ah, born modern lifestyles and the mediterranean meeting, people are hearing their dreams ready to re journey this week, d w ah, ah, business dw, live from berlin. the nobel peace prize goes to 3 champions of human rights, the jail bell, erosion that activists alice b r. yet ski is on other long side rushes memorial organization, ant ukraine's center for civil liberties.

ah, i'm a gal office. thanks for joining us. this year's nobel peace prize is being shared by 3 champions of human rights, the jail bill, erosion rights activists, alice biase, russia's organization, memorial and ukraine's center for civil liberties. the chair of the norwegian nobel committee barrett rice, anderson made the announcement in all slope. she set the peace prize. loretto represent civil society in their home country and she explained that noble committees reasoning behind this years choice of lawrence. they had a main, an outstanding effort to document war crimes, human rights abuses, and the abuse of power. together they demonstrate the

significance of civil society, poor, peace, and democracy. now let's discuss this a bit further with me as to the chief political close on the melinda crane here in the studio and the w. rush, analyst, roman are gone to ranko, joins us from long. i believe. so. let's start with you. molina, human rights advocate, the human rights organization from russia. schumann, resolution for ukraine. good choice. i think it absolutely is. the nobel peace prize is its aim is to recognize those who are fighting for fraternity amongst nations for understanding amongst countries, and also promoting peace and the chair of the nobel. nobody norwegian nobel committee whom we just saw said in announcing this that when civil rights give way to autocracy war is often the next step. in other words,

civil society organizations like all 3 because alice be a lot sky himself founded and stands for a very important hello, russian civils, a civil society organization. they in that way are absolutely expanding the space for democracy and human rights and pushing back against autocracy. and it's notable, of course, that this award is bestowed in a time when europe is seeing its biggest armed conflict, the war in ukraine since the 2nd world war. and the prize clearly recognizes that with this award to a bell, russian organization and of russian organization, both of which are the countries prosecuting this conflict, bella russian, a close ally of russia, but also a ukrainian organization. ukraine is not recognized here though, as a warring party, an organization is recognized. that is also pushing for civil rights in ukraine and they could hold the ukrainian government to account. so i think in that way it is

a very sensitive award. and as the committee said, it honors all of those all over the world who are fighting for democracy at a time when autocracy is on the rise. roman ward makes the organization memorial. so odd standing that they deserve the nobel peace prize. well, memorial arm was expected to grab this price for many years and now they got it. and of course, there are very many reasons for that. it is one of the most re, no one on a civil rights organizations in russia, in an organization which was handed in the eighty's. one of the founders was the nobel prize winner, andre sucker up. and the main focus of this organization memorial is to study the crimes of the standing regime in the thirty's forty's and fifty's, which is very important. it is, it is a,

those are dark pages of russian history which were completely forgotten and actually turned back in some points in russia and of lodging. they put in and memorial was, are very uncomfortable for me to put in called was a k g b officer himself in the past and for the russian c. conservative services. so they suppressed that again. ization, it was shut down just a few months before the russia russian invasion in ukraine. and of course, there is a bitter irony here for the lodging reporting because he and russia under his rule are now trying to copy what styling deed, in the 3rd, to his end, in default, his in his country and abroad. we're seeing those crimes or reports of crimes. i'm in ukraine during this war. and of course, it's a sign it's assigned for russia that those crimes will be investigated when the war is over. and this is where the human and will need such an organization as memorial

because as i've said, it is one of the most re known it is probably the number one as human rights organization. and how do they manage to work though, at the moment they walk from abroad. there is a network in international networks called international memorial. so they continue working in germany as well. and in other countries, they have people who inform them from russia, from ukraine, not just about this war, but about regression in russia itself, about the prosecution. we are now hearing reports about people who do not want want to fight in this world, protest thousands of them. they are being thrown to jail. and of course, memorial is documenting such cases and they, but it is, it is much more difficult now for them to collect information in rushing south. but still they have raised, they have their people there. well, they, they collect this information and it is very valuable for what will happen,

as i've just said after that was over. this is where our over merrill memorial will come up. melinda, let's talk about the only a single person that was awarded. it is nobel prize on his ability. ok. he is in prison at the moment or tell us more about him and will this help set him free. he, in fact, has been fighting for civil rights in bella roost since the 1980 founded in organization known as spring vast. now to do that, and as you say was imprisoned, i think in 2020, if i'm not mistaken. and chairman of the nobel committee was asked whether the committee hopes that this will somehow have an effect on him. and she said, well, absolutely, we hope that he will be released and allowed to come to as low to receive his prize . but that the committee was quite cognizant that that probably wouldn't be the

