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tv   Heute Xpress  Deutsche Welle  February 26, 2021 12:00pm-12:03pm CET

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this is deja vu news live from berlin the unmarked police open fire to disperse protesters in yangon. the dramatic scenes the latest sign of tensions between the military establishment and pro-democracy demonstrators who say they will not back down. also coming up the european union leaders agree on the need for a vaccination passport as they look to ease restrictions on travel and tourism but chancellor merkel warns it could be months before a new program is in place. and amnesty international says it has advocates of the
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worst atrocities yet to consider billions in ethiopia is to grow a region it says soldiers from eritrea were involved. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us riot police have opened fire to disperse protesters in myanmar is largest city yangon witnesses say they used guns and stun grenades. though there were no immediate reports of casualties protesters have been taking to the streets since the elected government was overthrown in a military coup on february 1st the military is now officially an old the results from last november's election earlier this month that replaced the election commission which had ruled that the party of aung san suu kyi won in
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a landslide victory. let's get some perspective on the story now we can speak to activist min man in yangon thank you for joining us now you have been out on the streets tell us what you have experienced there. ok i have been protesting a young going since february until yesterday there was no violent kids is in protest areas a young girl i met the young goal has been a big choir with shooting kids is important areas i mean. is that other townships way of police shoot to put to protest was arrested the protest leaders and even journalists and even some time doing protest however yesterday there were violent kids as young go and military supporters have a clue used shop of jews and attack the protests to instantly sound almost dying and even now today i went i went to uni goal and around 10
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am in the morning. to put is where much into as and kitty and shooting as and we had we had to run away from them yeah it sounds like the situation is ask letting are you afraid that you're going to see an even more extensive crackdown by police if you continue to go out into the streets. as really we of 3 however never think that we would stop protesting we do but in myanmar always find always find a peaceful way to protest and will continue to find people as and the military make their own as is against they are testimonies and to become terrorist no not police and military anymore believe me we the among people will never make any violent activities and.

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