very well welcome to focus on europe with me liz show things are not calming down in russia ever since the arrest of kremlin critic alex a now volley people have been taking to the streets across the country the response from the authorities has been violence and intimidation security officials have arrested thousands of critics are condemning the acts which they say are targeting

not only opposition politicians but anyone who dares to protest. just recently a russian opposition leader alexei nevaeh me was sentenced to 3 and a half years in prison and many of his supporters have also found themselves behind bars with jails overcrowded some protesters have been brought to a detention center outside the capital moscow friends and relatives often have to wait for hours outside in the bitter cold to bring the prisoners basic supplies. it's minus 15 degrees celsius and herman has been on his feet since 6 am that he's one of dozens of people waiting to get parcels to the inmates of the sorrow but detention center. berman is here for his flatmate speed limits a bit cold. she was sentenced to 5 days for participating in anti-government protests in moscow. we've collected warm clothes yes here's

a sweater that blankets you but you know you even know for friends that i think the cover up with salt underwear t. shirts and gloves just in case you flip through thing is just terrible it's even brought me to tears. my friends and there. were over 7000 people have been arrested since the protests began the police have been especially brutal in moscow and st petersburg they've even taken people away who had nothing to do with the protests just because they happened to be in the area. not because this group of young people had to sit in a freezing police van for 7 hours they were told there wasn't enough space in the jails for them. these images show conditions and the robot detention center near moscow overcrowded cells inmates having to share the bare metal bands there's an

open the train right there in the room herman's flatmates medline it's that cold but also had to endure these conditions. after 5 days spent lana is released she's relieved to be back at home with herman in their kitchen. she says she was unable to contact the outside world during her incarceration and was overjoyed to receive herman's parcel. we suspected our friends was standing behind the fence. but we worried about them. we thought there might be worse off than we were at least we were inside and not out in the cold. the thought had been was that looking out for me helped a lot. she shows us a video from when she was arrested she and other protesters were standing in front of the jail where opposition activists alexina all name was being detained the

police surrounded them and arrested them one by one. so they could be someone close to. here for was kidnapped. even if the rest had a legal basis it was totally unacceptable from a humanitarian viewpoint. the law abiding citizens respect our constitution not doing anything is prohibited and suddenly this happen on top of that we're told it's right it's wrong simply awful svetlana tells us she didn't get anything to eat for the 1st 3 days after her arrest because she was taken from one police station to the next and nobody felt responsible and. she was so tense the whole time that she's only just begun to realize how inhumane the situation was. chess. at 1st i thought i would leave the child to get everything.

because in the back now i'm becoming aware of things in retrospect. and wondering why we were treated with so little respect for thought. and i keep thinking about how any he made in this whole system is just like a report that the shame your. family. like many other protesters herman and said mama did not take to the streets only because not only was arrested they were demonstrating against the current political system more generally. they're going to their village and we young people have to have a different russia to live in russia where we have the freedom to decide our future has a cost for storage a corporation or a system where the powerful rake in the cash and then tried to tell us how to behave this system is wrong he. said private time.

many of the saw how real the detainees have now been released and they think much the same way many want to take to the streets again to protest against the system. for years the e.u. has had a tense relationship with vladimir putin but the russian president has often been unfazed by appeals from brussels right now there are calls from germany to hits putin where it hurts the economy some political ends and activists are demanding an end to the construction of the controversial pipeline nord stream to it's supposed to transport natural gas from russia to the german town of mean through the baltic sea axel forte is the man there at the moment he and other residents are caught in the political tug of war between moscow and belin. this is where north stream 2 ends the 2500 kilometer pipeline is said to run from russia through the baltic sea

to the coast from one is supposed to look me in northeastern germany at the german end the infrastructure facility with its massive pipes and heavy duty safety valves has been ready to go since the summer of 2020 but look means may or acts of forked is where the pipeline might never be operational even the fist about i'm firmly convinced that we that is germany and europe as a whole still need the natural gas from nordstrom and. we've begun shutting down nuclear power plants and our phasing out lignite coal but until the time when we are able to power everything by renewable energy germany and europe's energy needs have to be met so i see natural gas from pipelines like nordstrom's as indispensable. some 130 kilometers of pipeline have yet to be laid on the baltic sea but that controversy surrounding the project is stalling progress it concerns the supplier russia and may prove to be north stream tucson doing even

before opposition activist alexina his arrest many were calling for a halt to the construction as a means to exert political pressure on russia's president putin and you mean there's a different view. is it right to tie a case like for example to a project like nord stream to the uk or should it be considered in isolation. especially when the facts at least as i understand them aren't so clear as to warrant sanctions against the russian government. if in the whole i find novell nice case is reported by media very much from novell nice point of view. and the arguments of russia's government get brushed aside or disregarded it could be added value. no i mean and russia have a long history in the 1960 s. the soviets built the biggest nuclear power plant here and what was then is germany . many of its employees were russian and they lived here.

