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another villa turn other years you want to become sitting. in for migrants your platform for reliable information. for the 1st time anywhere in the world a high ranking syrian officer is on trial in germany and war are was the alleged head of torture for the assad regime in damascus he is charged with murder torture and rape gave the orders beat him he'd say and i was beaten if mr and why i did not like my answer to a question. or. survivors are also would tend. in the trial and hoping for justice.

journalist who know what father is on her way to the higher reaches court in call blinds or the trial has been underway for a year so far she has not missed a day in court if i say i don't know what i will hear and i don't know he will cause. sometimes i'm anxious but on the other hand i know i'm going to him and he said details in this call session. or other court sessions. who have other. does not yet know which witness or joint plaintive will testify today because the court is keeping the name sealed the fear of assad's long reach is so great that witnesses and joint plaintiffs are intimidated in the courtroom

luna whose name has been changed to protect her identity is the only syrian journalist following the trial here she is doing this for all of the syrians who cannot be present for her this is not about journalistic responsibility this is a vision to show me this is they're important to me because i am also a former political prisoner from the same wallet at al qa t. prison. and when the witnesses give their testimonies the stories here i also have my story in fact i'm also writing my story behind the scenes oh my gosh. and are as allegedly responsible for these accounts of torture that are being discussed in court he is charged with crimes against humanity $58.00 counts of murder torture in at least $4000.00 cases and rape his personal culpability is

being tried in copeland's but as he sits in the dock he represents the entire assad regime. what seymour was also tortured by and large are when he was on his way to a demonstration in syria in september 20th 11 he was arrested and taken to prison a notorious torture facility where and more are was in charge. i was interrogated 3 times over the course of 5 days. each time i was interrogated allegedly by and why are what he said i am the interrogator. that's been deaf and gave the orders and he told others to beat me so i was beaten if mr anwar did not like my acid to a question. which the fund. was seem tells us that he shared a 22 square meter cell with 87 other people they all took turns sleeping in a seated position security guards broke his ribs during the interrogation wassim

did not tell n y r r that he is a musician. it if you're in the interrogation i was always afraid that they would beat my hands if a hand would be broken or a finger removed or something like that it would be a disaster for me. and. my leg they always told me to lay on my stomach with it and put my feet in the air so i laid on my stomach and placed my hands beneath my chest. is it in part to support my ribs because it was painful to lie on my stomach the health of the. oath but also to protect my hands with it no matter where they hit me they didn't reach my hands. on this was all i could do besides being dead to protect them i was afraid for my hands and for my life but at least there was something i

could do about my hands. the minute hand that was my personal kind of resistance that's why. there's only chivvied us to stop. the. process continues to resist today here in berlin in front of the reichstag the german parliament he and other like minded people are calling for an end of the assad regime. is playing revolutionary songs for his fellow comrades in support of a free and democratic syria. put a silence reach is long his regime exerts a strong influence on witnesses and joint plaintiffs in germany their families who are still in syria report instances of intimidation nevertheless a cmos testified in court and human rights lawyer should monitor saif says this is important. that everyone would seem more secure and he.

will out there who they need a. monopoly and wound up being able to maybe if. they were taking this enormous quantity and it. was to fall on the head of. the law were going to you know forewarned the beginning more people what they see and more for the human for training. to be one. or the 2nd who by the time luna want to was imprisoned in a hut and war are was already gone having defected to the opposition as one of their intelligence officers and he applied for asylum in germany when he told the authorities about his past they arrested him under the principle of universal jurisdiction that allows a state to prosecute crimes against humanity even if the. it took place outside of

their territory and even if neither the perpetrators nor the victims are citizens of that state since then you know what fire has heard and seen many cruel stories in the courtroom this was one of the most difficult moments for her. the caesar photographs pictures taken by a former syrian military photographer referred to by the alias caesar who secretly combi them while still working for the regime and later smuggled them out of the country the now in kabul and they are evidence of the assad regime's torture methods. as i said. to see victims depicted in this way without being able to change anything. i can only sit behind the witnesses i'm a court that testimony but i can't change anything in syria. and this is session was really really bad i will never forget the photos

