this is g w news live from berlin tonight a warning of war of the of mark could be on the brink of a full blown civil war the u.n. says a bloodbath is imminent as the army ramps up its deadly crackdown on anti cooper testers also coming up tonight a chilling verdict on freedom in hong kong activists convicted of unlawful assembly thinks years in prison will visit a campaign or if you has just a kid his wife to democracy in china and overcoming vaccine skepticism how

to convince an ethnic minority londoners who may be reluctant to roll up their sleeves they should do just that for their own good and celebrating same sex marriage 20 years on we'll meet one of the 1st pioneering couple hours. i'm brink off to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you around the world welcome we begin tonight with me and more and growing international concerns over a military conflict inside the country the un special envoy has warned of a possible civil war and says a bloodbath is imminent in the latest escalation aircraft have bombed positions held by the current ethnic minority for the 1st time in 2 decades thousands of villagers have fled into neighboring thai. after 2 months of

daily street protests a symbolic act brings new hope to the cause protesters in cities around me and burnt the 2008 constitution a constitution that was designed by the military opponents of the one to have declared it void and have written an alternative charter but with members of the democratically elected government detained finding a diplomatic resolution is becoming increasingly difficult elected leader uncensored she now faces new charges if convicted she could be barred from ever holding office again. her lawyers have only been able to say her briefly via video link. to my feel i'm not able to say whether she is aware of what is happening in the country due to the circumstances yesterday and today a court she may know or not i can't guess. the many it was good to

say had today and yesterday by a conference saying she is healthy. the u.n. special envoy for me on my has urged the un security council to act she wanted the country is at risk of falling into civil wall activists on the ground say the situation is dire with this kind of oppression from the military and continuous effort from our forces it is very. civil war you know months time and i would like you know a few to the united nations to do something about it because we could see a lot of sanctions coming from the u.k. the united states and japan and i'll buy you a few countries but they hasn't been any form sanctions coming from that un. oh many demonstrators now believe an alternative force is the only way to return democracy to me and my several of the country's minority ethnic groups already have

militias some have denounced the kerry saying that will protect their territories and protesters. were earlier we spoke to me and mark corresponded david greene about i mean we asked him if me and maher really is on the brink of a civil war as the u.n. envoy is warning. when you look at how the situation has deteriorated there in the past few weeks the massive uptick in violence security forces attacks largely on unarmed civilians. now we may see more on death and groups potentially getting involved in the fight and different fronts the fact that students and office workers from the main cities have been going to the jungles to get some sea crash courses in guerrilla warfare all this just shows you that this really does have the potential to turn into a full blown civil war how quickly we get there is a little difficult to say but as this develops we did something to looking at suit shortages. the public health care system in myanmar which even before the pandemic

was greatly under resourced well now it's barely functioning that could get much worse this could absolutely turn into a complete humanitarian disaster and myanmar countries who just a couple years ago people were talking about the potential for it well now we have to wonder if it's going to turn into a failed state. and that was correspondent dave reporting there a court in hong kong has convicted 7 prominent pro-democracy activists and politicians for their role in anti government protests back 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 have previously pleaded guilty. those convicted on thursday include the man known as hong kong's father of democracy you see him right there martin lee he is the 82 year old co-founder of the democratic party also 73 year old media tycoon

jimmy legs see him right there he's one of the most outspoken critics of the current administration and there's margaret a 73 year old barrister and former lawmaker. takes a look now at the decades long democracy struggle which for some activists began in beijing. a small flat in downtown hong kong weather woes only museum dedicated to the 18 i tell them in krakow is located the military repression in beijing 32 years ago changed the course of many people in china and hong kong including leach again i was there during the doing for the massacre and i was praying for pre-dates after my relieve pressure to hong kong crash that i would spend my life time by people who mock within china and. were not being very in st. lucia again is facing a different fate critics see and i don't massive track now being carried out by the

aging this time on its most liberal and democratic city hong kong in the wake of anti-government protest here 8 others which are spot on the nice thing and that's handy and authorizes and that's really it was over a 1000000 people took part one of the few without violence questions every one of the defendants are high profile figures apart from media tycoon jimmy i owe a former lawmaker icons of the opposition movement like martin lee who is no this father after most has issue of the charges carries a maximum 5 year choto. already gave up this case is just the tip of the iceberg with over $10000.00 i do suggest it. is the 1st among the 9 charges for which he's on trial they just recently impose weeping national security law and his overhaul of the city's electro system intensify the fear. organize hong kong's

tenement morning vigil every year calling for an end to china's one party move for decades and that to take to make him a prime target and beijing security this year he will likely be absent for the very 1st time in this era in a way they're going to do as part of struggle now i would be. by saying that this is already. a blessing for me i would only have to go to jail for the activism in hong kong. but i'm ready to pay the price and ready to face it something witnessed hong kong's decades long struggle the 64 year old activist it's not optimistic but he believes that he success says will continue to fight for democracy and to define the way you wish to call. mason law is a pro-democracy activist from hong kong and former student leader who is now living in exile in london we asked him earlier today what these convictions mean for hong

