it is not the 1st time it was talk to one of its journalists had already been sentenced to 6 months in jail. and last year to fly with stripped of its media license. after releasing footage of protests and arrests and other critical news outlet under pressure is mr. it's been labeled extremist organization by delicacy in authorities nest as co founder and protest if rich had been reporting from abroad until he was seized from a commercial aircraft that was forced to land. and men's could have been charged with inciting some of the mass demonstrations that have rockefeller goes since august last year, challenging the outcome of disputed presidential elections. since then, almost 500 reporters have been arrested according to the better received journalists association. more than 20, remain behind many of those who have been released to say they suffered physical

and mental abuse like the w's alexander, but i call of punishment for reporting on a brutal regime. joining us now, if you williamson, director of the europe and central asia at human rights watch in berlin, thanks for joining us on d. w. or after his release bureau costs said the detention facility he was in was like a military prison. he also said he'd been subjected to torture and inhumane treatment . do these accusations surprise you and fortunately, they do not surprise me. research shows that in recent cases, we documented there are examples of torture and mistreatment in prison. we've documented brutal beating. the journalist journalists being denied medical attention being held in very poor conditions, just like conduct denied access to equipment that was also destroyed. we also

documented cases where journalists have been threatened that will no longer have custody of their children. and a very recent case where a journalist had to flee feller was because police re did her apartment and then when she was abroad. so it is contacted her when she would turn they would arrest her grandparents, physical and psychological torture is quite common. unfortunately. almost $500.00 journalists have been detained since last year. i'm curious, what impact is, is have on the media landscape in the region and the work specifically of journalists and failures who just has a history of a very strong independent media. also the reputation of very courageous journalist and despite that the crackdown in august last year to the presidential election. i mean, but the industry is really quite decimated within better whatever. still some

courageous journalist that many have had to leave the country and many a working in the baltic states in poland with independent media doing their best report and what's going on in the country that obviously we've seen very graphic report, so they're doing good work. what's needed now is that the government's in the, in europe, including germany, to support that was the work of independent media that they can continue. there's been unequivocal international condemnation and demands to free journalists and allow independent reporting and bellows. but does that really have any effect on lucas shank? oh, i think it obviously is difficult to tell, but i would say probably has, i think his actions are becoming more desperate. the played incident 9 days ago is an example of that. and a harassment of media suggests that he continues to be determined to try to stop

the message, getting out on the other hand, casting a light on what's happening in ballard is one of the best ways of ensuring that in the end a government comes to power that will really respect human rights including media, freedom continue in the independent reporting of the soul of the your correspond that was doing is really important. hugh williams and from human new i'd thought, really appreciate your time sir. and so much. we'll get you up to speed now on some the other stories making headlines around the world. at this hour. a prominent russian political activist is in custody after being pulled off a flight bound for poland. andre peeve of all of was detained shortly before take off from st. petersburg. late monday. he's the former ahead of the recently disbanded open russia. with the pre for vol. ralph now phases a criminal pro for cooperating with what authorities call an undesirable organization. the united nation says more than 90 percent of the population of

ethiopia by region now need emergency food aid. that's some 5200000 people fighting broke out in the northern region nearly 7 months ago. and the un says that has exacerbated already high levels of hunger. it's appealed for more than $200000000.00 to scale up its response. schools in miramar have reopen for the 1st time since the military power. in early february, the hunter has called for full class reviews, but many teachers and pupils are staying away in a show of resistance against the regime schools closed a year ago due to the throne of virus. and then, well, germany's national disease control agency has officially lowered the countries grown a virus risk status. as the 3rd wave of infection subsides, the risk level goes from very high down to high. germany's health minister pointed

out that the country is still in the middle of a pandemic, despite decline in case numbers in progress with vaccinations. is because i was, i know, i know it's a downgrading of the thread, but at the same time, the threat is still high. that shows the special situation we're in. nevertheless, we have reason to be confident. if things continue like this vaccination numbers up, infection rates down than this can be a really good summer is on. my bet that's bringing d w's chief political editor, michelle, yellow, cliff ner mirabella. this feels like real progress. will it make any practical differences for people in the country? what is already making very practical differences and less than a handful of more than $400.00 districts. still above the critical 100 mark, that's the mark that sparks the automatic emergency break,

which meant school closes, closes of salts and pretty much public life coming to a near standstill. well, that is now a far cry from the reality. i certainly seeing out on the streets here and berlin incidence rates down to rounds. 35 and people are enjoying simple freedoms by gathering in groups and going shopping again. but still they need negative tests to go inside. so proof that they have oxygenated. what's led to this progress? well as lord have in the head as a whole, but called institute says the 3rd wave was broken here in germany. although he is of course airing on the side of course and calling on people to remain courses. it was seen as a rather subtle success that despite the fact that under the michael didn't pull an emergency break over eastern people still responded by being more cautious. and that is something that the incidence rates have shown and progressively over the

