thank you as. i am. coming to you live from berlin and some response from millions of civilians trapped in syria's elite province crucial until he agreed to a cease fire a tense calm has been reported in the region a 1000000 people have been displaced of the last 3 months as a result of fighting the government and rebel forces. also on the program. of the greek turkish border tear gas is fired as the address e.g. is trying to enter the european union we get an update from correspondent on the ground. and ahead of international women's day showing skin but not the scars to

leave the russian tattoo artist helping women shake off the trauma and the to the surrounding domestic violence so easy. hello and welcome i'm that that shima a human rights monitor says 15 people have been killed in clashes between syrian government forces and rebel fighters in southern italy this despite a tentative cease fire that burned into force at midnight the ceasefire is a result of talks between turkish president. and russian president vladimir putin they needed in moscow to diffuse in the increasingly volatile situation in the region that had threatened to spill over into direct confrontation between in moscow. after 6 hours of talks and

a one and putin stepped out in front of the cameras to announce a security corridor or joint patrols and the all important cease fire. the 2 leaders had looked 10 says the negotiations began the complex and long running conflict in syria has put turkey and russia on opposing sides but now they say they are committed to deescalation. we hope this agreement will lay a foundation for the suspension the fighting. we hope to end the suffering of civilians there and to avoid a greater humanitarian crisis in. the northern syrian province of idlib is the last stronghold of anti-government rebels. with deadly air strikes happening almost every day in recent months syrian troops have been fighting rebels with support from russia. but the rebels are backed by

turkish soldiers the latest cease fire deal establishes a security corridor on each side of it live strategic east west m 4 highway join turkish and russian patrols will begin on march 15th. speaking on russian television shortly after the deal was announced syrian president bashar al assad played up his ties with moscow. by turkish aggression a common goal of russia remains. policy away from supporting terrorists and to bring our relations. with thousands displaced by the fighting the international community led by the e.u. is focusing on alleviating what's already a humanitarian catastrophe an earlier cease fire deal for it live quickly fell apart as turkey and russia accused each other of not sticking to the agreement the world is now waiting to see whether it's that pattern will repeat itself. the sea

science or is it live provinces off the top of the edge and that a meeting of foreign ministers in creation is capital zagreb and if on a friend's chief joseph burrell welcomed the russian turkish agreement and said the bloc would step up help for civilians in a lead moral also supported of course by dutch minister stephan block for a no fly zone over internet and that's meant to stop the syrian regime bombing civilian targets and to provide urgently needed humanitarian aid to the region very wise. and he is in zagreb for that meeting you're going to russia and turkey could not agree on that no fly zone but for the foreign ministers meeting there in zagreb how important is the cease fire to stem the flow of refugees heading towards turkey and possibly into the e.u. . it is of course very important because it creates that necessary buffer zone where potentially and that is why foreign ministers here said we'll

have to see how the ceasefire pans out we overall welcome it but we need to see whether it is really sustainable because that would create a buffer zone where refugees could stay safe away from the violence from the syrian site in the provinces now the no fly zone is as you have heard it in something that a number of ministers here would welcome but it is also clear that it would require a united nations resolution and for that you need russia on board and that has failed already a number of times so that is an unlikely scenario nevertheless a number of ministers have mentioned it here that it would be something that would be welcomed the turkey wants the e.u. to offer it more political and financial support to deal with the refugees coming out of syria is that is turkey lucky to get that kind of support it's asking for. let's look at the financial support for the 1st and that is where the german for

the foreign minister made very clear that direct payments something that had one request its money transferred from the european union directly to the turkish state will not take place what we have and the foreign minister was very clear about that it is working very successfully is within the deal the european union made the refugee deal the european union made with turkey there is money flowing and it's flowing according to plan directly to aid organizations in turkey the question is now whether ministers will say really increase that money the 1st of a foreign minister said maybe we can a ranch that this money flows a little more quickly than scheduled so that is an option and for the republican request we still stand in the same situation visa free travel for instance is something that is on the table within the struck a deal but it's not taking place because a turkey does not feel the political requirements regarding those a rule fall so far and as long as things stay like that it there won't be a visa free travel and you know what about the standoff at the greek. when refugees

