this is d w news live from berlin one year of anger in the streets of friends demonstrations across the country marked the anniversary of the del of that movement police respond with water cannons and tear gas as fires and violence corrupt in paris. also coming up it's been 30 years since the celtic revolution brought down communism and what used to be czechoslovakia down checks are back on the streets demanding more democracy they're calling for the resignation of prime minister andre bobbish we go live to prague. germany's green wave

to green party is surging in the polls thanks in part to its popular player at the top but can the greens eventually step into angela merkel's shoes. and way of glucose welcome to the program a fiery anniversary today across france as the gallo vest movement marks one year of their grassroots movement in paris police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse at times violent crowds the protest movement which has been accused of tolerating anti-semitism and nationalist views in its ranks is attracting fewer people these days it activists say they'll keep up the pressure on the government to improve the lives of regular workers. then numbers have dropped since they peaks last year but france's you know best protesters are. still determined to take

a stand against inequality and high living costs the movement's 1st anniversary saw the now familiar confrontation with riot police on the streets of paris. i couldn't even breathe there was so much tear gas if the guy from mcdonalds hadn't opened the door for me i'd be on my way to hospital these imbeciles keep firing tear gas that has guys it the yellow vests want to make it clear to president emanuel macro that they haven't gone away a new poll shows more than half the french population support them. we're still in exactly the same place but we won't give up we will fight for our purchasing power for them to stop and placing taxes on us the little ones because we're fed up of dying in silence while this has been coming here every saturday from the beginning and as you can see we're good to go on for a 2nd year because there's nothing nothing nothing and yet you know. despite these

latest disturbances the movement has lost momentum that's partly because mike ross softened his stance and offered billions in state aid and tax cuts he also scrapped plans for a massively unpopular increase in fuel tax but more unrest is likely before the year is out unions have called mass strikes early next month to protest against proposed pension reforms. the abuse that lisa lewis has been covering the protests in paris for us she says while the crowds is smaller the anger in the streets is not less. today's one year anniversary of the yellow this movement so far as of people turnout across france there were clashes between the police and protesters here in the capital paris and in other cities and it's clear that the underlying anger that triggered the movement in the 1st place is still very much there however the number of protesters has gone down drastically and according to

one poll a majority of the french don't want the movement to re going traction and even though those who are still there protesting are determined to continue that demonstrations the government also seems determined to continue its reforms and to not be deterred by few 1000 protests. in the czech republic around a quarter of a 1000000 people took to the streets of the capital prague on saturday to demonstrate against prime minister and. the protesters are giving him an ultimatum sell his business interests or step down opposition groups say the prime billionaire prime minister profits from his political office protest organizers are using the 30th anniversary of the czech velvet revolution a milestone moment in the demise of communism in europe to make their demands. and for more now we're joined by by d.w. colleague reporter john wiltshire so john fly now why are these people out on the

streets so the protesters are on the streets in prague saying the czech prime minister. should hand over his business interests and his media empire to trust funds this is something he was supposed to do 2 years ago legally but he didn't he's been challenged on the check police already but he enjoys political immunity the e.u. is also currently investigating him many in prong felt it was important to make their voices heard. i'm not hoping here for him to step down or if you're right i'm just hoping that the people in this country will start thinking it's good photos that we can show. about democracy and about politics and it's a really good to keep in mind that it's not for free we here to show you show him and people like him that we are here they're watching him and who will protect our demographic so there's been developing for a couple years now surely no accident it's happening on the 30th anniversary of

elvis revolution what's what's going on there so demonstrates is a using the velvet revolution something that was really important in the fall of communism it happened just after the fall of the boom all in 1930 years ago they using this these protests to compare corruption then to corruption now it's no coincidence that. a former government figure under communist times he says that he doesn't understand demonstrates his problems but polls say that his party remains the most popular in the czech republic so they are using the the revolution in order to make this this comparison between then and now john thanks very much. and now to some of the other stories making news around the world at least one person has been killed during protests in iran the unrest erupted after a surprise decision by the government to raise fuel prices by 50 percent and introduce rationing protestors blocked traffic in tehran while in other parts of

the country police fired tear gas at demonstrators. protesters in bolivia have been mourning the death of at least 8 people who were shot by security forces during violent demonstrations in support of deposed president. the interim government is struggling to restore stability following the resignation of the former president. in venezuela opposition leader who has led new protests against the government of nicolas maduro earlier this year. declared himself president of the door remains in power inspired by protest movements elsewhere in latin america is now trying to reignite the opposition movement. germany's greens are in the opposition for now thought polls show them nipping at the heels of america's leading conservatives increased concern over climate change is largely responsible for their newfound popularity but also the party's co-leaders have done their share

