ah ah ah, this is dw news live at from berlin to night, more unrest in china over the countries covered 19 locked out protesters confronting security forces in the southern city of gong. jo, even as some pandemic restrictions are being east. also coming up tonight, former chinese president young's a med has died at the age of 96 to night remembering

a different chinese leader and perhaps a different china as well. and new hope for all timers, patients, a test drug, cash flows, mental decline in the early stages of the disease. but there can be side effects. and we will meet a team of transgender women footballers winning over one of the toughest neighborhoods in mexico city. and they're doing it with a message of unit. ah, i'm bri. gov. it's good to have you with this on this wednesday, and we begin in china and chinese authorities are redoubling their efforts to stamp out unrest over beijing's 0 coven polished students seen as leading the protests against lockdown. restrictions have been sent home. police are on the

streets in force, but despite the authorities also relaxing some curbs, there is still wide spread defect. oh, it's a display of public rage not seen in china for decades. and what began as a position to strict anti covet restrictions, has moved into something bigger, a thinly disguised challenge to those on power from beijing to hong kong. we don't want all thorough terrorism. we want human rights, we don't want monarchy done. while we're all ready. all father, no law, the protests have become too loud to ignore the ruling. communist party has staged a massive show of force by security services, and about a resolute crack down on what it's labeled sabotage activities by hostile forces. oh, this is what the crank down looked like in guangzhou through the lance of

a citizen's marble fine. large numbers of phillies in personal protective equipment, patrolling the streets with riot shells here and, and other major cities. people reported that their mobile phones were checked for photos, band apps, or other potential evidence that they had taken part in the demonstrations. beijing has made clear it won't tolerate descent or hulu for china as a country governed by the room and the variously, a raw sewage freedoms enjoyed by chinese citizens are fully guaranteed in accordance with all of you, same time. and he royal. so freedom must be exercised with the framework of the law ali calling jarlet shoes in an apparent concession to demonstrate his authorities have east some anti cove at measures and announced a new purse to vaccinate van ruble grades. but it may not be enough to quell this

type of anger. in a recent video also from guangzhou, protesters can be seen toppling a p. c r testing tent and serving objects at dr. police. in the last few days, demonstrations had also spread beyond china, florida's. these people protesting in toronto, canada containing old ascent everywhere is a challenge. even the powerful chinese communist party is unlikely to win. and for morning i am joined by jojo wong and senior, showing a researcher for human rights watch is good to have you on the program when we look at these images coming out of china, now it is wednesday, a monday we were reporting that maybe up. com had returned. now we have unrest again, are these protests now? are they, are they just about the restrictions or are they about something else?

i think it's obvious that it's already about something else because some people are calling for a democracy, new of law, and an even calling for president. she to step down for the end of the. com is the party who is extraordinarily asking for people to say those things up right in public. i want to ask you to about the former journeys president young's a men, the reports that he has died at the age of 96 of the his death. could it be useful politically for she's in pain in view of what is happening right now on the streets cross john? well, i think i already see a lot of people mourning the death of john's a me it's less about and they really, you know, missed the time john was to president is more about and they are using the desk of jeff using them warning or death of john to, you know, sent

a message you would really don't like the current guy. so, and also i saw some people are saying, let's go to the street and to code a video commemoration of john. but you know, they wanted to use this event and to, you know, show their that they don't like the current rule. they don't have a current, they don't like the current president in the, her president ping. we could say that that his grip on power is stronger. than the former president ever was. is there grip now? is it beginning to be weakened? well, i think the protests on the street are a clear sign that, you know, people are very unhappy with the 0 covina policy and the people are connecting dot, you know, they know we have this abusive. i'll send typical syrup. co policy is because it has plenty of system because this one man in painting decide this for 1400000000 people and people have to suffer from he's one person's decision. so i think that

this is, is a strategy to he's a grip on power vent said johnny does have an incredible surveillance apparatus, uses artificial intelligence to keep check on it. citizens reports the chinese believe spot checking people's mobile phones. i mean, if people want to protest and get away with it, the chances have been doing that in china have to be incredibly small. right. i mean, the surveillance equipment that government can deploy, this does not even exist 10 years ago, not to not say and not to mention it 40 years ago when a t n. and as it happened. so i think it's, it's difficult for any kind of protests to sustain when the government had that kind of capability. that being said, you know, everyone wants to leave life with dignity. everyone wants freedom of speech. and this is the kind of a power that at a party has to reckon with your jo wong,

