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british city of bristol protesters and down the statue of a slave trader into the river the belgian king leopold the 2nd was smeared with paint authorities are boarding up monuments or moving them to other places. many who joined the demonstrations want belgium to finally take responsibility for what's happened in its colonies like the democratic republic of congo belgian rulers that were responsible for the brutal killings of millions of people and that's his family is from congo her mother lived through the harsh rule and that's why and is taking to the streets to call for a removal of art and statues that glorify colonial times. finally i'm betsy feels a little less than the. 4 years beyond historian has tried to challenge the way belgium deals with its colonial past now she's among thousands calling for the removal of all. monument of the country's longest serving monarch the man who

headed up a brutal colonial regime in what is now the democratic republic of congo king leopold the 2nd. we all know that those teachers have a symbolic power and i'm totally can feel that for some people. they are they don't want us to demonstrate or they will don't want people to demonstrate and to see with these details not because they want to keep those statues there they want to keep else in our state of inferiority of. hundreds he was born in belgium but had to fight racism all her life she struggled to forge a career in the arts facing many rejections now she has opened her own gallery that spotlights the work of black artists. because the recession here is very sceptical and this is what made makes it so dangerous and so

home through to you there are so many examples like if you're looking for an apartment you have to say anderson yeah but you know don't waste my time unplug. maybe not maybe your pride he apartment has a really neat has already been taken the racism in belgium however is not only fuelled by a false image of the colonial era beliefs or colic leopold's like to see also reveals vital interests. izing the most venerable sport. where is how belgian enterprise belgium families go to reach things to loot thanks to congo and the congo really helped belgium to become a state statues of leopold the 2nd like this one in the seaside resort of austin are everywhere but there's no mention that his lavish public spending was financed

by congolese robber and no mention of the millions of congolese people killed in the process instead the official website directs tourists to a walking tour highlighting how the king's achievements bolstered the town's prestige. since the protests started a number of statues and busts have been taken down. but of origins are busy restoring others this history professor things that sends the wrong message. to main problem of belgium and this is again a difference with other former colonial matter poles is that we do not have any monuments for victims of the colonization or heroes of anti communities. unvetted she is collecting her son she wants him to learn as much as possible about his family's history her own mother still remembers the brutal reality of colonial

rule in the midst 20 century and effie in africa our parents didn't want us to see them being treated badly and yet they would tell us not to come close. but i was curious i would hide an ask myself why people will being hit. and one day i asked my dad if he'd been hit by that he said yes and told me that eating because he didn't have enough money to pay the tax and the innocent lives in people . i'm back so you knows that many parents of congolese descent do not like to share our unpleasant memories but for some of the generations to come she feels transparency is the best way forward. to india to this a close family so transparent. all those family secrets are passed daryn from generation to generation and raise on people when you say things clearly this

allows future generations to cope with the past so they don't become victims of what remains in our collective consciousness seem to suggest young t. has to do not consume collective. the exact opposite is what you find in colonial art a glorification of this time in the africa museum in brussels most of the colonial art has been confined to a small room in the basement but as long as people from that iran still are life what's the fields that's not enough. to dam is just all look at our past how glorious it was maybe we should put all those teachers away from them for the moment maybe wait that those people disappear and then show them again but with another method and just with the real message that. the belgium didn't bring civilisations to congo belgium came to steal everywhere you go in

belgium you come across colonial monuments confronting the reality of this past is a painful but crucial process what's he feels now a 1st step has been made. have you heard of the blue heart of europe well if the region and the ball comes with numerous rivers and these rivers form a unique landscape the savage in slovenia is part of this landscape but now there are plans to build a new hydro power plants near the town of markets it does not mean a parliamentary simply passed a law that limits the power of n.g.o.s to check whether new construction projects are in line with environmental protection regulations and this has a good many activists among them or all could raise money he has joined the complaint to save the rivers of selenium because for him they have a special meaning. wrong grossman has spent his entire life on the rivers of so then you once a member of an olympic rowing team now prefers kayaks his love of rivers has made

him an ardent environmentalist linendoll bonnet a month every year rock joins like minded people to paddle along the balkans rivers to protest against the destruction of the last wild river landscapes in europe. an award winning documentary tells their story. yeah this year we were planning to paddle all the way from the source in balkan to belgrade that flows into the new and we chose because it is basically the most legendary river of the bought of guns because it defines the bot a company and because it's now really being attacked by the hydrologic i. look roseman founded the ngo balkan river defense today he's taking us along to my

creates a row hydro electric power plant has been planned for years. we are in a blend them construction side of them more could say they're the 3rd a dam that the most controversial of them in slovenia for less then there is that everybody who knows a bit about the nature and energy law has been fighting clause and. every friday roseman takes his campaign to the streets of the capital liana for weeks thousands have protested because of the corona pandemic mostly on bicycles. they oppose the country's right wing populist government calling for an independent judiciary and press. but above all they protest against the systematic curtailing of rights of civil society groups. the general biking ideal of the protest. studio nights well to do do i oppose the destructive measures of the government that are trying to stop all those from and some of the offices because of the

