this is g w news live from berlin tonight the protests in me and there are reports of shots being fired at protesters thousands turned out across the country again on one day even as police broke up peaceful anti coups demonstrations with troops now on some city streets there are fears a violent crackdown may be in the making also coming up a diplomatic route over prisoners turkey is not happy with the way america has reacted to the killing of 13 turkish prisoners in northern iraq and stopped at the

border to stop the viral mutations the problems caused by germany's surprise and sudden border restrictions with austria and the czech republic. i'm off to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you around the world welcome in me and my our security forces have reportedly fired on protesting crowds in the city of mandalay there's no official confirmation of injuries or deaths the military junta has deployed extra troops across the country as it intensifies efforts to quell a popular uprising a coup 2 weeks ago triggered mass protests and international condemnation so far the country's generals appear i'm faced. 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 coup the military has given itself sweeping powers allowing it to detain people without court order. you know going out to 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 most of the o.t. . but the demonstrators are not intimidated bank employees have joined engineers doctors students and even soccer players and refusing to go to work. you have to believe them you're going to get both 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 of them 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 to 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 now we want to bring in mom's army a 1000000 more academic and human rights activists he joins us from london good evening to you mr zandi tell us today we saw smaller numbers of people on the streets hundreds of demonstrators have been detained do you see this as an

indicator that this protest movement may already be dolling. no it is not dying but of course a lot of people have been the rest and across the country but those 2 are still out on the streets and day out for me. you know different teen says some have formed themselves as a medical rescue team you know medic others have taken the front lines and you know i've listened to and watched the demonstrations and their speeches and burmese and and they know that they have racing basically risking their lives you know have that by participating they're speaking out there but they're continuing on because they know basically this is now or never sort of the existential thing for them as well as for the military then you know the military junta has deployed armed forces at strategic positions all across the country it's

tough in laws protecting the military plus there are reports of shootings and thugs terrorizing neighborhoods how do you read this is this an indicator that a crackdown is on the way. a crackdown is on the way and they are using it in a much more calibrate it in sophisticated strategy need to avoid major headline grabbing kind of scene or scenario where they start killing out with life if you nish and they've brought in like light infantry division number $77.00 too young gold in all capital or the light $777.00 is known as a rootless you know special foot it was but that the thing is this international on food since never turned their guns against the public you know by the mere fact that this. is using to croyle combat troops rather than

riot police shows that this regime has 0 regard for pool water citizens' lives all of the primary duty off their own forces and we know that european governments in the united states they've protested against what's happening washington has imposed sanctions but so far it has not moved the hunt to what would it take to get the hunter to respond. well it would definitely take not necessarily the end tire worlds to unite it stands that's not possible we've got to kneel to a tallit terry and regimes with the veto powers at the united nations security council russia and china who are the then over the last 25 or so years have proven them so the soul is protectors of the burmese jointer they used to be tools twice

on the on the burmese resolution but if we get let's just say world and democratic blocs that you know european union and u.k. switzerland no we us canada australia and new zealand is the all you know you know band together and see that in this thing is sort of like a right wing populist authoritarianism rising envelope in the world they want to stand as a democratic have you know the broken of the world i mean this is the place where they can really make a difference we don't lead china or russia to create and you know like it that we just need a united democratic front turning burma as an example of how western democracy do care about human rights and democracy whether they do is a different question yet time will certainly tell many things to mung zaniness

desire to be appreciate your insights and your time this evening thank you thank you. well the united states is trying to defuse a diplomatic row with turkey by accepting on korea's claim that turkish nationals held by the p.k. k. were killed by insurgents last week turkey launched an air and ground assault against k.k. strongholds in iraq ancora said on sunday that the militant group had retaliated by executing 13 turkish prisoners the kurdish p k k which has waged a decades long insurgency against the turkish state says the prisoners died during a turkish air strike the us initially refused to endorse the turkish claim a move that outraged president richard tell you fair to one or one accused the u.s. of supporting terrorism and demanded that washington support turkey's stance. he says in another bit of us if we are together with if you're in nato. if we're to

continue our unity in the weald and in nato. then you will act sincerely towards us and it is then you will stand with us. if the terrorists did all this our lives take us now to our correspondent dorian jones who's standing by in stamboul so during are we seeing any movement here from washington trying to you know make amends if you will with turkey. well it does appear that washington has recognized has made a major misstep in its initial statement where appear to give equal waiting to. events over the killing of these 13 turkish citizens and a terrorist organization the p.k. k. which is what it is designated by the united states in the european union and from un chris perspective this is calls out to outrage and fury and now it does appear

that washington is in damage limitation mode and need blinken the secretary of state spoke with his turkish counterpart. in what was seen as a way of assuaging turkish anger and then following the statement which was unequivocal in backing turkey stance in the version of events of the killing of these turkish citizens but the statement also raise a number of issues that washington is still very unhappy with turkey with notably russia turkey's purchase of a russian missile system but for now at least washington does seem to be trying to dampen down these current fires of fury from turkey during do we know is it clear how these 13 people were how they died well no you have to understand where this occurred is among the most remote places in the world is a very mountainous region on the turkish iraqi border where there was is very important base belonging to the p.k. k. now according to the turkish military in its video presentation they they say these 13 pictures were executed now the p k k n

