acts of violence punish the perpetrators in accordance with the law and ensure the safety of life and property of chinese companies and personnel in myanmar. me on mars military shows no signs of easing the crackdowns the military declared martial law and several large districts of yangon and mandalay the country's 2 largest cities but protesters are not relenting in mandalay hundreds return to the streets on monday morning to call for the release of aung sun suu kyi and other civilian leaders arrested at the start of the coup to be a court hearing was scheduled for sujit today but her lawyer reported it was postponed me and maurice deposed leader is now expecting her next hearing on march 24th. 6 and in. security forces are using lethal force more frequently than our own 14 people reported killed in the latest crackdown. yes so we definitely see an escalation in terms of the frequency of crackdowns

initially we would have some days where a lot of protesters were killed and in some days where security forces would kind of back off for a little bit in the last few days we've seen protesters killed every single day which definitely marks an escalation by the military and what impact. on the protest movement. we're seeing definitely the protests getting a bit smaller getting a bit. kind of concentrated to it to really hardcore protesters we're also hearing and seeing things that indicate that the protests could get increasingly violent in terms of protesters fighting back for the 1st month these protests were completely peaceful but now that the military has started killing people in the streets i think increasingly we're going to see people defending themselves. in our

poll that hearing all things to civilian it all something that was supposed to happen today has been john but. we've been told that it was delayed due to technical difficulties seems to be difficulties that has caused itself by blacking out most vital data across the country why if i is still functioning so we're not sure why it couldn't have just been done that way but i also think this trial is it is a bit of a side show because. it's just going to decide the outcome itself it's not going to be decided by any type of objective judge or 'd a legitimate court hearing. so many big name but china does play an important role in this conflict what influence does china actually have. so there are a lot of protesters who believe that that china might be secretly supporting the food so or literally even helped organize the coup i think that's unlikely because

china values political stability and its business interests more than anything else and obviously this coup has been very bad for political stability and its business interests are now under threat but i do think the protesters have a valid complaint and that china has not used the huge level of influence that it has in the country to to support the protests to support the return of democracy to put more pressure on them which it definitely could be doing. journalist andrew comes in reporting from young on for us thank you. thank you oh here in germany there were victories for the greens and the social democrats and 2 regional elections on the americans christian democrats suffered significant losses in the 2000 and states ballots kick off a year of voting in germany culminating in national elections in september chancellor merkel is not running again and now her party is concerned these

election results could be a bad omen we'll have details of the analysis from our political editor later but 1st a look at how sunday's voting unfolded there's no pretending it was not a bad outcome for angle america's conservatives. to put it bluntly this is not a good election evening for the c.d.u. we would have wished for different and better results in the botton version burke and riley and collaton at state elections. in rhineland collaton at home of the covert 19 vaccine developer biotech the governing center left s.p.d. retains the lead with more than a 3rd of the votes angela merkel c.d.u. ranks 2nd with over a quarter but down 4 percent on the last election and regional partners the greens have just under 10 percent budden vuitton bag best known for carmakers porsche and miss eighties sees the greens the main governing party increase their vote share to

just under a 3rd their coalition partners the c.d.u. again lose votes but retain nearly a quarter share. so it was a good night for the greens. this is true and this is a super start to this major election year and we will hopefully be able to capitalize on this momentum going forward of. the s.p.d. the main coalition partners in the federal government celebrating that out right win in rhineland collaton 8 and 3rd place in bottom. with an eye on germany's autumn federal elections to get from biden via her through south's give a clear indication that a governing coalition could be formed in germany without the c.d.u. this gives momentum for the federal election and potentially for getting into the chancellor's office and national government without medical c.d.u. would be a massive political shift the party was already under pressure following

