this is detail devious coming to you live from berlin the dangers of being a journalist in myanmar increasing numbers of reporters in the country are being locked up simply for doing their job is a defacto leader on some sochi determined to silence the critics we have a special report also coming up. anglo-american cabinet meet their polish counterparts at a time of strained relations with immigration reparations for world war two and a gas pipeline between germany and russia on just some of the shows putting

a strain on their ties. and in sport a family making waves in one of seedings toughest races a couple will compete against each other when they set off across the atlantic this weekend but the most difficult part may be leaving their little son i told. her in a warm welcome to you on the touchy mama to journalism in module did connection with their reporting on the regime crisis are expected to file a piece this week the report reuters reporters valon and was sentenced to seven years in prison while investigating the alleged massacre of muslims during a military crackdown last year there was widespread international condemnation of the trial w.'s southeast asia correspondent boston hotting. reports the recipe had

to be part of a wider push by the man month government to stifle freedom of the press. a worker strike on the outskirts of yangon. and. things get heated when protesters confront the police. lying to us in why is right in the middle reporting it live on facebook. but situations like these are not the dangers journalists like him fear most it's criticizing the powerful which has once again become a present danger in me and mark a risk blankets and why has to weigh up carefully whenever i have to publish a news and story i need to think. three times. that this story my security or destroy can love me in the deal was in many kids that i thought he went to when to hide the real situation the true

information so. so they also had already also tried to address the threat alone and just only too well the two reuters journalists were sentenced to seven years in prison after investigating the involvement of me and maher security forces in mass killings in rakhine state these are the walls of yangon's notorious insein prison back in the days of military rule that housed many a political prisoner nowadays more and more journalists have to do time here not only wallow and enjoy also whose case to international attention there are many more just recently three journalists were arrested and brought here because they reported on shady business deals by the yangon regional government and its head of human tame a close confidant of state councilor and nobel peace prize laureate aung san suu chief's three journalists have been released on bail but the incitement charges so

far have not been dropped if convicted they face up to two years in prison. de facto leader on sense that she was once the figurehead of the democracy movement in her country a symbol of resistance against the decades long oppression by me and mars' military rulers now she heads a party and a government that alongside that same military patel's press freedom in intimidates critical voices. they are lying runs me and march first investigative magazine he says the laws like the official secrets act the two reuters journalists were charged under need urgent reform as things stand he says journalists remain under threat. even when we using our phone we very nervous who are sent if a mission to my phone everyone can sense so if a mission for to me if some official. fell some secret to

finish in the fall it will be valid into the secrecy so i very we're very nervous not only me but also my family also very worried about that the last threatening journalists like they are lying are currently under review a spokesperson for cities party told us that it's not only the interests of the media the civilian leaders are considering they are also careful to avoid confrontation with the country's powerful military. that. joins me for most of the two launches journalists are to appeal against their prison sentences this week what other chances. well it is a bit early to speculate on the outcome of a potential second trial but if it should come to that been a lot of it will of course depend on how the judges weigh the evidence and weigh the testimonies of the witnesses in the first trial for example there was one

witness a police officer who admitted that the police basically set a trap for these two journalists they gave them documents that allegedly contained secrets state secrets and then directly afterwards these two journalists were arrested for possessing exactly these documents and that's only possible because of a law that dates back to the colonial era and that criminalizes the possession the mere possession of secret information you don't even have to do anything with it you don't have to publish it or anything like that just possessing it is enough so you can be charged under that law and there are many other laws like that the defamation laws for example telecommunication laws that are very broad and very vague and that easily lend themselves to silencing and intimidating critics still a lot of observers are saying that these laws have to be changed and amended because as long as that doesn't happen it's hard to see how the situation can

improve in myanmar amrita and us in what it would. rule in all of this the full of toward democracy activist is described as mean must de facto leader but some say press freedom has declined since she took office she is really in charge what does she defer to the military. well the military of course in myanmar holds a lot of power and they have a long track record of cracking down hard on on critics on critics and on on dissidents but i think blaming it all on the military even though they play a big role blaming blaming it all on the military is only one part of the story because the government has its part to play as well if you look at example for example at that case of those three journalists that we saw in the report as well who were arrested for criticizing the yangon regional government that is led by the end of the by a member of our party and they're the ones pressing these charges now they don't

