ah, was who's this is the w news live from berlin. russia attempts to silence its opposition movement, elected of only the anti corruption group goes on trial in moscow accused of the extreme, prevalent critics could face jail and the band from election. also coming up the us vice president, visit mexico on a mission to reduce migration coming. harris says, hope not force or keep people from leaving their home,

but worn. there was no quick fix the poverty violent the clock is ticking. germany's nuclear reactors with just over one year until the last is scheduled to shut down. we look at how the country is preparing for its post atomic future athletes without borders. the international olympic committee picks the team of refugee, compete at the tokyo game. ah, i'm cindy. so it's kinda glad you could join us supporters of jailed russian opposition. politician elective only are set to go on trial today. in moscow, they're being accused of extremism. the court case is the toughest attempt yet to dismantle and of all these nationwide network of support. prosecutors accused of anti corruption foundation of trying to destabilize russia. if found team members

could face prison sentences and be prevented from running in september the parliamentary election. let's get more on the story with our moscow correspondent, emily, sherwin. hi, emily. what is at stake here for alexis, of only supporters and for his organization? well, if these 3 organizations are labeled extremist, that essentially means that their work is completely impossible in russia going forward. in fact, another news network of offices across the country, 37 of them have already had to close down. they've stopped their work in anticipation of the verdict in this trial and people involved with the 3 organizations being tried today, even in the past could face phase jail time. and the thing that i think is dangerous about this label also is that we don't really know how it will be used in

the case of, i'd say not by news organizations, it could even mean that people who posted about, say, an anti corruption investigation that not needed in the past on their facebook page could face fines or even up to 15 days in jail. and essentially that means that all of these supporters could safe haven't kind of a black mark on their record. and also seen that by nice allies has said that it essentially is the final attempt to dismantle their structures across the country. and emily, this really is being seen as part of this expanding crackdown on russian opposition . i want to ask you about that in a moment. but 1st, let's take a look at how election of only and its organization have inspired a new wave of activists. february in moscow were filming at the memorial to the murdered opposition leader board named saw just before the 6th anniversary of his death. a young man who looks like

a tourist tells us he's just turned his own life up. somebody down you have boost. i was in the police. i resigned when election around it was sentenced to prison was the go or it takes courage to resign for political reasons, and especially to speak out in public. but sir kay is determined. scorpion wasn't right. you can't be scared the whole time. my name is not afraid, and neither is it like enough only it depends on all of us on every one of us as a stake in the future of our country. registering 28 year old sergey was a police officer for 5 years now. he lives on his savings, logging on youtube and instagram. he posted his resignation online on the dane of only was convicted. sergey was still wearing the police uniform. the verdict

against nevada was the last straw. he was also dismayed by the brutal police crackdown on demonstrations. the inspect that's in st. petersburg was a police officer to women to the ground. there were no charges against him, and he wasn't even fired. i don't want to be part of the system anymore. i'm ashamed of the violence even though it was just astonished. bring him up in march, 2nd, travel to moscow, attending a seminar for local politicians, organized by civil rights activists. among the speakers, prominent opposition, figures are within minutes. police storm, the room. they risk everyone present, including one speaker. we were in the middle of interviewing the here, which is dangerous opposing the government. but this has about russia as future

therapy himself was arrested for the 1st time in his life. he was released and later find his former colleagues, he says, would not understand his actions, like most in russia, they are not interested in politics. just 3 cases have been reported of police officers resigning over the latest violent unrest. emily, you know, we thought there the kremlin appears to be steadily cracking down on the russian opposition. is this all about elections that are taking place in september? absolutely, i think it seems pretty clear now that the kremlin doesn't want any opposition candidates to even be allowed to register. at least that seems to be the signal that we've been getting in the past few weeks. for example, there's this new law which means that any one deems to be extreme mister connected

with an extremist organization will be barred from running in the upcoming elections. that law, according to experts, seems to be squarely aimed at the vine these organisations. now why these allies even an anticipation of that court vertex that we were talking about earlier, and it's not just people associated with no viney. for example, in the past few days and weeks, 2 prominent opposition figures were arrested here in russia under votter, who was the coordinator of open russia. civil society organisation was actually taken out of a plane as he was trying to fly to warsaw he was arrested. and meet the good cause of well known opposition. politician was also detained, then released and his now left the country. he's gone to ukraine. and we've also been seeing a crackdown in other areas, not just on politicians, but also on critical media outlets. and joe's and even on people who took part in

