from quality to clash from hours of. time this is where it was. welcome to the 77 percent. this weekend on the w. a low and welcome to focus on europe with me liz show glad to have your company today recently german authorities seized the largest haul of cocaine ever found in the country the drugs were discovered in containers at the port of palm book they were hidden in tins that were supposed to contain wall filler but when officials canned

the cargo they found a total of $600.00 tons of cocaine. apparently the officers had been tipped off by sources in the netherlands this doesn't come as much of a surprise given that the country is a major gateway for drug smuggling to europe but now dutch authorities wants to take serious action and some high profile drug lords have been charged in one of the biggest trials ever in the country defense lawyer vito is familiar with the drug scene and he knows a lot about the brutal world of his clients. hard to streeter's defense lawyers public prosecutors and judges arrive at the heavily fortified courthouse some of the most kept their identity hidden because of death threats they're working on one of the biggest criminal cases in dutch history. centered on this man reader one tacky dutch police have offered 100000 euro for

information about his whereabouts. he was one of europe's most wanted fugitives until his arrest in dubai 16 other defendants are now on trial with em. it's about vast sums of money in the drug trade and on president acts of gangland violence and the vote whether the state has it under control for instance there was a hit that was caught of it was found in front of a seashell large. lawyers are being murdered the feeling like they put some inspiration for what they see in. numerous shootings and attacks on torch soil have been linked to these underworld figures but who are they and how could they become so powerful. this building in eastern i'm so damn houses vito sugarless office the attorney defends individual standing trial for murder and drug trafficking some of his clients belong to the so-called mock roma fear whose members often have moroccan roots crime bosses they take over in those neighborhoods and they show the

boss there and people listen to them and they see if i commit a murder i can also drive a nice mercedes and also have a nice watch and also have a for women and champagne bottles and a glove. for cocaine trade is highly lucrative each day some $40000.00 containers arrive at rotterdam's a vast port only a fraction of them are checked criminals have infiltrated the ports system. last year an estimated 600 tons of the drug often hidden among bananas and other fruit shipments arrived here cocaine worth at least 50000000000 euros reached europe via the ports of an twerp and rotterdam with that amount of cocaine a lot of money comes in and people get rich very fast and if someone is. and has for almost 500000000 to his dispose and. hire hit men to do as he

pleases it undermines the whole government structure. the mafia bribes officials and business figures and its influence doesn't and there. on one occasion a cocaine shipment was concealed in a pineapple consignment smilers way is if you have someone in the harbor who knows where it went there is who can check the computer someone who picks it up with it with with a truck you also have to have the right papers everything else it has to fit perfectly you know. the cocaine delivery hidden among the pineapples was intercepted but most shipments go undetected and demand for the drug is growing that's why more and more criminal networks want a piece of the pie. last summer at least down to a major blow to the mafia. for weeks investigators had been reading criminals encrypted chatted messages. when the

operation risk being exposed europol agents struck. seizing weapons drugs and arresting suspects all over europe. authorities even found a torture chamber with a repurposed dentist chair. vito successfully defended one individual accused of accessory to murder his legal skills have gained him a strong reputation in gangland circles sugarless has arranged for us to meet one of his clients who wishes to conceal his identity the man won't talk to us about the ongoing trial of the you want to bury them and they give up a little younger generation needs to consider the kinds of problems they could have . what will they do with all the money it won't necessarily keep you alive and what's the point of all those expensive toys when you're dead in a coffin but i'm excited though to nick is the man says he now has

a car dealership and a few other businesses as he puts it we ask why he defends suspected criminals i know how to feel because i used to be one of those children back in the days when i went to school. people also tried to stop me to go to the gymnasium sometimes you don't get the same opportunities i see them in a different way the police and the prosecutor's office like to describe. public prosecutors have called the crime network a well oiled killing machine says the state wants to prove it is not succumbing to narco gangs but the cocaine shipments keep pouring in the trial in amsterdam set to go on for some time accused gang leader tacky as mark prosecutors during the to hunt down a life sentence meanwhile others have already taken his place in the underworld. this woman was a pioneer her name is valentino. and in 1953 she became the 1st woman to travel

to space her successful mission made her a role model for women everywhere her achievement was also a symbol of gender equality in her home country but almost 60 years later there are many jobs that women in russia are officially banned from doing because they are allegedly too dangerous for example it was not allowed to drive a subway train but this year things changed. and women are finally in the driving seat and are pushing full speed ahead on gender equality in the russian capital. is doing her dream job as a metro driver she started working at the moscow metro almost 18 years ago at the time she didn't know that women couldn't legally drive the subway trains now they finally can and the rena says for her it was worth the wait. yeah exactly.

