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hello i'm kristie one day it's good to have you company there are mounting claims that tanzania's government is cracking down on opposition candidates and free speech ahead of the country's elections in 2 weeks' time a human rights group amnesty international accuses president john mickel flees government off using new goals to stifle all forms of dissent including peaceful assembly we'll talk to amnesty international after this report. under list who has been drawing crowds across tanzania but he says that's made him a target. in this footage from september the opposition leader's convoys tear gassed the presidential hopeful believes current president john mica foully is doing all he can to thwart his campaign. the police have been views abusing their authority with complete impunity.

you know all the national electoral commission suspended me for 7 days. all completely party has dropped completely bogus. heard anybody and everybody the mayor packer president maggie fully is also pulling in the crowds he was elected in 2015 on an anti corruption ticket and now he's promising his supporters some big projects. united. the law gives me an hour to officially announce well we're going to build another international airport in this region of mandela this will help boost the economical tourist activities in the region. but over the past 5 years it's claimed microphone his government has been cracking down on all forms of dissent from the media to disqualifying hundreds of opposition

candidates i think the elliptical temperatures are rising for more come have gone up. barry sheene is getting scarce and for that. they're pulling out all the the this top says request. to under lease to end his chair democrat in a stall putting on a bright face that they're not expecting the next 2 weeks to be easy. and i'm now joined by amnesty international's roland it boldly he researches tens and welcome today doesn't use africa roland thank you action in tanzania is 2 weeks away you've just written a subreport warning that president before his government is and a mining civil freedom said this about the timing of this report of course more about what's in it so this report is basically a follow up to the oktober reported they told their price we paid to get it for

decent by the convention state and reports the situation over an extended period of time we do reach you know human rights violations have been continuing and especially we knew lose what i mean went to all the laws and also blanket ban such as on political rallies how popular is president john the gulf where you have just watched a report we've seen him they have packed a whole stadium almost off support says. he is obviously the person who's pushing these reforms just give us a sense of his popularity of course the kinds of human rights oppression that you are observing. yes maybe unpopular n.t.a. know that in pretty 15 presumably fully elected by a few percent wien back then this was a truly knowing how the ruling party might be because they have been performing in

tanzania this was actually a decline in terms of support and perhaps that could be what has informed you know the kind of repressive laws that re ever actually seen because what we believe is that the president is trying to consolidate power and also consolidate as you know we know as we go into this election so as a convenience go to the poorly in the general elections we're seeing that you know how of the human race development in the country in the lead up to this election has not been anything that you know we would actually call it you know good we have seen during this period you know. intimidation against british and harassment arbitrary arrests and detention but not just against politicians we've seen media houses media outlets journalists being so new rich christine and we've also seen

critics such as at least you know you'd hear about a case of a comedian e.g. certain that was arrested for laughing at a throw back and forth of the president and what was he charged with in court last had read you know failure to register and you simply you know suck in such trumped up charges you seen repression harassment against even clerics religious clerics right now and it's in their report you know and really just a muslim religious leader that is in there heidi so it is everyone that is being targeted at the moment roland is it your view that the op tell between 8 election for not a free and fair. it's international we. are free and fair elections will be democratic and all that but one of the things that you call for ease that human traits must never be suspended with it's before with aides during or after elections so what you're calling for is that human rights must be

respected as we said today elections all right that's amnesty international. a kenyan fishing community is reaping the rewards for its work in saving its coral reefs. to other areas around the. majority. community. and. conservation area the fish population is booming and their fishing. every day katon and mohamed go to the lagoon to check out the coral that have been growing algae has to be removed from it in order for the coral to grow properly. here on the coast of kenya this fishing community has set up our marine protected area the size

of 42 soccer fields fishing is prohibited so that the stocks can be replenished coral can help. them bark. we have to go back the court orders because these court orders these that the houses of their fish. if we are not going to see their court on that they see then you are not going to see the fish. the project was started 17 years ago and since then some say a minor miracle has occurred the fish are slowly coming back. in fact you can already see a more colorful diversity of sea life overfishing in the lagoon population growth and climate change had hit the waters here hard when fish catches started to dwindle katana and gala one of the marine protected areas founders said it was time to act it is very very important that if to to be healthy because most of the

