to the. documentary. hello and welcome to focus on europe liz show the corona crisis has been dominating headlines for months so much so that it has overshadowed all other topics like the ongoing war in syria the conflict began 9 years ago and there's still no end in

sight years of heavy fighting and bombing have left many cities in ruins around the $6000000.00 syrians have fled their country international observers accuse president assad's regime of bombing its own people and torturing thousands of members of the opposition. president assad is still in power but now an unprecedented trial is underway in germany 2 of his alleged helpers have been charged with supporting a subsystem of torture and oppression syrians around the world are closely following the trial among them would in berlin for her the court proceeding opens up old wounds but also offers hope for a long awaited justice. mahmoud in her apartment in the german capital berlin the opponent of the regime in syria lives here on her own in exile isn't she this is my husband. says 2012 he's been missing disappearing in

a prison run by the syrian secret service. just like her son my here. they've been mediators for the opposition and have been on their way back from outside syria when the protests against the regime in syria started. aired. them and i called our son my hair after they arrived at the airport in damascus he said we're getting into the car now and we have peace at the table. before it was husband and song never got back home. the syrian secret services crimes are cruel these photos from inside syrian prisons were leaked in 2013 victims of torture photographed by a military policeman who managed to get them out of the country. today the photos are important evidence against assad's torturers in europe the authorities were

investigating them when they made a discovery and 2018 secret service members have allegedly come to europe from syria this guy's this refugees one of them is this man and where are the alleged head of the department in the secret service he and another suspect that secret service members have been on trial in germany since april it's the 1st trial ever for crimes against humanity committed by members of the assad regime. from as a darwish a syrian opposition where the trial is a historic step towards more justice. the city's darwish was there for the start of the trial he lives in exile in europe to. decode the example. just. when talking. to.

one of the. well us. the 1st. earth and he got a good. one when the trial started syrians opposed to the regime came together outside the court building to the man that asserted be brought to trial for assad himself denies any responsibility or wrongdoing. but the evidence against the syrian regime is overwhelming. it's kept here at this secret location in western europe. william wiley used to work for the united nations investigating human rights abuses for human courts in former yugoslavia and rwanda he heads the commission for international justice and accountability and gathers evidence against assad's regime. basically. what you have in this room are materials generated by the security intelligence

structures of sure the military structures of syria and the party or political structures of syria at the top level and the government levels. records and files of the syrian regime cleaned examined and archived especially for the investigating authorities and courts in europe. wiley and other investigators are financially supported by european governments when the war in yugoslavia ended in the 9. the international tribunal was missing many important files to prevent this from happening again the commission secured and smuggled over 800000 documents out of the case of the syrian civil war. while he is convinced that it will be enough to prove the syrian leadership's responsibility for human rights abuses. as to his father while mama living

in exile in berlin. and it's good and it has. a life it justice will take its course and she did and i'm happy when i see that those people who tortured the prisoners and i know what that's i've had that experience myself so they're full i be very happy if those responsible for techno chewing men and women are punished or get passed out we're caught up. at night biggest dream is to see their leadership being brought to justice for. them to pass out. just mahmoud hopes that one day all the crimes of assad's regime will come to light including her husband's and her son's fate.

the main defendant anwar are has denied all charges but if he has found guilty he could face life in prison. many of us only know the mafia from movies or from books but for some italians this notorious group of criminals is a real threat they have to live with they by day the mafia is now exploiting people's plight during the corona crisis by luring them with much needed assistance like money but this kind of help comes at a high price a local initiative in naples is now trying to convince italians to seek aid elsewhere. looks of people have turned up to collect some bread and other food volunteers are distributing at a parish in naples they distribute someone 1000 food parcels every day to day members of the anti matthew group s.o.s. impreza are also helping out the side effect company they get down the store it's important to us that people come to an official place for holiday shopping and

don't go to organized crime groups for help you know he doubled his reward for that meeting. in naples the local mafia like organized crime syndicate is called the camorra it's been making the most of the crisis to increase its influence by providing funds to people still waiting for help from the state. could tell no message is a prominent and fear prosecutor. the organized crime groups strategies and goals are simple. they want to take over whole companies. offer hope to businesses stores and restaurants that have run out of money after months of lock down and need fresh capital even i don't exult it in the price. the procedure is simple representatives turn up at businesses with that airline an envelope full of cash

