this is d.w. news live from berlin marking a milestone in history 30 years on germany commemorates the fall of the berlin wall a special ceremony is held at one of the few sites where the wall is still intact chancer uncle america honors the memory of those killed trying to flee communism and also has a special message about freedom today. also on the program india's top court gives the contested bullycide to buy yoga to do it's hope to google and the decades old

dispute between hindus and muslims over who controls the site but many fear it will raise tensions between the communities. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us germany is marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall events are taking place across the capital german chancellor angela merkel and other european leaders took part in a ceremony at the site of where the wall once stood the german leader told europeans not to take their freedom for granted. ceremonies in the heart of berlin commemorate the 30th anniversary of what's called the peaceful revolution. today this section of the wall is a memorial site but 3 decades ago it separated east and west germany and this

symbolic location is where the official memorial celebrations are taking place. the iron curtain is now history that's what these young people say they are from the so-called visit crowd countries in poland the czech republic slovakia and hungary their message 30 years after the fall of the wall europe stands united and in his speech german president. emphasized the role of east european countries before the fall of the wall the openly demonstrated for more freedom. didn't moot or not in fighting that's been born without the courage and desire for freedom that motivated the poles hunger ariens czechs and slovaks the peaceful revolutions in eastern europe and german reunification would not have been possible.

guns on its way this place and this day remind us of a great historical achievement. and they remind us that today we europeans are united in joy. so and so i'm going to find the chapel of reconciliation was built on the former death strip where the east german government demolished a church 4 years before the wall fell this chapel hosts regular ceremonies in honor of those who died during germany's years of division. is a in that i would like to honor those who were killed near the wall because they sought freedom. i honor the 75000 people who were imprisoned because they attempted to flee east germany in the 9th of don't ember is a day of destiny a day of horrible and also joyful moments in history that reminds us that hate

racism and anti-semitism must be fought. and. then a moment of solemn thoughts for the victims of a divided germany. well d.w. has been covering today's commemoration events in the german capital and our political correspondent thomas farrow is standing by at the berlin wall memorial thomas it's kind of a gray and rainy day in berlin you've been watching the commemoration of events taking place what have you seen today. we're standing here mary i'm out in one of the main main morial for the burning waldo memorial at the barren hour in the center of the german capital and this is one of the most important memorials i've just said on this is such the place where the big political commemoration took

place earlier this morning with the participation not only of german chancellor angela merkel and german president funk. but also of the leaders of those 4 eastern european countries that we saw in our report are now such the leaders and not only the leaders but also young people here refer to the political and the personal limitations not only of the berlin wall sucked of those 28 years that germany was divided but as well that 9th on november 989 the date of the wall fell and what came afterwards so our socks what we discovered today what we realized today right here at the piano watching morial was in a way a commemoration in various levels of commemoration in a personal level but also commemoration in a political level and something else that i believe was particularly important is the fact that lessons can be drawn from the 9th of november and that was something that was also stressor day particular by the young people attending what they can

learn from that very important day and what that means not only for them but also for the future of germany and thomas also the chancellor herself talked a lot about the lessons that can be learned from november 9th she gave a speech during the memorial what was her central message. the chancellor is obviously in a very special position to talk about the berlin wall she was born into how my book but then grew up in the eastern part of the country in eastern germany and just thought she experienced firsthand what it was like to live in a divided country and that's something that is very important not only for her but also for germany as well to have a german chancellor who grew up in the eastern part of the country i mean bob speech i'm going to call not only mentioned the personal implications of living you know divided the but it was actually meant for many people by the way this memorial here is particularly important also in dr regard because the wall ran just across

the street dividing families and friends but the german chancellor also stressed what that meant politically but she could also the role that those 47 european countries played in stressing once again and by the way again that's something that other people also stressed that the but in wall of the fall of the berlin wall was not only a result of those demonstrations in ny paid or what happened here in berlin it was also an international situation an international development on a such an international development that warrants to be celebrated today and what i'm talking about celebrating the organizers of the events here mention that it was time for a celebration but it was also a time for reflection and discussion on that is something that has also happened today very clearly at the back now is cost of immoral all right thomas spare reporting for us from the berlin wall memorial thank you very much. and the special coverage continues with documentaries and live events including

