dependence of the west i'm sorry reaching to get the medical support he's actually recovering from the corona virus and that has sparked outrage on the moroccan side and it was thought that this is what led to this situation but display of power that shows what could be capable of if they're upset about something i did have a new correspondent nicole rest in madrid thanks so much. now invested investigation by d.w. news has uncovered details of how the 1000000 man army is brainwashing its soldiers and controlling it practically every aspect of their lives w. news spoke to 3 defectors 2 of whom are high ranking offices the conversations were mainly over messaging apps and through some video calls and we'll be speaking with one of my colleagues who conducted the investigation in just a minute but here's some of what the defect to set everything is monitored they want to turn people into robots who don't think for themselves and if people post

political things they can be arrested and put in jail for 3 or 4 weeks joining me now is the correspondent naomi conrad who was part of the team conducting this investigation naomi thanks for joining us where are these defectors you spoke to and why did they defect right so can't tell you exactly where they are right now because obviously we don't want to put them into any danger but i can say that you are still hiding in me and mom was desperate to leave but it's obviously difficult to leave given the situation what made it to india where he's also in hiding and they were all very clear that they left because they were disgusted at what they saw as very brutal violence against protesters unarmed civilians demonstrating against the takeover earlier this year so from what they told you can you tell us what the the life of an average soldier is like can manage. well the life of an

average soldier it's very very strictly monitored so they have to live on army bases they have virtually no contact with the outside world the army has its own schools its own hospitals even its own court system and there's a facebook monitoring team so anything that soldiers post on facebook that's the main social media in the in my is very strictly monitored and they also said there's a very strict hierarchy low ranking soldiers are treated quite badly and on top of that they also have to make mandatory payments into the military's many economic businesses so it's basically a system you know where the army has established a state with the states and soldiers basically the power lies to have very little contact with the outside world so this is the system that you talk about is essentially the tool with which the army wields just complete influence right. ok and the just sectors that you spoke to are are they safe now.

i would say they say this far as we know the army is most likely trying to hunt them down those are putting a lot of pressure on these men's families the men told us about threatening calls that their family members had received basically telling them you know if they didn't send in their family members they'd be in trouble but that will 3 men severed all communication with their families and also 2 of them as i said as dylan young man so they have to be extremely careful and they're taking precautions sleeping in safe houses changing switching their locations most nights but they're very aware that you know they could get picked up that they couldn't end up you know in some kind of a roadblock that keep popping up every now and again so they're not safe from the extremely scared but one man told me you know he stands by his decision to defect because he doesn't want his future kids to think that he did nothing against this as he called it a legal coup so there you know braving braving the rest and trying to keep as safe as they can all right now you can read thanks so much for your reporting you're

watching news still to come. the world's biggest music contest is back from the pandemic acts are gearing up for the euro vision finals this weekend. people across precedent have been celebrating the easing of the corona virus restrictions by going to pubs restaurants and cinemas for the 1st time in months but the spread of the new more contagious very and 1st identified in india is causing concern cases of the variant of more than doubled within a week in the u.k. and the northwestern town of bolton is the hardest hit as both queues britain wait . search vaccinations are underway in this northern english town to combat a rapid rise in cases of the covert 19 variant test identified in india it's already the dominant strain here and is likely to become dominant nation market

what we've noticed is west are virtually. the transmission has been happening in the younger age groups i've been getting a lot of pressure on their central government especially to make sure that we can rely the vaccination as quickly as possible and essentially what i've been saying in recent days after accelerate the whole also before the end of may this is a delicate moment in the u.k. it's fight against covert 19 was thousands have been vaccinated here in the last few days alone these measures are unlikely to contain the spread but the same variant already detected in dozens of areas in england you cave had a successful back the nation campaign so far from 70 percent of adults have had at least one dose but that still leaves a considerable number who are unvaccinated and authorities here warning as among that population that this strain could spread like wildfire this variant is

