the mm ah, excuse me. this is d w. news live from berlin, remembering china's bloody crackdown on pro democracy demonstrations a p. m, and square chinese troops opened fire on their own people who were calling for

reform 32 years ago. today, we will speak with one of the leaders of the student movements from the time. also coming up, police arrest prominent hong kong activist chow, hong kong. she is known for getting thousands onto the street to remember the 1989 violence invasion. plus sri lanka, fishermen are left without a catch in the waters around the rector cargo ship. it's been leaking hazardous. waste fears are that hundreds of tons of oil may spill into the see the me i'm sarah kelly. welcome to the program. today marks the anniversary of beijing's 1989 t enemy square massacre. commemorations are banned and social media users are even

reporting that the candle emoji khan cannot be used today. for several weeks leading up to the june 4th 1989 date. the square had become a focal point for protest against the economic hardship and corruption. students also gathered to demand democratic rights and freedoms from the communist government. but by june, 4th, chinese leaders sent in troops to crush the demonstration. footage of a loan protester standing in front of a line of tanks has become one of the most enduring symbols of the cracked out. no one knows exactly how many people were killed on june. 4th, 1989. some say hundreds. others 1000 where kind of she is one of the leaders of the student pro democracy movement in china from 1989 and he joins me now from taiwan, where he currently lives. welcome to the program and thank you so much for joining

us. you are a survivor of the massacre that the chinese government seems to want to race from the memory of its citizens. how does that make you feel? well, i'm a well being a survivor itself. you have to carry the guilt. but then also the fact that i cannot commemorate we cannot go back to hong kong. we cannot go to hong kong, people who are holding the vigil for many, many years. cannot commemorate also shows the fragility of the chinese communist reaching it is a day of commemoration for the young who sacrificed their lives, preventing people from doing just this come admiration is an inhumane a commemoration. remembrance is one of the most humble force of

resistance. chinese comments redeem also knows that so the logic for the chinese calmness region laced there, they know we want to remember and then that's them. that's the one thing the communist party afraid the most, remember, is absolutely. and take us back if you will, to those moments of the days of the early summer of 1989, you were 21 back then. what kind of change if you want to see will be political reform was promised by chinese region by them shopping to chinese people . we were simply demanding they fulfilled their promises. but in china, even in 198910 years after that don't choking their l. a. re open their reform? still it is a very, very suppressed regina suppressed society. taking the street of

aging is not an easy thing to, to, it's not the there they are very dangerous. but i think the students in aging across the city and then across the country have demonstrated a strong determination that we want that political reform. once we were promised, and then the response from the government at the beginning was like police but tom's and then a fake dialogue that they own. a dialogue to, to, to government organize the student, organize a organizations, members to have them. so we escalate that the movement into hunger strike. we get the support from all over the country all over the world, but we could not move the emperor in who lives in the, i mean he called himself the general secretary. so they answered us at the end with

bloodshed later known to the world as june, 4th, masika. absolutely, and i mean, it was a massacre that shocked the world. indeed. and i'm wondering what your thinking was back that, i mean, did you suspect, you know, as you were going through the hunger strikes this is you were demonstrating that the chinese government would indeed crackdown so hard and send in tanks and literally run down the protesters. we never thought that the chinese government would actually mobilize standing troops against peaceful demonstrators, as it's part of the part of chinese communist parties. propaganda is that they are the peoples government and in the standing army, people's liberation army is people's army. it's thinkable for any chinese citizen in 1989 before the 24th before the night of june, 4th, to imagine chinese reaching open fire to its own people.

