fair when tested the tomorrow to the 16th w. o. o, what people have to say matters to us in. that's why we listen to their stories. reporter every weekend on d w. i me surrogate mothers in ukraine. they have their own children, but also give birth to children for strangers. ah, the children are born this way every year. who are these women?

and why did they do this? at the end of the day, this job is the only way to earn money quickly in order to get a roof over our own child's head. the me, i know that this child is not mine. i'm only carrying it for other parents to me. the surrogate business is booming. for many patients, send us frozen sperm. then we carry out the whole process. without them we fertilize the egg of the biological mother or a donor eggs. remind me, clinics or millions in this way. we see that the state has absolutely no control over these fertility assistance program. there's a huge gray area for childless couples

from all over the world. ukrainian surrogate mothers are their last glimmer of hope . we won't want to be appeared at such a pacey, the i denise and jeans, meisner from hoof, time and half, and are embarking on a very special journey today. what time is quoting 1 20 pm? yes, you're right. they want to fly to ukraine to their child, which is surrogate mother will soon give birth to lasting longer to get here. and now we just really want to be able to get her straight away. our daughter is to in 10 days. if she takes up the money she takes up to her,

daddy to be on my co. yes. let's see. the main thing is that she's healthy and that we're able to reach her. when my wife says it's been a long road, that means it's been on our minds for the last 4 years. we tried artificial insemination several times here in germany. we really tried many, many times. we had a total of 5 attempts in germany, all of which failed, and then we decided to go to ukraine and had yet another failed attempt there before our surrogate mother actually got pregnant with our little one get into the lima. mit is like lines running in germany. surrogacy is prohibited in ukraine. it's legal. they signed the contract with the agency a year and a half ago. says it's not uncommon that many couples from germany and other parts of europe around the moon, travel to ukraine, to sarah,

to see option that the b o. text. com in kiev is the largest fertility company in ukraine. people wanting to start a family come here from all over the world. yes and denise, my stance child was also conceived here in the laboratory. i'm not totally lucky. the owner of the company is a self confident business man. his fertility empire includes clinics, agencies and laboratories. he accommodates surrogate mothers and parents to be in his own hotels and apartments of any patients and frozen sperm because they can come here as well. for example, chinese patients from asia or people from argentina or brazil, or they send their sperm and we carry out the program. without them

we fertilize the egg of the birth mother or a donor good professor. mother. she is under this fluorescent microscope. we can see what is called a p j d signature, which is used to determine the facts in there for this is because we have customers who specifically want either a boy or a girl because magically village hopeful parents pay $40.00 to $60000.00 euros for a child to she loves his company, earns millions at the beginning of the corona crisis, his clinic became known worldwide because more than 50 children, carried by surrogate could not be picked up by their parents. pictures of the waiting babies went around the globe. the text. com has also repeatedly made negative headlines,

including accusations of child trafficking, and italian couple that had arranged for their child to be conceived at the clinic . found out through a dna test that they did not share any genetic material with the child. the child was taken away from them, a court case and food show. i'm going to start going in 2010. i had just opened the clinic and those were just my 1st programs. of course, this is a tragedy, but this is not human trafficking. that's just ridiculous. that's just what does human trafficking have to do with any of this? with the miss was a medical error due to negligence in the lab. was this because that's how the court case has been settled. he assures us, his laboratories would now perform double checks lin, fertilizing eggs. it's much more difficult. he tells us to find surrogate mothers, hundreds of ukrainian women between 18 and 40 are under contract with biotech. com,

he says, but the demand is steadily increasing. there is really a fight over surrogate mothers here, and there are enough patients for all the agencies, but there are not enough surrogate mothers. that is the reason why having great mediators is so important for me, or lena con income is one such mediator. however, not for b, o tex. com. she works with other agencies. it's a huge market. she says. what colors are the flowers, red grass, and the trees, the rain after the birth of her son, nikita the 25 year old, has twice worked as a surrogate mother herself. once for an american couple, and once for a ukrainian couple financial hardships,

