minds. this is g w news why they're from berlin tonight but various latest victim of the virus germany cancels its world famous october fest beer festival munich october fest usually attracts 6000000 people but the therion state leaders say it is just too risky this year also coming up in the u.s. more in time walk down protests as people demand that their states reopened for business is fueling a debate pitting personal freedom against public health and press freedom at risk

a new report warns that governments are using the pandemic to crack down on media across the globe. are burnt off it's good to have you with us it was expected and dreaded today these southern german stated bavaria canceled this year's october fest beer festival citing the corona virus the of it attracts more than 6000000 visitors every year and authorities fear that allowing it to go ahead would lead to a spike in new infections. the the no credit party tents giant mugs of beer are packed out parades. germany's biggest festival has been cancelled for the 1st time since world war 2. large events are currently banned in germany until the end of august october 1st

was supposed to start on september 19th but officials say the risk of infection during the coronavirus pandemic is just too high 2. which is painful for us it's a great pity but as with many things this is not a normal year and this is going to be a year without the 1st. about $6000000.00 visitors flock to the october fest every year crowding the festival grounds but also the host city new nic the cancellation of the event is not only said news for the city it also means big financial losses. fest has a value of 1500000000 euros for munich and many people profit from it it's not just those that have told professed like to be hosts fairground workers or souvenir shops it's also hotels restaurants retail trade and taxi drivers to.

people in munich now face a year without their beloved festival. but that this isn't hasn't come as a shock. when vonn finished that out i'm really sad but it was expected. if people come from all over the world we can't host a party like this one almost to face it mom since apologized when it's a great decision i have such respect for our state leadership the way they're handling things. october fest will be back again next year and then we'll enjoy it all the more. annoying i see the say. and so begins the countdown until 2021 when the next up tolbert fest will hopefully take place. w.'s bust you hard to he's been following the story for years in munich and we asked him why this is such a difficult moment for munich. well absolutely it is because you have to understand

that for the city of munich and for the people who live here you know is much more than just another huge party it's got a really long tradition it's been around for more than 200 years and it's something that's deeply ingrained into the d.n.a. of this city and on top of that it's also say the image of not only munich and the very a but also to a certain degree all of germany really all around the world if you ask anyone anywhere what they associate with germany one of the 1st answers that you always get is going to be the a total says so it's usually popular around the world in the city the people here in the city of munich they're proud of that they're proud of the fact that their city is home to such a famous and popular festival and course now they're sad that this year all those visitors from around the world can't can't come here can't take it and can take part in utah professing that this huge festival is not going to be happening. and that was a bust in heart of their reporting from munich now here's a look at other stories that are making headlines around the world the u.s.

president says that he will temporarily suspend all immigration by signing an executive order he says the action is in response to the corona virus outbreak and he says he hopes to protect jobs with it more than 22000000 americans have applied for unemployment benefits in the past month because of the walked else the opec alliance of oil producers has been discussing the dramatic situation facing the industry this week has seen sharp declines in oil prices with prices even dropping into negative territory for the 1st time ever and slashing l. put has been unable to counter the huge drop in demand because of the coronavirus. the number of protests against corona virus quarantine measures continues to grow around the world demonstrators are voicing their anger over measure in the united states locked down demonstrations which started last week have continued such as

these that you see right here today in raleigh north carolina on monday protesters including some carrying guns gathered in harrisburg pennsylvania demanding that the state reopen businesses similar protests have been held across the country. protests for more now i'm joined by my colleague joe. these protests they seem to be about a lot more than just this virus yes they're attracting a very mixed bag of discontent people many of them are worried about their jobs and businesses but among some of the signs we see being waved far rights groups we see conservative religious causes conspiracy theorists this movement is now being likened to the tea party which was the anti establishment movement that came before donald trump and donald trump has actually been quite supportive of this movement to mostly because it's taking aim at democratic state governors who are the ones who are implementing the core and teen measurements trump has tweeted out that

people should quote liberate the states where this is taking place so as you can see some of these protesters are wearing mosques some are not and they're certainly not keeping their distance and that's led some to speculate that these protests could actually be the cause of a new wave of corona virus infections that might even the geisha of the very quarantines that they are protesting against using and we understand that facebook says it's going to step in and it will not promote the right right will facebook's policy around coronavirus is to avoid spreading harm and it has already taken down in for. mation relating to upcoming demonstrations that violate state rules including in nebraska california new jersey and facebook says it's doing so proactively it's not being asked to do this but that has angered some people including donald trump jr who put out a tweet that we can have

