there's a state of reduced life from her led me on mars military rulers to block social media platforms alleging they're being used to destabilize the country but following this week's coup protesters continue to take to the streets calling for the relays of arrest of leaders including the suci she's being accused of illegally importing walkie talkies also coming up to the courts or go welcome sturman military medics arriving to help battle the coronavirus crisis the country's health system has been overwhelmed as an infection spiral out of control. and

ukraine shuts down several t.v. channels allegedly financed by it all the guard with close ties to the kremlin the country's president says the closures are necessary to limit russian propaganda but some journalists see it as an attack on freedom of speech. and the call for a leash welcome to the show people in myanmar have been cut off from facebook whatsapp and circle the military blocked the platforms alleging they were being used to destabilize the country the disruptions come shortly after police formally charged ousted leader suchi who is currently in custody the authorities accuse her of illegally importing walkie talkies that were found. at her home facebook had

been a widely used by pro-democracy activists a coordinate a national campaign of civil disobedience against monday's coup. talks of the finds too noisy to ignore residents of young gun buying pots and honk their car horns for a 2nd night major demonstrations against the military for now have not taken place earlier in the day health workers and hospitals across myanmar wore red or black ribbons and refuse to do any non-emergency work much of the civil disobedience is being organized online. activist fans aren't sure les ye is one of the driving forces behind the campaign airing. and now young people in your ma we have it up powell who have to devise we have to suggest that this is the only platform was the we've been using this since the war you are was that we are

opposing the military. and a heavy military presence is on full display here in the capital naypyidaw tanks and soldiers were on patrol. the country's military chiefs appeared on state television and 11 members into has been appointed and will rule under a year long state of emergency. the whereabouts of myanmar's i've stood leaders including own son suchi remains unclear several charges have been brought against her including possession of unlawful communication devices the ministry have claimed the reason for the coup was a fraud in last november's elections which suit cheese national league for democracy party one members of the party have condemned the coup. the military action to take control of the country is not a good thing considering we've had democracy peace the national ceasefire agreement

. and we've had a well managed system to deal with covert 19 this isn't good at all for the citizens. despite international condemnation and open disobedience mars military appears determined to undo the course of the country's past to change . a lot to talk about here so let's go ahead and bring in dave gergen about he's been covering the anwar for many years and joins us now from kuala loan for heidi good to have you on again so a couple of walkie talkies that's a move that's been a widely slammed to as absurd what can you tell us about these charges against. yeah keep in mind these walkie talkies used by her security detail 1st off is import export law well this is a big leeward of law that can be twisted and turned to basically make anything that was imported or export or illegal now the interesting thing here is though is that

one suit she's a ministration came in 5 years ago a lot of people encourage them to scrap this law because of some of her supporters during the days of the old ones were locked up under it well they did not do anything about it and now this law is being used against her and keep in mind this is not an independent judicial system in myanmar if she is tried while those new bhutto is in power it's a conviction. the who has now been locked facebook and other social media services as we heard in the report that's where people opposed to the coup were organizing how big of a blow tina saying this is for the protesters. who is targeting facebook for a reason it is the end all be all facebook and associates after the end all be all social media in the m.r. for a lot of people that's all they know when it comes to social media and the web some people would say all right you know you can use a v.p.n. and a virtual private network to try to get around but a v.p.n. the cost of a quality is beyond the means of

a lot of people in this country it is just not realistic yes they'll find other ways to communicate but this will definitely slow the process down there saying it's block till sunday but they could easily extend that. they've heard about from kuala lumpur thank you very much for those insights sure thing. all around the world people are painting their hopes on vaccines as a way of defeating the virus well now a new study suggests the oxford astra zeneca shot could prevent people from spreading covert 19 the research by oxford university is the 1st to show a vaccine stopping the corona virus being passed on as well as protecting against the illness the university says the vaccine could cut transmission of the virus by 2 thirds scientists also found that a single shot can offer a high level of protection for up to 12 weeks and then 10000000 britons have already been vaccinated the british health minister matt hancock has welcomed the

