this is d.w. news like from berlin me and maher freeze to reuters journalists who were jailed for their reporting while loan and are united with their families after spending more than five hundred days in prison despite their ordeal basing their looking forward to getting back to work. also coming up officials in turkey order a rerun of istanbul's elections after president project typer to one party complained about losing the vote there the opposition which won control of istanbul in march says the decision is the latest sign that the country is being groomed by

a dictatorship. those reports from jordan where women are fighting for the rights of citizenship on to their children but not everyone welcomes their poles for change. and germany's housing crisis too many people not and not places to lift our reporter meet some students who have taken matters into their own hands. i'm serious i was gonna thank you for joining us they faced seven years in prison but suddenly they're free to writers journalists jailed for their reporting of the real hinge or crisis and me and maher have been released as part of a presidential amnesty while lone and just so were arrested in december twenty seventh teen and their case prompted a global outcry by human rights campaigners. free after more than five

hundred days in detention following the arrests while learn and just so became international figureheads in the struggle for press freedom they were convicted of breaking the official secrets act for their coverage of the massacre of ten range of muslims in myanmar speaking shortly after their release one lone told reporters he was keen to get back to work side every day in an on going around the world which is to release a letter sir thank you. i'm really happy my family my colleagues that i can wave good news right now not going to set the two men which i hold in retaliation for their reporting and have not committed any crime. we are enormously pleased that me and maher has released our courageous reporters wallowing and also since their arrest five hundred eleven days ago they have become symbols of the importance of press freedom around the world we welcome their return to their case through international criticism and put the spotlight on me on my state councilor

and de facto leader aung sun suu kyi who was already under pressure for the oppression of the range of minority un investigators said it amounted to genocide. the release of the two men comes to time of year when it is traditional for the president to grant amnesty to prisoners today they have back with their families but the future of press freedom in myanmar is unclear. let's bring in our southeast asia correspondent charlotte shells impels she's covering the story for us hi charlotte it's an emotional moment when that's a long time coming for the journalists and their supporters to tell us more about the moment that they were released. i see me yes a lot of the supporters thought it could be years before they saw images like this those two men walking free off to five hundred days behind bars it was an extremely emotional scene outside the jail where they were released there was a press scrum among many of whom this case has become personal this is about that

journalists tonight country in jail essentially they would argue for press speaking out about alleged violations by the military now they are now of the two men have been reunited with their wives we've seen very emotional moving pictures of that while learning one of the journalists wives actually gave birth while he was behind bars he's only had a chance to see his daughter a handful of times now that every united there is a family once again and i think for a lot of the supporters reuters news agency their employer in particular this is an extremely thoughtful. while it does not release the voices editor in chief has issued a statement calling them extremely courageous and saying they've become symbols of press freedom other journalists as well extremely relieved to see this ordeal coming to an end but also there is some anger behind the celebrations anger that they were forced to enjoy these five hundred days in prison in the first place people saying that this was clearly not just some it case and it was filled with

irregularities why were they released now. well this release has come as something of a surprise off the supreme court me a must top court rejected the final appeal just last month so people won't necessarily expecting this presidential amnesty these two men these two journalists are among thousands of people who have been released today and we do know that mia mob does release a prison is around the time that it celebrates new year which started a pro seventeen so they are among other people to have been released not to give you some background to this case it was rejected two times appeals were rejected rejected two times by high a cool they were accused of having broken a colonial era official secrets act they were said to have been found with documents which were threats to national security now that the defense of the two generals who have maintained their innocence all the way through this case said

that they were set top police officer actually testified to say that the documents were planted on these two men nevertheless the courts in me in ma has said that there wasn't enough evidence to prove that now there's been a lot of anger about that particularly aimed at young son sushi that affect me i'm all people saying she should have stepped in fall alley or in this case to to help these journalists to secure their release instead she was relatively quiet about the case at one point actually saying publicly that she said that they were not jailed for their journals and they were jailed because they essentially committed a crime so a lot of people were looking to her to do something she didn't instead we have this presidential amnesty today all right our of southeast asia correspondent. reporting for us good to talk to you. now to a major political controversy in turkey election officials have thrown out the results of the vote for the mayor of istanbul turkey as president regift to one had suffered a humiliating defeat in the vote his ruling a.k.

