this is indeed a new news live from berlin 25 years on from europe's worst atrocity since the 2nd world war. thousands of bosnian muslims were killed in the structure and it's about soccer in this on this day in 1995 the world remembers the victims also coming up. roger stone walks free and the u.s. president donald trump cancels his friend's jail term so it was found guilty of lying to congress.

unexposed welcome to the program. 25 years ago today serb forces captured the boston town of separatists and carried out europe's worst massacre since the 2nd world war a ceremony was held to remember the thousands of muslims killed serb general ratko modish was eventually convicted of war crimes and genocide but the families of the victims say they are still not at peace. the bosnian national anthem played at a ceremony to remember the thousands of muslims killed on this day. the commemorations had to be scaled back to coronavirus but world leaders like former u.s. president bill clinton who was in office at the time of the genocide contributed 5 video message. it is been profoundly moving. at every

town every opportunity to continue they are my voice and those across the world who grieve for their family roles kill to support the ongoing efforts of sing justice those lost and recover their remains and bring them home to the european leaders also sent their condolences via video link in an on the slide to the remember ins of the pain and suffering is a crucial element for reconciliation as is criminal accountability because. many relatives of the victims haven't found closure forensic experts still haven't dug out and completed work on all the remains newly identified victims a buried each year on july 11th in the memorial cemetery at port of sorry just outside celebrity it said yes i'm getting there get it finished but i buried my son in 2013 there were only 2 bones which i had hoped that more would be found but

nothing has been so far i still hope they'll be something that they will find i'm not the tribute that 1st. oh yes and here i am with the remains of my father died murdered in the genocide of july 11th 1905 and strieber nitsa. it's the only crime in europe since world war 2 there's been declared a genocide and while many bosnian serbs continue to deny the extent of the massacre the increasing amount of white gravestones confirms the scale of the suffering. and i'm joined a studio now by 1000000 for charter journalist you fled the conflict in bosnia as a child what do you make of all the high level involved including bill clinton we just saw. well we're happy that people are speaking out right now but we remember that a lot of those same politicians were also around at the time it was all happening

and some of them had the power to stop it it was actually very easy to stop and there were no nato planes flying around servants so more thinking if they didn't step up then then maybe they should step up now if they say that they know what happened then they should put pressure on serbia to recognize the genocide and take all necessary steps can you just help me understand how much this is actually accepted the genocide in the region does everybody agree what happened. well it's like 2 parallel universes of course there was a bus next the bus in muslims know the facts it was proven by so many courts it was the biggest forensic identification operation in the history of the world it's one of the best documented genocides so there's no problem but then the serbs said there's almost a 100 percent of people who deny it the entire political leadership of serbia including the president denies it and if you ask them they will not deny it

outright because they also deny their denial so they will say things like i was a tragedy but they'll never use the word genocide which means something that's come back to the people who were at that ceremony today that we just saw in the report. the relatives of the victims the survivors what can the world offer them beyond the remains of their loved ones and events like these well one thing that's very important would be to take steps to recognise the genocide and to make genocide denial a crime as we already have with the holocaust for example which is great. and that would be very great for the victims until also have education about genocide in schools and also offer to educate until it's a bad thing and to talk about it more in the media because this genocide tonight is very dangerous but it's also very difficult to recognize if you don't know enough

about the region so there has to be a lot of steps taken ok moving aboard shark thank you so much for the insight on this trip commemorations 25 years on its way into. time now to take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world serbian police have detained more than 70 people after a 4th night a branch of government protest hundreds of right wing demonstrators tried to storm the parliament building protests erupted after president elect standard announced the return of a weekend coronavirus curfew he later abandoned the idea. more than 500 migrants have arrived in the italian island of lampedusa over the past couple of days according to the un migration agency many are taking advantage of calm seas to attempt the dangerous journey the new arrivals were moved into quarantine centers which are already overcrowded. thousands of protesters have marched through the eastern russian city of to demand the release of their provincial governor surrogate for gall was arrested for allegedly ordering multiple murders he denies

any involvement. u.s. president donald trump has commuted the prison sentence of his long time friend and former aide roger stone stone appeared with supporters to celebrate the president's decision he was due to begin his 40 month prison term on tuesday after being convicted of lying to congress and witness tampering during the moeller investigation into alleged russian interference in the 2016 presidential race. and for more on this let's bring in our correspondent carla blocker in washington carla how is washington reacting to this news. well as we have heard democrats are outraged about the president pardoning someone who lie to protect with republicans the case isn't quite as clear they're not as unified you have roger stone fans if you will or supporters who have asked for this very thing back at his sentencing hearing in february and rolling

