the bell. this is g w news live from berlin germany tightened security around its vaccination program the government warns that anti baxter's conspiracy theorists and saboteurs could try to disrupt its coronavirus in his nation's supply chain but it says it is prepared also coming up to unprecedented scenes in the netherlands as angry protests against a coronavirus curfew spiral into rioting and looting dozens of people are arrested

. last 10 years after the arab spring uprising that saw dictator hosni mubarak ousted have hopes of a democratic future deserted the people of egypt. and did put to sleep a football bahrain improve their title hopes the team extend their lead at the top of the table with a win they can chalk up all the goals including this one from robin duffy coming up . i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us the german government says it is preparing for possible attacks on corona virus vaccination centers vaccine shipments or vaccine makers according to the interior ministry there is a quote abstract threat of sabotage on germany's vaccination campaign and a letter the ministry said vaccination opponents and conspiracy theorists could try to break into facilities. launch cyber attacks german vaccine manufacturers have

already been targeted on several occasions by hackers attempting to steal intellectual property. for more on the story we can bring in our political correspondent in money was shot here in berlin she's following the latest imo the sounds of serious of a how dangerous is the situation. well it's a very serious situation indeed in german the authorities warned against a high risk of for example cyber attacks against a research size production size so vaccination centers they say also that they have identified already some individuals responsible for such high kings and beyond they also were very. the process that are taking place organized by virus skeptic kills by. a fear doubt those protests could could go get out of hand away day for example went out of hand on

a political level as a capitol in the united states so there's a very serious threat here in germany dubbed the whole vaccination rollout might be at risk because of that but as you mentioned auto ratings are so confident they're on top of things right now ok so authorities say they're monitoring the situation meanwhile officials here in berlin have shut down an entire hospital after identifying cases of the new mutation of covert 19 we'll talk about that in a moment emma but 1st let's take a look at this report the who both clinic in berlin where more than 1500 staff and 400 patients are in quarantine the hospital will not be admitting any new patients for at least the fortnight. this is not nice for the patients they aren't allowed any visitors i am sad my daughter is inside she's waiting for food and drinks but i can't go in. the closure comes after 14 patients and 6 staff members

tested positive for the highly contagious new cold with 19 strains that originated in the u.k. staff we tested negative are in a so-called shuttle quarantine only allowed to travel between work and home but testing of all patients and staff is ongoing. the 1st results are starting to come in and we are not optimistic and we hope to have a better overview of the situation in the coming hours and days but we can already see that the number of cases is increasing. liked the whole world clinic is considered exemplary it is one of the only clinics in berlin that has been testing for the mutations since the start of the year. and it was only because we did a preliminary screening of positive tests that the new virus strain came to our attention and we could act accordingly to protect the population as well as our

employees and patients. despite their quick action there is great concern that the new virus variant will still spread uncontrollably both in berlin and the rest of germany. and of this hospital has been sealed off and that means that staff is being shuttled between work and home but that does still mean that they would be in contact with other people. there will be but that does shows you just how difficult it is to prevent essential workers from actually doing their work this is impossible we need doctors we need no seems so they do have to commute from home to work but put out the government as so may and made did put out they disposable shuttle best season so as to avoid as much as possible that those people come in contact with the general publications for example population sorry for example in public transports. and bring us up to date on the overall situation

right now in germany. well authorities are very worried about the new variant after virus it did say. viral or just a christian. charity hospital confirms diabetes say that these fire and variant is the 35 percent more contagious more infectious. virus that we currently know and in germany there's been tighter border checks implemented on sunday the smite mean there's going to be. impact on fresh food imports in germany so additional controls implemented in airports on people coming back from high risk every ounce now on the situation regarding virus that is less infections french's did today and less deaths and also a 7 days incidence way dieties decreasing there's a $111.00 cases behind each has only now because but that's still 2 times higher

done to critical and the trends showed the vaccination rollout is still ongoing is 1500000 people vaccinated momentum and also a new medicine it will be implemented this is a new antibody made it seem that will be given to patients so as to avoid that they develop severe symptoms from the code of virus our political correspondent emmanuel shares with the latest here in berlin good to talk to you. the 1st nationwide curfew in the netherlands since world war 2 has sparked widespread rioting unrest flared up in the capital amsterdam of the southern city of i'm too often at least 30 demonstrators opposing tighter coronavirus restrictions were arrested thousands of rubric yours have also been. anger boils over against the night curfew the 1st in 75 years. on the streets of

eindhoven protests to set a car on fire and then rampage through shops and the train station. this demonstration in amsterdam is illegal but residents a furious at the months long lockdown and now the new curfew. that live free. things you can think freely. they say their freedom and future are being sacrificed in the fight against the virus. even if needing to make a life i don't agree with the restrictions on freedom yet. it's certainly true that elderly people of all nobles but there are also so many young people involved and young people of the future. and it's all this is a voice that is saying no we're so afraid we're going in the wrong direction it may

