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it takes to go running. let me know how much. can change bush cut w. . made for mines. this week on world stories. the afro census a survey of the black community in germany coronavirus risks for health care workers in colombia and we begin in the u.s. the death of george cloyd has sparked big demonstrations against racism president trump has promised to crackdown on violent protesters we'll talk to an activist about his anger and the need for reform this bill you know you all got to believe

that he's angry but he hasn't lost hope taking to the streets every day kamau heart she's one of the activists at the heart of the protest in washington. riding his bike across the city come out doesn't recognize his hometown now dominated by a have a police and military presence for him it doesn't feel safe he's had many guns pointed at him he says from people wearing a badge they will come up. in a way it's like let me see your i.d. with a choir. behind my pulling let me see your hand. but then they continue to be hostile and aggressive. pat me down the stuff like that that's what it means to be black in america he tells me 52 years after the killing

of king jr than this seems to be a watershed moment for the u.s. but what makes this moment so dangerous is the man in the white house come out sad and later he wants a war because if you can start a civil war dan guess what he can stay in office for a little while longer so he wants this war he wants it became like this he wants. he really wants everyone to act completely out of control so he can have a purpose for his actions. in a city center there are marching he can come out as an electrical contractor but since the pandemic started there's been no work for him he tells me that together with his friends he's devoted all his time to peaceful protests they don't support the looting and burning but i understand that many young people are bored and angry and use violence to get the attention she got to let you do what they do you do your piece with thing you do your research things because either way. you're trying

to make the attraction. as nightfall some protesters the feeling the police could use tear gas and rubber bullets against them again not cameleon his friends stay regardless of what might happen i think the patience is the best portion for us to stay afloat to continue just for long term pain because you know it's going to take a long time for this to actually be corrected. he says he's never felt so energized and exhausted at the same time justice for george floyd that's what he wants and. real change in america. the german government's antidiscrimination agency is conducting an online survey of the country's black residents to find out more about what their lives are like. that's what i would backstrom is one of about

a 1000000 black people in germany but nobody knows that for sure as there are no official figures is she grew up in leipzig as the daughter of sudanese exchange students after the fall of the berlin wall life in east germany in the ninety's was difficult for black people many of them felt left alone. when a right wing muck circles around us affair and there's a policeman standing around who just lets it happen as 15 people shout the n. word at you memories like this often make you doubt whether you really welcome in this country of life. once that's why the organizations each one teach one and citizens of europe are conducting a survey the affray census the 1st one on black people's lives in germany daniel jama hopes it will fill the gaps neither gulbis unfortunately there's been far too

little research in recent decades on the situation of black people and on black racism in germany that explains why politicians keep asking us well what's the problem with the blacks here at all they find it difficult to talk about black people so that's why we've decided to take matters into our own hands and walk in his endurance hopeful she's from france and works as a teacher in berlin she's upset at the lack of sensitivity even among some well meaning white people. like class ally prepared to soak. the kids were us. super motivate they were doing well and then they got stage fright the principal of the school turned around to the whole assembly and stated i just love black news it's all true and you're largely interesting but the real problem in the with question is like how can we say no you know members you know recording and no one talking about it the average census wants to facilitate precisely this

discussion and to better capture every day racism in german society but it also has another effect to see and poland ultimately it's also very empowering for those for black and i think that's great. there's never been a 7 like the afeard census before germany is reluctant to collect statistics on citizens according to ethnic criteria. there's always a reluctance to ask communities about their situation about whether they are discriminated against people are afraid that this kind of research will create to these communities that we are a part of this is sighted we won't be denied the right to exist and we can all speak about black people african people calmly without being afraid of an expression when. it's hoped it could be a step towards change. the

israeli government's proposal to annex parts of the west bank has upset many palestinians some of them say that they would feel like mourners in their own country and they warn of a new intifada. date. checking on his palm trees jericho a palestinian city in the choice. the harvest is due in september but the palestinian farmer is more worried about the weeks ahead it's about plans to annex the jordan valley in the summer would have serious repercussions for palestinians. we have become disappointed there is no clear path for peace with this decision it brings about disillusionment and pessimism that it's all over for. sure. that this unilateral move by the israeli government means the end of any prospect of an independent palestinian state and this might lead to violence. jericho itself

would remain under the administration of the palestinian authority but it would be surrounded by the annexed area the plans are based on u.s. president donald trump's controversial peace proposal in jericho people are burridge about what the consequences will be. the current beach on land and side yeah like foreignness in our own country and now the area where we allow to and with will become theirs as well. this will bring him into farther this is what will happen if the next us to israel stand up against israel and against a palestinian authority is were captured and occupied the jordan valley in 1967 it makes up a sizable part of a large contiguous area within the occupied west bank israel considers the area a strategic security buffer 2 words the east palestinians say without the jordan valley they can't be a palestinian state. several e.u. states the u.n.

and arab states like neighboring jordan have already won this may lead to severe consequences but most palestinians have lost all hope that cautions will change israel's plans. rotavirus has created dangerous working conditions for many doctors and nurses in latin america many don't have proper protective equipment and often work in several different facilities they say this has to change. this is what a medical professional dealing with covert 19 should look like but most health care workers across latin america can only dream about having access to this sort of equipment. publicly hailed as the heroes of the pandemic front line health care workers in many countries like here in peru are protesting against a lack of personal protective equipment in military and mexico as well healthcare

professionals have denounced what they see as systemic violations to their right to safe and healthy working conditions. we are asked to reuse our uniforms to sell them from cloth they want us to wash or reuse our n $95.00 masks after several of our colleagues have become infected and even died we want the authorities to listen we want to quit ment so we can work. out a profit. * in colombia the rising worldwide demand and a decentralized privately administrative health care sector have caused grave shortages. mariana treats patients in bogata to protect her little son from the virus she moved out of the family home 2 months ago and to protect herself from exposure at work she tried to take matters into her own hands. we received

a private donation of n $95.00 masks and some face shields then we took it upon ourselves to buy protective overalls. but we weren't allowed to use this equipment at the hospital. administration told us that we were only authorized to use what they provided for us. at that time that was merely a conventional mask. i was then reprimanded by my superiors it wasn't a big deal but it made me very sad to see that on top of them not guaranteeing our safety they cause problems when we try to take care of ourselves. lack of protection in colombia is especially problematic because of an idiosyncrasy in the country's health care system and who are you an aggravating factor we're seeing a lot more of here in colombia than in other countries is that health care workers are usually employed in more than one hospital between 40 and 60 percent of them

work in 3 facilities they travel back and forth between them and that makes the handling of a pandemic with the kind of transmission rate we're currently seeing very difficult . to ensure protection of exposed health care workers a judge in colombia recently ruled in favor of a group of doctors who sued the health ministry now all hospitals are obliged to provide adequate equipment for their staff. but for the over 1000 medical professionals in the country who have already contracted the virus that decision comes too late.

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