course. this is a d. w. news live from berlin tens of thousands of people flooded the streets of belarus for change roads with crowns demanding new elections even as president is that her little bit shango calls them criminals and warns people not to join the protests also coming up thousands of british travelers cut short their holidays and scramble to get home from france before a new foreign team is coming to the fact. and designs are unveiled for the new museum for exiles here in berlin it will honor those who love the nazi regime and

those still being forced from their homeland today. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us in bellerose defiance is mounting against authoritarian president alexander lukashenko tens of thousands of people have again rallied peacefully in the capital minsk it comes after disputed elections last weekend which salt police launched a brutal crackdown on dissent some of the 7000 protesters detained over the past week have been released many of them having been beaten and tortured. across the country workers went on strike putting their voices to the swelling protest movement thousands upon thousands willing to risk their jobs calling for

president alexander lukashenko to go he tried to play matters down. 20 people decided to speak their mind just abandon their work and left their boss said fine go on i have enough other people who will take your wages. these striking workers from instructors factory were unimpressed there placard reads we are not 20 we are 16000. in the early hours of friday authorities released thousands of people who'd been detained during the crackdown and demonstrations many emerged from custody with injuries and tales of police brutality their stories seem to have further energize the people on the street. was if we are against violence. we are for peace and transparent and fair elections and we want new authorities. it was thought people are tired of waiting. 26 years of

lawlessness rudeness insults and lies. authorities stood by as huge crowds again assembled in minsk on friday evening and some were rewarded moments of humanity between those demanding change and those representing the power of the state. and do the moscow correspondent and we sure when has been monitoring developments in belarus and she joins us now for more hello. it's been almost a week now since the claims his election victory 1st he tried to suppress the protests but now the bellerose authorities seem to be taking perhaps a softer approach could this be a sign that lukashenko his grip on power is slipping. well judging from what we saw yesterday and the day before the scenes that we've

been seeing it almost did look like kind of scenes of victory we've seen huge crowds marching through the streets with the author already is not cracking down as they were at the beginning of the week protesters were going off to security forces hugging them giving them flowers and the security forces also put their shields down people were outside the house of government chanting we will win then shining lights from their telephones so really kind of scenes of victory that we've been seeing but on the other hand alex on the question went on t.v. yesterday several times and said that he hadn't left the country that he is alive. contrary to some of the rumors that had been circulating earlier in the week and he also didn't look like he was willing to go anywhere. well emily the european union of course has also been watching events in belarus very closely it's now

given the green light to impose sanctions on members of lucas shakos administration what impact do you believe these sanctions are likely to have. well it sounds like these will be targeted personal sanctions apparently will be against the people who were behind this crackdown that we saw earlier in the week now we don't know who will be on that list yet but it could have an impact can suspend considering that we've been seeing in the last few days kind of videos circulating on social media of various current and former police officers and security forces kind of burning their uniforms throwing away their uniforms so we've been seeing kind of look at shank those traditional support base almost crumbling so if then these sanctions target kind of the minutemen middle managers including the security forces that could have perhaps somewhat of an impact but

this the sanctions also have a huge symbolic importance members of the opposition in recent days of them talking about the importance of international solidarity and that's what we're seeing now well one person that exists has expressed solidarity is russian president vladimir putin emily quickly if you can how much of an influence has putin been so far. moscow has been actually unusually quiet in recent days and that may have to do with the fact that luka shango and bell russian state t.v. have been blaming moscow for the protests the foreign ministry then recently condemned that but it does seem and i mean the 2 the 2 leaders and russia and belarus will continue to be allies their close partners and there have been rumors on the streets of belarus that perhaps in the coming days or fears as well that perhaps in the coming days moscow could kind of get involved to prop up and go

emily sherman in moscow thank you very much. now look at some of the other stories making news around the world in japan emperor has marks the 75th anniversary of the end of world war 2 expressing deep remorse for the country's role in the conflict he's the grandson of emperor hirohito to pan in its fight against the allied forces prime minister narendra modi has marked indian independence day and a military parade which was severely curtailed because of the coronavirus pandemic in a speech to the nation modi laid out ambitious goals including a digital health id and a promise of high speed internet in all villages within 3 years but most. full fallon's of british residents on holiday in france have been rushing home before new quarantine rules took effect earlier on saturday morning britain has put

france back on its list of countries subject to a mandatory 14 day quarantine on arrival following a jump in new coronavirus infections there well it's one of many restrictions being implemented as europe grapples with a new spike in cases that's being blamed in part on summer 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's a residence that for french airports ferry ports and train stations with many connections to sold out. at the channel crossing in cali long lines of cars queue to get across the border in time for many travelers the new quarantine measure an ounce by prime minister boris johnson is puzzling. i would rather hear it in regions of france rather than just the whole of prague shut down the field of

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 understand and respect why it's important to do it. it seems bizarre that we can go home today. and not be obliged to quarantine for 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 a group 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. well here's a look at some of the other developments in the corona virus pandemic almost 300 workers have tested positive at the green court sandwich factory in the english town of northhampton the company's supplies major retailers south korea has reported a 5 month high with 166 newly confirmed infections most of the new cases are in the capital seoul and new zealand is battling its 2nd outbreak of the corona virus confirming 7 new infections it's extending

a lockdown of its largest city aqua and by at least 12 days. all to sports now and byron munich are through to the semifinals of the champions league after defeating barcelona 8 to 2 thomas miller i got 2 of the goals as this team became the 2nd german squad to advance the champions league semi's alongside leipzig byron have already won the bundesliga and the german cup this season and they're hoping to claim all 3 major trophies down next take on the winner of the match between manchester city and the on. the designs have been unveiled for a new museum of exiles in central berlin the unique museum will honor those who fled the nazi regime and also serve as a reminder that people are still being forced from their homes today an international competition was held to pick the designed to be built on the site of a destroyed train station. the winner has been announced the danish architecture

studio door to mundra convinced the international judges that their vision for the new museum was the most appealing the building in the middle of berlin is meant to house the stories of those forced to abandon their homes for 10 years now nobel laureate care to miller has been campaigning to establish this museum. this project reminds us of our own history and will fill a gap in germany's culture of remembrance after the holocaust which is the most horrible thing comes which is the 2nd most horrible thing. and we need to remind people that these 2 events are connected and must be commemorated. over 500000 people fled germany during the nazi regime they left for an unknown future because their lives were in peril. dissidents and others considered

undesirable. author. the list of exiles is long. it is a saga of fates that have been scattered throughout the world sometimes these lives were just saved but these people also became the nucleus of a culture transfer of unbelievable magnitude. these weren't just any old people who left the country the ones who left were intellectuals democratic liberals scientists artists you could say they were the elite of the time or republic. and escape. the new museum will focus on those who fled during the nazi regime but there are parallels today 65000000 people are refugees right now fleeing all over the world living with the feeling of being outsiders homesick for where they came from. the history of the exiles of the past is very modern and of course those

in exile today see their face mirrored in the past we want to show how the past and present are intertwined. the museum will be a multimedia center directly behind the ruins of berlin's former central train station the location is seeped in symbolism a place where people said their goodbyes for more than 60 years it has lain idle or to the location is eternally tied to the concept of exile there were thousands of people like bears hold break man who touched german soil here for the very last time so there's really no other location that can embody the exile of the german spirit as well as this one from. a new important location of remembrance the museum is scheduled to open 5 years from now. you're watching news coming to you from berlin don't forget you can always get

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