considered more transmissible in the u.k. is dominant can strengthen what isn't known is by how much a significant increase could see hospitalizations search but there is reason for hope in both in the majority of those in hospital haven't been vaccinated despite being eligible assigned vaccines a working. information that we've seen a j.c.b. and suggests that. our current vaccines do confer immunity against even this new variants we're picking up novel virus infections but we're not seeing severe disease emerging. in a fearful way so. so i think it's quite likely that we. as some remain cautious others are enjoying newfound freedoms or are socializing indoors returned across the country this week with the restrictions due to be

lifted in just over a month but the government says the next few days will be key data your own case numbers in transmissibility will help determine with the england continues down its path to freedom oh puts the brakes on its route map out of lock down. meanwhile here in germany or storage fees have quarantined residents of 2 highrise blocks where the indian variant of the virus was detected several people tested positive in the western town of. off local media say about 200 people are affected by the restrictions of the red cross is providing food and other help. now to some of the latest developments in the corona virus pandemic the world's largest vaccine the main asaram institute of india is suspending exports to focus on tackling the domestic surge and infections taiwan has raised its covert 19 alert

level for the whole island in response to a rising caseload and e.u. leaders have failed to finalize a vaccine passport scheme the holiday hubs see as a vital lifeline for the summer season talks will resume on thursday. now it is kitty often weigh it but for a lot of people it is the highlight of the year a vision some contest held annually since 1956 except for last year when it was council the corona virus now the competition is back the semifinals are taking place this week but the main event set at the saturday hosted by the netherlands. they're getting ready for the world's biggest music contest dimitri an event d'evelyn and get our diehard your vision fans despite the pandemic limiting this year's event they're excited for it to go ahead in their hometown rotterdam i was

ready to celebrate everywhere to do everything all outs and on the streets and now it's tiny bit more toned down but the fact that it went to rotterdam made my heart so happy in 2020. singers and bands from 39 countries will participate in this year's you're a vision. like this city an 18 year old singer from malta. if you excuse my friends the winner of this year's contest will be chosen here in rotterdam zoho. inside rehearsal's are on going with lot to be on center stage. next up is switzerland during rehearsals the seats remain empty but when the contest takes place up to $3500.00 fans will fill the arena it's a big challenge to do that while maintaining safety during the pandemic everyone is tested at least once every 48 hours to make sure that we don't get any infections

inside the compound secondly of course it's the usual measures it's hand sanitizer saying it's face mask and social distancing at all at all places except if you're sitting down and can maintain your socialist. as a backup all 39 contestants have recorded performances in case of infections for me to point to. the crew is also excited to finally perform in front of a life audience again. he'll be singing for the host country the netherlands his song birth of a new age is an ode to people standing up for themselves with his powerful message he is one of the frontrunners in this year's event. my song about resilience about knowing your own worth your self-worth and realizing that that is the thing that keeps you standing on both of your feet

in difficult times it's also an ode to people who stand up for themselves and who claim their space within society within the world saying i deserve respect i deserve to be seen skin there as a rich has a stomach roy says sharing his music with europe and the world is an awesome thing but he admits that he does miss those typical eurovision moments. it is a pity that you don't get to me like a lot of the found sometimes our fans standing i'd like to have the venue and that's that's that's a nice moment always because they always want pictures yesterday they were singing the chorus of my song you know and then you get like a taste of what. you know what it probably usually is all your version experience the song contest comes at a challenging time this year but the fans are determined to celebrate their champions no matter what.

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a bit of. the arab spring began in 2011. people stood up against corrupt dreamers and dictatorship. they had hoped for more security more freedom and more dignity have their hopes been fulfilled 10 years ago after the earth spring. arab. william starts june 7th on d w. today we're going to meet several people who have intellectual disabilities have signed up for a 3 year program the book trying and as education specialists at the university level. the candidates are being interviewed today here at the institute for inclusive education in cologne.