the coronavirus are to go get special monday to friday on w. o . this is d w news live from berlin protests again in the streets of me in mar with media reports of shots fired on marchers in mandalay the journalists in the country tells us why the anti cooed demonstrators are still going strong despite fears of a violent crackdown also coming up russian protesters flout threats of arrest and put on a show of defiance flashlight and flash mobs in support of jailed dissident alexina

vali how did the kremlin respond. and we look at the chaos caused by germany's new border restrictions with austria and the czech republic the controls are meant to keep the coronavirus mutations at bay but took many people by surprise. i'm sumi so much got to thank you for joining us local media reports in min maher say security forces have fired shots on protesting crowds in the city of mandalay there's still no official confirmation of injuries or deaths now the military junta has deployed extra troops around the country as it intensifies its efforts to qual of popular uprising a coup 2 weeks ago triggered mass protests and a torrent of international condemnation but so far the junta leaders appear on move . mian mars military junta has sent in the big guns

soldiers are patrolling the streets a sign that the crackdown on pro-democracy protesters could escalate since this month's who the military has given itself sweeping powers allowing it to detain people without court order. to it i don't know if you've done it today here we can see military vehicles not police security like before they've tightened security at the central bank because this is the main stream of the country's money in circulation they are afraid the central bank will stop working so that's why they have deployed the military vehicles here almost a little bit more detail but the demonstrators are not intimidated bank employees have joined engineers doctors students and even soccer players and refusing to go to work. you're going to people's actions won't stop because they have already

taken the 1st step which is the most difficult one people are marching on the streets and they don't care if they are arrested or shot we can't stop now the fear in our minds is going away. the release of civilian leader own son suchi is a key demand of demonstrators she was scheduled to appear in court today but the hearing has been postponed until wednesday mian maher does not have an independent judiciary it's a suit she could be kept in custody indefinitely but as government workers join the civil disobedience movement it could eventually become difficult for the military to keep the government and the hunters hold on it running. and for more on the story we can speak to day is an activist in yangon and in order portrait protect his identity he's using a voice filter will not be showing his face either 1st of all can you tell us how tense the situation is where you are. ringback hello yes

thanks for having me. here. including. night time and recently released prisoners. and yesterday's demonstration raise more concerns among the. civilians are still very about what could happen like naturally because we have seen a similar tactic or pattern in history especially back in 988 and in the pattern unfortunately incited chaos. and. so this time no civilians that's part of history to repeat itself and i saw a protester today saying in this battle it's either i or you die because we're not going to die this time around and it means they wanted peaceful

solution rather than a violent confrontation so right now people are encouraging each other. and respect human rights in handling situations 'd under this tense circumstances people in the woods right now forming one which groups to look out for suspicious activities and staying alert in general so tension is heightened tensions are high and. people are worried about. how far are protesters willing to go here. i cannot. be how everyone but from what is seeing where we are at it like when we ask everyone in our at a tight corner because no one is seems to be turning back so we all just have to wait and see how it turns out some fear that history might repeat itself some are hopeful that this time it will and peacefully so that's the situation right now.

that the internet was shut off around 8 hours last night so how are protesters organizing themselves right now. well it actually works not only for protests but also for general communication and information exchange because we are already struggling with having to use feet here and to secure our digital safety and there's also a potential new cyber war like an under way so for example. for this case people have been brokers thing like videos of arbitrary arrests and life feature and then having internet access has been a great utility you know for us and users to stay up to date with verified nations and also offer help to ponderable almost instantly if needed but like this internet shutdown cost more and more misinformation between civilian communities and also of

course need. our rights to get access to information as well you mentioned the protesters are hopeful that this will end peacefully how confident are you personally that this pushback against the coup will be successful. i am not. confident for any possibility because no one knows what's going to happen at this point from the protest to sites from from democracy and take sides they're also taking steps forward and then and then from the military government they're also showing their force so we're we are expecting. and fully will happen we're expecting there could be potential crackdowns but right now people are just being each other are breathing human rights awareness speaking calming things and then providing a safety for everyone or participants. activists speaking to us from

