admirers i'm critics alike now as the world's most powerful woman shaking her legacy joining us from echols last box. to. the back. thank. you this is g.w. newswire from berlin a chilling verdict on democracy in hong kong 7 the high profile activists could face 6 years in prison after a court convicts them for our lawful assembly it is the latest blow to the democracy movement that once attracted millions are hong konger is now too afraid to speak up. also coming up a french president orders the country into its 3rd national lockdown to affect the

saturdays another wave of covert 1000 infections threatens to overwhelm hospitals. and india is the world's leading manufacturer for covert 1000 vaccines but it is falling behind in the race to vaccinate its own population our team in delhi finds out what. the ad. i'm so he's always got it's good to have you with us of course in hong kong has convicted 7 prominent pro-democracy activists and politicians for their role in anti-government protests in 2019 sentencing of the group will take place at a later date but they could face up to 5 years in prison 2 other defendants had previously pleaded guilty. now let's take a closer look those convicted on thursday include the man who is known here as hong

kong's father of democracy this is martin leach he's 82 years old and he's a co-founder of the democratic party there is also 73 year old media tycoon jimmy lie here he's one of the most outspoken critics of the current administration and also market she is a 73 year old barrister and former lawmaker i look at the latest on the story with our correspondent phoebe kong she's standing by for us in hong kong what more can you tell us about these verdicts. well the church has basically rejected all of the expense argument in her ruling that should rules that has nothing to do with there is nothing unconstitutional about the prosecution itself and friends of an authorized assembly even though it's a piece fell on during the trial defendants argue that they were only leaving the crown's out of the park which was originally approved by the police to hold the

same way they want to move the crowd is this a measure of crowd control out of safety reasons but all these explanations are dismissed by the judge as d.m. and so are the cases now adjourned to 16 of april for the defendants to submit their mitigation before sentencing this verdict will also is expected to be set as a reference to other similar cases that we're expecting more result of similar trials in the future this year p.p. what do you think this means for pro-democracy activists in hong kong. mentioned all the defendants in this case are prominent and iconic of a whole host pro-democracy movement not only in 2019 but over the 2 or to straight techies on the grounds that many of them are lawmakers and leave this all for the opposition political parties so this ruling is expected to be

a deterrent to our peaceful protest and it's especially because they are participating in the peace or rallies but then it now seems that 'd the sec is even higher for peaceful rallies organizes well if you earlier we spoke to nathan law he is also a pro-democracy activist from hong kong who's now living in exile in london we asked him what this means for pro-democracy efforts here's what he said so for now the pro-democracy movement has stepped into a lot types it's like we're stepping into a winter storm that every one of us has to face it and possibly do people tend to lie low but if someone is still resisting they will receive serious repercussion but i don't think that will kill or deter determination of us fighting for democracy i think many of those have already been joe and see it as one of the cost that was to pay on the role of struggle so i think many of them

actually have to mental preparation for that and the rule of law in hong kong is all gone under the national security law and people's freedom of expression and freedom of association of being or elated so i think that is a sad reality of war. so we heard it their freedom of expression and law saying it's essentially being annihilated we know there's been a lot of pressure from the international community condemnation from western governments what impact if any is that having. well the trial of the 3rd act today the charges they are facing of those not the most serious charge justice not national security charts or touches that to put them behind if a life the figures are symbolic so if absolutely is wrong why ranging attention from the international community and back in 2020 when the knife

defendants were arrested for for these charges the u.s. and the western countries have already expressed concern and condemnation against the prosecution against the specter saying about this is a crackdown as they describe but on the other hand of course beijing and a whole can government. this is 7 just to show the independent judiciary exercising their right to legal rights and they are acting according to the law. with the very latest there from hong kong thank you. here. are let's get a roundup now some other headlines in me in march fires have been going to military own shopping malls the cause remains unknown but it comes amid calls by protesters to boycott businesses connected to the army following the february 1st 2 more than 500 people have died in the daily demonstrations since the army seized power. the united nations is warning of a humanitarian crisis in mozambique in the wake of

