the only criteria is, what will people we shed light on the opaque world who's behind the benefits and why are they a threat to us all o peak worlds this week on d w a ah, ah, this is dw news life from berlin. i'm german court has sent a syrian colonel to prison for life, for crimes against humanity. 34 victims. it's 34. she would be on

future of she's your victims and their families. take comfort in a landmark verdict against a man who oversaw dozens of killings and the torture of thousands in syria. also coming up the biden administration steps up. it's pandemic response. with the amine crohn very driving cobra infections to record levels, us president obama's free tests and aid for overwhelmed hospitals and serbian tend to start another joke of it is included in the draw for these really an open, despite ongoing uncertainty over his visa and his right to stay and play the game. ah, i'm here in tilton. welcome to the program. a german court has sentenced a former syrian military officer to life in prison for crimes against humanity. the court found on war was rust lun guilty of overseeing the murder of $27.00. at his

attention center, just outside of damascus, rosslyn is the highest ranking steering official so far convicted of the charge. the verdict was much anticipated by those who suffered abuse or loss relatives at the hands of the government in serious long civil war. his victim say he caused unspeakable suffering now on war. roslyn could spend the rest of his life behind bars. outside the courtroom, relief. ah, i am, i am so happy i am so happy because today it's victory, victory for justice as possible. it's victory for victims. it's victory for celia and future of celia. it's it said eric. ignition of the crimes committed the interior and i think it's quite a cave for their survivor that syrian how are gra, activated these crime. so i hope that he said these sentences and if

they're that will be a strong base for her future war. as a former colonel and serious secret service, roslyn oversaw a notorious prison in damascus. witnesses told of electric shocks, beatings and rape. he deserted his post in 2012 and fled to germany, where he lived for 5 years as a refugee, until one of his victims recognized him on the street. roslyn was found guilty on $27.00 counts of murder. those who helped bring him to justice, that he's just one among many. and that in accounting of the crimes of the syrian civil war has only just begun. earlier we spoke to patrick kroger, a lawyer at the european center for constitutional and human rights. we asked him how difficult it's been for the prosecution to find evidence. in this case. on the one hand, these are very difficult cases to investigate because they're so massive by

definition already. these are math crimes, right? as you do need a lot of evidence also on what we call the contextual element, which is basically the wide spread and systematic attack against the civilian population that is taking place in syria. so the orchestration off the torture that goes way beyond the crime side of alpha t branch and damascus. and that is, you know, that's a pretty heavy burden for any prosecution authority. on the other hand, it's difficult to imagine, you know, evidence as clear as in the case of syria, especially for this widespread and systematic attack for the torture, et cetera. and on the other hand, also something to take into account. so many people from syria are in europe or in germany and were brave enough to come forward and testify in this case. so relatively speaking, we have, you know, a very, very solid case. and it was relatively easy despite the distance to the crime side,

to investigate it, simply because the evidence that is there is so compelling. what's going to round up now of some other world headlines at least one protest or, and one police officer have been killed during another day of protesting sudan, thousands again took to the streets of the capital cartoon, and other cities to protest military rule. the demonstrators are demanding a return to civilian rule after a qu last october. britons prince. andrew has been stripped of his title, his royal highness, along with his military affiliations and royal patronage. is the princess facing a civil case in the u. s. over allegations he sexually assaulted a woman when she was just 17 years old, virginia drew free is suing the prince, claiming he abused her in 2001. italy's commemorating the 10th anniversary of the coast to concord disaster, the crew ship hit, reef and capsized,

killing 32 people. a church service on the island was followed by a procession of boats that lead flowers on the spot where the vessel capsized. the united states supreme court has blocked president biden's efforts to require employees at large businesses to be vaccinated against coca 19 or to undergo weekly testing. the court, which has a conservative majority, said the mandate exceeded the biden administration's authority. and that set back at the supreme court comes after the biden administration announced it was stepping up. it's pandemic response. the army cron variant has been driving hospitalizations to record levels in the u. s. president biden announced plans to give americans free masks and more free tests. he also said he'd deploy the military to aid overwhelmed hospitals. we're about to get a coven 19 briefing from military medical teams on the ground in arizona, michigan and new york. they're part of a major deployment of our nations,

our forces to help hospitals across the country, manage a search, and they're all crime virus is search as having an impact on hospitals. like all health care workers. they are heroes and i'm grateful for more on this. i'm now joined by eric find holding. he's an epidemiologist in washington. so america is seen record numbers of hospitalizations is army crown. the only factor behind the search it served us is set 5 consecutive all time hospitalization. records are ready as well as double the pediatric hospitalization . and i think you cannot argue that it's all on now on the 98 percent, all coded cases circulating throughout the us. and it's been dominant ever since mid to late december. so all these hospitalizations are definitely on con, anyone denied that purchased lying on the crime,