god thank you so much for sharing your insights with us. thank you very much. in russia the kremlin says that flashlight mobs who turned out in support of jailed opposition leader election of only on sunday did not break the law it is an about face as russian authorities have threatened participants with the arrest of only if the tension has triggered nationwide demonstrations over the past 2 weekends but this time activists tried it going small to make a big impact. as dusk fell the lights in the so-called flash light protests went on across russia supporters of opposition figure head alexina volley switched on lights in a display of unity in the siberian city tomsk the protests motto love is stronger than fear shone down from the window of an apartment building. earlier in the day hundreds of russian women formed

a human chain in central moscow this time to show solidarity for novell these wife yulia and other women who've become victims of the crackdown since his imprisonment here to this same message love is stronger than figo the women took this message to the streets despite threats of replications by the state. it was there and seeing if i didn't used to protest i was scared and i'm scared now i don't know what consequences there will be but i'm more afraid about the thought that if i don't come out if others don't come out then everything will stay the same it's needed we have to see we need any sort of solidarity you know because alexina vali is the most well known political prisoner now some people forget that there are also a lot of women in his team who are also being persecuted for their political opinions and for their work. against violence of any kind whether it's political violence or domestic violence that's why we're here for love. you.

well that valentine's day protest was called by living a vocal one of the election of all his closest allies did obvious russian service spoke with all cover about what the protest movements next steps might be our strategy is to be flexible and to be smart and to be smart and. to improvise and to do that things that you know help our supply. to organize themselves and do not. yield to it to do putin strategy of fewer and smear campaign that said i don't want and i can't see anything specific about the form of it will be always something new something different our size it did not change for many years our strategy is to increase pressure. and to be yield to let our support base for

all to increase the number of all supporters for ever seen what we are doing and so far we've been very successful i think we will remain quite successful in the future that was not only ally leoni volkov speaking today w a little bit earlier let's get some perspective now on how protest movements are developing around the world we have done a tele della parker with us she's a professor of political science and she leads the center of social movement studies in florence thank you for joining us we've heard at protesters are trying to get more creative here they have to get creative to get around a number of challenges whether that's internet shutdowns or crackdowns or pandemic restrictions can you tell us how that is affected their demonstrations. protest always need to be creative you know if they're to call for attention in this specific moment we see creation on 2 sides mentally on the one hand protesters are

in the streets not only now. that they're. in europe and in united states with matter in many other countries that they try to do this in security so using mass distances. but also using bicycles use and cows and sundry to set a real combine the street after this strict lockdown of the past secondly they're using a lot of digital firms flautist doesn't continue to teach with what they've done in the past but now these storms are acquiring more relevance both for dinner concessions of their protest and for the staging of this. done a tele decision patterns that show what is actually affective when it comes to protesting so what results in change. notice the fake is when it involves new people so when it goes beyond today already active type

of people when the race unites with the public opinion so with gates and the simplicity of public opinion media and actors who are relevant in the bringing about and new claims in new ideas sit in this society in their. success truly when they find political analysis. this combination never always there back to activist can play on not only this type of audiences in order to get more successful and that is how we've been looking right now at protests taking place in russia and also miramar do you think that we can draw parallels between these different protest movements that are happening around the world. there iris since $21000.00 in the several plotters.

she lieben our day depend then it brought about a certain free single on a world that was. mobilizing in a global wave of protests very typically said these protests that are massive that is they're able to mobilize large number of people they often develop on a sort of 3 good day it could be my know in general terms but that starts assertive wave that implies politicisation of the claims and a certain of the escalation so that sometimes our small planes did then the become a large claim for democracy i do think it is important there involving a lot of young people very interesting you have to leave it there donna teleporter professor of political science writing us from florence thank you thank you barry.