in the hall that i tried not to see those photos the tool the guns so i guess in this particular court session. it was necessary. that's why most owners saw the cesar photos for the 1st time shortly after they were published in 2014 during which time she was an active protester in syria and from that moment on she knew exactly what she was facing even so she continued to go to demonstrations when people were killed in a chemical weapons attack she took photos of the graves sent them abroad and was arrested. and of that sami to get caught over there an officer asked me to give him the names of others who worked with me i said there were no other has that i worked all by myself. and at that point he laughed and said. ok

you don't want to be co-operative with us so that's why i will take your kids. during the entire year that no was in prison she was afraid for her children only later did she learn that they were never arrested so. before lona it's the end of another day in court she's reporting live on the events today for the arabic channel event news and she's about to interview one of the joint plaintiffs. say many of the witnesses before him it was not easy for this witness to tell his story and they remember all 4 things that happened and are forced to relive a bad feelings they don't want to remember. this is no you don't ask for with each testimony she is also reminded of her torture in prison you know wants to know what it was like for the witness today. we're getting a questions from a german court it was also very sad to judge this guy in front of the german court

. we have to charge the same person and other people in our syrian courts as well. here in berlin revolutionaries would also prefer to see the main defendant tried in a syrian court but they are confident that call blunt's is at least the 1st step toward justice. the syrians never had a place to talk about or ideas equity or justice and now we have this opportunity because of the confluence trial. for the 1st time and we actually need justice to syria among it but not just that it's that this man has committed certain crimes against syria and it's and this is the criminal trial against that man against him but not against the regime exactly but copeland's is very important because this case represents the whole government the whole syrian government is

a criminal i agree because it's systematic not an isolated case this is the at the 1st step but i'm hopeful that me to be to. be. wassim and the other revolutionaries hope assad will also have to stand trial at some point some of the people here are sure that the trial is already leaving its mark on syria and the lawyer anwar albany is one of them he has helped prepare many of the lawsuits but i am sure they do this day separately i am. sure the crimean that is now did not say did they have to be called in. to get a life. on the other hand doesn't believe the trial has changed anything in syria so far here at home in copeland's

she jots down her thoughts from the courtroom and marks the locations of mass graves on maps luna who has asylum has been in germany since 2015 she and her children are safe here and that makes her happy the trial in koblenz is changing her life. as i think about what has happened to other prisoners in syria all the time from for example what happened to the women who were in my cell. so what was their fate. and i don't know nobody no use. the regime is still torturing tens of thousands of syrians you know what is documenting this process for them to so that she can say we did not stand idly by while this happened.

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a lot of women are taking classes to learn about pleasure. but 1st do you know this sounds. that's right most of you are familiar with the sound of generators these machines are real lifesavers every time there's a power cut but they also proof that electricity supply in most african countries is unreliable we have traveled to nigeria to see how customers who are unhappy with their power company are seeking help. the hum of generators it's part of daily life in nigeria about 47 percent of the country's 200000000 people have no access to electricity those who have access 1st regular park russian enough electricity and sudden disconnection if you are unable to pay the bills for lotions like they will be at their d.g. it means that even simple things like visiting one's baba come at a high cost. before now. in the week.

talking to a level crew to go out. and the reason is because there's no light through your time if you're going to get physical and then out i got to make up. some sidin better morsi has been there they just buffer for 10 years he says the electricity challenges mean he has no savings i don't know me who is a former banker fallen tears with. an electricity consumer rights and g.o.p. . the traumatic experience. i wanted. to get. one of the biggest problems for consumers he says is that there's a shortage of people meter which means that part companies send an estimated bills which consumers count cross-check. know you are right i mean they do understand the procedure and then just. measure what it does get

a. website has a 1000 subscribers including officials from park companies and the electricity commission many consumers write in seeking advice where he can and did it he speaks to them directly and listens to the complaints of many. i know your commute home and you're like oh my god i don't know what's next in my request. or you know. ah you know i enjoy. that a reliable power supply is something everyone should have access to because sometimes it's more than the cost of a haircut but a matter of life or death so very. kind of marred the loss of the baby because there was no life and. so those 2 suspects why the very basic rights. and like it's something that millions of nigerians who one day be able to have

