and sentenced him to life in prison. or future. your bomb under par in the case of stefan there's a spiral of violence that started when he was young. despite today's guilty verdict many questions remain where others involved and could the police have done more to protect volatile. let's get more from. the hiller who joins us from the frankfurt to court to have a trial took place well come talk us through reactions to this verdict while the prosecution and the look of family have of course welcomed this verdict today in frankfurt it is after all the tough it's tough a sentence there is in the german judicial system a life long sentence without a possibility to appeal after 15 years so stefan answer will likely spend 22 or even more years in prison and yet stephan and has only been one of 2 accused here

and marcus age who was charged with accessory to murder has been acquitted and that is the reason for the look the family of great disappointment they considered him to be the mastermind behind this murder they thought that he had helped him but for the court there was just not enough evidence for that. stuff and since believed to have dozens of contacts far right same there must be words that he had accomplices still on the loose. yes absolutely apart from marcus h.-o. who was acquitted today as i said there are concerns that these 2 men were part of a network maybe of neo nazis the neo nazi the far right extremist scene is very strong in northern has the area where they were active and where the murder happened and so this is a question that hasn't really been dealt with at this trial this trial has focused

on these 2 men but now the question remains whether or not there are other people were involved or maybe involved in other cases as well and i think it is up to the intelligence agencies now to dig deep into that and there's also a parliamentary inquiry committee that has been established to look deep into that and look curse murder was. brought with him but of of the 1st right wing murder of a politician since the 2nd world war how's the threat from this direction been underestimated many people say yes it has been on this to mated fall for many many years. right wing extremism has been on the rise in germany over the last couple of years and for a long time the domestic intelligence agencies have rather focus on islamist terror as that has been a threat as well but now with them different attacks that have been happening with

the murder of. with attacks and how lenten han now i think the author ricci's have now put more focus on these right wing extremists have put more resources into this threat and they are saying that 13000 people can be considered to be part of this right wing extremist scene that potentially violent so there is a possibility that more people like stefan and their. 4 d. in frankfurt thank you. politicians view of this verdict now from health canada in terms of a member of germany's parliament for the social democrats and sits on its domestic affairs committee and speaks 1st party on combating stream as a welcome to t.w. 1st of all you are to him what you make of this verdict well to be honest i am a little bit you know i'm really disappointed because of the acquittal of

marcos age as you reported and also there is the acquittal of stephanie 8 in the case of attempted murder of a when i it's too late so there's no reason to p. confident with this. do you believe that all of the people involved involved or not because murder has been brought to justice i think you know. in this trial. there was no charge i'm sure to follow and find out where the networks are and i suppose that these 2 guidance steffane and i was each deeply involved in the right wing extremist networks in germany and even in north westerly and probably there's a connection even to there and as you. so what. the criminal

case having now closed what now needs to happen in order to to deal with this threat within germany i think many huge mistakes many fault have been made in the past there was a scandal of the and as you even combined with structural institutional racism and it's still a scandal until today and of course there are so history of the. the meeting waterloo current was and he spoke about his attitudes towards refugees and he was intentionally probably intentionally provoked and this was reproduced many many times why our social media and it was combined with hate speech writing we have not read westgate the history behind the story and this is

our job which has to be done in the next so so so who needs to do that i think it's the security of course that the police it's all the authorities of germany involved in the protection of our constitution it's a police on the one hand and on the other hand it's a political task we have to check our laws and they have to be very critical with ourselves and the 3rd element is the. whole of society we have to ask ourselves how we deal with foolishly increase the refugee crisis and didn't we tolerate too much racism and too much aggression in the social media so it's a holistic question and just just moving on from that point i know that you've also received threats in the past you've talked about about the threats in cyberspace

and the fact that the police appear not to be doing enough do many german politicians to face these sorts of threats or is this something that the that the country is either going to have to get used to or deal with. well there are many people receive such kind of rights not just fish and so we are quite relieved after the number. especially with what i myself who are in awol in. israel are like immigration. especially target of right wing extremists but it's not just it's many people fighting for human rights and. we deal with right ok thank you for joining us at helga lindt thank you we take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world now caught in

moscow has rejected alexei in the valleys appeal against imprisonment the kremlin critic appeared via video link he was arrested for parole violations and remanded in custody for 30 days after returning to russia from germany where he'd been recovering from the fatal poisoning. pakistan supremum quarter sort of the release of a british man convicted of killing american journalist daniel pearl 19 years ago mad omar saeed shaykh who was accused of the broken brutal beheading of daniel pearl by a panel of 3 judges history coma ques were acquitted last year. kurdistan has a new president a nationalist politician japery of was sworn in at a ceremony in the capital bishkek he was released from prison in october after having a kidnapping verdict quashed and he was close to 80 percent of the vote in a presidential election held earlier this month. when team of experts from the world health organization has begun its research into the origins of covered 19 and

