this is do w. news live from berlin jordan's former crown prince says he's under house arrest prince homes like uses jordanian leaders of corruption and incompetence the military has warned him to stop damaging the country's stability also on the show sri lanka stepped up security on easter sunday 2 years after a wave of suicide bombings rocked the country so why has no one been brought to

justice and egypt puts on of carraige fit for a pharaoh as the royal remains of 22 mummies are in sport at their new resting place. welcome to the program i'm marian evans team the former crown prince of jordan hamza bin hussein says he's been placed under house arrest in a video message the king's half brother sharply criticized jordanian leaders violent he denied being part of an alleged coup plot jordanian authorities have arrested several other high level officials for what they describe as security reasons. georgians crime prince hamza bin hussein on his wedding day in 2004. an embrace from his

half brother king abdullah. 6 months later the king would strip pam's out of his title of crime prince and give it to his own son instead. but hamza remains popular in jordan close to tribal leaders and seen as in touch with ordinary people he now says that's why he's been targeted. in a video sent to the b.b.c. hamza says he is under house arrest after being warned that he got too close to critics of the king he says he is not part of any conspiracy but he does openly condemn jordan's leaders this country. and in this one. state t.v. earlier announced that hamza had been asked to stop activities targeting quote security and stability it said security agencies arrested multiple former top officials as reports world of approach to unseat the king the army denies that the

former crime prince himself is under arrest but alarm bells are ringing for jordan's allies which see it as a key bastion of stability in a volatile region. recent protests against coronavirus restrictions found concerns that stability could be wavering after years of austerity. but king abdullah has the backing of regional leaders and powerful friends the u.s. and saudi arabia are among those who have expressed support jordan security forces say investigations into prince hamza are ongoing. let's bring in iran us why is she is in amman based journalist and also the author of voices of jordan thank you so much for being on our program now jordanian authorities are denying prince hamza's claims that he's been placed under house arrest but they do confirm a wave of other high level of arrests what can we make of all this.

so the lack of information at your east by former. joint entrance hands are. he confirmed and 1st of all that he's virtually our entire house arrest. all communication was cut off he claims that his security taking our rates are headed and somebody. important you know prince released. you and eric as a direct talking to joy doing and saying pretty much the same things he sat in in the english. all of this 2. nights in jordan were under curfew due to the current number i missed and still it's interesting to note the timing of. the u.s. and and it's been hard to get information in this environment to be honest with you

and government sources have released here of course statements saying that people who were detained include senior member of her little simon remember ashley. and also if former oil and to some degree fast and. still we're getting you know continuously some conflicting information and we were told to earlier to. keep mentally give you these before anyone but as you can see nothing has come out to. what we should mention this is a quiet and usual set of developments for jordan i mean these types of high level political arrests are very rare in the country also for a senior member of the ruling party to express such criticism of the government is very rare what does this tell us about the stability in jordan ethen moment.

yeah it's you it's you and their words also rapturous said are mere it's not unprecedented in jordan where you go west and you're in that kind of cheese you know jordan is normally is that arab king day and that has been times i like all of the countries in europe and the us particularly when it comes to contour terrorism cooperation in the middle east places where there is yet the israeli occupied west bank syria and iraq. is still it is really every other. kind of tension stacked we have not so nice seen before and that's worth trying to hand there was need to crown prince of course in 99 and then. transfer to the titans to his side in 2004. time says usually for 2 graphs meeting with china's leaders

that is no n.p.t. to be popular and has any they searched or can be sentenced to his father king hussein journalist in milan we thank you so much for your reporting. thank you. pope francis has celebrated easter mass in rome and deliver the traditional or be at or be a blessing but for the 2nd year the pope led a scaled back service in st peter's basilica because of pandemic restrictions normally easter mass is held open air in st peter's square in front of tens of thousands of pilgrims italy is under a strict 3 day lockdown over the easter weekend. as well during his easter address the pope warned that the pandemic is still spreading and that the social in the economic crisis remains severe especially for the poor he

urged wealthy nations not to hoard their vaccines. in. the entire international community in a spirit of global responsibility to commit to overcoming delays in the distribution of vaccines. and to facilitate the distribution especially in the poorest countries speech i mean when he pays. let's get a check now of some of the other stories making news around the world a maintenance worker has apologised after his truck rolled onto a railway line causing taiwan's worst train accident in decades he said he would cooperate fully with the investigation teams have been clearing the wreckage from the crash site where at least 51 people were killed on friday flash flooding and

landslides have killed more than 50 people in indonesia and east timor and more heavy rain is forecast electricity and transport routes have also been affected video footage shows a building being swept away in east timor's capital dili. security has been stepped up across sri lanka on the anniversary of the largest single terror attack in the country's history of an easter sunday and 2019 suicide bombers targeted churches and hotels killing more than 260 people these law makes date claims responsibility but despite an investigation no one has yet to stand trial for the attacks chilling surveillance footage shows a suicide bomber with a backpack striding into a parked church on easter sunday 2019 moments before the deadly blast.

