this is d.w. news live from berlin a pro-democracy media tycoon tells d.w. news that hong kong will continue to resist jimmy lie on the ballot by his 40 hour detention under a new security law imposed by beijing. are called to be. part will be able to do anything or say anything. also on the show huge crowds gathered in the belarus and capital minsk at the spot where a protester died this week in clashes with police demonstrators demanding new

elections have europe support but just for a tarion president all of them because shango says russia is backing him. america evanston it's good to have you with us hong kong media tycoon jimmy lie has denied colluding with foreign governments he made the statement after being released from prison on bail while i was arrested last monday under a new security law imposed by beijing during an interview with g w he said he expected resistance in hong kong the 2 china would continue. venturing campaigner jimmy lie has been detained many times but this was the 1st time he was taken away in handcuffs. w. that although he expected his arrest. he was surprised that it came so soon and

that his sons were also targeted. this time be and so maybe because they have to so t.v. i was actually shocked and that makes it more scary especially when when when they take your tram me. with what you do i think this is a very effective intimidation to the community. and i says his most emotional moment this week was when he was surrounded by supporters after he was freed on bail during his foresee our detention police showed in interviews he did with foreign media pads and some social media posts as evidence of suspected collusion with foreign forces and you offense that could put them in jail for life i met my parents i met people and some of the senators and congressmen in the u.s.

but if you call this is called lucian what can i say so mostly my career shouldn't is to have interviews why you studio in that way. i can be scared if i'm scared i won't be able to do anything or say anything that's why i accept your interview without any doubt beijing is making similar allegations against the media tycoons nice paper after a day the most read and critical paper in time it's news room was also raided lie had this message for his staff. i told them that consider your own safety your conscience and you operate cation to church and society we're not asking you to be the marker you know do whatever you think is the right thing to do so we would just continue to do it and test the water many protesters have been left wondering why

now as both peaceful and by them talk to visit and see men they. lost gail demonstration will be the thing of the past but it doesn't mean that people will cease to reduce it i think the rhesus students will go on but in a different way i definitely don't read that we have to confront them head on because this is going to be a long fight we have to be flexible and courses and creative i will only be power all off for a t.v. i do believe that a peaceful protest can pressure on the chinese government you with us why don't you how can you be more while in bed the c.c.p. will have the guns and gangs. the billionaire fled to hong kong from mainland china when he was a penniless 12 year old he attributes his success to the freedom he found in the

territory but he's not planning another estate even though he may have to spend the rest of his life behind bars i was sitting with the ship because this phrase skate me everything you know i mean death to this race i'm very grateful to what the ski what this process given me i'm 73 almost so maybe is a payback time why should i get doing the right steve. and our correspondent he conquered did that interview with jimmy lyon joins me now from hong kong hello to you. so listening to jimmy lie speaking there he said the resistance in hong kong will go on but in a different way what do you think he means by that. what you mean i am going to in the interview without you think there's not much people can do on the street right now in home home because of the new sweeping

national security law but despite the fact that it's not very possible to help in the massive demonstration but do you think people should continue to fly out of these polls and creative ways to sustain a movement like from poll like the voice of support. to international communities because you think the home phone the moral power is the greatest straight home phone that's out at the moment and that can help them to draw international support to achieve that the mob and apart from that he also think that it's also important for the opposition to remain in office even though he knew that show you all morning here right now but do you think if he important for people in opposition figures to fight inside of you you. will see the you mention jim and i talking about support from overseas specifically support from the united states

if the u.s. is actively supporting hong kong's pro-democracy opposition what could that mean for relations between the u.s. and mainland china. while the u.s. china relationship have been already very intense i know the past few months and for the past one to 2 years because of the. warning to all but home protests. last year we saw a lot of. retaliation when the china and us and i hope all is consider as the forefront of the so-called neo cold war between the 2 superpowers so we definitely fact that this kind of light you can see that with yeah and people actions that will go well will carry on i guess i'll be on the 1st question now in hong kong that the u.s. strongly opposed to the the way of china would all especially be implementation of