a corruption scandal involving conservative politicians profiting from facemask brick human deals merkel has said she will stand down at the end of her current term her popularity has helped the c.d.u. wind power in the last 4 federal elections but the conservatives have yet to decide on who will be their candidate for chancellor in september well more on those stories let's bring in did obvious chief political editor mr know here one senior member of america's party described the elections as a wake up call where yesterday's election results with such a surprise. yes and no the c.d.u. did see it coming they did have the scandal over m.p.'s who had to step down because they took cash to basically connect a mosque deals to deal with also the corrosive performance of the government is not

really scoring with voters at the same time these were reasonable elections and in both cases both states went to the polls the c.d.u. are going to party had the worst results in history of the german born a simple big german republic there so that was pretty bad and as marcos from bavaria put it it struck the c.d.u. c.s.u. right in the heart right in its conservative heart with many question marks now over how it can recover from this in time for those general elections you've mentioned the coronavirus pandemic germany's bali vaccination drive. kind of a role did play in these elections. well it wasn't over arching issues but when you look at the breakdowns what voters were actually saying a lot of this blame was seen firmly with the central government so i think it's safe to say that this wasn't simply a vote on the corona performance although the free democrat opposition states that

it definitely was so there are different views along the lines of what the current political interests are but these are very much about the charismata of the incumbents in both states both. democrats leader. of the smallest state and then invited burton back in one who's of this larger than life conservative figure almost within the green party so there were 2 exceptions but they do amount to what could become a rule and that's very threatening for the conservative c.d.u. that government could potentially be done without them entirely and that's really what everybody here in the conservative camp certainly is afraid of that's an interesting point looking to september is national elections option how viable is starts to form a government without the c.d.u. . well 1st of all it's democracy. but it really breaks with what the

expectation was there was an expectation that yes it would be the post machall era but that the c.d.u. remaining the only big tent party here in germany in europe almost would guarantee them access to at least being in government in fact the expectation was that they would be the stronger party this is now thrown into question and it also damages i mean last it he was the new cd you also is seen as the most likely still man to follow and i'm going to machall footsteps as chancellor candidates well now he certainly is on the defensive. you know obviously if political correspondent thank you for this analysis a growing number of countries have suspended the rollout of the astra zeneca covert 19 vaccine over safety fears bug area denmark island the netherlands and norway have stopped giving the shots following reports of an increased risk of blood clots

but astra zeneca and the world health organization insist there is no risk leading german lawmaker has called on german authorities to issue clear guidance on whether the vaccine is quote good or bad let's take a look now at some of the developments in the pandemic i.c.u. doctors here in germany are urging an immediate return to a partial lockdown because of covert 19 mutations germany has seen a rise in infections since gradually easing measures last months half of italy's regions have gone into a strict lockdown it's because of a new spike in corona virus infections authorities say hospital admissions are beyond manageable and 3rd ring infections in the small pacific island nation of pop on the guinea are causing warry it's reported that half the tests processed by its neighbor australia have come back positive stick a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today

afghan officials have overturned a ban imposed on girls singing in public in the capital kabul there was a furious backlash on social media when the ban was announced last week schoolgirl choir signed a regular feature of official events in afghanistan. people in the netherlands are voting in 3 days of general elections which are seen as a test of the country's coronavirus policies the nation is under tight restrictions which are fueling public anger police broke up until lockdown protests in the hague on the weekend prime minister mark what is to win another turn. thousands of people are rallying in australian cities calling for an end to violence against women the march for justice movement is demanding a public investigation into sexual misconduct within australia's parliament it follows a series of rape allegations against politicians and stuff is. 10

years ago today the arab spring erupted in syria in the city of the ra people took to the streets with high hopes for greater human rights to moccasin their protest was triggered by the imprisonment of 15 children who had spray painted anti-government slogans the regime of bashar al assad responded with a brutal crackdown in the area triggering a war that has cost thousands of lives and cost the masters placement of the syrian people. it started with a glimmer of hope in spring 2011 the people took to the streets of syria after watching the arab spring in other countries they decided to demonstrate for political reforms and democracy in their own country. but their story ended differently. president assad's regime brutally struck down the protesters. but they fought back