she said is the main reason why women work surrogate mothers in ukraine. i grew up as an orphan and the state never supported me. never gave me an apartment . i had my child when i was 20, and i had no idea where to go now because i had a stipend of $100.00 and an apartment cost 50 mile of what was going to do. so i worked as a surrogate mother and bought an apartment with lena 6 contact with potential surrogate mothers on special internet forums. up. but come inside in a yes. want look, i'm inside that you years but yes, and i always look at the comments i need. yes. there are girls who are afraid to write a private message. i'm sure i posted an ad for them here. oh, what. what if, if not every week, i spend about 5 to 7 girls to the clinic and they're scream,

or bad girl can participate only if she doesn't drink, doesn't take drug, and doesn't have any disease in over the years from of the catholic lena also wants to be a surrogate mother a 3rd time soon to earn money again for herself and her son. yes. and denise might now have been staying in a key of suburb for 2 weeks now. their daughter is due date was 4 days ago, but she is keeping them waiting. the last time we were here, we always said the next time we come, we might already be able to pick up our child here that we didn't know that yet. and that was at the time with the during the puncher. an egg was taken from denise and then mixed with vianza sperm, genetically it's her child. even if the child is growing in a stranger,

we kept in touch through the agency for the can fill in what we plan to get to know her helped us all nasty good words b, o tex allows this following the birth to have personal contact. if both sides want in water, that's what we want. and we have found out that our surrogate mother eula has said that she would like to meet us can, can then wouldn't make much. of course it was strange 1st at 1st, the idea of sorry just to deal with things that the contracts we had to sign everything because she somehow think, okay, it's all about bringing your child into the world and then you read a contract about it. i'm sure you did pop without me. i think i got this to this given just the ultimate religion. of course, we would have liked to become parents naturally, and we would have liked to see the child grow and my wife's body and watch her belly get bigger and bigger might be covered. but that just didn't work out for us

. then we decided on a surrogate and hum via included to south, and she to be completely honest. we have to say it was the price in the, in the try this to ukraine because it cost about a 3rd of what it would cost us to tell them what we call the, for many desperate couples. ukraine is their last chance for a child. and unlike in america, where clinics charge $150000.00 or more for fertility programs, it's more affordable. but these bargain prices carry risk, says renowned lawyer, sergey unto nov. he specializes in reproductive law. the system, the system is not slick,

but number no one knows how many contracts are signed with hopeful parents and what happens to the children. often they are not real agencies, but just one or 2 people. if they are not regulated, not registered anywhere, and they do not pay taxes, i need most of it because of the numbers. and this applies to 60 percent of all fertility companies and ukraine, your capital. in the end, they carry no responsibility for the mistakes that are made on your last year. there were several cases where embryos were mixed up. the input from the french, dark skinned couple was given a fair skin. the child of the and there were other scandals where the dna testing did not match the parent in the, in 2019 alone. 9 couples came to me when the dna test could not be confirmed. didn't got past me, but give me following the ukrainian parliamentary election in 2019 lawmakers promised to finally create laws. there were proposals for reforms

including by sergey anton off, but unfortunately nothing happened. the large fertility clinics are not interested in changes enough from what we know how our parliament works, what's often laws are past due just for certain business interest. unfortunately, reproductive medicine has also fallen prey to the situation of newport news. that is, no law has been passed yet much the good nor the uncertainty is advantageous for some of them. and this continues to the state has absolutely no control over the reproductive programs on offer control. up until now, many issues have not been clarified. for example, what happens to a child who is born disabled and whose parents do not come to pick it up? in ukraine, the law only stipulates that surrogate mothers must have at least one child of

their own. and that intended parents are not homosexual. and must have had at least 4 failed artificial insemination like eons. and denise, my it's now for them. the big day has come have never been so excited. their daughter was born 3 days ago. they were not allowed into the hospital because of corona today. the hand over is to take place in a hotel right after their daughter's birth a d n, a test was able to confirm that their daughter was a genetic match. in a few minutes, they will see their child for the 1st time. the then the car finally arrives with their daughter, allow an employee from the agency has brought the baby here from the hospital.