a website statement said they were killed in their strike it's impossible there is no independent verification given remote place that they said we are left with these 2 conflicting versions of events but now washington is clearly siding with nato ally turkey and how do you read this invoking the nato membership when you are trying to talk to washington at the same time not saying anything about the fact that turkey has been buying military equipment from russia. well there there i mean this just underscores this latest very angry exchange that there are so many points of tension between washington while they do describe themselves as allies they very much is seen as very much in quotation marks in fact antonin blinken when is the nomination process for the senate described turkey as a so-called strategic ally which underlies how much concern washington has towards ankara but the feelings are mutual ancora has been very very critical of washington

stance of supporting the syrian kurdish militia which it claims is linked to the p.k. k. but after washington's point of view they say is very important ally in fighting needs lie mixtape this is a major point of tension and kristol believes that their washington is supporting a terrorist organization that's fighting it washington says that's not the case but this latest anger and fury between the 2 countries reveals how much tension still exists between the 2 countries joins with the latest tonight in stamboul dorian is always thank you. but here are some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world of nigeria's in goosey. has been confirmed as the next director general of the world trade organization that makes her the 1st woman and the 1st african to head the body of confirmation comes after a u.s. president joe biden supported her candidacy donald trump have blocked her candidacy effectively paralyzing the organization greece has experienced its heaviest

snowfall in 12 years with temperatures dropping to minus 20 degrees celsius people have been trapped in their homes there have been power cuts and commutes have been disrupted the extreme cold is expected to last until wednesday. the world health organization has granted an emergency authorization to astra zeneca as coronavirus vaccine the move should enable the un agencies partners to ship millions of doses to countries worldwide it's cheaper and easier to handle than the buy on tech pfizer vaccine so it should make the rollout easier in poorer parts of the world. we here in germany authorities have severely restricted travel from the czech republic and parts of austria they're trying to stop the spread of highly contagious corona virus variants that have been detected in border regions. and have suspended rail services to and from the affected areas police officers at

frankfurt airport are checking passengers arriving from vienna and prague the european union has criticized the shutdown which is causing major disruptions. all along germany's eastern and southern borders many are worried and few are pleased the new travel restrictions came into force over the weekend creating road congestion and leaving many commuters feeling blindsided. yes. i'm from austria and i'm taking my son back to his mother and not even allowed to drive through germany. as of sunday many borders that were hardly noticeable before are now blocked by checkpoints only travelers who meet a small list of criteria are allowed through such as workers from a list of essential industries residents of germany and even then only if they can show a negative coronavirus test a spokesman for the federal police says in the 1st day about half of all travelers

were turned away. from 10000 vehicles on the 1st day about 5000 were sent back but i'm advised up could be used. with the delays companies are concerned about disruptions to vital supply chains austria and the czech republic both rank in the top 10 among germany's trading partners. the current infection rate in germany is under 60 cases per 100000 people in most areas in comparison regions just across the border in the czech republic range from nearly $500.00 to more than a 1000. german authorities say the snap measures are necessary to preserve the gains against covert 19 made here in recent weeks. we have a situation where we have to do whatever is necessary to prevent piracy variants that are significantly more aggressive and can bring significantly more and passions with them from spreading in germany as quickly as they have unfortunately

spread to neighboring countries. but many who have arrived at the border say they needed more notice and more clarity germany's regional leaders have promised more details on the rules to be provided in the coming days. earlier we spoke with. she is a member of the european parliament for the greens she said that germany has not shown leadership and that that is making the border restrictions worse if we take a look back to last summer. last summer case numbers where extremely low in all you can countries every single rider over just a bit don't you know about just said we will see right in case numbers in oxon again everyone knew that we would not have the docks and by september or october so why didn't the german president see it as head of the council saying let's sit

together let's find a strategy how we can handle the situation absalom without being forced to close down our borders again sooner or later because we have a pink palm of lockdowns here opening up there. are there was a member of the european parliament there speaking with us earlier well since the pandemic began death has become a much more prominent aspect of everyone's lives at the same time distancing measures have often made traditional funerals impossible here in germany one funeral director has made it her mission to help families find a better way to say goodbye. tell and alexandra kosofsky started their own funeral business the pandemic just begun. but that already noticed a growing demand for a more personalized approach to dealing with death.

