this is the w.'s live from berlin beijing intensifies its crackdown on democratic freedoms in hong kong police arrest the media tycoon and leading pro-democracy complain jimmy lie and search his newsroom he's accused of colluding with foreign forces under the tough new security law imposed by beijing. also coming up. i think we've already won because we overcame our fear we ever came our indifference to politics and we have came out and indifference to the defeated candidate in belo

russa's presidential election claims the result was rigged under ever clashes across the nation as president of the cinco headed for landslide victory. and how the coronavirus is killing the indigenous people of brazil benefiting those clearing the amazon forests for agriculture we have a special report. and gravel 1st welcome to the program china has again cracked down on democratic freedoms in hong kong with the arrest of media tycoon jimmy lie he's a prominent pro-democracy complainer an outspoken critic of beijing's policies in the territory lies own newspaper reported he was being held for suspected collusion with foreign forces under the tough national security law imposed in june. this was the moment of arrest jimmy lie put into an unmarked police van outside his home

in hong kong. then driven away. police raided the publisher's office late in the morning. he was then later brought to the offices of his media company next media the paper itself released these pictures mr light being escorted around the office by police officers. police said they were looking for evidence but did not specify what exactly. the 71 year old jimmy lie is among several arrested in a police operation focused on his group of media outlets including the popular tabloid apple daily. in a statement police said 7 people have been detained on suspicion of fraud and colluding with foreign forces part of the new security law. this morning around

945 together with our colleagues from the criminal investigation department and military staff we got a warrant to conduct an operation to search for evidence of a ration sulfide smoove and we hope to finish soon and not to disturb the operation of the media. it is not the 1st time jimmy lai has been arrested. china's state media has portrayed him as a traitor and accused him of being one of the masterminds behind the many recent protests in the city. he's a well known and outspoken pro-democracy figure in hong kong who regularly criticize china's or thora town rule many here in hong kong see him as an unlikely hero. i don't think the police should be doing this after all this is a media organization hong kong claims to have freedom of the press so i don't think they should be raiding the media's premises. the self-made billionaire and media

owner is the only high profile business person who so far has been willing to open be criticised beijing are willing to risk only days after the u.s. government announced sanctions on hong kong and mainland chinese officials. it's a clear signal that china is determined to enforce the new security law despite growing international pressure but joining me now from london is nathan law the chairman of hong kong's they most isto party he faces similar charges in hong kong and is threatened with arrest if he returns nathan what do you make of the jimmy lies arrest. why this is classic from the communist party thing that they would opportunity and are basically using. the national security prosecute and the protocol to have some like. jamie and i have been very vocal in criticizing the

contractor men and protecting on some people's freedom that was kind of a case and to track down the others to see. what jimmy jimmy has been very very vocal you also have been part of these protests as beijing claims the mosque to mind behind this protest. of course not the way they do in portraying is to frame these prominent cul de sac and says to take full responsibility for all the. upheaval for the past year but actually this is a leaderless movement people acting on their behalf and really devote themselves in stimulus money with their own capacity so i don't think that it's a reality maybe just wanted to court cases to prosecute prominent actions. so you say the movement is a leaderless one but how is this high profile arrest going to affect the

pro-democracy movement well you would definitely create chilling effect which means that even though you know. so-called clued in with foreign forces you are acting on your own but beijing could definitely trauma cases on you and they will scale people who what you want to voice out in hong kong so that beijing is agenda and i want to be scared of really getting out your voice are you yourself i mean you're an exile if you will in london right now are you yourself said. well of course we understand how far reaching home rich can be even though we are kind of scared but it's our choice to. adopt what actions are called with that my actions will be speaking louder and louder to be able to talk on complete quote the amount and genuine thought over the in order to get more

