ah, be our guest at frankfurt airport city managed by for roberts. ah ah ah, this is david over here is live from berlin. fresh shell again, house on cuts off the power and leaves 2 peoples dead. the southern city has faced repeated attacks by russian forces since it was liberated to buy you cried in november. also on the program. you leaders meeting in brussels confront challenges including the ukraine war on their door staff and a bribery scandal at the heart of european politics and german lawmakers tried to

draw attention to iran's failed approach. jailed protesters who faced execution by competing for their release and telling their stores ah, i'm fil gail. welcome to the program. we start in ukraine where the men of hockey have sense that russian forces of hitler cities critical infrastructure. national authorities have also revealed that 2 people were killed in the attack, which also knocked out to power in the city. across the country, a russian strikes on the energy network of left millions of people facing the harsh winter without heat or power. a heating water on an open fire. it's become a hotel for allowed the scope of staying hi home in the eastern city of the beach

tripped out by way. well, i'm running more dose, a bit of a brush and troops are just 5 kilometers away. but she's determined to stay here and endure some kenya, i wish i had some time made so much but days and i made up it's cold, although like we stay survived the winter. really global group was all i want is people attended here in the fountain city of kasan visit, and that also facing i duly struggle. russia continues to pound to 50 recently liberated by ukraine with limited supplies, waiting in long youth is now part of daily life is more so the law, the pharmacies are closed. this one here in the city center is the only one open international eat. if a lifeline for some this center is providing food and relief from the freezing temperatures. i'm inside what they call a resilient center. outside is raining. it's freezing and it's dangerous.

inside. thanks to the efforts of the government of thanks to the efforts of so many who given so much support to the people of care. so we're beginning to see live starting a girl. but fact center can't help all the ukrainians currently in need. it will be a punishing winter for many will as joiner d. w state college in near keith. a welcome. nick tells us about these latest attacks on hassle. of what we understand. this was an attack on a humanitarian aid station in the center of tallow. people were queueing to get bread with you in to get help with heating their homes. people getting generators of old stoves to heat. yeah, it's pretty cold here already in ukraine. and deb, this is once again proves that basically nowhere in for the sun is safe. this is

the city that faces off against russian troops on the other bank of the river. and they can hit anywhere in the city with normal artillery, but also with rocket artery, which they have a lot when center to deaths. one doctor, as is been reported and one local who was there queuing for supplies. and yet this isn't the only time just yesterday an 8 year old boy lost his life in phipps on the city administration building has been hit the very same, placed it fully. mm. zalinski quince present, came to visit, was, had some been re taken by ukraine. troops of the russians really doing their best. now. shoot, show that this is not a city that is somehow kind of through the worst that can cause somehow concentrate on rebuilding the past. flies had just been restored to the majority of people in for the song. and then again to those strikes from russia to day. now total blackout. so really tough times than looks people i think, who maybe would've been thinking about returning to have some for the pos ukraine now thinking twice, right. and, and once more, there are allegations of abuse perpetrated at by russian soldiers

we've heard from the ukraine government ombudsman for human rights. he has reports of teenage boys. they're being kept for days, if not longer in sellers, on the ground being kept without water, water any being given sporadically. it obviously kind of fits with the kind of stories you've heard before. we were in cats on just about a month ago, and we met people through it spent weeks underground without any allegations when he can charge is being produced, their families with no clue as to where they were at lots people still missing people being taught with electrical shocks being beaten up. so the sense that there isn't really much reason to expect russian troops to have behaved any better in console than they did in other parts occupied ukraine. and, you know, as the weeks progressive associations go further, a lot more of the stories now, unfortunately, up, thank you for that. nick, an economy in keith or russia's invasion of ukraine, triggered a certain and massive humanitarian accidents since february, more than a 1000000 ukranian men,

