this is d.w. news live from berlin and thousands of women take to the streets in belarus demanding the resignation of president lukashenko dozens are arrested by masked men in uniforms and dragged away a much larger rally is planned for sunday with tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators expected to fill the capital and. also on the show battling for control as wildfires ravaged 3 to deal with state firefighters are working around the clock to save land and lie and distort his report more deaths from the blaze

that is just. to go to the best is no man's land in the park roy. and at the venice film festival draws to a close if the movie industry is hailing a pandemic reboot for global cinema. omarion i haven't seen welcome in the belarus capital minsk dozens of women have been arrested at a protest against authoritarian president alexander lukashenko now many of the women were forced into unmarked vans or beaten by masked security officials bellerose has been swept by daily anti-government protests since last month's disputed election and it's an unprecedented. the challenge to go was been in power

for 26 years. a fresh show of determination and defiance thousands of women braved heavy security and an official warning to raise their voices against the government once more. there demanding that president look at shank step down and that jailed opposition fakers be freed. after more than a month of protests this rally is just the latest evidence that the ruffians are not going to accept. those and you pull me out of i don't know how many times i've been out here you just can't sit back and watch what's going on but if you don't come out today tomorrow your children will live as slaves and i'm a mother i how children. with previous demonstrations this one took a violent term shortly after the rally began scuffles broke out between protesters

and riot police in the capital's freedom square masked men could be seen aggressively confronting demonstrators ultimately making dozens of arrests. but they're grabbing everyone on sight do they think they can look at everybody or not the. president lukashenko says he has no intention of stepping down he's denied allegations of fraud in an election that saw him win 80 percent of the vote. but the lucien's are planning to keep up the pressure on the president on sunday tens of thousands of anti-government protesters are expected to flood the streets of minsk once more. and standing by for us in minsk is that up is nick connelly hello to you nic so we saw there more arrests and more violence this time targeting women who were demonstrating what's been the reaction in minsk to yesterday's events. well definitely anger if little shock i think

this had been factored in in recent days we've seen the police getting more aggressive and using more violent tactics towards women after a period where as you must remember there had been. the like to touch 2 was female protest as we've seen protests where women would stand in front of men who are protesting or journalists who are said to be arrested and preventing their arrest by standing between them and the police that is now definitely over but interesting enough those those arrests came right at the beginning enough that 5 minutes of shock and confusion people out demonstration did manage to regroup and for the next 2 hours protesting walking through most of the city center getting their message and getting a whole lot of support from people on the streets trapping them keeping their homes i think example many classic of a who was abducted here in minsk last week and who really successfully resisted the attempt by authorities to throw her out of her own country by ripping her passport jumping out of a car window that has definitely galvanized many here in minsk. well more protests

are planned for today so did yesterday's violence than not intimidate people are we expecting a large turnout today. will definitely that arrest of many acoustic disappearance rather last week is definitely something that has angered and shocked many who thought they'd seen everything here so the streets where i'm standing now looks set to be tens if not hundreds of thousands of people later today we've seen for the warnings from the government basically trying to make people think again about coming out reminding people to any part station this guy demonstration is illegal and we have full screens for them so far we've seen those threats aren't working. double usenix finally reporting for us from minsk thank you. in the united states firefighters are hoping a change of weather could help them battle around 100 blazes across several western states days of dry and windy conditions have been feeding the flames in oregon

washington and california the blazes have killed at least 30 people and officials in oregon are warning residents of the possibility of mass fatalities. and more than 20000 square kilometers burned dozens killed and the death toll likely to go up sharply some of the worst air quality in the world this is the devastation of dozens of wildfires on the west coast from california to washington state. the same smoke that is chokes residents is perversely now helping firefighters. the fire still burning we do have a spot there across the road. which is not what we wanted. but i only spent our saving grace right now as we do have a smoke there above us right now which is keeping the fire to me. but so much damage has already been done tens of thousands have evacuated.

