no, children, i just need to get some hot tips for your bucket list. magic corner check hot spot for food and some great cultural memorial. w travel off we go. mm. the hello and a very warm welcome indeed to focus on europe with me, peter craven. and we begin in belarus, where dictator alexander lucas jenko, has been stepping up efforts to silence his opponents despite an international

outcry and sanctions among those in detention bella ross and bank of victoria baba rico who launched a short from the beta for the presidency before he was arrested and prominence, incident romance protested, which apparently remains under house arrest. meanwhile, countless opposition figures are continuing their resistance from abroad among the ranks is yanna sho, stuck who has been protesting in a way that can only be described as brave, angry and loud. the activist and both the media artist was born in bella ross, but she currently lives in exile in neighboring poland. and each day she goes to the european commission office in warsaw and continues her protest. now remember, you have been warned what you are about to see is brave, angry, and very, very loud. the screening for

freedom. once again bella ruthie, an artist, the show stock has taken up position outside. warsaw, european commission office flanked by 2 friends. she's calling for a change in her homeland with the black. i am doing this for all, bella, rosie, and who cannot raise their voices at home. you must go. ship a little, get a lot. and i am screaming because we have been silent for the past 27 years. she and other activists want to draw attention to the grim situation and neighboring bella. ruth, never mind. just sending a text message to i'm seeking psychological support is enough information to get you handed over to the militia to follow up with that to the 20 year

old has lived in poland for 11 years. last year she returned to bella routes for the presidential election, hopeful that lucas shank goes rule would end. when the dictator controversially declared himself a winner of a highly contested election, yana, joined to the anti regime protest. just shows me how people were all smiles knowing they are in the majority. you don't to some were handing out water. others flowers. because we are the taxi drivers were getting our meals to protesters. texas couple verjee dinner. but then more and more people were arrested and tortured, most opposition leaders were either jailed or forced into exile. back in poland, yanna began her near daily protest screams or do i give her?

i draw strength from every single person who has told me about their pain, but i should them, no, they're torture to me. because they can't make it public eve, i scream in their name and on their behalf. dash should push the thousands of ruffians have fled to poland in the past year, where they received support. ah, many of them are protesting against the lucas jenko and demanding the release of political prisoners. ah, like vanya and nasty as parents, for example, who were sentenced to 5 and a half years behind bars for collecting signatures and co organizing protests and

bella. but there's, this is me, this is my mom. that is my dad. this is grampa, and that is vanya. it does wine. as far as both children are still learning how to read, yet they already know what these protest signs mean. this means mom and dad went to jail for saving the country out there in jail without us. and they missed us very much money. mommy writes us letters, but we've only received one letter from dash 1st to

their grandmother is deeply worried about her imprison daughter. and he's been in jail for 9 months already when you and we don't know what's been going on with her schedule. no, no she, she quit and need as a good mother because it's not being able to see her. children has been unbearable for her. i'm watching grades, she's terrified of serving the full 5 and a half years sentence. i'm not watching but not being able to watch her daughter grow up. you know, i'm not cent anita, and i saw her daughter not feel when she was people or nobody knows when she will see her again. it's awful. which is trash? yana show us doc tries to offer support yesterday. lunch of so whenever someone needs help. so i tried to get a foundation involved. but i'm sure the net marie worship just to talk to him

very often supportive individuals step up from that. yeah. you don't watch t adoptions liquid lucy vanya and his sister nasty. i have had a hard time dealing with their parents absence. that's why you wanna show us doc, often visit the little ones and their grandmother, hannah, to be there with them in their dark times. for the artist activist, this is her very own silence. screamed for bella. ruth, now in recent years, china has been working hard to increase its political and economic influence. here in europe. and serbia is among those countries with a strong and growing chinese presence, such as in the eastern board district where copper mining has been a long tradition. there are many in the region and 0 around for you know, which is certainly among them who say that serbia is slowly coming under what they term,

chinese occupation and that it's the locals who are paying the price zone around vienna, which rearranges his roof tiles every now and again, but he's not really sure why. 2 years ago, part of his bond suddenly collapsed. you also v o e sport. i was inside when they were blasting really communion it was as if a bomb had gone off, not your only story. everything moved to the mirror, you're always full. that was all shifted to the left and then the roof caved in the door for the door shortly after all he has been waiting in vain for compensation ever since 3 years ago. the chinese companies he jin took over the copper mines around the serbian city of 4 for unit which says the gin has been mining couple with 0 regard for the environment or local residence. milan can be ship, mayor of the neighboring town of presuming feels the same. he's just replaced at

his home. yet the 1st cracks already appearing me. as i said, this has been happening all over the place where 2 people will send and complain. so that a commission, you can come have a look at the document and pay for the damage from the state. but management that cg and pool has yet to respond. instead, new chart towers popped up next door. inspector. t is that was out of the mining authority ordered to hold production of the towers because they were built without the proper permits and environmental inspection. dino major, but the towers are operating anyway allegedly, and testimony that the company has just kept on mine. and yet i just wait for is one of the biggest copper mines in europe and it has been active for over a century. the surrounding landscape is scarred with open minds and slack keeps in the past 3 years in tremendously expanded production,