a militant attack hundreds of people are still trying to flee the town of palma after the so-called islamic state gained control of the northern town last week. u.s. president joe biden has unveiled an infrastructure plan worth 2 trillion dollars the spending package will help repair roads and bridges as well as improve the quality of drinking water and biden said the plan will also create jobs and tackle the climate crisis. now france will close down schools for 3 weeks to fight a rapid spread in corona virus cases president in one my call warned the country risks losing control of a pandemic that action is not taken france's parliament as currently debating the new measures these include a nationwide curfew and a one month ban on domestic travel well the infection rate is surging in france with almost $60000.00 new cases reported in the past day. intensive care units in hospitals all over france are running out of free beds at this

medical center an hour north of paris their i.c.u. is full and they've been forced to add temporary beds to cope. he. feel this wave hitting us hard and we're hanging on people need to be warned that they should not gather we had a mother and her son die at the same time in 2 different intensive care rooms all because of a family gathering it's unbearable for us it's a very difficult situation to manage. spring weather has drawn people on to the streets despite the dramatic surge in covert 1000 cases. images like these led medical experts to demand stricter measures and the government responded schools are nonessential shops will close and domestic travel is banned. present in a normal crime pleaded for cooperation. in the

coming months each one of us must make an extra effort this is what i ask of us collectively this evening. mccraw also promised to increase the number of i.c.u. beds from the current 7000 to more than 10000 and to speed up the sluggish vaccination program across the country unlike his european neighbors mccrone didn't tighten restrictions when numbers dramatically increased in january. the latest lockdown will be in place for at least a month mccraw hopes to reopen some cultural venues even restaurants and cafes by mid may. let's go to our correspondent in paris lisa lewis is standing by for us hi lisa it's good to see you and we mentioned that the french parliament is meeting what measures are they discussing at the moment. well

absolutely members of the french government such as prime minister john key states have come to parliament to explain the measures that were announced yesterday by president. the prime minister said if for example that it would be banned to drink our coal in the public space he also appeared to their responsibility of the french to stick to the rules but a position politicians have already said that they're really unhappy about this way of going about things because president announced the measures last night and now parliament is discussing about it there will be a vote later on but that vote will have no effect so opposition politicians have said that they either would walk out during the vote or would vote against the measures well we heard president saying there is a light at the end of the tunnel i mean what do people there in france think of that. many people here are welcoming the measures the

restrictions that were imposed last night as in the law that was extended throughout the whole of continental fronts and they're hoping that this will be enough but i've been talking to people in the streets today and many have told me you know we know that there will be tough weeks ahead but we don't know if these measures actually came in too late and if they're actually too little because the numbers here the infection numbers are really skyrocketing as you said in the report and many hospitals are reporting that they're running out of the 10s of care beds and doctors and viral load just and people here in france are hoping that the measures will be enough we know that there has been speculation lisa linking the astra zeneca vaccine to possible blood clots has that made french people more cautious about taking this vaccine. well the french in general of the world's most vacs in skeptic country according to polls

a few years ago and they're also very skeptical of astra zeneca of course 60 percent are saying that they don't trust the vaccine however at this very moment in time the vaccination campaign is actually going over your moving forward quite fast there about 2 to 300000 jobs per day that are being administered here so for now the skepticism of the french regarding astra zeneca doesn't seem to have an impact on the speed of the vaccination campaign. lisa lewis reporting there from paris good to talk to you in the u.k. more than 30000000 people have received their 1st coded 1000 vaccine but there is not not too everyone is too eager to roll up their sleeves skepticism is especially widespread among minorities even though they've been harder hit by the virus racial inequalities have led to deep mistrust between those minority groups and institutions. most reports now from

