mubarak. playing. play. this is d.w. nears a live from berlin surprise and disbelief in turkey of course acquits 9 anti-government activists in a landmark case for 2013 but one of them could soon facing new charges in connection with the coup attempt in 2016 also coming up rescuing migrants in the mediterranean despite the dangers many desperate people are still trying to get to europe we have an exclusive report from a rescue ship. plus to some he is a hero of free speech while those a threat to u.s.

national security leaky makes founder julian assange the past the face of a british court that could extradite him to the united states where he could possibly spend years in prison. i'm told me a lot of both thanks for joining us we begin in turkey where the independence of the country's justice system is in question a turkish philanthropist and activist was acquitted on tuesday of trying to overthrow the government but now he could face new charges of montevallo had been one of a number of people accused of organizing protests and 2015 the demonstrations were 1st against plans to redevelop one of istanbul's last green spaces at gezi park but they took on an anti government the new detention order is in connection with the ballast. alleged role in an attempted coup 3 years later in the summer of 2016.

d w correspondent dorian jones has been covering the case and he sent us this summary of tuesday's events istanbul prosecutors issue to for prominent turkish. just hours after he and 8 other defendants have been acquitted on sedition charges coverless family and supporters had gathered outside istanbul slivery prison to welcome him to freedom after 2 and a half years in pretrial detention here and the other defendants were accused of organizing of financing 2013 antigovernment protests against the then prime minister regev type who is now president of accused him of financing terrorism but the case was widely seen as a politically motivated trial a start supported by the european court of human rights in december cover laws for release had been racially created by

a few phoria but this latest attention order which will see him back into custody has threshed those hopes with a growing feeling that there. is increasingly under political control during the w istanbul. now to other stories making news around the world the un supported government in libya has suspended its participation in talks in geneva aimed at salvaging a fragile ceasefire the announcement came after forces of rebel commander. has stepped up attacks on the libyan capital tripoli hitting its strategic port rebel groups now control most of the country. afghan president ashraf ghani has been declared the winner of september's presidential poll following a recount was reelected to a 2nd with just over 50 percent of the vote his main opponent a dollar a dollar contested the election results and is now falling to form his own parallel government. the jury has begun deliberating in the trial of disgraced movie mogul

harvey weinstein it follows emotional testimony from what many women accusing him of rape and sexual assault weinstein denies the charges saying any sexual conduct was consensual. one of the biggest challenges facing europe is how to manage the flow of migrants many of them undertaking perilous journeys from sub-saharan africa to libya and across the mediterranean sea rescue ships operated by charities and other non-governmental organizations patrol the coast off libya but still many migrants drown. storage joined one of those rescue ships and sent this exclusive report. from the deck of the rescue ship ocean viking nicholas romaniuk is scanning the sea for a boat with migrants on board. the ocean viking is about 130 kilometers off the libyan coast that means it's in international waters.

we have. for all who were with the riser pipes or. if you have a visual border control pilots are in radio contact. so. the border patrol is searching the area with small aircraft 2 helicopters they say they think the spotted the migrant boat we're going to people on board 3. feet up. the migrant boat is now clearly visible and. the. rescue didn't is all ready to be deployed tom he is one of the most experienced stuff when it comes to see rescues even though he tells his colleagues what he knows about the refugees so far. from the mission begins right.

at the electric did that with. the 2 rescue doing is set off for the migrants boat along with the ship in some ports and it's not to rush this part of the operation to take time to assess the situation. at the wooden migrant boat is overloaded with 84 passengers all young men. we go into that they might stand up and become agitated and tip over the boat is a big concern. that's why the 1st thing they are getting a life vests. for the way it will take 3 trips back and forth to get all the migrants on board the ocean hiking. most of them are from bangladesh morocco and somalia

with a few from algeria and the gambia 21 are under 18 years old they came along without parents all relatives. but that i know that. the migrants are also addressed in arabic and other languages every single person will be examined by the doctors on board. with the dangerously i've brought it up with the like you know where there is that happened and what it was like i can see i'd have been a simple medical rescue not really happy about that but the thought of my exhausted . at the time that might difficult to find months about it's symbolic thing but otherwise likely to feel like the missing it's. almost caruso week but now say happy to be a lawyer. after

