this is t w news coming to you live from berlin chile's president moves to increase the minimum wage in a bid to quell the country's worst to rest in decades that's as police used water cannon and tear gas on protesters in the capital santiago also coming up it's 30 years since the physical barrier separating east and west germany came down the berlin wall may be history but tally united is the nation today we take a look at some of the differences that persist decades after the fall of the wall. and when your morning subway commute means spending all groping men and women in

japan are saying time is. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us chile's government is coming under extreme pressure as by what street protests show no sign of abating president sebastian pinera his promise of a wage hike and other reforms has done nothing to appease the demonstrators who accuse the police of using excessive force the protests started last month sparked by a hike in subway fares they've since widened into a mass movement against inequality. demonstrates his clash with police in santiago on a piece by the government concessions. protesters build barricades.

and police respond. but according to dictionary and prosecutors police tactics do not stop with tear gas water cannons and arrests they are investigating more than $800.00 allegations of abuse by police including torture rape and beatings. president says his government has nothing to hide he has vowed to investigate crimes committed by police with the same tenacity as they pursue demonstrators who destroy property means of course it will work well with the same force and rekha any abuse it has been committed and the lack of respect use of force will also be investigated by the prosecution and the court of justice if. that's what happens in a democracy look at war or the rule of law that's going to throw it. what started as a protest over a rise in subway fares almost 3 weeks ago has grown into

a movement to gates what many on the street see as the yawning gap between rich and poor and the lack of support for ordinary people highways are just one of the many services chill am's pay for directly truck drivers block the ring roads around the capital they say tolls for the roads operated by private companies are too high. and. if the fence is not a good reason highway agreements have been in place since 2006 the companies have turned back the investment 8 times over and they keep charging us and people i'm dead above it some demonstrators want a new constitution for to lay one that protects social services and resources from being privatized for them increasing the minimum wage is just not enough i did obviously call fairly is covering the story for us in santiago she says mistrust of the government and police remains high. well president so i stand being it as trying to appease protesters with symbolic gestures like the approval of

minimum wage subsidies many see right through him in recent days he has embarked on a charm offensive of sorts giving lots of interviews visiting victims of police brutality in the hospital but too many people out in the streets protesting again today it's too little too late and most importantly it comes from a president that they want gone the protests actually spread out today they didn't only take place in the centric plaza d'italia square people also gathered in santiago's financial district and what struck me personally the most was how far riot police was driving protesters into residential areas there were hordes of people that had nothing to do with the protests hiding out in full is not daring to go out in the street fearing the lingering tear gas or being hit by stray rubber bullets so there's a deep feeling of insecurity and a huge mistrust in the police force and that is something the president will have

to tackle if he wants to keep these protests from escalating. to use nicole fully there in santiago now to some of the other stories making headlines around the world today iran has resumed uranium enrichment at an underground nuclear plant in a further significant step away from its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers this comes after the united states withdrew from the agreement and re impose sanctions on terra. german airline live tons it has cancelled 1300 flights on thursday and friday affecting around 180000 passengers it's because of a 2 day strike by cabin crew over pay and conditions the industrial action mainly affects flights leaving german airports. u.s. secretary of state mike pump aoe has arrived here in germany to join in celebrations of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall and the end of the cold war he will visit lights and berlin to highlight the role of the united

states in helping people of eastern and central europe defeat communism. well the german capital is marking 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall on the night of november 9th 1909 east germany's communist regime opened the barriers and the once hated and deadly quickly became a place to party this week as well as remembering the people who died trying to cross the barrier before that famous november night the city's also celebrating the freedoms that follow. david leavitt's reports now from one of the last remaining sections of the wall. almost 30 years after the berlin wall came down this projection of the walls construction is part of the commemoration of that anniversary here in the german capital now i'm not just standing in front of any projection screen this is actually part of the berlin wall it's part of the few remaining pieces of the berlin wall actually it's the biggest part it's known as

the east side gallery back then the initiative was designed to help east german artists who had suddenly been left without an income but in those exciting days of the former communist state opening up artists came from all over the world. when berlin was divided it was common for people on the western side to drug or feed on the wall but on the eastern side people approached at their peril the wall became more and more fortified with heavily armed guards tripwires searchlights and lookout towers border guards were ordered to shoot to kill anyone who tried to escape and more than 100 people were killed trying to cross the border in berlin alone just a few months after those instruments of oppression were dismantled the east side gallery turned the symbol of terror into a campus for free expression some of the artists have become famous around the world because the gallery is exposed to the elements the images have had to be