a rebel army formed just peaceful protesters joined forces with army does a battle lines were drawn. one of the bloodiest conflicts of the 21st century began in syria. other world powers used the conflict for their advantage to spread their influence in the region. moscow and tehran supported a silent while the united states and turkey gave their support to the rebel troops . the assad government regained control of syria but their victory was blunted. the country lay in ruins. and it's the civilians who have suffered most since the beginning of the war at least half a 1000000 syrians have been killed more than 6000000 syrians have left the country another 6200000 still displaced within syria more than half of them children 10

years later for the people of syria peace is still a long way away. as a day we are shining a light on one of the most prominent figures of serious pro-democracy movement human rights lawyer and activist rosalind's attorney she was kidnapped by armed men in 2013 and her fate remains unresolved g.w. xin vestige of unit has been with tracing her steps to learn more about events at the start of syria's bitter civil war my name is doesn't sit here as i was from the us this. when protests erupted across syria on march 28th level rights activist presents it to me i was on the frontline she was key to revolutionary efforts across the country beside her also close friends from us and we shall. we meet the human rights lawyer in paris is. really.

for me the most important aspect of president's personality is a rejection of injustice and her willingness to do anything to fight injustice be listen hopefuls along i when the assad regime responded with a bloody crackdown arresting thousands of activists resumé true or the world would know. she became a key source she had this sort of softness almost frailty to her when you met her at the beginning and you like how she doing this very dangerous job. and then as soon as you spoke to her you immediately discovered the sort of steely courage and principles. in 2013 resin sledge regime had to mask this for duma a town that would later be dominated by the hardline militant group jaish and islam . present launched women's initiatives forth for the rule of law and documented human rights abuses including those committed by our troubles.

all that made her a competitor for jaish al islam to its control to its ideology and its desire to establish an emirate a caliphate. rather than was targeted several times a bullet left at her doorstep and none of this letter by the w. threatening her life the words i would kill you repeated 5 times i trusted confidant not him who are asked to leave too much she responded the next day saying i am not going to move we did not do a revolution alou thousands of souls so that such monsters can come and repeat the same in just history. these people need to be held to account just like the regime . on december 9th 2600 armed men stormed her office there directed rather than

together with her husband and 2 fellow activists after years of investigation human rights lawyer wish and his team are confident that jaish al islam are responsible they gave us exclusive access to their findings. and additional witness statements we collected in syria and turkey corroborate that reson was held by the islamists before the trail goes cold. we've confronted high ranking members of jaish al islam but they strongly denied any involvement in the abduction however its additional investigation is underway by the french war crimes unit here in paris and a former top official of the group has already been arrested in connection with the case martin the wish hopes that the investigation will finally bring clarity for him residents absence is reminiscent of the pro-democracy movement in syria. the fate of rozanne and her colleagues resembles that of the civil peaceful

movement that tried to create a moral eternity for syria. they were crushed between the regime and these islamist groups in tibet in the end of terry and as well as. the. 8 years after roseanne and her colleagues disappeared their fate remains one of the great mysteries of the revolution but friends and relatives have not given up hope that one day they will know the truth. well joining me now from bonus from investigative units who have filed this report to us it's been there more than 7 years nearly 8 years. as attorney and her colleagues disappeared in your view is that any charles of finding them after all this time. that is a tough questioning there are credible indications that she was held alive for a number of years after she was abducted after the abduction of her and her

husband's and colleagues and part of the work that we're doing right now is following up on some of those leads and corroborating some of this information but of course you know there are challenges along the way as there are also false leads so part of our process has been able to parse through that information now you know what is important to note though is that residency to know was such a prolific figure she was so instrumental to the death you know establishing democratic structures early on in syria and so understanding what happened to her and her colleagues is absolutely key to understanding what happened to the pro-democracy movement in syria and so it is our hope that our investigation will shed light on what happened to them and hopefully solve one of the greatest mysteries of the syrian revolution. we had an annual report that was up against a group called jaish al islam tell us more about that. well it's worth noting that