senior join a researcher for human rights once we appreciate your time and your insights to night. thank you. thank you. and here's a with now with some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world. hundreds of people have taken to the streets or the degrees capital mckellen in support of a recent ceasefire with the ethiopian government. more than 200 children performed as part of the piece for all carnival, which you see right there. schools in to grey have been closed for almost 2 years. many of the ceasefire will mean that it can be reopened. a letter bomb has exploded at the ukrainian embassy in madrid, spain entering a member of staff bench, believe saying a manager was handling the letter. when the device went off. ukraine says it will tighten security at its embassies. the upper house of the russian parliament has unanimously approved a bill further restricting the promotion of l g b t q writes new measures criminalize the promotion of what is being called non

traditional sexual relations online and in public human rights groups say that the bill will effectively outlaw criminal law, all same sex relationships in russia. germany's parliament as a visually recognize in store who famine in ukraine as genocide perpetrated by russia. ukrainians recently commemorate the hello to more a famine deliberately engineered by soviet leader joseph. stop. at least 3900000 people died of hunger between the years 932 and 33. several countries have already condemned the hello to more as genocide including ireland, moldova, and where me nato is redoubling its promise to stand by ukraine after russian air strikes that left millions without power in heating meeting of the romanian capital. bucharest, native foreign ministers have agreed to send generators,

fuel and medical supplies. to you, great. your secretary of state antony blake and said today that moscow strategy of targeting civilians will not undermine nato's resolve. we are clear eyed about the difficult mentor that lies ahead. we know president putin's playbook freeze and starve ukrainians forced them from their homes, drive up energy, food and other household cos, not only across europe, but around the world. and then try to splinter our coalition. present boone thinks that if he can just raise the cost high enough, the world will abandon ukraine, that will leave them to fend for themselves. his strategy has not and will not work . we will continue to prove him wrong. that's what i heard loudly and clearly from every country here in bucharest. that was antony blinking there. so how important

is nato's promise of non lethal equipment and supplies? i put that question to our corresponded alexandra phenomena. in bucharest, it is crucial for ukraine as the country is facing constant attacks on it. the energy infrastructure and russia has said, bummed a one thirds of this infrastructure over the last few weeks, according to the u. s. administration. so it's clear that to ukraine urgency needs what nato allies are offering generators, power, transformers, other equipment, the you ask alone has pledged to provide you queen with more than 15000000. you asked dollars. however, we also have to say that the ukraine in foreign minister was also present here, made to clear once again today that what you quain also wants is, for instance, you ask are, for instance, you ask mate patriot to missile defense systems and data,

something dad's allies will talk about, according to nato secretary general, it's tolten back. but the decision on that on whether those systems can be provided to ukraine has not been made yet. it was always under phenomena reporting from a bucharest. want to stay with the topic now of security here in europe. no ways prime minister your ask are stood up, is here in germany to attend the berlin security conference and to hold talks with german chance or olaf schultz. he spoke to d. w. news about his country's security concerns. prime minister, stir your country, shares border with russia. you are a member of nato. how has the war in ukraine changed thinking in norway? well, i would say fundamentally like in other european countries and especially bordering countries, that we wake up and learned up our neighbor, half attacked, and other neighbor massively. and as we have seen since february,

basically aiming at destroying buildings, workplace, this infrastructure driving millions of people escaping it, is a fundamental change to the whole european landscape. so yes it is, it is crucial. our neighbors, sweden and finland, also, nato decided quickly that they want to be in nato. we don't have a perceived direct threat at our border, like what we have seen in ukraine, but of course we are taking measure to safeguard our security. you said in the past that russia and norway have been at peace for more than a 1000 years. do you think there is a direct threat to norwegian territorial perhaps, to norwegian infrastructure, coming from russia? afterward, russia has demonstrated the ukraine. nobody can, can, can hide away that question. you know, the night, again, you know, russia has moved both people and military equipment from the north to your grain.