and an author of fast help it may be tempting but to accept means getting involved with the mafia they have already been arrests in palermo on the island of sicily all over italy organized crime groups have been exploiting the downturn in the economy to invest money and from selling drugs and extortion in legitimate businesses. around the world. the mafia is not bureaucratic maze the state needs months to make good on its promises of help organise crime groups have the advantage of liquid assets and can step into the vacuum with the warble the bread that an affair rather has been giving out to people today comes from a pizzeria that was the target of the camorra just over a year ago. some armed members of a commodity clan fired through the store shutters 9 times. nobody was hurt

they were warning shots. before they would come to us every month sometimes every week to ask for pain meds. telling us to pay so we wouldn't have any problems as an insurance in the end the klan members were arrested and salvatore demetrio has not had any problem since but he's aware of the risks that the camara poses at the moment that version of them even. getting in through for them for law who have been waiting for their wages since march she will be desirable. for camorra tell the employees that they've got money for the boss and all they have to do is convince him to take it and everyone will be happy because he. has also run out of funds and it's going to be some time before his pizzeria goes back to pre-k. vit times if ever he's not allowed to have as many tables and chairs as he used to

because of the new hygiene measures he thinks he's looking at a 3rd of his regular custom and $24.00 of his employees are facing unemployment he and anna faris say that it's important that local business owners in naples work together to fight the current economic situation and against the organized crime groups. and i thought that at the end of the story that we were like a chain of solidarity we were helping families in need and providing advice to traders and restaurant owners on how to get hold of money legally and we're telling the come order to stay away from our city. for a is on the lookout for more allies and other pizzerias willing to donate bread that she can distribute. she also hopes that the state will get its act together. you know one hour but all and i don't shave would have seen it i'm

a business owner. and i've also had to close my shop that i'm bullshit the last that i won't let the mafia tempt me. enough but i want italy a state of law and order to finally act and help those who can no longer cope on their own after months of lockdown. otherwise she's worried that it's not covert 19 that will destroy the hope for a better future but the social impact of the lockdown which right now is benefiting organized crime far too much. the current outbreak has forced many of us to give up some comfort in our daily lives but there's one thing we can't do without and bad grocery shopping in the best parsley populated regions of sweden people are faced with a dilemma they have to buy food but also wants to avoid unnecessary contact with others and that's why it's shopkeeper decided to go the extra mile to make sure her customers get the supplies they need. for the swedish

countryside on the border of. environment. through summer. is a popular destination for canoeists the growing crisis is still distant here in the countryside i haven't been many infections to date. staff forces. and birds will come here to show. the sort of simply entering the shop as they usually do they started knocking on the back door for the last couple of weeks. just groceries it's a big shock for the weekend. when they get frozen foods their last for a few weeks. groceries bread eggs potatoes vegetables and wine white wine. and then

my medicine which i voted on line and can come and pick up here. alone but then. the stores empty but business is booming never the less. since the corona cross is started into this turnover has increased by 50 percent she runs a little store with her husband she's into online shopping now to. most people send us an email i print them then i gather all the things fine. really needles delivers the products. in the beginning toilet paper and yeast were sold out here too but nowadays everything has been restocked. people how burgers shopping for her mother today she's 90 years old and doesn't want to leave the house at the moment. in sweden can garden schools and restaurants are open but elderly people are orders to stay at home. we follow the government guidelines

keeping a distance to one another and staying at home if you're ill then we self isolate if we're healthy we can be outdoors but only with gloves and frequently washing our hands. every thursday kneels packs countless bones into the car and then he delivers them to the pensioners in town because all supports every trip with about 20 euros. when he started he was doing 15 trips. now it's over 50 a week. today he's on his way to google and can't disappoint visits from their neighbors their boat of voiding onus every contacts at the moment getting in the air in. i call once a week and i've usually got quite a long list of things then i order the groceries and gathers them in the shop and they're delivered to my home it's

a great service yes. is already off to see the next customer. meters waiting for her groceries at a car park in her view the small store is boosting solidarity in the town. the mapi bad no good many say something to the strange thing is now that we see each other less we've got a much stronger sense of community. we're all in the same those here but i also notice that people smile at each other more frequently almost as if to say. they will get through this. not only does include deliver groceries she also brings music to the people via facebook every saturday from 5 pm on words she plays a concert live from her store her opinion the concerts are just as important as having sufficient food in the fridge.

