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the way. they had time to. see the democrats giving women the opportunity to. embody self empowerment really revamp our work life our social life our home life. now it's been 3 years since the 2 became a global hash tag but it's been a little couple of months since a public outcry started in the balkans over sexual abuse and harassment of women raising awareness for women's rights in the region has been a challenge our correspondent met up with women in belgrade who are finding new ways to bring their calls for more equality to people's ears. so you see 9 is

getting certain to get pretty don't that's the name of the band she joined in 2015 i'm allowed i guess early marriages and i am allowed for women's rights pretty loud is an all roma girl band it wants to give women of the significant minority to be our. messages to equality and justice on behalf of the woman and her community brought me i see our responsibility is that true our songs and through lyrics what we write this woman who don't have support to feel the support from us and to stand up and. to have to have a more self-confidence and to fight for what they want. in roma communities here getting married at 16 or even younger is considered normal not for sylvia and

her band though. they are rehearsing new moves and new songs to perform life and help empower others as soon as depend on it is over their practice several times a week to get their message across singing for equal rights and against any form of abuse by man this room are banned is striking a chord among so many women as to balkan region is currently experiencing its own hashtag me too moment women of fairy different backgrounds across to be coming forward now to speak up actress mila not a little of each is one of the faces of this movement front page is a fool for allegations that her former teacher alexy right to allegations he denies it sparked a discussion of women's rights across the balkans the issue generates mixed reactions from men it's simple this is to be a different from europeans. affect society and women need to talk about this

a lot but in our country no matter how great something seems to be in reality women have less rights and it seems to me there's a limit to starting with just among your brow if you want to go to each has been writing about women's rights long before the recent discussion began but it's different this time she says there is this little seed of universal female unity and female solidarity among women regardless of ethnicity class we had the hashtag you are not alone because none of those women or none of us is alone because you will hardly find a woman that has never been through some thorpe or her osment or abuse for sylvia and her group the current momentum is helping them raise awareness on mall. to cool fronts about being women and being roma and soup but it's not just up to

them they want existing law. that support women to be better in forced helping make their country a safer place to live. now g.w. is marking international women's day with a special program on new tube channel merkel's error the woman of power looks at leading women of the political sphere over the last 16 years now the 1st episode features bella recently opposition leader a state line as she said of sky here's a preview. by allies and i and all delicacy in women who took to the streets have proven their resilience their strong character to the balance eons won't have any doubt that a woman can become the future president of the republic of belarus because women have shown that they can do it they have just as strong as men sometimes even stronger i can do everything i proved it to the whole world i'm not afraid do you think i can't take a leadership position. where you can find the full interview on the d.w.t.

is channel on youtube. let's check in now with some other stories making headlines around the world at least 18 civilians are reported dead and 3 others injured in a blast south of the syrian city of aleppo 2 cars carrying farm workers are said to have been struck by landmines supposedly left behind by terrorists. hong kong's leader kerry lamb says the city's government fully welcomes proposed changes to its electoral system the move will increase beijing's control over hong kong politics and exclude china critics hong kong has in recent months crackdown on dissent and most opposition figures are in jail or in exile. in thailand 3 protest leaders have been denied bail and transferred to prison it comes after they were charged with insulting the country's powerful monarchy during anti-government protests last year the latest protest movement in thailand has campaigned for reforms to the monarchy and for changes to the constitution. and pope francis has concluded his historic

trip to iraq in his return returning to the vatican today the pope a private message of peace and forgiveness urging iraq's windell in christian community to stay in the country and help rebuild after years of war and persecution. britain's prince harry and his wife meghan have spoken on t.v. about their exit from royal life in an explosive interview with oprah winfrey meghan who has a white father and black mother revealed that while she was pregnant one member of the royal family had voiced concerns over their son's skin color she said intense pressure caused her to have suicidal thoughts prince harry said the couple had been cut off financially from the royal family and that he felt let down by his father prince charles. that's big nuff to d.w. correspondent back at mass she is standing by for us in london as we said this is an explosive interview how's it going down there in britain. so me it's definitely what people are talking about it's dominating the headlines it's really

the story this morning it's i think for many people rare insight that they not normally get into life in the palace and within the royal institution and people are of course you know taking sides a lot of people are taking sides in this team magen versus team wins and definitely something that's very divisive i think mostly it's about these allegations of racism and that's something that that cuts very very deeply here in the u.k. for example one of the ministers of the u.k. government had to oz had to answer a question on the on the british television this morning about these allegations of racism and she said that they have no place in british society so definitely something that causes causes concern for people yet another allegation that was made in this interview is one that still in with mental health and magen said that

