discovery. documentary. hello and welcome to this week's edition of focus on europe thanks for joining us today we wanted to start the show by looking at the plight of refugees who are trying to reach the european union thousands are currently stuck in bosnia many are living in makeshift camps on mud racing the winter cold from here they regularly try to cross the border to the country croatia many live in the woods next to the

small town of benny cloud it's just a stone's throw away from their final destination and the european union those who have taken on the tough and dangerous journey to bosnia don't want to give up when they had this close but crossing the border to neighboring croatia is not easy some refugees report how they have pushed back across the borders sometimes quite violently so some bosnians like yes now she did share trying to help refugees with the one little they have and they're even willing to take some risks and egal refugee camp the town is very cut in northern boss nia abdullah a palestinian it's back to being forcibly deported from croatia by the trial. course to. this for. us voluntary aid worker 49 year old yes me to her she did she came across of dollars during her evening rounds now she's trying to

supply him with bare essentials i have him then tier but i. i don't have. mina says she sometimes feels bad that she can't do more for them. during the day she works in a boston government office but after leaving her office she had sound as a volunteer to help the refugees. for the past year yes mina has gone shopping for them every day paying with donations or out of her own pocket buying rice and sometimes meat then she packs donated choose jackets and pants in bags and labels them with a mobile phone numbers of refugees she's in contact with that way she can be sure each one has received what they need most and my 2 daughters one is in.

other is germany so if they can have. a chance for but their life why other people can't soon afterwards yes mina is on her way to the 1st stop of the evening this is sick today. but 1st go there. can you help me airplanes. hello. oh i. hello how are you. here is it to the group. about a dozen young men most of them algerians found shelter here. you know what this. something was very hard but. i do what i can do maybe it's not enough but just like they

were what. hundreds of migrants are living in conditions like this in bosnia without the help of people like this nina life would be impossible but for the volunteers themselves the situation in boston is becoming increasingly risky we're doing everything very quiet. not challenge and if i think. in this sufficient i think that it's better because some think thought here people a lot of things happen yes me know who she did other bosnians organizing a volunteer aid group and hope to get it registered without official permission says the cantons interior minister. it's actually illegal to render any assistance to refugees prosecutors who do so can be charged foreigners deported or if we discover foreign citizens working without a permit in bosnia and herzegovina they would be deported and banned from entering

bosnia for a certain period in accordance with our laws so-called minocin is ok foreign aid workers have complained about the difficulties of getting officially registered and even then the work of refugee aid organizations as he relief is strictly regulated the bosnian authorities also want to see all the migrants housed in camps like the one elite this is one reason for the hard line taken against volunteers like this nina who visit illegal camps like this one in the forest but for the refugees here she is often the last hope. some want to give for someone to get growth through everything there's something feel good barter. our men want to go forward with their lives but their chances of getting there are slim they will probably have to hold out here for months i want that they feel welcome here but probably they not feel. they don't place for show or the place for

a washing thing as long as they remain here yes mina who she ditched intends to keep coming by every evening to help as best as she can spain is one of several monarchies in europe but recently the image of the royal family has taken a hit last year former king juan carlos left the country after a corruption scandal his son philippe who was the reigning king has also faced a lot of criticism and now the situation is escalating young demonstrators are taking to the streets of large city each day some are even rioting protesting the arrest of a rapper was found guilty of insulting the monarchy and his lyrics and his tweet. it was like a scene from an action movie. heavily armed riot police stormed the university of

leader and students trying to stop them. they had set up barricades to protect rapper pablo herself who hoped to avoid arrest. but it was all in vain. they will never stop us with their crush in a cell show tonight before being taken to jail. he was sentenced for his tweets and lyrics which insult the monarchy and glorify violence against politicians and the police. had conducted a telephone interview with us so the day before his talks are full of tasteless to violent fantasies he even speaks of shooting politicians in the neck. this is artistic freedom he said. she my real sense because i sing about reality i mean they cannot stop me from criticizing the monarchy even if it's banned and they lock me up for a year younger than a $1000000000.00 for

a part of politics in one of his rap songs herself refers to former king juan carlos and to some philippe as corrupt parasites i cannot be honest for these feelings because if any calls for the guillotine for the royal family one of you. we are going to go according to destroy the gusset i detest sells lawyer outside the university of later. she pointed out that even the spanish media had reported about corruption in the monarchy. on carlos allegedly received 100000000 euros in bribes from saudi arabia. ethic and that of course my client insulted the royal family the house of bourbon. that but this is allowed thanks to freedom of speech when people hold positions of great responsibility they have to face criticism and what can i add. insult in the monarchy and glorifying violence are