a district in north london where she met one man who was part of a campaign to fight vaccine skepticism. the district of brant in north london is one of the poorest in the u.k. and it's one of the areas most affected by covert 19 here it's even more important that as many people as possible get vaccinated longtime resident image johnny is committed to making this happen. we can see you know people here on the north shore who to turn to who told through how in a way that i think helped the pandemic has exposed longstanding health inequalities in the u.k. the government has now located 20000000 pounds to tackle this so called community champions are targeting those that are hard to reach with phone help lines wet place programs and just chatting on the streets. to meet johnny or set himself the task of reducing mistrust of the government and the

authorities and dispelling myths about vaccination. it's just another tool to control people in the primaries maybe so we heard about microchips and stuff from cheaper but more it's you know. who else why should we listen to anybody watch really since anybody now especially given that no recent was before conversations with locals reveal their suspicion. i do not one tip. is not going to do me no good rather to kill me or i'm high risk and i'm not having enough i don't want to know they're tested it on human beings and that's not right that they could. do to me johnny can get some passes by to talk to him but it's difficult to convince those who flat out reject the idea of getting the job british health

authorities have launched a social media campaigns to combat conspiracy theories and vaccination myths and. the language we use the messenger we use and the message and i think out of all of those probably the messenger maybe one of the most important one if it's a trusted community member someone they know someone they can relate to someone who looks like them someone who sees the same language of them. it's more easy to build a rapport and to understand what they're saying all are talking about saying johnny doesn't simply ignore the argument that the vaccine could have side effects he puts it into perspective saying millions of people have had no major complications and the side scientific studies are can impose my opinions on the parkinson health and so i will look into my work for the same place you can go to know you really got your source of information his mom opinions are trying to balance be honest to me

johnny was at least able to convince his own mother to change her mind. let's get some perspective on the story now with culture mossman reversed she is a sociologist as well as a green party counsellor from sheffield in the u.k. welcome to day w. now the u.k.'s office of national statistics recently showed that 85 percent of white britons have reported that they were likely to get the shot that's compared to fewer than half the around 49 percent of black adults why is that. thank you for inviting me i think as you heard from the last best and this is a lot of suspicions but main problem is trust and also misinformation that's getting to the communities in the consent of black men to ethnic communities and those who have been minorities and have all said that

mistrust with the health services says you probably have had many times that people as they were less should no one listen to us now those kind of words is the kind of that we had but the reaction also comes from years and years of racial is structural racism within within the public health and health services and health . services that did not really reach the communities and i think communities are know how to reach their actions seldom had communities and with that providing information in there now which is and stand in the cultural context right these communities i think yes the. missing out information is one of the basis you know we heard health official that reports say the messenger in the message is important i mean from your experience what is the best strategy in speaking to people and building that trust. yes i took my lot and acted

counselor most people know me in the community as speak so molly so myself and the public health services and the clinical and it is the clinical commission of sheffield got together and there are 8 of us from the minority communities elected members with all the fields of actually speaking the languages of these communities i spoke so my explain that i took this vaccine myself and explained the senate. completely outplayed the if you get the course it is west and basically given the looking at the cultural context of the communities we understand the language they use understand the culture so yes messenger is really important so how successful has that message message been for example in the somali community where you are. it has been really successful and myself was a lot of peasant was doing that there were young doctors who is the somali who will

also be doing across the u.k. . somali medical branch or some other medical association and health initiatives have done most of p.b.s. as well so this video as well targeted to actually the more older community members who have what's up and what some groups we realised that the only social media for people who don't speak the language is actually in those who were 7 it's been quite good mission a lot ok well i have to leave it there culture of my reverse thank you so much for joining us here and if any of thank you. now india has expanded its vaccination drive to include everyone above 45 years of age already health workers have administered more than 64000000 doses yet the high numbers are only a small portion of the country's population a recent surge in new infections has raised questions about why india is lagging