protests back in the winter. and emily, what about a lesson of only himself, can you bring us up to date on his situation? well we know that this week he was transferred from a hospital within a prison back to just a normal prison. he was in hospital because he had been on hunger strike. doctor is called on him to stop the congress. right, because they said he was close to die and he was actually protesting the fact that he was not allowed to see independent doctor is even though he was suffering from symptoms, he said that were connected with the fact that he was poisoned with using an military nerve agent last year. now it seems that his health condition is stable and his spirits are up. he's been joking in letters to his lawyers and to his wife that are then posted on instagram. but he's still in prison and seems to it seems that he'll be there for the upcoming future. emily?

sure. when they're reporting for moscow. thank you. now to revelations that several of the richest americans paid 0 income tax. and recent years, the investigative journalism unit pro public says it is seen tax returns showing that amazon chairman of phases made 0 payments in 272011. while tesla ceo must paid nothing in 2018 others who allegedly made no income tax contributions at some point in recent years include former new york city mayor michael bloomberg and billy and our finance here george soros pro public that has not said how it obtained the confidential tax data from 11 of age and rob watts from d w business is following this story for us. i rob, what more do we know about the data that they're public obtained here? will probably pro public us, as it's managed to get hold of a vast trove of data from the internal revenue service in the united states,

otherwise known as the i r s. and there is data on thousands of people. tax returns for many of the wealthiest americans covering 15 years. and from that, they're not even able to see how much these people have been earning, how much tax they've been able to spend, they've been paying even, but also how much they've made in gambling winnings. for example, all sorts of other information, like how much they've gained from investments using this data. they've been able to work out how much income tax these people have been paying, and an effective rate, which they've been paying income tax. so the average american household pays income tax 14 percent, but the top $25.00, most wealthy americans a paying a race according to pro public, are effectively of 3.4 percent. and the website which carries out journalism on a non profit basis says that this dispel is the mess that the wealthiest americans

show to the biggest burden when it comes to taxes. it does take the question, how is it that some of the wealthiest americans are little to no income tax? well, it's all legal and it's all down to how these people make their money. so they don't get a monthly paycheck, like most people do in and from the income tax is that they make them money by that assets accruing value gaining, for example, stock prices or real estate that they have a accruing more value. and those things are only taxed when they're so so it means that you can go a whole year without having to pay any income tax. i mean, take, for example, jeff pays off in the year where he paid no tax in 2007, one or 2 years. he made effectively almost $4000000000.00 because accruing assets and the price of amazon doubled during that year. but he made the clerical income of less than $40000000.00. i never so quite

a lot of money, but he was able to offset all of that with losses from elsewhere. and it and so paid no income tax. and so what did the billionaires in question have to say about this reporting? well, those that have responded to the likes of michael bloomberg and warren buffett have said we paid the amounts of tax that we owed, which is, you know, is true. george soros has also responded. he said that if he had no income tax for 3 years in a row, because his investments actually lost during those years, just based off is one of the big headlines from this hasn't responded with anything to their so he's keeping quiet. l. musk sets to reply to the 1st request with just a question mark, and then not reply to any follow up. so a lot of scrutiny on the richest men in the world, a lot more can look into there as well, rob watts, from dw business, thank you. very much so us vice president come la harris has wrapped up her 1st

foreign trip since taking office with a visit to mexico. she met with president and manuel lopez open a lot to discuss how to reduce illegal border crossings. earlier, harris warned people from latin america not to attempt to enter the us the daughter of immigrants making a case against migration afternoon, have us vice president common le harris concluded her 3 day latin america trip with a now familiar message right now. i cannot say it enough, most people don't want to leave home. and when they do, it is usually for one of 2 reasons. either they are playing harm or to stay home means that they cannot satisfy the basic needs to sustain and take care of their family. illegal border crossings are rising once more. after the trump administration shut the door and migrants during the pandemic. they increased