she had suicidal thoughts right now there's no contact between prince charles and a son harry and what does that say right now by the atmosphere in the powerless. it paints a picture of the palace as a white a lonely pace possibly a cold place that's what comes across from what harry and maggot have been saying about this and of course it brings back memories of princess diana of harry's mom who of course was life ended in tragedy and she had also previously spoken about this and how difficult it was to reach out to people so that's another issue that that lot of people are taking seriously the allegations of magen that she suffered mental health problems and that there was no one to turn to. racism and the men. health issues i think the 2 biggest bombshell is really you can say in this

interview how is buckingham palace likely to react to this. very unlikely to react immediately with the statement it's been reported that the queen might not actually even watch the interview but why i think what we can expect is people briefing friends and sources and like i said i think people are going to take sides and this debate is going to go on for quite a while here in the u.k. it is quite a controversy what is the impact on the monarchy. we have seen that people who are against their key one of the biggest and. want to create groups republic they have tweeted that it shows that the monarchy is bad for britain i think what initially would have been the hope for the palace that when meghan end of the royal family that she can reach out to new audiences that she

brings a fresh wind and that she can reach people that maybe the palace would have found difficult to reach and get behind the money key that this actually is now turning to the contrary and that the debate is about the palace and what's you know things that are potentially wrong with it so definitely it's not a good thing for the monarchy having said that while the queen is the monarch she's immensely popular. there's not going to be a serious debate about any abolition of demonic kishi she remains very popular but of course its long term future that might be discussed. today reporting from london thank you. in just under an hour's time the trial against the police officer accused of killing george floyd will open in the u.s. city of minneapolis thousands of people rallied on the city streets sunday chanting no justice no peace floyd

a black man died in may of last year after former white police officer derrick shot and knelt on his neck. now the city is bracing ahead of a much anticipated trial that could spark more civil unrest and division in the u.s. . downtown minneapolis has the flair of a ghost town these days city hall and other municipal county and state government buildings have been fortified the city spent several months planning and preparing for what is likely to be the highest profile trial in the history of minnesota razor wire brand new fencing and concrete barriers this is how many apple is try to secure the hennepin county government center this is where the derrick shelving trial will start in just a few hours there will be national guard troops here police will be out in force here to secure the proceedings inside all around town there's a noticeable strain in the air because of the trial. there's

a lot of tension especially this defense is going up it just seems like escalation almost like they're already prepping for the worst if it doesn't say peaceful it doesn't but it just isn't is not served i don't think it will and it shouldn't no remote. polies policies but they're not going to change. the trial will begin with the potentially lengthy process of jury selection the court has allocated up to 3 weeks for that. ex minneapolis police officer terry shelvin faces charges of 2nd degree murder and 2nd degree manslaughter for the death of george floyd the 46 year old black man had been detained by shelvin at this street corner 10 months ago on may 25th last year many say what has since become george floyd square is foremost a symbol for the pain and grief this community is still experiencing emotions are running high firmly rooted in deep mistrust for the police and the u.s. justice system as the floyd leads

a local neighborhood organization called the adopt a movement it aims at improving relations between the community and law enforcement he is concerned the trial will reopen wounds not a few more closer we get to the trial the more intense and more emotional get the more triggers reappear you know it becomes more brought. that what happened what we went through the last 10 months minneapolis still shows plenty of scars from the angry protests the rioting and the violence that followed the death of george floyd burned out and completely destroyed buildings piles of rubble and surf as a reminder of what potentially can flare up and happen again here the worst scenario is a big protest get aggressive from the beginning that's the worst. in anticipation of reigniting social unrest during the trial which is expected to go on for months minneapolis has spent millions on beefing up security half

a $1000000.00 alone on barricading the city's police precinct buildings however as the world is watching what happens next many here say that there will be a much higher price to pay if justice is not served for the killing of george floyd . the search is on for survivors after a series of powerful explosions in equitorial guinea at least 20 people were killed hundreds more have been injured the blasts tore apart a military base in the country's most populous city baka residential areas near the base were also obliterated trapping people under rubble. of the country's foreign minister has called for international assistance to. panic confusion and flight in the city of the largest neck with tauriel getting residents are in shock over the disaster that struck in their midst.

