d.w. world heritage for 60 years. this is the interview news live from berlin tense moments on the streets of hong kong police fired tear gas on protesters as authorities accuse them of rioting but demonstrators say they are defending the territories free just by opposing it unjust law. also coming up cheers as i've been to a goal no walks out of police custody in moscow this after a huge public outcry at his arrest his supporters say the drug charges against him were fabricated. plus the reigning champions would start off with

a bag at the women's world cup it rained gold for the americans they set the tournament into a spin with their team gold master class. i'm sumi so misconducts good to have you with us police in hong kong a fired tear gas at protesters trying to stop a controversial proposed law that would allow extradition to mainland china now the city's legislative council has postponed a planned debate on the law after crowds blocked access to government buildings hong kong officials have ordered the demonstrators to disperse but they say they are defending the territory's freedom. from peaceful protest to violent chaos umbrellas become shields and weapons as demonstrators tried to fend off rubber bullets and tear gas fired by the police. tens of thousands of people came out to

rally again today in protest against hong kong's controversial extradition bill a quiet march until tempers flared. like the mostly dressed in black their faces covered with surgical masks and wearing makeshift body armor from the get go today's crowd seemed ready for a different kind of protest than the largely peaceful mass demonstrations on sunday . i would say it actually is we car or our approach territory we do or like for it is a different way to work our way that's the only way that we got here right now having our that. they are worried about a proposed law that would mean hong kong could send people to mainland china to face trial critics warned that would allow beijing to target political opponents in hong kong which retained its own justice system after being returned to china from british rule in 1997 undeterred by the outrage the territory's chief executive is

promising to push forward with the legislation i know that i have not received anything instruction on mending from beijing to do despair. we were doing in the us to doing it until 5 pm the functions. and all commitment to hold. a commitment hardly reflected today at the legislative council were seats remained empty as the scheduled debate was postponed but with a legislature dominated by beijing loyalists few protesters expect the law to fail to vote on june 20th. this legal so. i'm quite disappointed and i think. they will listen to people. they will still go ahead but i think there were people. they may have forced the legislators to delay the vote but for these protesters the struggle to preserve hong kong's autonomy has only just. we

got it. let's bring in our correspondent mathias bellinger he's been following the very latest developments in hong kong for us time a ts over the last few days protests there were mostly peaceful but we have heard that police have fired tear gas tell us more about that yes police have massively used tear gas to disperse the protests and to cordon off the area around let's go and the government buildings they are trying to drive out the protesters on this side of the city is has worked there are no more protesters around here. they wanted these protesters out they wanted to end these protests now whether they this would put an end to the the protests. over the next few years i doubt it people are really angry here and it seems momentum is growing mathias now this extradition bill debate in the legislative council it has been delayed what

does it actually mean is it a victory for the protests or really just the delay was during the day people had the feeling it was a small victory but nobody had the illusion that the government would back down or reconsider this bill that they would have really achieved something it was a small punctual victory by blocking off the legislative council and. blocking. the discussion inside so the norm akers could not come inside the government is determined to push this through against probably a majority of hong kong as we have seen the largest demonstration in 30 years on sunday a big part of society is roughly against this bill. this did not have any impression on the government so probably 2 days of protests will neither the energy as you mentioned determination we saw images of the territory's chief executive

kerry lamb saying she believes that this bill is important for hong kong she did say that the government has altered the bill and put in human rights safeguards will that ease concerns among protesters the government has altered the bill twice already before and then just just now before yesterday they announced that they would employ implement a mechanism to. service the implementation of the bill to have an extra look at all the cases this will not ease anything because nobody in hong kong things that a hong kong government that is appointed by beijing would have the guts to stand up to beijing on this which is the fear among many protesters is that this is the latest sign of china tightening its grip on hong kong is that the case

china has tightened its grip on hong kong for a long time the city is not what it was 10 years ago a lot of bookstores for example have taken out critical books for fear of written retaliation people have been kidnapped by the secret police the chinese secret police and then were showing up in chinese courts again this bill would legalize all these actions would give beijing a legal way to demand the extradition so this is why people are so angry at it because they feel this is the nail in the coffin to hong kong's freedom all right our correspondent my ts belling reporting there in hong kong for us thank you so much. now reports coming in from russia say police have detained several people at a moscow demonstration protesters are calling for the punishment of police officers in the case of investigative journalist even golden off the rally comes a day after golan also was released from custody after socials dropped