i used to. planes with the boys you know my father was a pilot i'd like technical stuff because i was little and by the metro somehow it drew me in the fact that it's underground i guess it's like flying but under the ground. before every shift irina gives the metro train she'll be driving a once over she looks for damage and vandalism and checks that all the fire extinguishers are where they should be a moment of calm before the empty cars fill up with commuters again irina has a lot of experience dealing with passengers she worked as a station guard on the platform for years now as a driver she tries to get a sense of each individual metro train her connection to the train she's driving feels almost spiritual to her. in russia people say the way a ship sails to. pends on what name you give it. train like

a person and i think each train has a soul to. one a train i drove had a little bit most of the math female. the feeling of driving the metro is like your happiness. i'm happy when i'm driving. irina is proud to be one of the 1st 12 female metro drivers after all the moscow subway is legendary its construction began in the 1930 s. at the time the soviet government wanted to build a palace for the people for commuting workers and it shows. in the 1980 s. the government banned women from the driver's seat of these trains they said the metro is too deep underground too loud and too dark to be safe for women and they said the constant vibration from the trains could damage women so-called child bearing function. a new generation brought new trains and a drive for change though it's not quite a u.-turn for now women drivers are only being deployed in the most modern trains

and only on the field skyline which runs over ground for part of its route and that's despite the fact the women have the exact same training as their male counterparts. we don't differentiate between women and men through training program and all the metro drivers need to know which at the base of course they are still the 1st women themselves this metro line is less busy volume of passengers isn't quite as high. because this line runs mainly overground it is less of a health risk. for the moscow metro has been celebrating its new generation of women drivers they've even released a limited edition barbie for the occasion admittedly not the most clear cut symbol for gender equality their advertisements for the dolls in the subway itself you can be who you want to be is the slogan but for women in russia that's still not quite true. metal manufacturing like the work in this steel mill is still off limits to

women mining and drilling on an oil rig are also considered men's work $100.00 jobs are still bound for women the list of down jobs. was initially introduced after the 2nd world war to drive up the birth rate this year the russian government published an updated list but lawmakers in the country are still driven by traditional family values and deep seated patriarchal attitudes. vision american news never thought through the good things women with clear here. tough jobs and hard labor are still seen as men's work in our society there were also women and mothers. so providing for and taking care of their health and their reproductive functions is important. that is why we used recommendations from doctors to determine factors that are harmful to women at work. that it. is on her way to

work she does her commute there on the metro to mix in with the other passengers ahead of her shift. i think the moment will come when the government allows women to carry out the band professions i'm sure they are working on it directly. with the band's must be in place for a reason the government is taking care of women. i would tell other women to keep believing and keep hoping that their dream will come true to you. no matter who you want to become everything is possible. already has her dream job and the next group of women will start training to become drivers soon but outside of these metro tunnels gender equality is still a long way away. paving the way for others and her new job is much better paying than many jobs normally done by women in russia.

home schooling is pretty challenging for many parents during the cold 19 pandemic how do you come up with ideas to motivate and keep kids busy nathan jones was faced with that same question only that his case is special he lives in the u.k. with his son noah but 12 year old boy has a physical disability is bound to a wheelchair and he can't speak so his father designed an art project that has turned noah into quite a celebrity you now goes by the nickname background bob. these are the one expired international artists in collaboration with background bob 12 year old noah and his father nathan. from cerebral palsy and epilepsy he's unable to speak but he can paint which may conceal.

the 2 of them create backgrounds and other artists then add to their designs. nathan explains that it all began last year to give nell us something to do during the lockdown. we went out to the carriage and smoke our order and we just started york are not. just your friends are not all going to push out just as the best form to see some artists will collaborate with you. and by the end of the 1st day i think you are just really involved and it just grew from there they began sending that colorful backgrounds out across the world and a whole load of artwork returned from spain australia colombia and many other countries. no i love is getting post that isn't from his doc says that little out in background always becoming a new name. influence the air act or his cool background although he really loves

it it knows all of the attention. no i need help coordinating his movements but he communicates what he wants already know not what you think the colors are hold up to colors on which you want to. look back musing or gazing is the comma. of the earth and then he worked his magic some goes on a cardboard. tartan for john to read nicely and then also dissolves things off and i preserve the red. background book with an instant success on social media it was even a real life exhibition the family can hardly keep up with the demand for backgrounds and now the book has come out to showcase the works the next step is to auction off the artworks with the proceeds going to hospitals and clinics when no one gets his treatment. frankie curtis is an illustrator she's very enthusiastic

about the project and not at all surprised that so many artists want to participate . a fun to. get involved and bring out that ocean like light. to the town it's a set since she mean in a sense it's like doing stuff other people. are. like family really aren't really tends to bring people together. she thinks that no one has all the hallmarks of a good artist. i think that noah's ark is really expressive and he kind of. isn't ready doesn't really set itself any boundaries and limits and he just kind of you know thanks to these. shapes and patterns i'm really sort of expresses and so that removes the project has brought now are a nathan even closer together than before. i mean to. make

a lot. more think. i actually haven't got any choice now about how i can go i don't don't have to dream dream big challenge sometimes a string small i'm astonished. it. made sense love in the imagination of many artists have opened up a new creative well to me and some color to knock down. last year's election in belarus was followed by country wide protests hundreds of thousands took to the streets rejecting the election results that gave the country's leader alexander lukashenko yet another term in office the opposition braved a crackdown by security forces and called for fresh elections hundreds have been imprisoned now those who want to look at outs have grown weary of facing off with