that report we asked the drugstore itch for more on the condition of the people who are rescued. well i've spoke to one of the medics from dr without borders they provided medical and providing care for the rescue people. whether they're healthy although it seems that some of these people have been at sea for many hours if not days the medical team support reported that they are largely in a stable situation right now so however some of the some survivors was suffering from fuel intoxication and the m.s.f. medical team are monitoring the people for fuel burns which usually takes a little while to a little while to develop that exposure otherwise they should there's always a concern with people have been at sea for extended periods of time. with many complaining with a kid and body. we can leaks founder julian assange is due to face

a hearing next week that will decide whether he can be extradited to the u.s. to face espionage charges a songe is being held at a london prison while he awaits the hearing the u.s. wants him as extradited from the u.k. over his alleged role in the release of classified military and diplomatic material by we can leaks and 2010 he previously spent 7 years inside the ecuadorian embassy in london in an attempt to avoid extradition to sweden over the rape charges of those charges have now been dropped. at a press briefing today we can leaks editor in chief says assad is no longer being held in solitary confinement and that his health is improving but he warned of the consequences for press freedom should a songe be handed over to u.s. authorities and we can as a journalist organization. the united states has no right to start equating proper investigative journalism and journalism and no national security issues with

espionage that's outrageous and if that sort of this is allowed to go. it's very serious journalist all over the world. jury in the press briefing in london today we can and it turned chief was joined by gina songes legal team and they talked to bob the extradition hearing that a shuttle to start next week he. was there and she sent us this assessment joining the sounds defense team have claimed that the case against him is part of u.s. president donald trump's war on journalism they have to scribe how soldier was held in isolation in a high security prison in london to the extent that corridors were being emptied before he walked through this is now east they say and he said to be in better health the court case starts next week human rights lawyer jennifer robinson expects the legal proceedings to last for several years. german bureaucracy is

being thorough and pretty slow now environmental activists have thrown a spanner into tesla's plans to set up its 1st european factory in a state court has to decide whether clear cutting there can continue. the german press has started calling it the tesla forest and the machines felling trees here have stopped a court order has brought them grinding to a halt the environmental organization. says the company shouldn't be allowed to continue clear cutting before it has all the appropriate permits to jesus he said just starting activities right now sets a precedent these are things that cannot be reversed after all you can't just put the trees back in the ground after you cut them down because of the. cutting has to be suspended during the bird nesting season which begins in march if tesla hasn't cleared the site by then it could delay the opening of the factory slated for next

year. if it doesn't work out with tesla and i hope it does it will send a fatal signal to german companies but also to international investors it say that when it comes to global competition germany has grown unable to assert itself as the right place to do business but on social media users in other parts of the world are scratching their heads at the german delay to a major investment that would bring $3000.00 jobs tesla has already cleared 60 of the 90 had tears planned for this site the carmaker has promised to replant 3 times as many trees nearby the dispute has some people worried that tesla could withdraw from the deal the matter is being taken up by a state administrative court it'll decide on wednesday where the cutting can continue. in the austrian capital vienna a same sex couple is about to waltz into the history books the prestigious opera

ball dates back to the 9th. centuries a month expected to be a study of tradition but in the opening ceremony on thursday 2 young women will glad across the floor in each other's arms. and i still feel proud and i was close preparing to take to the floor as tuesday debutantes at this year's pro ball on thursday they will dance their way into history as the 1st same sex couple to whirl their way through the event's opening ceremony with trying to use this up so we've got now to just say about it doesn't matter what you have gotten so what you were born with you can do it you can dance whatever party want to and everybody can plan to meet everybody to follow. the couple insist this isn't about ideology they just want to dance together yeah and everybody that is a dancer on that has downs to get their ass like

a ballroom or latin couple or even like a padded do and then ballet they will know that there is so many men that conflict at all and so many women that can lead very well so yeah it doesn't really matter paul are going to have her marry a girl's power has welcomed the couple adding that in 2020 a same sex pairing should not be a big issue. i have always firmly believe the tradition is important to us and that within traditions there must be further development in progress one cannot hold on rigidly one must also be open to move forward with the existing tradition. and tradition with new overtones. i. has a reminder of the top story we're following for you no surprise ruling a turkish court has acquitted activists charge a truck trying to overthrow the government in the gezi park protest in istanbul 70 years ago one of them has been kept in jail because of his alleged role in the

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