case. the fact is that the award can, to some degree, protect recipients by making them more visible if we think about unsung. so she, when she was under house arrest and was given the nobel peace prize, it may have helped her to some degree that she was not subjected to even more repression by increasing visibility. it does most especially though shine a light on the organizations and the causes and i think that is the, the most crucial impact here. and i think the committee recognized that in its realism, saying they are not certain that the alaska will be allowed to travel. now, let's hope. thank you very much. are chief political correspond melinda crane, anti w's, russia analyst, roman, gone to rank u. s. presidential biden says the risk of nuclear armageddon is at its highest since the cuban missile crisis of the 19 sixty's. mister biden warned that russian leda vladimir putin is not joking when he

talks about using nuclear weapons following heavy losses on the battlefield in ukraine. in the latest incident, a russian missile strike destroys an apartment building of the southern city of support as yet. it came as russian forces lost more ground to ukraine's counter offensive in the south and east gutted by russian rockets. here in zer, parisha, rescue workers search the rubble for missing residence. local official say several people were killed while moore had been hospitalized. after the initial dawn attack, fire fighters headed to the scene. but a 2nd salvo, st. locals running for cover. as well as rescue workers. president zalinski condemned the strikes was of but easier. be separate in that

original. after the 1st rocket strike to day when people came to pick apart, the rebel rush conducted a 2nd rocket strike. billable in absolute vileness, absolute evil. and there have been thousands of instances of this already, and there could be thousands more. unfortunately, she and michelle moreland, bold locals were left reeling. hello, why aren't you doing this to us? what are they trying to prove? killing repeated. why, for what? the attacks come, as ukraine continues to force russian troops back in the south and east with these ukrainian troops and the don bass telling french reporters that they were using shells captured from the russians with winter. fast approaching, keep seems determined to press its current advantage, as long as it can easily this own prague debating measures to tackle

europe's energy crisis with possible cap on gas prices on the table. pensions remain over how best to deal with a sorry, cost of energy. there are increasing calls for unified in you response. they come after germany announced details of a massive domestic energy 8 package. now let's bring the w brothels, bureau chief, alec, some of phenomena. she's standing by in prague where the leaders are meeting right now. i'm a summer bring down the exploding energy, of course is on top of the agenda and germany as drawn lots of criticism for announcing its own plan. why is that? while it is because germany has been blockading some far reaching measures on the level to tackle the energy crisis. for instance,

the majority of each member states would like to introduce our cap on price cap on gas imports. and germany was very skeptical saying that that would distort their markets. at the same time, the german government has introduced its own massive aid package for german companies and consumers to 100 to 1000000000 euros. and many here are saying, well, how can it be a, we are not such a large economy like germany. we don't have that kind of money to support our companies and they polish prime minister or have you had ski criticized germany for not showing in our facility charity with other nations. some fear that the measures introduced by germany could sir, have her negative consequences on their level playing field. so that is the reason why germany is facing a lot of criticism here. however,

the german chancellor doesn't seem to be impressed by that. alexandria the war ukraine of course, on the agenda there as well. very concrete appeal by the use of foreign policy chief. they're asking leaders for more military support to ukraine. what was the reaction briefly if you can? well, we have seen some statements stressing that it's important to separate ukraine as long as it takes to win the war boil is calling for money for the european piece facility. this is a funding that reimburse, reimburse us a member states when they provide weapons for ukraine or you has provided so 2 and a half a 1000000000 euros worse of weapons. but this funding is now running out out. so braille is calling for more money. our brussel spiritual at some of phenomena, they're reporting from prague. thank you, alex on mar,

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our busiest nobel peace prize has been awarded to jail delusion, human rights activists. alice billiard ski, the russian organization, memorial and ukraine center for civil liberties. norwegian noble committee, set the peace prize laureates were present civil society in their home countries. that's it from me and the news team. i'll have an update for you over the but 1st business news with chris kolber, office in berlin from me and the new seem for watching. ah ah, what secrets my behind these will discover new adventures in 360 degrees and explore fascinating world heritage site.