ah, shuddering the glass ceiling, women in architecture dismiss has to be really, really good. start september 30th on d. w. ah, ah, this is dw news live from berlin. russia toughened the penalty for anyone refusing to fight in you cry. it comes as security forces arrest, hundreds of demonstrators opposed to rushes, military mobilization activists say the co pay is far more sweeping than the

kremlin is lacking. on the german chancellor is in search of new energy partners in the middle east. olaf shells arrives in saudi arabia, looking for alternatives for russian. oil and gas plus italians are electing a new parliament. on sunday, the latest polls showed that italy could see its 1st bar right leader since the 2nd world war, and the 1st woman ah, on public on alias, thanks for joining us. rights groups in russia say several 100 demonstrators have been arrested in a rare show of resistance to the cremeans war in ukraine and the coal to mobilize new fighters. russian president vladimir putin has signed new laws that increase the penalties for anyone who refuses to fight. the amendments now threaten 10 years

in prison for any one who disobeys orders refuses duty or surrenders. protests against the draft have erupted across russia. moscow says its calling of 300000 man to fight. some are going willingly, while others are turning away from their country. a few quick selfies and kisses good bye on moscow street. as this young man heads off to a military trading sight, he's among thousands being called up to serve in russia's war with ukraine. his wife friends over for one final hug before he boards the bus. i'm going to defend my country. that's it. how's my mood? it's excellent. what can you do out? of course, i'm very worried, but i support my husband's decision 20th russian authorities claim more than $10000.00 volunteers turned up at military enlistment

offices across the country after vladimir putin issued the order to mobilize reservists this week. while some head off to fight others are fleeing the country. soaring prices for plane tickets, mean land crossings like this when on the border with georgia, are jammed with traffic. they travel by car on bicycles and even on foot to get out . georgia is one of a handful of countries which allows russians to enter without visas. don't, don't you for? you'll matters not that we are afraid. near the matter is that we don't like the situation. i do not like what they are doing and ukraine isn't. i feel sorry for our brother, but i have many relatives in ukraine, and i don't like this at all. ah, the order has led to several protests across russia. hundreds of arrests and accusations of discrimination in bery yatta, a mountainous republic and eastern siberia,

some 6000 kilometers from moscow activist say the kremlin is placing the burden of the mobilization and the war itself on poor ethnic minority regions. there will. yeah. to have full scale mobilization is going on. it's in no way the partial mobilization that vladimir putin announced earlier the shore. and we also think that it's a question of empire putin, many times is positioned himself as an imperialist. everyone knows how empires treat their ethnic minorities like something that can be used in a couple more sports. some men in the region have reportedly gotten into hiding. there is have responded to the mobilization order by crossing into neighboring mongolia. while as moscow looks for more troops to bolster its invasion of ukraine, it's also making changes in top military leadership. russia's defense ministry says

it's removed the duty, the deputy defense minister from his post. meanwhile, in for russian control regions of ukraine, separatist leaders are holding so called referendums on whether or not to join russia. they're illegal under international and ukrainian laws. no independent observers are present and report se teams are traveling door to door to force residents to take part driving away from the russian occupied area of the zapper regio region. these people want no part in the so called referendums was why don't i have a head on my shoulders and i have my own common sense. what do you all born in ukraine? why would i want to change that made? so now we're leaving because of the referendum. no one wants to stay there under such circumstances that does not hold this many fear being false into the russian army. if the hastily organized poles and as expected in that yes vote with voting taking place door to door and without secrecy in many areas like here and denette.

observe is worn that a result in favor of annexation is a foregone conclusion, is up and ukraine's presence zalinski has slammed the votes. absoluteness for the world will react absolutely justly to the sham referendum when it will be unequivocally condemned. like the criminal mobilization that the occupiers currently trying to carry out in crimea and other parts of ukraine, which they still control. bookie continued in the ukrainian controlled city of separation. people were also angry. when was the one lucas fake over hold? a referendum is a violation of international law and it's illegal. we hear that people in the occupied areas are forced to vote for you at gunpoint, vulnerable quality, blew them off to motor from which we have lost a lot more yard. more sure, just ridiculous. it makes no sense or, or fool absolute not dismissal with voting set to continue until tuesday. it seems likely that these people won't be the last to vote with their feet. whoa. another

good german chancellor. all of schoultz has arrived in saudi arabia at the start of a 2 day tour of the gulf, germany is seeking new energy partnerships to make up for the loss of russian oil and gas supplies. a whistle stop. tour of 3 gulf states in 48 hours. that doesn't give german chancellor shawls much time for lengthy talks. he met saudi arabia's crown prince. mom had been salman for the 1st time. they focused on energy security . as kit of the under donald, and it's also about the fact that german companies can play a major role in further developing the economy here as well as the use of oil and gas and other resources and in developing hydrogen technology. the fact that this is possible was one of our discussion points is engaged on august. the he give is, investment is a key topic, because saudi arabia is a major exporter of oil, as well as natural gas in the future. the country also wants to become a world leader for hydrogen projects. germany is eager to profit from this