the chinese city of wu han after spending 2 weeks in quarantine the w.h.o. wants to investigate the earliest known cases in the city to better understand where the virus came from and to try to prevent further outbreaks it's not yet clear on what all forces will allow them to see. in my experts in germany are recommending that the astra zeneca covered 19 vaccine should not be offered to people over 65 the vaccine committee or germany's a robot called public health institute said there was insufficient data to assess the drug's efficacy in this age group the vaccine is still not licensed for use in the european union but is expected to be approved in the next few days. let's bring in d.w. political correspondent hunts brandt for more welcome hunts as a tell us more about what german experts are saying about this vaccine.

well the problem here with the our stress vaccine is that during the testing that is necessary before the vaccine can be approved there weren't enough people in the older age groups that were part participating in this testing there were obviously tens of thousands of people that were tested and that. has led to the conclusion that the vaccine is in fact if it is in fact effective but the number of people in the age group over 55 and older was very very low server german authorities are saying the efficacy and to the security of this vaccine for people in that age group has not been conclusively proven and so they want to on the side of caution and at the moment not use this vaccine for that age group has announced that they are going to continue with additional tests for all the people and want to reassure our bottom make sure that in fact it also works in old age groups ok now this

announcement comes amidst a dispute with astra zeneca over supplies and widespread dissatisfaction with the speed of the vaccine rollout here in germany across the way you will take a look at the report and come back to you in just a moment. accessing this vaccination center in brandenburg in eastern germany it's harder than it might look to get an appointment for a covert 19 job you need staying power only those determined enough to get past the overloaded hotline will get an appointment like man for didn't have to green bag both are over 18 and on to germany's number one high risk group. dr my hope your mother got the appointment for us but it took you a long time to get through and arrange the time. as in other vaccination centers in germany things are moving slowly many boots remain empty because there's not enough vaccine. only 70 people

a day can be immunized instead of the planned 600. the situation is even worse in other regions the center in cologne is not even open appointments are being made for february but it's not an easy process. and i myself others around germany filling these chairs is likely to take some time. as pick up that point with hands brown into her hands or why is germany's vaccination drive so far behind so many others. well the major problem is the problem of supplies as we just saw in that report there is simply not enough vaccine material available at the moment to vaccinate all the people that are necessary that need to be vaccinated and that have applied or interested in vaccinations that's partly because there are problems and. rapid racking up the manufacture of vaccines and that's partly because there's some disputes between the european union and the

manufacturers about who exactly in the world is going to get those supplies 1st but they are also as we heard in the report problems that are homemade the way vaccinations are organized in germany is different from region to region some regions vaccinate a lot more quickly than others some regions are very careful about holding back the 2nd dose of vaccines for those people that have already received the 1st so there's a very very uneven distribution of vaccinations in germany that also makes the situation particularly difficult i would have germany is that tough lockdown is that showing any sign of working. yes indeed the number of infections is slowly being reduced in germany the number of their 1st store fairly high about that always has a lag of about a week or 2 so the infection rate isn't fact being reduced but at the same time there's a lot of concern here in germany as well about the new new mutants the new variants

of the virus that are said to be a lot more infected of the. prospect of these restrictions being lifted at the moment is not ridiculous i thank you for that little correspondent hansbrough and well here's a look at some of the other developments in the pandemic of bomb tech and fives they say they're vaccine is effective against the british and south african coronavirus variants vietnam has reported its 1st community transmission of corona virus in almost 8 weeks the country has had strict quarantine measures throughout the pandemic and portugal will suspend all flights to and from brazil from friday because of the new strain of corona virus circulating that. poland's a human rights commission says the country's new de facto ban on abortion condemns women to torture out of body the house as the government's aim is to limit women's

rights the polls indicate that more than half the population oppose the new law which came into force yesterday that wasn't turned out to protest the restrictions and more demonstrations are planned for this evening and for friday. once again men took to the streets once again demanding women's right to choose the new law only allows for an abortion if the life of the mother is in danger or in cases of rape or incest protesters say the government has gone too far. this time she stopped lying about abortion saying it is not taking place stop lying like the far right and the church does enough is enough we demand solidarity from. poland is one of europe's most devout catholic countries it already had some of the strictest abortion laws in europe and up to try but the constitutional court decided to tighten the laws further triggering weeks of massive protests across the country. abortion rights activists have announced more protests in the coming days they have

