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2 this is the doctors use a shot coming up the doctor who fought a virus and a system lost to both dr leave on the raised the alarm on the coronavirus outbreak and was reprimanded for it now the venue vitus he and others to test taken his life coming off. the women led protests into any doubt the target of p.b.s. can do nationalist government correspondent explains why they've taken center stage in local elections. and snowboarders in afghanistan snow way i hear
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you say but here they are product lines and lights going all. i'm going to spend you're welcome to beat up the news asia it's good to have you with us a chinese doctor hailed as a hero for sounding an early warning over the coronavirus outbreak has died 34 year old dr one man's death has from today an outpouring of sotto in china mourners remember the doctor. ordered to use after he warned a fellow doctor's office saw it was like oh no virus infecting patients in the city of homs where he worked subsequently a metro center him by authorities said he had quote severely disrupted social order with his warning the government has now announced an investigation into the matter . dr lee when liang is dead 5 weeks ago on the 30th of december he
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noticed a virus similar to sars a killer chinese virus from 2 decades ago he posted a warning on we vote for fellow doctors 3 days later the 3rd of january he was reprimanded by officials and forced to sign an apology who had shut down its food and wildlife market the origin of the virus on the same day but then officials delayed a citywide lockdown and the virus spread weeks later the city announced the virus and the official lockdown came according to statistics that was too late the virus is now spreading rapidly through china although it's stabilized in other countries and it's killing people dr lee one of many he was speaking the truth of the or thirty's were trying to cover it up what we're seeing now is that the cover government is managing or is trying to manage information about him and
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social media very carefully dr lee has now become a national hero and sparked a conversation about freedom of speech in china. over there she said and that i deeply regret his death and feel very sad we need to see if his death can change anything and i hope he did not die in vain and that is the mission. at all china says it's now effectively dealing with the spread of the virus. soon she's ng ping emphasize that since the outbreak of the corona virus the chinese government and its people have been making great efforts in fighting the epidemic. but many people feel otherwise for them dr lee's story shows that chinese officials priorities are about control and political self-preservation. for a more detailed report of jury journal joins me in the studio surely welcome dr lee's
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defense appears to have really touched a nerve joined the or so right now is a really difficult time for everyone they have been fighting this virus for more than a month now and this doctor he was actually one of the people who want about these outbreaks off the fire and many see him as a national hero and now he died of the exact virus that he was warning about so this is really a tragedy for many chinese people and also because at this doctor he was talking of the as a man who was just trying to help because the chinese authorities they were accusing him of spreading rumors and spreading false information and then he was detained. exactly because of this and so of course many chinese people and i'll so far angry about the treatment of him and that expressing this go online are produced know how the government is responding to the finger so as i said people are very angry and.
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this. day about why police old stuff can be and apologies so and the chinese people asking for an apology from the authorities and also at this question has been extended to why that the man's for freedom of speech because many people now say that if the court have spoken fairly maybe this could have been called earlier but of course they were a sense that just hours after they were. on chinese social media although this public opinion put up bit of pressure on the chinese government and now they are saying that they would open in quietly into the best of that but it's still unclear what they are really looking for john thank you very much for coming into the studio and breaking that down for us and you can read to do you have proof or live a book the new one learn on our website don't go forward slash.
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for nearly 2 months now this street protest in delhi led by mostly muslim women has come to represent the biggest opposition to the indian government. the issue a new citizenship law that makes religion a test for granting citizenship in secular india the ruling b.g.p. party of prime minister narendra modi says the protesters are anti national elements only the b.g.p. can protect indians from and that's become the party's running cry for elections sort of new local government in delhi. campaigning has reached a fever pitch in the indian capital. and. is doing his bit. to win a seat for the hindu nationalists. his campaign song says it all. like
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the nationalism in india but the rights to. he is especially concerned about a month long fitted in delhi against an amended citizenship law. the law makes religion a test of citizenship for the 1st time. and taught us to see if the exclusion of muslims is discriminate and unconstitutional. they're insulting and. chanting the they want freedom from his. people too in the crowds of not. alone in her 'd opinion media does have the proper this is the stop them i'm tired national housing they need to express their anger against the fed and my warning for the me j.p. one needs him in parliament and even that talent to try and save the state i was up to these after that one troubleshoots much. a teenager shot at protesters at the
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university center. in the days to follow to woman shocked i don't know i thought a sight. activist saket good question why the b.g. people additional wasn't charged for inciting violence to show he decided to test authorities but he saw the mission to the chance to treat. the delhi police rejected his application. calling it a chance to know in order now to clear is going to work if he can't use the slogan on the right to free speech why can't a politician he says the answer is simple he'd these for the fiji is so then this can we hope it helps them radicalize people seem to unemployment as an all time high the b.g.p. has a huge number of untapped people out there who are frustrated who i mean who don't have jobs because of economists management by the government how do you tell them all the anger inside these people is do you give them a book you give them something to hate and for the b.c.b. that's muslims. the protestors are on. their motto has become flowers
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not bullets. for an event titled artists against communalism. musicians and doctors from across the country have been pouring in to perform for the protesters. it's sort of like the end game if we don't if we don't fight right now if we don't why yes i don't mean in and out hearts right now we're not going to. there's no way ahead of it if you if you're against what is going on right now you have to be you know that's that's the least you can do as you went. through during this campaign these protesters have been told many things. sellouts cheaters even suicide bombers. thank you in time d.c. they've they've either nice people do what is. freedom fighter.
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they grew up at war with the taliban but to these guys behind me bumping the hills has a whole different meaning to them it means shredding their way down the powder the slopes on the outskirts of kabul that they've done to form the taliban haven into a snowy escape where they're strapping in and letting lose. what looks like a scene from the alps is in fact kabul. where once improvised pipe bombs were the norm half hour it's now rain this hillside was used by the afghan mujahideen to rain artillery and rockets down on kabul during the afghan civil war in the ninety's. now teenagers are learning to glide down the same slopes. with varying degrees of er and grace. as the awarding of snow boarding is
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a new phase of afghanistan and we want to show this new face to the world so they can see that this country for all its fighting and ethnic problems is not all about the war. there are also sports and the young people who play that i. can on the charge on all. there is no lift so the snowboarders have to hike back up after each run but even having to take turns on the few bailable snowboards is not dampening their enthusiasm. jagger and whole. new generation has a different vision for this country they want development in every aspect of life. u.s. led negotiations with the taliban are still underway but fighting continues and there's no guarantee these teens will still be allowed on the slopes in the future. if the taliban come back it will be impossible to go snowboarding because the taliban on
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not sports friendly people they need or want peace nor sports so if they return we won't be able to continue within the. confines he fled afghanistan in 2016 and fell in love with snowboarding as an aside from seeker in germany he hopes his goal of one day representing afghanistan at the winter olympics want simply fade. into nothing. but. time for me to slide alter we leave you with images of a snow festival in japan have a good weekend everybody will see you back on monday.
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continues financial markets in asia and europe a back down today infected by the corona virus china has delayed announcing monthly export data show the figures don't look good global trade as a whole is taking a hit the world's top contain the line is have all dramatically reduce traffic to china airlines and entertainment outlets are on high alert all closing temporarily hong kong airlines is slashing $400.00 jobs and asking remaining staff to take unpaid leave comment as a feeling of pain the world's most productive auto factory owned by south korea's he is stalling jus to a lack of components from china and japanese clothing chain uni clothes has temporarily closed half its $750.00 stores in china due to the op break which also poses a major logistical challenge to feeding the nation. walk into a paging supermarket and you will see shelves well stocked with groceries as these pictures from state television show.

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