corona virus pandemic the government has passed special laws that massively detail the rights of n.g.o.s. lutron is a private research institute that in regard to its n.g.o.s status is affected by the laws that the biologist were contracted by investor hess to prepare an environmental report on low creates a project. their findings were shown that a power plant would seriously threaten the environment explains looters founder has later commissioned a new report elsewhere. if the dimia view it was a corporate division that they had serves only as a must must suffer outwith rule oppressive mischa's is a current law taking place it will give us that if it assia my core my own nichole feel who oppose it the easier it seems never to know the main opponent so engy and that's half the stainton of acting in the public interest namely to protect the nation on the environment. of course they want to get rid of these trouble making

this woman a cat that album a could elicit. but if she. blew true lost it's n.g.o.s status overnight because the new legislation simply establishes new criteria for what constitutes an ngo questionably this criteria apply retroactively to the last 2 years also questionable before taking office the minister of the environment responsible for this was before entering office 3 years manager of the company that wants to build power plant as can be read on the website of his ministry i use before to send it such a background gets given a power that they abuse this openly not even being ashamed of it then they shouldn't be afraid to say no you can't. we repeatedly asked the ministry to give us an interview but our request was finally rejected instead we were told to consult the ministries website but that left many of our questions unanswered.

the company planning to build the power plant did however agree to talk with us it already operates 4 plants along the lower river sava. has been highly controversial for more than 10 years most young piso tak who is in charge of the project says n.g.o.s have a say in the matter but the goal must be to finally build. these model of oversaw projects peace are in line with local communities states policy and also with the european liason to european goals to improve the sheriff or a new boss in slovenia but the environmentalists argue that the plans are long outdated 4 years ago the lower saga became part of the european nature conservation project 2000 new power plant would be in the middle of a nature reserve this is a lot of defaults both of this part of the fall all the fish from all the way down

in croatia and also parts of upstream come here to spawn because they don't have modern had been inflated. and if you take this away from this fish their entire population is just wiped out. rock roseman is calling for the protection of the sabah a legendary river he's convinced that rivers are not only slovenia's heritage but above all its future. they do know that there are about 40000 pubs in the u.k. well it's the place where people go to hang out and chat over a pint of beer and well lovers of trivia can put their knowledge to the test by taking part in the pub quiz but now pubs across the u.k. are closed due to the coronavirus and then nick we caught up with mick door who runs a pub in london and he showed us how he stays in touch with his regular customers because without them the pub has become sad and empty.

this place will be rammed any day of the week it will just be a monday to friday man of the sunday little speech that. is explaining the background. different crowds hanging about like little plugs. people coming out of the skate space without too little of them together. usually thousands of people come to the alexandra in wimbledon in cities london. but there's not been a soul here since the lockdown started. apart from the staff members who live here . and the manager in the door like there might not be any punters but they've been busy cooking hundreds of meals daily for free for the local hospital. with useful and it began to do it to board. in

this industry we work long hours normally found the 1st few days you kind of really enjoy relaxing in itself but then after about a week or so we all are quite bored so we were trying to find things to do with. they've made over 6000 meals in the past few weeks but tonight's chili con carne e. is just for them and the family. they all live above the pub. for a walk or mike misses the chance with his regulars. for the out serving drinks you're a part of everyone's story you never comes up might want to they want to tell you that their moans friend a bit better now that their son is going to university your daughter's gone your boyfriend and stuff and a lot to. the north really. argentina and chile they've all to get them out that's why he decided to go did. with the weekly problem

acquits. prime minister of the u.k. . political party. the answer comes from all over the world reaction to the conservative party i also saw stephanie scott has been playing each week she's british right no she's living in the u.s. in a nice place where you know you have something to look forward to throughout the weekend mean the craziest and one of the fever coloring events that we've got going not at the minute. despite the digital success of the quiz in his wife's can't wait to get their top up and running again but they are trying to figure out how they can comply with physical distancing regulations restored if you're looking at 16 square meters per person it's not just to me says from you should be it's 2 meters all the way around there's a lot of a lot of space and that makes it very difficult to operate in terms of service in terms of our back of house teams in the kitchens and the small areas. but even if

things will be difficult they're looking forward to the end of law to come with all the doors again knowing that people back in and find out what's been going on with everyone's wife. talk about the weather 20 times a day and all of those. mixes he'll continue with a virtual pump quiz even when the punters are back for all the regulars around the world who've been tuning in each week from enjoying his car going to syria. countries across europe are facing a tough decision about what to do with people in jail during the current outbreak it's well known that the corona virus spreads quickly in areas where it's crowded and jailed and potentially turned into cold in 1000 hotspots by this the turkish government the fight had to relieve tens of thousands of inmates but members of the opposition have criticized the choice of who gets to walk free and who remains behind bars. turkey passed a special nor to authorize the release of some $90000.00 inmates from its prisons

