time b.o.c. gives me everything she persuades the wind i have to give something back but feel obliged to move it was him to go to. the first one twitter use surfers finding against unseen in the suv starting in january seventh on the job you know for. the for. this is d w news live from berlin germany's new hate speech law is put to the test twitter suspends the account of a far right lawmaker over her anti muslim tweet the reprimand columns as germany

begins enforcing tougher laws concerning hateful postings on social media also coming up. the death toll rises in iran as it faces its most violent unrest in years the country's supreme leader accuses the country's enemies of storing unrest . plus saudi arabia prepares for a year of changes as it introduces major reforms among them women will finally be allowed to get behind the wheel but is lifting the ban on driving go far enough. and it's good to have you with us a member of germany's parliament and leading figure in the far right alternative for germany party could face charges of illegal hate speech for her angry tweet on new year's eve be. criticized police and the city of cologne for publishing

a new year's greeting in arabic she said they were trying to appease quote barbaric gang raping muslim hordes of men the law makers tweet came as a new german law aimed at cracking down on online hate speech came into full effect according to the new law social media companies must delete potentially criminal posts within twenty four hours or face fines of up to fifty million euros. to speak about this further let's bring in our political correspondent rupert meter vault rupert it's good to see you for those of us who don't know a great deal about beatrix can you tell us who she is and what she means to the political scene here in germany. as you have already said beatrix fungibility is one of the leading figures of the extreme right populist party alternative for germany she serves them as a deputy nida here in the german parliament. she has quite some reputation for using provocative statements to gain media attention in two thousand and sixteen

for instance at the height of the refugee crisis she called for german border to police to use weapons against refugees coming in including also women and little children to shoot criticism she said that she didn't really mean to publish this post but that she slipped on the computer mouse. ok so criticism from her is perhaps nothing new but what is new is this new law and that's gone into effect here in germany we're going to bring in live show from our d w social media desk now liz what can you tell us about this new law that's now gone into effect. well the new law is called the network and forest meant act it came into effect yesterday on january the first and basically the people who run social networks that have more than two million people or users are required to report or to delete any content or that has been reported as violating german laws that has to be

deleted within twenty four hours or sometimes within seven days if the legal issue is not very clear and now some the social networks like twitter for example have given you is there is a special option to report when they see content that they believe falls under this law so you click on report tweets there and then you have these different options one of them being that the tweet that you want to complain about is covered by the nets. because it's that's the long name of that new german a lawless so this is how it works and facebook for example also has a similar system where you can reports the kind of content that you believe is maybe hate speech or it is a violent and then you can tell them what you are seeing in their facebook has also employed more than one hundred people to really deal with hate speech online hunted down and then deleted when necessary ok so that's how social media platforms are

reacting but what are users on the platform saying so far about this new law. well basket for no story back to talked about he said that this is censorship she is one a big critic of this law and i mean that sentiment is also being echoed by other critics of this law cross the country and also people from outside of germany i can show you an example a tweet here by a british journalist he is says that germany begins twenty eighteen by restricting free speech and free expression on social media under the cover of tackling hate speech but who defines hate speech concerns is this will be widened and used to clamp down on people holding the wrong views but then again there are many people would come pay for this kind of law for many years they are happy and they say that this is a step in the right direction thanks for your insights let's show let's go back now to report better volved with our parliamentary studio in berlin rupert we just

heard some of the reaction on social media but what is the f.d.a. saying they're calling it censorship or yes the calls it censorship but it is a bit hypocritical here because the a of d. has made it a political tactic to use provocative statements especially on social media twitter facebook and others to gain media attention to get into the media and to communicate with the followers and they they even have made some sort of a secret manual for for for for the leaders and which you can read step by step on how to get into the headlines by using a provocative statements first of all you have to publish something that was really provocative for instance something against refugees or muslims then after the public outcry outcry you can victimize yourself saying i'm just telling the truth here and everything who wants to see everyone wants to stop me is using anything against me so they have become really good at this so this is

