registered her to temperature of minus 50 degrees. this is cold air slipping out of siberia through a swath of china and the korean peninsula. so when we get this set up, that cold air rushing over the sea is a c and do snow for western and northern areas of japan. that's it. we'll see you soon. take care. ah.

the debating the issues of the day, 5 largest polluters that the world are in india, jump into the street. they made their money on coal. they made their money on field . convincing those folks, no, we need to go. green is very, very difficult. giving all a voice we chose to do because we wanted to escape war and violence. when you humanize this narrative, you allow people to really understand the reality and break down misconceptions. the street on al jazeera lou. ah, you're watching al jazeera, a reminder about top stories. the sour asylum seekers trying to reach europe have

described being kept an unofficial prisons when they have forcibly returned from italy. the testimony of potter and al jazeera investigation and partnership with lighthouse reports and other media defense ministers from 50 countries and meeting in germany to discuss the next steps and military support for you. crime, prison fellow to me, zalinski is urging elijah to send heavy weapons and battle tanks. and pro you crying activists from serbia have filed criminal compliance against russia's fog. the masonry group accusing it of recruiting serbs to fight. and you cried. sybian law prohibits citizens from participating and conflicts abroad. the un says 7 people have been killed in an attack on a camp for displaced people in the eastern democratic republic of congo. it happened in to re province and comes to peacekeepers. discovered the bodies of at least 40 people in mass graves and nearby villages. the attacks are being blamed on

a local rebel group. the you in is calling for an investigation to establish with the graves and the attacks. a linked milken withers following developments from kenya's capital nairobi because the people have been killed in the last week in the program near the city. and the critical cadet co has been blamed. those mass graves were found in the villages, the good fighters pulled out of just a couple days ago. not enabled other community members to return. and they found dozens of bodies there. and there was still villages controlled by could deco fighters where people can access the relative con, safely get that the happy thought of more violent people waiting to find out if more civilians having been killed, connected origins or in a conflict as it started decades ago. that was for a farmland, among other things along ethnic lines,

now it controlled lucrative transport relate talbert and other parts of the province, also controlled gold. mine groups still going stronger in recent non, which is leading many people to question how and why. and if somebody is backing them public and private companies in sierra leone now have to reserve 30 percent of their jobs for women, and a bit to tackle gender and balances. the law also guarantees women at least 14 weeks of maternity leave equal pay and training opportunities. companies will be fined if they fail to reach the quarters. sierra leone is currently ranked 182nd out of 189 countries in the you in 2020 gender development index. it's been 50 years since the u. s. supreme court ruled on the case known as the rovers, white giving women the constitutional rights to abortion that was overturned last

june when the court's conservative majority allowed states to sit their own laws. heidi joe castro reports on how access to abortion has changed. avante logan has had 5 abortions and says she's not ashamed. i'm proud of being able to access abortion. i am proud of the abortions i've had cuz i wouldn't be here today. no, he has an 11 year old daughter and no plans for more children. she juggles motherhood with a job, she says she loves any history of thinking. so for guiding other women through the abortion process at home. women's health and abortion clinic in charlottesville, virginia. it's not just a person having an abortion, it's a person speaking up and taking control for the rest of their life, how they saw it, and how they planned it. getting an abortion has been increasingly difficult in the united states since june. when the supreme court overturn rosie

wade, now 6 months later, $24.00 states have banned abortions or are likely to do so. i truly didn't think that that right would be taken away from us. more than 34000000 women of reproductive age live in states where abortions are currently banned. that's forest many to travel more than 2000 miles to reach this clinic to pack up and drive across the country because, you know, no one will see you, especially in a place like taxes, where it's like 18 hours to get out of the state or more stacy ballantine moved away from indiana after the state legislature passed an abortion band. she used to work for an abortion clinic there and would have risk jail time if she'd stayed. now she works at home women's health in virginia. i mean, it's crazy. there is no reason now we can't help people, regardless of where we live in the midwest. illinois is among the few states where

abortions remain protected. these women with the chicago abortion fund work to help women from abortion ban state travel to illinois for the procedure. we provide logistical a financial animal emotional support. so helping a firm to folks that the on the difficulty for which right now is to access abortion is not a reflection of the morality of their decision. i can also follow up with you via text message. despite these efforts, researchers estimate there were 10000 fewer illegal abortions in the u. s. in the 1st 2 months after roe v wade fell anti abortion act of his say, that's a significant victory and have vowed to pass more abortion restrictions. the battle over abortions is playing out now in state legislatures and courtrooms affecting one of the most intimate decisions of a person's life. heidi jo, castro, al jazeera, charlottesville, virginia of google is cutting 12000 jobs world wide. it's the latest lodge tick

company to lay off workers after rapid expansion during the curve of 19 pandemic wears off. the loss equates to 6 percent of its global workforce. the silicon valley giant c o cylinder pad. china says artificial intelligence will be a key focus going forward. british trade union, united to says ambulance workers will take part in a new series of strike days in february and march workers will walk out on a planned 6 days during the coming months. the u. k. has been hit by a wave of strikes over the last 6 months, involving braille workers, teachers, and postal staff demanding higher wages in the face of increased inflation. more than a 1000000 people joined a nationwide strike and france demanding president emanuel micron drop has planned pension reforms. the changes include a proposal to raise the retirement age by 2 years to $64.00 railways. schools and

refineries were affected by workers walking off the job. another day of action is planned for january. the 31st actor alex baldwin will face involuntary manslaughter charges over a fatal shooting on a film sit and 2021. he was pointing a gun while filming the movie rust when it went off, killing a cinematographer. but the actor isn't the only one to face charges. as rob reynolds reports, actor alec baldwin will be charged with negligent manslaughter in the shooting death of cinematographer, elina 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. hannah 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 guilty to negligent use of a deadly weapon. the charges follow a 15 month long investigation baldwin as publicly claim he was told, a gun was cold or not armed with lethal rounds and that he never pulled the trigger saying instead, the weapon somehow malfunctioned. 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, 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 bullet 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, hundreds of millions of chinese traveling from cities to the countryside to

celebrate the lunar new year. this weekend. we government ended strict covered 19 roles and december, and for many migrant workers. it's the 1st time that going home. since the pandemic began katrina, hugh reports from beijing 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 covered 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 may bother. my parents kept asking when we would return, but because the outbreak, we couldn't the advisor 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 miss us very much young. the family will reunite to celebrate the learning.

yes. time is most important and holiday. it's the 1st time 2 year old lee l e. e will meet her great grandparents there among the 10s of millions of my co 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 for years. it's been 3 years and this train station was this busy people of all ages, all walks of life uh, beginning their journey, entire families around the move. the government says 2100000000 trips will be made each and why the smart that's done last year with number fights younger due to actual returning home and a tourism are the 2 main reasons for traveling. there is a big increase in terms of total trips from the numbers of travelers nationwide, which will allow you to won't quite reach pre pandemic levels. but aster restrictions relax, brother and the economy recovers hardware. there will be more movement artisan shop

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 off line to southeast asia avoid and countries by 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 marston. after 28 hours on a train, they arrive in ghoulish such one province. meeting her elderly parents who have recently recovered from the current virus for their health and the presence of 4 generations under one roof. she says as much to celebrate. 2 out as irritating ah, this is al jazeera and these are the top stories asylum seekers trying to reach europe have described being kept an unofficial prisons.