past week, they've been declining just a month ago. i was standing here and reporting how hospital after hospital and doctors associations with basically desperately cooling for tough measures because those intensive care units were setting up. we have to acknowledge, of course, that the risk level remain high. so i have to ask you to sobering question. could good news like this result in over confidence? and then of course have renewed spread of infection. well, i've seen over the past year at demons hadn't been extreme on either end of the spectrum. but the example that was sizes was britain that is now seeing it's another threat from the new what is known as the indian nuisance. and, but person at the same time, for the 1st time since the beginning of pandemic has celebrated not having a single death today, germany is still away from that. and there's

a lingering risk that there could be looming, next wave, another movement around the corner. but overall it's an upward trend, the summer is coming, which will bring an easing on this half of the population, vaccinated at least once. and that is something that helpful source he's on politicians are hoping to build on after all, many faces general elections in september. so any crisis would have political implications. d, w. so michelle yellow cushion and many thinks is always here's a look now, at other developments in the krona virus pandemic, 7 e u. member states have launched a digital certificate system aimed at making travel within the block easier. it uses a q r code to prove holders are vaccinated, have a negative test result or have recovered from cobra. 19. the world health organization says grown a virus variance will now be named after letters of the greek alphabet. it says it

hopes this will simplify, discussion around the variance, and avoid stigma. south korea says a shipment of krona virus vaccines to north korea has been delayed again, due to ongoing discussion, some 2000000 doses are earmarked for the country as part of the co vax vaccine sharing program. peru has made a staggering revision of its official cove at $900.00 death. toll officials are now reporting that more than twice as many people have died from the virus. as previous we estimated from just under 70000 to over 880000. the country's health minister said a new criteria changed the count. this means peru now has the worst death rate per capita in the world. fighting for life emperors hospitals with oxygen shortages and overwhelmed intensive care units,

experts had warned officials were under counting covered 19 death. now the government has announced the new toll using updated criteria for accounting victims of the pandemic. bama, i can add a see for my new counting methodology. we will have more exhaustive figures and figures that as the health minister said will be very useful to monitor the pandemic. continue. nilsson, i'm in family 30 and we will take the appropriate measures to deal with it and hopefully overcome the pandemic very soon. those will be the new criteria has been broadened from those who tested positive. it will now include people who showed corona virus symptoms and those who have been linked to a confirmed case but outside peruse crowded hospitals. the families of the sick, angry at the government's response to the pandemic order. they should have told the population about this new figure so that people would

really be aware of what was happening because with a figure as low as 60000, i think people felt quite confident. and in some cases they did not stick to social distancing measures. on buckling non, they can also be outrageous that our latest don't do anything because as we know, it is true. there are vaccines at the moment, but they are not enough. the government purchased additional doses last month, but the vaccine roll out has been slow and hit by allegations of corruption until the vaccine drive speeds up. the new death toll is a devastating reminder of the human cost of the pandemic. will vietnam is among several countries in se, asia facing a surgeon covered 19 infections? the country's health minister has said a newly discovered variant could be responsible for the outbreak. vietnam has seen

case number's double in the past month, but still has one of the lowest death rates. and the country is ramping up its defenses to keep it that way. the discomforts of the pandemic known to many around the world are now coming in vietnam to authorities and how many city are ramping up cove at $900.00 testing for its focusing on high risk areas, residents around learners and it fast rise in case numbers. no worries about the new violence area and where am i more often and also limits meeting other people? coachman, since he has been partially shattered with many businesses, close them public gatherings, restricted some residents find themselves behind. quarantine coordinates, the middle of collab breaks. students are vacating the dormitories to make way for a new hospital in preparation for the worst. the

last flights to hanoi have landed, the busy international airport is closing for a week. now he does okay. vietnam recently united the discovery of a suspected new variant, possibly emerging types. first thing in the united kingdom and india, it says that we'll soon share tests also for confirmation. vietnam is in a race to vaccinate. so far, only one percent of its population has been inoculated. only weeks ago, vietnam had achieved a month 0 community transmissions. it's strict arrival quarantine measures and 5 block tense proved effective, but cov, at 19 is finding cracks. even in the most cautious countries, we go from asia to africa, now the leaders of the herero and numb or ethnic groups in namibia have rejected the agreement between their country's government and germany over the designation

of colonial era crimes. last week, germany acknowledge it. committed genocide during the occupation of its former southern african colony, tens of thousands of herero and number of people were killed between 1000 no 41900 . 08. berlin has offered to make payments of more than 1000000000 euros to help the communities affected. w corresponded add. your increase is in the be in city of out in n day, which is in the former homeland of the hero people, and still a center for them today. adrien, why have the leaders of the hero and nom up people rejected the agreement, reached by the german in may be in government? or michael, it's has several reasons, but the main one is money. they're simply not happy about the amount that was mentioned in the media around 1100000000 years that will be used for developmental project. they say it is not enough,

