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a challenge across asia. in india mentioned sprint by past tycoon now lie in disrepair. is it too late to see these relics of fortune? and in thailand, how an artist is bringing the false to life through his many homes? ah. irish energy, welcome to d w. news asia. glad you could join us. the convicted killer of one of pakistan's, most famous social media celebrities, is set to walk free. it's unclear why a court has ordered his release report say some key weaknesses withdrew their testimony. he, my dad, this woman on the below, his sister and a social media stop, a so called honor killing her videos challenged social norms. pakistani women not

expected to follow, but they were also inspiring for what the daughter of a dirt poor farmer could achieve. this was pakistani social media star, can deal bellagio just a weeks before she was murdered. she was one of the country's biggest celebrities, a household name known for defying convention in the deeply conservative country and refusing to go along with the restrictions placed on her as a woman. her brother initially confessed to killing her in 2016. he said her behavior and her posts on social media were intolerable and damaged the family honor. he described how he had given her a sedative before strangling her in her sleep and that he had no regret. such was the shock over her murder that the law was tightened to make it harder for

so called on her killers to be let off the hook you up on the fact that the legislation has not prevented the brother from being allowed to walk free. has caused consternation in many quarters, one tweet saying, men can kill with impunity. women aren't safe even in their own homes, and the law won't protect them. and this man who confessed of killing can deal his own sister is a free man to day in the same country where congeal couldn't live her life freely. and was all my kill for the choices she made as a free citizen of this country. and shame on those who loved to consume candy blotches content but also justified her murder. taking a pa chrissy to the next level. bellagio said to have wanted to call out to pa chrissy in pakistani society and to live a life that was free. but now she and her dreams are dead and it is her murderer

that is free. and jeremy not from law hard is lawyer and women's rights activists now got. you got it. can you help us make sense of how a court has set free? a convicted and self confessed mother so because the, if he didn't judgment, hasn't been released yet, it would be premature of me to make any solid remarks because i really don't know the complete details of what the decision was based on. however, the general information that we have now does prompt me to raise few questions myself. for instance, how was this decision breach despite the convicted basically confessed before media and said that he killed his own sister. and then the government this did decided to become a bike in the case to follow up, you know, with the case until the last moment. secondly,

the honor killing law in pockets on was amended right off the door can be modeled. so why those amendments were overlooked. while deciding to equate, you know, this module and, and mind you the but payden's already doing the sun during the, during the trial proceedings. and those that pardon was dismissed by the trial court and it was a very solid order. so you don't like the all these questions and the legal minds are confuse that, why this has happened and how a higher judiciary sort of equated this, or only convicted person because they were already committed during trial. i'd just like to sort of record activist summer kinsey, who's a tree tree definite. in the report earlier, i mean, he treated the following about the vatike court. men can kill with impunity. women aren't safe in their own homes and the law want to protect them. is he right? does pocket arms law not protect it? women?

i would completely agree with this statement because we do have laws in place and know those laws aren't perfect, but they are being constantly amended to improve your you know, and thanks to the work of civil society organizations and feels feminist figures. but the protection of women is in just relying on the law. it's the entire judicial structural system that plays a part. it depends on how judges sitting in the higher 14 deborah, the law. it depends on the bureaucratic and structure laws that result in investigation, delays and inefficiency. it depends on access to the entire judicial system. so focusing on the entire, you know, criminal justice system rather than just the law is more important in my opinion. just looking at this entire system, then they go, does this influence in your view how goals and women and bought just on lead their daily lives? i would say that after this decision,

because this was a landmark case hybrid like is there were eyes on it. people were watching it or was it affects women and goes when we hear about such and daily, hard breaking decisions and then dec do by higher goods. the decision those use. i mean, it makes us more scared, more cautious, and sometimes makes us feel defeated, but it also makes us angry and as seen women and goes around me, use that and go to demand just isn't in just to the system for their own protection . so they also use that and go to support each other and build a sisterhood that conflicts and make, makes us stronger. at the same time. yes. what woman? why, why not maybe bigler the i'd, when society an art in flies trip firefly videos or in villages? definitely, you know, it will have impact on, on their daily daily lives and it didn't make them more scared and, you know, defeated that anyone can kill them in the name of on that and get away with it.

they got that. we leave it there for the timing, but thank you so much for joining us today on this important subject. ah, india southern state of terminal under is home to a unique architecture that slowly decaying terminal merchants and last fortunes under the british empire and build thousands of mentioned in the villages of trip denied. it may have been the beverly hills if it's time, but to day most of those houses seem forgotten by time. in this cluster of villages, thousands of palatial homes lie disused witnesses to wealth and power built by the merchants of chat to nod and tinted and has approximately 75 religious in all the 70 families has put together here nearly 11000 big houses and out this only 10 percent are being maintained properly. 20 percent is already gone. and it

is our job to paint and ballad, 60 percent. the chatty, ours, as they were known, made their fortunes in banking and trading gems and spices. they channeled much of their wealth into building extravagant homes, and as it often does, that extravagance became competitive. but at that time, there was the competition between the 20th and then to create the most that just give her eating myrtle market. the brother in the, whatever the mansions have up to a 100 rooms needing huge sums just for upkeep, let alone restoration. some have found investors and been turned into boutique hotels with people paying for the privilege of inhabiting someone's by gone pride. you know, the thorns need to be released or you know,

for an odd huge innovations to see, you know, how, how people used to live here because i want my son, my son, some nino to come here and, you know, enjoy this and relish this in some of the village you answer that the d january. nice that know what is taking care of her properties to day. chatty, not is a back water. far away from commercial centers to attract funding some here hope the villages will receive heritage status from the united nations. others placed their faith in private investors. meanwhile, the mansions of chat to nod await their revival, but continued to decay. and in thailand, nostalgia for a bygone era inspires the dream homes made by a bangkok based artist. he conjures up riverside dwellings, carefully appointed with vintage detail, but rather than huge showcases his works are meditations in miniature. ah,

the good old days life was simpler. no electronics, anywhere home made snacks in t waiting on the table. and the benevolent king looking after his people this is the world of debt, nor in corner, and an artist who makes his living. bringing back the past in miniature form. it was all i like collecting vintage things, and i like the vibe. so i started making old fashioned miniature models. i also wanted them to be something for the next generation to see people's way of life in the past to get out and have home to resurrect these by gone world's corner and pays attention to every detail. his work demands the precision of a watchmaker and the imagination of a storyteller to the valley home. and yeah,

the story behind this model shows the way people lived by the river in the past. what kinds of jobs they did, and their way of life? oh, and there's a fisherman catching fish and he got in there's another boat selling goods along the river side. and he got at just like it was in the past debt nor in says he wants to take people back to life in thailand, 40 or 50 years ago. for inspiration, he draws on his own rural upbringing and consults his father on matters of historical accuracy. the work itself and the results that yields put him in a better place than went on an before this solomon. i was a hot headed person up now in that, but having art, your man in having this as a job that i love a has made me calmer. and what i enjoy doing this, as it relaxes my mind,

day all year long family, do i have a debt nar, and doesn't completely reject the modern world. he has a facebook page where his models sell for about $500.00 each. perhaps he's found the best of both worlds and that's it for today. we'll see you here tomorrow. bye bye. ah. the battle against cove it the only covariance is putting healthcare systems around the world to the test. vaccination campaigns are accelerating, while restrictions are intensifying. once again, but are these measures enough to stop the spread of omicron, fax, data, and reports? coven, 19 special. next on d,

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