international attention and support. it are you going back to hong kong any time soon. well according to the state media i am on a one cut of egypt here so it is unlikely that i am able to go back home but if i do decide to say it will be hong kong become the i'm a christian freak say. they don't know thank you very much. on ethanol has already left hong kong and many others are planning to do the same these number of residents leaving is at its highest and 7 years that's according to official figures fears that the territories freedoms are being eroded have forced people to consider their options. gary and his fiance have to just a few more months 20 their life in hong kong before they say goodbye to the hometown and then the great to australia when gary filed the application 5 years

ago leaving was only a backup plan says than hong kong has been through massive social and political upheaval but it was the unprecedented antigovernment protests last year that finally pushed him over the at church. this isn't the hong kong i grew up with any more freedom has been restricted but hong kong will soon be no different from the rest of china i feel even more unsafe under the new national security law from what we've lost so we have to find it elsewhere or you want. the hmong to fight or to flee that's a tough question for many homeowners like gary starting a life abroad will likely be a rocky path even in his job as an engineer gary and his fiance but that's not want to be interviewed because she fears for her job here are prepared to start from scratch a price they're willing to pay in exchange for liberty. it's time to abandon our

well paid jobs friends everything we've established here where we were born in rings we did struggle to make this decision but around a 3rd of my friends are also considering leaving or at least sending their children abroad to. the. official figures show that the number of home coal residents leaving is at its highest in 7 years around 30000 people left in 2019 a 40 percent search in just a year and that's expected to keep growing since the new chinese security law was enacted last month a number of countries have plans to make it easier for hong kong ers to emigrate to australia taiwan and britain are among the popular destinations the u.k. government to even allow the really the free media the whole calmness with british national overseas passports or documents from the colonial era to settle their

immigration is more than a personal choice in hong kong it's also i think the medical issue facing house wanted to stop reckon i think the special britons have bought up some of hong kong's residence in retaliation for a pretty. his offer to put them in somehow baiting heavyweight apple came with poking the permanents president face up those planted u.k. citizenship which means they could lose their right to vote and stand by election in hong kong. that gary has recently been traveling around home call to capture is iconic scenery these pictures was just 3 memories off the place that will no longer . especially since many friends will soon drift apart i treasure the remaining chances to be together and i hope i can still contribute to my hometown what other means in the future.

to bear is now where the election commission says president or xander sankoh want to landslide 80 percent of the vote in sunday's election but the opposition. says the result was rigged and she was the real winner germany's government says it has strong doubts about the results which triggered clashes across the country. they hadn't won the election on monday the women spearheading bellerose his opposition claimed a different picture. i think we've already won because we overcame our fear we have came our indifference to politics and we have a came a apathy and indifference here. and it showed this was the capital minsk after the big result solution coas announced. they knew they were taking a risk the president had warned them. just follow the

law and any talk of repression will disappear the lower is above all else if you break it we will respond. and we have been like handed in our response so far just like hundreds to be. honest with you i've always held back on law enforcement i told them there is no need for heavy response you. must adhere to the bridge. many of the sharp end of the response would not have described it as light handed dozens were injured and civil rights groups say one man was killed after being hit by a police van officers arrested $3000.00 some reported the army units were manning entrances to the city and yet others said that police in smaller towns didn't take on protesters. and at times the protesters went after the police.

most polling was not independently monitored and outsiders were not impressed by fellow russian democracy. but obvious that since 25 years we haven't seen tree and elections until i was at all but i think not any election before has been as much take this one i think that it's a clear fake election that you cannot call an election. feel sorry for not ruling with consent on sunday night the gap between look a shame because reality and that of many of his people would seem to be widening i . was i'm in awe is bill or isn't the journalist analyst from mark via chalk up front of the election commission says look at central want around 80 percent of the votes do you think that was or is at all credible. it's the whole i think majority better sense do not believe it's real results i think this number is our fate

because i know how elections are being the regular dollars that they don't even count the ballots where they just get the numbers from the central after all commutation and they pooled the right numbers in the final protocols and the only thing for the commission members is to do this balance into the piles so their servers independent service can see their. unfortunately or fortunately the question will not recognize them in most cases that end of late in minority right now and he definitely has the crisis of legitimacy of their people in remains people in 30 other cities that were protesting less line we believe the question can receive more than 2025 percent of folds and now the question if if there are men who are officials and they will they will switch the site and they will support the will of people. well if the said lanigan are scarce says that she will not accept the result what harm what can she do well what are her options.