community living along the coast may walk there many want that they have deep and it is fishing outside of the marine protected area you can see the problem much of the coral has died and sea urchins are steadily growing because there are no fish here to eat them. but even here things are slowly improving said in gala that's because some fish and other sea dwellers are moving away from the marine protected areas to adjacent areas. but they're more octopi now because of the nature reserve. their numbers are increasing a lot and they're going to other areas. $400.00 fishermen and their families are taking part in the marine project they also meet frequently to discuss the situation their goal is to eventually have a secure source of income to support their families. the project could set an

example for others and gather and his colleagues often get visits from other fishing communities who'd like to follow their example. and al and i jerry an artist is combining odd and fashion to create unique and colorful pieces that all sit in cool thousands of god is also lena. creates a fortress out of little pieces of fabric that would otherwise be thrown away. you know. electing another bag of fabric swatches muscling or a poacher tour can never be sure exactly what she'll get. but she knows she can turn these small fragments of nigeria an anchor a cloth into beautiful pieces of art. sometimes as the laws are legless just bonding with tradition to do a new one because the and they have someone who collects them so they also keeping

it and. see is a little strong in the real them. in her studio in lagos the 31 year old artist uses the material to create colorful canvases. each piece of fabric he has carefully chosen to build up purport traits the fabric next may walking in the because is that there is an identifier when you see it it's in you have there's a commonground with seeing you on the wall because it's 5 it's something that you know you're familiar with approach your tools creations have become hot property since being discovered by a lagos art gallery her work now sells for as much as 20 $5000.00 u.s. dollars each at 1st when you look at it you don't see that it's discovered barbree worse unless you come closer you see that different colors ships from different

types of this kind of fabric dashes using so that's one thing that stumble for them also is is it's mind blowing how somebody can take weeks and create a mix and make something out of it. a poser tour has so far sold more than $100.00 of her portraits through the gallery each one a labor of love an artist you can turn what others would throw away into a new creation. isn't that just beautiful that's it for today be sure to check out our of the stories on data on forward slash africa or also on facebook and on twitter today we'll leave you with these pictures of some of the marine life in kenya and other parts of the african continent still makes time a back.

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welcome to arts and culture when german author on a video met former resistance fighter and bowman while she knew she wanted to write a book about her this week that book one of a about the german book prize the work titled i met an epic of a hero when tells the story of a young woman who rescues jewish youths and nazi occupied france and later spends 10 years in prison for joining the algerian fight for independence here's more on this year's german book prize winner. known as annette was she a terrorist responsible for attacks which resulted in numerous deaths for st louis supported the oppressed. she's now nearing 100 when unavailable 1st met an interview years ago she knew she had to write about this woman and her incredible life and she did so in the form of an epic poem i couldn't imagine writing

a classical novel in which i'd put some words in my protagonists mouth for instance or invent some dialogue. soon i recalled that there was an ancient form in which great exploits and daring deeds were told. bob woodward and that's the heroic at the end with me it became a heroine's epic. about. the woman whose life unavailable recount says a novel in verse was born in a fishing village in brittany she was the only child of staunch communists who wanted to create a better world and then she was determined to fight for that too in 1940 when the germans occupied france she joined the french resistance risking her life more than once. after the war and it plunged into a new battle fighting for algerian independence from france unavailable writes how

an it in a. realized. just as brutal french occupying. that make her a heroine. it is a kind of but it's not the. this is i'm questioning for instance. is it permissible to kill people to achieve a certain goal. reading the novel. she didn't even recognise the heroine. is a literary figure as unique as the woman who inspired. for more on the winner of this year's german book present got my colleague already here with me great can you tell us a little bit more about how this book came about. and of eva met her protagonist at a panel discussion she says the encounter was love at size they both said in her

acceptance speech for the at the awards ceremony for the prize which kicks off the frankfurt book say that and that was not just the heroine of the book but a real life heroine the result of the extraordinary work which did not she was going to win the german book prize for and we've got a clip of her receiving her presence about. what i had prepared was something of a consolation speech for myself for the very likely event that i would not win. but i can't read got to you now come. to come here in a few. ok very modest jiri statement of rationale said the power of elevate the story is equal to the power of her heroine it's breathtaking how fresh the old form of the epic sounds here and with what lightness of a bit condenses the life story of french resistance fighter and woman walk into