party won the local elections over all but lost the mayor of polls in istanbul and ankara his party then challenge the legitimacy of the results now a new vote has been scheduled for next month. rising into the nighttime sky the din of protest banging crockery against parts system all residents expressed their dismay at the rerun of may oral elections at an impromptu rally on the outskirts of istanbul the winner of the election vowed to fight on lives your little cult all my fellow citizens the trying to take away the elections we won on the evening of march the thirty first they have tried to steal our hard work. and their music show mirch other still. is that we will return back our rights with a smile on our face as well as hope love and respect.

his supporters had been see them with anger all day. this is a pre-planned game and the election authority is a part of it what else can i say and this decision doesn't represent voters it clearly has been made ignoring the people's will. can they didn't know this came from somebody who doesn't want to lose his power so it's no surprise the vote should not have been cancelled. perhaps also unsurprisingly the losing candidate disagreed. why have the elections gone to the electoral board. because of the irregularities the wrongdoing has the cheeks and stain happens during and after the elections we have detected. that. after his justice and development party lost control of both istanbul and the capital ankara president had put increasing pressure on the supreme electoral

council he delivered his latest broadside on sunday or eleven shy of the us watch work of the has been cheating has been corruption all this is clear and unambiguous you know come on let's go before the people and we will accept what the people's wish dictates it's the simplest not but on monday night the people of istanbul gave their response to airlines claim that he's acting in their interest. correspondent dorian jones is standing by for us in istanbul with the latest dorian president everyone says that the opposition one this may or may or election is in istanbul with breaking and with corruption what evidence is there for that. well that's been a big criticism there doesn't really appear to be that much evidence heard one says there's been systematic corruption and voting irregularities but not really much the back those claims it does appear to the central frost's of their case against

this vote has been that's around forty thousand people voted in eligible on top of that a number of electoral officials want the required civil being civil servants but given the fact that this has been the most scrutinized vote in tokyo electoral history weeks and weeks of partial recounts nothing really has done much to overturn the victory of the main opposition and in fact prominent members former key figures within the a.k.p. have questioned the validity of the case and i think up until now take his electoral board had rejected a number of attempts by the a.t.p. to over over this vote they were rejected it took the president's speech this weekend to basically demand the actual bill to overturn it that it did appear to finally acquiesce to his calls and this will add to further questions and doubts over the m.p.r. of turkey's electoral board that ministers will take the selections during there will be a new vote held on june twenty third what are the ones chances of winning that

rerun. what is going to be very hard he will face a galvanized opposition who are outraged over what they say is their grief just act of taking away their fair and square victory on top of that is believe that the k.p. party is deeply divided over this move to another vote there are many. voices of dissatisfaction a feeling that the country needs to move on and address the key problem of the economy now on top of the economy that is going to be the biggest challenge soaring unemployment food inflation running at over thirty percent and a tanking currency and there is going to be growing concerns is what will do to change the narrative to give him a chance to win and this is adding to fueling concerns that have already led to further fault in the turkish currency and the fear of political and economic chaos as his election unfolds. during jones reporting for us from istanbul thank you dorian. now to some other stories making headlines around the world sri lanka's

acting police chief says all the suspect the plotters in the easter sunday bombings have been arrested or are dead more than two hundred fifty people died in the attacks which have been claimed by the so-called islamic state. investigators are examining the flight recorders of a russian airliner that burst into flames upon landing in moscow killing forty one people the pilot reported technical problems and turned back to moscow's sheremetyevo airport shortly after taking off its not that the aircraft might have been struck by lightning. the ceasefire in gaza that was agreed between israel and hamas the cheers to be holding it brought to an end the worst violence in five years at least twenty five palestinians and four israelis were killed in clashes over the weekend israel's military has allowed schools and roads to reopen. and the un report says a million species of plants and animals are risk of extinction because of human activity putting nature in its worst shape in human history the report says it is

not too late to fix things but it will require our huge shift in the way the global economy is run. still to come here on d. w. . has been. the most amazing it's been hard to prove possibly imagine baby sussex is finally here as well wishers congratulate prince harry and meghan on the birth of their son speculation continues about what they'll made him and when they'll release the first family photo. but first the fight for greater gender equality in jordan one of the battles is over the issue of us citizenship rights currently women in jordan are not allowed to pass citizenship on to their children that means babies born to jordanian mothers and non jordanian fathers are classified as foreigners putting major restrictions on their lives there are an estimated three. hundred fifty thousand of these families pushing for full citizenship but not everyone welcomes their calls for change. when see him