you can think it's mile. it's not that much milder. the basic, essential, right? example california 4.5 percent of the people who are infected get hospitalized. that's only a little bit lower than 5 to 6 percent with delta. so on the cross with the rise, we'll send exponential more people to the hospital, which, you know, earlier we heard the joe biden promises to deliver more masks and test. will that her up curb, the spread? why i think the mass are good, but the problem is the cdc has a very mix messaging. the cdc director will ask you yesterday, declined somehow decline to recommend premium maps. the or the c. c will be pretty. our recommendations, all americans were premium in 9595 math all the while the white house is trying to distribute them. i think that's very confusing to average american. and for the test, 500000000 test is what? one and a half tests for every american that is not even enough for weekly testing,

for the most part in the schools and other workplace that it is just not enough. we need 3 tests and we need a dollar test. every single pharmacy st corner. unfortunately, 500000000 is not going to cut it. so we have to do much more than just that. now some commentators have been wondering if this intense omni cron waive could actually bring us a step closer to heard immunity. do you think that's actually a possibility given how infectious it is, insert ways, it's possible, but i don't think it's likely you know, you could say that maybe because on the con, it's just so past spreading. there won't be another bearing del displace that will be faster and possible, but the thing can, we know that we have various that you days past that changes so much their immunity to the previous barrier don't apply to another barrier. that's exactly what happened on crime. it could happen again,

and in addition to natural unity and even back in the booster lane, and in 6 months after this all the way over probably by end of february in 6 months from then. what is the situation that could literally appeared in early november and swept into the world by li, november the same thing could happen, especially when you 3000000000 people. now a possibility, a new barrier merch, especially in the base of winning immunity. 6 months could be really likely that we could have another way. and that's what we have to new multi b only adaptive vaccine, as well as the vaccine agnostic thing picture in 95 mass and mass testing and ventilation air disinfection. we have to build a higher protection than just relying on vaccines alone. all right, that was that, but even ologist, eric cycled in joining us from washington. thank you. and army kron is

also causing disruptions in the u. k. or hospitals, schools and businesses are facing staff shortages as people with the virus stay home. the government has caught the self isolation period in england from 7 to 5 days in a bid to address the crisis in a nation where on the cross spreading fast, staff absences and crucial services a fighting hard across england, tens of thousands of healthcare work. they're off with cove 19, or isolating, piling pressure on an exhausted system. now grappling with the highest rate of hospitalizations since february last year, my insurance would cover the moment is a sheer numbers of people. dr. nick scriven works at a hospital in the north of england. he and his colleagues were treating 25 clothing patients. i have a christmas now it's around a $160.00 or less patients intensive care, which is a blessing. but on the general, was there a lot more coupled with perhaps it feels like more stop off than there have been a time just make a very stretch and we're dealing with

a usual winter plus all the coding related work as well. so it's worse than it's been in terms of numbers for a long time, more patients to treat and fewer staff to treat them. it's a worrying mix that lead a number of hospitals to declare critical incidence this month. and it's not just hospitals struggling to maintain services, several rail services, stripping back journeys on able to find the staff to operate them. what do we see? jump up to doing that. i'm. schools are also facing a staffing crisis here. one in 12 teachers were absent in england, north meet at this high school in london, staff absences hit one in 10. there is nothing easy about this at all. you know, you come back after a holiday or a break and you come back with renewed optimism. but then when you're faced with such large challenges with staff absence, it does begin to wear you down the pressure, the pressure on us to keep our schools going. it's really challenging. like all

essential services. schools like this one have been fighting to keep going throughout the pandemic. he started off just in his latest waves, substitute teachers and staff working longer hours are sticking plans to finance, but the pressure is not sustainable. honish and with their new government restrictions in site. the hope is that signs the peking cases in london will seem be merit nationwide. tennis star novak joke, which is still waiting to hear if he can stay in australia after arriving without a coven vaccine. and with misleading paperwork, was really an open organizers have been proceeding on the assumption that jokers which will play the tournament. but ultimately, the country's immigration minister will have the final say on the surface, the count down to the strategy note from his heating old the usual greets the players practice and the draw has been made ahead of monday start we start with our

number one seeds for the tournament novak jock of ich, on line number one, the world number one is now officially drawn to play another serbian in round one. but will he no, vic, jock of it's like the rest of the sporting world, whites on the striving government to rule on his visit to stay and play the wife of the decision about novak chuck of each space there yet to be made. and how long is your government going to let this dragon fall? while i refer to mister hawks most recent statement and that position has changed? none uses not necessarily good use. the joke of it, but he can rest assured he is now being represented at the highest diplomatic levels. i'm hoping and i that's why i said to prime minister morrison, i am, i'm hoping that nova will be allowed to stay in australia and, and play in the australian open fraud. i looms as a natural finale for the blockbuster drama down under. but if the government has a shingle for its decision, they, i get to share their watch. indeed of you news. here's

a reminder of the top story we're falling through at this hour. in a landmark torture trial, a german court has filed a former syrian officer guilty of crimes against humanity. the courts and colonel unwell ross lun to prison for life for overseeing the systematic state sponsored torture and killing of prisoners in syria or i'd europe to data doc film is up next with a look at the fight that can sexism in india. and remember, you can get more news on our website at c d, w dot com. we'll have more news at the top the hour until then. i'm here until new berlin. thanks for joining us. ah, internet knows all its creators wanted everything. and we digit.