more on our website, that's d w dot com. ah, less than 2 weeks ago, russian troops withdrew from the city of her son, ukrainian, tanker rolled in. and many of those who had enjoyed months of occupation thought this would be the end of their suffering. but now ukrainian authorities have started evacuating civilians from some of the recently liberated areas. the infrastructure seems to have taken too many heads for people to rely on it throughout the winter. the w. h. a warns of life threatening conditions for millions of ukrainians, and the low to mid zalinski equates the deliberate targeting of energy supplies to the use of weapons of mass destruction. i'm nicole really, him, berlin, and this is the day. ah,

we all want this war to end, but we need to remember what this is. this is a war of aggression that we also need the russian terrorist to stop killing people . that what i mean with this war most likely would end at some stage of the negotiating fearful russia placed its bets on a policy of genocide. if you've won an alcove, which is acceptable for ukraine, you something for that particular reason that destroying our energy infrastructure . and i was told that the insurers that ukraine can prevent this is so for an independent democratic nation in the europe taken. so therefore, it would be right to your parliament to recognize russia as a state sponsored terrorism. the best way of achieving that is the broad military support your great, ah, also on the show under pressure from fif of the captains of several european countries competing at the world cup and guitar will now not wear arm bands in support of diversity and inclusion. be

a fee for toys. few for today been to statement and travel with diversity and human rights. the survey used to which had comments itself in its own state changed to this is more than frustrating from our point of view. i was once was to be out, was 3 of them. ah, welcome to the show. you grains president has called for nato and its allies to recognize russia as a terrorist state. in a video address to a meeting of the alliance and madrid, volunteers the lensky compared russia, shelling of nuclear energy facilities to the use of weapons of mass destruction. the ukrainian leader also called for more aid to bolster his country's air defenses and stricter sanctions against russia. landscape address comes a day after multiple explosions rocked the occupied nuclear power plant in the upper regia falls. so they're all of us on the pole. nations have 0 interest in having any dangerous incidence at our nuclear facilities. we all want

the russian terrorist to stop killing people, and we need guaranteed protection from any russian missile from any sabotage on nuclear infrastructure. the southern region of her son was recently liberated by the ukrainians after 8 months of russian occupation. more than a week after russian troops retreated, the city of her son and its surrounding villages are slowly returning to life. it will be used. nick connelly visited the region including the village of blau, dot ne, the scene of some of the worst finding in the region. this is the road to fit soon. well, what's left of it? for months, russia and ukraine fought tooth and nail for every meter. in the end, rushes forces collapsed, unable to cope with ukraine's relentless attacks on the supply lines. with victory his comb at a steep price. this village was just behind the ukrainian ford positions,

intact houses, the exception here. rock, it's like these are just one of the dangerous many more i hidden. heading towards cuts on we cross what until a week ago was the front line. the ukrainian army wants to show us that they take care not it civilians, no homes, unlike their russian opponents. this village, blah, dudley, is certainly much better shape than the one we've just left. even though until recently, it was home to a russian base. after so many months, cut off from the outside world, people here the glad to finally tell the stories about the russians would break into houses, empty them, take anything they came across you. there's not, they could stop you on your bike and just take it off. you can show the same with phones. i wouldn't, robert, as soon as it got dark, you just had to lay low. if we sold the, we turn around and make ourselves scarce from what you said. most of these villages residents couldn't get used to the fighting in life. andrew occupation leaving

wasn't an option for everyone who was them, but i don't know what about my animals? who would i have left? my chicken is my goal. it's my pilots with what do i do about my clothes? lots of people here left after a husband and wife were killed and actually gazing governor. he would be in do you live? i live 1st. a shall killed the husband at home. and for 2 days later, his widow was killed by another shell in the same house like you thought, if there are gonna be your father. we meet irina. she works at the village school, which russian soldiers took over their bass. she just be inside for the 1st time. who wants to show us? yeah. yeah, they obviously thought they'd be cash in here, not sure. but all they find where social security papers. yeah. no one in the woman who took they took all the laptops so, but all the technology, it's all gone for him. yeah. you guy a guy not the below one of the bonus, a list. marina grew up here and came back to work at the school more than 15 years

