this is d.w. news line from starvation no letup in the demonstrations against president. cheered on by onlookers thousands of protesters marched on government buildings in the capital minsk to condemn political violence and demanded new elections it's the biggest challenge to fish tank was faced in 26 years in power also on the program authorities in afghanistan released more taliban prisoners as a precondition for peace talks but the move faces opposition. and time and thousands of british travelers cut short their holidays and scramble to get out

from france before new quarantine goes come into effect in just a few hours. i'm told get a welcome to the program crowds reported to be in the 10s of thousands have taken to the streets of belarus as capital minsk in another display of the violent police crackdown on peaceful protest as well thought is have now released some of the 7000 people detained over the past week manif the report having been beaten and tortured in custody demonstrators have been joined by factory workers once considered loyal to president look. that. their defiance is growing crowds of protesters are on the streets of man's 1st 6th straight day. there. and

banners have side the better roads in parliament echoing across the city. and the protests aren't limited to the capitol and other towns and cities of protesters have come out carrying white flowers one of the symbols of this push for change. in factories like this plant that makes trucks workers walked off the job united with demonstrators in their calls for president alexander lukashenko to step down. it was. the workers are protesting for the election result to be an old we want a new elections and the resignation of the incumbent illegitimate president people reject this president. we don't need him it was. not just doing we're looking forward to changes we really are the day before yesterday when the internet was switched back on i cried when i saw the brutality is happening in this country i cried because better stood up it's real fascism.

because. president lukashenko is grappling with the biggest challenge to his 26 year rule but he warned striking workers that their actions would benefit foreign business interests and ignored their calls for his resignation. our position is clear during the difficult times of the pandemic we didn't pressure anyone to work we're not forcing anyone. if people want to work there's work going to work if a person doesn't want to work we won't drag him kicking and screaming. speaking for me when you know where she's been in exile since choose day opposition leaders fed line and called for peaceful rallies across the country. and with large crowds on the streets on friday night it's clear the movement is growing in strength. let's go straight to minsk then to join journalist.

who is welcome how to how has the day. well it's been very peaceful i am i've been driving around the city in the past hours and when people actually left the area of the building of the parliament where they got it's quite spontaneously today the immense crowds. throughout the day they started coming out of the blue actually it was not an hour before just all the southern workers of the state enterprise decided to come out they went on the strike on the school strike strike and then they marched to the area of the parliament and many many people joined many people from different areas and so well now people left the area of the parliament but the are still gathering in various

neighborhoods all across the city and all these kind of gatherings well organized here where i am at the moment. the raw you know the trash bags even the memorial people bring flowers and people remember a person who was killed. this week. so it's been peaceful so far. now we're seeing reports that police in the town of leader have joined a protest so i would sure it is the president of the support of his security. well i think again the rather different movement monthly officers well they have their families of course and and they read the news and they hear about police brutality. will rise police specially in the forces kind of not

tauriel not for years they've been associated with all this brutal response this is call them on the special forces but otherwise. they're kind of the party the partners of the interior minister i think have have to have a different. kind of a journalist and people here. it's not like we definitely say that these reports are it's called the kind of king. from this riot police from special forces but not the left certainly from from all departments of the police right if it makes sense so i think it's kind of divided here in the defense. no we get that it's divided i would want to talk about but some of the protesters who've been released today from police custody they say that they've been beaten and tortured what sort of reaction has there been to the stories. there are different reactions of course some people in the 1st place they came out recently

in the past basically stuck for their lives and they came out to the streets because of this police brutality many people cry many women they just don't understand why this is happening and since people have been released in the past. today and yesterday from detention centers massively people are just now learning here what's happened to them and they're going to so many porus of those people who were treated so badly they were badly injured badly beaten many people who were sikhs they've been of given drugs so they were not taken to hospital they were not given food. water and so on so it's just very appraisers and people react very well they're very scared but at the same time they are they are shocked and everybody here in minsk like the rug banners around the city stop was hard to stop