restored or even repainted several times today the east side gallery is a tourist destination that attracts $3000000.00 visitors a year. 30 years after the fall of this wall that separated friends and family from each other this remaining piece of the berlin wall has come to symbolize a new cosmopolitan berlin of unity. after the fall of the berlin wall in november 1989 the 2 germany's were quickly reunited on a political level but socially and economically reification has been difficult major differences remain linda few reports. this is down a wash toss in the middle of berlin the wall is still here but as a memory of the city's physical division ended long ago but there are still great differences between east and west incomes remain higher in the west that's visible in each paycheck. the income gap may have narrowed over the past 30 years but on

average westerners still earn a lot more. reunification brought with it the collapse of almost all industry in east germany virtually nothing came along to replace it it wasn't for lack of money the government invested 1.6 trillion euros in the former east. but high paying jobs are rare in the east mind and 3 percent of major companies are in the west in another key difference in the number of leadership positions in the east versus west after reunification the top jobs in politics education and commercial were filled by westerners what started as a quick solution to replace eastern germany executives has stayed almost entirely in place. federal judges university chancellor senior government officials corporate executives decision making positions are rally filled by instance. only

1.7 percent of top leadership jobs are held by eastern germans. there's also a lingering feeling of dissatisfaction in the eastern part of the country 57 percent of easterners according to polls consider themselves 2nd class citizens that discontent also comes to the surface in elections the far right populist alternative for germany is twice as strong in the east as in the west. recent election results have shaken the political establishment bringing east and west together is proving much harder than expected great strides have been made since $1809.00 but experts say it will take decades more until the differences dividing germany are truly overcome. all this week t w is bringing you special coverage and reports on the events leading up to the fall

of the berlin wall 30 years ago we'll have live coverage of saturday's ceremonies and commemorations that of course is a fiber not. taking the subway during rush hour can be a harrowing experience for anyone but in japan many women have the additional stress of dealing with physical and sexual assault almost every woman there has a story of unwanted touching or groping it's so much of a problem that transport officials started designating women only carry just a few years ago that's helped but it hasn't eliminated the problem now women are taking action to demand change. tokyo in the morning rush hour the japanese capital's trains are jam packed bodies pressing against bodies for some these are the perfect conditions for t. con or groping. for them i have been touched a lot of times around here and most people i know have had the same experience getting. i am using the agile smartphone function

this path that sent me a picture of his thing about the big city. the continent has been part of japanese pop culture for some time cartoon films showing schoolgirls as helpless groping victims environs fanbase in a country where some couples do not even dare to hold hands in public. situations like this one where groper is chaste are rare. most victims suffer in silence. victims like them on. who was sexually harassed as a schoolgirl in the train she kept silent out of shame and because groping seemed socially acceptable for so long in japan. she recently developed a program that you convert. are an early warning system to combat groupers

$40000.00 have already registered. when you got the feeling of powerlessness comes from the fact that brokers are perceived as being completely normal it goes so far that the victims fear that the train will be stopped by their cry for help and that their fellow travelers will arrive late for work out of some kind of consideration they prefer not to say anything. wants to change that she was sexually harassed when she was at primary school the blogger has written a book about her experiences and demands that women talk about there's. still a moment i used to travel to school on the train with my male friends their experience of that environment was very different to mine so i realised that men can really only understand the problem if we talk about it clearly. and that is what ogawa does now. she takes us to an event of women who don't want to put up with it any more. the flower demo takes place once a month it's for people who have been victims of groping or who have experienced

sexual violence that it's only the demo is a very important place for us a place where we gain hope and the feeling that our voices can change something. that is in japan a country where few are outspoken these flower demos are almost a revolution. to mine and i thought the author was some of the women talk about their worst experiences and saying that gives me the feeling that we're moving together not. only in. intel something changes in japan governor will be coming back here every month. that is. just reminder of the top story we're following for you here today on d.w. news chile's president has moved to increase the minimum wage in a bid to quell the country's worst oil. arrest in decades police in santiago have used water cannons and tear gas on protesters who are demonstrating against

inequality. this is t w news live from berlin coming up next our documentary all my life for berliners 30 years after the wall came down 3 to cima we'll be with you at the top of the next hour i'm terry martin thanks for being with us. in charge of the famous naturalist and explorer. to celebrate comics on the phone it's 261st day we're importing on a voyage of discovery. expedition voyage on t.w. .