i've just been talking. to the stars. hello and welcome to a new edition of focus on europe thanks for joining us today nato is pulling its troops from afghanistan and that includes the german bund a spam the consequences of this move can be seen in europe. around 10000 soldiers are deployed at the hindu kush now they are packing their bags and

returning home critics fear that once they leave a new civil war may break out. and with it we could see a rising number of people fleeing afghanistan and taking on that the dangerous journey to turkey right now many who have succeeded are arriving in van allen in the eastern part of the country i mean that stuff is a day and her son paris got here 3 years ago but they know that many don't make it and that's why i mean and part of this are determined to keep alive the memory of the unknown dead. i mean us have the sad interest on parviz it is always difficult to come here. the symmetry of the nameless is a belief place. motherhood here's a good image going to the people who are buried here all had mothers brothers and sisters they all had someone who loved them but now their families don't even know

that they are here but it breaks my heart that there is no one who comes and prays for them mobile hug it as you know that right there. that is why i'm lean and harvest pray here on behalf of everyone else. they too fled from afghanistan why iran to turkey illegally on foot over the mountains it's a long dangerous journey and many who don't make it end up here in the eastern turkish city of van in an unadorned grave with no name. without a high myself there is a man here who was found dead in a mansion. and once we brought women's bodies their fingers and toes were frozen off in the cold. and yet only a few are discouraged by the risk the number of people trying to get to europe where this route has risen sharply in recent years most of from afghanistan

pakistan or bangladesh and what was once a tiny cemetery has long since become a mass burial ground. recently turkish police stopped a truck in the area people smugglers had crammed more than 100 children women and men into the back. more than 50 migrants died last year after their boat capsized on lake van. turkey is now building walls everywhere in the region to stop the migrants hundreds of kilometers long the border with syria has already been closed off the wall to iran is still under construction. human rights lawyer mahmoud cook chan says walls won't stop the refugees. they only make their journey more dangerous. michigan rain somewhat abused. people will always look for ways to enter the country. even if it means risking

their lives. what turkey has been ignoring for too long is the fact that people smuggling in this area has become a kind of business sector so. people can make a lot of money in a short time at a relatively low risk. ameena and power this is still clearly remember their own flight from afghanistan that was more than 3 years ago the smugglers took everything from them they say. here in van the family is now trying to get by on low paid jobs. people only to those can work more money collecting garbage or selling fruit and vegetables at the market and we simply can't make ends meet. like so many others they want to continue to woods europe but they cannot afford to

do that and the trip is not without its dangers either back to afghanistan they say that's out of the question i have lost everything in afghanistan it's a war zone our house was destroyed how can we go back there and there's no safety for our children and you will remember that if we have to go back they will kill my son that's not an option. so they are holding out in eastern turkey stranded in their new existence. and they think of those who lost their lives and are buried here at the symmetry of the newness. a new life in safety nets what many refugees arriving in the u.k. hoped for and this was the same decades ago before the 2nd world war more than 10000 jewish children found refuge and new homes in the united kingdom's safe from

the nazis laura dubs or was one of those children he's now 88 years old and he has been fighting tirelessly for children who are fleeing from war and terror and who are on the move all by themselves. having to leave your family your country and everything you know behind you. and your dogs knows what that's like when it was just 6 years old all for dogs was placed on a train and cried as part of a kindertransport evacuating children from nazi occupied czechoslovakia the trains bound for london where his jewish father had already sought refuge his mother was denied a visa. and put on a plane. saying goodbye and parents at the station german soldiers fossett goes on . i suppose that was quite traumatic. give me some sandwiches for the journey and when i got to love that i had no problem at all hadn't touched them but all they

had by far was waiting for me. at liverpool sensation are very very lucky that his father died not long after and although his mother made it a lot and she was never happy there but the 88 year olds doesn't like to talk about those things he prefers to not change through political progress and a seat in the british house of lords in parliament dubs advocates for under-age refugees well as they cater for the 1st half of what the minister said i was slightly less certain about the 2nd half of his cross party initiative has enabled 480 children mainly from war zones to come to the u.k. even if the government cut back on the numbers. i think saving one person and giving them a chance to have a decent life is one victory so without sounding too pompous about it that is a victory. but behind every victory is