a look at now he said why is facebook collaborating to quash people's free speech this is a chilling and just being shut down of people's 1st amendment rights now he's not alone and also the american civil liberties union which is no fan club has said there needs to be a place for people to be able to protest against governments reactions to this pandemic and of course you can imagine how we could get complicated because what happens in a country that is an autocratic country antidemocratic when protests rise up there and they are shut down by the government whose side is facebook going to tell you that's a good point although you know you could argue that these protests could take place if people were respecting social distancing which we know just by the pictures that they're not we've seen similar protests in other countries i'm wondering is facebook blocking information about those as well will facebook says this policy is global and that it will take down information about any event that is deemed to breach the coronavirus lockdown restrictions by governments in those countries just

to name a few that were seen in russia in chile where there's been red demonstrations against lockdowns and even here in germany at the weekend we saw demonstrations again a mixed bag conspiracy theories but also speech activists that was shut down by police because it was deemed to be. illegal however it's complicated here because there's a court in germany that has ruled that governments cannot issue a blanket ban against lockdown demonstrations so again facebook is going to decide who's already to take there and this issue is only going to grow as more people around the world become angry with their governments as they have to stay at home without income without the discontent. is always job thank you we also want to mention he has a fantastic online report about how activists around the world are responding to lock down restrictions you can find it on the w.'s facebook page. well the media watchdog reporters without borders fears that the coronavirus pandemic could pose a threat to press freedom everywhere the warning coming as the group publishes its

annual press freedom index a list of countries ranked according to how freely their media are allowed to operate throughout the day we're speaking to international activists and journalists to find out about the situation in their countries but 1st a look at how different nations are fairy. at the bottom of the table eritrea turkmenistan and north korea reporters without borders classified the lack of press freedom in those countries as very serious sudan is also in that category but last year's mass protests that led to the ousting of president omar al bashir have resulted in stronger democratic structures and reduced restrictions for journalists as a result the country ranks 16 points higher on the index than last year countries that made similar improvements include malaysia any theo pia. while poor

ratings and given to the west african states have been enough which fell 17 places and haiti down 21. the caribbean nation is struggling with an ongoing political crisis and violent protests in the past year journalists there were repeatedly attacked one was killed. the united states ranks at 45th place this year after 2 years of decline the situation has slightly improved over the last year but reporters without borders cite the u.s. as a warrior example of hatred incited against journalists by elected politicians with verbal and physical attacks against reporters alarmingly frequent terms of action germany ranks 11th place also up 2 places from last year the main reason for this is a decline in the numbers of attacks against journalists but reporters without borders say this still concerned for the protection of journalistic sources. the country's

ranking highest for press freedom remain in scandinavia denmark finland and norway . or joining me tonight is on the bill she's a mexican journalist and author she's known for her investigative journalism into mexican drug trafficking and into. the alleged collusion between government officials and drug lords on the bill it's good to see you again you have received death threats and you had to leave mexico for your own safety do you know what's behind these threats yes was the mexican government in particularly our decline man cold connecticut c l u a now that we asked this chief of the police in mexico and now for tonight that he seen jail he was arrested last year and see him getting it you're. working with this now. your home country mexico

remains latin america's most dangerous country for journalists why is president on the base manuel lopez obrador his government on able to break the cycle of violence and impunity in mexico. i think it says many reasons but i well i will tell you 31 is because no one cares about journalists in may he did throwing that oh i even now except a collusion between dow tory these and that got this out tory and they got this was the big threat for journalists in mexico 2nd because the system of justice in mexico dusting works does stand justice to anyone lest they judge monice so their paper tape 1st of these more there is really do they are they able to do it because they know that they will never have gotten jailed just just last april 12th

just to give you a peek about what is happening in mexico go. in the middle of the crisis of going out of use in mexico middle of the writing team one journalist more there and get it on he he was beheaded of course no $100.00. and under what do you get the motivation to do your work because you know that reporting the truth could result in you losing your life. when i see these crisis about this related with a current of units and on their boss city that exists around these on these whole almost in many countries there where the government does this and don't want to even i correct eeprom ation to the population and they were the

population doesn't know what really happening on a bill he makes me on a bill and there's more clearance on the bill and fortunately we're running out of time on the bill and some mexican journalist and author on the bill thank you very much. i think you're watching the news we'll be back at the top of the hour with more world news followed by the day hope to see that. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and news. hour corona update. covert 19 special next on d.