from the turkish side attempting to cross into the e.u. what's being said there about this issue. are you just really in the dilemma here because they do want to end human suffering and they do see the problems of migrants who have been told to borders open and now realizing that that extra border is closed by reese on the other hand the german foreign minister again here was clear that if we would allow as you allow uncontrolled border crossing that could create even more chaos and would put people in danger too so that you welcomes the actions that greece is taking to protect protect that external border right at the foreign e.u. foreign ministers meeting in zagreb croatia thank you very much. and for the very latest at the greek to do list. she joins us from the turkish some of the border

1st of all really you standing in what's happening around you. all the situation here at the cool of border crossings hockey's border crossing with the greens remains tense there are still thousands of people waiting that demanding passage to the european union now i have to mention that as journalists we are not getting anywhere near this border crossing near this buffer zone we are not allowed in we have to report from here about 2 kilometers away now but we have sources we have people who are there people who we've interviewed earlier and they tell us that some quite dramatic scenes top them playing out there earlier today tear gas was apparently fired by border guards to discuss approach house that of migrants and refugees it's not clear whether tear gas has also been fired from the

taku side overall there are still families and small children i have to tell you and from what we understand their conditions are very difficult many of them. during a week in the called without proper shelter there are being aided by some organisations so they receive some food and brings but usually it's not enough for everyone. so a very tense situations still and we're also hearing reports of refugees are being moved by turkish authorities do we know already have been taken and what is behind this operation. i can give you specific example we've been filming at one location a little further away in the town center. and yesterday it was some kind of a makeshift camp of about 200 refugees and migrants are from syria from a honest and pop a stone's throw from some african countries these people yesterday told us that

they are determined to stay to wait for greece to open the border and when we arrived at the very same location earlier this morning it was empty we then reached out to some people that we've talked to yesterday and they told us that's what they told us they are been forced into bosses by talking police and then send to the station and then sent to istanbul where apparently many are now stranded without cash so they can't you know make their way to the talk of cities where they have all ritually come from last week when they moved here to wards the greek order so as it seems. people whenever they deem it necessary whenever they think it's useful this is the impression we are getting here at the border right. before to at the border thank you very much for that update from day.

listen to a look at the greek side of the border of course you must remember it's not only a land border that greece has to god for the south migrants and refugees arriving onto its on and survive the aegean including the island of lesbos bitter cold temperatures and little shelter is making the situation extremely difficult for the newly arrived now these are the latest riches from one of the overcrowded camps a temporary home to thousands of women and children. and joining me now is a nicolaus spongy outer part of his from the international rescue committee he's on the island of less wealth welcome to you now give us a feel assessment of what the situation like is on the greek islands like elizabeth way you are you know with more income less was. mysteries only behind us right now is very very difficult for the refugee asylum seekers community as well as the host

communities like. we are experiencing situations where there is an interrogation centers across all islands are over 6 times their actual the 38000 people are stacked in facilities and most 6000. now the greeks have shown tremendous ordinary grief generosity in receiving refugees and migrants already here but now we are hearing about tensions people are feeling uncomfortable about more refugees coming in and they are also going to attacking n.-g. o. workers who are helping them what can you tell us about this. need. we have experiencing the past days a combination of violence that is getting work is that by no means never ever be a target. this is creating a very difficult situation on the island for parties aid n.g.o.s to

operate. and we believe that this situation these 2 ends mediately. government sitting together with civil society has community and by this n.g.o.s to address these issues and bring this to the iranians that same time we have a lot of people on the islands that need to be immediately moved to the mainland so the computer. improve significantly. now the e.u. has shown solidarity with greece's position in this current crisis but how difficult is it for the greek authorities to take the kind of measures you just been describing to deescalate the situation and have these refugees who are streaming in. you didn't use the sums that are those crees because not enough terms of addressing the crises we all see now how do you take it peacefully. we need to do is you need to step up and take some of this has been on