let's get around to some other headlines from around the world the west african nation of guinea has declared a new ebola epidemic after an outbreak near the liberian border at least 3 people have died there the 1st cases the tech did in 2016 the world health organization is helping to liberate vaccines and contain the outbreak. australian treasurer josh frydenberg says the country is close to reaching a significant commercial deal with google and facebook with the online platforms paying millions to media companies for content shared by users google and facebook have yet to comment but they have recently threatened to discontinue some services in australia to avoid pain. in the u.s. state of florida families and survivors held a memorial for the victims of the parklane school shooting massacre 17 students and staff were killed there 3 years ago president joe biden used the occasion to call for tougher gun laws including

a ban on assault weapons. so many of us are wondering if the country can come together after the 2nd impeachment trial of donald trump the former president was acquitted that result has met with both praise and disgust from a divided american public debut correspondent stephan simons is in washington to gauge reactions. the walkways and streets around the u.s. capitol are covered with a thin layer of ice things are still frosty in washington one day after the historical impeachment trial and acquittal of former president dumbell jane trumped . the past week of drama and excitement in the capital right here is finally behind us. the 2nd impeachment and acquittal of donald j. trump now former president donald trump is also behind us is it time to move on democrats managed to get 7 republicans to vote with them to vote for

a conviction of donald trump for what happened here on january 6th but now it's all over and is it time to move on and if so how i think there's a lot of a lot that needs to be done before we can all heal from everything that's happened so it's not over yet i don't think it's over it's time to move on yes from the previous administration but it's still time to heal and go back to normal because we're not normal yet you have to move on but the thing is i don't think he should have been a piece to start. through me you know. i'm going. into scripture very very quickly you know if. you've never heard of it but moving on from donald trump won't be easy what the former president symbolizes and means politically for people on each side of the political spectrum is rather complex be

reasons that trump became elected or no more i think the country will move on if they continue to exist i don't really see how that happens. here in the white house the ministration white delighted that the impeachment trial of donald trump is already over why because this is ministration needs the senate meets the republicans needs if functioning senate to pass laws to actually push policies through the institutions of the united states of america and don't forget joe biden promised he will be the president who unifies the country who helps the country to heal and to bring spec republicans and democrats in a common effort to do good for this country i have to hope that they're going to be working together and. i also don't think donald trump is a unique thing that came up 4 years ago i think this is sort of been building up for a while and hopefully the country can once i think it would be nice to hear the country

finally after all of this but i just think president trump is just so vindictive that he's not done he's has not done with donald trump in the picture coming together politically is likely to remain a challenge for the country perhaps only time will help. here in germany authorities have banned travel from parts of neighboring austria and the czech republic the restrictions are aimed at stopping this fred of highly contagious variants of the corona virus that have been detected in several border regions the european union has criticized the travel shutdown it's causing major destruction for workers who commute across the border very little has got through this checkpoint at the austrian german border since early sunday many drivers trying to cross from the austrian state of t. hole were told to turn around unless they work in a very limited number of jobs classified as essential. it's much the same

situation at the german czech border. and even. we have ensured that testing is available for anyone who is eligible to enter but who doesn't have the results of a covert 900 test. and a 3. and. it's a difficult situation for commuters some are even considering temporarily moving to germany and they say the changes to the rules were badly communicated with you. we have no information we don't know a thing can we drive to work tomorrow will we have to go into quarantine. i'm having a hard time i don't know if my job's classified as essential or not well they allow me to cross over i don't know. we need to work hard without this work and if you have a family back home you have to pay the bills there is no plan b.

