it's a. decision for commodity stores march 22nd on d. w. . this is news to live from berlin and pope francis visits are actually sitting christians who endured the brutality of this one exchange john it's the pontiff has arrived in northern iraq and will visit the terrorist groups one time stronghold he's rallying the country's christian minority after decades of war and instability also coming up protesters are out on the streets of miramar cities again this after

reports of police raids in a number of arrests as authorities attempt to push back against opponents of last month's. and speaking out against harassment in india a lot has improved since the country's need to moment but many women still feel they are being protected at work. and a warm welcome to our viewers around the world i'm michel oku we start in iraq where pope francis is visiting the city of mosul the one time stronghold of the so-called islamic state as part of his historic visit to the country francis offered prayers outside a centuries old church for those he called the victims of war in the northern iraqi city which was heavily damaged while under isis control despite the pandemic the

pope also plans to celebrate mass in the city of erbil later today for an expected crowd of 10000 people. i'm joined by correspondent oren hold away with more when what's the pontiff's main message for the people of northern iraq today i think particularly the christian community of northern iraq which would devastate with the war against the islamic states is misuse of is there is of solidarity or all of the extras for the course of most one particular time of terra cotta which would be busy which is a predominantly students is really a message of solidarity and also it's a message that if that sunni suneet meets in that region in of are that that you know that the christian community are there to stay and they're also their fellow brit so i think it's a really important message not just of the christians community of the northern iraq but also for the why that white community and what a modern message of peace for that region. you know and as we watch the leader of the world roughly 1300000000 catholics right there in the former isis stronghold

mosul one can't help but think this is no doubt the most dangerous part of his journey yes it is but i mean at the since the fall of the islamic state the area itself the city area is in has been very much cured dishy there is a massive aunt's russian security to accompany him so i mean it is to me probably the most dangerous part of this trip i think it's also important to use it showcasing the fact that after the fall of the islamic state in the terrorist organization that ran that city that now you have the pontiff torn city and actually actually showing solidarity of different of the christians there it's a really important message so although it is undoubtedly the riskiest part of this trip i think it's going to one of the most important parts as the christian minority reacting to the papal visit. i think very positive

you know they've been decimated by war since the fall of saddam back in 2003 are you know a lot of the early christians secretly fled let it slip down in mosul and counterculture and kind of deal and so the vibe on the street particularly given up you know for its upcoming service and me being the focal stadium starting right for me i think it's very positive so there's a lot of a lot of positive atmosphere and it's sort of i think showcasing more broadly a different side to iraq. own as you well know later today the pope is scheduled to say manson for thousands of people has there been any issue made of this given the pandemic. some walked arm but i think i think i think it's been outweighed by the fact of the positivity of his message you know there isn't very much risk. structure its head health care infrastructure it's it's it's been decimated by years of war additionally prior there was a big spike you quantifiers cases they're going to cross mostly iraq for 40000

deaths so there is a risk that this could be this could end up into being a super sporting event but i think risk centrally are being outweighed by the positive message that the pope is bringing to this country or in whole the way much thanks for that when. tamir nor now where protesters are out on the streets again to continue their demonstrations against last month's military tens of thousands are marching with the largest protests in the city of mandalay there are protests too in the largest city young gone in followers police raids targeting opposition leaders witnesses described hearing shots during those raids a number of people were arrested. journalists 8 men didn't joins me now from young gone what's the situation where you are now. so where i am a young girl what we've been seeing is that police have started to break up

protests by early in the day today and we're having reports that people have been getting beaten as they're out protesting and again at mandalay there's also been reports of police have begun firing rounds at least in baghdad and they have began to use libraries. so it's an aggressive standoff we've heard reports of police raids over night what can you tell us about their hands. so there were multiple clean streets throughout the country they did seem to be concentrated in young girls and as far as we know they were targeting. government workers who are participating in 3 and as well as activists and members of the national league for democracy which is the party that won the election in 2020 and we just received news that one of the people who were arrested last night a local boy chair of the anti party was has died of injuries and he sustained attention due to the police raids we've been hearing reports of resistance among

elected officials can you tell us a little bit more about that. sure so there's a number of different leadership groups that are vying for the missi and we are right now at including the junta but one of the main bodies of elected government is the committee representing the 1st off which is a committee of mostly national league for democracy and peace. in the 2020 alexion but it does in compass a larger group of people and they've really been leading the charge in terms of creating parallel power structures to the hunters and. all of young girls as well as many other townships around the country have now created people's governing bodies are not answering to the hunter and are only working with elected governments and we have also seen that over a dozen deaths diplomats around the world including the ones at the un in tokyo as