the shoulders of greece and you know their money because all the e.u. member states. is just beginning to look a certain. degree. because when i was in the company children and being you know has the means to resettle 250000 people likely to fight across e.u. member states russet a lot of work to be done a nicolas apology out of policy from the international rescue committee one of the n.g.o.s helping deal with the crisis at the greeks border thank you very much for talking to you and you very much. let me know when you have to treat some of the stories making headlines around the world at least 27 people have been shot dead and dozens injured at a political rally in kabul afghanistan chief executive of the leader of good is

speaking when the attack began officials say he escaped unharmed it is the 1st major attack in the capital since the u.s. signed a peace deal with the taliban last weekend. u.s. senator elizabeth warren has dropped out of the race for the white house a decision comes after a poor performance in the latest round of democratic primary elections her exit leaves a bernie sanders and joe biden locked in a 2 way race. disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein has been taken to new york's the tourist rikers island jail his transfer to prison comes 10 days after he was found guilty of rape and sexual assault weinstein complained of chest pains after the verdict and was 1st taken to hospital. officials from the world health organization are warning that the world is not taking the karuna virus seriously enough but national response is to what's emerging as a global pandemic very from putting entire cities under quarantine to taking simple

precautions through like hand washing italy is so far the 2nd high has the 2nd highest death toll of the china it's taking no chances. the lockdown in italy continues this school in rome is just one of tens of thousands from across the country forced to close its doors the government here taking drastic measures to contain the outbreak very good at an on air it was not an easy decision for the government we also waited for the opinion of the scientific committee men and we've decided that given that the situation is changing so quickly so to suspend all academic activities beyond the red zone until the 15th of march. even the capital's historic sites are lucky to see visitors as a tally and stay home and tourists stay away anything to slow the spread of corona

virus which has killed 148 in italy alone. but how other states on the continent on dealing with the outbreak differs considerably germany has seen a launch rise in infections with hundreds of cases although a few places affected have been closed like this kindergarten near the dutch border the government is opposed to too many restrictive measures. because the symptoms we've seen so far are symptoms our health system deals with every day and it begs the question which measures are appropriate and which are not just want to push. on given what we know about the virus that at this point i would feel that any measure restricting cross border travel is not supported me and fights are english. european health ministers launched crisis talks in brussels on friday they agree they have to slow the spread of coronavirus but how they go about doing

that is still being worked on. your opinion and health ministers are holding a special session in brussels to discuss further measures to contain the current virus the number of infections has been going up in europe currently more than 4000 people have been diagnosed with the virus. for more let's draw in correspondent teri schultz she is in brussels the last time you health ministers met was in february there must be surely a much greater sense of urgency in their talks today. absolutely there is definitely a sense of urgency and at the same time this strong sense that they do not want people to panic and the difference between february and now is something the german health minister again spahn addressed upon his arrival he said look we were very successful in the beginning at keeping the outbreak out of europe we prevented it

from coming here in any great number for a couple of weeks and that was some very important time we gained a lot of knowledge over those couple of weeks but now we have to shift our thinking into preventing further infection so that's what they're looking at now there's no longer really a lot of talk about prevention because of course we've seen so many cases here in europe as she arrived for the meeting the e.u. health commissioner selig curiosity's said the important things we're going to talk about today are preparedness coordination and solidarity among member states so what kind of immediate measures are being considered at an e.u. level. we have to point out from the beginning that the e.u. does not have have a mandate to make decisions for member states so as in so many cases they are talking about how to coordinate and information sharing is the chief priority here because we heard a commission official story an e.u. officials say yesterday that there have been flaws in information sharing member states could do better in sharing with one another what measures they are taking

what how many cases they have where these cases are concentrated but if we're talking about a practical level today they'll be discussing things like whether they can jointly purchase equant meant to share among member states that are that are hardest hit that of course would would help with some of this these accusations of hoarding with some member states not sharing with those countries that are hit the worst they're even discussing things like bringing medical workers out of retirement or using medical students to help in the cases that are worse to you know they're they're running out of out of hospital spaces they're running out of equipment to protect these health care workers and of course if we look at a consumer level yesterday i went to a store and look for a hand sanitizer i've already heard that it's very difficult to find but i couldn't find it anywhere in 3 different stores so these are the kind of things that start panicking the general public so today commissioner the commission's meeting is going to be very much about how to sort of settle things down how to share what