a drug charges against him due to a lack of evidence. even call enough walked out of police custody a free man early tuesday evening he thanked supporters outside the interior ministry and vowed to continue his work exposing corruption. that would be burned everything is fine i still need a bit to gather my wits i don't have to work very hard now to show that your faith in me is justified thank you for that. you are. very much of the idea that you have those supporters had been protesting at the ministry since news of golan off the rest broke on friday one person pickets don't have to be authorized in advance so protesters took turns holding signs calling for even calling off to be freed. 3 major newspapers also joined the protests he trying the same headline in monday's additions declaring we are given

gholam must do as i did in the several prominent media personalities also criticizing the circumstances i call an officer arrest one is considered because mr olson might set up. in court on saturday golan off insisted he was innocent and that the police planted the drugs on him his lawyers said the fingerprints weren't on any of the items police seized and that cool enough had been beaten in custody and denied a lawyer for more than 12 hours. the police released several photos that seem to show a drug lab at goal an office home they later admitted only one of those photos was actually taken at the journalists apartment. go enough is well known for exposing corruption medusa to the left you have based news website he works for was preparing to publish his latest reporting on russia's crime ridden funeral industry going off the rest seems to have hit a nerve yes well just as a pretty good there is a demand for justice in society because this case is not just about you but it

concerns many citizens who could end up in the same situation it is no secret that police often break the law in situations like this. in a turnaround it's those law enforcement agencies that are now coming under scrutiny the interior ministry has opened an investigation into the officers who arrested called off and they have asked president putin to fire 2 senior moscow police officials. and let's go right to moscow w.'s emily show when is standing by at a demonstration in solidarity with calling up in the heart of the city so emily tell us more about this protest you've been talking to people what are they telling you why did they want to go ahead with this demonstration even though was released . people say that despite the fact that going off was released yesterday it's still important for civil society here to show their strength and they have come out they say for other political prisoners who are behind bars and

who are arrested for political reasons people said you know look this might be a drop in the ocean but we want to come out and show that we are strong and today that is just what has happened people assembled on the square further off but now people are at the moment being arrested i've seen at least 10 people being arrested you might actually be able to see just just behind me people being taken off and put in police cars. and really what was behind the reason what were the reasons behind when i was released yesterday that he was set free so suddenly. well on the one hand it was the evidence which was problematic from the beginning there were. several contradictory things even in the case against us 1st of all for example the interior ministry published 9 photos that apparently

were taken in support meant of some kind of a drugs lab that he had set up but actually they later admitted only one had actually been taken in his apartment and also there was this huge political pressure that built up over the weekend with protesters assembling outside the interior ministry and even politicians high ranking politicians coming out and talking about the case and now it seems this pressure is continuing here but it seems that the signal that the all floridians are sending today is rather different from the signal that we were getting yesterday yeah we saw images of some of that outrage in russia there was also internet international outrage do you think that could have an impact on how the russian government deals with these types of cases in the future. well it's hard to know yesterday it seemed that people at least waiting outside the interior ministry for go north there was a huge sigh of relief it seemed that the author already is here we're sending

a signal of liberalization there was even talk that drug legislation could be discussed in parliament could be softened when it comes to drug possession so that it becomes more difficult for drugs to be planted on as it were inconvenient people government critics but today with these mass arrests that are happening behind me with the huge police presence that we're seeing here in the center of moscow it seems that perhaps the authorities want to send a signal to the civil society to civil society here which will strengthen from this case that actually. they have they are still in control of the situation and that people shouldn't get their hopes up that there will be perhaps demonstrations that is the single that we're getting here very much different one from yesterday and really what about himself he says he'll continue to investigate corruption will he be allowed to do so. yes he came out