national security so we expect there will be. many more like retaliate 3 matches laid out between the 2 superpowers. kong reporting from hong kong thank you so much. well let's turn our attention to belarus now where thousands of protesters have again rallied across the country they're demanding the resignation of authoritarian president alexander lukashenko after last weekend's disputed election the european union is set to impose sanctions over the government's violent crackdown on protests on saturday luka shango reached out to russia's president vladimir putin for his support. long live bellow bruce they chant it was a day of mixed emotions on the streets of minsk. thousands gathered for the funeral

of a man who died on monday in clashes with police at this demonstration the unusually security forces were nowhere to be seen since last sunday's election calls to president alexander lukashenko to stand aside have only grown louder in the face of his defiance protesters and the opposition accuse him of rigging the vote. and say his leadership lacks legitimacy. easier for the most of every day what will happen remains unclear he thinks completely differently and depending how the situation of voles he will act accordingly but his methods are not civilized and everyone has learned this in the last 26 years. in the store. must be simplest if it is obvious that our president cannot be longer cope with these people he is looking for help in the east he understands that he does not have

support from the west or just give up with. facing mounting pressure because shankar called russian president vladimir putin in search of a course. he warned the protests were not just a threat to bellaver so. that is why today i had a long and detailed conversation with the russian president to say i was a little surprised it was totally devoted to what is happening and we agreed with him if we request it only help will be provided to help secure the safety of. the lives. the kremlin for its part said the 2 men expressed certainty that the situation in bellaver would soon be resolved. well meanwhile w.'s bellerose correspondent alexander has been released from detention but out of reports for russian language service he was arrested in his home town of

a few days before the presidential election what i'll call received a 10 day prison sentence for petty hooliganism charges he denies and which he is considering appealing but says his prosecution was purely political it was his 2nd time in prison this year. now a look at some of the other stories making news around the world at this hour. israel launched further airstrikes on hamas positions in gaza and has closed the enclaves offshore fishing zone in response to rockets and balloon fire bombs sent into israeli territory it's the most intense escalation of hostilities in months not long after saturday night strikes israeli defense systems intercepted 2 rockets fired from gaza. protesters have gathered outside the home of the united states postmaster general after the postal service said it couldn't guarantee all ballots

for november's election would arrive in time to be counted the postmaster general who's a wealthy republican donor has ordered a raft of cost cutting measures since his appointment in may it's feared that millions of voters could be disenfranchised. firefighters in california are battling numerous blazes raging in the north and south of the u.s. state amid a record breaking heat wave this fire along the nevada border prompted authorities to order evacuations and shot a major highway already destroyed more than $8000.00 tech tears. all right let's bring you up to date now with the latest developments in the corona virus pandemic the world health organization is sounding the alarm after the number of new infections hit an all time high according to the w h o nearly 300000 cases were recorded across the world just in the past 24 hours

south korea and the u.s. have delayed their annual joint military drills after a south korean officer tested positive for covert 19 the training is now due to start on tuesday but its scope has been scaled down. and new zealand's deputy prime minister has called for a delay to the planned september general election that after an abrupt resurgence in corona virus cases in the country's largest city auckland alright to soccer now and in the last of the champions league quarter final matches underdogs leon stunned manchester city in their clash in lisbon on saturday night max so corny opened the scoring in the 24th minute the ivorian firing in a goal from 30 metres cavendish before in a hole to the size of a level with a shot in the 69th minute late in the game powered in 2 more goals for the own to

secure the victory 31 the final score of the on will now face byron munich in the champions league semifinals. fault political twitter fights are not unusual in the run up to a presidential election but now 8 surprisingly animated spat has broken out between a campaign advisor to u.s. president donald trump and a very famous suburban housewife presidential aide jeanette ellis kicked off the war of words when she tweeted that presumptive democratic vice presidential candidate camila harris sounded like march simpson prompting a rush of comments but it's likely one person she did not expect to hear from was marge simpson herself. i usually don't get into politics but the president's senior advisor jenna alice just said kamel the harris sounds like me lisa says she doesn't mean it as a compliment at that as an ordinary suburban housewife of little

disrespect for i teach my children that to name call santa. i was going to say 2 laugh but i'm afraid they believe that. yes indeed we did have to bleep that expletive omarion evanston and your up to date and w. news thanks for watching. a male and i'm to call him by the 2nd season on the face of. the planet on the brink of disaster we did long in-depth interviews with experts about one question how do we change the.