made an egyptian man almost four decades ago she never expected per choice of life partner would cause her seven children so much suffering down the line. when they grew up they had problems it was work. unless they got a work permit they could get a job. if they worked on officially they would have problems getting paid fairly. if they went and complained to officials they had no personal id to file a complaint when. according to jordanian law only men can pass on citizenship to their children this means that sons and daughters born to jordanian mothers and non jordanian fathers i considered foreigners in the eyes of the state. see him says her children feel jordan is their only home yet in addition to work issues their status also limits their ability to own property their access to public education health care and their ability to acquire

a driver's license. this is because as non-citizens they do not possess a national id number. for see him the problems went further than restrictions to everyday life her son status almost got him kicked out of the country he calls home . as he got into a fight as a result there was a legal problem and within ten days he got a deportation order. if he was and he would have been treated like this he was detained for two years pending deportation because of them and twenty fourteen authorities started issuing the children of jordanian mothers special id cards that were supposed to ease restrictions on their daily lives see him son tells me the card is ineffective in practice and is often not recognized by institutions like banks. local and international human rights organizations including human rights watch have repeatedly recommended the jordan overhaul it citizenship law completely any change in jordan citizenship law would require the approval of the country's

legislative body measurements in the web but some parliamentarians here are still stunningly opposed to the move this parliamentarian says amending the law would open the door for palestinian refugees to become jordanian as. you jordanian women are married to palestinian refugees he says this would hurt the palestinian cause jordan is host to two million palestinian refugees. if we keep citizenship to this group all at once there will be a huge change in the demographics of jordan and will the like tell this group to be happy with the current measures in place and the rights they've been granted thus far. to meant for salmon her children however this is easing of the restrictions is not enough. i want them to have their citizenship this is the least of their rights if a man can pass on citizenship to his spouse and children i should be able to do the same. but it seems that for now

a change in the law is nowhere in sight. now to our series on germany twenty nineteen the big issues our correspondent kate brady has been traveling around the country to find out what's on people's minds on the latest stage of her journey kate takes a look at what many people here say is a housing emergency the population is growing but not enough affordable housing is being built in heidelberg met some students who have their own ideas on how to tackle the problem. the next part of my journey i'm heading south to the historic town of hydro back in back home to germany's oldest university and the scientific hub. picturesque with its toytown appearance green open spaces and good job prospects it's no wonder the back is booming since two thousand and seven the population has grown by about fifteen thousand and is proving to be

particularly popular among taurus and the. but a lack of housing and increasing demand here in hyderabad has seen rent prices skyrocket over the last ten years making finding that very tail home here in hyderabad nothing short of a nightmare. demand for housing among students who make up about a quarter of the town's population is particularly high but here on the outskirts of hyderabad on the form of barracks of a u.s. military hospital a group of students has taken matters into their own hands the building their own student dorms this is colleague academic ira fryer who want to trying to find an apartment or flat is almost impossible for some people get an apartment through friends but otherwise. the sixty million euro project which is being funded largely by state redevelopment aid will provide housing for more than two hundred twenty students and apprentices at first glance the purchase type looks more garden shed

than home but it's complete with beds bookshelf wardrobe and desk over three hundred years of month bills included as a voice. on the one hand we want to let sustainably that's why the entire building will be made of wood because the production has significantly fewer c o two emissions than building with concrete we also want to live together more sustainably where possible we want to share a lot of if you are individual spaces a lot of communal spaces in our own workshop where we can repair things. and. heidelberg deputy magen old stock is pledging to build some eight hundred new apartments every year to keep up with the mund cuboid. we are hoping to achieve rental prices of under ten euros per square meter which automatically means we need subsidised as the market rates start at thirteen or fourteen year olds per square meter city and that's in the lower end of the scale this call is not. but if the