yesterday after his release and said that he would continue investigating corruption including in the funeral business and that was the investigation that he was looking to publish just ahead of his arrest it does seem that because of his case which was which has become so high profile he might have some kind of protection going forward the question is what that means for journalists in general some of the protesters here that i've been speaking to said look everyone reported about this case but what if suddenly someone puts drugs in my bag what will happen then so what will happen to the small man and perhaps to other journalists who are less well known here in russia that remains to be seen our correspondent emily sure when reporting for us in moscow thank you emily. let's get around about some other stories making news around the world ethiopia special envoy to sudan says

protest leaders have agreed to resume talks with their country's military rulers the apparent breakthrough comes days after protesters launched a campaign of civil disobedience this was in response to a deadly crackdown on demonstrators demanding civilian rule. in uganda a 5 year old boy confirmed as the country's 1st case of ebola has died in the western town of official said his mother is a congolese citizen married to a ugandan she traveled with the child back home to nurse her father who eventually died from ebola. populus government has approved stiff fines for migrant rescue boats that defy orders to stay out of italian waters and new to korea laos fines of up 250000 euros when boats carrying asylum seekers enter at least ports without authorization. america's catholic bishops have opened a meeting in baltimore under pressure to confront a clergy sex abuse crisis that has caused anger among churchgoers on the agenda is

a proposal to create an independent 3rd party entity that would review allegations of abuse. that's being seen as a major win for l g b t rights in africa botswana's high court has overturned a colonial era law criminalizing gay sex the courts at the law should not regulate private acts between consenting adults and that penalizing people for their sexuality is just respectful of the court unanimously rejected laws that had previously carried a sentence of up to 7 years in prison it comes less than a month after kenya's high court upheld a law making homosexuality a crime. now here in germany the country's health minister is backing legislation to ban conversion therapy that's the term for a so-called treatment aimed at changing the sexual orientation of gays and lesbians some in germany who have undergone conversion therapy are working to make the practice illegal. today bastiaan measure is open about his homosexuality but

getting to this point was agony as a devout christian being gay seemed like a sin discussion groups and so-called conversion therapy were meant to heal him but dr even tried to drive out his demons. after he saw a big black form coming out of my back and that this was supposed to be a really big evil demon that was causing my homosexuality. germany's health minister wants to stop such methods and ban gay conversion therapy he has the support of doctors and lawyers boston moshe also sat on the committee the expert's opinion is clear. on all the relevant major medical experts associations have clearly stated that homosexuality is neither a disease nor a disorder that's why from a medical also like a therapeutic standpoint there's no need whatsoever for treatment. given the considerable psychological stress conversion therapy causes the committee also

says a ban is logical and legitimate officers mind that's why in my view the needs to be a strong signal from the state and also from lawmakers in order to protect homosexuals from performers jazzing discrimination stigmatism and suffering. bust and measure is fighting for the acceptance of homosexuality and to keep others from going through what he did. now canada has passed a bill making it illegal to keep dolphins orcas and other whales in captivity referred to as the free willy bill the legislation outlaws captive breeding and the importer export of whales their sperm or embryos critics say the new legislation will only affect one business in canada a theme park in niagara falls for the country's only active whale program the bill contains exceptions that the animals are rescued in rehab or licensed for scientific research. a canada is also banning single use plastics starting in

the year 2021 as part of an effort to cut down on the plastic waste clogging the world's oceans now it's just one of many threats to oceans including overfishing and global warming it's an ugly problem but one german photographer is taking a special look at the breath and depth of the destruction and highlights the work being done to preserve the life and beauty of our oceans take a look. at environmental photographer your code vests latest project draws attention to the state of our oceans with shocking results. this is not an island but a mountain of plastic off haiti. time these are places of total pollution we're beaches have been destroyed where people live in total misery. spent 10 days in haiti last april the island state has a severe problem he accompanied an environmentalist who pays locals to collect

plastic which is then recycled. there are more than 150000000 tonnes of plastic in the ocean. this year the environmental festival horizons in seeing stone the german coast focused its attention on the environment under threat. not really gaza had these are certain oddly enough this kind of horror also has a strange fascination for me we're like hunters on the lookout for these moments because we know these images are triggers that every human being can understand emotional like it's a value. for his projects heroes of the city so this is documented in the work of those fighting against the destruction of our oceans this was with the conservation organization sea shepherd for 4 weeks off the coast of west africa documenting overfishing and senseless torture. to

evoke an option for the 1st by many weeks on ships and the work of these activists these biologists these people i followed and was with and worked with they're my heroes. at the beginning of december vest and 2 of his friends planned to cross the atlantic in a bribe to raise awareness for heroes of the sea. the photos he's taken for his project will be used for a book and a video material for a documentary film. shot in normal the spec for the have enormous respect for the ocean because of the unpredictability of what can happen there you can never underestimate the power of the water and the power of the waves that's. a life threatening on taking to show us reality.

