streets and they don't care if they are arrested or shot over we can't stop now the fear in our minds is going away. the release of civilian leader aung san suu kyi is a key demand of demonstrators she was scheduled to appear in court today but the hearing has been postponed until wednesday mian mar does not have an independent judiciary so 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. let's get more on the story now with aid minturn appeal it's a prize winning journalist joining us from yan god it's good to have you with us on q. and we hearing that there have been large protests and now some violent crackdowns as well what can you tell us about what is happening on the ground right now yes

thank you for having me i mean the protests tend to die down as we get closer and closer to a curfew which were about half an hour away from now but starting from last night we saw a lot of gunfire in used to disperse protesters as well stooping directly at protesters as well as the press and stopping of journalists as they're trying to cover the events so these protests we saw quite a lot of cars being used especially now that there are camps and soldiers on the streets. and there's a new level of sort of the term strategy that is much more about directly impacting the actions of soldiers of greece as opposed to simply demonstrating their desires we spoke to an activist earlier who told us that protesters are not backing down but they are concerned about this ending in bloodshed so how strong do you think this civil disobedience movement is. the civil disobedience movement i

think can be quite strong if it is focused and is. really thinks about the long term sustainability of the movement right like mass protests are one very tiring but also because of the level of destruction that's happening at night not just in terms of international downs and the like but also the military's reported usage of recently released prisoners in order to incite violence or at the very least here you know these are sort of things are designed to tire people out of the law and so is the c.t.m. those that can really make sure that they are denied the government or the military funding legitimacy and cooperation is something that could work for physical to avoid violence when people in the security forces have been shown that are willing to shoot i want to ask you about the role that the deposed leader aung san suu kyi

is playing in all of this because her court hearing has now been postponed until wednesday how big our fear is there right now that she might be remanded in custody indefinitely. it's extremely possible you know if we look at history as a guide to what could potentially happen in the future in the 99 the election her party won and yet she was repeatedly put into jail remanded on trial for you know various charges and right now the by the fact that the coup supposedly took place because of election fraud we actually see as i said you've been charged where is the illegal importation of walkie talkies a charge which even if true is a nonviolent crime that really you know does not deserve someone to be rare but it did always in a number of countries around the world condemning the coup and calling on security forces to refrain from using any violence against protesters how relevant do you think the international community is here to the protesters but also to the hunter

. at least in terms of the military we look again to the past you know in terms of the range of prices 1st while as the the rule of the military in the recent decades of the international condemnation than sanctions have never really saw firm or really had that much a controlling of facts on their what they've decided to do obviously they do react . to international media they have been shown to be to crack the average journalist here interact rights activists and people who really are communicating with the international community but in terms of local protesters what you're really seeing is people reaching out to the international community and demanding action anything from the u.s. to do from strikes to u.n. peacekeepers on the ground to you know different types of sanctions as well as other you know sort of positive actions that the global community is able to take

this is definitely not something that people here are protesters on the ground want to keep as an internal myanmar affair journalist him in town speaking to us from yangon thank you very much for your analysis for keep. now in russia the kremlin says protesters who turned out in support of jailed opposition leader election of ali on sunday did not break the law that is an about face as russian authorities have threatened participants with arrest and of all this attention has triggered nationwide demonstrations for the past 2 weekends but this time activists tried going small to have a big impact. as dusk fell the lights in the so-called flash flood 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 yulian of 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. there was little there actually what 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 need any sort of solidarity you know because alexina valley is the most well known political prisoner now some people forget that there are also a lot of women in this 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. that valentine's day protest was called by leo need. well cough one of election of all these closest allies did over his russian service spoke with folk of about what the protest movements next step might be our strategy is to be flexible and to be smart and to be smarter isn't put in and. to improvise and to do death things that will help our supporters to organise themselves and they will not. yield due to putin strategy of fear and smear campaign that's so i don't want and i can't see anything specific

about the form a lot it will be always something new something different our strategy did not change for many years our strategy is to increase pressure put in and to build up to to lead our support base for all to increase the number of our supporters through ever seeing what we're doing and so far we've been very successful i think will remain quite successful in the future. that was involved the outline of speaking to us a short while ago let's get around our some other headlines 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 detected in guinea since 2016 the world health organization is helping to deliver vaccines and to contain the outbreak. australian treasurer says the country is close to reaching significant commercial deals 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. the united arab emirates has published the 1st image of mars that sent back by its probe currently circling the red planet the picture shows north pole of mars as well as its largest volcano olympus mons. in the us many are wondering what is next for donald trump after being acquitted in his 2nd impeachment trial little has been heard from him since he was banned from twitter for his role in the capitol riot he's now living in florida a political battleground state where opinion is divided over the former president and the country's future. donald trump is a hero to willie guardiola he lives to 30 minute drive away from the former president's home in palm beach. he's never met trump but is

a staunch supporter who doesn't believe he lost the election. but it's a big lie i still believe in him i still believe that he is the leader of this country i still refer to him as our president. after leaving the white house trump has been living at mar a lago. this private club for the rich is set to be both his residence and headquarters. he doesn't want to be just another senior playing golf the head of the house republican conference has already paid him a visit yet on this playground of millionaires and billionaires people are wary despite trump's acquittal at his 2nd impeachment trial many rich neighbors and generous benefactors are now keeping their distance after the insurrection things changed he became a dangerous damn damaging character and many people don't want anymore to do with him that's why some people are say the leaving the club but many of more modest means are diehard trump supporters some call in daily to