and i think this is a really important development and a very liberating one when it comes to death which is perhaps no longer such a to be as people always thought over time the topic has come more and more into focus and now with the coronavirus pandemic this is also a chance to think about what it means to say goodbye and why that's important. because. the shift is partly generational instead of religion issues like sustainability have become more important to some people barbara says that's why she chooses natural materials for example filling pillows for the coffins with hay from a local farm. her business the funeral s. looks nothing like the typical german undertakers she encourages people to be creative and bring in their own ideas when laying a loved one to rest for example the basic urn for a person's ashes can become something more meaningful with personal items like a favorite bag or well worn cushion cover. i think i'm just hoping that if you have

something you can identify with or something you like and have a good feeling about even just seeing that it can really help with agree with you. these small choices offer a contrast to an often prescriptive process. is highly regulated in germany and steeped in christian traditions in almost all of the german states people or their actions must be buried in official graveyards and coffins or earns a compulsory. the pandemic has brought new restrictions and that's a man's mother died of old age in a care home last autumn lockdown measures meant not all of her family could be that to say goodbye but barbara encourage them to find an alternative if. the idea came up to get our sister on video chat so she could be there when our mother was picked up before we wouldn't have dared to do that we would have said

you can't do that the ethical reasons people just don't do that and then barbara said why not but we need it whether it's going to tell or getting hands on the need for individual ways to deal with death is more pressing than afa. birth absolutely it's just so important to be able to and to have the opportunity to say goodbye in whatever form that may be and the pandemic has made that really clear because so many people are affected. the time. germany's daily death toll from coronavirus is now falling but it seems new perspective sunday a set to rise. in the pandemic. where demonstrators in russia are adopting new tactics in supporting kremlin critic thousands have been arrested in nationwide protests since natalee was jailed earlier this month but the most recent demonstrations seem to have gone unnoticed you. sure when

reports. tiny lights in the winter darkness a symbol of unity against the kremlin's politics from siberia. to st petersburg and moscow people lit up their courtyards under the motto love is stronger than fear. the team of opposition politician alex enough viney believe the unusual protest strengthened the sense of community within the russian opposition. we got tens of thousands of stories from people real life stories about how people went out into their courtyards some people met others there usually after big protests all we're left with is soulless numbers so the number of people who protested the number of arrests but we have come out of this with a lot of real connections between people's chat threads between neighbors online groups people created for their courtyard or several court yards and we hope that

can play a role in the future as well. along with the flashlight protest around 200 women formed a chain in solidarity with political prisoners in moscow this weekend they hope their flowers and paper hearts would speak louder than political slogans. though i believe that protests like which are peaceful like women with flowers ribbons and hearts i think that's more effective than aggression and violence it's a form of protest that allows for dialogue. but look at. this weekend's protests stood in stark contrast to those in recent weeks across russia over 11000 people were arrested with ortiz insisted protests in support of jailed opposition politician alex enough viney were not authorized now and have a nice team faces the tough task of keeping momentum from them going in the run up

to parliamentary elections in september they want their supporters to vote strategically to. kick as many members of the ruling united russia party as possible out of the duma oh here's another the opposition needs to understand that this isn't a sprint it's a marathon which will last at least 6 months until the upcoming duma lections yes now finally created a strong wave among protesters but there's still half a year left. the kremlin meanwhile has been presenting the protesters the opposition as troublemakers controlled by the west they hope the protestors anger will melt away with the snow. in germany's bonus league football for champions league dreams received a boost after beating cologne on sunday for looking strong and the goals in wins they just keep coming. not a hooter's 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 evonne indy car doing the honors this time in his pinpoint header and leaving the cologne keeper with no chance. to nail is how it ended and audi who had just frankfurt stay on the net home and are staking their claim to a champions league spot. when bruce you mentioned blood banks marco rubio is taking over as the worse you dortmund coach when the season ends both honestly good clubs have confirmed the new gladbach put one over on boardman last month

winning 42 with what may. he saw as rose's auditioned for the dortmund job he signed a 3 year contract with the black and yellows who have struggled to hit top form this season they've been without a permanent head coach since sacking. back in december. people in the netherlands have been taking advantage of the cold weather by taking to the ice freezing temperatures in the last few days meant canals i'd stay over for the 1st time in a decade in some instances it's. all the canals are frozen solid and the whole nation is thrilled ice skating is the most popular sport in the netherlands even more popular than soccer but over the years there's been fewer chances to do some outdoor winter skating this time the ice enthuses here in the town of brook in waterloo and had to wait 10 years this holiday hello great feeling you know

everyone is happy it's safe so you can and in times of covert 19 it makes for a nice change i think it's great he did it everyone is friendly that everyone is cheerful but if someone falls others help immediately some people ease their bathrooms the ice brings people together if ice masters regularly check the thickness and quality of the ice before giving permission to skaters. years humoring under. the ice must be at least 7 centimeters thick before it is safe to walk on it or its borders are based off still twice as many people as usual reported to emergency rooms with bruises and broken bones police and emergency services warned that breaking through thin ice can be life threatening is when you move if you fall and most of the most important thing is to call for help very loudly then you have to turn around and with these little ice picks and the economically yourself out of the hole back on to the surface. sadly this ice

skating pleasure is probably only short lived it looks like soon the ice is set to thaw again throughout the country. there is a break there are you watching the news after a short break i'll be back to take you through the day tonight trunk not guilty again what does this mean for american democracy will be right back.

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