ago. she takes to see a parting message left by the russian soldiers. the handwriting may be neat, but the language is anything but in drastic terms. it blames the ukrainians to the war and accuses them of killing women and children before concluding. we'll meet in hell next time. he won't get away from us. even after months on the ground in ukraine, at least some of the russian troops till apparently believe what the commanders and russian tv telling them. let me come now from the russians would repeat the same thing to us over and over. we came here to liberate you who have you liberated me from. i'd asked them my life was fine until you came. now, i'm not living any more. i'm just surviving. trying to work i to die or live to see another day. everything was good until you russians came up with new, bought the new bill. and now the russians really are gone. people here are remarkably confident that the ukraine, you know me is back for good. but it's not just the russians that are gone. the children used to fill these classrooms are also gone. scattered across ukraine and

the whole of europe. for now, they and their parents are no hurried to come home. the iran has targeted bases belonging to arrange kurdish opposition groups based in neighboring iraq. the strikes follow 2 months of nationwide anti regime protests in iran, which are backed by the kurdish opposition. those protests were sparked by the death of the kurdish iranian woman gina, martha armenia after being detained and allegedly beaten by runs morality police. the opposition democratic party of iranian kurdistan said the iranian military fire missiles and drones and bases in iraq. and the 2nd time in 10 days, iran has targeted the group uranium military has also continued its cracked down on curtis regions in iran. the hangup human rights group said security forces used live ammunition against people in the city of java on route. the groups had at

least 13 people had been killed in majority kurdish cities and western iran since sunday. and the well known actors hang on may god's the, on the scene here and a video posted on her instagram and cut. are you re, i have been arrested after appearing in public without their head scarves in support of the protest. let's try and we've those threads together and talk to my colleague neal far galani. she works for dw farsi department neil far. let's start with those airstrikes in iraq. who are these curtis raining groups and how involved are they in the protests and iran? you know, and as you mentioned, they are opposition groups and political parties based in iraq, quarter sawn. and in fact, they are not involved in the ongoing protests, but supporting protesters. and their demands for justice and for freedom like all

of their in groups, opposition, groups and parties, but dislike republic is always wants to blame them for every single civil move rent in dead cities and provinces being kurdish majority, the most intense protests have actually been taking place in these kurdish majority areas inside of iran. what's the situation there? according to reports and what you have made you, as you mentioned, been published by human rights organizations like hen gov, by core to human rights organizations. there is a massive suppression going on in cities like mild bought like here on shaft deb on groupon and other even small cities in the region. and there are many videos on social media. 1 of each vi covered in our department as bill debt show war within tanks and troops that have been sent there and human right defenders are

warming of all domestic heard there at least it's officially 14. at least 14 citizens killed there and many more wounded and many people, many activists and citizen and processors at risk. and the crack down against protesters seen to only be intensifying, doesn't that this week. and we saw another demonstrator sentenced to death over his participation in the protest. how is this affecting the movement as a journalist of following every a, every as single event that happened in iran. i have spoken to many people inside and have read their wars on social media. the fact is that they are still hopeful and trying to encourage more people joining distribution. that is the word that they used to describe this movement. and despite all the oppression and

killings they are still in the streets every day and night and even in small cities fighting for their basic rights. we've seen reports of to famous actors arrested for taking off their head scarves in solidarity with protesters. can you tell us a little more about them and why the regime would want to make an example out of them? yeah, actually the 2 actors are now in custody. and with the accusations like assembly and collusion, but did a intention of acting against a national security breach. this may lead them a long prison sentences. and as you mentioned, the regime wants to really wants to make an example out of them to scare other people that scare other celebrities that have not joined a yet joined dis movement and what they are willing to do so. so they want,

they want to scare a scare more scare, more people. it does seem like another prominent crew that was undeterred by what is happening there by the crackdown might have been the iranian national team at their 1st world cup match. they stayed silent during the national anthem, are they likely to face consequences? ashley, there are a lot of crete takes to didn't oh to of what they have been doing in these days. and there might be consequences boxer, iranian people in and outside the country a day expected more. and they, they think that the national team could have done more to support the process. there's and even in some parts of to iran, there, there were some videos published at people were celebrating, gave chocolate to each other, cuz the team beach, they call it their regime team,

not the national team last dis match. but angland our so they might have been fishing for, for some support, and they didn't get it there. how much is all of this, what we've been seeing throughout the past weeks and months, putting the iranian regime with its back against the wall or the authority still in control of the narrative and the facts on the ground. actually, they do not control to society. they are still in power, but just just because they have the tools and a forward for oppressing their own citizens. and a, the fact is that after this killing of this 10 year old boy kion, the anger of society has intensified that even people who were on shore, our former supporters of the regime do not accept the regime narrative on the events, especially on the killing gulf this 10 year old boy, and i think that the iranian society owes this really to social media. and this is

