but for a longer period. this is. no place to hide for sex abuse the catholic church removes the papal secrecy meaning victims of sexual abuse will be able to report it to civil authorities without fear of excommunication on the program. is sentenced to death after a court finds him guilty of treason since he's in exile will he face the ultimate

penalty. could become. experts say the mixed martial arts has allowed groups in germany to recruit new members. welcome to the program pope francis has announced sweeping changes to the way the roman catholic church deals with cases of sexual abuse is abolished papal secrecy laws meaning they will no longer apply accusations trials and decisions involving sexual abuse critics and previously accuse the church of using paypal secrecy to justify decisions to keep cases away from civil authorities. so let's get more on this from detail as religious as analyst amati welcome otten of

the pontifical secrecy this is about the heart of this announcement just displaying to us what that is the difficult secrecy is basically the policy that is instituted through church law cases of prince question of the for and swords including sexual abuse but also i mean whatever other transgression could happen within the context of the church things such as say priests not appropriately office not appropriately taking care of their flock at centered cetera have 1st to be put through the church system and not go to external authority so in the case of sexual abuse these reports were meant to go to the congregation of the doctrine of the faith one of the main institutions within the vatican this was actually one of the main elements that activists and former victims. victims advocacy groups have actually demanded that it be brought to an end and this is as a matter of fact exactly what we're seeing right now so it's really a momentous decision ok and so so it is no longer the case that if someone has

concerns about sexual abuse they will have 1st have to go to the catholic church about it so this sounds like a significant move full victims of sexual abuse it is not only that they would no longer no longer have to go to the church 1st i mean it's no longer the case that those who actually try to go beyond the church would be punished by the church for doing so i mean in the for the last 2 popes benedict and and bold threat was excommunication for actually going outside so this has changed it's very hard to i mean you cannot overstate how the change in policy is i mean we're seeing essentially what most people concerned with this story in the history of sexual abuse in the church have essentially been demanding this is the very lynchpin. the question of transparency and the question of you know i did occasionally reparation for grades committed ok so how far does that. extend then does this mean that

churchill sources will cooperate with secular authorities like police investigations so church authorities are obligated in brain simple to collaborate with national authorities only in those countries where month atory reporting of crimes is actually an obligation that's for instance not the case in germany that's not the case you need to lee and there are various reasons why it's not it's the national law what this change does is actually permits it opens the gates for open reporting even in those cases when it's not mandatory so it's not very clear how is it that it will ultimately be applied or will be enforced at the level of parishes and at the level of priests. and bodies in terms of policy a massive change so they sounds like it will be easy to bring offenders to justice i would not be too quick with that because one of the problems that we have

with the church as an institution is not merely the reporting of course there are people with good intentions that are very much willing to bring authorities that have not been able to do it under penalty for instance of excommunication but at the same time the problem is that you have a mish of relations in an institutional setting that are very very difficult to break apart sometimes you have people who have been suspected that go back 2030 years are still part of the church are not necessarily sort of inserted in the context in which they would be reported and this is not something that the church can immediately address but it's a significant step and must have step. thank you you're very welcome. now to pakistan where of course a sentence the country's a former president pervez musharraf to death for high treason musharraf's rule from 999 to 2008 after leading a bloodless military coup against a civilian government is now living in exile and was tried in his absence. the

sentence has been a long time coming for former pakistani president pervez musharraf seen here at a court hearing in 2013. the verdict guilty of treason the sentence death. sharp's lawyer rejected the court's decision calling on pakistanis to stand by the former ruler i said this this complaint is fronts this complaint is wrong it was just a victim i said i'm not i'm not then i'm not admitting the complaint there's no question of i can't fill it out. let the lawyers let the people take over it. the verdict is part of the ongoing followed over machar suspension of pakistan's constitution in 2007. the movie ignited widespread protests leading to his resignation. he may have lost popular support but the former general continued to have his backers in the country's powerful military. today's verdict is seen by

many as a strike by the courts against the army's grip on the reins of power. this is a unique decision of the. in the his here paga son there for the 1st simon miller to head to head been punished by the court under the constitution only law and it will always do because constitution has been while it is no less than 4 or 5 times in these here parts. that for the time being at least the death sentence is unlikely to be carried out for a sheriff is currently in exile in dubai where he is seeking medical treatment. we can get more from correspondent to whom john joy is the lama that welcome haroon as a president musharraf was previously a head of the army pakistan's army still wields considerable influence in the country how have the generals reacted to this death sentence.