so these certainly didn't occur to us. we thought ok, yeah, they're going to suppress the movement. probably using the police baton and, and come us out of the square using real any nation and then roll over people, protest or on us on the street with, you know, tanks and military people. movers him. that is just shocked all of us. i think you just said he shot the world. yes. we also certainly shopped a 1000000000 chinese and you had to flee china. we understand after the 1989 massacre you. you haven't seen your family since reflect this commitment that you have. what was it worth the decades of sacrifice that followed? well, if you, if you ask me, is it worth it? i don't know how to, how to calculate it, but i can answer you in the different angle that i don't regret what i did. we

didn't do anything wrong, the price we pay was high so high. we don't know how to really calculate it worth it. but we also know the, what we did in gentlemen inspired, people do follow around the world, especially in your country in germany. i mean, a basically leads to the peaceful ending of the people's demonstration in the, at that time, east germany and then eventually lead to the renew, falling off the burning war. really, if occasion of germany, the impact of $989.00 student movement is huge to the world. unfortunately, just not to china. where she, we thank you so much for joining us here on dw news. one of the leaders of the movement in china in 1989. we appreciate it. my pleasure.

and as we have been hearing on the 32nd anniversary of police in hong kong have arrested pro democracy activists chow hung tongue. usually she would be leading a mass vigil for the victims of the enemy square massacre, but hong kong authorities have banned the commemoration for a 2nd year in a row. to w correspondent, phoebe cong met with her recently, and her report was filled before the arrest. hello, a warning shot 2 would be protesters. on the anniversary of the day, the watch democracy. back to this child, her tone, arrested by plainclothes police, her less crime promoting unauthorized assembly. joe was one of the few leaders of hong kong pro democracy movement, not already behind bars. the arrest comes a day after authorities threatened to jail anyone attending the vigil for up to 5 years for over 3 decades to see of candle light in hong kong

kept the events of 1989 alive the city's annual vigil, a symbol of defiance unsinkable on mainland china. but now even handing out candles is heavily pleased. weeks ahead of the 32nd anniversary, the organization, hong kong, the lines, led by child, began promoting the annual commemoration. the 1st sins bay jane impose the national security law. here shall at the time here really impression people are even more supportive, i would say, but the support is less expressive is actually going beyond just the remembrance of cameron is also goes to the heart of what hong kong, where do we still have the fight? try to know whether we are so missing, we are, we can still to serve our pre freedom by our own action. also, we actually had to pay the people who are already arrest custody. but their hands are largely tied. police have been visual for the 2nd year in a row,

citing koby safe to restrictions. although other mass gatherings like concerts and soccer matches, have resumed. just 2 days before the anniversary, the alliances june, 4th museum, the museum commemorating the events of 1989, was close down due to a licensing investigation by the authorities. many of the organizations leading members are in jail for protesting, including chairman lee, chuck young. we spoke to the veteran activist, shortly before he was sentenced to 18 months in prison. we are in that that this, we are like in a tunnel, but if everyone still come up with a candle, that the spirit that we are looking for. i believe in the people hong kong we listen truth. make sure that the hong kong people know that we never give up, even though maybe we have to go to jail for the

alliance. it's not just about commemorating the protest of 1989. what about being able to dissent to be able to call for an end to one party rule for democracy protests are now labeled the version by b jane. it could be a reason to outlaw the activism and the alliance itself. we are not so, so there was no question that they go from a one to replicate, not insisting on some slogan, awesome. some principle, the risk is what we are doing. sincerely fighting for the end of one talk dictatorship. there will always be that it really can be why, by the right quantity. i wonder whether this happened. sure. now or as it's a long way away, it depends on how hot recent recess, right workers at the alliance, june, 4th, me see, i'm happy going. preserving the gentlemen square exhibits in digital format. if china continues to close down all avenues, the physical protests in hong kong, moving historical evidence to an online museum mand up being one of the last

remaining ways of showing persistence. and for more, let's bring in d. w. hong kong correspondent phoebe con, who put that piece together for us. if you join us now, phoebe, the arrest of chow hung tongue, just walk us through the significance of this move and what signal it sends to the pro democracy movement. and hong kong was held up 37 year old lawyer is one of the common and accidents in hong kong, co member of the annual kind of life visual organization alliance. as mentioned in the reports that she has been engaging in chinese human rights, one can also local well time which is pretty high profile on these a, on the end of those 310, which is one of the most in a political to do in china. that i read actually is a warming sense by the authority to the democracy camp and also the general public