exactly why the regime is so afraid of social media because they always want to be the main narrator and take control of the society. but this time i think it's different and they can not do that for a long early go. la me. thank you so much. she's with d. w. as far as the department. thank you. brand me. ah. is day 2 of the world cup in katara. and while the games are well underway, it's what's happening off the pitch that's making headlines. the captains of several european teams were planning on playing with arm band supporting diversity and inclusion in a gesture, seen as a rebuke to could taurus human rights record, but fifo wouldn't have it. the governing body threatened players with on field punishment. a risk they knew would be too great for the athletes to take

england. wales and germany were 3 of the 7 european national teams. he wanted to set an example for tolerance, an inclusion with the rain both seemed om bond and the statement one love. people saw things differently. one expressly banning the arm bands, fee for said referees, which sanctioned players who wore them with a yellow carved merchant going on the pitch with a clear yellow cut to start with. that is not possible. and we have to make sure that it's not up to the players to make that decision. oh, we've played with this on been before that means under uletha be a fee for toys kiefer today. ben to statement and treatment with diversity and human rights visa values to which it commits itself in its own state changed. is this more than frustrating from our point of view? well, one's was to me out was 3 land theda got their way, and the evidence was on the arm of england, captain harry kane. it appears that no european nation wants to risk

a yellow cart to make a political statement. and for more on this, we can bring in most of a carter, he's a specialist and human rights and labor rights. welcome to the day mr. carter. first it was supposed to be a rainbow arm. and then the teams bound to pressure and decided on a one love arm bad for diversity and inclusion. now i think they've settled on one reading know discrimination. why did fifo raise the stakes for players wanting to take a stand at the world cup? well i think to be honest 1st he said to have me on his show for raising his issues . it's very important, i think frankly it's death by a 1000 cuts. what we've seen is that trucking by fifa and let's face it, those behind them, which is the football association. the teams and corporate sponsors are towards kata to effectively not and trace the human rights issues in that country. and

instead, everyone else compromising for their so really, it's quite disappointing. but the other thing that's most important is the signal we'd send this to the l g b t r community. and if anyone facing human rights issues, not just in casa, not just in the region, but globally, you have these very powerful, prominent plays, you know, giving into this. and of course, a fee for itself. that claims to be a force for good respect to human rights. it sends the worst possible signal at the very beginning of the tournament. you say you're disappointed, but are you surprised at all that the players are willing to sacrifice their success in order to make a statement? it's a really good question. so obviously, you know, you could say is to, well, come players were very hard to get to this very moment. but then, you know, it's such an interesting situation. we have where, in the same game with the iranian play, where players in that team are probably risking their lives as pretty a huge risk of, you know,

serious human rights abuse on then from the iranian authorities for being. so i think brian not spoken about the genuine human rights crisis in iran. you just suppose that with the millionaire football in the england team where they don't seem to be able to go that far. of course, you know, i think it's unfair to dumb everything on england football team. there's a deeper point here. how do we get to this point? how do we allow kata to be having this woke up with an adequate checks and requirements on it to respect human rights responsibilities? the thing that view is really need to understand is that kata has ratified meaning is basically codified into law. some of the most significant human rights treaties in the world. so the international comment on civil and political rights, you know, conventions against discrimination. so this is a hot law requirement, phone cutter, and therefore fifa to respect human rights. so yes, absolutely is a question that has to be asked, that is england football players, but as

a wider community here, that's at 12 ease to address this issue. and they clearly haven't. and i think that's the thing we really need to be focusing on our way into doing right now is the football community so broken that we can't recover from something like this, or is there a way forward? it's a very good question. so i think when you work at human rights, as i do, you always inherently optimistic person and you know, as humanity, you know, we've dealt with lots a huge challenges in human history including in germany. so i do believe we can address this, but the only way we can address this is through an honest discussion and thoughts with things like the process through which fee 1st selects hosts for this tournament. having very robust human rights requirements that also apply to the case to the corporate sponsors. but i think also, and i mean just being very honest about what's happening in katara right now. you know, while we were going to air, i heard that a journalist for poorly in kata wearing