not crimes as such in other european countries ablow hersel is the 1st the spanish rapper to be jailed for these offenses. however he is the 1st case in spain. dozens of artists have been taken to court in recent years. the rapper says are montagnier also known as strawberry was 1st sentenced to one years' imprisonment after tweeting about an attack on a general of the franco regime. but the constitutional court acquitted him after 5 years. for people who don't know you you remain a terrorist because of these accusations someone who glorifies terrorism someone who should be excluded from society. we do nothing. for york a rapper of a tonic was also sentenced to 3 and a half years imprisonment for insulting the monarchy and glorifying violence. and

ask the son of that if it is the money if left to belgium and now lives in brussels . the passion authorities have so far refused to extradite him. they say the offenses for which he is wanted in spain are not crimes in belgium that the money he's the one of the few not. many spanish bands are seen to be hable they'd love to sing a song against the king or but they're afraid some of you see 18 singers have been found guilty so far the same goes for a controversy over tweets that many say that spain's restrictive laws are connected to the terrorist attacks committed by the basque separatist organization which killed over 800 people. but the laws have become even more restrictive since announced its dissolution. unless the international is calling on the government to

stick to european norms because. the european court of human rights has twice condemned spain for citing the crime of insulting the monarchy but this criminal offense continues to exist and people are still prosecuted. spain is currently run by a left wing coalition but it is struggling to change the law. however the ministry of justice announced this week that it was working this after the jail of pablo herself that's a massive protests. told g.w. it had the time for an interview. however the prime minister did comment i mean our democracy will always guarantee demonstrations and freedom of speech and even outrageous absurd statements but our democracy will never tolerate violence. besides this is. a controversial rupp's by public actually that the demonstrations

for many his arrest has turned him into a martyr. spain is coming across as an unjust state because of its restrictive interpretation of freedom of speech. at some point the demonstrations become violent which is part of the ritual of these protests many young people are seeking confrontation right now. the imprisoned tropper has become a symbolic figure for them. this year germany is celebrating 1700 years of jewish life in the country it's a vicious and events both online and on the ground are showing what it's like to be a jew in germany for some it means living in fear of a possible anti-semitic attack in 2019 and the east end german town of hallam

a right wing extremist shot dead 2 people after his plan of gunning down worshipers at a nearby synagogue failed one of the crime scenes was a nearby turkish stroll the attack has affected the business now the jewish community and is joining forces to show support for the owner. today is matecumbe bistro is also in the morial site to customer of his kevin. who bled to death here. or matter how hard you try you can't forget it. outside the door the plant commemorates the 2 people who died in the terrorist attack in halla. on october 9th 2019 in downtown halla a heavily armed right wing extremist went on a shooting spree his real target was the town synagogue he was out to kill jews

but he failed to break through the door he shot down a woman passing by and then attacked the turkish be strapped izmit tekken was lucky he'd gone shopping his brother was able to flee the attacker but there was no escape for kevin. but once the official commemoration was over it's matecumbe felt left alone with his own memories of that day. what came after was disappointing. nobody came by and nobody showed any interest. we felt abandoned. them and then came the covert 1000 pandemic the few customers who still came were only allowed to order takeaways tekken who came to germany from turkey 12 years ago faced financial ruin but then help came from an unexpected quarter eager matley its from the jewish community the intended target of the attack and others called on people to buy vouchers for 1000 combat and the

jewish student union collected another 30000 euros they are there to support fellow members of halla society with their kids too and i cannot hear fans to the solidarity the neighborhood kabob shop will stay on as a place where we can pick up some to eat. anything else would only serve the aims of the attacker unversed person doesn't deserve and it just in a sense that you guys describe it that i just missed my tekken his been gaining confidence again for himself and the fight against hatred. but we all stick together more. as immigrants and journalists. no matter what our nationality or faith by the owner. only a few 100 metres away hell a synagogue has been under constant police guard since the attack matchett says now

they house of worship is well protected but as a jew in germany he no longer feels quite a safe so he would like to see these verses many people as possible become aware that this danger is real not just because of october the 9th 2019 and hala but also because of many other horrifying events the majority of society has to be aware that minorities don't feel safe in germany and which bore us to. yes. those who feel threatened plan to take action for themselves jews like matt fitz and muslim immigrants like tech and the attacker nearly destroyed his livelihood but now at the age of $36.00 he setting out to remodel his bistro set up tables in the rear room and make it an inviting place to eat once again. and more dishes than just. will offer different meal combinations every day. so people can get another perspective. a coma many of its matecumbe customers have

already gained another perspective on this life the people of hala are showing solidarity with the bistro. we were going this which is 20 suite and the long room that's not good for your waistline but we still try to come here as often as possible and it's matecumbe knows he can continue to count on the help of. the jewish community every is a gesture of defiance against hatred and violence and for solidarity. for years the hunger and prime minister viktor orban has been criticized by the e.u. for dismantling his country's independent judiciary and for stifling press freedom in his quest for taking even more control or ben is now giving his country's capital budapest a make over a number of ministries are being moved to the popular castle district that has led