. the check commuters association says bavarian officials did not inform their czech counterparts about the new rules. minimal to matt both the new york and we won't be forced to live in germany we're not german citizens we work there and we pay taxes there but now the borders are closed again just like they were 30 years ago. that was when europe was divided by the iron curtain and communist leaders in the east part their citizens from traveling to the west but today germany is worried about highly contagious virus variants travelling across its borders. are going to be lost and thus we cannot allow these severe measures these restrictions that have been followed so well by the population here in germany to be for nothing the new variants could seriously endanger that and that's why we have border checks and why we're turning people back because i believe it's necessary. and yes mine insist nor to be

sued tens of thousands of commuters have now been left wondering when they'll be able to get to work. we can take a closer look now at the situation at the german czech border in the bavarian town . that's a place where a lot of commuters travel to work in germany our correspondent faisal is there and has more the federal government of the various going against the bill of the european union will lead us agreed that they wouldn't do this anymore just close the borders and keep people from crossing them to go to work but they say in munich it is more important to protect citizens against the mutant variety the british variety of the virus then the economic fallout this will have in the region however here and on the czech german border people think that this is just

a blow corona crisis is bringing to them and they don't know yet how they will handle it in the end this is all about politics this is an election year in germany and some people think they can raise their profile in coming down was really hard measures like these that we see behind us. ok let's get more on the story now our brussels a bureau chief alexander phenomena standing by for a silent sandra we know that the european union did not want to see border closures so tell us more about how brussels is reacting to this. well as you can imagine brussels has already condemned germany's newest restrictions and also urged the government in berlin to facilitate cross border movement for commuters health commissioner could get kiedis said in an interview that the fear of new coronavirus mutants is understandable but that they are not going to be stopped by close borders and as barbara just mentioned european leaders actually agreed that closing

borders would be their last resort measure however we also have to say that member states are allowed to poorly introduce border controls if there is a threat to their national security or if there is an emergency and of course the spread of the new coronavirus variants could be considered a health emergency ok some member states can act independently do you think that we could see some other e.u. countries follow this example from bavaria well to me i think we cannot rule that out because as i said it's up to member states to decide which measures they saying are necessary to stop the spread of that pandemic and whether they consider border closures necessary measure for example here in belgium the government has banned all non-essential travel however i also think that member states are were that this

could have a huge negative impact on the economy which heavily relies on free movement of workers and goods we know that more europeans are getting vaccinated are there any measures in place to allow commuters and tourists who have gotten the vaccine already to travel freely. so there is an ongoing discussion about vixen certificates there are members states like a stronger for example who are pushing had the initiative of introducing such the typical and that is also something that is being discussed here in brussels and the commission wants to have a common approach on this topic however from the brussels specific to if we are talking here more about medical documented then about a document and id that would allow you to travel or 'd to go to a restaurant. our brussels bureau chief alexander phenomena reporting thank you

very much and one more item before we go prince harry the grandson of britain's queen elizabeth and his wife meghan have announced they are expecting their 2nd child a friend of the duke and duchess of sussex made the announcement in an instagram post that the couple now lives in southern california they moved there in 2020 after quitting their royal duties for harry and maggie and already have a son archie who will turn 2 in may. let's get a quick reminder now of our top story on. local media reports in myanmar say shots have been fired to disperse protesters in the city of mongo like it is still unclear whether these were berber bullets or live ammunition or if there are casualties internet blackout said tom ridge vehicles have also been deployed to suppress demonstrations just. coming up next on d.

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eco india. in a secluded valley in the himalayan mountains many people still lives without electricity. hydroelectric power is meant to solve the energy problem but these claim power plants are installing local agriculture. and the population is starting

to fight back. to india. next d.w. . old. guy calling me and i'm game fishing those that 70000000 land on the roads killed worldwide sure so that we can include but it's not just the animals of all suffering it's the environment we went on a journey to find ways out of the nutrition if you want in a cold way to lift up the priest and the culture has changed as anything he says listen to our podcast on the green ones. look closely. listen carefully. don't know the soon to be true needs to be

a good. old fashioned. discover the world. subscribe to the documentary on youtube. the global hunger for energy is only increasing with every passing year the united nations believes that journey towards a climate disaster will continue unless we make and switch to an efficient and