the corona crisis has crippled the many businesses across europe but there are also some industries that are thriving under the outbreak for example anything that has to do with funerals will take you to the sanish town of the about davion in the northwestern part of the country it used to be the spanish cough in the capital until the cheap imports made business tough for local manufacture as but now casket makers like horse said how monday i needed like never before. to say about one day's business. he's a coffin making. in the northwest of spain. that the family company which was set up in the 1950 s. . i was born into this micro for the run the company 1st know why what. business has never been so good the cove

it 19 pandemic has caused many more deaths than usual food of a sudden there was a huge demand and they could barely keep up. to give. if course we work more much more when the conditions were worse. we had to work really fast to make the conference they weren't as perfect as they would have been in normal circumstances without them normally. and it's not that they didn't have experience with plenty of forest and therefore would this area once supplied coffins to the whole country and in quite a reputation people our child's great grandfather was the 1st spaniard to set up an assembly line in a coffin factory that was 110 years ago not long before the 1st world war broke out and then the spanish flu epidemic of 1900 terrible times good for business.

many people died of the spanish flu here and all over the world in such times like now of course there was huge demand for but then all of a sudden there was no more major need for coffins then. these days the child families and asked factory is no longer in operation this is also the case for most of the other coffin businesses in. these days most coffins come from china the development to say about how one day is very unhappy about. it but feel. the biggest problem is the imports and in our case it's the attitude of undertakers and people generally. and everyone is looking out for their money so everyone buys cheap goods from china. if you. have a rodriguez is also a victim of this development he took over his father's sawmill 12 years ago many of the pine wood planks made here used to go to the local coffin make his.

advice on the haul they're looking for a close used to go to conference. but no where to go 10 percent. but above them. from a cruiser now using other words. where the old and the makers are also importing wood from elsewhere who say luis gonzalez is the president of the association of delish and coffin manufacturers and also the matter of pin your which is not far from where the davia there is still 9 coffin factories here he says that one reason why pine wood is no longer in demand is because the fashion has changed coffins used to be rectangular but now rounded ones are more in demand . if we were to produce rectangular coffins again we could use wood from the region i would be in favor this would not only help was

but also the sawmills. rather to the mother. he also thinks that the covert 19 crisis has shown how important it is to be less dependent on imports from abroad this is not any true for masks in ventilators but also coffins is sure that customers are going to start thinking differently. the undertakers will understand that it's better to buy or spanish confidence that there was a gift by the british the moment the one of the federal of the borders closed and there were fewer coffins coming from abroad we're the ones who work day and night to meet the high demand. and there's really among the. most a bum on there is not so. he's also an undertaker not only a coffin maker and he says that his customers 1st priority is the price.

he doesn't think that the current crisis will have a long lasting impact. will see how long this all. at the moment or a very sensitive and aware. it was still think this win 6 months that would be good the video here. but the problem is not only china and globalization coffins are also not great for a town's image once known for its coffin production all over the country these days riverdale via is hoping to earn more of a reputation for its wine than for death. large gatherings like this one are still prohibited in most european countries and that is bad news for musicians because it means they can't perform at concerts or events and they ok the music industry is an important business sector and now artists are taking matters into their own hands they don't want to just sit around and wait for things to

improve somewhere lame has found a platform that allows him to earn money and spread joy at the same time this is a special music message not for an hour here in london. a night tarted video a message for some doctors performed by musician tom morley. how are you going to help me with. being a musical messenger is tom's new day job. in normal life i play all kinds of weddings and events all over the u.k. and europe. so tends to be mostly my weekends completely for less work full time joke obviously in this situation they will be disposed to account so it's gone are the days of naive gigs where tom could perform at parties on greek islands or an indian wedding his income has vanished overnight spring and summer usually the busiest time of the year for musicians like him. music and

theater venues across the world remain firmly shut and with nobody knowing how long this will know musicians have been coming up with a plan. personalized musical messages the website on core links them with clients allowing them to earn money and to do what they enjoy most of all to perform. music is one of the u.k.'s best exports and the u.k. music industry is enormous so to see it all within a space of one a few weeks to go from beginning to almost nothing. it has been it's been extremely difficult for everyone in the music industry we didn't want to see it more in the loss of life performance we wanted to sort of turn our heads to a solution and think what can we do right now to help musicians and money from home . to make it service even more attractive on coordinates the

small amount of its earnings on each message to the british national health service . and so far several 100 messages have been sent all over the world. this means that they can now pay their rents. i'm certainly not feeling positive all the time myself at the moment. but it gives me a focus yeah great great channel positivity into every day. and to show how truly adaptable he is tom gives a very special performance. bar . they say and by the way. kissing is forbidden one of the sad

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