a conservative radio talk show hosted by brian there people believe the impeachment trial was simply a witch hunt for. what say you know would you vote for trump again course i would you should consult to washington d.c. one of the reasons why they got rid of him you know there are many conservative media outlets in florida with hosts like mud who want to continue supporting trump's political future there's a lot of personal sacrifice there there are very few examples in modern times i think that are analogous to what we've seen with donald trump and their faith in him hasn't wavered every friday locals get together at this intersection organizer guardiola thinks trump should simply to solve the republican party. so come up with a new name of base and bring in people who are going to be loyal to america for trying to 2nd and you know put your hand on the holy bible and these people would love to be part of that new movement that supposedly will be launched soon from

trump's new headquarters in florida this. here in germany authorities have banned travel from parts of neighboring austria and the czech republic the restrictions are aimed at stopping the spread of highly contagious variants of the corona virus that have been detected in several border regions the european union is criticize the travel shutdown it's causing major disruption 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. or new been hoping 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 through few would be encouraged 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 allowed me to cross over i don't know. we did the work will be 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 in iraq 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 you were 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 my name's east north to be. tens of thousands of commuters have now been left wondering when they'll be able to get to work. let's take a closer look now at the situation at the german czech border in the very town of.

a place where a lot of commuters travel to work in germany our correspondent vessel 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 not 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 that 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 the bureau chief alexander phenomena standing by for us hi like 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 facilitate cross border movement for commuters health commissioner could get kiedis said in an interview and 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 temporarily 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 so a 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 think 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 aware of 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 stone you know for example who are pushing had the initiative of introducing such the typical us 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 perspective we're talking here more about medical documented than about a document an idea that would allow you to travel or 'd to go to a restaurant our brussels bureau chief alexander phenomena reporting thank you very much despite progress in vaccine rollouts curfews and closures remain part of daily life in many parts of europe as we heard authorities fear the spread of new virus variants but there is one place where things seem to have loosened up a bit the spanish city of madrid and word has gotten around to tourists.

meeting friends and enjoying drinks in the sun a rare pastime these days but possible in madrid and that's why the spanish capital has become a refuge for young tourists from france it's so so depressing being in a country that is nothing's open it's gloomy all day you have to be back there's a curfew it at 6 you can even see your friends there are no cafes there's no you know you can't sit down with anyone you literally can't do anything in france. in madrid coronavirus restrictions are less strict than in other parts of europe and negative p.c.r. test was enough for n.z. to do mind to come here she didn't have to quarantine and also brought a friend come here there's there's friends there is. to mazing it's a dream come true. a dream that theodore star and i you koby have also precede

the students live in germany and are spending a few days here they planned the trip with friends knowing that germany has advised its population to avoid travelling tyrus countries. somehow you feel bad if you travel because other people are self isolating and you're not supposed to travel at the moment. but i don't think you can stay at home for a whole year either. we want to see the world while we're in the prime of our lives . during the day the students explore the city in the evenings they stay at home they say they feel safer keeping to themselves others feel differently madrid's police sometimes have to break up illegal parties held after curfew with participants ignoring current contact restrictions which is ideal for this spread of the virus this party was organized by french tourists.

if you must realize it interested only we've had to intervene on several occasions all the participants were foreigners who'd come to madrid for a short time 2 or 3 days they rent an apartment and then they party. the. fines for these offenses during a pandemic start at 600 euros spanish authorities are in contact with their french counterparts. we collaborate internationally and there are mechanisms in place to pass on information so the fund should reach them but you have to remember the issued by local authorities here processing the fines is still a bit bumpy when party chorus don't live in spain illegal parties also worry dr laura sons in the end they all contribute to more infections that get in america so we already have to be very careful with family members and in our everyday lives unnecessary contact has to be avoided the young people we met this afternoon in the

dredge think both can work being responsible and enjoying the freedoms of life we do all the p.c.r. test and everything we wear the mask when we have to we don't want to bother spanish people you know we just want to leave again and in france we can to do that from now madrid is one of the few cities in europe that still allows some leeway though that could change at any time. in germany is fun to sleep as frankfurt's champions league dreams received a boost after beating cologne on sunday frankfurt to looking strong at the goals just keep on coming as they continue to ease past opponents. hardihood tears frankfurt hadn't lost at home all season making them one of only 3 teams in the bundesliga to make that claim a win against cologne would bump them up into 3rd place. and after a scoreless 1st half frankfurt hit the target courtesy of andre silva his 18th of

the season the 2nd most in the league and what a beautiful touch it was. and then frankfurt doubled their lead late in the half they have on indycar doing the honors this time as pinpoint header leaving the cologne keeper with no chance. to nil is how it ended and audi who just frankfurt stay on be not home and are staking their claim to a champions league spot. before we go carnival season is upon us but looking at the many unusually quiet streets around the world you would hardly know it the current virus and that make us laugh venice and be a visitors but that hasn't stopped some traditional carnival characters from appearing for photo shoots promenade in the lagoon city and of the public is on orders to stay at home children have been given permission to celebrate outside as

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