be understandable but it's still the wrong way that they are scared of. the government says the curfew is a preventative measure the number of new positive tests have been fooling but prime minister mark rota warned against a possible surge of infections from the british mutation of the virus. i was off to the curfew came into force this is all about selective a covert testing center on the coast and in amsterdam riot police break up a mostly peaceful demonstration with water cannons the netherlands was one of the last e.u. countries to begin immunizing health because with production delays slowing vaccination programs across europe a return to freedom here and elsewhere still looks alone white all. over you. not some other developments in the pandemic mexican president on this monday lopez

obrador says he has tested positive for covert 19 then announcement comes as his country registers the highest levels of infections and deaths to date israel will close its international airport to nearly all flights in a bid to bring a raging outbreak in the country under control and egypt to start vaccinating its population using the chinese made farmers shot health care workers and people with chronic diseases are among the 1st in line to receive the vaccine in brazil thousands of people have joined a 2nd day of nationwide protests calling for the removal of president jarboe so narrow over his handling of the pandemic the national coronavirus death toll stands at more than 200000 the 2nd highest in the world vaccine shortages are holding back immunizations and public anger over the worsening situation is growing. alice school masha is desperate her mother needs a ventilator but the ones in the hospital are all taken now doctors aren't giving

her much hope. that they will see all i want is for my mother to have a chance. relatives don't get much information the clinic is totally packed and overburdened intensive care beds are full oxygen has been in short supply for at least a week hundreds of people wait for hours to refill tanks so that their loved ones at home will be able to bring both. the 2nd wave of corona virus has hit menow as hard and the virus has mutated as many as 200 victims are being buried every day that's 7 times more than before the pandemic doctors say government inaction is to blame. the collapse could have been averted. yet the more the virus can multiply on checked the more likely it is that there will be mutations. in rio de janeiro life continues

rather carefree perhaps because the president downplays the virus and publicly doubts the safety of vaccines in the meantime people are getting inoculated political opponents exerted a lot of pressure and made their own deals with manufacturers people are protesting against both scenario because of the erratic rollout of vaccinations they say he has to go. you're watching d.w. news still to come on our show pakistan is using a process called chemical castration to confront a shocking surge and rape incidents but critics say it will not solve the problem is coming up. but 1st to egypt which is marching marking 10 years since mass protests erupted across the country and led to the ousting of longtime president hosni mubarak the uprising was part of the so-called arab spring revolution it was seen as the dawn of a new era for egypt but

a decade later many of those who took to the streets say little has changed. the they call it the day of roll the. day that saw thousands descend on karros taffy is square to demand president hosni mubarak controlled egypt for almost 13 years believe police and security forces cracking down hard. in just a few bloody days hundreds dead and thousands more injured. but 2 and a half weeks after the start of the january 20th levon protests jubilation. mubarak is out. 6 months later the muslim brotherhood takes power with islamists mohamed morsi elected president. a year later he too

has gone in a military coup. in the weeks that followed hundreds of his supporters are arrested. and many killed it grow into seeable but the coup was led by army chief general abdel fattah el-sisi by 2014 he is president el-sisi has done all he can to silence any opposition. and of the changes to the constitution he could stay in power until at least 2030. for many the hopes of january the 25th 2011 are buried somewhere here in town here square. let's get some perspective on the story now with uber him good morning take us 1st of all through the significance of the stay in

egypt 10 years ago. well sumi generally 25th was the day that it became very clear that the so-called barrier of fear had been broken the country saw mass protests not just in cairo i mean politics in egypt tend to be very capital centric but all across the countries in cities across the country and that was the day that also protesters were able to physically occupy to here square which then became the symbolic you know tiny piece of land that it has become in the history of this uprising and perhaps most significantly or significant as well is that this this was the police day this was the national day to commemorate law enforcement and it was the day that people in their millions went out to reject the authority of that of course meant they were also really calling for more democratic freedoms and if you look at the situation today sisi rules the country with an even tighter grip than mubarak before the uprising so what happened. i mean i think that

a lot of people will look at it and say oh no a lot has has went wrong and certainly it has but it's also just important to mention that president c c brutal as his role has been also enjoys some support some egyptians a lot of egyptians will tell you that everything that sisi has done. you know removing the muslim brotherhood and ruling egypt with an iron this is actually a correctional kind of a correctional measure to what they saw as the chaos brought up by the uprising and and the rule of the muslim brotherhood with that being said i think a lot really could have gone differently in the period between i would say 20112014 right before 16 but it came to power the political transition was botched at best i would say we have parliamentary parliamentary elections before we had a constitution written there was a huge there was a there was a massive polarization within society after it became very clear that the muslim

brotherhood would play a significant role in political life and there was just generally a lot of political alternatives that did not look like you know the counter-revolutionary camp so to speak that you know the military and the muslim brotherhood so a lack of viable political alternatives also plays a huge role that isn't i'm not blaming the protesters for that at the end of today you're absolutely correct people went out in the streets looking for basic human rights but answers were not there and i think that plays that least a huge part in why we're why we are where we are today to be a correspondent for him with us thank you so much for that analysis. to a subject now that is heavily stigmatized in many places in the world including pakistan reports of rape or sword last year but up until recently only a tiny fraction of rapes ever came to trial last month the country's president signed off on