have to do that they could have chosen a different path they could have said ok we'll try mediation through the press council for example they chose not to do that and that quite frankly does not only surprise a lot of people and it has over the last three years but also it disappoints many in me and more every day each of these south-east asia correspondent boston hadzic thank you very much. let me know when you have to do some other stories making news around the. saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin salon is reported to have till the u.s. said he consider jamal khashoggi to be a dangerous islamist the washington post newspaper says muhammad been set him on made the remarks in a phone call with white house advisers and shouted krishna and john bolton the court was made off to the right to disappear but before saudi arabia admitted killing him. fierce winds and rain this week have killed at least eighteen people

in italy two of whom died when a tree fell on their car the storms have felt thousands of trees bitstrips on mountain sides of the tree cover in the dawn lights range emergency workers a scrambling to clear up partially blocked roads as thousands remain without electricity. russia's that image was in hosted talks with cuba's president miguel diaz colonel today and the two called on the united states to reconsider its intention to draw from a nuclear arms treaty cuba and the soviet union were cold war allies and putin says russia still feels solidarity with communist cuba. poland's leader says his country will likely pull out of the united nations' migration pact following similar statements from austria hungary and the us that at a joint meeting of german and polish leadership and the cabinets in warsaw up

through force the opportunity that included the polish president and chancellor angela merkel and both countries ministers this do sides got down to tense talks that were also to include to dish or reforms in poland germany fears those reforms would undermine the rule of law warsaw meanwhile fear is a german russian pipeline project could threaten polish energy security. and the obvious correspondent monica here is covering this talks and joins me on the line from warsaw on the couch also matalin the polish foreign minister of held a joint press conference what have they been saying. well i was doing the joint press conference of the two prime ministers they were very keen on the stressing a common sense in many areas like economy which is growing and the german invest invest are very happy about making it business in poland and one where

there was quite surprising they didn't talk about controversial issues one point which is which showed the differences between germany and poland was the subject of the mark great migration the polish prime minister. said that poland is probably joining the count the countries which are not signing the. u.s. migration to it which is now under discussion. and the migration this week is a huge issue for germany how can the two countries hope to improve relations it's been putting up such resistance to germany. was a migration that has always been a controversial issues between the two countries the migration crisis came as we needed to go in the europe and to say at the same time. conservative government.

so there was trouble with the brussels about the refugees. the polish government doesn't want and they didn't want to. take any refugees from this close to europe for years. so it's not surprising that the polish prime minister is saying now that poland is going to follow its own rule as this comes through is a migration. right monica here in warsaw thank you very much for that and of course you know high security zone we can care police actions all around you thank you for that update from capitol. and one of the one stop sailing couples will go head to head against each other this weekend sam davis will be competing against. atlanta c.e.o. and room and the three thousand five hundred mile journey from france to the caribbean will be tough for the couple especially because they have to leave their

young son at home. some davies is one of the top female sailors in the world but the britain is about to face her toughest challenge not only must she take on the atlantic ocean alone she must do it against her partner of. the jew or among over one hundred so those sailors taking part in the four yearly divorce and the couple see living together as being a help rather than an insurance. when you're preparing a race in a single handed race especially. not so many people. here really understand what's going on to talk to so i guess we're in a lot position in that way where we can exchange quite a lot of our ideas and each other to. to get better together. the worst part is leaving their son in the care of grandparents while their boats battle the waves on route from brittany to guadalupe mail us at the school when i

go to see i do so because it's my job. and we feel no guilt. but we have a seven year old boy and every time we prepare our departure the most important person is him. so you need a more presentable. but the pair are getting used to their new quarters for the next week or so but there is always a reminder of home. and finally with winter fast approaching in korea it's time to break out the region's favorite fomented vegetable kimchi thousands gathered and down to. so to share an extra large helping of the korean calgary classic it's part of a charity event where volunteers prepare more than one hundred tons of kinship for the homeless the koreans traditionally stock up on can she in the fall because the fermented cabbage keeps well in winter it's also rich in vitamin c.

and seems to help keep up your spirits to in the cold months of the year.