yet again costing residents in the environment daily. this region is one of the most polluted in serbia, the serbian institute for public health. we conducted a study and found the cancer rate and brought me far above average, primarily due to severe f pollution. and these results came to light even though the study has yet to be published. local environmentalist feel it's irresponsible to us data. it's a public document and should be available to all citizens so they know what's going on. there's no reason to conceal this information portrait or secrete people that you sent home or requests for interviews to the ministry of mining, to the gin itself and to local authorities, but received no response. instead, jean employees appeared while we were filming to observe us. journalists are

clearly unwelcome. serbia is arguably china's top partner in the balkans and chinese investors are welcomed with open arms in law. it's hardly a week goes by without the serbian president alex on the church, praising serbia as friendship with china, and poor as part of china strategic investment in the new silk road, which the country has been expanding for years to open up new trade routes with europe china is willing to continue collaborating with central and eastern european countries, families to be in serbia. our expectations have been met by the way, form a minister of transport is now responsible for mining all these projects being built by chinese companies and chinese workers and z, jane has already brought hundreds of them to bore the live isolated on the mine premises. but can be spotted in the city from time to time. chinese owner appear

self confident. new buildings at the mine entrance of pagoda like roofs and the signs of bilingual doors we feel completely occupied by the chinese as though we were in some chinese province. instead of them being in serbia. a common sentiment and bore to serbian employees as in tin currently have secure jobs, but things are getting harder for them. work has recently protested in front of the headquarters because that bonuses were meant to be cut junior was the gene has made some huge investment. and we are not opposed to them investing to increase profits, but we feel like they're targeting older employees, the ones over 50 percent. but this was going to be the push. our employer was obligated to comply with the existing wage agreement, but they violated it. and now they want to lower our wages and restrict our right one ever since his bond collapsed zone. unvil universe hasn't kept anymore

livestock whole. he has left, this is vegetable garden. he feels he's at the mercy of his new neighbor and wishes . he could just move away forever. and so the turkey now where times are tough for many people like and game. yeah shall. for instance, a bearing the brunt of the economic downturn that came in the wake of the corona virus pandemic. now most mornings and game can be found among many others down at the legend trigo last a bridge that connects the european and asian sides of the city. and his desperate struggle to feed his family. his resolve it through an old hobby. the dawn breaks over the boss for us. fishers on the go to bridge are pulling their 1st catch out of the water their humvee or turkish anchovies. it's rare for anything bigger to bite along the coast to vista this time of year.

and you and your show, or had been coming to the bridge every day for months? not just because he enjoys fishing. during the pandemic, your shower lost, his job, the custodian used to be a hobby of mine, but not anymore in a couple of years. now i have to do it on the pan. demik is making it hard to find a job. i got fired because they wanted to save money. after 17 years old and i, i never learned a trade. thank goodness i've been doing this since i was a kid and can use it to earn some money. but exactly how much did you miss all the more and more people have been coming here to fish recently. many are doing it for the same reason as you show or they've lost their jobs. they can just barely say afloat by fishing. your show or is going to try to sell

his couch at the market. he's married and has children. every lira that goes into the household budget counts, but today other fishermen were faster than him. it's been tell for fish mongers. another sales on going well, right now. there's a problem with the sea. we'll just eat the fish ourselves. and that problem is the harmful algae bloom in the sea of mar maria, that's been drifting off symbols coast for weeks. the boss for us and mom are a see they're essentially the same waters. now that the algae of spread aggressively many a symbol residence or preferring to go without fish, but yes, shar has no other choice. his children are hungry. we shall not be rich. my wife has started to work. so we've got some extra income. and

i think now that they've lifted corona virus restrictions, i'll soon find regular work and we'll be able to get by a little better. so this is undertaking evaluations and this is the way hums the are prepared. yes. are explains. and for a brief moment, he and his children forget their dire circumstances. turkey practically reopened on july 1st, tourists from iran and russia are already re entering the country. many casting their lines from the lots of bridge they that's a hopeful sign. perhaps they can find work and hospitality. and fishing can go back to being just a hobby. now in a somewhat different notes, bears have long been extinct in many parts of europe. but in spain,

north in the woodlands of the canterbury, a region brown bez, growing in numbers. it's a development that is largely welcomed, but it's the best begin to come down from the mountains that are the traditional habitat and endanger local residents. there are growing calls for more to be done to protect the villagers. he must be here somewhere for about a lot. the sunshine is helped on his trail. europe's largest predator his home in the woodlands of northern spain. he didn't. if he got a little, there was a bear here. no doubt about it. it only connie milk, no other animal would climb up a cherry tree and break off a branch just for the fruit with comment. unless roberto has proof. he works for a wildlife conservation association and has installed surveillance cameras in spotswood bears visit. frequently. he loves