a law aimed at speeding up convictions and increasing sentencing but while the new measures help protect the identity of victims they also allow a controversial punishment so-called chemical castration here's. his son although hark has been living and sleeping with his family for weeks on the grounds of the hospital in lahore pakistan his son's own has been here for months he was gang raped and then shot this sadly is not uncommon the perpetrators now face chemical castration by order of the courts. we would be satisfied with such a punishment we don't want such brutal men to be able to rape ever again but if words could change the situation there would already be a change in the society without real punishment such people will not change and that is why they must be punished. in pakistan following a presidential decree rape cannot be punished with chemical castration. in this

process the convicted person is given drugs that take we potency and libido these return when the drug is discontinued at the end of the sentence but many medical professionals are wary of the possible side effects. one of the most important is that inducing the bone density and all the. flushes it also causes. and it also cause depressions and suicidal thoughts in muslim pakistan rape stigmatizes the victim as well as the perpetrator and his family. suffer adarsh of ed is also feeling this her son is in prison charged with rape he's threatened with chemical castration the widow firmly believes in his innocence he should be earning money for the family besides a few relatives no one talks to the mother any more. chemical castration is

a brutal punishment my son is already a goner and now possibly this is inhumane punishment i wanted to marry him off soon but how can he have a family now i had so wished that he would have children but now none of that will come true. in pakistan a person is raped every 2 hours it's often a demonstration of power through sex last year there are more than 3 times as many cases as the year before the government is under pressure and wants to look like it's doing something. strongly believe that there is a need for such a long if we punish some perpetrators like this it will send a clear signal to everyone else. it will have a positive impact on the whole of society. lawyer robbia bunch of aa is

a volunteer representing xylene the boy who was raped and shot for years she has fought to ensure rapists were properly convicted. i don't think so and i don't think that and a stray sion is a solution because there's also the death penalty for rapists in pakistan so deterrent laws are already in place but they're not applied. more effectively. in the last 5 years no one has been sentenced to death for rape in pakistan saeed impoverished family waits outside the hospital for the boy to recover from his injuries and for the perpetrators to finally be punished. let's get some perspective on the story now with us he's a senior counsel with human rights watch in lahore pakistan side of good to have you on our program a chemical castration is supposed to be a deterrent against sexual violence at least that's what the government is saying here does it serve as one. think you have me glad to be out of

it does not serve as if it is the government's approach is flawed it to live it is a lot of the level of principle at the level of human rights and it is flawed at the level of efficiency or deterrence so the short answer is like any tool in human by spinning this better odds of it you have this by this moment does not serve the. criminal justice system which has the capacity and the willingness to apply. to all people to convict people. in this or serious crimes and do that in the right suspecting that it is the so this is a populist move which while it's what human rights friends of. this knocks me of victims of sexual abuse box i mean you see it ok so what should the government do to address repeat offenders you're saying it needs to improve the criminal

justice system. it means. the criminal justice system is one major part of the puzzle which means improving the system to make it more more joined to make it more efficient to make it more just split into 2 make it more. having the capacity in the willingness to help the most vulnerable the most marginalised statements of the society which in most cases are sexual abuse be them of women be them. young boys often from. roots or families so that's one part of the problem solution another part of the solution a lot about a solution is that there has to be a broader sense of what the facts are the society and the institutions of the state in the judiciary the prosecution the police and the logic of innocent society. about sexual violence and i think about the nature of situations it's set up so

unmoved like every aspiration creates a primal bubble of guy off. where women don't have autonomy it chief says as a only in the physical manifestation as a crime a plus this i can discredit it sara i think it's going to happen how do you do that then because rape still often goes unreported back in pakistan because of stigma and victim plain banging so how do you address these deep rooted attitudes. up i think there's no easy answers that this is why the overall the system what you've got and what starting point should be. if you do have it is force which is more sense that it's through sexual crimes it's more sensitized to blight all of women all whites of violence that provide having a better theory and police force that are why haven't lisa force that has more

women in it that are required transforming laws and practices to make sure that the police stations be it of schools any government reporting agency are the bottom and they are not all started speeches to women in particular and up to the point that you do that up to the point that you address the imbalance in society. these way you. want to have the death penalty which is cool in humans. then got trying to up the ante rodan doing the hot book why didn't the difficult was the law and glamorous work of christ forming the states and oh well across from inside you the fundamental of. this. and what it would do is introduce allies knowledgeable today's society ok so it is not only that in it it's risks

being counterproductive i did this into being a very good of your rights separation a sort of i have to leave it there sara page as senior counsel of human rights watch in that last 4 thank you so much for joining us here and to have you. in the bundesliga league leaders byron munich have improved their title hopes with a win against shout that the 2 teams at opposite ends of the table faced off on sunday. it's lonely at the bottom of the table where shall kids sit stuck and at the top where by and have the chance to extend their lead after their 2 closest rivals both lost on saturday. shocker held the fort for 33 minutes went by and broke the deadlock the hosts 1st left us were kimmage and then thomas mother completely on mocked. after the break the defending did not improve

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