uniting in expanding the party's base now general elections here in germany aren't scheduled until 2021 and there's a good chance the greens could find themselves in government still they struggle in germany's former east where many voters fear a climate agenda will hurt a region already suffering from brain drain and deindustrialization. flowers for the winner the greens reelected on only not their book as co-leader with 97 point one percent of the vote thank you i kept the result i'm speechless in christ thank you. no leader of the greens has ever been elected by such a margin before in her acceptance speech stressed the goal of receiving a carbon neutral economy and society. the most industrious that we have to assure that the ecological transformation is a social ecological transformation that works for all people for all people in this society 30 delegates also reelected told the topic of their books partner

in leadership he told delegates he wants to open the greens to a wider electorate. do for me we can't allow ourselves to be rigid we have to listen to legitimate criticism and always be ready to talk to everybody of the a couple of the questions remain unanswered should degrees propose a candidate for chancellor in the next election and who should that be but it was clear that the party feels ready to govern. it's a good schools i mean we are growing into a new role and that is not just to participate in government but to provide leadership. so down on. the greens of pick ambitions but they remain weak in germany sister states and in areas where voters fear climate action will hurt to local industries many voters still see the greens this lead to swear detached from ordinary voters concerns. and you have you political correspondent

kate brady was at the party conference and she caught up with beryl both after her reelection. thank you for joining us today the greens are still flying high in the polls here in germany in 2nd position what do you plan to do to make sure that the party can keep that momentum going ahead of the 2021 election to keep on going what we have tried in the last year yes that we didn't look what are the others doing the social democrats or the conservatives and just. reacting to their proposal about bringing our own proposal with regard to fair housing in cities which is a big problem in germany with regard to the economy and the question how do we get our economy carbon free and the question especially of rural areas we have tried to put in the middle of our politics and who are quite successful not everyone in the last elections but to try to keep on following this train we heard from your colleague as well yesterday back speaking about the and of the medical error that's

upon us how do you see the green party shaping the future of germany in the future of germany's role in terms of on the international stage but also specifically in the european union. we need definitely more european engagement where for so many proposals on the floor was regard to the european union especially investing into the future of the european union and germany has been very reluctant over the last year and this is a big problem and that's why we for example propose that they have to be a big fund was in the european union investment of infrastructure but also making the banking system. i'm secure against the next crisis. and to engage also in the question of agricultural policy where the most of the money goes into it and gets. paid in form and looking ahead now it's the 1000000 euro question right now do you see yourself as the next chancellor of germany and all this is not

already paid because we don't even have the election coming up it's supposed to be 2021 and we focus on the question which on the table right now thank you very much and i thank you for. psychological trauma it's a major problem in sierra leone which is still recovering from a brutal civil war to cope some soldiers are turning to yoga as a way to move beyond the past and live in the present. you create a problem for yourself by the end of the do you really need people why do you do. yoga mats fit young people in sports kit and a charismatic instructor but this is no ordinary yoga class these are sierra leonean soldiers and they're confronting a dark past. i still get i'm still traumatized but am now able to control it because of how you're going transformed me and i'm

a new person sierra leonean society bears deep scars civil war raged in the 1990 s. and 2000 rebel groups recruited young children as fighters in 2014 a bullet struck thousands lost their lives or their loved ones the mental wounds linger on. using yoga to manage depression and trauma is the brainchild of army sergeant felix and move. the night. by a new gay i think. you don't always think about what has passed you think about the present to me that is what i always tell and forget about what go on yeah i know you saw a lot for quite a long day. think about what you are presently doing. yoga was virtually unknown in sierra leone but to us study convinced the army it could help

x. competence with depression and p.t.s.d. . did come up to see this you guys are good it makes also forgettable to what we've been seeing want to have been doing 5 years after the yoga project started here it is providing respite for many long term it provides them with the hope of a path to recovery. finally boston i'm off. to sports now in a major upset in tennis stefanos tsetse pass has defeated roger federer in the semi's of the a.t.p. finals the 21 year old greek cruise past federer winning 6364 it's possible face austrian dominic team in the final on sunday. and a reminder of the top story we're following for you violent protests on the streets of paris demonstrations in the capital and other friends cities to mark the

anniversary of the gallows as movement and police respond with water cannon it tear gas. if you are watching t.w. news live from berlin up next it's our documentary series reporter with an indian wedding don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our website you know view the top. it's time. to take one step further. and fix the pulse of.