renewable energy in all sectors but renewable energy comes at a cost to the only cool india let's critically analyze this alternative hello and welcome. the latest survey by the government of india reveals that 13 percent of its 1300000000 citizens don't have access to create electricity in the last decade states of the himalayas have turned to hydro power to close their gaps in electrification with many rivers crisscrossing the region hydro power potential is huge but this clean energy narrative is now being challenged on the grounds of adverse environmental effects. britain thing is angry with the government and its promise of environmentally friendly and he lives on the same street a small tributary. within 20 years the 800

hydroelectric power stations 2 of them on the same. time to begin to build. a benefit and develop the idea. of a depending on who you. are you there's no water in the entire. environment. and everything has been destroyed we have been left with nothing. strange really doesn't seem they were promised compensation and jobs in this to. which were traditionally based on agriculture. with the 2 hydroelectric plants on the same ship that is nowhere near enough to speak and do more under construction.

came down but i'm tired i got that part before the. culture and we never had to quit is anything from the market instead you would. depend on the market to basic amenities like this has been a huge. they didn't. do anything as an environmentally friendly hydroelectric plants have become an important generator for electricity you know. in 3rd place behind us and that also makes them a lucrative source of income in. the state government in over 9000000000 rupees that is 100000000 euros in electricity revenues. and one of it's not a. boom but the skepticism. to such is the effect it's had on biodiversity and people's lives in the region.

have been negative impact on the environment. and has been expropriated it's. destroyed. any. on and. on top of that the region is prone to. breaches. and. for the p. . living here as recently happened neighboring iraq understand. that if it be done lies only 40 kilometers away from the same valley another small tributary but it flows through untouched nature it's one of the few in the region with no hydroelectric plant.

that's tanks during jeev part of the. in 2002 a number of hydroelectric power stations along the river but given planning permission. up with other villagers and went to court. everybody was on the project all the politicians and all the bureaucracy also like to see everybody as they did and the seas except appreciative but no benefits comes to the local in my rarely if world or private investors would have taken the. electricity through the natural grief to their own establishment where they are willing to pay. the villagers won their case though it took 3 years their homes and livelihoods have been preserved the still live off the grid culture and fishing and in recent years there have also stopped just

a sustainable just industry the event inviting trump to their own home. base was born st louis they really didn't there's not a lot of you know division that took place and they all this park people that autism is has to be treated as an ordinary to income generation activity you know and thankfully they're also grown up. you know proved us right because they did not leave their orchards you know we had all thought of notice so we said look at the word your houses because london offices are usually big you know through 23 rooms to murder them into homestays but don't believe your own isn't you know source of income. not 20000 people off is it in the peterson valley i mean the residents on much more with than

the hydro plant operators promised them. compensation. anglers hikers birdwatch in the study mostly from india come to see the many under species in the environment the polluters different did so well. it's not just in india where there's a problem just of what a 5th of the energy used in heating or cooling in the european union comes from renewable sources and like in india this shit is said to grow in the coming years but when it comes to wind turbines some citizens of greece are reluctant construction of hundreds of wind turbines are planned on creek islands and badminton is and local residents have some serious concerns. it is said that the greek island of tino says handmade because of its centuries old walls and paths and the architect you want to publish the top of them is absolutely determined to

protect this unique cultural asset so here we can see if they become food but for the most made out of dr stone walls fish food both used to give access to all be on their ships around and it's something that we are trying to take a band that's now in order to develop working towards the windmills and the so-called pigeon houses built by her ancestors 300 years ago are now supposed to give way to wind turbines. they want to shows us the site where private investors have just completed the foundations for 3 large turbines with another 15 planned. you wanna and many other islanders fear tino's could lose its typical character. and marry soon. past and decide what to do are we going to preserve it to pass a thong to next generation surf we are going to the mall use most of the 4 modern