behind on its vaccination colt's. this electrical supply shop in delhi once took up all of the time. now he spends some of it on the wall until book helping those affected by the pandemic while in the bush think away from covert 19 cases are always keeps protective gear handy in his car in case a patient needs to be dashed to the hospital. he believes his destiny is in god's hands and his feel of the good will not by a student keep him from helping those in need but so far his fear of infection has not managed to overcome his doubts about the black sea or i've seen pieces of real people who have been virtually after going through the record that's really important they were not. part of its initial the march of conflict and do a bit of positive person but then the exhibition then work or exhibition is drink

why we're divorced and all i do know is a very good vaccine development typically takes you it's. and he does not feel comfortable going back seen them to michele so quickly he believes many of those in india also prefer to be in march. and the low turnouts and lack of long queues attacks in mission centers seem to be proving him. india is lagging behind its x. emission targets which could be riots the country has now made the vaccine available to everyone above the age of 45 another reason could be to counter vaccine based in a meeting with state leaders as prime minister narendra modi emphasized the need to talk to the east of vaccine doses. we must take the problem of lack seen the stooge very serious. every rock scene based it is also a waste of someone's right to vaccination we cannot destroy someone's rights. may

bring it to predation the high rates of vaccines being wasted part of the problem lies in the parish ability of the vaccines each vaccine vial has tended. and once opened they must be used up within 4 hours if 10 people do not show up within that period very little meaning doses must be started. on. max in nations centers like this one see there are simple ways to counter based we only open the bible when we have been waiting to be vaccinated some people call difference so we call those who did just that but couldn't get a vaccine that we would make sure we have enough. people under $45.00 and not officially legible for inoculation opinions are divided on whether they would take the job when their turn comes. people might each can't keep waiting for the vaccine so we can also get covered we should all get vaccinated as soon as possible but. we

are young and growing 5. so there is no need for over soon. ok. is goes into that. for now the government is hoping for a big surge in the number of vaccinations and has put its exports on hold or stop raising daily infections me just cause a shift in gear in india's vaccines. that report from did a while and she joins us from delhi with more on the story. does india have enough doses to really ramp up vaccinations even more so mean the government definitely. does have enough backs and 8. intelligible to do is this and it is treated as an end to the scheme by the fact that india has cut its exports the

astra zeneca vaccine manufactured the sentiment skewed of india to me on board a lot of the last look last week especially and this is an up this is seen as an action and as. india one. of the cases to date that done out of our missions and has already been aborted asked was that it was a beauty about $45.00 even being vaccinated in addition the government has also announced today that. once looked at private and public vaccinations and does didn't mean operational on 30 days into what do you want to do another flu let's just a vaccination for the nation you mentioned this surge in infections what has led to this increase in cases right now. that'll mean one of the usual suspects is of course the best minister. in the earth the cautions be taken by the public or out and about there are distinctions that have been gatherings but again this was also

true in previous ones and the entry in guess on average of the average case trace of i don't 12 pounds of jesus as compared to yesterday in india local the $70000.00 pieces off don't want another choice is that decent me how we're going to pay and then visit meet cause must cost us fred because of course all communications that have been found have been seen as more defections and we've seen that the surge also seems to have international implications as well what can you tell us about that but one of the key aspects of the u.s. vaccine drive has been its vaccine diplomacy india launched its vaccine vaccine friendship program over the last couple of months but it's watered and even do we need it millions of however the country has put these exports unquote and this is impacting the trade. and on the world about how does me back the trade is specially

a lot of countries of india is a pointer. which want to be used to these countries for example in the un but the dr was gone. 1000000 astronomical oxford bills is donated by india. and people who got in the floods oh i'm getting when they get the 2nd job because it's but she's a little too willing to assist or to india has been. reporting there from delhi thank you so much. i let's get a reminder now of our top story at this hour a hong kong court has found 7 high profile democracy activists guilty of unlawful assembly during anti-government protests in 29th sentencing of the group will take place at a later date but they could face up to 5 years in prison. coming up next more on india's drive to get 250000000 people vaccinated by july chris

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