we don't know we don't know what caused this. well let me don't know what happened i don't really know there was a fire and. according to the government dynamite exploded in the city's military barracks setting off a series of blasts that left few buildings and bata undamaged. for now with regard to. the situation in the city of bata is that there were a couple of blasts during this afternoon. and they have cost the loss of several human lives. as well as substantial material damage on my 300. and flat neighborhoods survivors are pulled from the rubble. and if. they're brought to hospitals suddenly overwhelmed with people injured by the multiple explosions. over half of equitorial guinea's 1400000

inhabitants live in bhatta the powerful blast have shaken not just the city but the entire country. more protesters have been reported killed in me and mar 2 men died at a demonstration in the northern state of catchiness after security forces fired live ammunition into the crowd now across the country tens of thousands of people have returned to the streets to protest against the military coup the united nations says more than 50 protesters have been killed in myanmar since the coup began last month. earlier we spoke with journalist and time in young gone and we asked how the military is justifying its violent crackdown on protesters. so the military has really had a 2 pronged approach to how they've been explaining the violence that people are seeing on the street one is simply denial they have denied that people who have

died in police custody have died from the injuries sustained under police care as well as existing bodies of the dead and saying that the bullets found in their head for example are not from military or police weapon and are in fact gunshots from other perhaps instigators in the crowd and then they have also said so they said that police have been responding within the law and with them sort of reasonable measure to violence from protesters and have accused protesters of things like having bombs and such to justify the correct them. fred let's take a look at some developments in the corona virus pandemic now syria's president bashar assad and his wife have tested positive for cope with 19 after experiencing mild symptoms a statement from their office say they are in good health and will quarantine at home for 2 to 3 weeks israeli authorities have officially started vaccinating

around 100000 palestinians who have a work permit for israel and the west bank settlements and a report by the united nations tourism body says almost a 3rd of all holiday destinations worldwide are completely closed to international tourists due to the continued threat from the virus. in the bundesliga on sunday you're not sector scored a late equaliser as cologne picked up a valuable point at home to bremen american forward josh sargent gave bremen the lead in the 66th minute with his 2nd goal in as many games but cologne hit back 7 minutes from the end substitute actor took advantage of a mistake by the visiting goalkeeper to draw leaves cologne 3 points above the relegation zone. in sunday's late game armenia bielefeld and berlin both failed to find the net. new coach frank comer took charge of his 1st game for

the club play as follows m.r. got the closest for them when he shot across his shot across goal rather was saved after the break to end o. had a golden chance but he fired why the drollest out of the automatic automatic relegation spots. and let's look at how the weekend's results have affected the standings byron are 2 points clear of leipsic at the top of the table despite slipping off while spurs and frankfurt remain in the top 4 at the bottom shelf are now 11 points adrift of safety after her to berlin one but is still very close for her to and several others in the relegation fight. japan is not known for having progressive views of gender roles but in recent weeks a change at the top of the much discussed tokyo olympics organizing committee has the country taking a hard look at itself after an 83 year old former prime minister was removed for

making sexist comments a 7 time olympian took the reins her name is psycho hashimoto and her story might just have a profound impact on women's rights in japan. a woman being appointed to lead tokyo 2020 since an important signal with regard to gender equality in japan at tokyo in. my name is saying has she motives and i have been chosen as the new tokyo 2020 old and i think committed president i am taking on and take responsibility to be the new president of the committee and i'm fairly motivated both at the start of this year to fix she was one of 2 cabinet ministers helping to run this country of $126000000.00 people $65000000.00 of them women. hashimoto's a natural choice who checks all of the boxes she's an experienced leader a 4 time winner a libyan and

a 3 time summer games competitor. from the standpoint of being a sports person myself my mission is to realize a tournaments where safety is the highest priority phobos participants and of people to change the atmosphere of society so that at least can stand on the stream stage without hesitation. her predecessor former prime minister yoshiro mori caused a firestorm when he said women talk too much in board meetings the 83 year old ballot to widespread pressure and eventually resigned there's already been some positive change since hashimoto's taken over tokyo 2020 appointed 12 new women members to its board bringing the female representation to over 40 percent just at the down a very few women at the top positions in japan so i hope that this could change the mindset of those women and men. will pick up. the female

lead tokyo 2020 is set to start on july 23rd. let's get a reminder now for our top stories here in d.w. countries around the world are marking international women's day with a special focus on the challenges they face from the coronavirus according to the u.n. a pandemic has subjected women to more unpaid work job loss and domestic violence. and at least 20 people have been killed by explosions at a military base in equitorial guinea hundreds more are injured neighborhoods around the base in the city of baqubah where level the president has blamed the negligent handling of dynamite for the blasts. coming up next on news asia the u.s. makes a new push to bring peace to afghanistan will it work. and speaking out against harassment in india women say there's been

a disappointing lack of progress since the national need to limit. the response or g. has those stories and more coming right up on news asia please thank you. passion

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