to protests from historians architects and residents. budapest's council district is undergoing major building work soon hungary's ministries are to be relocated to the palaces built according to historical models a prime minister organ wants council district to become hungary's new power center he's already moved his official residence here the district mayor martin a sally is appalled the opposition politician is forced to look on as the government expropriate slammed by the city. as now you are this sense a dangerous social message that you're and that's not even a matter of i don't want us reverting back to how things were in 1944 including architecturally this was an arbitrary dictatorial decision by the government that runs counter to society's interests a very. many share her concerns residents like tamasha bagnall hardly recognise the

city anymore. alone or what brings you here i want you to see the new buildings around the castle. i fear there is nothing we can do to stop this. madness has lived here for 26 years he's worried that he and his neighbors will soon no longer be able to live in the cost of district thomas says the government's plans come at a high cost to hungry in more ways than one. of course 1st they said it would cost $75000000.00 euro or would now they've spent $155000000.00 if any of it because if you aren't even halfway finished and. hunger is parliament building is located on the other side of the danube river today cause that square looks exactly the same as it did in march 944 replete once

again with statues and monuments from the era of nicholas shorty who served this region through most of world war 2 opens government even reinstall the monument of national martyrs which was removed after world war 2. historian christian valley reviews archive material of its original unveiling. and footage from 2019 when the reconstructed monument was in or grated to fury rhetorical by parliamentary speaker last look who fell. off without showing. more not serious. they were aware branded and to european peoples and a phobic of islamophobia and homophobic just for cherishing our traditions. as the rhythm at what it was like the regression yet at the mag andree can only win this fight for enemies understand that their foreign money gutlessness and treasonous ways will never really hungry again i was short of the number of cigarettes that i

was in the whole trip on all songs that. they are equating the current political opposition to a band of terrorists and traitors. to the more you know that's puzzling because such parties are governing all over europe today. michael. sparer the oft why should hungry be a member of the european union if its government advocates values at odds with the woman as the unit represents some of it here but. the historian cannot understand all the instance down to the 1940 s. . he says nicholas hoult he oversaw a dark chapter in the country's history. hundreds of thousands with a portrait from hungary and sent to the jets 944 was about that happy if.

he agrees he meets with his neighbor janish martin i heard you're moving why. these days you just don't know what's going to happen the country's being fleeced you know my wife is jewish is back then the jews had no why they were born in trains they would have refused my wife does not want to see anything like that happen ever again. janish marty has decided to leave budapest and possibly hungry altogether just like hundreds of thousands of in gary and citizens who could no longer bear to watch their country's political transformation in recent games. we now take you to the scottish highlands to the small town of dull we need to be precise the vast green landscape is a great title way for animals and people alike for example is home to a large population of red deer and it's also sophie gold off his of sorts she's

a hunter a profession that encompasses so much more than one might think and it's a job that hasn't been affected by the kobe 1000 pandemic. so if you don't need to work from home the workplace is isolated and well aired but it's in the heart of the scottish highlands. the foot of ben outer. idea you know the basics they go by the deer and day and not but i truly know it's working with everything from the tiniest blade of grass right up to the clouds in the sky for job also involves feeding the ponies in summer they help to bring deer carcasses down the mountain. to winter they need more to eat then the highlands could offer the. sophie gold to start becoming hunter was the best decision of her life. they make they appreciate school and even more there's always that sense of

community in the cheekiness that you get from scottish people and i praise myself for not we have our own of course humor. so if he works on a private estate there darwinii in the highlands who work involves reforesting under storing people and she sees herself as a painter environmentalist hunting is also about protecting the environment in winter only females are cold. there's definitely a few older hines a few older ladies that i would have preferred to take out they lose a lot more condition over the winter than our younger hind would and so being proactive with thought and shit in them before they get to that stage scotland is home to europe's largest red deer population. left unchecked the animals would destroy scotland's vegetation and succumb to diseases. but today the deer are

simply too far away to get a clear shot they managed to just get out but are when they're a little bit of a fright but they know there's no threat if we start walking towards them they would be hopping away these animals weird so lucky. later that evening it's time to feed the animals getting very changing the supply of. the hair does load as usual by sophie's favorite star comma shape i knew in 10 years the things i'm doing in the job will affect everything from on the state to the whiter of scotland and not some object thing and that's i suppose it's a bit of a legacy. so while her workplace may seem isolated some feel was just too old for the job. it surely is a great place to work well that's all we have time for today do join us again next

week for more stories and reports from europe and in the meantime you can reach us via email or on twitter my name is liz show take care and goodbye.

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