the stories behind the headlines. what is the heart of the story why does it matter who it impacts not just a focus if you want. to cut through the noise to get to the truth. by the seroquel and i've worked to death. welcome to global 3000 people all over the world are taking a stand against racism in germany activists and scholars search for solutions to the country's racism problem. the elephants are coming in india and a lawn system warns villages where massive mammals are headed their way. but 1st we go to hong kong where protesters use blank pieces of paper to symbolize the

suppression of freedom of expression. the fate of a small 1106 where kilometer corner of china was determined by opium. and it was here in the 19th century that the british manufactured the drug and sold it to china. the chinese emperor tried to stop the opium trade but the british increased pressure attacked china and occupied hong kong. in the years that followed treaties were signed the granted the british 99 years of rule over hong kong. during those years it grew into a financial metropolis in 1907 the leasing agreement expired and the british handed hong kong over china agreed that the so-called administrative region was to remain autonomous for 50 years but then beijing began to intervene politically and more and more members of the pro-democracy movement began taking to the streets. in 20.

1000 the situation escalated and more than a 1000000 hong kong residents took part in protests originally the demonstrations were against a proposed extradition law and then turned into opposition to the influence of china's communist party but now a new national security law has silenced the demonstrators. a lot has changed in hong kong you can see it on the streets it used to be that many kathie's in restaurants exhibited post it notes with pro-democracy sayings written on them now the notes are all blank it's the same for a cafe owner dixon the blank poster is the new form of protest written political statements are now too risky. the police could put the national security law into effect. just being accused could lead to arrest and imprisonment.

demonstrators holding up blank signs overnight political opinions have become dangerous in hong kong. as soon as the new national security law was instituted the 1st arrest came a young man with a flag demanding hong kong's independence. just in the last few weeks 10 people were arrested under the new law. no one knows which political slogans are still allowed. should be left 50 although eventually to leave people guessing is that they will be. who has and suppressed winning who to speak at that meeting that may be. who else was designed. public libraries and school libraries are now being forced to remove books that aren't following the party line. books by democracy activists have already vanished. most teachers are just heartened but

resistance could cost them their job. many in hong kong won't express their criticisms in public. we see that it's. freedom of speech freedom of press or. freedom of publication also. strict sleezy prohibits or controlled by the gulf among we are free cultural worth ruining your come back to a home call. to strengthen your son's reach. the younger generation has been especially involved in the pro-democracy movement now schools are being targeted by beijing so called security law. even statements that teachers make in private are being monitored. there you receive the compression on teachers and their political opinions all and social performance the ones lost

their school to be in for us to kerry's or you from o'keefe warn their teachers and all the we just see that it's. your silk route is different for all before the atmosphere at schools has changed according to these students cake and k.f.c. they use the nicknames because they don't want to be recognized a month ago kids' music class chose the song glory to hog cotton for a class project the song had become a him in the protest movement in the past year and a viral hit. students and schools and universities developed it made a video and then spread it on social media it was often sung at pro-democracy demonstrations. but cakes me. teacher paid a high price for making the song

a subject of the school exam she was fired. all told while i'm one of those students the president of the song and music class so i think we are now i feel guilty. you know that you know what it's all called you the teacher was fired because about song. i never thought i would have such terrible consequences what are all the things that angers cake in k.f.c. the most the reason given for firing the teacher was that teachers shouldn't influence their students but patriotic songs praising china's communist party are allowed in the school. so that. the song without the communist party there would be no new china is not defined as a political song. why should glory to hong kong be considered a political song. cake and k.f.c.

want to continue their protest the 14 and 16 year olds can't accept how the new law has already changed their lives free hong kong no longer exists in the same streets where a 1000000 people march to defend their rights in security and fear are now the new normal. but. fortunately in other parts of the world people can make their voices heard on the street. all around the globe millions are demonstrating against racism. the dehumanization of people with dark skin has occurred since time immemorial it was even used as a justification for slavery for some it's hard to believe that these prejudices are still so entrenched in people's minds how can we get rid of them.