study's findings. this. report is a very good news it 'd backs the strategy that we've taken and it shows the world that the oxford vaccine works effectively and the really good news embedded in it is that it not just reduces hospitalizations there were no people in this part of the trial who were hospitalized. with covariate after getting your job but also it reduces the number of people who have actually even a symptomatically by around 2. 1000 is indeed but will this be enough to stop community transmission of the virus earlier we spoke to paul our hunter he's a professor of medicine at the university of east anglia specializing in infectious diseases and epidemiology we asked him about the significance of these new findings

there's no doubt that the if you have the vaccine and it stops you actually getting infected then it will stop you as an individual spreading that infection on but the crucial thing that you've got to remember is that it only does that about 2 thirds of the cake times. there is still a substantial proportion of people who can still after the vaccine get the infection and potentially spread it on and a couple of weeks ago we published a paper looking at the available data then which is still a political and we the our conclusion was that although yes it will reach do go a long way to reducing transmission it won't be sufficient in itself and the data no vaccine will be sufficient in themselves to reduce the r. value to less than one and so with most of the vaccines that we're using at the moment with reasonable estimates of how likely they are to be taken up in vaccine

coverage i don't think we are at all looking at anything close to being able to stop transmission in communities from vaccination. meanwhile hospitals across portugal have been overwhelmed by what has become one of the world's worst cover 1000 outbreaks now a team of german military medical staff has traveled to the country to help it in its battle against a fierce 3rd wave of the coronavirus they've delivered much needed medicines as well as hospital beds and ventilators that the most important thing right now really is trained personnel. the much anticipated age on arrival h doctors and 18 medics from the german military will remain in portugal for the next 3 weeks to help get the worsening corona virus situation under control an advance team was already in the country last week to assess the situation now the german medical personnel will assist portuguese health care workers to treat

colbert 19 patients idea she is going to be it may have size i have just sent a message to my german colleagues to thank them for best 2 parts and i've already received a reply from them that's what they wrote that's what friends are for especially all of it but he's settling for me and help us desperately need it intensive care units across the country are completely full portuguese media reporting that patients are spending hours waiting and be alliances before they can be admitted to hospital many portuguese were relieved to hear it was coming from abroad the situation is really bad so every little bit. i can it gives with no way of course it's just a drop in the ocean at the moment we definitely need more help but it shows how good it is to be part of the euro. by portugal has been shut down since mid january nevertheless infection rates remain high many experts believe that the rep it spreads off new virus mutations are too late the arrival of the german medical team

is a big topic in the portuguese public many commentators emphasise that germany is the 1st country to sense the doctors and nurses will start working tomorrow already that intended to support local stuff in several hospitals here in this upon further delivery off medical supplies from germany is expected to arrive soon and other european countries including austria and spain have also promised to provide support. it's a look at some other stories making headlines around the world at this hour canada has designated the far right group the proud boy is as a terrorist entity auto was says the nationalist played an important role in the deadly riot at the u.s. capitol earlier last month separately the u.s. justice department charged 3 members of the organization for their involvement in the attack on the capital. u.s. vice president kamel harris has sworn. to serve as a u.s.

transport secretary because husband cheston participated in the ceremony holding the bible to judge as a former democratic presidential contender and the 1st openly gay man to serve in a u.s. cabinet position. former european central bank chief mario druggy has agreed to try to form a new government of national unity in italy the governing coalition collapsed last month after a splinter party was drew its support mr druggy often referred to as super mario is widely credited with saving the euro during the 2012 currency crisis. the government of ukraine has shut down several pro russian television channels allegedly financed by and all the garc with personal ties to vladimir putin ukrainian president volodymyr selenski justify the ban as necessary to fight kremlin propaganda that undermines his country's path to the e.u.