but the problem is also that the hero do not speak with one voice. the people here and also their traditional lead us, you have those to where on the negotiation table together with the government. some of them say we have to move ahead and finally conclude this deals. others of them say no, this is not the deal. we want it and the government did not get our confirmation to agree on this agreement that was apparently reached last week. so they're now trying to pull out. and on the other hand, you also have those who have even a stronger position like here where we at the moment we just went on a tour with the local chief and he says, no, that's all negotiation was never fair. we always said that the government should not be, should not negotiate on our behalf. we the effected communities are the ones who want to negotiate directly with the german government, which the german government did not want to agree on. so this complicates things, of course, to find a solution. they have issues clearly with the process, but what are they also asking for at this point? well, i mean those ones here, we talked to,

they actually asking for the whole negotiation process to start from scratch again without the government. well, the government, they say can be in wealth, but also the effect that communities have to be stronger, involved. others saying the amount that is supposed to be paid is not supposed to go to the governments because they say they should set up a fund and said with effective communities, can decide them what they could do with the money. just the fact that the hero and number of people are not on board have any impact on the agreement reach between the governments. so it looks like the german minister of foreign affairs was scheduled to be in the maybe this week to sign a 1st agreement. this, it doesn't look like if this is going to happen and it's going to be a long process. so it's going to be a long delay. and one of the problems is also that the hero and now my best to minorities in the country. and many i talked to, they don't feel themselves represented by the government. they say the government is mainly made up with people from other ethnic groups in the past. they have not represented our region. they complained about the under developments. you can see

it also behind me how things look like in the villages here. many people still live in checks, they have no access to, to toilets and electricity in some areas. they say it hasn't worked out in the past, so they do not trust that the government here would use these funds that could possibly be paid by germany to really invested in the region where they live and whether it was really needed. it's audio increase. many, many thanks. adrien, the u. s. is marking the centenary of the races massacre in tulsa, oklahoma, in 1921, a white mob looted and burned a prosperous black neighbourhood. official figures put the death toll at 36, but historian shay the real number could be as high as 300 ceremonies to remember the events of a 100 years ago have been taking place in the neighbourhood, once known as black wall street, because of its many successful black businesses for decades, the massacre that unfolded there was kept quiet, only recently has the full scale of the violence come to light. i reported kara,

lina sher more sent this report from tulsa, the joy and pride in tulsa greenwood street. people here are commemorating one of the worst race massacres in u. s. history about the same time they're celebrating their heritage. most of the survivors of town has res massacre are no longer alive. their descendants are here today. it was kept secret here and tell us that and learn about it and tell us about 9 or 10 years. well, i don't think people want to go back and remember the traumatic things that happened. they might have been afraid that it might happen again. in 1921, a white mob, along with tulsa police, a members of the national guard attacked the black wall street district by looting and burning businesses and hopes greenwood was reduced to ashes or 10000 black

people were left homeless. a shameful episode in the history of the city where race still device it's residents. we have our north part of tulsa, which is for donna black, and then and south and east and west is predominately wide. and i feel like there's that line that you just don't cry if you're one of the other, it's always been a division. but with me growing up in north tulsa, we never went out to buy anything. everything was there? no, we had stores. we had our schools, we had own doctors and hospital. one of the elder child sons have remain silent in the past, out of fear, a younger generation belief. the only solution is communicating what happens on that fateful day. it's ignorant that keeps us divide it so events like this. continuing to educate people, that's the only thing that i think is going to get up the path that point. that is what this migration day is all about. teaching people what should never happen

again. nevertheless, they are still buried secrets from the town. so raised massacre a gruesome however, it was recently made at old long sectors. this is the side where archaeologists, the an earth, a mass grave, a couple of months ago. they assume it might be connected to the cal terez massacre of $921.00. but until this is clarified, the unknown bodies were remain in the ground. some of the cruel things that happened in this dark chapter of history remain unknown. and for many residents and tell so forgiveness will only be possible once the whole truth is finally brought to light. even if it's more than a 100 years later, brazilian president, dr. austin, ours says his cabinet fully agrees with the offer to host footballs. copa america, spike in corona virus cases, saw the much watch tournaments stripped from argentina on monday,

with just 2 weeks left before the 1st kick off. but the health situation is not much better in brazil, and that has many people questioning the move away from the original hosts. preparations were underway in argentina before south america's governing body for football. con, my balls posted this message on twitter saying that argentina would not be hosting the copa america due to present circumstances. now it's up to brazil in normal times, certainly a country capable of hosting such an event. but these aren't normal times. opinions are mixed up with some form. it's been through worse times. here, resilience may be wounded, but never defeated them either. so will be there to cheer for the brazilian team or not fill out the status on but as a lead, a name or my name, or will be the main man at this copa america meals. this is not the time to host

a copa america because it will bring tourists here. the new pan demik is not over yet, and we have not been vaccinated here. i think it should be cancelled this year because simple as that. brazil has the 3rd highest number of corona virus cases in the world, and about 16000000 and the 2nd highest death rate with 460000 having lost their lives to the disease. yet when it comes to put your ball, many brazilians might be willing to look the other way. after all, they are defending champions, and brazilians need some kind of good use. the question is, how much of a risk is the corporate america? and before we go, here's a quick reminder of our top story with journalists and bailey roost. increasingly under seizure, d, w reporter says he was torture during his recon custody. some 500 reporters have been arrested in the last 9 months, including one taken after

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