and so peter says on accepted leave it that a new book over and meant thank you so much thank you we'll take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world the democratic presidential hopeful joe biden and vice presidential contender carla harris signed the documents necessary to certify the nominations biden selected house as his running mate this week she's the 1st black vice presidential nominee in u.s. history. united nations says the death toll from last week's massive explosion in the lebanese capital beirut has risen to nearly 180 nearly 6000 people but the agency says the blast has affected operations at 2 dozen hospitals and clinics in the city schools used 550000 students. of afghanistan offering 400 more taliban prisoners release of government held prisoners as has been

a key demand before entering into peace talks with the government in kabul it's a controversial move since the freed prisoners included such as convicted of attacks on afghans and foreigners. their last few minutes behind bars just one more signature from the prison management and they're free these are the 1st prisoners allowed to leave this prison near kabul they are serious criminals terrorists and murderers and it seems they've memorized what they're supposed to say on camera. i am a member of the taliban and was imprisoned because of murder i wish for a long term ceasefire and peace. the president ordered my release or. part of the taliban and was sentenced because of murder and kidnapping i want peace i think god and i wish a peaceful life for all muslims. some of those released were convicted of being

involved in the truck bomb attack on the german embassy in kabul in 2017 that day over 150 people were killed and more than 400 were wounded. lost her father during the attack she does not understand why the government is releasing the terrorists responsible for killing her father instead of ensuring they are punished for their crimes. well that in a part of my message to my father's murderers is we do not forgive you and to the government i say we will never forget that you were letting these terrorists go the government could have given them the death sentence why aren't they doing that. you have to settle down and many are skeptical that these tell a band fighters will not turn their backs on violence and campaign for peace in war torn afghanistan. thousands of u.k. residents on holiday in france are rushing home before new quarantine rules come

into effect early on saturday morning britain's put france back on its list of countries subject to a mandatory 14 day quarantine on arrival following a jump in new corona virus infections that it's one of many restrictions being implemented as europe grapples with a new spike in infections that's being blamed in part on some a travel. rushing to get back home with just over 24 hours warning the u.k. announced the mandatory 14 day quarantine for all those returning from france. that sent a residence for french airports ferry ports and train stations with many connections sold out. at the channel crossing in cali long lines of cars queued to get across the border in time for many travelers the new quarantine measure an ounce by prime minister boris johnson is puzzling. here

in regions of france rather than just the whole of private shut down for the sure the different regions that have higher numbers. so i'd rather look at the bigger picture i think there must be better ways to live but i suppose i. respect why it's important to do it. it seems bizarre that we can go home today. and not be obliged to quarantine but tomorrow is a different. in a similar move germany has now declared the whole of spain with the exception of the canary islands a high risk region. those returning from spain will have to be tested for the virus or go into quarantine the country has seen cases rising for weeks the government has now introduce new measures like closing nightclubs and prohibiting smoking in public places to try to curb the spread. of the curricular groups from which i want to make clear is that what we are going through now is not what it was in march or

april in terms of pressure on the hospitals the situation is totally different but we cannot allow an increase in cases and so we are taking these measures today new measures and restrictions are being introduced in many countries across europe as the number of new coronavirus cases continues to climb across the continent the infections haven't yet reached the level seen at the height of the pandemic but concerns are growing that the seeds are being planted for a major resurgence. it's sport to buy in munich after the semifinals of the champions league after defeating barcelona 8 to thomas miller got to the gold us his team became the 2nd german scot to advance to the semis of the leipsic and knocked out another spanish team athletico madrid on thursday this season by ana hoping to win the travel having already won the bundesliga and the german cup take on the win of manchester city against leo in athletics jockey joshua check taking

a set a new world record in the 5000 meters in the diamond league meet on friday evening the ugandan one in 12 minutes 35.36 seconds a smashing the old record by nearly 2 seconds the meeting in monaco was the 1st of the new season which has been delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. this is d.w. news life from that is reminded off the top story or based out thousands of factual . jointed demonstrations in streets of the capital to minsk demanding elections and the violent crackdown on the opposition. don't forget you can always get the w. views on they go just down the road map out from google from the app store i think give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for breaking news part of the story you can also use it to send

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