resources there are among member states and how to keep people taking the measures that will keep them most safe starting we have to repeat with washing hands. now to in some countries like south korea the karuna measures don't stick really europe see similar kind of measures to fight. i don't think that we are going to see in the near future anything like you've seen in south korea where all public places are being washed down constantly i certainly haven't seen anything like that on public transportation here in belgium but you know you have seen the scene measures like italy shutting down all its schools and universities you know that seems very dramatic here and you know do it when you're sitting in belgium and seeing nothing about the european institutions are taking showing an abundance of caution you know the european parliament will not be traveling to strasburg next week and holding its meeting here in brussels i was hosting a panel yesterday in which commission officials had to cancel 3 of 4 of the people

who were supposed to speak had canceled by the time this discussion was supposed to start so at an institutional level they are very much keeping their officials closely held and not having them go out and take any have any interaction with the public that's not necessary so i think we'll see those measures ad hoc what's happening today is that they're trying to take a more coordinated approach across the institutions across the member states to issues in brussels thank you very much for that to russia now ways to with that as many as 12000 women die every year at the hands of the nuns and in a country that has recently decriminalized some forms of domestic mandans abuse is often the subject and that makes living with the physical scars especially difficult. has this look at what some women are doing to cope. this is no ordinary tattoo session it's called

a rebirth. that's what genia so hard calls her project she tattoos over women scars left by the abuse and domestic violence their men have inflicted on them it's a huge problem in russia. physical scars last forever the women are afraid someone will see them this isn't so much about covering the scars it's about helping women leads normal lives again. flowers and butterflies instead of stab wounds and slashes victoria has been here many times she was one of the 1st women jenny as a hard helped in her rebirth project she shows us her 1st scar what can still be seen of it. it is a war with my husband and his friend directly into the woods they were both drunk they stabbed me in the throat and on to my hour. there are no reliable

statistics on the number of women who are beaten abused or killed by their partners in russia. human rights activists estimate that one in every 3 russian women experiences violence at least once in her marriage many stay silent afraid their partners will take revenge and because they think the state won't help them a woman from the outskirts of the central asian city of says abuse survivors aren't taken seriously when they go to the police she wants to remain anonymous. my husband was a drug addict when he was high he would attack me with a knife he'd beat me and rip out my hair while this is one of the wounds from his knowledge of. genea so hard doesn't believe it's only the abusers who should be held to account she also

feels russian society and the state are to blame. for that whenever the women come to me they tell me the same story that pottery strong woman or on her trunks many of the pot as a jobless and they drink because they have nothing else to do domestic violence is getting worse because no one cares about people here. many sink into a deep hole they think they can get out of without alcohol. when the rebirth tattoo project 1st started anew for 4 years ago few people knew what went on behind closed doors or how many women needed help. when 30 women from across the region turned up the 1st week. oh zinnias so hard recognized her calling. to help them work through their trauma instead of repressing it. trunk but who are coming to tell their stories for the 1st time in

my parlor the memories stay in their hearts but you can talk to our heart what's the saying out of sight out of mind now at least they don't have to look at their scars every day i hope they won't do well on them either. force or harm the pain these women feel while getting tattooed is all part of the support she hopes it's the last pain will ever feel in their lives. and that report was filed by the moscow bureau chief. and we'll be reporting on many other women who are breaking taboos around the one through the day as we look ahead to international women's day which is on sunday. knitting up to date with the top story that we're following for you. all to do years of uncertainty cantata on the street to fish border turkey has started buzzing thousands of refugees to

a border crossing with please this as turkey ups the pressure on the e.u. saying greece is obliged to take in asylum seekers athan says chickies has been geoffrey she's crossed illegally. coming up next equal africa which takes a look at the environmental impact of the fashion industry in africa coming up shortly.

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