this is news coming to you live from berlin a major show up opposition in myanmar protesters gather for what they hope will be the biggest demonstrations yet but the u.n. warns reports of troop buildup squid being in an imminent crackdown also coming up to stay and fight or abandon the war against the taliban in afghanistan nato

defense ministers take up that crucial question in a summit today with no end in sight violence in the country. and why tourists 'd tourist hotels in berlin are opening their doors to homeless people this winter the pandemic means there's room to spare. plus thousands of protesters in barcelona demand the release of a popular rapper sentenced to jail for his song lyrics and tweets the case is putting a spotlight on freedom of speech in spain. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us demonstrators have returned in force to the streets of myanmar as biggest city and gone to protest against the country's military coup they call for what they hope will be the biggest street demonstrations yet to oppose the power grab carried out by the country's military

on february 1st and the removal of detention of elected leader aung san suu kyi rallies have been taking place daily despite nationwide internet shutdowns and a build up of security forces in major cities. journalist iman tunde is in young gone and joins us from there the un's human rights expert on myanmar says he's terrified about sons of impending military crackdown in young going you're there what are you seeing. thank you for having me so you can go as well as around the country we've been seeing a lot more and especially at night during the internet shutdown when the very day of that now. there's been reports of people with videos and photos showing large caravans military personnel being moved around cities and you know in the last couple days of the protests we've seen a shift from largely seeing police on the street to

a mixture of soldiers as well as police as well as sort of tanks and other sorts of military vehicles so many people there are protesting the coup but refusing to work how much of an impact is the civil disobedience movement having. it really depends on which sector you're looking in so in terms of transportation is having a very large impact. there's been blockades of cars in recent days and that's destructive trade along numerous borders is actually in on the border with china there has been blockades today in the bridges in and out again going this well as city streets and the you know that's an attempt to disrupt the flow of soldiers but also in the banking sector there you know the central banks are largely ground to a halt there's been disruptions to the health care infrastructure of the country as well where people involved in the civil disobedience bookman are now creating

alternative structures for healthcare side of government facilities and can you tell us what's happening with. she's still in detention i understand there's supposed to be hearing taking place what more can you tell us about the. so it's very unclear what exactly is happening the 1st hearing was supposed to place on monday so just a couple days ago but the announced morning that the hearing would be delayed until wednesday today however we learned yesterday that she actually had a meeting with the judge where she was. with an additional charge yesterday essentially leaving covert restrictions under the natural disaster law and as far as we understand she has not been granted the right to be represented by lawyers that her party you have hired. thank you so much that was journalist i'm interned in young. see which some other stories making headlines around the world today

iran's says it will reduce its cooperation with international nuclear inspectors as of next tuesday the foreign ministry had already warned that it would start restricting inspections of it got no response from the united states tehran is seeking to pressure the by the ministration to rejoin the international nuclear deal with preconditions and to lift sanctions. at the volcano on the italian island of sicily has been spewing out smoke and fire in a fresh abruption authorities say he currently poses no threat to the surrounding villages but they are monitoring the situation closely the. house calls the closure of khatami an airport. any bowl of backs a nation campaign has started in the democratic republic of congo that's after an alp break of the virus was discovered in the east of the country earlier this month health care workers in the region are receiving their 1st shots. staying in

africa the continent's most populous city lagos is slowly recovering from a 2nd wave of kobe 19 nigerian authorities say the number of known infections is decreasing but our correspondent there flourish says there is no guarantee this will continue as the country is still far from securing any code in 1000 vaccine doses. hello girls welcome back to write. or you all is sharing how 1000 experience on you tube she contracted the virus here in nigeria after returning from the u.k. ruggedness was with you and your doctor made a commercial like you didn't see how kiss was disbarred every time a bladder would be. how will she do it i don't want proof or you was case became critical because of her underlying even less asthma she says she visited 4 hospitals in 22 before she started to get better. we are given access to one of the

government run isolation centers in lagos treatment in this hospital is subsidized by the government it's run by a team of volunteer doctors and nurses only people in critical condition admittedly here father is a saint whom to self isolates and treats themselves most of the beds that empty. off the shelf egos of confirmed crooner virus cases have been decreased since is the 2nd wave in january but the numbers may not truly represent the extant of the pandemic in one geria we know there's this new histories of the true burden but almost. getting better. every hospital will really be a good reflection of the burden still good on the community and the world know that it is valid work the border because on their own particular going to community. as

a result of misinformation and lack of trust in government and health care. many people are not willing to get tested to hospital i don't have. health experts say that the only way to completely prevent a major outbreak in the country is through vaccines but getting a hold of the jokes has been proving difficult the government runs the vaccinates up to 40 percent of the nigerian population by the end of this year. care when the 1st. when i write. dr. is the head of.

