this is deja news coming to you live from berlin the policy struggle in venezuela as the opposition leader the kids themselves president hundreds of thousands take the streets to demand president nicolas maduro leave office the head of the opposition of quantum why do says he's the country's only legitimate leader a move that's why the united states. will those events overshadow the pope's visit to panama he's expected to champion human rights at world youth day but cameron

course. in caracas. also on the program growing up behind bars. i don't want him to think his mother's about him he doesn't understand that she's locked on. the turkish children imprisoned with their mothers and only allowed out on the weekends rights groups say many of the mothers political. hello and welcome among the thought she venezuela is in uncharted political territory the country's opposition leader kwan why do has declared himself interim president he made the move today a wave of street protests against president nicolas maduro the declaration was swiftly recognized by the u.s. and several neighbors but key ally russia. said it stands by my dual why those

calling for an end to what he calls the mud dodo dictatorship which astonished the country into economic chaos. was he hopes these words can topple then as well as government opposition leader one why to swear himself in as interim president has thousands cheered him on. was the aim is ending this usurpation and this treasonous government and holding free elections if this happens then let god and let the nation reward us and if not then let them demand otherwise. quite those declaration comes as hundreds of thousands rallied across venezuela to support the opposition they call president maduro government illegitimate and blame him for their country's economic collapse. but us their protests continued deadly violence spread. several

demonstrators have been reported killed amid clashes with police. while authorities clamp down on protesters venezuela's opposition is getting fresh support elsewhere president trump joined a growing list of leaders who say they recognize one quite oh as venezuela's interim president trump tweeted the announcement and wrote venezuelans have spoken out against madeira and his regime and demanded freedom and the rule of law. my president maduro has hit back by vowing to cut all ties with washington he told all u.s. diplomatic staff to leave the country within seventy two hours but demand the white house rejects. wasn't out of venezuela they go enough interventionism there is dignity here and here there are people to defend this land

he was. but the opposition says they have the claim to defending the country from them a drug government. one guy joe says he intends to act as interim president only until new and fair elections can be held. a short while ago i talked to d.j. correspondent especially in caracas and much of what he's been seeing on the streets there but we did get reports of violent protests from looting in several areas around the capital and another story just like we've seen on monday and tuesday evening last night starting for the ball up in the month and this is something we have never seen before the troops they have been traditionally prominent and now the little stronghold better now being violently repress their happen at least fifty protesters killed in the past two basically protests started so after he had morning protests yesterday they gathered hundreds are problems not only a good idea but in another city it's well people are still discontent and company

to protest at home afterwards and unfortunately that's where most of the violence occurred in the u.s. is recognized by do as the new interim leader which is russia is supporting president nicolas maduro how will this confrontation impact events in venezuela. well it's not surprising that russia and china get their support smuggled on a few months ago the defense minister paraded two russian bombers given to inflame and it's just the pitch or russia like china cuba has important common interests in venezuela as economic crisis grows to countries became venezuela's benefactors and main trade partners supporting chavez and now my little politically has been a bargain for exporting oil and mining in the amazon basin so their interest would be put in jeopardy with the new government what we see now is a diplomatic standoff between these countries the difference this time is how much they can support a country in turmoil as well as we're doing today because

a look at the chat about diplomacy that you actual situation have been as well as deplorable and that is why we've seen a rise of protests and the huge crowds the protests against my will yesterday it's evident that this will not be any country to govern peaceful week in the coming months and that also affects russia's chinese investment in business where they are and also what about the villain of the ami in event is there any indication who they are supporting in the still more. well of the hide military. officials are supporting my daughter and a lot of them have economic interests and political interest in the country as well that the issue i spoke with them had a military ranks is that they are being investigated in several crimes against human rights so they have a vested. interest in supporting a little however the defense minister yesterday announced that support for motherhood on a tweet not on

a formal. event as we are expecting today to hear from him so that leaves a lot of questions to people as to where the military is what. their support this goes to one of the military will be key in resulting this conflict to do w. sort of funding the scotiabank in caracas thank you very much. the events in venezuela could overshadow the pope's visit and the of of panama want the country's riches recognized in the interim leader the pontiff is in panama to celebrate one youth day with some two hundred thousand young worshippers expected to attend he is to deliver a message of compassion and human rights to the faithful enough in america and speak in defense of migrants have the. anything for a glimpse of the first latin american pope. on the boulevards of panama capital s. and c. only excitement was power people. which i will see