their mark remains in the community to this day. means beaches are largely deserted these days only a few locals are outside and they share much the same view. of the valley is not important but no stream is football of iraq. can we afford to throw millions or even billions to the wind they ought to find some kind of compromise this is when i think the pipeline has to be completed. only one man we spoke to was more critical reason the longer they were only a dependable partner for as long as it was good for them not because of too much also for leadership and i wouldn't do this project for political reasons was a mishmash. the baltic sea gas pipelines have become a bone of global contention pitting russia against the united states both have natural gas to sell to europe and want the strategic edge the u.s.

has threatened sanctions against germany should europeans opt to use only the cheaper russian natural gas. prices from the local trade association sees natural gas imports as a purely economic issue he says politics should stay out of it. is good for one moment on the board or do you need gas suppliers make their boards and whoever offers the best price and the best service will win the tender contracts and the deal is made a customer decides that sanctions on through. the people of the main don't want their home to become a stage for world politics but tend to side with what is familiar is this also there is no denying that we don't want to give up our close ties to russia. we have a past with russia and that past wasn't all that bad on its own and flicked down at the beach locals are also happy to receive other russian imports.

whiskey or vodka i'm just a vodka whisky is not a bad. now actually i'd rather choose. where our side it's vodka no question whatever the spirit of choice many here would toast the day when natural gas flows from russia to no mean they just want freedom and a better life the weaker is are an ethnic minority in china most are muslims and they are facing persecution in their home country at least 1000000 are being held in so-called reeducation camps some have given reports of forced labor and even rape and torture 50000 weekers have fled to turkey. cheek is one of them up until recently she thought the country was a safe haven that welcomed her and others but now many are afraid that they may be deported. of her father her uncle her grandfather

paul for shame sake it chics family was arrested in china because their weakness. not on the medical market for weeks has been joining protests in front of the chinese consulate in istanbul. everyone here has missing relatives everyone here hopes for a sign of life. using didn't visit much like these photos are all we have we are not dangerous we just want our families back on london said but i don't understand why they are not being released and why nobody talks to us maybe they are afraid of us or afraid of the truth that you know use that make them call feel that. 5000 files are piled up in this car 5000 disappeared weakest shamsi and the other demonstrators have tried many times to

hand the documents over to the chinese consulate but they have not been admitted not today either 1. at age 15 shamsi came to eastern where she grew up in sheen john the home of the muslim league a minority in china her father wanted her to go to high school in turkey now she is studying she wants to be a nurse. shamsi has not had contact with her family for years a friend of her mother's who also lives here in istanbul is the only connection to her old life. from what i know my father was arrested in may 2017 and taken to an internment camp in cian junge for reeducation as the chinese authorities call it i think he's in a terrible situation i. see many videos on social media where weed is

a force to labor in the camps and in factories one of these people could be my father but all of the. stories like shamsi is can be heard by the dozen in the streets of the 18 born in the istanbul distrait is the center of the exiled we get community in turkey i but now there sanctuary seems to be at risk turkey could soon ratify its extradition treaty with china many we guess who used to feel safe here are now afraid to. use of a mouse for example he works as a cook in a we go restaurant the thought of possible deportations war easy and even more than all the economic problems brought by the coronavirus crisis. to look good there so if turkey sends us back to china they will put us in jail forever or shoot us dead . lawyer our dean represents

many weaker refugees he has a fake folder with extradition requests from china there have been no deportation so far as his ag in but pressure from beijing is growing. especially during the coronavirus pandemic chinese investments have become very important for turkey's troubled economy 2 major chinese mobile phone companies have recently announced that they want to invest here and he relies on the chinese made vaccine i think china uses all of that to exert pressure on turkey. chinese capital has become increasingly important for the turkish economy in recent years comport for example one of the country's largest container terminals is now majority owned by chinese consulate so is istanbul's fulton celebrates does this

make turkey more accessible to chinese interests the ruling a k party denies that. this extradition treaty with china is about criminals we have similar agreements with 32 other countries it is extremely wrong to present it as an agreement against al we get brothers and sisters. has always been grateful to the turkish government for its support of the weakest but now she feels that something is changing or should the extradition agreement with china be ready to fight she fears her name could also appear on a deportation list bands are up there i am now an activist the fact that i search for my father and other relatives makes me a criminal in china. and now i'm afraid that what has happened to others could one day happen to me. but shame c.-a does not want to give up her protest