it's a bunch of animals i was brave enough to stay in the others because my prediction yesterday to one of the foreign media was that today all of the leaders of the position will be macof the bill read you said logical most is free your teen may not have a list because he's still free and the 3rd inmate fled the country ready. to have promised in case a few fresh ample of a much changed his position and it will not begin negotiations she will join the protesters and use about for the last several cold people to profit into the change of the situation. no matter what and it will be much more people be eventually up on the streets something yes that. we've seen pretty robust reactions from from the police to the protests what do you make the way of the way the police have responded to the demonstrators and do you expect that to

get more even more harsh 1st full of the use of violent force berthel force yesterday it was perfectly legal police use disproportionate force against peaceful protesters i did see on the video saloon braun's when people talk of their on the stone and her on the stone into a police line and the 2nd find i saw when people were throwing efforts for oranges i didn't see and in greece warms the apple from oranges police are launched by water cannons and the grenades and you know what happened more than 50 people injured right now one person dead and 3 persons are critical condition right now and we don't know how much people will want to can die from this well after yesterday profit. from a good show thank you very much with your input. meantime not have a look at some of the other stories making news around the world lebanon has been

rocked by our unrest with clashes between protesters and security forces 3 government ministers have now stepped down after last week's devastating explosions in beirut that killed more than 150 people the demonstrators blame the country's political elite for corruption and negligence in afghanistan an assembly of tribal leaders has approved the release of 400 taliban prisoners the decision was indorsed by president bush for afghan who is seeking peace talks to end the 19 year war the taliban says it's ready to start negotiations with the government after the prisoner exchange is completed u.s. health secretary alex azhar has met taiwanese president sighing when in taipei is the highest level u.s. visit to taiwan in 4 decades said he was there to convey a strong message of support from u.s. president donald trump the visit has been strongly condemned by china which claims

taiwan as its territory in the nature's mount cinnabon has erupted again spewing a massive column of smoke and ash 5000 meters into the air volcano on some a trial and last saw an eruption in 2016 there are no reports of injuries or deaths this time but authorities have warned of possible lava flows. you're watching the news still to come how the coronavirus is chilling the indigenous people of brazil benefiting those clearing the amazon forests for agriculture we have a special report for you. back here in germany the center left social democratic party has announced its counted for chancellor in next year's general election when under machall heads into retirement at the end of her 4th and final term in office it's all off show it's currently the finance minister in the coalition government with merkel's conservatives scholz has been polling as the country's most popular

s.p.d. politician is perceived as having skillfully responded to the coronavirus prizes with a multi-billion euro stimulus package buffering the economic fallout. let's bring in our political response and you know tell us who is all of shows and why is he the chosen one to go for the chancery for the social democrats next year he is uncle americans finance minister which makes him number 2 in the current and in government he is uncle americans deputy so whenever the german chancellor is on holiday or life choice acts temporarily as the german chancellor and interestingly he's also the s.p.d. as most popular politician you've mentioned it but that is interesting because he used to have a very different image he used to be considered to lack courage and was not really somebody who could appeal to voters but that image has changed especially during the coded crisis and so the s.p.d.

are now going with their strongest man and that is an interesting sign because they've essentially kickstarted the demi and they can complain now so yes but the nominating their strongest man but what are his chances of actually becoming the next chancellor. i would say if angle america was running for a 5th term then the chances would be very slim but since it isn't it is a very different ballgame and i believe that the s.p.d. has recognized that opportunity they have essentially nominated the sounds like handed a really early on in the game and that is putting the other party's under pressure to. present their own candidates and position themselves politically because the s.p.d. is signaling with the nomination of lost souls that they have overcome all the infighting they used to be a very big debate about whether the s.p.d. should move the left or stay in the middle and the left starts is sort of the candidate where the s.p.d.