in hong kong with that hold that thought he's not going to tolerate any kind of commemorate. not only that go into the kennel life, but also going out individuals who want to sustain that kind of commander ation. so this is definitely on the sensitive face that you want to spam out all kinds commemoration on and kind of piece a co morning that about these very like the song of the communist party chinese party. so the official band is then in place. talk with us about the mood are people still determined to gather well, the route is really 10 days or even weeks ahead of the 3, the local community and the gas moves or like,

cussing about like whether it is still legal to commemorate june for canada. now in hong kong in 2021 and many officials have been warming the public, especially the lawyer, the police officers they, they're wanting the public not to take the risk and majoring themselves by putting themselves on the kind of like a possible sense of the public already been and also the national institutes and all of this is the end events raised implementation of the national security law. but i'll put some activists with that. are you wanting to carry on the commemoration by maybe setting up some booths later on in home home today? on the streets and some churches are holding, i can leverage or paying gathering but being that premise, but they're all 15 office and started. the police actually deployed up to 7000

offices today. just took off every call in the home. come in, especially the now fans can leverage and value that they have already still up that talk to really try to stop anyone to carry on this kind of picture today. but we, i expecting to see some kind of the by and we will see how the list we're going to be asked that they have already. and 2 people not coming out today because in hong kong. thank you. and let's take a look at some of the stories making news around the world, the taint journalist roman protest. savage has appeared in an interview on a bolivar cn state television making and apparently forced confession. the opposition says that his admission to harding to overthrow alexander the shackle came under direct part of savage and his girlfriend. i've been in detention since

may 23rd. when their flight was forced to land immense. russian police have released a well known opposition politician from custody after holding him for 2 days. dimitri good coff has been planning to run in september's parliamentary elections. russian authorities have been cracking down on descent recently ahead of the elections. us intelligence officials say there is no evidence that a series of identified objects seen by navy pilots were alien spacecraft. as, according to the new york time, putting a report to be sent to congress. officials said that the aerial phenomena were not secret us technology, but could have come from a rival power. watching d w news still to come on the program returning to live in the shadow of africa. most active volcano, people in goma asked why they weren't given more warnings before their homes were swept away. the sri lanka is struggling to contain

the environmental damage from a wrecked cargo ship which has been leaking hazardous waste into the ocean. the express pearl is struck off shore, near the capital colombo, where it partially sank, following a day's long fire sri lanka, plans to sue the ships operator. though it says that the real cost may be incalculable. india has dispatched vessels to help the clean up and prepare for a possible oil snail. the ghostly rec, still smoldering, now sunk into the sea floor. attempts to tow the vessel to deep water failed. it may have to be broken apart in its place. the ship's operator says most of the fuel and toxic cargo burnt in the blaze, but authorities are readying for another wave of waste. if there is an oil spill, we have different methods of dealing with it. depending on the weather conditions.

when you, we are ready to face all possibility. the 1st option is we can lay a boom around the ship. i'm happy we're ready with that. if that's not possible, we can drop oil dispersed from the air, you know, even at sun, beaches along shore. lank is western coastline have been coated by billions of plastic pellets. similar scenes could come to other nations shore lines. as current carried the waste across the indian ocean. environmentalists described the other lead substances as a chemical soup. and we found the number of very hazardous chemicals, i think more than 8 to contain and so hazardous chemicals that include sodium, metal oxide, and copper sleggs lead didn't goats, and nitric acid and lot of plastics. and also the books that i think fishing has been banned along large stretches of the shoreline can coastline

fishermen fear for their health and their livelihoods. normally, they have told us to fish at least 15 kilometers away. we went and put out net 25 kilometer away, even though it was that far when we went to check out next in the morning, we didn't catch a single fish. not even a baby fish, but without warning, the singapore flag, the vessel was only 4 months old when it caught fire in late may, the navy says the 12 day blaze was likely caused by the chemical ca. the captain and some crew members have been barred from leaving shore lanka. i made a criminal investigation into the country, works maritime environmental disaster or nearly 2 weeks ago africa's most active volcano erupted in the eastern democratic republic of congo. the city of goma was flooded with lava and thousands of locals were forced to flee the area. now people are slowly beginning to return to the area,

