this week on world stories. we get a taste of politics in on kong. and to hear about a controversial ban in lagos but we begin in germany 75 years ago allied planes carried out devastating air raids on dresden the historic city center was reduced to rubble and gosh tens of thousands were killed we speak to a survivor. when aaron steers comes to the neuer markt public square and sees the restored. he is reminded of the dresden bombings 75 years ago. here. and everything was destroyed and this was where most of the people were killed in the firestorm then on the next day the duration following kisha collapsed yes the square was reduced to rubble more than. on the evening of

february 13th 1945 over the span of just 15 minutes the allied forces dropped bombs containing 900 tons of explosives on dressed and during the next 2 days 3 more attack waves followed after that the baroque old town lay in ruins at the time aaron's tears was 9 years old when the bombs were dropped on dresden he and his parents he had in a bomb shelter in the cellar of their house seen here in the former you hungry organ alley. and. after the 1st attack we left the apartment while everything was burning i can still see it before my eyes the flames creeping over the rooftops of neighboring houses and. i'm not sure what it looked like afterwards that was my parents' apartment was on the top of the. aunt's tears and his parents were lucky they were able to flee the

city as many as 25000 people died during the air raids many of them suffocated during the firestorms. i can question this in my eyes this was a war crime many things happened on all sides but this was an act of destruction directed at the civilian population. and tears started working as a camera man in the 1950 s. he's nickname was the eye of dresden he documented the reconstruction of the destroyed city and he's been collecting photos and videos of dresden since the 19th century for his film archives government documentary film can be brutally honest with if you do not edit or change the footage and i never did this then for me it is the most impressive historical witness and who calls. today the rebuilt cityscape of dresden betrays few signs of the destruction that took

place here 75 years ago. hong kong is divided between those for and those against the pro-democracy movement . even eating places are being boycotted horse supported because of their political loyalties. pastry and the search of his well known for its refined dishes the missionary guide listed as one of the best in hong kong but for him one 1st time customer this is not the reason why he came here for a scoop of ice cream in the afternoon. on the recency it is not. like. this this is a. role or something that. the post hits with messages of solidarity show this shop is yellow the color of the

pro-democracy movement kim has found a place miami that lists businesses which support the protests. coco chan and chairs co have found it their business after dropping out of jobs in the financial sector they have been supporting the pro-democracy movement since its beginning oh my god i was going to have customers came in one day and when they finished they gave us a yellow sticker and said you can put this up it's only then i realised they were from a verification team for yellow shops and i wanted. cocoa and chasa found at the pastry shop in 2015 when the protest movement started they suffered losses as most small businesses but since they have been labeled yellow the turnover is even higher than before the protests started and it was when protesters go to ace and other places they need to be careful about people over haring their conversations so they don't have to worry about that head that's why we have more

customers recently sometimes they even queue up outside our shop when tickets is released just around the corner. but those who do not support the protests trouble really warms each area of traditional hong kong snacks has been labeled blue the color of the pro-government camp since she posted a photo in support of the police force on facebook her business is down more than 50 percent. well look i'm using my savings and i thought i money from friends. this shop is my baby i can't just close it but right now i don't have any income that's how young protesters are boycotting a business and they have repeatedly reported church with your thirty's for a leech violations lately has been to eatery after husband passed away several years ago to support herself and the 2 kids now she has to take small extra jobs in the evening to make ends meet. it's either blue or yellow in today's

hong kong the social divide runs through the whole city. in france one woman and her daughter are doing what they can to put an end to a barbaric practice female genital mutilation is illegal in the european union but thousands of women and girls are still savagely disfigured. fatty majia and her daughter samantha and joy preparing food for the whole family some chasms leaf with them family and friends often stop by cooking us one of the traditions fashion mad yeah holds dear from her country of origin mauritania but there are other so-called traditions which she strongly rejects being. made. i was cut so are my 3 oldest daughters. i know that my 2nd daughter had

complications when she gave birth. but i had my daughter's cut because i was afraid of my mother's influence. you can see her picture there she said if you don't have a done to your daughters their prayers won't be heard thank you nic. simply a muslim. it was working as a midwife in marriage pena in the 1980 s. that turned her against the practice. i've met many women who've suffered from fistula or incontinent they couldn't hold back their urine anymore they have to change their clothes all the time there are even some who have become completely isolated. when fatty majak hampshire fran's us a political refugee in $990.00 she started her fight against after. she founded an association that campaigns for women's rights in communities where the practice is

still accepted she's also part of a european network which lobbies members of the european parliament to take a more active stance against f g m. has also joined the fight you know i was lucky not to be affected by f g m i grew up in france and i think the question never came up for me but people around me people i know are affected by it in my community even in my family that's why i feel it's important to fight against it. and her cousin how are are about to launch a series of you tube explainers to inform young girls about. all the lives of simple hello to all and welcome to the you tube channel purple chair my name is how i. am is illegal in france and the rest of the e.u. still there are $225000.00 survivors of f g m and france alone. and.

confident their fight helps bring down those numbers. this is an act of violence done to small girls who've done nothing wrong maybe it'll follow them until their death that's not good whatever happens i know this is a fight i will continue. and i won't give up before i see concrete results and. isn't. our last trip takes us to lagos nigeria road accidents and traffic chaos are the order of the day here now the nigerian government has said enough is enough and moved to ban motorcycle taxis but many nigerians depend on them to get from to be. an attempt to keep. up this policeman is trying to keep try sickles off the street it's only the beginning of the morning rush hour but traffic is already jammed try

sickles and motorbikes known as okada are by far the cheapest and fastest mode of transport many depend on them for their livelihoods plenty of small commercial companies have popped up in recent years that's on top of thousands of drivers who operate on their own for all of them the ban is a huge blow. it would be the. people you. would do. so i'm so proud. the government. would torch. if i. want. to do is because we have no doubt things to do. 5 no good school. by profession by now. as the public transport not broken lagos is far from sufficient many customers depend on us to get around. that stop making quite mark.

if you don't buy the let me get. my. dad to take all that you provide and means of transportation of all people but the lagos state government is adamant. people get into this must be good to get limbs broken they go mate joe's said you know obviously not we can all say because we don't often know time is right time back no doubts this bloody scene was called t.v. and he suggests the okada band might also free up young drivers to take up other professions to go up paint as you do i build as you go up to last the 2 sides are very scots now that was muddy situation before got out. it's not the 1st time that lagos has imposed a ban on motorbikes so far it never really worked the commissioner sas government

will introduce more bosses and better roads this time but as traffic in lagos keeps getting busier it's hard to see how people here will manage he dealt the okada. i think is everything challenging unfair make a muslim school much different culture between here and there so challenging for everything. traditionalists i think it was worth it for me to come to germany. got my license to work as a swimming instructor here to share knowledge to children 100 dogs just arrived just. what's your story take part cherish on info migrants

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