a large poster saying pardon roger stone and you also have influential senators here in d.c. like lindsey graham who was saying this was a justified president trump did well after all roger stone was in the seventies and this was a 1st time nonviolent offense you also have a republican so i never were quite critical of those like for example mitt romney he is calling those an act of unprecedented his store of corruption and do you think any voters may be feeling the same way come november in the u.s. presidential election other words is this going to have any effect on the race well word from the white house is trump's advisers have warned him against those steps of pardoning stone for that very reason they fear could negatively influence of chances of re-election now with staunch supporters that's highly unlikely if something like his impeachment didn't make it and neither is going neither will the

pardoning of roger stone but with other voters who who have already taken a step back from trump and who aren't happy with how he's handling the coronavirus crisis this could be another factor that either has them stay home come november or maybe even vote for a democratic candidate joe biden ok carla blucher in washington thanks for that. poland will elect a president in a runoff on sunday populist incumbent andres do depositions himself as a defender of conservative family values his main challenger is a liberal pro european mayor of warsaw opinion polls are showing a very tight race conservative versus liberal big city versus countryside poland is divided. is a community of 8000 people in central poland most here work in agriculture the town

is a bastion of support for incumbent president i'm j do the people here say things have gotten better under his party did to the statement that i have 2 children and i get child support during the drought we got 8000 euros that was a great help and there's also more money for the animals there's. what a dozen views on to opposition candidate rafael just called ski has also made extravagant campaign promises he's courting the youth vote that they're going to be up to the stuff. i propose a gradual program for the 50000 best and most talented young people from towns and villages so they can develop their abilities and get a shot at an education from the best schools and universities. just cost the appeals to people who are disappointed by the incumbent president. saying watching me at how was i going my son just went to holland as well because his apprenticeship from the employment office pays only 240 euros

a month that's what kind of salary is that for working 8 hours a day and president do talks about opportunities for young people their only chance is to go abroad that's it hundreds of people come out to see and to me as mayor in towns like rochester. but the incumbent attracts a crowd of thousands people who don't want things to change they're satisfied with the child support extra subsidies for pensions and tax cuts he's provided. no law that restricts or liquidate such benefits will be signed by me you can be assured of that. due to is confident of victory but it looks to be a tight race. has the lead in liberal cities victory in sunday's elections may well be decided by a handful of votes. hundreds of black lives matter supporters have marched through central london demanding change traders chanted enough is enough and we want

justice as they rallied and from the u.s. embassy to the british parliament black people in britain are more than 8 times more likely to be stopped and searched by police than white people according to a study by the london school of economics. a british watchdog group is now investigating racial bias among police officers. rains have battered the areas of china's central province the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic rivers have risen to dangerous levels forcing some 140000 residents to leave their homes as downpours continue several cities along the yangtze river have declared the highest flood flood level warnings. doesn't go back there is supposed to be a stage where concerts usually take place now with strand in the water this is jew jobs along the boardwalk of the yangtze river every day the flood moves closer to han a catastrophe is looming over the city similar to the flood of $98.00. if the

1908 was very bad now the water is almost as high again. action i mean if i was worried they would close the river walk that's why i rushed to come here. and was under strict quarantine for months previously empty streets now filling up as water levels rise it's a major setback for businesses which just reopened. once again people here are not earning any money but they need to pay rent and care for their families. the yangtze is flooding parts of china reservoirs need to release water so the pressure will not get too high our driver explains that this is a big problem for the people living in rural areas. villages serve as a basin for the big cities once those are threatened the water is rerouted to the countryside. we drive past the military rescue operations our national

duty chinese state television tells her stories were everyone receives the help they need the reality though is different the flood destroyed rice fields ruining hopes of a harvest this year and much needed income. to the poor it i don't know what to do my grandchildren also live with me how going to survive. back to han and recent days water levels rose by more than 60 centimeters special troops are building protective barriers against the worsening flooding even more heavy rain expected in the upcoming days for. jock charlton one of english football's most popular characters as died at the age of 85 he was a member of england's 966 world cup winning team charlton also won the league title with his club. after retiring as a player he became a successful manager he was

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