so we observe that and we don't observe direct attention at our border. but of course we follow in the developments in our near abroad. we say our navy, we fly our pachel planes to, to monitor the situation. and we do that very closely with our nordic partners and, but also with nato partners. so when we now put the major emphasis on securing our infrastructure, we do that as norway. and we do that in close cooperation with our and i sent partners 1st among them with germany. you're here and berlin for a security conference, a and for talks with the german government to let's talk about nato starts. is it the right one? providing technical support but waiting essentially for ukraine to win the war on its own. that might take a very long time. is it the right approach? well, you know this, this is not a war against natal territory,

but close to nature territory and you're crane is a free democratic nation to serve support. and i think both nor randerman, they made a very historic decision back in february to, to offer military equipment to a country at war. and we have done so in norway, hamilton, that since the 1950s. and you know, we now provide military equipment that is ukraine's right to defend itself, and it is our right to help ukraine defend itself. clear words there about norway's commitment to defending ukraine this week on conflicts only w's. tim, sebastian asked the hungarian government, how serious budapest is about supporting ukraine. do you want so landscape to win the war? we want peace. you don't want him to win every day somehow, or it's a cheap. it's at moscow price. what that whatever happens, whatever happens in ukraine is no good, not only for hungary, but for euro's you see what is happening. you see the looming inflation and

economic crisis. as a matter of fact, this is, this is a crisis which is a result of bad political decisions rather than reality. you don't want to miss that interview. you can see the entire interview with gary and government spokesman zoltan kovacs directly after the show or you can watch it on demand online any time on our youtube channel. now, the medicine and experimental drug is bringing new hope for all timers patients. the treatment, which is called the kind of bob has succeeded in slowing mental deterioration in patient for the 1st time. so i to say this is not a cure, but it is a significant step forward in tackling a devastating illness that when you love it, sir, rare bit of good news for david asam and his loved ones. the 70 year old woodworker had to quit his job when he was hit by alzheimer's. he could no longer remember how

to use his tools. wising, how far it could you get the broccoli out the fridge for me please. david is one of daily 1800 patients who have taken part in the international trial of the experimental drug designed by japan's i say, and it's u. s. partner biogen. when we 1st began is 2 and a half years ago. we didn't necessarily think it would help off i'm but we felt we were doing something and could help future generations. it turned out the drag could actually help the trial has shown that the treatment coldly canon mab is able to slow down mental decline by 27 percent. when diagnosed at an early stage, this is so exciting because now we're getting results. the 1st results that indicating that the drug is successfully chasing the underlying cause and a slowing down the symptoms of cognitive impairment and also the behavioral

symptoms associated with alzheimer's disease. they have been concerns over side effects which include brain swelling. 2 people have died while 14 percent of the trial participants suffered brain bleeds. scientists, however stress that the same number of those given a placebo, also died. the producer stress that the new treatment is not a cure for alzheimer's, but it does bring hope for people like dev it says the horrible moss, the thing. so if you, if you are, if somebody who can slow it down and then eventually could stop to go over, you know, be brutal. the companies behind the drag are now planning to apply for licensing, which would make it available for treatment within 2 to 3 years. ah, now did the work up

a guitar were tenicia were hoping for a major upset in group d against defending champions. france didn't happen and when would offer a slim chance revamped to the knockout stages and they seemed on track in the 8th minute, but the celebrations were short lived as the goal was route off side in the 2nd half a solar rod y y b concert did result in a go and eventually a surprise one, they'll win for denise that unexpected result put australia on the spot in their match up with denmark, the sucker rose needed a victory to make it through to the round of 16. here is how the game and photon denmark shoot, they intend to ride from the start. but 10 minutes in australia's keep them at rhein was in the way of denmark's leads. the oppression continued, but either austria's defence stood strong or denmark wasn't accurate enough. australia's 1st chance came just before half time,

not denmark's christians and in the right spot, with the clearance. after halftime australia dominated the game, but the shot from just outside the books was clear it by the danish defence. 5 minutes later, jackson irvine short went over the bar and kept, and mux hopes alive. just after the one hour mock australia, 2nd half dominance paid off. matthew leki with a clinical finish. one mill, australia, denmark with the last chance of the game, but australia held on the screws or through to the round of 16. a disappointing woke up for denmark comes to an end. the sucker roots are a group d finishes with. if any world cup champions, france at the top, even with today's lawsuit, denisia they said in 1st place, thanks to go differential australia is a victory that put them 2nd as they advanced to the round of 16 to nisha was a close 3rd. but they and, and mark are out. all right,