a story of hardship must it was 13 when he left somalia fleeing from islamist terror groups. over the next 3 years he traveled through war ravaged libya over the mediterranean to italy before reaching the refugee camp in cali france known as the jungle he was all on his own. he said he was beaten and witnessed other migrants perish. people died in the sea of shoes and in the water yeah i see a lot of boat it was on like he was in safety i didn't have another choice this is his 1st meeting with the man who brought him to england says nice to meet you here today must a lives in london and study sport in college y'all just want to say thank you for. only being here with just how good i came as a child i was 6 i was young i was 6 years old go well i never thought this these

things happen in life quite unexpectedly but of a lot of i thought i'd be here doing this. more dogs asks must be what it was like to live the company kalai and about his experiences of the civil war in libya to discover they're both manchester united fans it's a conversation between 2 refugees 18 and the other 88. i was called him legend he has been a lover of v.j. and done a lot of things to help him a lot of young to be able because he understands and he was that situation and they know how it's fairly not been in somewhere like in cali or clegg so has he done really and show the i want to be like him with a fish i had a lot for his share of what unites me is a fellow feeling that we've all fled to safety britain gave me fantastic opportunities. and i'd like to feel that other people coming the child refugees

will be given the same opportunities and the same or welcome that i see. present unaccompanied minors in european refugee camps have little chance of coming to the u.k. legally your dobes considers that to be an acceptable i'm just fighting for the law to be changed man. i would argue that the least we can do is to share the sponsibility of other european countries and that means we should take a few more shouldn't take them all. right but the risk we should take a few more we can do better than me and i would argue that that is our humanitarian response to both. nor dobes plans to live up to this responsibility over the next 10 years he wants to u.k. to take in 2000 children the same number as one skein on the contrary transport. and that can lead to wonderful encounters like the one between large dubs and the

mass there from somalia. last year was difficult for hotel and restaurant owners and european tourists and nations like the italian island of capri many people stayed whole or only travelled within their own countries now that we have several vaccines against the coronavirus there are hopes for a better holiday season visitors this year capris population is being vaccinated as quickly as possible but this is this pleasing to sam on mainland italy. this stunning view belongs to capri. the island usually some 2000000 holidaymakers every here. locals are used to the many visitors. but so far this year they are still having to wait for. the jewel in the gulf of naples is especially beautiful during these months as is the garden of the where no current systems with

. their live and products and legendary we. if you look we have blossoms and lemons at the same time. such an intoxicating smell i knew we had so much rain that everything is grown well look at this branch it's bending under the weight. so i don't think about how much ice cream and cakes are going to make meanwhile in the via come out or luxury boutiques are being spruced up for affluent tourists who up until the pandemic brought in a large part of the island's revenues. the islanders are now hoping that the coquetry capri campaign will help bring about their return. if all goes to plan the entire island population will be paxson into by the summer and the beach atmosphere can be restored half of already received their 1st shot. but now the island is

being criticized by other tourism spots on the mainland capri has been accused of trying to jump ahead with its vaccination scheme to attract more than its share of tourists local mayor mary no limbo denies this. they still have a. disagreement just different approaches simply up the pressure so that more attention is paid to tourist sites on the islands. on the mainland at the famous site of the ancient town herculaneum people are also waiting for tourism to pick up again. and 29600000 visitors came here. last year it was only $60000.00. people something like that we can return to and we have life that may not be the singular but which places like these can be visited again there are so important

for everybody. nourishment. the archaeological site is also the financial lifeline of that. a small town near naples. used to attract only daytrippers but now it has around 2000 tourists beds. every guest counts the local mayor says capri has luxury problems whereas here the fight as for survival. i don't think it would be rights to prioritise capri ischia or procida and to forget pompei herculaneum naples and the surrender coast on the other muffy coast tourism should only begin after mass vaccinations and not because one island has been vaccinated. but many hope tourists return earlier than that. when of course sisters have added class divisions to their ice cream parlor and preparation so that they can work without wearing a mask oh yeah if you. ask.

i don't know you are going to be so on your we have to work and we want to work absolute we have to be safe and so do our customers move on that. plane is known for its beautiful waters stunning cove and hidden caves. i fancy santa has spent countless hours varying visitors around. certain tourist will be back soon thanks to the vaccine was. all of this to the philosophy of our region which is that you have to be a barrel. because it makes more sense when it is empty of what. they dream island of capri. purpose a chance to return. everyone

in the bosnian capital saturday of world probably knows him the partisan. period he was part of the communist resistance that fosse against the germans in the balkans right before the end of world war 2 and he was particularly active in the city of saturday of war after the war a vulture became a superhero even in comics bookstore now the how it's once the keeper valdez memory alive and with it the fascination for comics. it's. evil nazis and heroic partisans every child growing up in the former yugoslavia knew the story while to defend sarajevo as well as the film it was a comic book that had millions of fans around the globe. comics were hugely popular in the former yugoslavia and al mashallah each hopes to preserve this tradition has been a comic enthusiastic childhood he founded design publishing company this courtyard