i can't breathe the last words of george floyd his death sparked protests around the world including in germany. i live and experiencing racism makes you feel powerless even the term race is a historical relic discredited as a biological concept shots and under us from detroit to. being black in germany means having to constantly justify your humanity on every level. last year there was a 10 percent increase in racist incidents in germany $1176.00 in total so i would zone for a country like germany which is forever boasting about its democratic credentials not good enough. examples of everyday racism being asked where do you come from being addressed in english all the time not being recognized as

a citizen of germany being stead at a steady hum of hostility but never goes away that's hard to pinpoint. as there concert was. racism in germany is very subtle or dusty didn't defect of microaggression is is very underestimate just. every time a black person or a person of color leaves their homes experience hundreds of incidents of racism had something really. does almost symptoms of a deeply rooted problem by and large racist attitudes in germany are attributed to individuals a matter of personal prejudices but in fact there is clear evidence of structural racism across society. sean it starts with. ignorance of the existence for decades of black germans and. tire were

not seen as belonging to the population. covered just because locals that's harsh of germany structural racism is the way we're made invisible to us. the loss of his hey go and can't shake the age of enlightenment but to them human rights were white rights in the 1900 century south west africa was colonized by the german empire its people subjugated. their race based nuremberg laws designed to protect german blood were introduced in 1935 according to the right citizenship law a citizen was only someone descended from germans a becomes as it will foster must be george lucas i can imagine the germans are tired of having to keep addressing their history but there's no way around it because. you're on the there has to be

a willingness to dig deep into this very bloody marcie passage just after the 2nd world war many african american g.i.'s remained in germany and started families it was an opportunity for germany to become a more diverse society but these children were often ostracized and many women were forced to give their children up for overseas adoption west germany wasn't ready to become less white while communist east germany flew in contract workers from socialist african countries such as mozambique only to eventually send them back many chapters in it's history explain why black people don't feel at home in germany mainstream culture is white culture and most of the population is unaware of its white privilege this many didn't. call this state of being happy a lot of middle class society and people on the left have understood that racism is bad but they see. it as

a right wing problem is they think they themselves are anti racist and that's all that can be expected it just as. there is now fresh debate about how gemini reflects on it's racist. but again this tackles the symptoms not the root cause simply expunging the word race from germany's basic little one to eradicate racism and white people need to realize it's not just a problem for black people and merely expressing sympathy is nowhere near enough. counseling it's vital that criticism of racism is built into the education system more to pick up information multipliers education is racism and discrimination are issues that need to be part of their training. we need control mechanisms for institutions independent control mechanisms for the

police for schools sure this isn't because some criticism is a problem for society as a whole no one can ignore us. all persons shall be equal before the law declares article 3 of the german basic law it's a promise that germany needs to deliver on once and for all. they need firewood to cook fields to harvest food and a place to live. in india 1300000000 people need every bit of space they can get. in the last 20 years 18000 square kilometers of forest have been cleared to accommodate the expansion of cities and settlements but the habitats of many animals have been destroyed in the process in the southern indian state of karnataka that has resulted in human wildlife conflict. sometimes

with deadly results. to my lap as morning and hasn't gotten off to a very good start the coffee farmer is assessing the damage caused by his unwelcome visitors the elephants. it's not the 1st time the pesky package terms of cause damage to his plantation. luckily only the door was broken down today. over the years the animals have ruined 7 hector's of rice fields as well as many coffee plants and palm trees. have a huge impact on our livelihood leaving our daily life has become very difficult. damage whatever we can be able to do a lot of more of that if. the latest encounter however was different a message he received in time helped him avert a major disaster on his plantation. when one of them than anyone there week ago i

got an alert message saying there is an elephant in the c.d.o. one of my liberals was in the paddy field he did not have a phone so i called someone else who alerted him they live and was right there he screamed and the liberal was able to escape if not for this morning he would have been attacked and i would get him back my. house one district where to do my lap lives has some of the largest populations of wild asian elephants in india they live mostly in the plantations monocultures and paddy fields around the town's conflict with humans began to get serious around the 1970 s. when this district that used to be largely forest began to become urbanized the forest is now highly fragmented and largely replaced by human habitations. wild elephants have funded into the villages a bloody and run.