no intention of keeping quiet. about what we have to stop protesting again this is the burning way we can prove to those who rule us that we are not tired that we're not giving up we do not lack strength and we are all united for something that critics of the new restrictions say this is not our only about women's rights in poland but also about the soul of a country that seems to be sliding further away from the basic values of the european union. straight to the potage the capital warsaw a very rigid and journalist magdalena polecat welcome to day w a these protests against the new abortion laws have been going on for some time is there any indication of that having any effect. well as he says we have seen protestants since the ruling was announced in october so disses morgan 3 months ago

and you know it seems that the process had impact since the government withholds the publication with all the money which is some highly unusual in such cases but well now it has to came legally binding overnight by the publication of social does it so just as something you cannot just bypass you would need a constitutional my joey t. which is out of sign on poland or in you know actually there is no chance to change something so to sum up the controversial ruling entered into force this is a popular populist government these are protesters who are making a lot of noise i wonder where the sort of the soul of poland is on this issue is it is it with the protesters or with the government definitely was the protesters so when you look on the streets yesterday when i looked on them all i suppose when i look today in the streets you see people opposing the new origination relations all

polls show a clear majority against it and maybe 10 me shifting to her stance was dos who are in favor of stricter rules they have of course support of the. church but even with india ruling camp this steps are disputed and you know i remember some years ago when a right wing group wants to push a stricter abortion of otieno by legislation in parliament they just have not been successful. approaches that we're seeing is this purely about this abortion law or is it also against the ruling conservative. party. well abortion has emerged to one of the most polarizing issues since peace out took power in 2000. and as you already said it's not only a conscious against this new low the protestant escalated into you know a widespread support movement against the government again against the church well

so people go on the streets not because of the new low but they go on the streets because of human rights because of the government change because of 3 and they are course because as you may be know the constitutional arch who were not is suspected to be controlled by the ruling elite since it had been a real science in a very controversial way i thank you for joining us and explaining that to us but i think most pollack at a freelance journalist in the warsaw. french sailor yannick basta has won the prestigious of global round the world race he didn't cross the line 1st but was given a time bonus for helping another solo sailor whose boat had sunk the race took 80 days and there were plenty of other dramas all rooting tooting for an unfortunate german competitor. around the world in 80 days with

a bit of heroism thrown in. french sailor yannick best event came into port in western france is the winner of the von de globe round the world race despite not crossing the line 1st. the 48 year old finished in 80 days 13 hours 59 minutes and 46 seconds he was behind 2 compassionate but received a time bonus of 10 hours and 15 minutes helping to rescue a novice sailor 2 months ago. it was a view of i feel like i'm living a dream hallucinating it's bizarre we go from total solitude to this. i thought. he was one of 4 skippers asked to find kevin a scuffle who was rescued in heavy seas off the cape of good hope he had waited more than 11 hours after his yacht broke into. there was also drama for boris helm on the 1st german to enter the prestigious event was

happy after avoiding a crash with a containership earlier in the race but he then hit a fishing vessel while in 3rd place close to the finish ending his hopes of glory. about half an hour ago i need a fishing vessel to push forward i was sleeping and. something was i woke up i was in the car but looking up if you. want to. see. him in his side's. victory instead went to best event every winner in the 4 yearly race has so far been french. the fireworks mark the end of a remarkable race where heroism the driver than speed was the decisive factor. and what's not to like about fresh snowfall. much

employees that captured the bees averages a baby elephant pensée on her family from looking in the florist most of the of a zoo animal stayed warm inside their shelters but pansy and her sister did a little bit of splashing in the closures pond and a little bit of slip and slide in the mud so keep her say it was poses 1st snowfall so no wonder she seemed to be enjoying every single minute and. top story this hour here in germany has found a neo nazi guilty of assassinating regional politicians 2 years ago and sentenced him to life in prison the victim. i'm going to see the. unspoken out in support of refugees if you shop in madras he's near the west german town of cuts. to the right side up next.

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he's still in jail yet he is everywhere. the way of almaine the russian opposition leader is mobilizing mass protests. despite shocking and police violence young people especially are protesting corruption and state despotism they're now taking to the streams everywhere across russia in some cases. next qadosh.

it's about billions. it's about power. it's about the foundation of a move order the new silk road. china wants to expand its influence with this trade network also the conflicts are inevitable consequences predictable but in beneforti garage ever since a chinese investor got involved here our situation has changed before the war was privatized all work was. much better and easier. is promising new yorkers rich. but in europe there's a sharp warning who will ever accept money from the new superpower will become dependent on it looking a little brother shaking the chinese state has a lot of money at its disposal. and that's how it's expanding and asserting its

status and position in the world be the fish at the bottom or you. china's gateway to europe feb 19th on d w. welcome to focus on europe we're glad to have you with us there are dramatic scenes unfolding in of russia at the moment people across the country are taking to the streets protesting against president putin and demanding the release of his biggest critic alexei navalny but some of them are being brutally beaten.