in sarajevo is home to a coffee comics as well as a shop which sells comic books and graphic novels there really it is more of a refuge. with the dallas ft worth i don't think anyone in bosnia today would enter the comic book trade purely as a business venture for the 3 pour you need to love comics or so aside from the fact that i'm trying to earn my living from it this is about my passion for comics in the spirit of is also an attempt to leave a few traces behind me that was specially to reawaken a lot of comics and kids of the view. children can bring in a comic they've already read and exchange it for another she had it and nothing from this but he says that's not important he's too busy trying to salvage whatever he can his collection of comics is now larger than the one held by boston as national library. in the

1960 seventy's and eighty's with everyone in yugoslavia read comics it was organized the street in the school supported it or maybe a little less but compared to today the print runs were incredible it was the way through the darkness the break of yugoslavia also spelled the end of this comic culture since then sales have been sluggish back in the early seventy's a comic yes you could easily sell 800000 copies. today young artists like and it's cheech ish have a tough time living from their work. while you bring to the astar course twaddle who were there are a couple of enthusiastic to do it because it's their passion or 3 thus the reason there's still any type of scene here reporter over there is comic book authors and

illustrators unfortunately look for jobs and side of bosnia and herzegovina valley . she just says the market has been decimated even though the internet is creating new opportunities he says what's missing are publishers like challenge and his publishing company. so it's only or is doing with regard to comics so with the publishing house on the comic book store there's a good step towards creating what bosnia lacks or what kind of platform you can work with. as a platform or course and watch it rod through. a coffee comics has brought out a new edition of wall to defend sarajevo the story has also been republished in german and chinese in china the tale of walter the resistance fighter who took on the nazis is well known chinese tourists visiting sarajevo flocked to his memorial

there though until the end the nazis never knew who walter was you know who water is tell me his name at once to shoot it in fact i will show him to you. you see the answer to. this is voter. in sarajevo walter is once again a symbol of resistance now against the political corruption that paralyzed bosnia for decades. with him there were people are sick of having to just survive on their own. and walters message to fight for others to fight for others lives in all of us with the other thing is to make something of our lives here and sorry vu and in bosnia i mean shall each his optimism in the face of all odds is reminiscent of walter's message never give up even in times of great resistance.

we now want to take you to the caspian sea to a region where you can actually find sea monsters and no we're not talking about any lost ness monster but about a huge metal vessel designed to scare off enemies during the cold war this man played an important role in the project. abdul ghani is a retired engineer and he remembers the time when he used to ride the waves on the caspian sea monster. colossal quick and dangerous this monstrous vehicle part ship part your plane is on a beach by the caspian sea in the republic of dagestan. if you're trying to plan or screened later design for military use presumably against the west. served as flight engineer on test flights for the winship or ground effect the of

course are generically known really this one is called the caspian sea monster. what we get into i operated the propulsion units from here it's a great machine just incredible. the 1st winship was designed in the 1960 s. it was meant to guard russia's coastlines and fight enemy ships costing undetected by radar thanks to a salute flight. this uses the ground effect here a dynamic interaction with the surface beneath the wings create just enough lift to carry the 380 ton giant a few meters above the water. but it never saw genuine service 14 years after the caspian sea monsters launch the soviet union collapsed and test flights were ended. but the nuclear the. we thought hardly words. but

we were so proud of our country at the time for developing such let's call them products unlike what any other country in the world hunt from what it was written natural it wasn't a monster those are part of the morse of the quarry there are even plans to use to a crown a plan to carry passengers you know because it didn't need long runways or airports . up to gleam of civil it is 14 years of his life to the. he logged a bit more than 500 hours of flight time which she says is not much for a professional test pilot but the flights were anything but easy something always went wrong the prototype had only been built for test flights. 3 was nick though we have various firefighting protocols in the event of an accident. but it's not just want to be honest we never once had to use them. with the new rich of us.

today the caspian sea monster stands near their bent a 2 hour drive from up to gleam of whom. the now retired flight engineer is proud to have been the only dagestani on the team of soviet researchers. hardly any food remain from his time of them after all it was a top secret soviet military project. but i was the only non party member they took on but they would have gone the other coworkers were communists but when the head of our test pilots division found out about taxes he was shocked. or not how could a nonparty member have become a crew member. but we can push. today party membership means nothing the country allergy of. the soviet union is history and the colossal winship is destined to serve as an attraction in petri

park. planned on the caspian sea coast. global move to much. everything is ruined. the work of so many designers and engineers. hospitalise that still standing here but we were rather that there was talk about dismantling its for scrap or do small girls buy milk i hope it'll help young people understand what fantastic technology we haven't and what a great country. if i tell you and i hope that will help to feel proud of this country and its people not organise. and sue the caspian sea monsters this is a very different mission in today's russia to be your witness to the one time current greatness of the former soviet union.