a concert at berlin's iconic brandenburg gate coming up later in the day and you can find a lot more information on all of our coverage just go to dot com forward slash berlin wall. all right let's get a check now of some of the other stories making news around the world and former brazilian president lula da silva has been freed from prison his release was ordered by a judge after the supreme court ruled that a person can only be imprisoned after all the appeals have been exhausted hulloa was jailed on corruption charges in april of last year. there been more protests in bolivia 2 weeks after incumbent president ever moralist claimed a victory in a disputed election in the capital of pas several police officers were seen joining the demonstrations the defense minister confirmed this. said their actions puts bolivia's democracy at risk. to india now where the country's

top court has ruled in favor of hindus who want to build a temple of the disputed holy site in a yard job the court says muslims are to get another plot of land to build a mosque security has been beefed up in and around the town amid fears of violence in 1902 right wing hindu mobs tore down the 16th century bobbery mosque which they believe was built at the birthplace of one of their most revered deities lord rum this sparked riots across india that killed more than 2000 people issue continues to provoke tensions between hindus and muslims. well for more on this date of your correspondents on your phone a car joins us now from the indian capital delhi so sonia we're hearing that prime minister narendra modi addressed the nation following this verdict what has he been saying. that's right i mean in a live televised address. the call to be

a historic day. by the supreme court he said it was a golden chapter in the history of the indian tradition and interestingly. also drew a parallel between this verdict and the fall of the berlin wall he said didn't know the date when the berlin wall fell and to communities reuniting people of 2 communities and he says this data gives us a lesson to move forward together well right despite the hopes that this decision is going to bring peace security has been tightened in indiana what are the fears of a backlash that's right i mean we've seen massive security arrangements in place today in india and not just in the northern states to put up with where the has located but literally across india across many many indian states cozzens of extra troops have been deployed today that is in addition to

local police who have been trained to contain riots the police there are also very carefully monitoring social media in a bid to quash rumors and the infamy tree posts and they're also very wary off you know the celebrations by hindu groups we're hearing reports that in some residents you know both firecrackers and disrupted sweets when the verdict came out but they were persuaded to go back by the police and the background to all the supports is that the parties are very hard to avoid a repeat of the kind of violence that we saw in 1902 in the aftermath of the demolishing of the 16th century mustered by in the mobs and if you remember that spock deadly riots across india killing more than 2000 people. well sonia this ruling of course in favor of the hindus comes at a time when there's a hindu nationalist government in power how do minorities feel about all of this.

well you know the building of the dam temple has really long been a rallying point for the hindu nationalists b j p do you know in the ninety's in the ninety's in the ninety's the beach would be really head of the political campaign on the plank of building the wrong temple at the disputed site eventually led to the culmination off that by land some to demolish an off the mosque and ever since come to power we have seen repeated calls to build a temple for members off the beach at the same time or to remember that some of the b. to be a country facing trial for their involvement in the violence of 1993 so against that backdrop i think it's fair to say that though many muslim groups today have accepted this word that there is a sense of unease and disquiet in the community muslim speaking very insecure especially since the beat it became you know religious and social tensions have really deepened under the scope of. the correspondents on a filmmaker reporting from delhi thank you. to hong kong now where

pro-democracy protesters are holding a vigil for the student who diet after falling from a car park during a demonstration on monday in a rare move officials granted permission for the gathering at a time are hard because of a 22 year old's death remains unclear bought activists are calling for revenge after the students to come to his injuries and died in hospital on friday demonstrations are expected to resume on sunday and protesters are calling for a general strike on monday. well joining me now from hong kong is correspondent tia's butting mathias hello to you tell us what's been happening today as the protesters planned a straight a weekend of rallies. yeah this weekend is of course under the sign of the common ration off the student who died yesterday he

had fallen from a park from a deck in a parking garage and then hardly had been several days in coma and died yesterday morning there were a commemoration events and rallies and clashes yesterday today there was this big event that you just mentioned here in this park in central hong kong it was granted by the police possibly because it is a prayer event the police has less possibilities to to to to prevent to prohibit. religious events and it has been very emotional very. peaceful and. of a very. event and that was trying to what was displaying dignity people laying down flowers it was a vigil this one has just ended for the let rest of the week and it's not so clear

what's going to happen the organizers of the event have called on everybody to go home and continue protesting tomorrow and on monday all right let's he has been. monitoring events in hong kong for us we thank you very much. you're watching news it's day 2 for our ongoing coverage commemorating the fall of the berlin wall 30 years ago thanks very much. why i subscribed to d.w. books your favorite writer to finish i like to see myself as the kid stein in the strange grown up world where your books are new to. syrian born american visits a local bar in berlin. he lives just opposite with a friend who was a member of the hitler youth.