well as in washington d.c. have now declared that they will only serve as an answer to elected governments. through this committee and they will not be honoring any mandate orders from the one. on an evolving story there in the end gone thank you may thank you for having me. a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world at this hour the u.s. senate has approved president joe biden's $1.00 trillion dollars groan of virus relief plan that includes direct payments of $1400.00 for most americans democrats and narrowly won the vote without any republican support the house of representatives is expected to approve the bill next week. protesters have rallied in minnesota as head of the trial over george floyd's killing a police officer derek chauvin is accused of murder after being filmed with his knee on floyd's neck as he backed for air jury selection begins on monday the case

set off racial justice protests in the u.s. and beyond. protesters have clashed with police in paraguay's capital for a 2nd day they're calling for government to resign anger over the government's handling of the current fires crisis boil down to the streets shops were ransacked and cars were set on fire. sow's ins of people have demonstrated against measures to control the coronavirus in the austrian capital vienna there were isolated scuffles and police made several arrests the protesters of poe's the ongoing closure of part of the austrian economy they also object to mass vaccines in compulsory testing in schools. now journalists comedians in actors figured prominently in india's me to moan movement in 2018 coming out with stories of harassment at the hands of men in power a recent court verdict acquitting an accuser in a defamation case was seen as

a victory for women who have spoken out against rassmann while offices and workplaces are gradually improving protections offered to workers many women in the informal sector remain invisible within the movement in india follows such a worker who wants to emphasize that time is up. but the don is very low and honey because she stops it off to other domestic workers who live nearby maybe not as friends but some clothes that. she's too much of an activist to say she doesn't mind all she wants to make sure that other young women i'm on never have free take she was once to speak out against hadassah. and please treat us with such things cost we can't have next time we can't have them account to come into the table we can eat from the plants we only have a right to wash them so how did he touch me if a concert next to you how dare you put your hand on me. party was only 8 years old

when she was sent to work for the rich family and to live with them without. it's a common arrangement in indian cities which activists amounts to more densely very . hard to cement and abuse by employers is common to and domestic workers often see big can't afford to speak out at the risk of losing their jobs but party stresses that it is better to do the job with dignity than to suffer to one without . none 3rd hotheads of women's rights and she points out that while me to testimonials occupy justly digital spaces everybody the she found similar reactions someone's party and other domestic work offline as well or they asked women to share their workplace had a similar experiences through art and writing and stitched together on a saturday calling it maybe which means me too in hindi so when they displayed the

beastie buttery cause and there was a stunned silence they didn't realize that you know there are others like them as there they thought that they were the only ones who had experience actual harassment and the wonder woman that got them to talk about it realize that what has happened to them is unfair and they can speak and then ordered won't. guard the running says this isn't just about she wants to ensure that her daughter grows up watching her mother live with dignity. knowing that she deserves it. i don't have all the job whatever i say whatever i tolerate my baby is absorbing it it saddens me and i don't want her to learn this she's better than me she'll be stronger than me this is why i tell women to rise to raise their voice if not for themselves them for their children to make them strong. body says that she wants her daughter to be unafraid of the ditch to have a big house herself

a comfortable job she's confident her daughter can be just like them but a much much grander. in the bundesliga the match up between boy in munich and worse your dortmund known as dare classic didn't disappoint league leaders byard one for 2 as robert 11 belsky's hattrick helped them come back from 2 no down and helped him shine his dortmund rival. this edition of declasse it was all about the strikers byron's robert love and dusty was on course to break the record for the most goals in abundance league a season dortmund on the other hand were missing key players to injury piling the pressure on strike and holland but the norwegian thrives on a challenge and in just the 2nd minute his strike took a deflection of sharon boa tank and dickhead. black and yellow is taking a shot lead at the allianz arena. yes that was soon after dortmund where injury

nyad took and i was out making his 1st start since october darted behind the bar and defense to set up. a flowing counterattack showcasing dortmund their best it was 2 nil with less than 10 minutes. but by and i used to coming from behind and excellent work from leroy sun i allowed 11 dogs to to hug the deficit before the half hour mark. quick thinking and quick feet from sun i had by and back in the game and then a needless trial by mahmoud to who gifted by in a penalty 11 dusky stepped up. the outcome was never in doubt the scores were level going into half time. and clung on to a draw throughout the 2nd half until with just 2 minutes to go by and took the lead leon gorecki has been a colossus in midfield this season and he again came through for the champions just

in time. there were enough seconds on the clock for by and to inflict more misery on dortmund than dusk he completed his hat trick against his former club and crept ever closer to a record setting goals tally. the faces on the dortmund bench set it all for him to no luck they found themselves vanquished 4 to buy and remain at the top of the table thanks to the man who can seemingly rescue them from any situation. up next documentary stay with us. guys calling me and i'm game did you know that 17 through them land on them or killed worldwide sure but it's not just be on i'm a little suffering school environment if you want to know how one 5th of the priest i'm house has changed us as we think is listen.