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this is the the in years lie from violating the united states' spots for postals to waive coronavirus of vaccines paid since the german governments on german. drugs manufactured a way but it's not the solution. despite this the world health organization and the world trade organization support the idea of the program. from some kind of igniting restrictions despite fears that such a 2 tier system could further divide. democracy activists to sentence to an additional. guilty to taking part.

the program. that is based. around the world is becoming more complicated when u.s. president joe biden voiced his support for a vaccine peyton's officials followed that by voicing their interest in such an idea that pharmaceutical companies and other german governments say it's the wrong way forward according to a german government spokeswoman protection of intellectual property is necessary to protect innovation it was a stunning change in policy for the u.s. the trumpet ministration resisted efforts to suspend patents on covered 19 vaccines but president joe biden chose a different tact the word from u.s. trade representatives was extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures the

move was welcomed by many in a tweet the head of the world health organization described it as monumental. the proposal already had the backing of some $100.00 countries in the world trade organization proponents say suspending patents on coronavirus vaccines will boost production in less wealthy countries and fast track an end to the global pandemic. but pharmaceutical companies criticize the proposal they say the decision will lead to more disruption and stifle innovation in the future the european union has said it's willing to discuss the issue with the u.s. but european commission president who's a laugh on the line said in the meantime rich countries could do more to distribute the vaccine that they already have in the short run however we call upon all vaccine producing countries to allow exports and to avoid measures that disrupt

supply chains the patent wavers are not expected to come quickly u.s. trade representative say negotiations at the w t o could take some time let's go to reaction to this from a radio going on who's head of the office of the covert facility whose aim is the equitable distribution of vaccines around the world welcome to the dump you you must be very pleased about this development. and you know me well this is and that the united states government and yours are all mechanisms also books are increased global equitable access. this is quite a significant. move but it's also if. you ministrations amendments on many other things you are really only increasing the raw material production and that is going to have an immediate impact on getting more than one thing back east india

and brazil have been lobbying for obvious changes for some time why do you think the u.s. has just got on board now. i think it's important that we think about the fact that we're a long way from have nots in equity of the moment and until more don't start arriving in lower and middle income economies thereby that we have today in terms of global x. in x. that is only going to widen and i think that's not news of course for those who are not being able to have access to i think but it's also not good news for those who have access but you will see that the virus will continue to reach and you take. anything that can be done to make sure that we have a truly local. solution to the 919 i think is very well well give us an idea of how this might work said let's say hypothetically this was

approved tomorrow how long before and in fact it is felt in areas that the don't have vaccines at the moment. so i'm not going to be the one to comment on the mechanics but when we think about what we have ahead of us right now what we need is urgency for doses to get to lower income countries and actually the best thing that done in the short term is to have access doses donated from the countries who have excess supply through to to lower income economies through kovacs solidity and then other mechanisms like technology transfer like having access not only to intellectual property but also to know how will be i'm porton elements in terms of increasing the supply available globally so just just so we're clear if this change happened now about wouldn't solve the

immediate problems faced by those countries who are dependent on kovacs for the vaccines. there are a couple of things that can have an immediate impact so 1st and foremost. the u.s. administration has committed increasing acts that the production of the raw materials that. are important for one thing that act. and then alongside other mechanisms like intellectual property like. the transfer of you know how our old building blocks that work. and. for increasing access on talk of you thank you for joining us already are going to cover a facility in jenny thank you well makers in germany have backed the easing of restrictions for for many vaccinated people as possible as the countries are vaccination program gathers pace but the idea of loosening the rules for some

and not others doesn't sit well with everyone. meeting people outside with fewer restrictions. travelling to they had reza without restrictive measures liberties there will soon be possible for those who have been fully vaccinated in germany. to parliament approved legislation granting more freedom for those who have either been vaccinated against the corona virus or have recovered from a covert 1000 infection the government says is not about granting privileges but reinstating rights. but we're talking about people who have been isolated in their care homes restricted to their rooms without contact to others people who are suffering they should be allowed to enjoy their meals together in the dining hall. but german seem very much divided over the issue. you can create too much disparity