i think it's really sad that we africans are so used to power caps that we accept them as normal. and we asked you our viewers how this is affecting you in your daily life let me read some common c.m. hills direly says you remind going to hands of our plight from 2015 till 2018 we had frequent power cuts which we named saw literally flipped on flipped off their ashes their ashes says we have no light in cameroon it has become a normal thing. well we wanted to know more about the causes of this problem and so we sent our very own christine milne to south africa and here she is with us rick abate from soweto johannesburg. the 77 percent is in seoul which saw an hour round the world $800000000.00 plus

people do not have access to electricity 3 quarters of those people in africa so i'm joined by my panel today on this today st debates to discuss how we can bridge that gap and having everybody have access to electricity so i'm going to start with my 1st panelist here she will not just lay out the scene for us right so this is south africa just lay out the electricity supply issue. electricity distribution in south africa is currently more not polite to buy a one state owned entity called eskom and there are very infrastructure that spans across the country and with that infrastructure they have warrant on to connect over 90 percent of the south african population on to the grid now this is a fundamental shift from the connection or their rate of electrification pride the dispensation of democracy in 1904 where we only had 30 percent of the population connected to this very human guys fully it's impressive strides in the last 25 absolutely i do want to come see a rise because the electricity situation we open the discussion and we talked about

the fact that majority of this country is electrified right 90 percent now the 10 percent of people who don't have electricity most of them happens to be in rural areas why all rural communities ostracize when it comes to the supply of cars a very vast continent with a local pollution density in certain areas ok so here in south africa the people that we're trying to reach one not electrified it's difficult to reach them with all existing solution which is the utility grid which means that we need to start focusing on new technologies and innovation solutions from africa for africa they can address these. pacific problems ok the problem with having international ekta is coming to africa and relying on them is the lack of local insight that's why we need our local people who understand the situation better than anyone else we living in it to come forward with solutions ok so let's leave that day but i wonder come over to see you at good rufus because you are of the view that electricity nobody should have to pay for that explain that so us obviously right now with the

status quo as it does right. our government is failing right for you to have electricity you got to have big pockets for it does help us understand just how crippling it can be when people don't have access to see we're talking about something that the united nations has defined as a basic human right. ok it affects. the cooking. it affects how you want in the morning it affects your health basically long and short enough for the human dignity ok to see where you want to come in. so i wanted to touch on the health aspect as pick the goofus i spoke about because you know there are some places whereby without electricity the sanitation doesn't work so it's just so it just goes to show that this whole issue of electricity and overlaps into other areas that we also need to take into account we happened to be in a community here and so and so. the government doesn't supply electricity people

but people have got on it have made what you know whole illegal connections this explains why how dangerous are these illegal connections the extremely dangerous because ease sometimes way by the cable would be laid across the road and it's exposed and there was a community called sprayed whereby we had cables live cables hanging across. the actual school where by kids actually were there and attended classes and it wasn't safe and it is next to their play area we actually play so it is very vague . dangers for them ok i saw you wanted to come in there we're going to have to keep training about things that the most important thing is that we need to learn how to train africans like you said you create solutions for africa so i think that the best way to really speed it up is to encourage a culture where we support our youth we train them up we develop them up we encourage them to be very creative and most importantly stay in africa and help africa because i think the biggest problem is we've got all our talent fleeing only

you know oh right ok i'll come over and then i'm coming back raise yes we need to quickly make a point about like leap frog and we've already seen africa like leap frog in terms of like technological infrastructure there weren't many like fixed telephone lines in africa but we saw africa really come through and you know take up telephones you know and phones have been like a key way for africans to stay connected that is possible and you know the financial cost doesn't have to fall on individuals but that if we were to allow communities to collectively you know own. energy generation sources we can effectively transition away from fossil fuels. the proof is so huge you're passionate about this you're an activist community are you convinced about what you're hearing and is this something that you would for example take into your community and convince people about look there's one thing that keeps ringing in my

head affordability affordability affordability that is my that is my biggest concern but. yes like i mentioned initial investment is a big concern for me if you walk into. example just behind me right as soon as you start talking money. that becomes a bit of a concern right theoretically. i see it working right practically like you. mentioned that education. but education is very key and it has to start from like you said from school ok one of the things that rufus talked about us made is affordability but help us understand the urgency off this right it's not a nice to have do we want soda but do we want to use fossil fuels help us understand as we as we close this discussion taking on everything you've heard i