2 here, hello, telling the right to having you know, my colleague she has her hair. he sleep soundly just like i paddy accurately, accurately. we're very happy. she's already had her 1st checked up from the doctor . so far everything looks good. she's healthy. he's already a very good healthy appetite.

and a nice right now, i have to stay in ukraine for another 3 weeks. they still have to visit the authorities and the german embassy, so that lau becomes their daughter by law. they will also meet their surrogate mother. you will yeah, for the 1st time me uriah my income lives in a village, 3 hours away from ts, just 3 days ago. the 30 year old returned here from the clinic. she's already been a surrogate mother twice. she has a husband and a 7 year old daughter. together this small family lives in cramped quarters at her parents small home doing a class or 2, or this is my daughter's desk where she does her homework class by now. this or not,

we sleep here. stuff. this one, and this is our living room. e and my brother's room. this my daughter stuff is over there. it's a run. your screen could be like a baby about this bear when i came home from the clinic doing cooper that it's a gift for my daughter. well, this good because i was away from home for so long, but i me, it is the 1st photo of my daughter with my husband and mother in law crying tears of joy at the time. i guess it's like that with your 1st child. 6 just a week ago,

she was still pregnant with denise and jen smiled. snow's baby girl. her family has mixed feelings about her job. i will go to the school, of course my husband was against it, but i talked to him, explained everything to him. and then he understood it really well. boss falls into more dad sees what i do pretty negatively because he does not understand how you can give away a child that has been growing inside. you know, because i stand by what i do doing that this child is not mine. i'm only carrying it for other parents better for you know, we have a suit keepers out of after the birth i bled a lot and was unconscious for almost a day. oh, never had general anesthesia and never saw the child feel like this is not my child . lewis happen to be and so i have no special feelings toward her. so my

number with my mother and my 3 sisters understand that. and they always knew that i could build a new house with the money from the surrogacy. that's why they didn't ask many questions. thought up by them. personally, i just felt but also particular number right next to her parents home is her late grandmother's small house. you know, wants to move here with her husband and daughter very soon. oh, nice. did we get to know? now we're in the kitchen and that's where the shower goes, the think a fridge. that's basically everything. but it should show this would this and this will be our living room and my daughter's room,

my would have gone for was i've got all of the service the money to get a new way moves. i think it with them. and then as we finally, we will be able to live alone as it goes. listen, you go, but i'll be independent. i won't have to listen to anyone. nobody can tell me what to do with. don't know, but we've been planning a long time for a little kingdom of our own. thanks to the 3rd of the money we can now realize our dream of finally becoming independent from our parents. we don't know how to delete the the people in the village know about her work as a surrogate mother. you will, ya has never hidden it, but she knows that there are still many prejudices. that's why she doesn't want to show her family or her daughter in front of the camera.

so there is hardly any work at the moment, especially for young people. that's my young mothers decide to work as surrogate mothers, so that they can provide for themselves and their families you yeah. has received 16000 euros for her work as a surrogate for the german couple. that is several times. her husband's annual salary junia is still considered the child's mother under german law. that is why she will soon meet with denise and yet and for the 1st time. see the baby girl. lo huh. that she gave birth to. ah, the german embassy in kiev, one week later, this is where the ukranian surrogate mother and the german parents meet for the 1st

