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canada rob is leading many chechens to fight for russia. but there is also a battalion fighting for the up assigned storming a building. this is a training session for new recruits to ukraine's jaw had to die of battalion, the chechen volunteer group fighting for ukraine. they opened the very 1st to go into newly one territory. less of the latter. oh, our job is to storm and to clear the place of the new after that the other groups come in and do their job credit the upon ansley. the lesson margo, as he calls himself, was born in chechnya,

but grew up in europe. he says he's always dreamed of fighting against russia. after putting the next crimea and installed proxies in the don bus, margot moved to ukraine. he joined the battalion which bears the colors of chechen independence, and the name of its hero jo had to die wallace. this has been going on for generations yesterday. my father fought against russia and the 1st and 2nd judging wars in the 1990. as well, and i must continue this fight for the right, it was the last month the battalion was among the 1st to enter the tone of you as the chechen volunteers fight for ukraine. many consider it part of their great battle against russia. way like in the morning, we want to go home again. we want to liberate our country. after ukraine,

we will go home them the group is away from the from mall waiting for new instructions, preparing to return, traction and ukrainian. fighting a common course. ah. in recent weeks, thousands of russians have gone abroad to escape the draft and the war in ukraine. some fled to berlin via finland. maria is not here, real name. she also doesn't want us to show her face. she worked as a doctor in moscow hospital. she and her husband, i was eligible for military service. they cannot imagine taking part in the war against ukraine, where they have relatives. they decided not to wait. woodruff notices to arrive yet

at the hotel. by from the moment you get a draft notice for leaving would mean desert ingram and you most likely will be even allowed to cross the border where on either at the airport nor by car by so we decided we couldn't wait for dropped notices. we have children, and we had to rescue every one. i somehow both headed for germany, not least because of the promises of german politicians to protect deserters and draft dodgers from russia. yes. because alice darnell bullard, bringing my stuff, jim and he said it would accept those who are fleeing mobilization. well, anyway, we have some friends here. now who know the language has have and can help us not only as the, as the form back up, but in one with maggie been up on watch. but getting political asylum in germany for people fleeing they dropped in russia is not an easy task. says elian astir gave up for berlin based and g, all the risk of being rejected is high. she and her colleagues have sent an open letter to german authorities asking to ease the conditions for those who don't want

to serve in the russian army. my boys, him all we asked for simplification of publication rules, documented cherry and visas, because now it's a very complicated process. and one can apply only after having proved and political persecution. and of course, we asked for simplified asylum for those who waiters, who oppose the potency regime it is rumored. but before the rules are ease, philip and maria are trying to find other ways of staying in germany. like a blank for work or student visa. they say, going back to russia is not an option for them. the gold mines in eastern congo exploit the suffering of many for the wealth of a few. a brutal cycle of greed involving miners and revel groups.

this gold may gleam brightly, but it is stained red with blood people likely died for this precious metal destined for the rich world's finest juries. the democratic republic of the congo has some of the purest gold in the world. but experts say almost all of it smuggled out of the country illegally. that often means links to armed groups and human rights abuses. it all starts here in suffocating the hot tunnels that head up to 40 degrees celsius. young man scrape out the gold bearing rock. there earn barely enough to survive on for fear of reprisals. this man wants to remain anonymous when you go to work, he just pray to god because we're feeling like it's a death sentence. and on top of that, this mine is controlled by an armed group. the my, my yet tomba, according to a recent un report, the rebels demand what they call taxes from each worker. it beat me up with an iron

rod because i couldn't pay that tax. they threw me into a mud hole for days with no food. i was imprison there with 6 other people. he lost 10 kilograms. he says other minors tell us similar stories. they say the my, my a never far. even now they're hiding further up the mountain because they were informed we were coming. this is the 1st time journalist have access this mine both the my, my young timber and local government official declined our interview requests. it's widely known that the rebels often work together with local authorities and even shap profits with them. but with the money they also finance, brutal attacks on an ethnic group who they see as their main enemy. the my, my claim the bunny lender don't belong to the d r c. so they're burned down the villages, rape, and kill scores of people. rebel control of the minds means conflict go.

but that's not deterring this business man. the purity of the precious metal has convinced him soon he plans to open the 1st gold refinery in the country and export from d r. c to europe and america. at the moment we discussing a lot with the government, they will take all our to them while coming to work here. we will, they will try and trace how is going on, and maybe it will help. i hope it will help, but ensuring authenticity will be difficult. traitors tell us, they fake certificates to hide. the real origin of the gold is done and who are i can only appeal for an end to the trade and blood. i can see why my, my said go to white people to buy weapons. that is why i sell the gold i live, you know, is i want to tell the white people to stop buying from them. so they don't,

we'll leave. that is the, it is a simple equation. as long as our groups can re profit from gold mining, they will keep earning the cash to kill. ah see who is some of the seas most fascinating creatures. but in portugal, their population is declining at an alarming rate. due to over fishing along the coast. see horses have captivated the human imagination for thousands of years. and many cultures see them as mythical creatures. one person enthralled by these small animals is biologist george palmer. for the past 15 years, he had studied them here at the faro marine research station in southern portugal. ah,

i get the really that's listed to the family because they're so different. so interesting. so this saturday when they were present so well there, i thought that began like my role model for research. the station is located in ria formosa and lagoon with designated protected zones for short and long snout at sea horses. this is an oasis. scientists have discovered more specimens here than anywhere else, but the sea horses are currently under severe threat. as far as i know the 1st that researchers, they estimate us, i'm more than 1200000 see or something going on? a few. c, 4 years ago, there were estimating around 150000 quite a bit, please. one problem is the fishing community, although it's far from being the intention of francisco molina and his colleagues see horses keep getting caught in their nets. we bay and i at oh, they live in the see we on the and when the net gets close to the bottom and they

get a tangled in it said vega, another fisherman brew. we can say sal lives on an island in the lagoon. he loves the sea horses having grown up around them. he knows the areas where fishing is prohibited. but he also knows that there are those who don't respect the restrictions. audible music method again on my protect his own, starts close to where we are now and stretches all the way back. farrah hold voice . professional fishermen are not the problem. always pick the ones we're fishing illegally, or we'll use dragnet to sort of march the same horses with her last good a year by your google the through the mud. george, the biologist is looking for small shrimps for his see horse farm. to him, the issue is more nuanced. see horses becoming cart is understandable. a much graver problem is the destruction of this sensitive animal's habitat by the fishing nets themselves. this has led him to search for alternatives and experiment with

artificial seaweed. together with his colleagues, he has already covered large patches than the lagoon and by the looks of it, the sea horses are warming up to the new material theories of go there, love it in an artificial thing. it's good for the story and then becomes natural because all other animals are colonized this artificial fructose and made. and that's why we thought out of one of the official one. if the animals by some means that old folk that does happen, the use appeared from here that can be a major blow for the general conservation of the species. but now we are seeing some increase. so there is hope for the future. it's a glimmer of hope for a species that keeps captivating the imagination of humans, but is now threatened by their very actions almost everywhere in the world. not only in their oasis and the rhea formosa lagoon. ah,

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