disease control he says nigeria is walking to. the contrary it's also prepared for the challenges less user friendly vaccines. i think even. with. things like the power supply. from the city to the villages and this is where we really have a lot of experience until those vaccines. health experts one. take. most seriously to prevent if. something that jazz and the country's health care system cannot afford. more on some of the other developments in the current a virus japan has begun inoculating health workers after approving the 1st vaccine

the country's slow rollout is raising class. as to whether it will be ready to host the olympics this summer south africa's says it will offer its doses of the astra zeneca vaccine to the african union country suspended use of the vaccine after a study found it failed to prevent illness caused by the new corona virus barium found there and the number of new infections reported worldwide fell last week by 16 percent the world health organization says this shows that simple public health measures work despite new more contagious variants of the parts. frigid temperatures here in berlin have driven up demand for places at homeless shelters but pandemic regulations mean there's simply not enough space to house everyone and maintain social distance a new initiative aims to solve the problem by filling beds at tourist hotels now empty due to the coated $1000.00 crisis. when i see it rains hit the

island some have it's hard to find shelter then not those but this man got lucky it's get this done who doesn't want to give his full name normally sleeps in and then the shelter during winter now he puts the few things he owns inside a hotel over here this didn't feel safe and he can take a shower he also gets the warm food a real upgrade he finds the shop go shopping container i used to sleep in a container this is a hotel that's much better spent on that was all on its. the hotel ita is one of several hotels and berlin which are now welcoming homeless people like a stone it is a win win situation he has a place to sleep and take shelter from the cold while the hotel can make some money the city pays for the commendation. the bats were urgently needed explains

organizer wolfgang fitch due to the covert crisis shelters had to reduce the number of beds to keep up hygiene measures. and. the shelter usually puts people in dormitories or even on camping mats and big shared rooms we can't do that because of cold it we are very grateful that we can use the hotel because we can put people in twins rooms it means we never have more than 2 or 3 people in of room type as on to them. and there is more that guests can return to their beds all winter long if they stick to the rules that makes all the difference as martyr who helps from the place and has a close connection to many of them i know. that. on that one from the young comments when they get here they're washed and exhaust

often depressed and lacking prospects after a few weeks here they've changed completely they have a different outlook on the future some of them find work some even a home of their own something better anyway. living in his own home that is also christan stream he's hopeful of realising it once the covert crisis is over. you're watching t.v. news still to come free speech or support for terrorism we look at the case of the spanish rapper who suppressed sparked protests across the nation. but 1st nato defense ministers meeting virtually today will take up the crucial question of whether or not to withdraw all from the afghan war it's the 1st such gathering since the u.s. election meaning a deadline set by the trump white house to withdraw all foreign troops by the end

of may is now and dealt and despite ongoing peace talks afghanistan remains mired in violence with no end in sight. at tax on police and civilians roadside bombs targeting officials afghanistan continues to be hit by violence despite the ongoing talks between the government in kabul and the taliban and this is very easy to enter gentil with such kind of the deterioration of the situation we are getting closer to a new situation of chaos and the need to ministers should meet at key know this base on the other global units are so obligations of protecting civilians no one wants to troops to stay for ever or ashraf nemat says but a responsible withdrawal should be based on conditions on the ground that seems to

be a notion shared by many in afghanistan. for the average person run up on its own but they want to the decision that will lead to an end to the fight so that they can come to market think without work for the government what they want is an answer they want to know that meet with us but they don't want to keep in. mind that all they want is an answer they can plan. and this is one of president biden's most challenging policy dilemmas if he you ask pulls out of afghanistan by may 2021 as agreed to in a deal between his predecessor and the taliban the country could plunge deeper into chaos if the troops stay the taliban could retaliate the administration will be looking to do 2 things the 1st is to withdraw a more measured way that will solve some stability from the situation in

afghanistan and secondly leave the united states and coalition partners with some capacity for counterterrorism and do all of this in close coordination with its nato allies the biden administration has strongly signaled that they will listen to the experts and will remain in afghanistan for the foreseeable future this is a major policy shift from the trump white house and this will be biden's 1st major policy decision for the middle east and could have a deep impact on this presidency americans have grown exhausted from endless wars and it will be a tough sell to the public that remaining in afghanistan is the best course of action. nato allies welcome the change in tone from the u.s. administration the alliance relies on you asked forces for logistical support in afghanistan and secretary general stoltenberg made it clear that nato wants leave

before the time is right to clear hands that there may deadline could be extended there's no decision on going event in this case. it will need decision to say. as it is for the meeting that means. but how they continue remains a big question after 20 years of military presence in afghanistan elyse are growing increasingly war weary they've been successful in defeating al qaida by had to realize they didn't have the capacity to reinjure new afghanistan they wanted to coordinate their next steps knowing that the price for leaving too soon could be very high for more now we're joined by ben hard as in frankfurt he's a retired u.s. lieutenant general and now the pershing chair in strategic studies at the center for european policy analysis thanks for being with us general harvest what do you