think the arguments have already been made because the cost of renewable energy has plummeted in recent years that is it's a no brainer honestly for governments to actually scale up and renewable energy investments and really not to go for fossil fuel based energy generation the point i'm trying to make your is that our economies are going to be decimated if we don't act soon and ok so with those with soon if this is where we end today st debate but of course this discussion doesn't entail we're so interested to know what you think about what you've heard today and perhaps how it applies to the country that you know and this is the street debate insulation it's been good having your company but i. thank you so much christine and everyone who took part in that debate if you want to see a longer version you can check it out on you tube and while you're there be sure to subscribe to our channel a stable power supply is crucial especially now in this digital age we met

a video game fans and i worry coasts a power cut is the last thing. every afternoon in this video arcade in a working class district is packed with young people coming to unwind after school . 35 year old. is the founder of this digital playground his passion for video games began when he was a child. you know i think i was around 4 or 5 years old when i started at 1st we were just watching all the big brothers play so that's how i started by watching it then as i grew older. i played more i played a lot of university. days he has turned his passion into a profession and he had his fingers firmly on the pulse of a booming sector competitive video gaming also known as the sports. game is rapidly growing in popularity not just in ivory coast but all over africa. in less

than 10 years it went from being purely a hobby to being at the center of international competitions with big prizes up for grabs. to continue competitive video gaming is starting to become a thing here the mindset has to change because video gaming is now an international industry the important thing about e-sports is that it has the capacity to attract huge audiences who come and watch a bit like other sports today some games can attract the millions of people who connect online just to be able to watch others play just like. the average salary of pro gamers around the world can range from $1000.00 to $5000.00 per month. the best of the best make even more. here in shanghai 1900 participating in a top sports world championship shared at $34000000.00 prize pool. in the street that is gradually providing more jobs african players are dreaming big. boys and i want to take it to the next level just play to have to be the best and do the best

must play again and again. here he contested skills and compete with other games around the world. globally the gaming industry has doubled in size in the past decade generated over $120000000000.00 in revenue last year alone. see dick wants to build the biggest gaming community in africa he networked with local startups to help them identify their needs and promote their ideas on the local market because it will mean you are the. jim i think we're starting to see a number of local studios working in the gaming sector the main goal for them is to create content that reflects a continent. from games like growth for some semblance which were made in south africa or the action role playing game already and from coming rooms were huge successes so now the market is still small thanks to game enthusiastic siddique

this could soon change his message is clear africa has entered the game. so how is it going in your relationship right now our sex and relationship expert kaz thinks the cold in 1000 pandemic has put a lot of stress on relationships couples are fighting there's no more sex because one partner is depressed or has lost their job like you're leaving the chasm has some advice. i came as quickly as i could through because crazy what is it what's going on what's happening talk to me. we honestly can't take it anymore josh is driving me crazy ok details what's happening point you know we've been together for like almost a year. and everything was going great but once the lockdown started things just started to change with him especially after he lost his. sounds like you grieving i

don't know i can't imagine what you're going through easy but i think you think if you are using i've tried and tried to make him comfortable about the situation i'm still it will to cover the bill but i just don't get it he's become so disturbed he sits in front of the t.v. all day we haven't had sex and mark. i just don't know what to do have you tried having an open conversation with him i can't really get him to tell me why i didn't help what you were talking about there. that's a tough one but also quite common i mean i think josh might be depressed. maybe up . form of intervention might get someone professionally preferably come to use it to have a conversation between the 2 view you know because you know some men struggle to open up because they think it makes them look we can we have the patriarchy to thank for that maybe he feels like he can no longer act as the provider which also traditionally is expected of men. but he needs to learn that he still has that

given time and opportunity to heal i think that's the best you can do but what if nothing changes oh oh if you refuse to listen then it's on you you have to decide if it's the kind of environment you want to foster a relationship is always going to happen next time things go tough you need to take care of your own mental health too. i suppose that makes. but what about this x. rated in this. last year my rapist is totally normal to use your sex drive with you about break from depression believe me but we're patient with him you know but in the meantime you can meet your own me. ok ok ok that makes that ok enough about me now but when you do really oh i'm going late. oh. hey everyone hope you enjoyed that little skit if you have any questions