watching the behavior of wild bears when they're feeling undisturbed. yet as soon as you can, you'll see there they are melody, and that makes me so happy with. it tells me this is one more place where the specie and feels at home. again, bears have died out, enlarge parts of europe, month and here they've survived. people like us, that's wonderful. i can listen. even here in the contemporary and mountains, brownback really became extinct today. there are about $300.00 of them in these parts. the biggest population of best in western europe, but the numbers are problematic to the animals have been entering people's property in search of food. in maria, sunrise, esco's garden, in a re, a o. one took an entire cherry tree and also there came and ate everything noon as can you know, he didn't leave a single cherry behind him and we were just about to harvest him. yes, i know it. ready now it's too late for 90 kilometers away and says dana,

a bell has been making daily visits to a restaurant storage room. the owner, jose gonzalez filled the bag, trying to get into a barrel of old cooking oil. he says he'll stole the oil in the carriage from now on, but he also wants more protection. as they were telling us here. we've got to chase the bears away and see to it that they don't come into our village anymore. that's vital. my youngest, lots of children and elderly live here in the summer. there could be an incident with anyone, an incident like the one a few weeks before. when a bear took a 75 year old woman by surprise, and seriously injured her. biologists operating a refuge for injured and behaviorally abnormal bess examined the case that convinced the confrontations with such serious consequences. a very rare 11th were threatening normally bears run away from people. in this case,

it attacked the woman because it felt threatened that the women broker hadn't during the attack and her face was injured. bears are not aggressive or dangerous per say. that was an unfortunate encounter rental for the roberto and his association. one to identify suspect bears, and observe their behavior in order to stare pain if needed. the conservation is knows why the predators have lost their fear of humans. live with us on the us. there is less and less farming in the villages was just on the meadows and pastures are reverting back into the forest. so now many villages are right in the middle of the woods. the bear isn't really exiting the forest when it approaches a village, it's staying and it's habitat. it's important we take a closer look at what's really going on here. and instead of just blaming the animals for anything that goes wrong, to keep the bears out of the villages, the conservationists want to ensure that the animals find plenty of food far away

from civilization. that's why roberto and his colleagues or planting fruit trees in woodland clearings. mama haines in south keyless blossom in the coming decades. however, we want to make it possible for bears and humans to co exist. we want to sensitize people to the fact that there is belong here. that's why we just like we people do . and the conflicts are very rare in us raising awareness to dispel fear. the love for bears it would seem, is all a matter of perspective. and proper distancing. absolutely fantastic images there. now, it almost goes without saying that the pandemic that we mentioned earlier has also had a huge impact on life in sweden. many people that have decided to spend the vacations,

not in sunny southern climes, but closer to home. and with more than 30000 large and small islands, the stunning archipelago east of the capital stock home is one destination that is proving particularly popular their back guests are lining up at stock homes, ferry, pier. it's saturday and they're heading for the stock home archipelago. captain myka checks the tickets and how many have come aboard? normally, the boat can carry $160.00 passengers, but due to corona virus restrictions only 50, are allowed on board. after one more look down the pier they cast off touring the stock hallmark a pell ago is a must for any visitor, but these days hardly any tourists venture out most here are city residence out on a weekend job. we suites con, ready go abroad were forced to stay here and find something to keep us busy. taking a trip to the stock. com archipelago, for example,

he always comes along when they're heading out. the whole other spits is like the 2nd mate. he watches as nika, pilots, the boat calmly navigating it through narrow channels. these friends are enjoying the fantastic view to philippa honda. and louisa are on a day trip to glinda island. if you've got something like this right on your doorstep, you really don't need to travel far. many swedes have also decided to spend their summer vacation at home this year. prior to the stock home archipelago esto beautiful. everyone's welcome here. and there are wonderful islands water and clear sunday sensitive. and there are still other parts of sweden that are simply magical august m. i can look up to note, you can go hiking in the north or lie on the beach in the south. there are plenty of gorgeous, but the crew is preparing to dock spots is one of the

last destinations on today's trip. the stock home archipelago is about 50 kilometers from the capital i, anton lucas, max and magnus are also on an adventure. at least for a few days, they work for a large i t firm. but today they've swap their office computers for some kayaks. they're taking the boats and tends to fin hum. nearby island be fixed for coffee house will be holding something of a meeting. and we're working on a project together and this will be a small workshop with mixing business with some pleasure like this. they're also working from home right now, taking their jobs with them into the outdoors opens whole new horizons for them.

right. we're to said corona corona has brought a veritable boon to the island of spots. johan se thing grew up here. he works in the city, but comes out on weekends to rent his kayaks, the walk through with morgan last year. many people moved into the summer homes on the island. they didn't have to keep commuting to the office. and instead of work from here, it's almost the of course, i meant a huge upswing for the businesses on the island coach thing for me. the for are putting their boat to water they want to enjoy the peace of their natural surroundings. so its full speed ahead for an escape and the great outdoors of stock homes archipelago alex absolutely fantastic. beautiful beautiful landscapes. i don't see

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