a bit hypocritical. from our parliamentary studios thank you. now to some of the other stories making news around the world south korean president moon j.n. has offered to hold talks with north korea about cooperate on next month's winter olympics in the south but he stressed that north korea's nuclear issues were part of any dialogue north korean leader kim jong un had raised the idea of joining the olympics and his new year's speech a new campaign against sexual harassment has just been launched in hollywood and it's already raised thirteen million dollars the time's up initiative has the backing of a list power players like reese witherspoon jennifer aniston and shonda rhimes it aims to help victims of sexual misconduct working in low income industries. in iran violent demonstrations are sweeping the country and they show no sign of easing

after nearly a week of anti-government protests at least twenty people have been killed and hundreds of others have been arrested the protests began over economic woes and rising food prices but have since turned into political rallies against the country's religious leadership iran's supreme leader has accused the country's enemies of stirring the unrest. for more we're joined by a.f.p. correspondent eric randolph in tehran eric thanks for joining us we're days into these protests now people have died and the government is suggesting it will crack down on protesters how much of a threat are these demin demonstrations to the government. well it remains to be say we've seen violence picking up in the last couple of days although it's art you know protesters were talking police stations and other symbols of the regime we've had twenty one dead now in the five days but rest of it does appear to be coming to radicalize the same time that could present an opportunity for the regime that are

now able to take this as a vital role rather than people economic grievances and they are rallying around each other pointing out this argument i'm sorry if this is directed by foreign elements in saudi arabia and the united states ok you mentioned that there is economic concerns that are legitimate that's potentially against the rouhani government but is that this dissent go even higher to the supreme leader well does a sense in which people feel they've tried all the different political factions try to conserve to drive the moderates try to fall that's not of the mood been able to adequately address the economic problems of iraq house not for strange particularly amongst young people who unemployment is said to be disguised forty percent frustration boiling over and this time against the regime as

a whole. of the options on the table really going to do any good. ok and can you compare these demonstrations with which are the largest since two thousand and nine to the one that took place then. that there's also the political establishment. that are the protesters because the reformists. keep all of those protests. criticize purchases. we apologize we've lost connection there with eric randolph but we're going to go to business now as we heard earlier the economy is ailing in iran and it's calm on that definitely the people who are already frustrated with the situation and then there was this price rise for food that made it was the

president acknowledging the public's anger over the flagging economy which has benefited from his nuclear deal with powers but not in a way that's brought immediate gains for most iranians. the protests began thursday in response to a forty percent price increase for eggs and poultry the government also announced plans to raise fuel prices the moves would have hit the poor especially hard at a time of economic uncertainty inflation is at ten percent unemployment is high and young iranians face weak job prospects this despite the high hopes that many expressed as international sanctions began to be lifted in the wake of iran's nuclear deal. with the sanctions being lifted we hope that foreign capital pours into the country. that will allow us to reopen factories. and then it will be easier for young people to

find a job that suits their taste. but that's not what happened foreign investment did increase but not to an extent that would allow the broader population to live a better life one reason is the country's still decrepit banking sector international money transfers are difficult and many credit institutions are essentially bankrupt so far the government has failed to build a stable trustworthy financial sector. threats from the u.s. to reintroduce sanctions have also made foreign investors wary many iranians once placed their hopes for reform in president has done rouhani but now they see him as an ineffectual leader unable to stand up to the islamic hardliners who really run the country. euro zone manufacturers ramped up activity at their fastest pace in more than two decades at the end of twenty seventeen rising demand suggests

european industry will start the new year on a roll the purchasing managers' index for the block in december was the highest level since the survey began in the late ninety's as a whole the eurozone economy outpaced its peers last year it's going so well that the european central bank plans to begin throttling back its stimulus program this month. let's go over to our financial correspondent in frankfurt and that's a buy spot to get more on this. it sounds like the manufacturers are hard at work. yeah they are work i think we're more or less at least for germany talking about the potential of labor as gary city at least for some patches of the economy i think we're very close to the natural rate of unemployment which means that they're not a lot of people left on the market but let me talk about the booming economy in europe mainly it's france and germany really powering ahead and that's the good message

because france was kind of. is sort of in danger of the from the president all along but now there's new wind of change also for a bad economy and that's very positive the only economy which is doing too well actually even declined a little bit in its economic activity is italy and that is matching the picture that italy is sort of losing behind and also my pose the biggest threat to to europe and the eurozone economy in two thousand and eighteen with the upcoming election but all in all the pictures rosy and that is also reflected in the euro's exchange rate the euro is clearly near to a city year high against the us dollar having surprised us the trash old of the twenty briefly what about outside of the euro zone what about the u.k. for example house twenty eighteen looking for it manufacturing. well it doesn't look that rosy for the u.k.