but critics accuse him of stifling freedom of speach. independence and objectivity that's what journalists at 3 ukrainian news channel cite is under threat one tree in use one in the sick and no longer on ukrainian t.v. broadcasts the sights the start of an era of lies bring a suit but today 3 that channels of stop broadcasting what does it mean for free speech what does that mean for ukrainians. since the government shut down the channels when blasting president blow to me is a lengthy and the opposition says the government is gay they're reporting is damaging his government in the opinion polls some ukrainian journalists also say the channels have a point they believe the government's decision threatens free expression in a fragile democracy were against the president that's being set here where the government of this country decides to impose sanctions against a maybe company based on a political consensus. but for others the channels

pose a threat to the country's security they say the broadcasters provide a voice to ukraine's enemies. the government alleges that a close friend of bloody may putin ukrainian big timid which is hiding he's on a ship of the television stations and using them to broadcast views that undermine the country in its fight with russia over crimea and eastern ukraine. after receiving the enough evidence of those channels being financed by russian forces by russian authorities the national security council over ukraine adopted these very important decisions for now the channels the stew broadcasting on the internet but that could chime in ukraine's government is asking you tube to take them offline. or you can. $600.00 australian open players officials and support staff have been told to isolate and a quarantine hotel after an employee tested positive for covert 19 this is just 5

days before the start of the year's 1st grand slam and will affect all 6 warm up events in the city of melbourne a positive test breaks and $28.00 day a run of 0 community transmission in victoria state capital but does not yet affect the tournament itself and that's it for me terry martin will have more at the top of the hour that's watching. the cream pie meal and i'm game did you know that 17 trillion land animals are killed worldwide sure but it's not just the animals little suffering it's the environment if you want to know how it went to the priest and the hundreds change just as anything to listen to our podcast on the green.

maybe use mediterranean coast has become a death trap for tens of thousands of refugees despite restrictions imposed by the e.u. some humanitarian organizations are still trying to rescue migrants in distress see . or talk about what is some folks say with the traffickers accomplices but we're here because people are dying on the. if libya's coast guard picks them up these migrants will find themselves in one of the country's dreaded detention centers. that is pretty much left. to right. here refugees are mistreated abducted or even killed i see the speed of everyone's a policeman in this country you don't know who's one for real. to escape the violence in libya many migrants risk their lives trying to cross the mediterranean

. it's 10 pm with floating next to an oil rig around a 100 kilometers off the libyan coast on the lookout for a migrant but with filming with on night vision camera from onboard the ocean viking a rescue vessel its crew members have just responded to a mayday a distress call. i thought it was just. an oil rig worker has just spotted the boat and radioed the captain. that the. earlier merchant ship through dealing with

inflatable boats is always more stressful we don't have any information about its condition we're going to show you're going to church and. we'll be on site in half an hour let's move for both the. captain tom is in charge of the rest of the mission. i found. the rescue workers used the night from the oil rig to die. for her. minutes later they find dozens of terrified men on board this inflatable boat. it could capsize at any moment due to the strong swell so told issues precisely what is to keep everyone safe. legal or not money the money part. of what we were put on the back of it was.

unsure of that nationality the rescue was addressed the survive as in english. everybody was like. all the commotion inside the boat could cause someone to go as a brute and few of these people can swim i don't know now 10 or. so. i thought so. tony's message is received loud and clear. the men will be evacuated one by one. was really thinking of how to keep going to come but there was no way certainly if it was not go see it what's the worst when the lives of others should be similar to that of the c.e.o. my mother was. on board the ocean viking

crew members noticed that some of the migrants have inhaled gas fumes during the rescue mission. one is in one way this from cameroon. was that back then. without the volunteer rescuers help the 74 refugees would have died it was a very close call for the. rebels to get british to lose your and these conditions a mission completed with everyone safe and alive on board is simply miraculous. it's simply miraculous traversal not true how do you feel exhausted. it's all the more miraculous because the mediterranean has turned into a graveyard remnants of wrecks that washed up on shore best silent witness to the thousands of migrants who perished at sea. so

honestly. i've picked up dozens of dead bodies and i've seen a few dozen people die right in front of me and we've had to resuscitate at least a dozen children all want. to and his crew settled from us a only ocean viking on october the 2019 the rescue mission was due to last a month chartered by s.o.s. maybe to honey and doctors without borders the ship replace their former vessel the aquarius they were forced to abandon the aquarius in december 28th season after it was stripped of its floods. there are 31 volunteers from france germany the u.k. the u.s. and egypt a book the ocean viking. tayo has already completed full missions with s.o.s. maybe 70 but this merchant navy officer continues to hone his lifesaving skills not come off with practice the most become automatic if we don't get the training are