we have been in contact with jaish al islam and they continue to deny their involvement in the abduction now what's interesting about this group is that they were you know it's largely comprised of salafist who were targeted before the revolution by the assad regime and when the revolution comes they take the opportunity to take up arms and fight and so you know you have this revolutionary islamist militant group that on the one hand is fighting the assad regime but on the other they have also been accused of very serious international crimes we're talking about crimes against humanity you know we're talking about torturing civilian detainees and so you know you have this happening over the past decade now just a couple years ago the political leader of the group was the head of the opposition delegation to peace talks in geneva in us donna so what's quite interesting of this

group is that you know they have somehow their actions have somehow managed to fly under the radar of the international community while remaining one of the strongest armed opposition groups in syria today. misandrous thank you very much for this update it thank you and you can help which continues to investigate the disappearance of a. colleague if you have any information regarding whereabouts all the circumstances all of. you can contact us securely at d.w. dot tips at proton mail dot com. to the german bundesliga now where leipzig is the only club with a chance of denying by a munich and 9th consecutive title when life was hoping for a win at home against frankfurt but their only draw it was their 2nd set back in

recent days. after they were dumped out of the champions league by liverpool in midweek leipzig were hoping to avoid the dreaded european hangover and rack up yet another been does legal win to keep their title challenge on track after a goal as 1st half the horse got off to a flyer in the 2nd annual forsberg meeting one nil. the swedes 6 that the season made him the club's joint top scorer of a strangely modest campaign in front of goal. plate 6 title push has been built on defense that ship the fewest goals of any bindis league a say going into this one but frankfurt phoned away through japanese international daiichi come other media 11 just up to the power mark. then had the best chance to win the match on 67 minutes but evelyn endicott showed that frankfurt also knew a thing or 2 about defending much to use of course it was just me. $11.00 it finished like 6 winning run is over coach. will hope that their championship

chances haven't disappeared with it. a koala is celebrating a milestone birthday spot in guinness world records as the oldest office species in clips of easy but not in the country you might expect dory turns 24 years old on sunday the equivalent of 110 human years because birthday with martin a zoo in japan where me dorie has lived for most 2 decades despite her age dorie can still climb trees and has a healthy appetite for you've guessed it eucalyptus leaves. you're watching the news here's a reminder of all top story of the soft democracy activists continue to demonstrate on monday despite a weekend off military violence that left dozens of protesters dead state media is reporting that martial law has been declared in some areas of young ball.

that's it from me and the news stream for now don't go away though up next afghanistan's resurgent taliban and the business of reforestation in panama all that in global 3000 stocks popped up god well 1st in berlin that's watching. luck.

70 percent of its forests have been cut down for economic nascent. iliana army is fighting for the little economic. her vision of planting new rain forests and using them to generate income was the seeds of growing topical timonen against climate change global $3000.00 in the next month d.w. . eco india. a flamboyant i did it with

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stories. above make good own mind body w. made for mines. welcome to global 3000. this week we had to panama to find. out how the tropical timber trade can actually protect the rain forests. in south africa we learn what wide expanses of crossland have to do with the health of local rivers. and in afghanistan the islamist taliban has its sights set on returning to power.

the german military has been deployed in afghanistan for almost 20 years more than 100000 german soldiers have served there and the military says 59 of them have lost their lives. has it been worth it. the taliban now has more than half the country under its control afghanistan's central government is seen as incompetent and corrupt peace talks have stalled germany's military has extended its presence in the country by a year meanwhile the taliban makes regular threats of attacks it's planning to seize control of the country once again. we're heading down highway one my colleague nessa phasey has an appointment with the taliban in the province of god. it's a dangerous trip right outside kabul the main road to the south resembles