time you had brought a gift for the baby, a traditional ukrainian dress. oh yeah, yeah. that's very sweet, very sweet. thank you very much. is on his way. why my man? i'm doing my husband just with you. yeah, sorry, good. my thought at the german embassy. yes. it's now granted, my husband power of attorney said that he can determine that we can leave without a b and then decide everything in germany without the order the inside and right now and the german law and nobody to her in germany, i have to adopt her because according to german law, mother is the person who came to the child on a ukrainian birth certificate is the child genetic make up the count. and that way in smiling for the german couple,

the 1st contact with the surrogate mother feels good. which has, did you let mine will not. so it feels that she has spent the last 9 months because she was always so present even without us being here with all your ways carried on our and i'm going we actually got to meet her in person. and then you think, my god, how do you even say thank you. i hope that she's for just how grateful has to be done for me. 2 weeks later, you am at vanco returns to key f. once again, she has to confirm to a notary and the registry office that she is getting loud up for adoption. and that the child is allowed to live in germany. for the 30 year old, this is the end of her role as a surrogate. she just wants to buy

a gift for her own daughter, and then go straight home. those mom. ha, i'm glad that i helped these parents give birth to a baby girl. i'm really happy that they have this little bundle of joy to come with her shot for you guys. so that way it has me long to get mother's understand that we are able to make these parents happy. after all, i am a mother. i have a child to, for me, this is definitely such a great joy. this is the most precious and important part of a mother's life. i knew you would like to work as a surrogate mother again, but it's not possible. i mean, if i knew that unfortunately, i will not be able to do this again. i bled a lot after this for us to change. the doctor said that i probably wouldn't have

any or children or future is my child. rather than waiting denise and genes nights now are back in harrison. the 2 of them are open about the fact that a ukrainian surrogate mother gave birth to their daughter. they say they would have never had this opportunity in germany. and we just think it sat in a country like germany that not all the possibilities are exhausted because yes, exactly. it's one of the most conservative countries when it comes to reproductive medicine. monday people always talk about wanting children. and i always think it runs so much deeper than that. and if you really want to have children, if you really want to be parents,

you just want to get all the love you have to little be. that's not a wish. it's a basic need. sorry to see was the right path to take and cannot horse. who would have liked to go in the new way. in the end was the best thing that could have happened to us. the best buy from patheon. they want to stay in contact with surrogate mother. he was young. your child should know that not 2, but 3 people were involved bringing her into this world. news. the news, the news, the news news

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t v star is up against the center, right. but there is no clear winner so far and games that's and a record for novak yoke of which is or when that wimbledon you claimed his 20th grand slam title equaling the record of our tribals roger federer. and raphael don ah hello, i'm glad richard's been a very warm welcome to the show. british billionaire richard branson has completed a maiden flight to the edge of space. branson and 5 crewmates sorta 80 kilometers above the earth in the virgin galactic unit. the space plane, for instance, has now edged a head of his rivals, jeff bezos and ilan musk in a battle between high flying typhoons to toot and climbing, as we take off for richard ransom as the unit re space plane took him and 5 crew

members beyond earth's atmosphere, the aircraft, climbed 80 kilometers from the new mexico desert. during the one hour trip, the crew experienced a few minutes of weightlessness. 10 seconds. i was once a kid with a dream looking up to this. and now i'm an adult in a spaceship, looking back to our beautiful to the next generation. that dream is. if we can do this, just imagine what you can do for some, this is the mission of eccentric billionaires and a time when financial inequality is rising. others warned that face tourism will only create unnecessary emissions as the world faces climate change. but for brands and, and his theme of success that was long in the making. there's mach one trimming. now. i think that this is now here finally reaching the point of commercialization where anybody who has the money and once has the desire can, can buy

a ticket to go to space that, that is truly special. it's going to be a game changer. i think for space a trip with virgin galactic for a few minutes and space will cost around $250000.00 per person. but branson is alone in his venture to commercialize space travel. it hasn't feel we've been working out of town or just based off the schedule to fly aboard his company, blue origin rocket later this month, this time to stay. meanwhile, test last 11 mosque says he is planning to head into space in september. his space ex venture has received funding from the us government and has even bigger plans. what space x is doing is primarily launching satellites, government, satellites, commercial satellites, and, and other others space systems to earth or vision. and ultimately, what they want to do is launch people to mars that is the most ambitious of all