all now then in a crisis situation it's likely we won't do the moves correctly floppers wanted but now there's a 1234 why. the ocean viking is $69.00 meet his known at the stern there is 6 contain as 2 are reserved for food. how many more are 10 something. hot for travelers duncan who's from the u.k. is in charge of the containers this one he hopes never to use this is a specially refrigerated container. only not nice to go point by i don't show really we're trying to pay for everything. but yeah see how it will respond but. in recent years the mediterranean has become a graveyard the u.n. h.c.r. estimates that since 2014 more than 18000 people have died or disappeared trying to

cross it. soja firefight a deep sea fisherman told he had several lives before he began a career in sea rescues all caught on cell missile for 3 years of service in this field i've seen more deaths more bodies and i've saved more people than in 12 years of service and other more traditional rescue services the school for the senate. tony and his crew have one main objective identifying possible refugee butts but i'm almost sure it's a wooden boat. it costs $14000.00 euros per day to fund the ocean vikings rescue missions so s.o.s. made it i may and doctors without borders rely on donations from people across europe these donations have also allowed the rescuers to purchase equipment including semi widget inflatable boats with powerful engines which enable tony and

his crew to quickly reach vessels in distress. first they distribute proper life jackets to the youngest on board. but. this is the 2nd rescue since the team left must say in less than 24 hours time gay and his crew have saved $176.00 people now it's time to identify them. it's just so we know what country are you from ivory coast but mali higher up the number here. how old are you know 22. i'm 2625. a red wristband for adults and a yellow one for minus there were 23 unaccompanied minors on this boat. giving obama long in the research.

he is from the u.k. before she retired she worked as a midwife her patient is a 24 year old woman from ivory coast who's 6 and a half months pregnant she escaped a libyan detention center with her other 2 children. along. the young woman appears indifferent towards her baby's heartbeat this reaction no longer surprises junkie who has already participated in several humanitarian missions she has encountered this complete lack of emotion. before. pushing them on they may i ask are you pregnant because you were raped ask yourself feeling. you know. no it's ok you're happy you're pregnant. no not too happy it will pass. it'll pass many women will

deny having being raped or having to pay for what we call survival sex or transactional sex. i'm sure it's often it's not consensual i'm sure they wouldn't choose to be pregnant when they make this crossing. but for instance the other lady we've just seen said no no husband no father to the child. no i wasn't raped. i'm not sure that i believe that. rape is a to boot topic it's rare that these women will talk about it that this mother has agreed to she and her children were also in the libyan detention center. each police officer chooses someone usually the smallest of the youngest girls they leave with them and sleep with them right next door then they bring them back. every time i look at my daughter i think of those girls straight away thank god at the time 2 years ago my daughter was still very small otherwise she'd have gone

through the same thing. that we were forced to start washing ourselves in order to stay that way when the arab walked past you smell so bad that he wouldn't touch you because if you washed he'd want to sleep with you straight off he shouted the. stories of rape and also of torture the rescued people on board the ocean viking rule in agreement it's a daily occurrence in libyan detention centers in many ways the cameroonian here inhaled gas fumes doing the nocturnal rescue has recovered his strength. he was also arrested and detained in libya for how long he doesn't know the torch and made him lose all sense of time. now he opens up about it for the 1st time. you know. they take your hand and they put it on the

ground like that they take the baton and they hit it if they hit your fingers if they break your fingers they beat us morning and night morning and night morning and night. in many ways it was really detained in zawiya a city situated some 50 kilometers from the libyan capital tripoli most of the rescued people on the ocean biking have spent time in the detention center that. don't think i'd never top end at around 730 or 8 pm they let us out to eat a large image but i told myself it might be a good meal it's boiled macaroni to see that we they heat it up to $100.00 degrees celsius $100.00 degrees you get a total of 2 minutes to eat it with your hands it's scalding hot. scene and then they tell you go on put your hand. you eat 2 handfuls and they say go back to