a lot of emotion it's my first time seeing the pope's a place it's such a great experience i feel blessed. what an eighth if you think of it i feel great happiness it's really great that everyone is on the streets and people from abroad are here all the cultural share a common space so it's really good food ask us to get what i can see at them we're being. told francis is here in panama to preside over world youth day the catholic church's yearly celebration that's brought an estimated one hundred fifty thousand participants from around the world. but the focus will likely be on the entire region francis has previously spoken of the plight of central american migrants and human rights have been a major theme of his papacy meanwhile the political crisis in venezuela is escalating with instability possibly driving even more people to leave that country in the coming days according to de w.'s latin american correspondent francis will

also talk about the migration crisis from venezuela and the political crisis in young people from those two countries have come here to panama to hear some words of encouragement from francis. for many here though his presence transcends politics. well via motions or indescribable it's a brief moment of joy of fulfillment of having our pope that he has lost an american and thinks and talks like us i feel he is very close and parts of my life lots of american power as i told francis will officially open world youth day later on thursday. now let me bring you up to date with some other stories making news around the world china's foreign ministry says it has detained a chinese australian writer on national security challenges young who is living in new york was detained after flying to china last week rights groups say critics of

the ruling communist fasi are often charged with espionage without proper evidence . malaysia has elected sudan. as its new king after the surprise abdication of the previous monaco predecessor sleuth on muhammad the fifth became the first to abdicate in the nation's history malaysia has a unique monocacy where the top job between headed every five years people. children fun has met u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo as begins its new two year tenure on the united nations security council after talks in washington last read in on the u.s. and russia treaty dispute calling on moscow to reveal the range of its newest weapons. to turkey now where human rights groups believe some seven hundred children and prison after their mothers were convicted on largely politically

motivated charges one such child is to your. his mother is a kurdish activist jailed in the city of on charges of spreading terrorist propaganda. lives with her mother and twelve other women in a single cell. could and looks at the children living behind bars who get a taste of life on the outside only on the weekends. saturdays the day the fathers pick up their children at the gates of the gibs a prison that a little ones can spend a day or two in freedom. acrobat takes his two year old son mira's home every weekend the total is already gotten used to leaving his mother behind. the other for a kurds near us his mother has been active for an opposition party with links to the kurds that was enough to get her a four year sentence. if. we can just be glad to

jail isn't that far away. and we can pick the children up now and there. is a third. act about has joined up with other fathers whose wives are doing time for political offenses. in my wife's case it was because of social media comments. and for that she was sentenced. on terrorist propaganda charges or lawyer told us that normally statements like that shouldn't be liable to prosecution. but they've changed the laws. as a result of the new antiterrorism laws mira's and his mother girl is down and now sharing this bunk in a cell with over a dozen other inmates. has only a small concrete prison yard to play in. so the first place near as wants to go to is a playground and play like a normal child for

a few hours mere hours will have to get through two years like this. on them and i don't want him to think his mother's abandoning him he doesn't understand that she's locked up we can only hope that he doesn't end up traumatized . currently over seven hundred small children are thought to be living with their mothers in turkish prisons the figure comes from the few. non-governmental organizations i built to work with the affected families they said that for the state these children don't exist. in the present yes and no are not at all qualified to respond to the needs of small children. and the government can't even tell us which prisons have children in them and how many. the weekend is over now mira's has to return to his mother in prison the separation is always

hard for jen. he's worried what will be in store for his son in there this time and who will his wife and child have to share their cell with. the boards looking there at the mercy of their cell mates tolerance. they might complain if cries at night. fifteen women sleep in one cell things like that tend to haunt you. he doesn't want mirrors to notice that he's worried they say their goodbyes at the gibson prison gates. i'll either come on we're going to mama but you. behind the gate mirrors his father has to hand him over to god once again. it watching the day of the news coming up ahead we take you to davos where trade

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