these people are sleeping in trailers or tents in an oregon parking lot many don't know if their houses are still standing. we saw a bird that was flying and then also they just completely dropped. it and i told her is it if it's chilling god's creatures i don't want to die too so we left so it is what it's going to be and i am just thankful that we're alive we're together authorities say their response has been hampered by false claims on line that extremists were setting fires these men live just a few kilometers from the fire line but they're patrolling their property for fear of looting. oh. well i hear nothing but looters orson's on the radio i drove around and kind of did my own observation and i didn't feel in fear

of my house catching on fire so i decided to hang around to protect. some of the worst blazes are still burning for west coast residents this nightmare is far from over. and for more we're joined now from portland oregon by journalist justin yeah hello to you justin now we hear that you've been close to some of the bigger fires in and around portland give us a sense of what's going on there. thank you for having me. in the past 2 days i was within one mile of some of the raging fires that are going on oregon and it is truly hell today and it's really devastated a lot of the agricultural community and what i witnessed there was an chico's sound bash all over the ground and people hurrying and packing their things all their belongings and terry to the cars to leave the affected area and it's really

a sight to behold. well also hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes and many of them have no idea if or when they'll be able to return how are those people managing. over 500000 or going and have been displaced by this fire that brought wreckage to 950000 acres now across the state and a lot of them have been forced to evacuate to. nearby refugee shelters or evacuation shelters provided by communities patient effected areas and. these these camps are largely quite spread out and measures taken of course to accommodate are going to identify as well. yes to more than one disaster facing these people as you mentioned the fires and the pandemic but there does seem to be at least

a little bit of hope apparently the weather could soon be turning our firefighters hopeful that things could improve. yes so the. wind conditions that brought about the beginning of the fire has now. been subside had subsided and there is. forecast that rain. for monday night that is ultimately still 48 hours away and the fires are still rapidly expanding the areas of the horizon or are firefighters that the weather may change right and we also are hoping that the weather will improve and there is hope that those fires will be brought under control just in the out journalist in portland oregon many thanks for your reporting and we hope you also stay safe it's thank you mariana. let's have a look now at some other stories making news around the world migrants on the greek

island of lesbos are demanding more support after the overcrowded morea refugee camp was destroyed by fire last tuesday clashes broke out near a new camp built by greek authorities where hundreds had gathered to protest but now the 1st asylum seekers have begun moving into the new 10 shelter. mali's military junta which staged a coup last month has agreed to an 18 month transitional government and to hold fresh elections the agreement came after 3 days of talks with leaders from political and civil society groups the leaders of the transitional government will be chosen by the horns. in the u.s. workers have removed a confederate statue that stood near the site where a violent white nationalist rally turned deadly 3 years ago in charlottesville virginia protesters demanding racial and social justice around the world have

pushed to have divisive relics removed from public spaces. france has confirmed a national record of more than 10000 new 1000 cases in a single day prime minister john cust x. says the situation is deteriorating and he's urging citizens to observe the rules and social distancing and wearing masks france has seen a sharp rise in infections for several weeks. the venice film festival has wound down with a gala night of stars of the red carpet glittering awards and face masks the winner of the golden lion for best film was no man's land starring frances mcdormand well this year's event has taken on added significance for the global film industry it's the 1st major movie festival since the start of a. coronavirus pandemic. i 7 it was business as usual on the red

carpet in venice but this year without the crowds and with face masks organizers won praise for daring to stage the event at all as the pandemic put a stop to one after another of the film industry's most likely should vents strict hygiene measures were in place including mandatory masks and social distancing. the jury headed up by cate blanchett awarded this year's top honors to chloe dowse nomad land 'd 'd 'd 'd. it's a story of modern day nomads people who've been left behind by the u.s. economy. it centers on a widow played by frances mcdormand who finds a new life on the road to win likely secure was the film's position in the 2021 oscar race. best actress was awarded to vanessa kirby for her portrayal of the

mother dealing with the loss of a child in pieces of a woman. my hope is that this filming courage conversation and support around the women families and fathers who have lost to. that time where it's easy to spot differences rather than similarities i hope these stories will help us find each other. best actor on as went to the local francesco for. a big success for the italian and the event a big success for italy to be just months ago was one of the hardest hit by the coronavirus. many in the industry are hailing the festival of the success global cinema needs right now. and before we go a quick reminder of our top story. in the bellers count at all minutes dozens of women have been arrested while. testing against authoritarian president alexander lukashenko many were forced into unmarked vans or beaten by masked security in

belarus has been swept by anti-government protests since the disputed election last month. you're up to date on t w news this hour omarion evans team from me and the entire team here in berlin thanks for the company. passion the drama competition marketing numbers atmosphere that's tied into national. money. sandstorms fight spam on funds. on you tube joining us. like. one of the current time to. try to come.