looking for what remains of their homes and their livelihoods. dw correspondent, mario miller is in the city to meet with some of those who have been infected. the masika, francoise lost everything. her house where she lived with her children, and her family business. the entire life she had carefully built up over the years, consumed by flames in a matter of seconds, was so good. we decided to flee, hoping that lava would not affect our house. but on sunday, when he came back, everything was gone and we were left with nothing. she had no time to take any belongings with her. now she's living with friends that could only take 2 of her 10 children, the others. i was neighbors. one here, one day, one, okay, i'm on a low. it's making me very sad. there's nothing i can do about it.

like messy get over 4000 people have lost their homes and the entire livelihood. some of them contrast fuse at friends, houses, or in nearby towns, but now they depend on humanitarian assistance in order to survive me. why was there no warning for goma? about 2000000 people live in the area. the director of the coma volcano observatory says the world bank did not renew the funding for the work with no funds they were unable to monitor the volcano properly. in october, the internet was cut off that caused problems. we have stations that 150 kilometers away, but then we didn't have enough fuel to get there. and i don't know if i, because you know, from when the internet is working, the observatory receives data from sensors on the volcano every 4 minutes for 7 months. that was not the case that everyone knew that we didn't have the means that we worked with difficulties. but some vulcan ologist say there were

a clear signs that they will cain or could erupt in the next few years. civil society activists say the aimless, squarely with the government, and the good mobile can observatory itself. no fancy for even the wedding carotid. if they didn't spend money or for j founded by bank they, we could prevent, they been dead there. my dad right now must be bothered who is responsible. oh, she cares about is trying to rebuild her life. i seen in the z, what there is nowhere else. i can go. there's only one goma. there's only here for me to stay with my children. i've yet to know what the like my figure, the people of goma lives under the shadow of one of the world's most dangerous channels. they can only hope the city will be better prepared by the next time it erupt. germany has officially acknowledged that it committed genocide

during it colonial era occupation of namibia and announced a final financial settlement totaling 1100000000 euros that some will be spent over the next 30 years on infrastructure health care and training programs benefiting the herero and the nama communities, but many representatives are not happy with the deal, and are protesting. the w correspondent, adria increased reports. this is an emotional play for many herero. they come back regularly to visit this tree in the village of aut janine hundreds of herero prisoners of war were hanged here by german troops. just go through nick and hang them. sadness. certainly anger. yes, no, not that human being could actually be doing this

for what reason? for the reason that alarm system us simply stood up in refuse to give up what belong to them, namely, violette. more than a 100 years ago, german soldiers killed almost a 100000 herero norma in the former colony of german side, west africa. in 19 no 4 loiter on, trotter gave the extermination order. it included women and children. no germany wants to recognize this as a genocide and has pledged 1100000000 euros for development projects. that's what the government negotiated with recro. that's a deal between 2 governments and development aid. it has nothing to do with our demand for the operations. they are fully house for a curl, a former attorney general in namibia and his supporters are still considering legal

actions. but previous attempts have already failed in several us courts. we are on our way to the village of wilcox laura, 2 hours away by car here to the majority of the population is herero. and there are several traditional leaders on the bottom, and she thinks she think your existence was a you don't see him as he's not. he's not that i'm not seeing, he's not the traditional leaders here. don't share a singular viewpoint. some support recurs legal actions, others are in favor of the deal negotiated by the government. some others, once a renegotiation, prioritizing more money for this per region. unfortunately, the negotiating did not come back to us to, to tell us how did the german government arrived at the, because they have concluded. so i'm not yet of the opinion that i did to

go many should go ahead with the, with the agreement and deal the consensus with the affected community back in can mean power. my chief for courage and his followers, they will protest further. they want reparation. and negotiation. you're watching d. w. news, global 3000 is up next with a look at why a legal gold mining is on the rise in the amazon rain forest. ah, the news. the news. news. news,

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