leadership is saying we are leaning left but he is more traditional so we've overcome our differences now because of the other parties so as you've got and we are ready for the election campaign. you know thank you in brazil president also narrow lashed out at his country's most of huge t.v. networks global for suggesting he was to blame for brazil's high covert 9000 death toll also nars remarks came a day after the official number of deaths reached 100008 grim level only supposed by the u.s. the country's indigenous people are among those hit hardest by the pandemic i read said that to every cross a symbol of mourning on the copacabana pitot by relatives of covert 1000 victims is brazil passes another tragic milestone seem real because of the more than 100000 thoughts humiliating for brazil has been exposed and people should take pause and

reflect on not. feel sorry. for sills indigenous people are especially vulnerable a medical aid from the government isn't reaching everyone. chief ara tonnage of lucky was admitted to hospital with respiratory problems at the end of july tests for corona virus were positive the environmental activist died a few days later illegal loggers and gold miners are partly responsible for transmitting the virus to indigenous areas the criminals are also responsible for the current wave of fires in the tropical rainforest president jaya balls now as government has stripped back environmental legislation. years of environmental controls have left many people weary. it's been that way since 2012 that's why we're seeing this increase in or going on for years more and more land has been converted to agricultural use that's cutting into indigenous territory as

the relatives of the victims release their blooms they face abuse by coronavirus deniers the pandemic has deepened the already deep divisions in brazilian society. to china now where stalls selling goods and services have long been a traditional feature of city streets but that didn't suit the image of smart modern china that the government wanted the world to see stolz what bands in many places now with it was session and many people struggling to earn a decent wage streets tolls are making a big comeback our correspondents but he is building a big boards from chengdu in western china sheeple night market is located as an hour's drive from chengdu city center. it is one of the places in the western chinese metropolis where vendors can set up stores without any special permission and when one has just reason to start a thai manicure business you know you need to get here early otherwise all the

spots are occupied. with the economy slumping and unemployment on the rise the government is encouraging people to engage in smaller trade grin used to work in the h.r. department of a big company. behind. the epidemic is change the job market. those companies who survived are treating employees differently they don't care about their employees because they think you won't dare to leave i quit because they made me work a lot of overtime. and i'm exhausted and. until recently this was how china wanted its retail industry to look like a real estate boom had in a city neighborhoods torn down and replaced with shopping centers many of them catering to the luxury segment markets and street stores were driven out of the city up to today vendors from set up their stores into new city center face hefty fines for some take the risk this man who does not want to reveal his name used to

work on the city's construction site this. is no way to find employment right now i'm getting too old for these jobs so i said. the store i people like him are called area vendors in china they show up in popular places and quickly leave when officers approach with few other perspectives he invested his savings into an old motorized trice and say if i were to say oh my business is not really good it's just enough to survive and pay my rent i have to make a living somehow way out same with the i i. he spite encouragement from the central government cities a hesitating to allow them back to vittie is often limited to the old space after quitting the office job grinned one was looking forward to being her own boss but quickly had to learn that her you really want freedom has its limits too. there are

days when business is bad and you just don't feel like coming back the next day but if you do that you'll lose many customers there are rules in this business and one is that you have to be there consistently if your customers know you will be here and they will come if you're here one day and the next day you're not it won't work well. for a long time with visuals and citizens or street stores as a remnant of the parts but for rent one does not a plan for the near future. you're watching the news here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you right now beijing has intensified its crackdown on democratic freedoms in hong kong with the arrest of media tycoon and leading pro-democracy complain of jimmy lie he's accused of killing with foreign forces under the tough new security law imposed by beijing. this is the news live from berlin stay tuned now for india the environment magazine

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