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and young people clearly have the solution. the future loan is 77 percent every weekend on d w ah, [000:00:00;00] ah, this is the w news live from berlin after months behind bars and a russian prison. brittany griner is finally going home. the united states secures the release of the basketball staff for russian custody, but her freedom comes at a high cost. also on the program, iran executes
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a protest her for participating in the recent anti government demonstrations. despite this video on social media shows, people are still taking to the streets to protest in central to her on and authorities say they'll make more arrest the day off to one of germany is biggest anti terror operations for decades, 25 people remain in custody. accused of being part of a conspiracy to launch a ah my manuscripts mic and and welcome to the program. us basketball star, brittany griner has been released from custody in russia. the 2 time olympic gold medalist was arrested in moscow in february and sentenced to 9 years in prison on drugs charges. she recently had an appeal rejected and was transferred to
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a remote penal colony. her release is part of the high stakes prisoner exchange. that sees the usa handover, a notorious russian arms dealer, scenes of joy in the oval office of brittany greiner. she has a phone call with her wife sharelle, and preston, joe biden, following confirmation of her release from a russian jail. she said he's on a plane. she's on her way home after him once been unjustly detained in russia, held on her on tolerable circumstances. brittany will soon be back in the arms of her loved ones and, and she should have been there all along. over the last name nancy, i'll have dan and so privy to one of the darkest moments of my life inserted am just standing here. i am overwhelmed with emotions bay. the most important emotion that i have right now. she is sincere gratitude for president biden and his entire
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administration. back in october, such scenes seemed unimaginable as greiner appeared, via video link from her prison cell, to make an appeal more in hope. the next spec taishan. oh, you were more severe, gra, less then. well, you do to do with those 2 rangers mistake was being caught with cannabis oil in her baggage at a moscow airport. in february, in august, she was sentenced to 9 years in jail for drug smuggling and possession. the backdrop to this, of course, is russia's war in ukraine. diner, a u. s. citizen is one of the world's best basketball players, or supporters considered her upon in russia's political game. this man was seen as
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grinders, best hope of being released. and so it proved victor boot a russian arms dealer serving a 25 year sentence in the u. s. had been considered as part of a prisoner swap. but russia was apparently unwilling to negotiate. while greiner trial was on going, after her appeal was rejected, craner was said to one of russia's notoriously harsh penal colonies to serve the rest of her sentence. no, she is on her way back to her loved ones in the us would, according to her wife, she intends to do all she can to free fellow american citizens, imprisoned by russia. i u. s. correspondent carolina tomorrow joins me now from washington. d. c. and d, w correspondent, you're russia, so joins me from riga. that's where dw has been reporting from. since it's moscow bureau was shuts down curly, now i'll start with you. can you tell us how big the pressure was on the white house to make this deal happen? yes, well there has been
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a lot of public pressure on the us government to get griner a back home. however, despite the big success that this means now for the white house and for buying some ministration, we know that negotiations have not been easy and that there is a heavy price that the united states government has paid. they have released victor boot a huge figure for the united states and for russia and arms dealer for okay, ada for the taliban. and for rebels in wanda booth has been sentenced a for or had been sentenced to prison for 18 years. that means he would have been released in 2029. also the u. s. government was actually trying to secure the release not only of brittany griner, but also of poll whelan, another u. s. american citizen who has been held in russian prisons since a 2018 charged with espionage. so a 2nd concession, the white house and violence ministration had to make. in this case, you re, president biden said that they'd been pushing for months to release griner. what
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was it that made russia agree to the deal now? well exist, prisoner exchange is the 2nd since the beginning of the war in ukraine and reaches invited states became curious, main ally in april russian constant in euro shenker, who was sentenced to the in the united states to 20 years in prison was exchanged for an american student who was sentenced in to 9 years in prison in russia. so, and now the exchange rate, the griner. i think president putin seems to need more to more good news internationally seems to be and a lot of pressure at the moment, internationally. he is completely isolated in the west, but he's also under pressure in russia itself, among older people, as well as among the leads people in russia are tired of war now that russia is losing. and now that russians are concerned about being mobilized. many are total unhappy with the western sanctions, which i having more and more of an impact on their lives. so let me put them needs
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good news now and the prisoner exchange could be that good news. if americans lift the sanctions against russia, he level is uri rossetto in riga and caroline, at shim away in washington, d. c. thanks so much to both of you. now, iran has executed the 1st of the process as detained off to participating in recent anti government demonstrations. most and shikari was hanged on thursday morning after being accused of wounding a security officer during the protests in september, erin, in courts have passed more death sentences just this week. 5 men have been sentenced to death, accused of killing a member of her arms. revolutionary guard behind these walls and to ron's even prison, a young man was reportedly executed. iran's judiciary claims he injured a police officer during the protests of him. but observers say this was a show trial. it was broadcast in installments on state television,