kong democracy. so for now that put in also seeing movement has stepped into a little types we're stepping into. that every one of us has to face it and possibly the boat tends to lie low but if someone is still the same they will receive serious repercussion but i don't think that will kill all the determination of us fighting for democracy i think many of us have already. see it as one of a cost that with pay on the role so i think many of them actually have to mental preparation for that and. all call on the national security bill and people's freedom of expression and freedom of association up being all and so i think that is a sad reality

a phone call. that was nathan wall speaking with us earlier let's take a look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world u.s. president joe biden has convened his 1st cabinet meeting at the white house by use the gathering to promote his new 2 trillion dollar infrastructure plan the u.s. senate confirmed before cabinet last week biden has hailed it as the most diverse in u.s. history. police have clashed with a large crowd gathered in a brussels park after a fake concert was announced on social media as an april fool's day. police said that 3 officers were hurt in 4 people who were arrested large gatherings are banned in belgium due to surging infection numbers. pope francis has begun to liberating the christian holy week of these turbines leading a mass in st peter's cathedral in rome but the pontiff skipped the traditional service commemorating jesus's last supper other events over the weekend will also

be restricted. a holy thursday service has also been held at notre dame cathedral in paris is the 1st since the gothic building was badly damaged in a fire 2 years ago the scaled down ceremony involved a foot washing ritual that symbolizes jesus's willingness to sir. well staying in france the national assembly has approved tough new measures aimed at slowing surge of covert 19 cases they include a 3 week school shutdown a ban on public alcohol consumption and a month long domestic travel prohibit opposition lawmakers boycotted the vote criticizing the restrictions as incoherent the government is promising to speed up its vaccination drop. intensive care units in hospitals all over france are running out of free beds at this medical center an hour north of paris that i.c.u.

is full and they've been forced to add temporary beds to cope. or thought of a guy we 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 the medical experts to demand stricter measures and the government responded schools and nonessential shops will close and domestic travel is banned. president pleaded for corporation. 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 didn't tighten restrictions when numbers dramatically increased in january. i think it's a good idea because something has to be done. because the situation in the hospitals . is very concerning specially for doctors so i think he had to do something. probably maybe not enough because people. out during the day. these measures should have been taken in january when it wasn't as sunny as now they should have anticipated this. this wouldn't be effective at all especially as

the french are sick of all these contradictory messages regarding how far away from your home you're allowed to be or if you need a document or not. it's not the only football. but. 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. when more than 30000000 people in britain have received their 1st corona virus vaccine shots but not everyone is keen to roll up their sleeves vaccine skepticism is especially prevalent among minorities even though they've been harder hit by the virus. london correspondent very good maass reports now on efforts to persuade those who may be reluctant to get vaccinate. 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 vaccinated longtime resident image johnny is committed to making this happen. we can see that the young people are walking around you know they're not sure who to turn to who told through how in a way they seek help 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 has set himself the task of reducing mistrust of the government and the authorities and dispelling myths about vaccination. is just another tool to control people in the private areas maybe so we heard about microchips in the home to people but more. you know. who our what why should

we listen to anybody watching listen to anybody now especially given that no one's listening to us before conversations with locals prepare the suspicion. i do not one tick. it's not going to do me no good rather to kill me off i'm high risk and i'm not having enough i don't want it now they're tested it on human beings and that's not right that's why i'm not taking it . for you do to me johnny can't get some pasta spy 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 to go on 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 all of those probably the messenger

maybe one of the most important one if you just trusted community member someone they know someone they can relate to someone who looks like them someone who sees the same language as them. it's more easy to build a rapport with to understand what they 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 besides scientific studies so i can impose my opinion on some of my concern help and so i will look at my work for the same place you can go and you really got your source of information had some other things they're trying to balance be honest to me johnny was at least able to convince his own mother to change her mind. well is considered one of the most effective coronavirus shots nail scientists say they've hacked the genetic sequence behind madonna's revolutionary him on. a back seat and

they have shared the code with the world online and for free the stanford university researchers sequenced modernise patented drug by studying leftover vaccine vials with permission from u.s. authorities. in a is the key mechanism used in the vaccine it triggers the body's own cells to produce the protein needed to defeat the corona virus. and my colleague our reporter i mean yes it is here now he's been following this story so i'm going to have to ask you if i have a lab at home can i now make the move during a vaccine for myself depends on how much money you're spending on a lab i think the short answer is no it's not possible you might think that given that good has a reputation for being a place where they online hacktivists go to post you know open source computer codes that will allow you to download programs that are typically copyrighted for free and so now the stanford scientists have posted it there might look like you might be able to download m.r.