be quiet disappear in the crowd. she wants for the fate of her father and that of the many other disappeared weakest to not be forgotten. in spain almost 2 and a half 1000000 people work in the tourism sector the spanish island of majorca is an absolute visitor magnet beautiful beaches and a legendary nightlife attract millions of people each year but just like everywhere else in europe the coburn 1000 and they make has hits in majorca tourism sector pretty hard now beaches are deserted many locals are drifting into poverty because they have lost their jobs in hotels and restaurants they are hoping that the summer will bring back some visitors be it for a nose or locals. palmas sunny winters normally attract plenty of tourists but there are just a handful of people on these beaches. almost everything is different on the island

these days despair is growing and the few visitors can feel the somber mood and unusual emptiness. wouldn't a thought it would and this might on it get off the case goes really sad on and on . here is a ghost image but at least in public to me you are talking about your cause. due to the high infection rates on the islands almost everything is close bars restaurants and the large hotels. tourism has come to a standstill. scenes like this are now part of palmas new cityscape people waiting patiently for a free food package for example at the tar door aid organization. prior to the corona crisis 200 meals were distributed here daily that number has now

risen to almost 2000 all the pandemics effect on my orca has been brutal and although the government gives out subsidies they're often not enough and this is the case for india no say that and her partner she lost her job as a hostess in a hotel. that here's how we got a parasite many people line up here that i'm not ashamed to be on the pitch and i just find it sad to have to ask but i mean we've been used to finagle in need of a camille i love them i think about it tony organizes the aid programs for tarde or the organization is financed solely by private donations he says majorca social structure is slowly crumbling. that's when i. mean the people who had long been on the fringes of society. you know we see normal families of children haven't been able to work since the summer. to stay with. the aid organization

also run shelters tony showed us one just a few blocks away up to 80 people can stay here. more and more locals are trapped on a downward spiral and are losing their homes as a result of losing their jobs. majorca has just under 1000000 inhabitants a 3rd of them are now living in poverty. but. danielle chavez from argentina is sharing a single room with his wife and 3 children. until 6 months ago they lived in an apartment and both parents had jobs at a hotel. don't most. jobs emerging really well we mean well and then suddenly the virus came and things began to go downhill he was in because. the people of majorca have been hit hard by the crisis. but activist is demonstrating with others in front of an apartment building to prevent

an eviction. mohamed el from morocco has been pressured by as landlord to move down as he can no longer afford the rent. despite the pandemic there are about 10 evictions in palma every week and it's the moment some of the. egyptians a french apartments are on the rise and families are squatting in places because they have no other options are being kicked out. of. mohammad is lucky with the help of the protesters his eviction has been cancelled for the time being. many people on my orca are angry they're demanding the government's resignation and say state aid has arrived to slowly or not at all politicians argue the lockdown cannot be relaxed because the infection rate is still high and intensive care stations full is not

a month i mean. it's normal that people protests and we understand that it is the me but at the same time our main priority is to improve the health situation there has to be less pressure on hospitals and after all human lives are at stake that. the times are tough but the people of majorca are showing solidarity restaurant owners distribute food packages to those in need and among them jose money on the border goes who's fighting for the survival of his business. until now the state has only provided subsidies of 1500 euros to how many are going to makoto but i don't think it's that we want to help those who are worse off than us this is going to be our worst year ever you know that our that the government is just talking or actually when she can actually not because we are already in

a dire situation we must tell them when the market will go. at noon and they distribute a hot chocolate. and a sandwich people receive their packages like hesitation and they know all too well either that when your guy is heading into another tough year then it will be a long time before vacationers return to the island. from a holiday island now on to a winter paradise that is also experiencing the absence of tourists in france the skiing season is basically over because of the coronavirus skill lifts are not operating but this shutdown is not stopping some from going out for winter sports anyway many are escaping to the snow covered for unease in search of some action. to. the 1st lesson in sushi is anyone what's backwards

sells. these days many beginners are heading to the theory needs and that's good reason. before school board with the lift stations are closed because of the pandemic so you can go snowshoe hiking or cross-country skiing you don't need lifts for either the little beacon. mentioned daily we delude make sure nobody runs a risk of an accident in the ocean except for avalanche dangers groups a small as this are still a loaded friends. it is a different kind of exaction than skiing. you can reach other places on us and i shoot high. above all it's peaceful calming and not to talk crowded because this is this vastness is an authentic nature experience which is exactly what we're looking for in the truth the fact that many people are hungry for nature is

a boon for the french economy this new shoe manufacturers orders have shot up from 30000 peers 210-0000. people who are drowning in orders we don't know how to manage to do both but it's a positive stress better than bagging the government for a loan or asking for financial aid as far as copa 19 is concerned we are one of the lucky ones also. snowshoe hikes in the mountains give people a chance to breathe fresh year without masks and experience nature. from 1300 to 1700 meters and back down again sushi place. but it should need skillet city to break in the mountains and escape the stress of the pandemic at least for a short time. like to try it out some time but does there isn't enough snow in this

region well that brings us to the end that's on your a part of a take care and see you next time.

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