yourself. you're wasting time. go or will be chewing and break your ribs is a word. emmanuelle managed to escape but to avoid being detained again there was only one solution risk his life at sea and she together with the libyan coast guard to try to arrest you what would you have done what based on the money personally i'd sooner have jumped into the sea then go back to libya you know. libya has been forever branded into the rescued people's minds we went to investigate the city on the other side of the horizon tripoli. since to take him a while michael duffy was toppled and 2011 libyan militias have been engaged in a merciless battle for oil and other riches in april 2900 general khalifa haftar troops began an offensive against the internationally recognized government in

tripoli this triggered a bitter fight for control of the capital. at our hotel we were warned of the dangers. of kids who you know she was of me but we are you know you have brought me here i know i know to be able to keep from being able to do more with you if you do not do. this from you. ok thank you thank you and the day of our arrival a military school was the target to vanessa strike. the following day the bodies of alleged martyrs which carried through the streets. to. the civil war here affects not only the libyans the refugees are also myatt in the conflict we pass them at every roundabout always group together for protection. they're here to search for work.

a rare safe haven is the office of carry chast situated next to this church carry tass is a catholic and geo every friday after mass it opens its doors to migrants in need like this syrian family no one helps us no one protect us it's a very difficult situation there are kidnappings and arrests they even took my son out of school so they could beat him we don't want humanitarian aid in libya we just want to get out of this country. helion works here she's from and is a refugee herself. and trying to make the situation is really critical with the war not ending and everything lots of people don't have anywhere to live they don't have shelter. and there are some who have nothing to eat and who need money cannot

buy my clothes and. every week leon helps dozens of vulnerable individuals they come here from syria gambia or the central african republic like adele for his wife and their children. there are little things for the kids food for the babies some sweets. agrees to talk to us as long as we're discreet he and his family are hiding in this house. with the adults journey to europe began in 2013 he was a victim of the civil war in the central african republic he shows us where he got shot in the arm. so i can only move my arm this far it can't go up here and just go. sit

in the middle of the interview the day breaks down. after leaving the central african republic his family made their way through chad and then to libya from here they tried to cross the mediterranean to europe. the libyan police caught us in the middle of the sea. they took us to zawiyah. me my wife and my child. my wife was 7 months pregnant circle. and his family managed to escape the detention center in zawiyah. their little girl was born in this house. 'd on july 23rd 2019. 'd 'd 'd the family has been stuck in libya for 2 years even though a death as a u.n.h.c.r.

refugee card. ready ready ready ready ready ready ready ready in theory this card should allow him to access u.n. aid. it's clear i'm a war victim feels as if the u.n.h.c.r. won't take any responsibility i don't even know why i keep this card it's useless. today adel frisks leaving his house to go to un h.c.l. cinta office of the united nations high commissioner for refugees getting an appointment with someone there was his only hope of leaving libya without having to risk the mediterranean crossing. is always on his gaunt. dumont everyone suppose these men in this country you don't know who's one for real but who's the real policeman before sometimes they kidnap us and take us to unknown location is. he always has the g.p.s. activated on his phone and. if i end up in an unknown location

i can inform a brother quicker. than what could they do you never know. if i don't come home at least he be able to see where i disappeared those it's probably. a day fiza not the only one to risk everything for a meeting with the u.n. h.c.r. dozens of refugees like him awaiting that technically these documents should allow them to receive support. but the doors to the un refugee agency remain closed. was last i was. going. to have they're not going to open up some of my brothers have been waiting here for 3 days from morning till night morning till night for 3 days some even for 4 days and they haven't opened up an awful lot. like the others adelphi leaves

empty handed the u.n. h.c.n. headquarters is situated in this suburb in tripoli just behind these walls it's impossible to end to this bunco without official authorization. because we managed to secure a meeting with caroline gluck a spokeswoman for the u.n. h.c.r. in libya she says the main reason refugees is stuck here is because few western countries a willing to take them in. we continue to press to be the moral conscience to urge governments to offer more space but where a person and political environments many governments are more concerned about public opinion. in 2019 some 46000 refugees were registered in libya less than 2 and a half 1000 were able to leave the country illegally the country in conflicts it's

a country that doesn't recognize that they deserve protection and safety libya is probably one of the worst countries in the world to be a refugee or asylum seeker and there is a very high chance that you will be abused tortured physically. sometimes rape. this abuse most often occurs inside the country's detention centers there are dozens of official and clan distance centers throughout libya one of the most notorious detention centers is found in zawiya a port city located around 50 kilometers west of tripoli. both a deaf family and the man us the cameroonian rescued by the ocean viking were detained there. we are still libyan government for permission to take a look inside this and it wasn't granted so we're going to find another way.