a battlefield. to taliban fighters lead the way journalists can only travel here with permission and an escort from the taliban. malar we months or set up the appointment is the taliban's media spokesman it was district. they issued the invitation but for us standing face to face with members of the taliban is an unsettling experience. the west considers them one of the most dangerous terrorist organizations in the world. normally its members would never gather out in the open like this and risk as strikes by government forces. but the taliban appreciate the power of media coverage and improvise a jihadist military parade for all the world to see. they also want to tell best story the taliban district commander has come in person for an interview him out of the slimy book why god is under the control of the taliban it's an islamic emirate

we have an official in charge of the military another for health care we have a judge on a government commission this. life hasn't changed much for men and boys since the taliban took control here women and girls however are nowhere in sight and. people here have never trusted the government in kabul. most live off farming but hardly make enough to get by harvests a poor. malawi months or lets us watch him prepare for prayers he's from what god himself. his face is weather beaten but he's only 30 years old. the west may be far away but he understands what propaganda is all about.

our message to nato and its members is this. if you want your children to grow up in peace you want peace to reign in your countries and i must leave our country and end the occupation i'm going to do is you know what. is god to fight their way to say. there's no sign of a taliban headquarters around here they keep moving flitting about on their motorbikes. but fighters are posted everywhere even at the entrance to the school. more than 60 boys of various ages are together in one class the only subject is the koran teacher. amala. me how many uncles do the prophets have. some say 4 others 7 the boys don't seem sure of the answer. schooled by the taliban this is a generation that seems to be out of reach of the central government. of the taliban

ruled much of the country from kabul until a u.s. led coalition and afghan insurgents drove them out in late 2001. despite massive international military assistance to subsequent governments in kabul the taliban were never vanquished and have bounced back they now control almost half of the country. they collect taxes and give land to people they favor to finance their military operations. a prosperous farmer hosts months oh and his associates for a meal. as fighters for islam there in no doubt they have the backing of the people . i joined the taliban because infidels had occupied our country nor that that's why we have to pursue a holy war. and you heard them. jihad is as important as prayer by. the infidels were brutal. they installed

a puppet regime in kabul and threw the taliban in jail and in other words you were . but now the taliban are back as month so is keen to point out they have evidently set up some functioning institutions and cause me province anybody can apply to this court for assistance for a nominal fee equivalent to $0.08. judge for kunal is a koran scholar and bases his rulings on sharia law he says bribery and other forms of corruption have been rooted out here. but that's the thing that. people don't turn to the government because it doesn't follow sharia law. somebody from a village near here wanted help solving a problem. with the government people said pays 25000 afghan e as a bribe and then we'll solve your problem. you don't do that kind of thing. with the cash in the. 2 men have come to fuck you lola to resolve

a dispute the one says he sold a plot of land to the other his neighbor who still hasn't paid the full price because he can't find the land and has no money left. what the other man of firms he has no money and says the deal is off but he wants to resolve the conflict with his they were so they can live in peace no more the morcha of them the judge doesn't offer a ruling but says that to have to bring witnesses he gives them a document with a taliban stamp. these 3 days in gaza may have been the last opportunity for quite a while for a german broadcaster to report on the taliban up close they've issued an ultimatum if foreign troops don't leave afghanistan by may there will be war and nato troops will be in the firing line.

over the past 30 years in brazil alone 400000 square kilometers of rain forest have been destroyed much of it has been turned over to crops and grazing land for cattle but the tropical timber trade is also responsible for massive damage tropical were distant popular furniture and in the construction trade it mainly hails from the forests of central africa south america and southeast asia china is the world's biggest buyer thanks to tougher regulations exports to the new shrank by 2 thirds between 20082018 though it still clocked up 850000 tonnes the worldwide fund for nature says that up to 20 percent of the e.u. used him the imports come from illegal logging and yet the trade in tropical timber can replenish the rain forest as one co-operative in panama proofs. it's early in the morning and last left in southwestern panama but illyana i mean