defs robbers untried and criminals but not political prisoners among them are journalists. one of them is always always lou and former head of news with the turkish kabateck t.v. channel we talked to his wife soon i her husband is charged with terrorism the usual indictment for journalists oh i mean it is i mean they get one of the viruses in there it can easily spread from one prisoner to another of course i'm very worried outside the infection can be managed with proper treatment in the bedrest but inside the prison it becomes a much bigger risk because there is no decent food healthy environment it's up at the house to look turkey's prisons are named to be hopelessly overcrowded over $120000.00 people were arrested in the wake of the 2016 attempted coup well known cases of covert 1000 infections have already been reported in some prisons. noir

fazel are represents dozens of journalists he's heard the reports one of his clients told him about a cellmate who showed symptoms was a man was not taken to the hospital. that journalists in particular have been excluded from early release because in his view one obvious explanation. there were to the state's hatred of one particular section of says. but there's no other explanation. from a legal standpoint every prisoner has the same rights. according to article 10 of our constitution the state has to treat them all equally. so this is not a legal but a political decision should be reported to the bill was introduced by the governing a.k.p. and it's still an issue of the nationalists and h.p. here in georgia going the opposition put up stiff resistance insisting that political prisoners receive equal treatment but in vain. well known

journalist nor john wrote an article and tweets criticizing the decision as unjust we talked to her at her home in south eastern turkey shortly after her article appeared she received a summons from the public prosecutor's office. can you imagine you know threatening the society and spreading fear read my thought you made your post and then the 2nd day be changed. to. 'd read head through it you know and in every insight the society nor john bisons case is by no means an isolated one says faisal uk. the journalist who. was arrested because he tweeted a criticism of turkey's handling of endemic look we've just been hoping that journalists will be released as well you know now would be even more been arrested . tells us the turkish government won't let up on its pressure on the cross with

their power so knight was known as husband or was was sentenced to 7 and a half he is she no longer has any hope of his early release since he wasn't set free with the others this time. well it is our country is it it was tortured to see him arrested so unjustly actually now i've only got one wish that he won't fall ill as well. moscow melissa. and now we take you to southwestern poland our reporter visit had the village of nestea gentz it's a small village about 300 people live there but now it has a new star this little boy here he doesn't know it yet but he's already a huge celebrity and his birth has become a bit of a media sensation that's because the people at his birthplace have been waiting for him for 10 years. volunteer fire department or john ski exercises twice

a week the team is made up entirely of girls and has been for many years. but now that's set to change off to one side toward the back on them aleck stands and watches and she's brought along part time he's the 1st boy to be born in the village in 10 years he doesn't seem all that interested in the exercise but some of the girls already have a good idea a bar to make himself useful. it's between gifting a dozen guilds train and lots and handle everything quite well but if some boys joins them well they could support the guilds and you pull my guess and. there's plenty to be done. and price could help out if the hose springs a leak or if they can't control the watch a shooting out of such a big hose and then one pump one time. for real emergency of course our tosh is still far too small but the fire chief has

high hopes for him over the world. i just wish this was we're all so glad that a boy has been born in our village after such a long time we're counting on him joining the volunteer fire department to their slogan is. on a molecular texture sun out for brown the fresh air at least once a day in this village of fewer than $300.00 inhabitants. there sitting here so never already felt the birth would become such a major event i thought i deliver in peace and return home as everyone started congratulated me while i was still in the hospital without that ovide it was a joyous event for the entire village that is local couples try to everything for the little miracle finally happened. upon of the shame of the move. we prayed an apparatus has been nonsense as a ploy a gift from heaven. and. now the head of the local council has to keep his word

he promised a surprise for the 1st birth of a boy in the village. above him to go to the positive news reached us all during this difficult time of the pandemic and it's proven to be a turning point since our tosh was born only good things have been happening here the statistics are looking better the local economy is improving so there's that we're all very very have to show these they should have seen this if this is not sufficient he. has become a kind of a hero but he takes it in stride and sleeps like a baby his mother still receiving presence of flowers and toys and clothes for the whole mike family so everyone can share in the good fortune he whose clothes i don't have a single friend who's got a brother i'm the anyone and that's cranks. the volunteer firefighters are practicing 1st aid and again they're pretend casualty. until she looks almost like a mummy the mind this seems more worried about how she's going to make it to the

ambulance only fail safe or if some boys were taking pot because they're strong. but it'll be a few years before our tosh is big enough to pitch in for now will have to trust her fellow volunteers big and small and they have no trouble at all. after the exercise experienced fire women take the time to check out the next generation. and i would like to see your son join the fire department someday soon if you go along as soon as he turns 2 years old. and will play with him. and when to be by himself i think. until that day comes is taking life at his own pace napping and gaining strength to meet life's challenges. hopefully we'll be able to visit by torch in 2 years when he has his 1st day with

the firefighters well with that story we've come to the end of today's show thank you so much for being with us from me and the rest of the team is going back to you and see you again nick thank you thank. you i am the arrow at.

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