the defending champions the u.s. played their 1st game at the women's world cup last night and public fully only a 3rd to give us some analysis of that game high public. i think it's safe to say that the us lived up to expectations they lived up to expectations to me and surpassed them 13 times i would say like 13 nil is. the score at the end but again the only real it's pretty embarrassing for thailand and also pretty to marlise in obviously for the team but before we actually have a chat about it we'll say in detail i think we should take a look at the report. when star striker alex morgan noted u.s.a.'s the lead off to just 12 minutes thailand fans had every right to be concerned by the bruising haul followed before morgan made it 5 new to the usa in the 52nd minutes was. and she completed her hat trick amid a flurry of usa goals to make it by now on the 70 full for many it would but she

wasn't done yet some excellent wing play from megan rapinoe gave morgan and other golden chance in the 81st minute 10 mil it's time and she bagged a 5th in the 87th the team's 12th and 13th would follow soon after was the final whistle morgan was the 1st to console the broken opposition a stunning display of ability and sportsmanship from one of women's football's biggest names. as a pretty to marlise in there for thailand but it's always nice to see sportsmanship like that and i mean the difference with the champions of course. deanne ited states in thailand is stark you know the united states are a team that are solid they've got big players you know it's quite common for people to watch at the women's game in the united states and you can you know what we need to see is for that difference to to to narrow considerably and we are seeing that

in the game so hopefully in the years to come we won't be seeing so many 13 nails in the tournament that is a pretty lopsided result there was another group game where the weather took a toll on the take tell us about that as you know sumi here berlin we had a pretty wild night last night and the night before heavy storms lightning and so on it looks like our neighbors over in france are also suffering from similar storms and we saw that because in the sweden vs chile game in fact the game have to be postponed because of stormy conditions we're just seeing the images here in the city of. it was delayed at minute 70 the referee ordered the players to leave the field but when things. the players got back onto the pitch we saw sweden take a late lead. she scored in the 83rd minute and then. smashed home a stunning solo goal to seal a 2 nil win for sweden and a great result for them and obviously not great for chile no not great for chile

but germany today tell us what to look for there now everybody here in germany is waiting for this game and me as a spaniard as well have to say that everyone in spain is very excited about this game because you know 2 big sporting nations 2 big teams and of germany compared to spain in the women's game are far better and they have been in recent years spain in many respects you know to catch up and they have been even has even said that their dark horse is actually going into this tournament because there has been a huge difference in the past say 4 years since the last tournament in the game in spain but what we've seen in germany is you know great players are going to be taking a look definitely at 19 year old julia given she scored in germany's match against china and that was not an easy game for germany by no means they really suffered quite a lot to match and in fact it was quite funny hearing from cuts going to germany

defender she said i don't think there's a single player with a bruise and going down on to spain like i said dark horses the game has really improved their impre in recent years in fact it's changed so much the majority of the players in the team now play in 2 big teams and spain had let it go madrid and barcelona barcelona were in the champions league final they didn't win it but you know there's there's been a big drive as well for people to follow the game and in fact spain holds the record as well now for the number of people who have gone into a stadium in madrid to watch a women's game so that's good news for the game there so a lot of people will be watching that with germany and spain all right it probably is from did it for thanks for bringing us up to date. and a reminder now of our top stories here on d.w. police in hong kong have fired tear gas at protesters demonstrating against a controversial law that would allow extradition to mainland china lawmakers have postponed debate on the bill authorities are urging demonstrators to go home but

protesters say they're defending hong kong's freedom. and russian investigative journalist evangelist has been released from police detention russia's interior ministry announced it was dropping drug charges against him due to lack of evidence they're now opening investigations into the officers who were arrested. thanks for watching get it you were back at the top of the hour.

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