is already hard at work doing what she loves growing trees and creating forests. it's wonderful how something as tiny as a seed can turn into a giant of the forest watching trees grow you just saying wow what a marvel. for decades now the forestry engineer has been selecting the best seals to cultivate strong tropical trees because so many have been cut down. beyond her and me and her german partner and acre of pursuing a vision to plant huge forests. economy has achieved a lot of the cost to nature that is too high it's not sustainable it can't continue like this. 70 percent of panama's forests have been cleared a lot of that land has gone to cattle ranching. robinson through he'll help his

grandparents and parents on their farm from when he was a little boy to wear more through a novel but i love it it makes me happy to see the little cards grow as my pride and joy. back to the nations and branding on the agenda today through he has started out with full head of cattle now here's 250 his operation is doing well he says and will provide a future for his children and grandchildren he has cut down many hector's of forest and plans to clear 50 more he doesn't understand why there's such an outcry about deforestation. the forest behind me doesn't owe me any money. i have nothing. but my cattle do myself 15 i make 3 or $4000.00 record that i mean. but forestry could become a good source of income for him says and he has and ileana i mean. they want

to persuade him to grow valuable hardwood that they can help in markets. if you have ever see certified tropical timber to sell your forest becomes worth something people won't be chopping down all their trees if they can make a living harvesting some of them. after decades of reforestation work in 2016 the 2 also set up a corporative based in hamburg called the generation forest a share costs less than $1400.00 euros with that money $500.00 square metres of forest will be planted the cooperative by seeds and degraded pounds to land and helps create stable and fair jobs for local people replanting forests. in a moment of a moment of planting determines the fate of betrayed it's like a baby it needs to be well fed it barefoot otherwise it weren't achieve its potential. rosewood spanish cedar tropical white oak almond

a mix of native species should ensure a healthy mixed forest it's an investment in the future and the environment this stretch of forest was planted just 12 years ago. it's time for its 1st sinning removing some trees to promote the strongest ones investors will get their 1st dividend when the timber is sold. is about making money or saving the world the great thing is it doesn't matter it's both your money. i mean and it could don't create conventional tree plantations but mixed forests intended as permanent features of the landscape like this one now almost 20 years old it's not just a collection of valuable timber but a rich and varied forest habitat all overhead but when you say all this after 2 decades of work it's just wonderful and inspires you to carry on and i want to. but

i'm also you know. nature has been allowed to work it's one day where there are trees there's mortar and animals settle birds rabbits and bats dispersed seeds so more trees will grow this was desolate empty ground now monkeys frolic in the crowns of the trees. if you will but it's a source of great satisfaction this proves it can be done we can restore to nature what has been taken from us. after 30 years selective felling of tropical hardwoods begins that's worth $500.00 as trees are felled new ones are planted the generation forest co-operative now has $1500.00 members in 18 countries the project has inspired some people working on reforesting to follow suit on their own property. it's been very important for me in there and now i'm planting

valuable trees on my land 'd because of climate change and it's helping the planet . i mean is also advising a community of the indigenous ember our people they use forest fruits as pigments for their ceremonial bodypainting but they are in short supply here the government forced them to move from their original forest home to a mainly cleared area. but there's no wood to build our traditional kind of house here and there are no medicinal plants. a lumber company had felt the trees here i mean is helping the community plant a new forest their approach of selective felling while maintaining the bulk of the trees corresponds to the ended up people's traditional values. we learned from our grandparents that we should only take what we really need from the forest and nothing more. will commercial farmers also be convinced the

co-operative says that after 30 years ahead to a forest will yield a dividend of $1000.00 a year robinson to feel owns $300.00 head to his thoughts are you know what i said if you can earn money that way in future and it harms the value of your farm or pick people that are incremental you are going to feel. it's all about making a profit if the yield is right it could be worth it perhaps selling timber is better than raising cattle. there is still a long way to go but the seeds have been so ecology and the economy can go hand in hand. there are more than 2000000000 children and young people on our planet we met one in brazil.