make of the possibility of the u.s. and its nato allies continuing their military presence in afghanistan. well thank you i think the most important thing is that the united states and the alliance are signaling that number one we are going to consult together decide together and act together not a unilateral withdrawal by the united states other than nothing this is very important secondly it is important that whatever the timing is it's done in such a way that the afghan government and the afghan people are not left so exposed and then finally we have to address pakistan we can be in afghanistan for a 1000 years but if we don't address pakistan and the safe haven that it gives to the taliban then we will never be able to defeat them. l. nato defense ministers are meeting today for the 1st time since joe biden took office as u.s. president washington is the decisive player within the alliance what impact do you

think that change of administration in washington will have on nato well let me let me say this 1st the decisive part of nato is the cohesion when all 30 members of the alliance stick together clearly the new administration has eliminated all doubt or concern about america's commitment to nato america's commitment to europe so that for me this is a breath of fresh air no one and nobody in question whether or not the united states is committed to the alliance the fact that secretary of defense lord austin in his very 1st morning called secretary johnstone burd to acknowledge your firm the united states commitments and then you. all nato is preparing to update its strategic concept you know quite a bit about that what do you see as the main challenges facing nato today.

well i think 1st of all the alliance has to continue doing everything required to maintain cohesion and the respect for each other the commitment each other this is this is really important because this is where our potential adversaries fear the most is our 30 nations sticking together the secretary general has talked about the need to prevent large capability gaps especially with the growth and speed of technological change this is important but i think the strategic concept is also about ensuring we have a strong european pillar not a european pillow as the united states looks to china as its long term strategic rival and so the united states does not have the capacity to deter russia contain iran protect locums and deal with a rising china led by the chinese communist party so i think the alliance focusing

on its core mission of deterrence and defense in europe is really important. so hard yes thank you very much for your insights that was her trier to us what tenet general ben hodges thank you. now for some other headlines this hour australian news outlets channel 7 and channel 9 have struck licensing deals with tech giant google to pay to display their original journalistic content in search results australia is set to announce of law forcing internet companies to pay media companies for content their country's treasurer said the law was a world 1st. france's lower house of parliament has approved a bill aimed at curbing islamic extremism the legislation expands the state's ability to hold to to close malls send banned individual preachers it follows a series of his business attacks in france critics say the bill stigmatizes muslims

and would limit free speech it still needs to pass the senate. and a winter storm has brought rare snowfall to texas and other southern u.s. states millions have been left without power in temperatures as low as minus 18 degrees celsius texas is bracing for more icy storms. violent street protests have erupted in several spanish cities following the arrest of rapper pablo he was sentenced to 9 months in prison for his song lyrics and tweets which authorities say glorify terrorism and insult but his supporters have portrayed his case as a fight for free speech several 1000 protesters turned out in barcelona. the. chance of freedom for pablo has said echoing through the streets of barcelona scuffles erupted between protesters and the police with trash container set on fire

and shop windows destroyed demonstrators are calling for left wing rapper. to be released from prison. earlier on tuesday police have stormed yet the university in the country's northeastern catalonia region and the rest it has said who was holed up there with dozens of supporters after he missed a deadline to turn himself in in 2018 the rapper was sentenced to 9 months in prison for glorifying terrorism and insulting the spanish monarchy and some of his songs in tweets they included references the paramilitary separatist group and called former king juan carlos a mafia boss his case has garnered widespread attention in spain and spurred the debate on freedom of expression after the arrest the deputy prime minister said in a democracy like spain there should be few limitations on free speech because some

moved. because we think that in all matters stemming from freedom of expression if nobody safety is put at risk then imprisonment is not an appropriate punishment within the freedoms granted by a democracy. the government confirmed its landing to reform spain's criminal code with lighter punishments for free speech offenses and protection for artistic and cultural forms of expression. champion league football and political have beaten but asleep inside or be leipsic by a score of 2 nil in the 1st leg of the last 16 after a goal is 1st half mohamed salah hit the target for liverpool 8 minutes after the restart. menai netted another just 5 minutes later liverpool's win follows a bad run of form their coach said he was quote very pleased with his side's

performance i know i lived pretty well and i know how. they can be football wise and how. overwhelming they can be in a game from a physical point of view so that's what we had to deal with tonight and the boys did played a really good game a really good game who created one big chance in the 1st half and 2 chances when they. shoot 2 goals off the 2 big mistakes of my team but at the end i think we have to be good chances and it will be one of the most important topics for a 2nd game to score when we create. that many chances that's important to score. in tuesday's other last 16 game kilian in by up a start sparing humiliated barcelona 41 the french striker scored a hat trick with a devastating display in spain after messi had given the hosts the lead p.s.g.

have never won this competition they're now the clear favorite strip progress to the quarterfinals. byan munich defender davida will be parting ways with the club after 13 years at the end of the season this after the 2 sides failed to agree on a new contract announcing the move at a press conference the 28 year old austria international said he was ready for something new about his name has been linked with a number of clubs in england and spain he's won 9 legal titles 6 german cups and 2 champions league crowns with byan billets and the. gods of your watching t.v. lose just reminder the top story we're following for you today protesters in myanmar have been gathering for some of the biggest demonstrations yet some have started what they're calling a broken down car campaign to security forces and the u.n.

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