these 3 ventures. the other 2 are seeking to focus on space tourism, taking passengers to lower the orbit for a few minutes of my crew. get microgravity time brands and beat his rival, take coons by being 1st off the ground and back down again here to this new space. race is really just beginning. hold it just like this for a minute. let's bring in a keep a coward. he is the editor of the space, the news website at nasa watch dot com. join us now from washington d. c. thank you so much for joining us on the show. keith. i want to get your take what you make of a richard branson version galactic flight. well, in some ways it's all, it's been a long time coming. i remember the 1st time the sort of spacecraft flew in it took them a lot of time. they lost emission at one point and a crew member, but you know, they kept on kept on keeping on people who bought tickets to reserve seats. and it all comedy today with a white with 2 pilots and 4 passengers. so nothing much more to say than, you know,

4 people became as cross today as us billionaires spending huge amounts of money and defying all of these setbacks to eventually we eventually with the idea of taking tourists into orbit. but is this just a playground for billionaires? no. mr. mr. branson, although he had an earth patch on his sleeve. he's from the u. k. and eli mosque was born in south africa. well, the point here is that, you know, there are people from other places and they come to either the west to do things or do this things elsewhere. but you look at the crew today, and one of the people are several people from the u. k. one with some india. so you know, anybody can fly in these things. i've done the training, i've done the sanity twice. straightforward. the issue is how much is going to cost and where do you know who you are to check to? is it a playground for brainers? you know, you could probably drive that from some of the twitter exchanges in the past few days, but just look through history back here in the states when that from the 1800s when the railroads are 1st being form or the 1900s of the airlines are being formed was

one rich guy here on the ranch guy there they trash talk each other. at some point the expensive flights were, you know, becoming popular than somebody found a cheaper way to do it. now everybody flies and, you know, i expect that that will be the eventual result of this 1000000000 or boys club sort of thing that people perceive. and the we a point perhaps 10 years from now we'll, we won't even remember it will just be buying our cheap tickets for the space. is that your money? they think in 10 years or really going to say mass space tourism. yeah, it's a matter of fact i'm just waiting for one of these 3 people to be those mr. muster . mr. branson to decide to do a business people off and doing that is take a price points like with amazon or whatnot. where you say, i need a price that a lot of people are going to buy something up or some money into it with the risks that all grow a bigger consumer base. and at some point, i'll be able to sell, you know, many seats because i have been customers. and if you look at with space x is doing

where they're starship, that can conceivably cost a few tens of millions of dollars to bill. we be reused many times and you spend a $1000000.00 in fuel each time you can do the math and quickly discover that you just have to have an economy of scale. and all these people got rich doing something else. so they teams, they seem to figure that thing out and how to take money and make more money. and the more money comes from more customers. i don't, i don't mean to sound like it evangelists for capitalism, but it seems to be working, kicked out like you'll be a 1st in line. i keep the editor of the website, nasa watch, dot com. thank you so much for coming on dw news. my pleasure. and now we can turn our attention to some of the other stories making headlines at this hour. unrest over the jailing of former south african president, jacob, duma, has spread it to the economic capital. johannesburg. shops have been looted and a highway closed. the protest began in human home problems of quite do not have

where he has started a 15 month in jail sentence for contempt of court for wanda had sent once that was in soldiers to battle an islamist insurgency in mozambique. they will fight alongside national forces and truth from a southern african alliance, as women have killed thousands of civilian mozambique in the last 4 years. israel supreme court has ruled that same sex couples should be allowed to have children with the help of sara get mothers. l g b t q activists have campaign for the rule change. for years. the court says restrictions barring gay couples from surrogacy must be lifted within 6 months. flash floods have forced thousands of people in south west china to we from their homes. heavy rains and swept away buildings and bridges in which one province, the funding also destroyed crops over a large area and more heavy rain. our forecasts in bosnia