did it be sports corresponded daniel barcelona. she is in doha covering the world cup. fourish are you there? there you are. good. i can see for a 2nd sir, talk to me about this surprising loss had by brands to denisia die. okay, so france had already qualified for the next round, so they had the opportunity to rest a bunch of players going into this match. and that's exactly what they did. a bunch of their starters actually starting on the badge including clean and buffet. that's really important in a tournament like the world cup. you want to have your best players as rested as possible. going into the next round and france, they have the luxury to be able to do that. now, you said they actually really had to win this game to have even the slightest chance of moving to the next round. interestingly enough, tan players anthony's or were actually born in france. so a pretty tough match. i mean, despite the fact that they did when, unfortunately,

they were eliminated. but france despite the loss, also looking like favorites for this woke up still. yeah. and what about the 4 days i didn't mark considered one of the top 10 teams in the world, but now they're out of the tournament. what happened? yeah, it's been a really disappointing world cup for denmark. i mean, they had a really good performance in the years, so a lot of people really expected them to be kind of like a dark horse in this tournament that they do have a solid side. good mid field. the thing is is that they haven't been able to score goals and when you can score goals, you can't win games. australia, on the other hand, they did not have trouble scoring today, they got their goal, they move to the next round, historic for them. this is only the 2nd time that they've ever progress in the next round. so, absolute happiness, roster alia, and you know, i have to tell you that here in germany, people like to watch football soccer and have a beer there though, at the stadium or in the fans,

homes in katara. what does it like for fans who are used to doing that? or they're standing in line and realizing that they can't have alcohol was probably worth mentioning, that if you are one of the v i p fans in the booths and his dad and you can still drink. they didn't band that. but for the other fans that they've kind of gotten used to it at this point and accepted it. i mean, some, for example, have been caught trying to smuggle alcohol into the stadium. why man actually had alcohol in binoculars, which is a pretty inventive thing. well, i mean other fans except that i talked to some argentinian fans. they told me that they were waiting in line for over an hour and after not getting a beard, they said, you know what? we're just going to detox for this month. and it will be healthier for us alcohol in his binoculars that gives new meaning to beer goggles. i go to w. sports correspondent, the edge of our florida. all thank you. and from the

katara be traveling out of mexico city to meet a team of transgender women footballers who say they would not feel welcome at this year's world cup. it's not been easy for them to win acceptance at home either. at 1st, they were at odds with the macho culture around them, but now they're the pride of a notoriously tough neighborhood. lacing up their football boots and slipping into their sports pants. these women feel invincible. naomi paola, man, you, ella, and the others are transgender women. part of a football team called the gardenias of to peter. well, if he seen it was difficult being a transgender te mentor pito, but we've earned our place here. and our respect is gonna be a lawyer to peter is one of mexico cities, most infamous neighborhoods. it's notorious for crime, drugs and poverty. but it's also colorful diverse and now known for its transgender

football team. they play against the men in city festivals, a level of acceptance, therefore, hard for, but the decision to host the world cup and guitar, where trans people are persecuted, they find particularly painful. look for them of the gardens. it's more like you can't deny that transgender people exist, that gay, bisexual, or non binary people exist when not a minority. what part of the population and my standing up against this discrimination from qatar. it doesn't look at that. the women know what it's like to struggle. now me moved to mexico city as a teenager, leaving behind a strongly religious family in a village where she struggled to be herself here in the city. she feels free lawyer bizarre in my village. i would have always just be known as the gay one, and i knew i wanted more. i wanted to be something different. visibility, she says is important. that's why the gardenias were founded, violence and discrimination a part of everyday life for many transgender women in mexico. they are often pushed

to the margins of society. will knock on the showing that is trans women. we're not just pushing on a show or to put it plainly working as prostitutes. but trans women simply aren't given normal office job alone, but our, their gardenias have been playing football for 35 years, facing resistance and prejudice along the way. they used to be called names people through to marty's at them. but now attitudes a shifting, they say that's because they're stuck it out and people have gotten to know them. today they're ambassadors for tolerance, but above all, their people with dreams and of passion for football. and they have a message for guitar. almost as we human, let us live in freedom after all, football isn't meant to divide, but to unite. ah, finally the blessings of thee baguettes, that slender loaf of bread that so typically french,

if thou joined the united nations list of culturally important items. although the french already knew that the white loaf is crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside, many french people by one or every day. and they can't imagine living without them . the baggage is thought to have been 1st developed by bakers in the army of the emperor napoleon, but they're not short. i'll be back at the top of the hour with more world news, followed by the day hope to see you then a a

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