potential for this evolved on future. it's all going to be by creating opportunities on a large scale for the use of hydrogen in germany, which is produced here and in other places. and casting a shadow over the visit is the issue of human rights and the murder of saudi journalist, jamal castle g. 4 years ago, for which u. s. intelligence says the saudi crown prince is responsible for the policy. i also discuss political questioning questions about human rights. questions about civil rights in the freedom to express different opinions, to fargo from lucas scott. of course, these are important issues, and part of the conversation here came out with the scuse react, poor women's rights record is another highly sensitive topic. saudi arabia's trying to appear more modern and organized a meeting with a group of young women for shoals. his next stops the united arab emirates and guitar, where he hopes to secure deliveries of liquefied natural gas. here's a look now at a few other stories making headlines. his r,

iran's president to set the country must quote, deal decisively with protesters after 8 nights of unrest. the anti government protests were triggered by the death of 22 year old or rainy incurred massa mimi in police custody last week. since then, at least 40 people have been killed. investigators in mexico say they've uncovered signs of human rights abuses, an army base in the capitol. mexico's president created a truth commission to look into allegations of torture and murder at military camp . number one, during the 1960 s of to the 1980s survivors of the camp of participated in the investigation and provided additional testimony good. a hurricane fiona has slammed into the eastern coast of canada damaging buildings and leaving hundreds of thousands of homes with our power. the storm is expected to be one of canada's most severe on record. fiona earlier battered bermuda and several caribbean islands

killing at least 8 people. the bodies of migrants who died when their boat sank off the coast of syria on thursday have been returned to lebanon. syrian authority say at least $86.00 people drowned, but the actual toll could be much higher. the boat was carrying syrians, lebanese, and palestinians who were trying to reach europe, photo and anger, as the body of my clients. and i think lebanon, people here see the lemmings guffman his feet to provide hope, but opportunity. many are now choosing to make the danger thick, trusting to yoda murphy, my, if there is no livelihood, there's no work. there's no future. we'll see. we are trapped the, and i'm a lot of eminent. we're like me to someone let the fish just eat us. it's better than living here. those in charge are eating us alive. lebanon continues to be my it in a massive economic crisis. unemployment has skyrocketed. the value of the local

currency has plummeted, nearly 80 percent of the country, 6 and a half 1000000 people are living in poverty. at the home of one of the victims did his grief and disappointment, lot eldric in his dream was not to obtain another nationality. little but simply to enroll his children in his school and feed the hell. nothing more and see that dream of a better future been likely continue to drive people to attend the journey to europe. despite the danger, italians will be choosing a new parliament on sunday. the latest polls show voters might elect the 1st far right leader since the 2nd world war, georgia maloney would also be the 1st female prime minister. the countries fractured political spectrum means no party will be able to govern alone and it could take weeks before a coalition government is in place. she describes herself as a mother, italian, christian, ga, milani's, reaching for power in italy,

promising to revive the country and put the interests of italians 1st on the campaign to wield their charismatic leader of the brothers of italy, a party with neo fascist roots. to great pains to appear in moderate by the parties logo contains a try color flame, a symbol of the extreme right in italy, and their hard line views on abortion. same sex marriage and immigration from africa in the middle east are clear indications of the parties true platform. i mean, there is still imagining april for you could i any, have you seen the pictures of ukraine in for a producer like women and children who are fleeing the war? i don't, those images seems strange compared to the images of boats full of grown man. the level that we have seen arriving here in recent years, because when people run away from a war, you see women and children coming because the men are fighting. but if just men are

arriving, then they can only be running away from war after leaving the women and children to fight only by minute on barbarian. ah maloney some quarter of can't seem to get enough of such talk, but her popularity is also the result of a credibility crisis facing the parties in the previous government of i, fiona hill, the passion, she has the clarity that simplicity even when she tackles important issues is on any guy in italy, we should welcome foreigners in need, but we need to think of ourselves 1st, develop a center. melanie has vowed to support ukraine and nato, and she says that she is pro european. but she often views you rules as an infringement of italy's sovereignty. her critics fear the right wing populist will change the country and its values for ashes. now we're ah, as grown away, celia are with us. it's just changing only that means the fraser new makeup. but

is filled with ours, our fear here is that we would go back in time and instead of going forward in terms of rights in terms of other type of progressive kind of mindset. so we'll go back to honor that we, we fear we in for the most not going to see the young despite such concerns. georgia maloney has a good shot at becoming the country next. prime minister, envoy. but it's thankful. well, after a 2 year covert hiatus comic con africa, the continent's largest festival of pop, culture, fantasy and gaming is back in all its glory, clad in super hero capes colorful masks. sy, fy costumes and eccentric wigs. houses flocked to the 4 day event, which had been widely anticipated. comic con africa offers a platform for fans in a country where the industry is not yet as big as a more developed nations. well, here's

a reminder of the top news story. this, our russian president vladimir putin has signed new laws that increase the penalties for anybody who refuses to fight in ukraine. it comes as security forces arrest. hundreds of demonstrators opposed to russia's military mobilization activists say the call of reservists is far more sweeping than the kremlin admits dock film is up next with a look at india's path to becoming a global power. i'm problem earliest, i'll be back again at the top of the next hour for me, the team here in berlin. i watch a vibrant habitat ended glistening place along the mediterranean sea. seen it almost far. and so far, abdul karim drift along.