within the population but at the same time you have to make sure that you somehow find a balanced solution. i'm in favor of giving freedom back to those who are no longer pose a risk but it would mean that people who don't get vaccinated for whatever reason are 2nd class citizens experts warn that there will be a lengthy transition phase before a large part of the population is vaccinated. to contact. concerning the contact risk trick sions in public places i wonder whether it makes sense to create such a visible social division for a certain time the fact. i hope of course they did will only be a short transitional face. after passing germany's stark the country's opera house is expected to give the bill the green light the losing of frustrations for vaccinated people who have recovered from covert 19 could be in

place as soon as next week. more stories making news around the world german chancellor i'm going to be taking part in a virtual global climate summit this year as petersburg dialogue is being co-hosted by the united kingdom is focused on creating greater commitment to curbing greenhouse gases. the international criminal court has sentenced a former ugandan child soldier who became a rebel commander to prison for war crimes dominick on when he was given 25 years behind bars for charges including murder forced pregnancy and using child soldiers when he was the leader of the lord's resistance army. when. they've been fresh clashes between police and protesters and we colombian capital. is the latest violence in days of protest against economic inequality and police brutality at least 24 people have been killed in the rest this week. britain and france have

sent patrol ships to waters near the i haven't of jersey in the english channel after about a 50 french fishing boats blockaded the ardennes main harbor they were protesting about post-breakfast fishing rules which the french say unfairly restrict the ability of their vessels to work in waters controlled by the u.k. . french fishermen and women pour in to say tele air harbor blocking any large ship from leaving their angry the island of jersey is a self-governing british prime dependency and has become the epicenter for the disagreement over post cracks at fishing rights the island is closer to france than it is to u.k. and many french boats used to fish in the surrounding waters. where do we come today because we have always fished in these waters we've always fished here and then over night they take away all our fishing rights you know. these are

agreements we've had for a very long time. but now they must apply for a pair mitt from the jersey government they say the process is unfairly restricting . but i thought you were not happy with the licensing restrictions they handed out to us we should have had licenses to fish as we wished without any restrictions on the species. the. u.k. authorities have pushed back claiming that they have done all they can to accommodate french concerns as you've already licensed so before you vessels. throughout their states they will have been clear that there's no process the remaining seconds you know save lives. for the days or so i think it's fair on acceptable to make those sorts of call both countries sent navy vessels to monitor the situation tensions over fishing rights have been simmering for days after their

requirements for a fishing license were published last week france even went as far as threatening to cut off jessie's electricity. officials from jesse met with some of those blocking the port but the 2 sides failed to reach an agreement french boats have now agreed to leave. one of the hong kong pro-democracy movements most prominent figures has been sentenced to a further 10 months in jail for participating in an unauthorized vigil in june joshua is already serving a 17 month sentence for his role in antigovernment protests in the chinese territory in 2019. when activists joshua long was brought to court he most likely knew his jail term would be extended hong kong authorities have been tightening their grip on freedom of expression in the city he's already serving jail time for his role in pro-democracy protests but now he's been sentenced to an

extra 10 months for participating in a visual last year that commemorated the victims of the $989.00 tiananmen square massacre. and we are very disappointed in how i had been failing to save our rights to save the iraqi people. to feel that session. for years hong kong was the only place in china where people were allowed to mark the anniversary of beijing's crushing of the chinese democracy movement until it was banned last year. and many other activists have fallen victim to hong kong and beijing suppression of dissent following months of anti-government protests beginning in 2019. 1 was due to be released in november he's not likely to be behind bugs well into 2023. for the 1st time aerospace firm space x. has successfully landed a prototype of

a rocket it hopes to eventually sent to the moon and to mars called starship of the rocket touchdown safely in texas after a high altitude test flies for previous landings ended in explosions space x. c.e.o. you don't musk says the company's just a few years away from sending a spacecraft to moms. this is day to buy from berlin here's a reminder of our top story at this hour the e.u. says it's willing to discuss cars with 19 facts in peyton's wife as after the u.s. publicly backed plans to improve the global vaccine supply and accessed by temporarily suspending intellectual property rights to fight discussions of the world trade organization are expected to take months. that's it you're up to date on world news at the top of the allergen i'll do well is that they don't use business update in just a matter of the. books

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