on january 7th 2020 a protest in support of the government was organized we approached this man his name is khalid and he's a member of salvias council of elders. ok but if you're from the libyan people will never forget who was on their side and who was against them. we're talking to those who claim to defend freedom. to france. this country was a prime supporter of khalifa haftar are the war criminal who wants to stage a coup i don't prefer being i know being kind that is angry he believes the west supports his enemy general khalifa haftar who allegedly bombed zawiyah 10 days prior to this protest khalid says shells landed a few dozen meters from the detention center. to prove this he promises to bring us that. when we arrive in zawiyah khaled is that as

promised but before we can enter the detention center we're told we must meet the man 1st. he has a message for us. so that you know someone is going to have a good time it is a loser who really should be illegal migration is a disaster for the libyan people. and libya is suffering because of it. there are thousands and thousands of migrants here and the government is covering their expenses with money that belongs to the libyan people. even though they were colonized by other countries who took their wealth and forced them into poverty. and now they're dying on their way to europe those who are you know. the man has forgotten an important fact. europe has allocated more than 400000000 euros to

libya to help it tackled the migrant crisis. sure. why do you see in libya we treat the migrants bury humanely where i met a man that is the nia one of how we do our best to ensure they're treated well and humanely. insanity. then comes the moment we've been waiting for the do is to zali as detention center finally open for us. further look to see what it was it was that idea more than 700 people are housed in the center you don't know what it was like i said the airstrike happened just next door and the migrants are over here. and. points out

a man wearing dark glasses and combat fatigues he heads the campus of one of them they just want to film and talk to the prisoners in unison the food only thought if . we follow him and discover hundreds of detainees crouching in the courtyard there frozen in complete silence. on. the floor of the. cameras on to the camp's director. so contact pete's alcool was. limited. you know you look normally i need official documentation from the ministry of the creator of the tree. i spoke to the mayor about it yes he called me but i also need to see some authorization to do the kind of success that they want to talk about the bombings that took place over there. yeah they were all scared that day. that's it. that's what they want to talk about

ok they can film and talk to 2 or 3 people that you have met you know the. kind that is to get them to talk. about threats over the last 3 or 4 years we've been wrongly accused of being human traffickers and even of keeping the money all these organizations do their business and they intervene in internal affairs they spread chaos throughout libya. they profit from the migration problem and from other problems to. inject illusion we don't even get 5 percent of the money from europe or from these organizations but. in an attempt to convince us that the camp is a place where human rights. will lead to this church tent khalid says it's proof that the libyan authorities kindness towards their christian detainees. in the

knowledge that. this shows the positive work that we're doing here to help these people. we simply want to improve their circumstances. you have to mean what are human. and here comes one of our christian brothers now. are you free to practice your religion comfortably here but it's one of the by the holy book. yes it's comfortable here we got the opportunity to have a church in this country and we've seized that opportunity and so if you heard the a d n a we respect all the christians here look they have complete freedom. we take advantage of a moment of distraction to enter the main building where we discover an entirely different reality. didn't help us with.

the detainee we met in the church tent necessary and there were no gods in sight. for the tree for find you for your english. in this cell hundreds of mattresses and blankets are piled on the floor proof that the detention center is overcrowded. and testimonies to the migrants suffering can be seen on the walls. blacks are not slaves in libya. it's the same in all the other cells. all over the. country all the bathrooms around solitary but they're the only source of water for the hundreds of detainees. this dormitory where the prisoners are all swash together also serves as a kitchen

a portable gas stove is used to prepare the meal of the day popcorn another detainee has some stale bread. but in one of the. few that. it's difficult to have a proper conversation with this man the people behind us seem to on nerve him the further you can be sure here it's ok you know for the frogs to church and if you want you want to escape from here you want to go home. where it's good i want to i just want to evoke it for around here and. after a few minutes our absence is noted the director comes to find us himself he orders us not to use the videos.