a rainbow flag teacher has been told to take off his teacher. it seems like as a very serious issue there. and of course, the work that we probably work on, which is the leverage, all the people who built the stadiums is still dead. those workers haven't gone anywhere. they still owed compensation for unpaid wages. in some cases that were their competition to their relatives, the deaths, and all the issues. so it's a very concrete thing. we're certainly going to be pushing on those issues. so that fee for the sponsors bills are held accountable for human rights violation that they are responsible for it and cut out would certainly like for us not to be talking about this right now. right. it's dave, 2 of the world cup and hardly anybody is talking about the match as themselves. will the emerett succeed in pushing the controversies to the background or is this going to overshadow the entire world cup? yes it's, you know, it's a question when you hear, when you sent it to me, i feel very sad hearing that because i love my football. like everyone else does. i

want to celebrate the football and it's in the middle east. you know, i'm not the middle east, my family's is mostly my background, so it's something that should be a ton to celebrate. but you're quite a why i think these human rights issues have completely overshadowed the tournament because let's face it is a very serious issues. there, but it's simple things, you know, i mean, if, for example, the countries were to allow their guests in the country to wear things like ramo flies allow on bands that are very soft reflections of the need to respect the rights of everyone. that would go a long way to making people feel like they're doing the right thing. so i think in many ways conte itself is to blame for the situation. and of course, so as fifo, you know, we obviously heard from him fantasia, the president of favor on sentiment giving a really bizarre and in some ways, very insulting speech. the thing that people read understand about that speech is it's effectively him signaling to the countries that he would put any pressure on

them to address very real human rights issues. the thing to really also emphasize is casa, is not a free society. it is a absolute monarchy, the opportunity for leverage on things like human rights and social reform are very few and far between is freedom us on president and time to have those kind of changes faith as one the few entity on the planet that can actually influence how kata are at responds to human raso for them to surrender the way that they have. absolutely, the tone is being overshadowed, but his issues with his very good reason for that. and on top of that, still, even now there is time for things to shape, but frankly, that window is narrowing by the moment by the 2nd. and this event will be over, and a monkey already hinted at those workers that will still be there after the world cup is over. it's early days of course, but i want to get your take on what you believe will be the legacy of this world

cup. yes, good question. i have worked on another 10 years of working human rights much longer than that. but i think that already, even i'm surprised at how much that the hard work has been done by good stakeholders income. good people in the country system is being squandered by the points that i just right. i do why the legacy will be one that those changes will be actually overshadowed by the failure to really grab the nettle. take those things further. i also worried to be honest with you, that if we're seeing the kinds of stories coming out from casa already now on, that's being taken off people with rainbow shirts being, being asked to take them off on day to the tournament. then you know, i think we're going to be on the things that make it brief. i can play that this will be a tournament that will be probably the most controversial in history. and that's, that's very sad to me. it's not a matter of being anti cut to repair a cutter, it's there over $2000000.00 workers in casa. there are thousands of people from the

l g b t community in casa, there are women who faced all sorts of risks in that country. this was such a golden opportunity in a part of the world, which is a very rich, wonderful power. well traveled through it a lot. it's a wonderful part of the world, but has such human rights issues in the challenges. and again, the opportunities to, to, to really have so human rights wins are so few and far between that yes, it's really quite said that this could be overshadowed by the situation. but our job is to keep monitoring that situation to make sure, for example, workers get the compensation that they are. and we're tracking down as many workers as we can. we're working with other human rights organizations. and of course, we always open to speak to frank cotton and the stakeholders about what they can do to address these things. but i think we've been very clear respect. everyone's human rights, respect and dignity so that we can actually enjoy the football and not be bang on and on about human rights during the middle of this huge tournament. must have

a cadre specialist and human rights and re labor rights. thank you so much for your time. was a pleasure speaking to you to name. thank you so much. ah. and has been a big day for nasa's the art of miss moon mission. the or ryan capsule spacecraft, which was launched last week, has flown over their own the spacecraft fired it's engines at a height of 130 kilometers above the surface. completing a procedure required for the capsule to enter the moons orbit. if all goes to plan that will happen later this week, the artemus mission hopes to put astronauts back on the moon. i 2025. and we can put you on the moon, but we will keep you up to date our team on twitter at dw, and myself at nicole underscore for at least for now though, from all of us on the day we're spending parts of your day with,

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