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the 23 year old at neither an independent legal defense nor the opportunity to challenge the verdict. that regardless protests against the rainy and regime are still going on for 3 days across multiple cities. many businesses have been on strike people on the streets report, a massive deployment of police and malicious store owners preferring to remain anonymous. say there have been targeted intimidation, attendance and, and with. we were severely threatened if we left the store closed, they would shut down our cafe completely and rose, iran's president r e z continues to blame other countries influences for the ongoing protest that he reiterated that point when he addressed to pro regime students at a terran university, as i work i've done, you arrested thinks we'll just hand the country over to the protest. does yonah, but not alone, was at the reigning students. would never let 1000 me the mr. article, you applause from his supporters. but the majority of students are his fears. his
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critics cellphone footage shows them protesting against roy easy and the regime outside the university. you have no honor, they shout repeatedly, not only in the capital, but at universities all across the country. and the demonstration show no sign of dying down at hey, let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world to day. peruse president pedro castillo has been arrested after being ousted by congress castillo, had earlier, tried to dissolve parliament and install and emergency government hours before he was due to say, an impeachment vote. former vice president dina, but who ought to, has been sworn in. she's the 1st woman to leave the country. crecia will join europe's passport. free travel area in january is clear the way for an end to land border controls between croatia and other shannon members and end to add 4 checks
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will follow later. romania and bulgaria were unable to overcome opposition to their membership in the shannon zone. now, more arrests are expected here in germany, after dozens were detained in raids across the country yesterday. the targets are suspected supporters of a far right movement. the rejects the legitimacy of the gems states. the countries federal prosecutor said the conspirators had fantasized about forming a new german army and installing a minor aristocrats as the country's leader. it's the biggest anti terrorism rate in germany in many years on wednesday morning, some 3000 police raided around 150 properties in several german states and arrested 25 people. all of them suspected members or supporters of the so called high school go movement. their goal occluded, time germany. they wanted to overthrow democracy. abraham that these legal booking the or to exclude chief most number. we have these groups in our science for
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several months now. this year about how much darker house, because of the mounting evidence long created plans were a violent overthrow. it from an that to me with the use reference of to the get out was time to bring in the police angel state prosecutors. and so i boomed the good talking to mussman. german authorities said the network was made up of both political and military wing. they had planned to invade the german parliament and use violence as sir dr. essex lightning up to the epistles of the state in perspective. david association, we saw here scott, liberty, who planned for conspiracy. teddy's knew he that were not harmless. elysa because in addition among these associations, there was an om to winger and among right spirit. the affinity to pippins is a given suzette. this gap has and is, are fining often behind buffet and am if they had succeeded. this man was to become the new head of state highly voice, a descendant of an aristocratic family from eastern germany,
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who still uses the symbolic title of prince hind. rick 13th, the entrepreneur, based in frankfort, was named as the ringleader. the group plan to install this woman as justice minister bergan my zach vancammeron was a member of the german parliament for the far right alternative for germany party until last year. she then resumed working as a judge at her berlin court earlier this year, efforts to remove her from her position because of her involvement with far right extremists failed. but the court confirmed that she was released from her duties on wednesday. the heis burger, afar right extremist, deeply anti democratic movement, its members reject the german state and its democratic system and a prone to violence. german authorities estimate that the scene consists of some 20000 people. the trial over germany's biggest ever accounting scandals started in munich today. why cards?
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former c e o, and to former executives will take the stand there accused of hiding nearly $2000000000.00 of missing revenue. more than 2 years after the collapse of the financial technology company, the scale of fraud has been described as unparalleled in german history. this is the man at the center of the case that sent shock waves through germany's financial and political establishments. marcus brown, prosecutors accused the former wire card seo and to top executives of orchestrating a massive criminal act to defraud investors. he faces charges including falsifying financial statements, market manipulation and breach of trust. he's been in custody for more than 2 years . after its founding in 1999 wire card, enjoyed a fairy tale rise by 2018. the online payments firm had become one of the 30 most
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valuable companies on the frankfurt stock exchange realty, looking back, but very much looking at the future. and i thing, but that then i make of growth in the next 10 years. ah, will totally all perform of richie from last winners. rumors began circulating early on about fraudulent activity, but barely any one wanted to listen wire card success story. it was just too good. then in 2020, after an independent investigation it became clear. almost 2000000000 euros had vanished from company accounts or only existed on paper wire cards, big deals, faked or staged. the one time darling of fintech filed for insolvency. investors last huge sums auditors and german financial regulator. baffin faced heavy criticism for ignoring early warning signs about wire cart bound denies any wrongdoing. he's instead pointed the finger at wire cards, a former c o. yon masonic who is reportedly hiding out in russia and wanted by
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german authorities. and his a quick reminder of the top story we're following for you today. the united states has secured the release of basketball style brittany, crying out from russian custody as part of a prisoner swap. the us will hand over russian arms dealer victim brought in exchange and with that you are up to date coming up next, our documentary series examines to what extent sustainable agriculture is possible here in europe. stick around for that. if you can, i'm on a coup is mckinnon in berlin on behalf of the whole news team. thanks so much for watching
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