constructions or other projects like the winter. durbin's car the army not far from the plan turbines is home to sculptor mario valley os and his family he fears for the future of greece's cultural heritage. used to always be the seat of the gods but now they have been supplanted by money and everything is about making money. pretty. he shows us videos of protests he helped to organize a special police unit beach demonstrators including him with nightsticks a shopping experience. 2 hours away by ferry the island of the country is best known for its unspoiled nature its mountains include protected areas teeming with rare plant life. here to be a delicate scene trade and. the private nao scroope is planning $110.00 wind

turbines to supply electricity to athens and veyron mentalists are alarmed. it is all in the. protected. areas. this is really a disaster will be a disaster the whole mountain is going to be leveled so it is really. transforming to an industrial zone although the plans are not yet final ileus yana is already informing the island's residents about their potential impact a carrier has had its share of bad experiences with other large scale projects a once lush valley resembled a moonscape like this after a hybrid power plant was built. erosion on the island is already extreme again and again entire hillside slide off especially in areas where large roads are constructed. the mountains are home not only to goats but to many beekeepers as

well. if wind turbines are built here and galas will have to move away with this piece. they may. be bad for the billions. i couldn't put their boxes near the wind turbines because of the electromagnetic radiation. which could make them lose their orientation. not on the side of the mayor's office is aware of the concerns it met with farm investors 9 years ago to little avail the activities are neighboring islands worry the mayor a few small wind turbines might be tolerable but 110. $1000000.00 we would protest and that's not just my own personal opinion. all the officials in the municipal council and local administration a grange is. the 1st turbines are standing by 2025 he is meant

to be connected to athens via an underwater cable now the investor is supposedly revising the plans to make them environmentally friendly but few believe that. they fear that landscapes like this could soon become a thing of the past. it is a dilemma on the one hand people are protesting because of the problems caused by renewables and there's a need to dramatically carbon dioxide emissions because climate change is causing the world to rise that's a fact we need to move quickly if we are to keep the right 1.5 degrees to limit its impact some scientists say that we also need to actively suck massive amounts of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere but capture and storage is at best

is it really a wild option let's take a. we know. too much carbon dioxide into the. but to wouldn't it be amazing if we could find a way to suck it all up and send it back deep underground. climate scientists are now saying that without such technology we won't get our climate dockets. doan's out this seemingly cutting edge idea to capture carbon is actually decades old. the u.s. navy used capture as a way to clear the air inside submarines and space shuttles that filled up with the breasts of soldiers and astronauts. you may remember that scene of a look at the movie apollo 13 where suddenly they had to build a c o 2 scrubbing system versus your 2 levels are going to be getting toxic just 2 gentlemen and then we're to put a square peg in a round hole and they dumped all this stuff on

a table and said guys we have 3 hours to figure out how to make us your construct like we have the technology already on the spacecraft like we know how to do things modern carbon capture technology is basically this c o 2 scrubber on a bigger scale like this plant in south india 1st the polluted air is sucked into the industrial system to enter. after being clean for. the absorption plant where it is cooled and then sends to. absorb c o 2 which is then moved further into the plan for processing. which is mostly only water. stripped out of the solvent and can be used to make other products like soda or used to heat greenhouses or even as a fuel. right at the source of the. factory where they burn coal and strip the c o 2 out of the emitted small and diverted to the adjoining. this is called point

source capture hundreds of pilots and small scale facilities and over 50 plants around the world are currently doing this then there is direct where big fans suck large amounts of polluted air directly out of the atmosphere 15 plants are currently doing this worldwide but experts say the potential is huge. even if the c o 2 is emitted again like when the fuel is burned it is considered carbon neutral as it hasn't added to the c o 2 that would have entered the air anyway the better thing to do for the environment of course is to prevent emissions from ever entering the air so companies are now working to inject carbon deep into the ground in a process called sequestration that can preserve it there indefinitely. and this is considered the negative as it actively removes it from the atmosphere and this also has pretty ironic.