women and children have registered with authorities here in germany. now in new multi year study is trying to document what they've been through. researchers of interviewed thousands of ukrainian refugees who are now in germany, trying to gain insights into the challenges of integration. things like accessing services and finding school places and documenting the psychological impact of these experiences. well, let's hear directly from someone who's been through that process. elaine ever hope fled to the war and ukraine analysis here in the welcome to the studio. thank you so much for joining us. no, i understand. you've been here since may 3 or 4 months. i enter the war. what prompted your decision to seek asylum here? ah, actually, and when the war began on me and my friends decided to leave to the village in by the key because we thought it would be more safe and safer. but it was. and that

decision because it was occupied by rational soldiers and been cut off the tray city of heating and etc for weeks. and we couldn't escape because every car which tried to fleet it and that village was shot by russian soldiers. but one day was succeed to escape and we decided that we need to go song, go somewhere for me, going to stay safe. so my friends, so i decided to come to germany because they were looking for any country in a family that can accept them. and they reached julia on one of the websites she offered for the whole family to come here in the lane. and basically there are 3 families, they leave in one house,

but in separate plates. they accepted us as a real family. they helped us a lot with our papers financial help. they treat us like a family and i'm not going to lie that i will be grateful to those people to the end of my days. so they and so how many of you made it out together? 07 people need people are here and you so you were in this business village. so how did you, how did you escape? how did you get past the russians? ah, there was a green way or how should i call it when your cranium neither to re force provides that whole a safe curren with exceed 2 to escape the right. and so you arrived in germany, how you found the process of, of navigating a german bureaucracy. it sounds like you had help. yeah, i had

a really great help because it's really complicated to get into papers, documents, and etc. once you, you're in a foreign country. so our german family, i call them germany and really helped us a lot to, to go through the grounds and etc, to get to residents per meets, registrations, and cetera. how, how, how difficult would that have been if you, if you hadn't had your german family here? oh, i believe more complicated. are you doing? you strange falls in a different language. yeah. the 1st point in the 2nd point, once you are fully in your country to escape the war, you're my bit lost. you're just going to keep your brain and ok. now i should make the 1st step, the 2nd step in

a upside down. yeah. so you need somebody to be with you and guide you navigate you and what is that? like, i understand you, you were in p r and ukraine's. i wonder, your, a successful businesswoman been the next? you're asking strangers in a foreign country and a foreign language for somewhere, so lives and something to eat. what is that change? like in actually i think on ludovic, koreans fills this way. you're like creating a temporary life. you know, you're like, ok, the world is crumbling, but no one, dale, the back to crane will built in, you live better, future cetera. but now i need to think of great in my temporary life. like, you know, you're treated as a temporary,

as it's one that you will return. oh yeah. yeah. i think so, but i, i suppose i can answer this question like 400 percent because i'm you're building a temporary life. i in different country. and then once the war will be finished, of course they went to go back to homeland. but still you have your life here as well. so i think a lot of ukrainian so be considering the way how you can leave for both countries in india, holland and your 2nd country. and have you left anyone back home in ukraine? i asked my parents because basically we're from law ganske. so it's the 2nd time risk in experience in the war and my parents, they don't want to leave it crane. they're like, it's too much for us to leave our but you, but you know,

you're still in contact with bessie flores. we thank you for joining us. and atlantic so clearly what that terrible decision is lie we wish you. well, thank you, alina rover. thank you. thank you. well, the war and you cray is dominating the agenda at the new summit in strasburg, where leaders are looking to agree a new packet of sanctions against russia. the 27 member states are nearly unanimous in their support. i brought the spillover effects of the war, half deep and divisions within europe on issues such as record high inflation, the growing energy crisis, ukrainian president, vladimir as the landscape joined the meeting and the via live link making an appeal to the you for more advanced weapons and we can get more our measurement corresponding to band rieger to hose in brussels. welcome band. how strong is the unity between a new member states? 10 months into this war?

