but in 202020. 2000 the 1st 3 on the top. of the. this is d w news live from berlin belarus and president alexander lukashenko rallies his supporters after a week of protest in the wake of last weekend's contested elections we are all for a tarion laid out asked for 18 more delegates to defend the country and its independent coffee opposition is keeping up the pressure gathering for the biggest demonstration yet in the capital minutes also coming out on kong media tycoon jimmy litel datable in the east the territory will continue to resist the most high

profile person to be detained under beijing's new security law. i can't be scared but i'm scared i won't be able to do anything or see. i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program belarus and president alexander lukashenko has rejected calls to hold a new election and says moscow is ready to step in to save his country speaking to supporters in minsk lucas franco said the opposition protest of being steered from abroad and accuse nato of deploying military forces near the country's border the alliance has dismissed that claim but says it is closely monitoring the situation in belarus undeterred tens of thousands of opposition protesters are also holding a massive rally in the capital called the freedom march it's the biggest debt. and

so far because disputed election victory. we know now to do to reduce amnesia and who's following the developments in belarus for us from moscow emily what can we make of president because accusations against nato well nato has firmly denied that there there is a true build up at the belarus and border they've said that they're monitoring the situation. seems to be kind of trying to turn what is essentially an attorney internal political conflict into some kind of a geo political crisis we've heard as well that the recent army is now going to be holding military drills starting tomorrow and previously and today as well has accused the protesters taking to the streets against him as being kind of controlled from abroad by nato countries like poland and lithuania

and he's called them sheep being controlled the protesters have repeatedly denied that in their protests and it's important to note that we don't see any european flags out on the streets. there we've been seeing flags this really isn't like what we saw several years ago in ukraine where people were looking to get a closer closer ties with the e.u. even the opposition in belarus knows how important russia is to the valley region to me so that wouldn't necessarily change even if there were a regime change and we know that lucas has spoken to russian president vladimir putin yesterday and again today what can we expect from russia in this situation. well in recent days russia has been actually surprisingly quiet considering the protests that we've been seeing. today look at shane go as you say spoke to putin

again after talks yesterday and today the russian side spoke of an external threat to belo bruce and they also said that they would be willing to help. within the framework of an existing military agreement with the country so that would mean that we could potentially see the military the russian military getting involved or peacekeepers from that pact getting involved but it doesn't seem likely to me it seems more likely that russia is issuing a warning to the west not to get involved after all they see bell reuss as part of their sphere of influence and that will change data values emily show in reporting from moscow thanks very much and didn't belarus correspondent alexander bureaucrats has been released from detention your cough reports for data russian language service he was arrested in his hometown gilleo

a few days before the presidential election near a conversation to attend a prison sentence for petty hooliganism charges he denies and which he's considering appealing says his prosecution was purely political it was his 2nd time in prison this year i spoke to be recalled just a short time ago when i asked him about the events that led to his arrest. i didn't know on very few self although i was going to a big and recent. election etc i kept the bad and it provides for that there are highs about election must cause i will drive and suddenly because i mean i solo or with the jets my daughter man everything there was a band payoff to all but a lot of which it might cost because maybe i care if they go up above of course the reason was. there was not

a local hole then this they opened their eyes and saw but. they don't read. and call of god being call not identical we ramp things him maol my living and for check for 5 hours at the police station and then i was free but when i left i do maybe 5 steps and no one just down next to me it. really is the. only one who do not see i cannot cope why what can i do with them a bunch a group me and. these other states you know these 2 women was more involved. but i was them dance. to fan base and breathe.

i think it will spur of occasionally because. he is don't want to know want to write that it was a reaction in belarus alexander i want to ask you as well i'm sure you're aware thousands of belarusians who have been protesting the election results have been arrested many reported experiencing police. lety how were you treated in prison i can describe my rusts there. in the wider world if this were a solution i would sit in the snow ball or. is it a review was to all of a so i am here. to read more this is there you can see. shawn now. this is a regime about corrupt as continue to. believe in both because i

didn't know anything. what do you think is going to happen. i do. notice the words. over. there are holes. alright alexander better cover thank you so much for sharing your experience with us. kong media tycoon jimmy lai has denied colluding with foreign governments he may be a statement after being released from prison on bail lie or arrest was arrested last monday under a new security law imposed by beijing during an interview with dane w. he said he expected resistance to china would continue in hong kong despite the new law. they're sharing campaigner jimmy lie has been detained many times but this was the 1st time he was taken away in handcuffs litel d w that although he expected his arrest he was surprised that it came so soon and

that his sons were also targets at. this time. maybe because they can't. i was shocked at that makes it more scary especially when when big pick your friend be it wall 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 an interview he did with foreign media pads and some social media posts as evidence of suspected pollution with foreign forces and you offense that the person in jail for life i meant my parents i met on 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 i used to doing that but. i can't 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 tycoon's newspaper after they read the most threatened critical paper in time its news room was also raided ly 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 are not asking you to be demarked her friends 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 what now has both

peaceful and by then talk to visit and see men. the last gale 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 agree that we have to control 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 a solid wall off for a team i do believe that a piece of good has can pressure on the chinese government you with us wow how can you be more wild and the c.c.p. who have the guns and gangs. the billionaire fled to han khan 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 in death to this phrase i'm very grateful to what this what this process given me i'm 73 almost so maybe is a payback coming why should i be good at doing the right steve. jimmy lai speaking today w. welcome sport now in the formula one way of defending champion lewis hamilton has won the spanish grand prix for a 4th straight time the mercedes driver extended his lead in the standings after easily fighting off red bulls max fished up who finished 2nd hamilton's but savings teammate valtteri bottas came in 3rd rounding out the podium hamilton is aiming for a 7th title which would equal the record set by germany's michelle schumacher.

when next an athlete who followed her heart into the waves some learned how to surf as a teenager and soon became senegal's 1st female professional surfer now the olympic hopeful is inspiring a generation of young girls to defy cultural norms and hone their skills on a surfboard. all the streets of senegal this is something you don't see every day women with surfboards it's a male dominated sport here. though that didn't discourage dodgy son now the country's only female professional some fell in love with surfing years ago at the age of 13 black women surfers were nowhere to be found in senegal back then and some feel that void becoming a pioneer for the sport however her journey wasn't easy.

what i always advise young girl as he starts a thing is to not listen to other people who try and stop them because they have. to concentrate and to keep on going ahead focus on their training and again to not listen to that stuff because i went through this myself with people telling me to stop assessing which is why i started sniffing a bit late and so i tell them that if you want to progress in your surfing and go forward don't listen to those who tell you to stop or stay at home because that's backward looking. within each one teach one mentality some now 23 years old spencer spare time showing females in senegal the ins in outs of the sport. some was looking forward to competing in the olympics until they were postponed because of the coronavirus until the next summer games sama sharing her love of surfing. with no plans of slowing down.

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