the explosion here in san sebastián north of the capital colombo killed 150 people was i heard about your stories and i jumped into the chair and i saw them i thought. who were some control. over me is the most heinous attacks also targeted to other churches and 3 luxury hotels most of the dead were shoreline can catholics although a number of foreigners were also killed the commission set up to investigate the attacks recommended prosecuting sri lanka's then president makes the policy ricin or it said political infighting surrounding the president had led to a lapse in security and a failure to act on warnings from foreign intelligence services. but families of the victims say they're not interested in a political blame game last month catholics across sri lanka came to church dressed

in black to express their sadness that 2 years on those who organized the attacks have yet to be identified. the archbishop of colombo has said if the authorities fail to come up with answers by april 21st the 2nd anniversary of the bombings he will call for a nationwide campaign. egypt has staged an elaborate tribute to its engine civilization on saturday night 22 royal mummies were scored a through the streets of cairo to a new national museum on egypt hopes that the pharaohs golden parade as it was called will help revive the country's all important tourism industry. glorious parade for the fairies of ancient egypt. the 18 kings and full queens carefully carried in climate controlled cases from the

egyptian museum where they have to well to for over a century now they will have a new home in the national museum of the gyptian civilization. ramses the 2nd is among those being moved as is queen hardship suit one of ancient egypt's few female pharaohs she was sent to wear full spirit to overcome the traditional gender roles of her time. the ceremony aimed to showcase egypt's rich history on one level by doing it like this with great pomp and circumstance the mummies are getting their due these are the kings of egypt and these are the pharaohs and so it's a way of showing respect people who understand that there is an incredibly important historically and also important now because this is part of the economy. here is them is in fact one of egypt's main economic sectors is with the pandemic

halting global movement the country is eager to draw tourists back. the message is very important well good to the people through the but it is the egypt to say we need people to come back. these kings and queens of ancient egypt have lain in wait for thousands of years but they may have to wait a little longer before terrorists flock back. to german soccer now and in the bundesliga is big match on saturday title contenders leipzig welcome to byron munich side with out its top score of robert 11th off a win would have put lives within a single point of biron but the champions showed why they're chasing for a 9th league title in a row judgment day for the young pretenders like say coach. and his players knew that to win against

a buy in sight depleted by injury and suspension would be a shot in the arm in the biggest league title race while a loss could see their championship hopes slip away. but biomes strength and depth has helped them see off all comers since 2013 and leone go did his best robot leave in dog skin person nation to put by and one up after 30 minutes should work from thomas miller an emphatic finish play pick fought hard to get back in the game but danny almost failed to hit the target from a great position on 52 minutes. marcel sub it so should all move with the goal was 9 minutes later but manuel neuer broke late sick hearts this time i. was left to rue those misses as by and held on to win one nil with the champions no 7 points clear with 7 games to go few would bet against the bye and bandwagon from ruling on to another title. japan's famous cherry trees

are in bloom all across the country a cherry blossom festival is also taking place in the town of tommy all cut near the fukushima nuclear plant the annual event resumed in 2017 after the easing of evacuation orders but it was cancelled last year because of the pandemic. you're up to date on news omarion and seen from me and the entire team in for lynn thanks for the company. people have to say matters to us. that's why you listen to their stories. reporter every

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like one of the banks of the warrior river on the edge of the coastal city of tijuana. last minute preparations are underway in a few days' time the most influential families into all out will be competing in a canoe race if you have a female yeah. the contest is the traditional part of the annual gondo water festival. valère and is the chairman of the festival's board of elders he's checking up on progress only after the carved wooden figurehead known as the town gate is put in place kenny events begin the. the tongue game is only put in place on saturday regime what you know some of it's the very last part of the preparations. it's not done it any old time traditionally it's done on the eve of the event us and it's not done by any old person he said but issues he defined object all matters was are you alone. on a dollar. and the 10 k.

is not merely decorative. tangay is a magical object keep bought or sold sides the outcome of the canoe race. as a walker the victory or defeat depends on it love victoire who are the fed did up yaga the time gate contains the forces of the river's depths. opal formed of 3. any.