but in principle, the unity of their old 27 leaders commit to help you create and more in the next years to come. 8 for humanitarian things, 8 for the budget. it also ammunition and weapons. the leaders will talk about this request for follow to mr. lensky. the ukranian president, they also considering to deliver more heavy weapons or even anti rocket systems like the patriot system. a but, or the devil is still in the details when it comes to money. poland is now blocking a package, an 8 package of for ukraine, about 18000000000 euros of budget help for next year, and 5000000000 for ammunition and weapons. the polls are the poets of somehow black mailing the you the you to push through some of their own interests. and there's also no unity about the nines earth sanctioned package. again, sir, russia, the baltic states are demanding more and hung,

hungary is demanding less. so there's a lot of bargaining and bickering still going on and maybe until to friday, morning and out. another major issue of course is the corruption scandal that say, hey, they, each parliament will take a quick listen so. so the new reforms that were announced by the parliament present, roberta met solar and then come back to you. as of today, i am putting together a wide ranging reform package to be ready in the new year for this will include the strengthening of the parliaments, whistleblower protection systems, a ban on all unofficial friendships groups. a review of the policing of our code of conduct rules and a complete and in depth look of how we interact, which that countries. okay, so let's talk about that interaction with 3rd countries at bad

b. and parliament is just adopted this a resolution specifically on 3rd countries, or what have they decided? but parliament strasberg is somehow mirroring the announcement of mrs. metzler. parliament says there shall be no donations or no money coming from 3rd countries to members of parliament anymore. all business was katara will be stopped for the time being and also the lobby risk register that is already existing for the parliament will now be mandatory and also include foreign government. so far governments could approach parliamentary without herb going to that register. and also parliamentarians are asked to open up their tax returns and also their, their, their asset to have before and after they leave parliament. so that part can check if they earned money from some dubious sources. all this is done, although it's not clear what actually happened in that scandal. and mr. and mrs.

kailey, the greek m e p in the center, has kennedy still denying any involvement and that, and her boyfriend. he admitted that he is part of a criminal network and we will see next week when the, the judge has decided for this and in which direction this will go on. i thank of that band band rigate in brussels. i to iran and for 3 months, a conscious been shaken by anti regime protests. at least 2 people have already been executed in connection with those demonstrations and activists. a warning that others faced the same fate. our german politicians are doing their part to raise awareness of the plight of some of those political prisoners. whatever their own deposit is, get you a dollar pete. ok. this is some, an e, as in a rapper belonging to iran's kurdish minority, famous not only for his music, but also his criticism of these land republic. whether he was arrested by the regimes forces in october,

while protesting and sentenced to death for allegedly harming national security. his family is afraid he could soon be executed. oh, this is my cry for help for justice. for god's sake help me. i'm not a ticket and i am not able to have my voice hurt. who can speak out about my pain. somebody, please help me. a cry for help that did not go unnoticed. here in germany, carlos casper, a member of parliament has taken on political sponsorship of yassin, and is now amplifying his mother's calls for his release. as our bones. i've sent a letter to the iranian ambassador here in germany, and i expect your seem to be released and not be executed because his execution could happen any dana audience. remember. and caspar not the only one in the past few days, dozens of members of the german parliament have become sponsors of political prisoners. and their number is growing. you on re was the 1st one. she's publicly

speaking out to help save too much sally. another well known rapper whose reportedly being tortured in jail without access to the lawyer, he requested recess updates about his condition. and as glad that so many colleagues are now joining her. when amanda, she answered not a far among them, i experienced empties and inexperienced and peace, conservative and peace, and progressive and peace. what unites us is that we really want to give these people a face. there's the saying say their names, and that is exactly what we do with those for whom we take responsibility in even for david on found voting of on him member of the german parliament. norbert watkin is another sponsor taking on the case of muster for nearly a well known human rights lawyer who is now in prison, himself to raise attention for his case and also to send a signal of support for other people like him in iran. z ha, might seal that. they have a goal that they're not giving up on via freedom yet they are freedom. this is i'm

the freedom of iran and this is a historic more minute a possibility for chain then. so that's why the european should be alert and make their small, modest contribution to make this revolution for freedom and emancipation of the people. it was successful, i hope for the it monte puts you on. fin mentioned some folk, the butter. and while sanctions and other political measures are being discussed, that can and his colleagues will keep making as much noise as possible to make. she was a man to marsh must duffer, and all the others stay alive. as take a closer look of us, sir, with a gay so near who's a human rights lawyer and director of the atlantic cancels strategic lydia litigation project. she joins us from new york. welcome to d. w. how effective can political sponsorships like those we've just heard about b we think it's very important to raise awareness about these

cases, but also to elevate demands that are more concrete around, for example, recalling ambassadors or downgrading relations with countries that do have diplomatic relations with iran. just like germany, we think it's incredibly important because a very strong political signal needs to be sent to the iranian authorities. otherwise, they may or may not stop the execution that they have planned. and we know that there is roughly 40 young individuals who are well, if they are not already will be on death row for the charges against them. and why would that be effective against a government regime that seems to have embraced its position as a para in the international world? why is the, the outside world 20?