is marking the anniversary of this reverend, it's a mastercard, which killed more than $8000.00 muslims. commemorations include burying and 19 and newly identified victim the atrocity 26 years ago was europe worse in the 2nd world war when no clear winner has emerged from bulgaria is 2nd election in 3 months. is that vote was called after the center right party, a former prime minister boy co borrower fails to form a coalition last time around. his government has been dog by corruption scandal. the issue dominated the campaign and has fueled the rise of a new populace party. it could be several more days before the final official results. let's cross over to it. d. w, corresponded to barbara basal who is covering the election of for as a, from a sophia barbara. what do the exit polls tell us so far?

they tell us that boys who are a sofa the long time prime minister also country has again just a few seats. these again last around 2 percent. but it is not the devastating 90 lading last that many feet, some feared and many hope for. so he was 20 in the big percent, somehow still in the running bought the opposition forces unite amongst themselves around 40 percent. so this result will, again, with a lot of, from a lot of people guarantee, be greeted with a grown off disappointment because what it means is there is no clear government, it will be difficult again, to form and aligns now los likely outcome after this. if the figures prove right, so the night and it's quite likely that they will be a minority government, that your position forces will go together and to be let themselves be supported. for instance, by the socialist party to form the communists a full guerria,

or that they will give the interim government, which is quite well liked, among many people in the country, the ties to govern on for maybe another year. and then they might go to the polls again, of course, what this means is disappointment for voters, and it also means that they will be disaffected, was politics because democracy in this case simply hasn't thrown up the clear results. and with all these different possible outcomes, they look guerria entering a phase of political instability. it looks quite likely because we don't really know, nobody knows the country really knows what this season of party this talk show. host and single who is a mess. the pocket popular in the country, but who is also quite gravely ill. so he is not standing for a government post himself what this party stands for. actually, nobody really knows that the program is totally vague. one changes, we want to change everything we have seen before. yes indeed,

but in which direction, so there are nationalists undertone their populace undertones. and so it will be difficult to god where they will be going. but a minority government will, of course, then start struggling amongst themselves, the different opposition parties and try to figure out the direction in which to leave the country. so yes, instabilities on the cards that result is for sure. the w correspondent, barbara available reporting for us from sophia. thank you so much. and in tennis, novak joker, which has claimed his 6 wimbledon victory to equal the record for most of grand slam titles. he recovered from losing the 1st that to be italy's mateo. but a teeny in 4 sets on sunday's final, and the victory puts choke of a level alongside roger federer and raphael and the doll on 20 major titles. this was the man's house with stopping mary back just to make some getting closer

to tennis history. makia very teeny, wasn't simply that to make up the numbers coming back from 5 to down to when the 1st set on a tie break. and proving he could go tell to tell you with the world number one, even if it required some creativity. but joe could be, she's the world's best play for a reason. he absorbed everything, the italian throughout him showing off the elite the $15000.00 crowd was mostly on bertina site. just to be great things. having caps there, teeny at bay. he was twice denied himself on championship points before ceiling and

on the 3rd 20 grand from titles now back 3 this year already. he's right on the way to becoming the greatest men player of all time. and in football, argentina have beaten arch rivals, brazil, one at mil to win the copa america final in a rio unhealthy, maria escorted the only goal with a ship over a keeper edison's head fan streamed onto the streets of argentina's capital. when aside to celebrate the victory, if their national team 1st title in 28 years, and the 1st tropi for argentina, captain nemo messy with his national squad. and when it rains in japan, it pours with less than 2 weeks before the opening. the tokyo olympics can't seem to catch a break. first, the spectators were barred because of him damage. now the media center has flooded

