the book. this is d. dublin news a live from berlin hundreds of passengers leave a cruise ship by the new coronavirus after 2 weeks on board in quarantine in japan it's time for some to go home what was the decision to detain the passengers a mistake right from the start also coming up a turkish court acquits 9 anti-government activists in

a landmark case but one is really arrested right away how independent is the turkish judiciary. and he's killed thousands of people and caused untold misery yet colombian drug lord pablo escobar is still treated as a hero by many but not all the families of his victims are found an unusual way to fight back. i'm told me all laddie well welcome to the program. the death toll from the corona virus has now passed 2000 with more than 74000 people infected the vast majority in mainland china the biggest cluster of cases outside china has been on board the cruise ship the diamond princess it's been held in quarantine in the japanese port of yokohama for 2 weeks still the virus spread among those on board during that

time on wednesday hundreds of passengers began leaving the ship to be returned to their home countries. what went wrong on board the diamond princess passengers who tested negative to the corona virus are finally being allowed to leave now questions are being asked about how the floating quarantine facility became an incubator for disease. but obviously the situation on the ground changed and clearly there's been more transmission than expected on the ship and i think the authorities in japan are adjusting to that reality now when the cruise ship 1st arrived in yokohama 10 passengers tested positive to the virus to reach later more than 500 had been infected it'll be very important to study this particular event and see what the issues have been that have led to transmission to to the to the people who've been on that ship other health experts say the ship has

been a failed experiment in containment and want the air filtration and waste disposal systems tested as possible modes of transmission and some onboard described it as a floating prison one british couple share their experiences through online videos . ok we conditioning is still getting us down we've turned off the humidifier leaving the door open but we've closed that so damn cold. shortly after they announced they had tested positive to the corona virus and would be moved to a hospital thousands still remain on board the diamond princess those being evacuated now face up to 2 more weeks in quarantine in their home countries. now to some other stories making news around the world the u.n.

supported government in libya has suspended its participation in talks in geneva aimed at salvaging a fragile cease fire the announcement came after forces of rebel commander and if one have stepped up attacks on the libyan capital tripoli hitting at strategic port rebel groups now control most of the country. afghan president musharraf's heinie has been declared the winner of september's presidential poll following a recount was reelected to a 2nd term with just over 50 percent of the vote his main opponent of the abdullah contested the election results and is now vowing 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 many women accusing him of rape and sexual assault weinstein denies the charges saying any sexual conduct was consensual. the billionaire former mayor of new york mike bloomberg has qualified

to join a t.v. debate with other democratic presidential candidates in las vegas on wednesday bloomberg has been rising in the opinion polls thanks in part to a flood of t.v. ads. from. in turkey celebrations over the unexpected release of anti-government protesters have been quickly dampened by the by the rearrest of one prominent activist on tuesday 9 protesters charge over the 2030 an anti-government gazey park demonstrations were freed from jail but outspoken philanthropist last month was immediately ordered back into detention on new accusations. reporters waited for hours for the release of. the philanthropist an activist was jailed in late twenty's 17 accused of organizing protests and attempting to overthrow the government on tuesday carville i was unexpectedly cleared them released but only for minutes he was returned to custody on new accusations of participating in

a coup against the then prime minister now president obama and 2016. it's not the 1st time such a thing has happened we saw it in other cases last year immediate detention under new claims that are bizarre now they allege she took part in the 2016 coup attempt it's quite clear that there has been political influence in the judicial process. may 2039 and the start of the case the park protests thousands of people demonstrated 1st against a plan development then against the government the movement quickly spread nationwide. but it ended after a violent crackdown 16 protesters were arrested including human rights activists academics and lawyers among them. the former entrepreneur a nonprofit organization founded had worked with several german foundations prosecutors had called for a life sentence on tuesday came his surprise release then we detention the

trial has been closely monitored by international media and by diplomats and n.g.o.s some have criticized the whole process as politically motivated. d.w. correspondent dorian johns has been covering the case and he sent us this summary of tuesday's events 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 have been racially greeted with euphoria but this latest attention order which will see him back in custody has those hopes with a growing feeling that though turkish due to sheree is increasingly under political control during joint d.w. istanbul. one of the biggest challenges facing europe is how to manage the flow of migrants many of them undertaking perilous journey as from sub-saharan africa to libya and across the mediterranean sea rescue ships operated by charities and other

non-governmental organizations but troll the coast of libya but still many migrants drown. drag 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 a look for a pulse who wouldn't vote with knives or rocks or. worry if you have a visual border control pilots are in radio contact. the border patrol is searching the area with small aircraft or helicopters they say they think are spotted the migrant boat going to people on board towards the free.

i would. walk. into. the migrants boat is now clearly visible. starboard bow for the. rescue didn't use are ready to be deployed tom he is one of the most experienced tough when it comes to see rescues even though he tells his colleagues what he knows about the refugees so far. from the mission begins. but the electric could mean the work. to rescue doing news search off of the migrants boat along with the ship. importance not to rush this policy operation to take time to assess the situation. that we wouldn't migrant boat is overloaded with $84.00 passengers all young men. went into

that they might stand up and become agitated and took over the boat is a big concern. that's why the 1st thing they are getting a life 1st. of all the way it will take 3 trips back and forth to get all the migrants on board the ocean floor and keep. 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 or relatives. and. what are you 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. with

they were like you know where there is no crime and what was left out of what they can see out of business if incredible rescue not really about that that they thought but exhausted some of them done that in my months about how many times in backing but otherwise i might have been like the other messages. on the group so weak but now say they're happy to be alive. they're not. colombian drug lord pablo escobar was once one of the world's most dangerous criminals yet nearly 30 years after his death people continue to remand to size his lifestyle and make money out of his brutal legacy now though as did obviously call for last report. the families of many victims have decided to take action. pablo escobar is everywhere in the streets and shops he grins at passers by from t. shirts key chains and even oil paintings pop culture has turned the founder of the

many young drug cartel into an icon an icon who was responsible for the deaths of thousands of people to consult this trend is horribly painful he tells me that 30 years ago his father died in a terror attack orchestrated by the notorious drug lord. and i think nowadays the people who sell these types of products are solely motivated by the desire to make money in order to sell by contributions the hype around this figure of a crime boss who inflicted a lot of pain on this country. in this place from 976-2993 escobar ruled over a kingdom of horror fueled by assassinations kidnappings and terror attacks still some of the very colombians who once lived in fear of him now seek to profit from his legacy yes some people come in and get mad they tell me this is blasphemy and ask me why on earth are you selling this but people ask for it this is after all my

livelihood if i get a request i get it printed because i run a business this is. gonzalez and. colombia remembers is trying to show the grim reality behind the idolization with its latest project oddly enough it's an online store selling narco merchandise or at least that's what it looks like at 1st glance. the way it works is that if you try to buy one of the products offered on the website you'll encounter the story of a victim of narco terrorism in colombia a direct victim of public. record. and i barely know me i marked elena gomez and i'm the wife of. deceased and one of pablo escobar is a tax. he said i would like to tell my husband that the life project we created together i

try to do in the name of our love. and of our life project in is through morning and through predictor you we love you forever. gonzalo and his co-founder daveed aren't alone in their fight against the trivialization of escobar his dark legacy through their narco store project they found unexpected allies with very close ties to the drug lord. you know it's our intention to prioritize the victims over the products the glorify the crimes all the story of my father those products our opponent insult to the families. and the lines for peace unimaginable 3 decades ago 27 years after pablo escobar his death colombia still hasn't been able to dismantle the powerful drug industry he built banning the products that glorify narco culture

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