it's about the only iran likely to change their minds when nothing like this has changed their minds so far. well, i think saying that the islamic republic believes that it itself is an international prior. yes or no. there are some activities that the government engages in, that certainly signal that, you know, they're, they're not necessarily engaging with the international community. but then there are a lot of other forums within which they're actually quite engaged. and so to i do think that their reputation in their heads does matter a bit to them, otherwise they wouldn't be so active at the united nations. they wouldn't, for example, have been in the hague to address the assembly of states parties about their legal system. you know, there are still many ways in which they speak to present a different alternative view of what they believe rulings should be and they try to reshape those norms in that way. so actually i do think it would send

a very strong political signal if countries that have diplomatic relations with islamic republic would recall their investors for consultation that was done once before. i mean, it's been done before. notably in the early ninety's when there were the nikos murders. so the murderers of iranian kurdish dissidence in berlin. and germany undertook similar measures then. and it had an impact on getting that as on the republic stop assassinating political dissidents on european soil. all right. do you think anyone he's ever likely to be held accountable for what is happening now in iran? well, what we see is that certainly at this juncture, it won't be happening in domestic court with the violent state crackdown on protests back in november 2019. nobody was actually ever nobody in government who was responsible for those that we've ever helped account in any meaningful way. and

we haven't seen that so far either. so the authorities are very keen on executing 2122 and 23 year olds who are in the protest, but they're seemingly not keen to investigate all the state security forces that have use disproportionate for us to have disappeared. teenage girls. so the power that could be possible, and this is relevant for germany, is really looking at universal jurisdiction option should any of these mid to lower level perpetrators leave the country and enter the jurisdiction. and in germany, there's been several alleged perpetrators that have come to germany over the years, but the german authorities and the prosecutors never took action in terms of issuing arrest warrant or issuing indictments based on complaints. ok. so there is a possibility you see that thank you so much for joining us against him near from the atlantic council strategic litigation project.

ah, how to the woke up in katara morocco's dream run has come to an end riding champions, france to feed them in their semi final clash. morocco made history by becoming the 1st african or arab team ever to reach the same is last night though francis attack proved overwhelming awe given the history between morocco and france, this encounter was always going to be about more than football. but shortly after kickoff frogs often a cutting reminder that everything boils down to what happens on the pitch. and the writing champions would be no pushovers till hernandez made it one mill just 5 minutes in olivia heroes. 12 minute chance further show the atlas lions torment best defense might finally be vulnerable. despite the early deficit, morocco didn't fold that l unique probe the french back line with

a spectacular chance just before the break. but it was france largely on the back foot in the 2nd half who dashed morocco's dreams once and for all substitute randal toner, maloney finish things off at to nil france will hope to keep the celebration going by retaining the cup against argentina while a half broken morocco have already written history while at french victory over morocco means they've reached the 2nd consecutive world cup final. the title holders will face argentina on sunday, and fans back home in paris. celebrated the achievement well into a night. oh, well, very of yeah, yeah. i with the bible bravo

to the moroccans to night. it's not only france that wins all the french speaking people and we are proud of their performance at this wealth carter and we are together. americans will be with us in a final with the former, a german tennis ace boris becker has been freed from a british prison and is now expected to be deported from the country. in april this year, he was jo for 2 years and 6 months for hiding hundreds of thousands of pounds of assets after being declared bankrupt. 55 year old was originally required to serve at least 15 months, president's report the now received an early release. no, that's it. you're up to date. i'll have more world news at the top of the our news

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