further after the fight in white house, scrapped some of trumps hardline migration policies. biden is now looking for new ways to stem the tide. 27 year old front seal left honduras because severe drought made it impossible for him to grow crops and he couldn't support his family. i walked through guatemala and parts of mexico. i made it to the united states. so i crossed through my own efforts. i didn't have any one to receive me there. i didn't have anyone to pay to take me in or anything. yeah, i'm on my own phone. the father of 2. he's now back on his way home. after failing to find work in the us. during her trip, harris pledged money to improve the lives of people like france vio in their home contrast system. do we have in place? but with desperation, driving migration,

it will take more than promises to convince latin america's poor not to make the dangerous journey north. look at some other headlines now. canada, the prime minister justin trudeau joined a vigil to remember for members of a muslim family killed in an attack in london, ontario. the attacker, a 20 year old man, drove his truck into the family as they were taking a walk. and 9 year old boy is the only survivor. rival lawmakers have come to blows on the floor of bolivia. the parliament politicians from the right wing opposition brawled with the governing socialist tension. were high as the chamber discussed, the political crisis that hasn't brought the country for 2 years. the opposition accuses the government of electoral fraud. the socialists accused them of staging a crew and mongolians have been voting for new president. amid corona virus restrictions, the pandemic played a major role in the campaign with the debate cancelled and one candidate catching cope with the former prime minister of nor could a if tip to make

a political come back after being forced to resign in january 10 years ago. today, chancellor, anglo merkel announced germany would shut down its nuclear power plants. it was an unexpected reaction to the disaster at japan fukushima plant after a phase out period. the last of germany's atomic reactors are scheduled to go offline and just over a year. if the stuff of nightmares a nuclear power station meltdown the disaster before she died, she plant some shock and fear around the world. those shock waves hit german chancellor and get americans and prompted a remarkable policy. you turn just a few months earlier, mac and had decided to keep germany nuclear, overturning a phase out. policy of the previous government to pens, disaster changed her mind and germany's energy policy. but when miss i sent dish today i say unequivocally before this house because she has changed my position on nuclear energy. her government issued a moratorium on nuclear power. it was

a move strongly supported by parliament and by the people. germany's all his plans were told immediately to close all the rest were to be shut down by 2022. when fukushima prompted mac, as you turn, germany had 17 nuclear power plants. 10 years after that, there were just 6 and the deadline for them is approaching. they can only operate till the end of next year. germany's phase out of nuclear energy is nearly done. most deep the nuclear phase out was not only right politically, but also the correct decision nomic laid off part of the old energy world, give aid up. at the same time, germany strengthened its commitment to what it calls the energy transition. moving

to clean energy production, the country said ambitious targets and poured money into green energy generation. last year, germany reached its target of producing at least 40 percent of its total electricity from renewable sources, such as wind and solar. but the green party says efforts so far will not be enough to achieve the energy goals set for the future. depaula and c o. c, a feed, and we really need a great deal of renewable power. and the government expansion targets are in no way adequate for solar. we need 3 times as much and for wind 6 times as much of it. what we have sadly doesn't add up this phone and he night and there's another problem call. it still covers almost 24 percent of electricity generation. and it's a big source of greenhouse gases. but the industry employs tens of thousands of people . many in the press reasons of the country. germany does have

a plan to abandon call, but it said line is 2038 far later than most other countries. a decade after the fukushima disaster, most in germany agree with and gala mac, as decision to phase out nuclear power. but germany's transition to a climate neutral country is still very much a work in progress. earlier i spoke to claudia kemper, she's one of germany's leading energy experts and advised the german government on its energy transition. and he asked her whether it had been the right decision to phase out nuclear power. it's the right decision, and it's not only 10 years old, but it's also 20 years old because many years ago, the government at that time decided to phase out nuclear power by 2020 to 2023 later, which we face right now. it's a good decision because them nuclear power is economically very costly. we will

have to deal with waste for a thousands of years, which costs a lot of money. and we intend to increase their share of renewable energy and to make the event happen. and that's a decision. yeah, the energy vendor, the energy transition, but chances are michael had announced still that announcements you made 10 years ago. i took a lot of people by surprise. so has the government provided enough alternatives, or do you think nuclear power might still be necessary? now nuclear power is not necessary anymore because we could shut down all the remaining 6 nuclear reactors immediately without any black out. and because we have increase a shelf renewable energy, which provide right now as approximately 50 percent of electricity and germany, and that's enough to phase out the nuclear power. however, the energy transition is much more than that. we have to leave the shaft renewables even further and also to effect the coupling and use electricity for all 2nd. you