in a sequence but the fact is that that's a complex biological construct that needs to be made using a very complex and sophisticated supply chain that involves a lot of money and laboratory equipment that you probably won't have here breaking bad trailer out in the backyard so the short answer is no it's not going to be easy for anyone to duplicate this with anything that's successful so it is complex and complicated what's what's behind publishing it then why make it public well their reason was very simple it's that this is a biological component that's now found in a large percentage of the human population people have had them but there are no vaccine that hangs around for a while anyway and so this is important for researchers who want to know exactly what this is how it sequence so especially for researchers on kobe 19 and other vaccines if they're looking at patients and they see m.r. in a in a patient they want to know is this from the patient from their body this is from.

the virus the code in 1000 or is this from the madonna vaccine and now they can if they can look at the sequence that's been posted online they can say this is that and not something else but i'm thinking wondering are we talking about intellectual property rights being violated here or me doesn't mean they have some type of patent protection on the sequencing that makes this fancy well they do have a patent on that the question is whether or not just showing people what that sequence is is a violation of the patent rights doesn't look like it is you know if you can say what a mercedes benz is made out of doesn't mean that you're violating their patent by just saying what it is now it's basically what this code is it's just showing other scientists look this is what we have found the marinade to be sequenced as and actually the science is alerted moderna to their project and madonna didn't object to it seems that there's no secret recipe here i mean yes it's always on me thank you well they say laughter is the best medicine but for those facing

oppression it can also be a way to process trauma here in germany a group of jewish cartoonists have published a book ironically called anti semitism for beginners. that's art mr goldberg your account is in the red surprising given your surname. you're converting to judaism why we want to become part of the global conspiracy these are some of the satirical cartoons found in miriam how the. anti semitism for beginners which pokes fun at anti jewish stereotypes the new york born writer of jewish descent who has german roots came up with the book project at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. immediately old conspiracy theories started circulating like the jews are to blame for the coronavirus that really bothered me. so i told myself i no longer want to get

angry i want to laugh about this instead. or come on in russian jewish novelist buddy me or come you know has lived in poland for 30 years his humorous works about everyday life of one of millions of fans he contributed a satirical text hypers times and college and says humor is perfect for countering anti semitic conspiracy theories. the thought was wrong of course but it's a nice fantasy imagining our planet does not simply circle the sun that someone is actually directing communicating and controlling everything. else but i don't think it's the jews. at least not those i know and. candidly on qana and performing the jews are to blame a satirical song written in 1931 by clearly holland mocking the nazis anti semitism

. holland german composer and humorist of jewish descent who was later forced to flee to the us. holland square has been named in his honor. often performs holland. she's also contributed a satirical text to me on how those times and. deal with it whether it's a virus spreading or a runny nose whether it's a failed relief package or a heavy cough whether it's climate change or rising sea levels whether it's a prolonged holiday or wages being cut the jews are to blame the jews are to blame for everything then and i'm sure she says humor is the best way to tackle anti semitism well it's because it's so grotesque and absurd that 75 years after the end of the war we're still asking ourselves have people learned from the past and you

feel that no they haven't that's why miriam her book is so fantastic because at the end of the day laughing is the best medicine. and it's the best the maybe the and. and so miriam had the sham plans to continue publishing books that provide a humorous and lighthearted take on jewish life. weddings are usually happy places and it has been 20 years since the world's 1st official same sex weddings took place in the netherlands what seemed revolutionary then is now routine in many countries but not all countries we have this report. these were the 4 gay couples who made history back on april 1st 2001 when they tied the knot officially at city hall in amsterdam.

i. cared because steel and both posture were one of the married couples that date. now 20 years later they can look back at all the media attention they got but back then it was much more about taking a stand and going public. is very special. and very important so. ok i will be with you course it's very it's needed but some people stand up and. the netherlands was the 1st country to officially recognize same sex couples and allow them to marry since then same sex marriage is now legal in $28.00 countries worldwide as well as in the self-governing island of taiwan most of western europe allows it while much of eastern europe does not other nations that have followed

the netherlands example include the united states canada britain and australia south africa is the only african country to do so roadblocks continue just 2 weeks ago the vatican declared that the catholic church won't bless same sex unions it said god quote cannot bless sin despite the obstacles to steal and posture are happy to have played a role in the fight for marriage equality. very proud. that he could play a little part of. history. they also made the journey successfully but it's often still a very long road ahead for many other gay couples around the world. all right a married couple they are europe's biggest volcano has lit up the night sky italy's melt at burst into action again take

a look. streams of lava spewed out of the volcano creating ash clouds kilometers high flights from one airport in the area have been stopped this is the latest eruption since the mountain came back to life in february at that is one of italy's 3 active and hot volcanoes you're watching the w. news after a short break i'll be back to take you through the day tonight america's super power super infrastructure project why it matters to the world we'll be right back .

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