the last quarter on average was quite good the best since two thousand and fourteen but the outlook is a little bit more a day in the pool from the financial times among leading economists which are seeing the u.k. slowing down to one point five percent and that would probably bring them to the low way of the g. seven nations when it comes to economic growth so we don't know what breaks it really means for the u.k. but it seems to sort of filter through to the economy in terms of security and uncertainty when it comes to economic activity that's also one of. manufacturers were saying for the month of december. for the u.k. that they are holding back investing because of the uncertainty in the device but with the analysis from frankfurt thank you the death of diesel now some cities abroad and in germany are banning diesel engines from the streets the government in

berlin is trying to keep the technology alive as long as possible despite the emissions cheating scandal which is a go for the big come make is that has environmentalist's been on. due to air pollution several german cities could face driving bans in twenty eight teams the diesel engine and its emissions are mainly to blame it's becoming a familiar story diesel remains popular it's cheap and efficient critics say it's outdated and should be replaced as soon as possible. which comes on his approach to possible the diesel will continue to play an important role in certain areas such as truck traffic and shipping but it will lose importance in those areas as well and especially with cars alternatives are available by two thousand and twenty electric vehicles will be very efficient and more interesting for customers in venice it's hard to imagine that a technology that's bad for the environment will survive launch longer once

electric mobility has gathered momentum as the. hybrid engines could benefit from this development because they use two types of power electric and internal combustion it's a safe bet once the batteries exhaust it the car continues to drive on fossil fuel . at the moment there are still not enough charging stations for electric vehicles and their range is too limited evey's are pollution free but making their batteries is not the power they're using can be green or not depending on the source. that's why the internal combustion engine will remain popular for years to come its supporters claim because at the moment there is no perfect alternative to the engine success will also differ from country to country. each individual's personal power could also play a part and that could be accelerated by new year's resolutions for

a while at least. now to one of the world's most underutilized results says can't say i disagree with you a bad. i guess i can agree disagree with you and perhaps saudi arabia now feels. same way the country's ban on women behind the wheel is set to be lifted in june the majority sunni country is under strict sharia law and is the last country in the world where women are forbidden from driving instead women have to employ first male relatives to drive them. the women sit in the back and a young boy is in the driving seat made videos like these making fun of the country's ban on female drivers fifteen thousands of times it was a good gag that soon to be out of date. as of next june ratana hushing me will be allowed to drive a car. and she's already lining up a perfect right. car shopping has become

a popular whole bay for wealthy saudi women. you just want to be free with the car you can get your groceries every stuff every shop you don't need to to wait for somebody to take you to do is small things you know you love thing when you go to my office come back to my office to my home you know. i'm free the candy list says a lot of saudi women have actually already bought cars but until now they've just been for their drivers driving yourself is obviously a lot more fun. that's like. so what do saudi men think about it this is the time for her to the wife and to her doorstep of the fires that they will have free time to play i don't. know if soupy and her sisters don't have a regular chauffeur there aren't any public trains or a metro in jeddah so when no funds to go out she has to hire a driver or ask her brother mohsen sunday afternoon drives

a popular with middle to upper class women but there's always a male chaperone present. know for once to get her driver's license primarily for financial reasons. and i've been this many i want to save the money that i spend on drivers the no makes total sense what a women who don't have a husband or brother supposed to do when they need to go somewhere take a taxi. to the new law will make many things easier but personally i don't like it i can drive my family were ever they need to go on or the. saudi society is still very conservative women are required to wear full length black robes. rotund me one. color in saudi society she says there's nothing in the qur'an that says women must wear black ten years ago