except rice the government and the military officials to date and we should have to seize our by toppling the sharif men in 1900 s. right under article 6 of the constitution and it taught me to leadership reacted quite seriously on the verdict and the military spokesperson stated that the ex army chief and the president of pakistan who are serve the country for over 40 years part of our lives in defense of the country can surely never be a traitor the next 3 for those says that the legal process seems to have been ignored in this case including the constitution of the special court and the id of the fundamental rights of self-defense and in taking individual in special proceedings and the air controller in the case in east. dimitri saying that in the armed forces of pakistan expect their justice will be dispersed in line with the constitution of islamic republic. ok so given the general's opposition to this

sentence and also given the fact that musharraf is actually not in the country how likely is that the sentence to be carried out. he was sent there do you have to be and he has i took b. and i to do is to see only it will seem the standard actions on the above are military and the sentence will not be carried out. and we have not seen any street protest from the people here in pakistan anywhere and any part of the country and if these sources are saying that the government and the government of iran is the disease. control here thank you for joining us that they don't become despondent heroin johndroe and islamabad thank you phil. well take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world police in france are fired tear gas and no paris as major labor unions holding up the data structures across the country the clashes have happened on the 13th day of protests

against the government's controversial pension reforms the government says it is determined to press ahead with its plans. romania is commemorating 30 years since the revolution that led to the fall of communism in december 17th $1809.00 dictated by chart cesco he gave the order to fire on protesters in the town of tomasz wara but the $59.00 deaths failed to stop the revolt days later it's spread to the capital bucharest and ceausescu was overthrown. and the 1st global refugee forum has begun in geneva bringing together politicians business leaders and representatives of the 26000000 people the u.n. says have been forced to flee their homes nearly a quarter of lebanon's population are refugees but an economic crisis means finding work is difficult for everyone amir's hussein is lucky today she can work in this firewood company near the refugee camps of niles in the mountains of levanon with

her son by hey they will earn around 3 euro zone for a few hours work. has the fact i'm happy to help my mom earn money. are so many you know there's nothing worse than this if we had enough help we wouldn't have to do this work on them and mira and her son each receive less than one euro a day from the u.n. just enough for them to survive but not enough for an education for her son even if they work sporadically it's a similar situation for most of the estimated 1500000 syrian refugees in lebanon there is no hope for improvement on the contrary the political and economic crisis has cost many lebanese citizens and refugees alike their jobs. so there we thought that if the economy is shrinking the unemployment rate is also rising. unemployment among the lebanese has fallen by 50 percent. of them from seemingly before the

economic crisis occasional jobs were available now amir a is never sure whether she will be able to work to earn extra money to add to the small amount of u.n. aid she receives. and mixed martial also m.m.a. has exploded in popularity over the last few years here in germany but since it isn't yet a mainstream sport some experts believe its relative obscurity has allowed hooligans and members of the country's fod rights to use it to try and recruit new members. mixed martial artist. is one of germany's most talented young fighters also a social worker he knows m.m.a. has a dark side it's a platform for hooligans and members of the far right. for contact sport saw. for sure if you're viewing this from the perspective that it's also

useful good or could be useful using the street i think that's the thing which is the most appealing for them. countless promotional videos shared online demonstrate hooligans and right wing extremists are using the sport to prepare themselves for violence and as a means to recruit new members. it's common to see m.m.a. trained hooligans working out in football uniforms of clubs with known far right elements in their fanbase. hooligans and far right fighters have their own spaces for training and events this is possible because mixed martial arts is not officially recognised as a sport in germany and lacks a single overriding governing body all this means it's nearly impossible. to regulate sampson needs a steers clear of hooligans that knows right wing recruitment is a problem. the scene. should be aware of and should talk about

because it's a developed one with the right wing we see not only in sports. he's trained in jim zwerg fighters were kicked out for their extreme far right views but he believes preventative work and education should be the 1st option. if you're a right wing person you just start organizing yourself which is also dangerous because then you don't have an inside in what is happening there and maybe people start to recruit. other people which is also dangerous development expert says steps have to be taken to solve the issue because it is less controlled there are more opportunities for them to to organize things and to to be in control basically i think rick ignition. greater regulation of the sports will will will benefit it and will help to fight off the far right influence these changes could

go a long way to ensuring the far right and hooligans don't have a fighting chance to recruit through mixed martial arts. business south africa world news of the top of the. big screen to today's. historical turning to the. chick's business split. the run up evil of the islamic revolution. because of making its initial flirtation. strikes and lives of emergency.

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