increase in rental prices of twenty two percent in heidelberg over the last decade is anything to go by rents are already heading off the scale. projects like alegria macadamia really could office a relief to the housing crisis here in hyderabad but when the city really wants to avoid the extortionate rental prices in other big cities like berlin and munich there's still a lot to be done. now well wishers around the world have been congratulating the duke and duchess of sussex britain's prince harry and meghan markle on the birth of their son the baby boy's name hasn't yet been announced he is seventh in line to the throne and gave birth in the early hours of monday morning to the delight of the royal family's fans. just before five thirty in the morning local time meghan markle gave birth to a healthy baby boy i was the. sounds

of well wishers gathered outside the castle a euphoric prince harry spoke to reporters in the afternoon letter and myself and a baby boy. i did this morning for a healthy boy. mother and baby a very pretty well as being. the most amazing expect because i didn't ever possibly imagine. how any woman does what they do is beyond the branching book with absolutely throws i'm just sort of grateful to you for the love and support for what help from a real that's been enormous been amazing sort of this one as others for the body. there was plenty of speculation about the queen's aids great grandchild in the days before his birth the tabloids falsely reported the baby had already been born days ago thousands of bets were placed on the odds of a boy or girl now the guessing is over. yet no it's a great great response from the very spot where exciting maisie was which is about

just every last bit. of. the new parents are breaking with tradition no pictures of the baby will be released for two days the couple had already announced they wanted to enjoy the first few days of their new family and privacy. for us so they will be seeing you joys in probably two days time as planned as a family to have to share it with you guys and so one can see the lady. another thing the public will have to wait for is the baby's name harry says no decision has been made yet. sports now and colognes football club as native back into the bundesliga is top division just one season after being relegated to the second tier colognes away win over quite a threat to clinch their move up to the top tier starting season young quote the best four to have trick and their first added and own goal to make it that much easier for. a court about sealed off or no win with his a third goal sending fans of the club known as the billy goats and the team itself

into celebration. liverpool will host barcelona in the champions league semifinal tonight trying to come back from a three nil deficit from the first leg to make things more complicated for coaching clubs his liverpool team will be without their star player mohamed salah and striker robert from. two of the world's best strikers on the way the group that's known now and be able to score four goals against possible not to go through with ninety minutes. thus make life easier but still as long as we have eleven players on the pitch then b.b.b. do try to and everybody knows that and that's what people do want to show nothing else. golfer tiger woods has received his country's highest civilian honor the presidential medal of freedom from u.s. president trump woods came back from years of personal and physical setbacks to win

his fifth masters last month one of golf's most important tournaments to receive the presidential award at a white house ceremony attended by his mother and his children thanks for standing by him during his most difficult times he joins golf legends jack nicholson arnold palmer and receiving this own quick. reminder now of our top stories here on d w two borders journalists jailed in the in march for the reporting of their work. have been freed under a presidential and. have been sentenced that have been sentenced to seven years to present their case for global campaign for their release. and election officials in turkey have handed president roger carbury to one a victory by avoiding the result of contentious local elections and opposition candidate won the city's mayoral race but after a legal battle authorities said the vote.

coming up next on business he's pakistan's most famous pilot but don't expect to see him flying his extraordinary aircraft anytime soon we'll tell you the heartbreaking. we will have that story for you coming up but first celebrities at the red carpet in new york last night for fashion's biggest night the annual mad and there were plenty of extravagant and wacky costumes on show. cut cut cut cut cut. cut cut cut. cut. cut.

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a place of understanding and reconciliation the national museum of african-american history and culture in washington d.c. it's a first time get people have a history that people can see. the spectacular building that documents along fight for freedom it really brings you to focus on what africa has been. the black museum forty five minutes on d w.

what's coming up on the going to sleep so much movement to at the flamingo there's . plenty to talk about going to go it's going to take a look at what all that means for the take up close. to sligo free weekend here calling t w. some time in the twenty sixth. my great granddaughter. put the world in your life time in around half a century. new world around two degrees warmer. inevitably sea levels rise fire at least one century. we're going to have some climate impacts maternal greater than we so you know. it's

really frightening. why aren't people more concerned. little yellow. shorts may thirty first d.w. . africa's most developed economy is running on fumes good south africa is about to reelect the same party that's governed it for the past twenty five years so could actually turn things around we'll talk to an expert. and b.m.w. profits plunges it sets aside a massive chunk of money to cover a possibility you'll find delegation. details. also on the show from popcorn vendor to airplane builder so why did police in pakistan clip.