the freelance designer was one of the first women in the country who dared to start designing the buyer traditionally the robe of choice of saudi women in different colors red green or purple she was inspired by the traditional colorful costumes of the bedouin women it caused an uproar at the beginning. they have to be permission from there has been going god why ask your husband because they know when to. buy don't buy pink i'll buy green color for a lot by they're not used to it you know. britain also designs a range of premises female entrepreneurs have been common within her social circles for several years now. and now no soupy wants to do the same she's currently unemployed but retraining as a jewelry maker it's a project funded by prince charles and the saudi foundation teacher is

a british goldsmith. the aim is to open up new industries for women. up until now men have been the only ones able to learn a trade. now women can too. order because. i would like to have a small workshop in the future where i can give my own lessons to show that every saudi woman is capable of having a trade and i want to produce my own jewelry. to. the chauffeur who takes no for her jewelry course and back every day costs around one hundred twenty euros per month during the week her brother doesn't have time to drive them oh it's money the family scrapes together from her mother's small pension and her siblings incomes.

although they say they aren't a wealthy family things are changing for them to. sort of. we women now have more freedom when we can earn our own money we don't have to constantly ask our husbands for it think of the house when. we didn't have a face in the world no one knew anything about us saudi women now we're proving that we can do anything so a. change is in the air in saudi arabia and a lot of women are eager to see it through. to speak about this further i'm now joined by those sorry in the u.s. city of boston she's a writer blogger and activist for women's rights to drive. thank you for joining us let's start in saudi arabia is allowing women to drive a move towards greater rights for women or purely an economic measure. well i

can't i can see it's more of an economic message rather than any other. in our a dent as well it's more of a one of those measures that are being taken by the new leadership incentive crown prince to show. modernization efforts to show this and to any leadership extremist ideology you seen over the last few years since the inside man. it was time to align himself with the international community to get more business than he's to invest in saudi arabia and second to what his already have as you know this isn't the issue of defense ron yes even with extreme ideology that is i don't see. and commitment of the state basically to fight. so i think it's women's rights and going to be an issue and that is all i'm going

to see more and more that of course the main diet is economic. risk the case of the economy and a comment. that i think it's it is more about economic commissioner than any other nic ok so economic reasons are playing a role they're also playing a role in the protests in iran and now in these reforms in saudi arabia do you think we're at a point where we can realistically look at a new awakening in the more conservative areas of the region when it comes to rights of women. well i wouldn't say that the protests everywhere are limited to economic issues like to just want everyone that you know that isn't has been a place where there were a lot of tension among the uprising maybe not multiple. you know by me about where i was in the international media and citing it has been so many different reasons for people to basically assembler assemble and mobilize and selves sitting in terms

of sort of lines you know the call for diving for instance has been in are put forth by women in saudi arabia by the civil society over two decades so it's not merely an issue of economic and this kind of thinking about the uprising as a tip to economy or economical safety measures basically if that's a very much of an asset in fact it but behind that is a lot of the any two people to see more of that it isn't a government. this isn't sharing any this is a meeting all of these issues that are largely. would say absent and that would make it any not. so i don't think it's not a. trigger to have to see more of a process but it is one of the fact is going to have access to information people have access to the source is where it can move those kinds of information and

demands to the governments and they are next to the international war in ways to basically learn and share and promote their own causes and state only paul says ok seem rather optimistic what do you think needs to be done in order for women to have greater rights in the country. well i think one of the main issues is the guardianship system society and this has been something that has been raised to eat at the over the last few years and there has an ongoing online campaign since two thousand and sixteen that that is one of the names of the women basically even to. you know easy commute in a way anymore where you have a government that allows women to only women who are. supportive or consent of their god actually and house and i get cards so when we're not expanding opportunities for the masses the one way that our guardians might not spoil it

which is so they don't have a need to take actions when it comes to and they got into systems and and our women and the civil society to have more oil and. policies which is largely absent we've seen as well a lot of traffic around on when to go. keep calm.

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