. torrential rain has caused the roof to leak. the vendor will host around 6000 journalist during the games, and the building is expected to open next week. at all from me. for now, rebecca withers will be with you at the top of the hour. with more news headlines. i'm claire richard's. been in berlin for me in the team here. thank you so much for joining us. ah, the the mm. the mm.

ah, excuse me . the boon and harry were journalists for apple daily, the most outspoken newspaper in hong kong. the painful farewell. the headline of its final edition the popular paper was forced to shut amid china's tightening control over it's free,

a city wide. apple daily didn't change when hong kong has what does the papers fate tell us about the future of hong kong? all this isn't a normal day at the office for poon, the 30 year old journalist has just learned that the newspaper he worked for for a decade would close at midnight. all day. i'm on hold. we just received. notice that apple daily will publish its final edition tonight. so i'm rushing back to the office, although i still have a report pending publication with i will see if i can make it today. although were prepared for its ending, it still feels unreal. that morning, another staff member from apple daily and that tauriel writer was arrested under

hong kong national security law. it was imposed by beijing to outlaw act of some versions of session collusion and terrorism punishable by up to life in prison. all the people we know media workers are at risk, especially those from apple daily. all day. it's kind of expected, but journalists are human to that. what we don't want it to happen. poon is joined by harry, a photo journalist who's worked for apple daily for 7 years. what's your last assignment today? none, i'm most judy. i didn't expect things to in today. i regret that none of my photos will be in the final edition with what i understand. all the freezing of its assets made it almost impossible for apple daily to continue operating or even to pay it. staff bubble here's. i'm bringing my own camera with me to document the

historical moment. the ending is not ideal, but i understand the decision made by management because they care a lot about our safety for higher hold on. i. as night polls more and more supporters come to bid a sentimental farewell. it's not just the paper that's coming to an end. all it's online content will also no longer be accessible in a few hours time. globalcom got it so, so i run a new door. so many people read the newspaper and even traveled all the way out here to support us. but in the end, the only reason that forced apple daily to shut was government pressure because i thought it breaks my heart even more horrible. so for both my last report was to test preservative and fast food. i knew it was published on the website that night and i couldn't be added to the print edition and there was no more room on my

report, survived for 3 hours and then vanished all. so we couldn't do much on the last day or during the last few hours, we were still journalists. we fulfilled our duty to continue reporting. paula, now perhaps we won't find anywhere else as free to report as here. i bought all the also old old old people and i haven't kept any printed record of my previous report. well, we want to. all of them had vanished. i don't say, but it's not enormous pity for me personally. i only lost a little. she hung on, but the whole of hong kong had locked numerous important pieces of news and history, as well as a large group of journalists, deijani. and that's what's most regretable. goal was something away. 1000000 copies of apple daily's final edition were published a record high in this city of 7500000 people. the popular paper just marked its 26th anniversary 3 days before its closure. founded shortly before the former

british colony was handed over to china capital daily had long been seen as an indicator of hong kong free speech under beijing through but it was also an outspoken thorn in the authority side. its founder jimmy lie, it's currently in jail for organizing illegal protest and charged with collusion under the smithy national security law. last year we spoke to him right after police 1st rated apple daily's newsroom. i was saying with the ship because this pace gave me everything. you know, i mean, death to this phrase. i'm very grateful to the what the say that given me, i told them that consider your own safety, your conscience. and you operate ation to that society. we are not asking you to be the marker was, you know, do whatever you think is the right thing to do. so we would just continue to do it and test the water. his media empire did carry on,

but was constantly tested a week before its closure. apple daily was dealt another blow. 5 executives were arrested reporters, computers were seized on that night. the remaining editorial board continued publishing. the massive raid was front page news than the government froze its assets, putting the papers very survival at risk. even worse, 2 executives were brought to court for conspiracy of collusion with dozens of apple daily article cited as evidence by young. suddenly our editor in chief became a suspect with simon court on wall. i'd never imagined a reporter having to undergo this boy. during the court hearing on that day, we realized that reports and commentaries we once deemed ordinary were now problematic. and hope hope things are impacted us a lot. one, how can the remaining freedom of press and expression protect someone?

