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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 fire storm then on the next day that their eastern following kisha collapsed yes the square was reduced to rubble. 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 dresden during the next 2 days 3 more attack waves followed after that the baroque old town lay in ruins. at the time and 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 your 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 that's what it looked like afterwards that was my parents' apartment was on the top of. ants here shanties 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. and can call playfulness in my eyes this was a war crime and many things happened on all sides but this was an act of destruction directed at the civilian population. and steer started working as a camera man in the 1950 s.

he sneaked in 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. documentary film can be brutally honest with if you do not edit it 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. long kong is divided between those for and those against the pro-democracy movement . even meeting places are being boycotted or supported because of their political loyalties. this pastry entry search shop is 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. we recently is not. in. his business with a similar. role something that. the post hits with messages of solidarity show this shop is yellow because of the pro-democracy movement kim has found a place. that lists businesses which support the protests. coco chan and chaz 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 send i realized they were

from a verification team the yellow shops that i want. cocoa and shasta have found at their pastry shop in 2015 but the protest movement started they suffered losses as most small businesses but since then have been labeled yellow the turnover is even higher than before the protests started i don't know when protesters go to ace and other places they need to be careful about people over herring their conversations but they don't have to worry about that head that's why we've had more customers recently sometimes they even queue up outside our shop and take us is released just around the corner. but those who do not support the protests trouble really warms each 3 of traditional hong kong snacks has been labeled blue the color of the pro-government camp since she posted a photo of the support of the police force on facebook her business is down more than 50 percent. politics 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 her 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 salama and joy preparing food for the whole family some cason sleep with them family and friends often stop by cooking us one of the traditions fatty mad yeah holds dear from her country of origin mauritania but there are other so-called traditions which she strongly rejects. may. 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 thinking next. it was working as a midwife in mauritania in the 1980 s.

that turned her against the practice. and 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 fatima diac came to france as a political refugee in the 1990 she started her fight against after. she founded an s.s.h. in that campaigns for women's rights in communities where the practice is still accepted she is also part of the 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 selamat and her cousin how are are about to launch a series a few tube explainers to inform young girls about f c m although i have to say bill hello to all and welcome to the you tube channel purple chair my name is howard. f. g. am is illegal in france and the rest of the e.u. still there are 225000 survivors of f g m in france alone. and. confident their 5 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 move to ban motorcycle taxis but many nigerians depend on them to get from to be. an attempt to keep and this policeman is trying to keep trying 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 if the.

people you. know do. so. the government come out with thoughts. from. what. we do because we have no doubt things to do. 5 law good schools used by professional by now. as the public transport network in lagos is far from sufficient many customers depend on us to get around. a bit stop making quite modest. if you don't buy. it that way you take all that you provide and means of transportation for people but the lagos state government is adamant. people get into this must be good group will you go make those. that you know he's not we can all say because he's going up on no time even diatribe right now on doubts this bloody cmos book t.v.

and he suggests the ocado ban might also free up young drivers to take up other professions you go up paint as you do i view does you go up to laws you don't know how to zones are very scots know that it was not easy to judge before god that. 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 felt the okada.

passengers here are informed by. drivers here need nerves of steel. while passengers here can get an eyeful along the way. of taxis accommodate passengers all over the world. to drive our ceiling. red. colorful. abstract. and popular. 7 year old mikhail saakashvili has already made his mark. and experiment. this find signs painter. he's turning heads with these are the rollbacks. 30 minutes on d w. a link to scream

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