a novel about courage resistance and the struggle for freedom and seems like a really extraordinary life and she's a person a lot of us actually hadn't heard of before this work she's not an unknown and she wrote an autobiography and there's also been a documentary made about her. yet but she is absolutely extraordinary and her life was not without contradictions she risked her wrists her life to risky to jewish children during the 2nd world war and for that she received the righteous among nations distinction from israel but she paid a big price for her activities not just a 10 year prison sentence for helping the f.l. enjoying the algerian war but she also lost contact with her own 2 children and her husband and she was also a neurologist. just a minister is this coming out in english it's out in french and german well our audience be able to read it well i spoke to the publishes they said they haven't received any offers for english rights yes but about half the books that receive

the jim the book prize are translated into english so the chance is fairly likely ok likely that we'll have. no one else can you tell us what else the ring is you know about on a view but the winner of this your german book they have a she lives in paris she. she's a german born writer and translator she 1st she was writing in french and then she was translating who works into german now she writes 1st in german and translates her words into french translates as usually translates into their mother tongue and not the other way around so that's quiet so that's sort of unusual she's received a number of the wards including the european translation prize and as a writer she is known for her willingness to experiment almost all of her works are very different from the others this one is an epic poem that's not a usual form for many novice melissa thanks so much. when artist cut of the no

cost traded in paint brushes for a spray gun she wanted to move away from the canvas she wanted to make paintings that didn't just hang on walls but could stand alone well this year during berlin's lockdown corsa got the chance to take over a museum the result is totally off the wall she's one of the most successful artists of our time catalina costa the 58 year old artist lives and works in berlin and new zealand her artwork is brightly colored and multi-dimensional the source of her inspiration is surprisingly the sports world but it's got so much of my inspiration to meet and on the football team work and interconnection are important movement some positions interlinking different constellations aim for a big area creating dynamic spaces that are in flux not. a large exhibition of classes work can currently be seen at homburg a bahnhof museum for contemporary art and most approach work the mingling and

mixing of strong colors plays a key role. mountainous shapes made from styrofoam form the canvas. and even the floor is a part of the artwork. trapped in a cloth or doesn't use paint brushes she prefers working with a spray paint. us one go there this is my tool it's like a spear because it comes out at the top. and she is the trick of the mind up which allows you to reach spaces high up and to great lengths and it's expandable up to fool me tis long just like a ladder it allows me to lengthen the reach of my body and that's what i'm really interested in to change the shape and size of my body in order to reach that little corner at the top without too much effort it's sort of like a magic weapon. off. the green corner from 1998 was a milestone in catalina calls as unbounded artwork ignoring all. spatial barriers

she paints on entire landscapes in bright colors. from a young age i love to listen not but then i did grow up in the seventy's all the coyotes were really really colorful i remember orange choses yellow shirts and green sweater vests and a sweater vest was an important clothing item until now the other colors to be seen like on this neves. the purest concrete building in berlin is home to catalina classes studio. before she creates her large artworks she designs a smaller model. currently she's working on her contribution to the health. 2021 in finland. there's also a model here of the current exhibition in berlin. catalina gloss that enjoys the fact that her artworks exist for a limited amount of time. so i think that's great beauty in the temporal

limited existence and disappearance of the artworks which lingus and is a long process because it's an advent and the deconstructions are already happening in the present. this impressive piece will also disappear. the exhibition called it wasn't us can be experienced until january 2021. back and 2014 the u.s. banned future iowans became the flavor of the month they then press out their next album in just 3 weeks front man samuel t. herring said it was a flop because his writing felt rushed and dishonest now the band is back their new album is very sincere. the song thrill from the new album as long as you are feels like a commentary on the current global crises. i think it's an

album. about trust and acceptance. to meet. the. trust of ourselves the trust others give us the acceptance of ourselves and the acceptance that others give us it's about it's about love. coming to rest finding your place in life is just one of the topics addressed by the band from baltimore on their 6th album they became overnight sensations and 2014 when singer samuel t. herring was in his early thirty's his band had been an insider tech struggling to make ends meet all of that flows into herring's very personal lyrics. st louis are still.

seasons was the song that made them internationally famous karen had originally wanted to be a sculptor now his art consists of opening himself up completely to his audience. that would suddenly huge success came problems burnout self-doubt and a follow up album haring was unhappy with now 6 years later he's found his stride again. the new album gives voice to samuel t. herring's rage at the state of the world but it also has space for love. she moved to. do this. we have to find at least

a call in peace and ourselves. is the most important thing and that's how we become better givers you know and when you give when you give people give to you. and we'd love to give you more culture news and updates check out our website at d.f.w. dot com slash culture thanks for watching. a

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