concerning sex and relationships please don't forget to write into the 77 percent til next time from the cast goodbye. and we're not done talking about sex. i know it's a subject that is still much of it and i don't remember ever talking to my parents about it now in several african countries women are taught how to elo gate their labor it's supposed to make sex enjoyable not just for the men but for the woman as well in rwanda we met one woman who was an expert in the traditional and controversial practice of. on the streets of kigali you wouldn't expect to hear the words clearest. but you would if you follow the. you tube channel that doesn't shy away from to relating to sex or the female body. her expertise is . the traditional practice of a woman is laid. out on this but so many people are calling me with the

break quest to talk about because there is a lot they need to learn i am here to help young girls with various problems i did you said going to. the t.v. . things problems in the bedroom sexual frustration and divorce playgroup wonders modern urban society because mothers and aunties no longer have the time to teach their daughters traditional values so she's taking matters into her own hands. she runs no workshops for young women and girls who each pay her $150.00 euros over a period of $46.00 weeks in small groups the women learn how to massage and paul there are no. opening to be considered the proportional measure for the lavi a menorah is your finger both lavey a menorah ought to be this length you see. the wood you pull the lady a one by one or do you pull both at the same time. for these women it's about male

and female pleasure and most importantly about female ejaculate. which involves stimulating the critter as something men are traditionally. told to do. a man must know how to move his penance upwards like that on this clip so that the water starts flowing making the vijaya know what. there is no scientific evidence that stretching the libya actually enhances female pleasure but many people here believe it still. has its critics many young people argue that a practice which alters a woman's body should be her choice not because her husband or society expects it. i think it's a good thing but again it should be a choice if my wife or if my girlfriend wants to do it if it

doesn't have any bad influence on her health i support it but personally. i don't mind. or revert. many of the tivo students come here to prepare for an upcoming marriage some admit it was their husband's wish but whatever the young woman's motivation is that he has no trouble filling her classes and her students appear to. have always wanted to visit. and it's a shame that i've never done bad given that i grew up in neighboring tanzania well for those of you like me who have never been to one here's a tour of the city by someone who knows very well. i think it went over like you that infidel was going to die would be a different very unlikely to mumbai but. what if you're in mumbai thank you and

only if it. is king yes oldest and 2nd largest city historically it was a gateway to east africa and just a nation for seafarers from europe asia and the arab world the result of cultural melt import and home to swahili culture kilo was raised in this bustling town and music echoes the course tell full flavor stuff as songs explore matters of the heart. was good. and i realized i posting at the edge of town so my life i'll. go away or so you can sing us slang call your parents so you can go find one of their. yeah for their size i just want to read it for you.

would like us loaded weapon on time music she loves to explore her hometown the 1st this dimension is the heart of mombasa the eccentric old town known for its narrow streets and the 16th century portuguese built for it right now i'm here at the old town one of the most visited places here in mombasa because therefore it is this which was built in the 151000 that he made the point she gave their military base. whoever had control of the fort when i was there which british ruled mombasa today it's a mess well heritage site but mombasa is famous for more than just this monument and this town is always. heavy with the scent of spices and also truth of the local he loves where to get the best ingredients. from. and

cinnamon you can find everything here. the spices that you see here are mainly books by the arabs and the europeans and the indians and we have lived up to their cultural places because it makes our food tastes really good and how the beautiful flavor even is the best places to relax in it's beaches here you can bury your feet in the sun and watch the waves cool by all if you're female friendships like you can try something new you. know that. the sun sets. shows us once again why kenya. is the best place to unwind i listen to 2 large trucks in music in the song much more you can

see. for me there's no place separate to be and produce you anything i miss you guys to come and visit mumbai and it's no doubt. all right i need no war convincing is on my holiday list for 2021 well that's all we have for today as always you can send me an email to 77 dot com or you can get in touch on social media i'll leave you with the song turn me on by at take care and go back. the boss. but i don't live.

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