police but their protests haven't stopped small groups of demonstrators still needs in remote locations. yes. the forest outside minsk residents of a district in the bell russian capital have come out at minus each in degrees celsius to gather it's warm themselves before the colors of the blue sea in opposition. pretty ofi are. quite shallow of the blood there could have been of course the 1st we'd meet and i haven't used an open spaces like stadiums and then in courtyards but the special police units came by the busload anyway but the holders off stuck us in jail for days and beat us eventually our fear of physical violence was greater than our desire to go dancing. so then i suggested we come out here. yep it was hopeless the way it's for the. marks and

used to produce computer games another of the dancers to said you know works and to reserve. this most of the fears are run circles because we used to come here every year to get cross country skiing or because of the fresh air but now we come because of the freedom. we can't breathe in the city anymore because of these monsters the security forces that just everywhere but ok you can talk yeah let only energy out of business so that they're not to give. up. their call for the release of some 250 detainees who they say are political prisoners they try to give each other hope and keep up their spirits with a humorous slogans. and. see.

what was the future of the rulers are trying any way they can to discourage the people and incapacitate them study so they're just sit at home. crying no more you feel like you. will not get caught some is one of many who are seeking help from a psychologist bill rusian society appears traumatized by the brutality of the special police units by the ever present danger of being picked up by an unmarked transporter many are disappointed that in spite of everything that's happened. is still in power. at the window shop for many of the one some of the most active and has the political situation would change on a sinking into depression the bit in the book that i think is haven't turned out the way they expected or to the ira for half of my clients to psychiatry just to get medications. the right many of them only come to me fairly late on any

medication can have a permit or slam up or mush because senior takes your mind off of things by weaving baskets but she doesn't read books anymore and can only fall asleep with the help of tranquilizers the sense of hope and pride she felt when she marched with hundreds of thousands through men's holding opposition flags has faded. this christmas much of that's it is the sunday much is turned into a really terrifying again when it got to the point we had to run away. the mass protests a much few announcements but the gatherings in the courtyards haven't stopped and dickless shells. to send your maxims group also venture out to state smaller acts of protest in the city they even made it into a closely guarded pick 3 square. to list them or to bid to keep on putting up with the will they say something about the summons there

it's like some kind of concentration camp and unless we do something about it the door will eventually just close again with us inside to. maxim edits together videos of their little protest events including the forest gathering so the opposition will remain visible. maxim says he's not afraid of prison but life in belarus is almost like prison anyway. you know in the end the political order in valerie will definitely change that much is clear. but the current order no longer works you know which was something you know it's like a corpse that you just have to get rid of. it. but that's yeah there is little indication of that happening maxim and the others be have to produce many of their motivational videos for change comes to build roost.

here in germany gyms and public swimming pools are closed due to the coronavirus lockdown well in berlin those who really missed the water have had the winter time off scent of ice swimming in one of the lakes are on the german capital like the nymph it's a tradition that has been practiced year for centuries a hobby that's definitely not for those of us will like it's warm and cozy. it's saturday morning and you're one of the stock is off to one of his favorite spots in the forests around berlin and. he comes here to lake nymph and see at least once a week. this time he's not the 1st i swimmer to arrive. the thermometer reveals a water temperature of one degree above freezing. it's high stakes say you should only stay in the water as long as it's temperature height so i don't overdo it but i don't stay in longer than one minute but i haven't kept track with. icy water

temperatures don't scare you hundreds starker. on the contrary. this winter more i swimmers than ever before came to berlin's lake cabin on scene on sunday mornings. chainsaws and axes are essential equipment. to begin a market against and it is a cloud that's a bit difficult right now the clubs are all closed we meet in small groups so everything's kept within the limits of what's allowed it's especially tricky today because the ice is over 10 centimeters think some of the eye swimmers have been doing this since the mid 1980 s. during the winter knockdown this extreme sport had a noticeable burst of popularity. i swimming is good not only for the body but for the soul as well. and there's a sort of in the orphans when you go into the water once you have been when you get the courage up even to go and then comes this feeling

a well being and you really do feel good and continue with when you come out of your body gets the cue to warm up. and you actually feel mice and warm there's this euphoric feeling so yes it's fun. and this time in 102500 years ago berliners were already taking a leap into the icy waters. well. before we start raising here. what's always cool is when you hold your hands and arms out and it gets extra cold . back at lincoln infancy you have a stark isn't out to prove anything after his one minutes he reemerges into the winter air. i can really feel that it's cool but it's good it actually feels worm when you come out if it weren't for my cold feet and i could just keep standing here like this. in the damn equipped or venturing out to be warmed by

a quick dip and freezing water can seem like a great adventure. you'll never catch me doing that well we've come to the end of the day still take care and get back. the bump. the bump. bump bump bump bump. bump bump.

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