one of these ornate figureheads was looted by german colonial powers in the 19th century it was your lack of alere pay these original elders have a deep respect for the cult of the tongue under the cover the issues of colonial looting and the repatriation of african art is every bit as pressing a topic here as it is in europe you chop off all the skill i get the impression that our debate here tends to remain very eurocentric off option b. no one is talking to africans and asking them what they envisage what solutions they have in mind and want to sort of co-operation they would like to see is the repack creation of objects so this. some of which are over 100 years old what matters most of them all might they have other priorities figure i'll stick to where not say all i am not saying that everything should be right on but if there are ones that we have taken on various our conditions i think they should be returned to their own good justification for the killing spree massacre and

therefore to come and be any justification for the continued return for the consumer attention of waterparks lives in the middle of. the cultural heritage were stripped away in a brutal fashion nothing can fill the void that was lest the news of the bill that's why it's important that repatriation occurs. some there's no doubt that it would help reconcile a violently fractured society. in the late 19th century german and british colonialists were scrambling for influence on the coast of cameroon in $884.00 the dollar kings signed a treaty of protection with german trade representatives. good luck preserving oppose the treaty several months later he felt the full force of germany's military muscle when german worship's reached. under center 21st 884

his village was attacked and torched at least 25 people lost their lives. the german consul max booth not wrote in his journal the house of locke pre-sale is being torn down a stirring striking image we are setting everything on fire. as booty both not took a wood carving from the house a tangle the futile boat ornaments belonging to luck preserve. when max book now returned to munich a year later he gave this tangay to the royal ethnographic collect. in today's 5 continents museum. a gift drenched in blood today over 100 years later curator stefan eisen hoffa is grappling with the question of this wrongfully obtained object ownership.

if you don't watch it annoys you since the late 1990 s. professor prince come undone they have heard that it has been demanding its return on the grounds that he is its rightful owner if you have it he says shift oh does that undermine this is a trying day that belonged to my grandfather i am his successor so on hard. but the germans say i must find that i am my grandfather's rightful heir. is woman and. i. didn't mean city in southern nigeria. sadly in recent decades it's notoriety as the hub of human trafficking has eclipsed its centuries old reputation as a center of arts and crafts and specifically brands works. not far from the royal palace of the. street is a unesco world heritage site home of the guild of beneath bronze casters.

and local artist. is visiting his friend a wayne i'd be in his broadcasting workshop it he uses the same method employed 700 years ago. ok with the last wax process molten metal is poured into a mold that has been created with the wax model once the mold is made the wax model is melted and drained away the process means that each work is unique but these days scrap metal is used as well as bronze is a familiar walk sort of if you will for the paris prosecutor today with your posse to get to visual children though i consider a little bit of our former from history so we do good references from word a good bit of it was vital get out so cottle. so i would come across i would buy

again also i would in time it's got to be did too because the photographs go to one side yes but if you consider the digital self yes of course we just use our brick surprised that he didn't people feel most times if we don't he do if he lets it pop out of our bodies he misses. 897 the kingdom of binning in today's nigeria was rich in palm oil rubber and ivory trade with the europeans was flourishing but the king was a thorn in the side of the british who wanted greater influence in what was the last independent kingdom in the region they sent a small expedition to been in-city it was ambushed on route leaving 7 british officials dead in response the british launched a punitive expedition by

a force of 1200 soldiers of the royal navy. the troops burned down towns and villages massacring local residents once they had captured the city they began looting its monuments and the royal palace ivory wood carvings masks bronze sculptures and relief so thousands of valuable artifacts were stolen shipped to europe and distributed to its major museums berlin ended up with one of the largest collections. the oba was sent into exile. to this day there has been little repatriation of these looted artifacts in 2000 prince aidoo and submitted a formal request to the british house of commons for restitution of a number of items in vain i think will want a tragic tone of those things where they belong here they said they were made

wheedle the public. would made them headed to every county court headed to the half a not it. would miss things looted the vacuum left. yes. the beneath the national museum showcases the history of the famous been named bronzes little museum director there for those in the by explains their significance probably brought us here where i was over as blocks here and i would

go usually used for the shrines the past of the of all the. roses removed not just for the statics lockbox was sick and removed t.v. seal and it tells the story. so the bronze castles were part of the crew the class of the history of that in the history of est. immortalized in bronze the newly renovated museum houses works made after the british conquest 3 the older works are in europe and the us you have just taken a road map to tell our story. because part of our time. there so when living on trees. we are monkeys. will be as we advance without culture we're british savages and so on the social one is all the orgasm broad's the change and that it's about.

germany's ethnological museums are brimming with artifacts amassed over seas bought traded gifted and looted well over 1500000 of them. but only 5 percent have ever been put on display in many instances little is known about them beyond brief notes in the museum's inventories to whom did they originally belong what was their purpose provenance research can help shed light on their origins but often entails laborious detective work so that the linden museum stuttgart is looking into the provenance of its libya collection with the help of stephen issaka from the initiative heritage watch namibia would be good for starters we would not know what in the stalls of european museums we would not we would not have the full inventory the size the log of the

markets in basically our museum store as a full 5 eyes are some of the artifacts are increasingly in a state of disrepair because museums are unable to restore them and properly look after them the real big on. 2 objects have been exhibited in stuttgart just twice in over 100 years a bible and a whip from namibia. in 2013 the libyan embassy formally requested their return. german southwest africa 893. hendrik with boy lived in a village called han cons he was the chief of a nama clan and a devout lutheran. driven by his religious ideals he rebelled against the cruelty of the colonial oppressors. that april german colonial forces attacked and ransacked the village.