yeah, we were frustrated on that day bold already man. a journalists can hardly full protection since then. i got your whole so use the red lines. are everywhere, but which are not to homeless. you know, i thought go, hide fishing, blamed opposition, media for the mass protest in hong kong. and vowed to clamp down on what it called subversive dissidence. even months before its closure. rumors and threats of shutting down apple daily had struck fear into its journalists. some left, others chose to stay until the bitter end, including boon and harry saw. i seize every last opportunity to perform my duty. when i go on, even before it's closure, reporters for opposition media like apple daily, already encountered many restrictions just a day before the newspaper closed, harry was on his last photo assignment outside

a court. all reporters movements are monitored by the police officer and where is this good for reporting had changed fundamentally when the government classifies you as a position media, it often excludes you from certain press events and information. therefore, court news in their own interviews a, some of the few things we can still cover and the climate has become totally different in the wake of the protests. in the past, we could shoot freely, but now there are always metal barriers everywhere. always hang on just 2 days later, harry's life has been turned upside down. he's no longer a photo journalist. this gear, which helped him to record many historical occasions, has to be returned to the now defunct newspaper outlet. well, i can't get used to it. i feel empty woodall, there are so many uncertainties ahead,

so many question marks in my head. i haven't been like this for a long time or hung and using hong kong makes me feel really exhausted and powerless. every time i shoot in the field, there's a great sense of powerlessness. we are hot, there's nothing else i can do. more with my total gum. as a photo journalist, i witnessed the collapse of hong kong and it's most frustrating era. once the most vocal critic in china, the unprecedented death of apple daily raises another pressing question. who's next? the domino effect it triggered intensifies the chill, a number of opposition media outlets have removed, commentaries, suspended service, or even left hong kong. yet another editor from the now shot apple daily was

arrested at the airport when he tried to leave for the fact i didn't think it was. i was like, the chinese proverb says, with apple daily is like the sacrificial animal. the slaughter to intimidate the other farm animals and make them obey god, how pessimistic they fall stakes are high when get go. we also wonder whether a previous reports will cause us trouble getting home language, but we can't be fearful. as long as we work in line with journalists to conduct a towards our meeting again, or to do what i had the chance to enjoy the last light of press freedom. every journalist is under pressure. i think a lot already did. i haven't come up with the conclusion of whether i can still be a reporter. even if i can, it will be very difficult. no, no. this is the 1st time they've met since had both daily clothes. it felt so

strange to have nothing to do yesterday on such a busy day for old reporters. a few of their former colleagues are now on social media to continue reporting as independent journalists. but many are quitting the industry. and how we're the photo journalist who's doing some plans to get a taxi license in b drive is not shooting anymore. it's hard to find another liberal platform. take a cold and independent journalist must bear all the risks and consequences on their own. designs on the pressure and burden are different or go go out and pull my powerful yes. in hong kong. nowadays, any article could draw various accusations. it could be a huge risk by, by the shooting photo safer. so who knows? maybe a photo could also be blamed as incitement. hong kong detour from democracy has

forced them to put the brakes on their journalistic endeavors. does it also spell the end, the freedom of the press in their home city? all of them. i don't think hong kong press freedom has died. although it's seriously wounded kings all say we're being all i've witnessed the change of hong kong from a place with free speech where there was basically no taboo for journalist to a place filled with red line for the whole you know how, okay. and then we would all seen many opinions and acts are now prohibited. hello my uncle, and it's not only me as a journalist that witnesses it, but all hong congress. she hung on my i think i will get like hong kong itself. boone and harry are at a cross road and there's no clear path ahead. he faces an uncertain future. who says he's done his best and has no record. john,

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