said you could shut down nuclear power plants today. we then germany wouldn't see any black, black out essentially. but will that make energy more expensive for consumers like you and me? not necessarily if we do it in a clever way because renewable energy is much cheaper and we could decline the costs if we want to hire by the government has decided to increase. also the costs and to provide also more taxes and other components on the electricity prices, but an energy system based on renewable energy. it's much more cheaper. and we could all benefit from a lower electricity price that we talked about shutting down nuclear power. we know that the german government also wants to phase out coal power by the year 2038. does the government have a real plan in place to make sure that this energy transition you mentioned succeeds whether it's a plan to shut down also?

now, coal power plants by 2038, elated. but what we also need to do is phase in wait on only talking about phase out and nuclear coal power plants, but we have to phase and renewable energy and increase the shaft renewable energy much fast. so that we do right now and also provide the right incentives that we use this green electricity in all sectors, in the mobility sectors, with electric quality and also in other sectors. and that i would say we still need a framework. we need incentives to do that. right will take, facing out and facing in their cloud comfort from the german institute of economic research in berlin. thank you for your insights. now, the international olympic committee has announced the members of its refugee team for next months tokyo games. this is a 2nd time a refugee team will join. it's part of an effort to help raise awareness about the global refugee crisis. so congratulations to all of your you the,

the refugee olympic theme. tokyo, 2020. and we are extremely proud of you. and we thank you for all the energy you're bringing to the olympic community and to these olympic games just in a couple of days. that's how i see president thomas bock welcome. the athletes who will represent the refugee team in tokyo. 29 athletes from 11 countries were selected by the i o c's executive board. that means almost 3 times as many refugees as that. the last games in rio, we'll get the chance to live the of them pick dream. unfortunately, the reasons why we created these teams still persists that we even have more forcibly displaced persons in the, in the world right now. and therefore, it went with, i would think that we also wanted to create an ios,

the refugee olympic team, a tokyo with 2020 d i o. c selection process was based on several criteria including performance, refugee status and personal background. the organization also wanted to achieve a balance when it came to the athletes, sports, genders, and regions. it means so much it means so much for us because it means really showing that refugees, young refugees, are competitive. just like all other young people. it gives so much hope to all refugees around the world any tend to positive message about an issue that is so often difficult and contentious. during the opening ceremony, the team will enter the stadium, 2nd after greece, the ancient games founders. they'll compete under the olympic flag and with the

olympic him as there and them. the team will continue to receive i o. c support after the games. each member of the refugee team has a unique and inspiring story, but they all share one dream. now, improving access to sites for people with disabilities is something that just about everyone agrees is a good idea. but in greece, there's been an outcry from some critics about the visual changes that have been made to one of the world's best known heritage sites. the acropolis, greece is most iconic land, and it was built in athens some 2500 years ago during europe's 1st experiment with democracy. but it's a steep climb up. and in the spirit of 21st century inclusiveness, the current government has decided to make the monument more accessible to visitors . a new cement walkway enables wheelchair access and authorities now plan to ad rails and braille signs for the visually impaired. what's it called?

vfl bush, ma'am. i've seen people in wheelchairs who came up for the 1st time and felt happy . i think this is something that should also make us happy, easier that helps demand. but not everyone is happy. some politicians and academics and say the new additions are ruining the classical statics. with an ammonia over a course, this site was never paid when fix it, but it was always just the rock and throughout history. if there had been a ramp, it would have been paved with marble or stone, but that never existed. alas, but the bit, except for some foreign tourists say they aren't bothered by the modifications. this is one of the most recognizable sites on the entire planet. and with the technology, we have not to make it accessible to people who have mobility issues is just kind of brutal, actually the culture ministries, as the improvements have been designed,

uninstalled with care. and that the criticism is politically motivated. let's get a quick recap of our top story. supporters of jailed russian opposition. politicians, alexis volney, are going on trial today in moscow, there being accused of extremism, if found guilty, prevalent critics could face jail and be barred from running in election. that's all for this new stuff. they thank you for watching the news. news. the news? news, news,

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