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linked executions and iran. german politicians warned that there will be consequences for the t ron regime. and the border between hong kong and mainland china is thrown open to tens of thousands of people a day. just says covert infection search ah a michael ok welcome. russia has bombed several regions in eastern ukraine overnight killing. at least one person. russian troops continued to shout the city of bar mood. their current focus in efforts to push further west. the strikes come . as moscow ended, a self declared cease fire for eastern orthodox christmas. ukraine had previously dismissed the cease fire as a tactic by russia to gain time to regroup its forces. dw

corresponded sonya found, the car is in cave and told us what effect that expire cheese fire had across the front lines in ukraine. will there has been no significant let up in hostilities in, along the front lines in the south and in the east of ukraine. we've heard reports of, you know, scattered russian rocket attacks which have led to some casualties, a lot of destruction. and of course, some of the heaviest shelling and fighting has been reported in the area in and around buckled. this is the city in the east and on bus region where we've seen some of the bloodiest fighting in this war for over 5 months now. and it's one of the few places where russian forces have really remained on the offensive. the soldiers have, you know, doug trench lines and fields just east of the city. and they are kind of rushing in fresh troops and artillery to the front lines in, in a bit to, you know, capture this very strategic city in the dawn bus. we should remind our viewers this

weekend is orthodox christmas. an important weekend, of course, for the country, you visited, butcher, near keith, where russian troops are accused of multiple atrocities. what was it like there? the threat we were in the mean church in bull church, the church of saint andrew and you know this church came under fire during the rock russian occupation in, in march last year. local official said more than 400 people were killed. so i think in light of the enormity of the atrocities allegedly committed by the russian forces, the service there yesterday was very the church was quite folly, many people i think, you know, it was also painful experience for many people, especially when the priest and the sermon you know, addressed the toffee or that the city had had the church of saint andrew in boucher on the outskirts of keith. listen to this, as i said, for you, it's known for the makeshift burial ground that locals here dug for the bodies. the

russians left behind in a shop is, was priest under the halloween natalie survived with his life. one of the great of, he says, many people here want nothing to do with russia any more or less. yes, for a than fish. unless you fish shuttle with your machine, we have our own identity initiative and russia tries to kill, you know, tries to destroy this identity. vanessa was you on, you. cheer moses. war is for our survival, our survival as a nation. when i read through that she was, she provides many people, even those who have relatives in russia have seen what the russian sphere of influence is all about solid. now they don't want to have anything in common with russians. newton, which is my thing. choice building is rashonna. oh, and that includes how to celebrate christmas for father underneath this is his 2nd christmas day. he offered celebrations on december 25th as well,

like the way he rubio can quickly this with people who wanted to celebrate on the 25th celebrated said his they were carols and songs cooler. and those who want to celebrate on the 7th will also have the same opportunity with the customer murder. those sticking to the orthodox tradition, often aldo, the mold so it's always easier for the young generation to accept change. the visual, older people are more conservative, et cetera, even when they understand with their head that they need to change girl the habit of decades is hard to break rascal would as minute when i said that had been the way it is for now. but i think in the future, we all have to celebrate christmas on the 25th of december without a devotee. oh, after the horrors russian soldiers inflicted on butcher. it is one place in the world that deserves 2 christmases. it's here.

back with the sonya foreigner, gar live in keith sonia, we just heard a woman there say ukrainian should start celebrating christmas on december 25th. like in much of the west, just one woman. but is this another indication of russian president vladimir putin achieving the exact opposite of what he set out to do? yes, i think that's true. i mean, you know, many ukrainians, especially younger ukrainians, did celebrate to christmas on december 25th and many churches in the ukraine neg, the one we saw in butcher have opted to switch to the 25th if not now than in a few years. and this is part of moving away from russia towards the western world . and i think it's part of the larger shift that we're seeing since the beginning of the war to really move away from cultural traditions that reflect, you know, rush as long domination of ukraine to reject everything associated with russia. and we saw that in a ceremony which was held in

a significant monastery here in central give yesterday. hundreds of worshipers done there. this was a site that was associated with the moscow church. and now you know, we have the ukranian orthodox church taking over there and, and hoarding us, others in ukrainians so deeply symbolic, symbolic, indeed that is our sonia found a car in cave. many, many thanks, sonia the european union has condemned iran for executing 2 more men detained during anti government. protests state controlled media, say they were convicted of killing a member of an official militia. amnesty international has called their trial a sham aimed at intimidating other demonstrators. for people are now known to have been executed in connection with the recent unrest. oh, these 2 are the latest victims of the war. the islamic republic is waging against its own citizens. mohammed mediacast ami a 22 year old former karate champion, and mohammed jose me

a 39 year old worker who coached children in his free time. both were convicted and sham trials, where they weren't allowed to choose their own lawyers or even see the alleged evidence against them. evidence expert, say, justice, bogus as their confessions at by iran state. media found in the moment, 4 weeks, their friends and family hoped they could be saved on. i kindly asked the members author to disarray. i beg you, please remove my son's death, said miss navajos. oh, how long their calls were echoed, not only by iranians, around the world, but also by politicians. here in germany, haggling book, a green member of parliament was a sponsor of cami and campaigned against his execution. this new executions will have consequences at the moment that is not pretty clear which are on the grims,

except that will be what there will be consequences. we won't be quiet the german government, nor the you will be quiet till this violation of human rights within iran. people are also not remaining quiet, fresh, protests, supplant, and many refuse to be intimidated. on social media, this video is spreading since the executions mohammed made economy dancing with his family matters. anti government protest, i say don't die and they bow and they will not rest until those responsible for his and other killings out of power. other stories now making headlines around the world at this hour. felicia western germany have made an arrest in what they're calling and as long as motivated attack plot, prosecutors shay, the 32 year old iranian citizen had obtained deadly chemicals such as cyanide and

rice. a 2nd person has been detained, but not charged to metro. trains have collided in a tunnel in mexico city, leaving at least one person dead and doesn't cinder. one of the trained drivers is in critical condition. first responders pulled the injured out of the crash site, rescuing for people trapped on one section. authorities have not yet specified the cause of the crash. a group of 46 soldiers have arrived home in ivory coast after their release, and molly, the troops were pardoned a week after being convicted of conspiracy. i re coast and the united nation say the soldiers were part of a un peacekeeping mission. in molly? well, china has reopened its border with hong kong after it was largely sealed off for 3 years. due to coven restrictions, mandatory quarantine rules have been scrapped, but people still need to present

a negative test. and the number of daily travelers will be kept. the shift comes as beijing continues to loosen covered restrictions, even as infections search. the 1st train headed to a newly reopened border crossing on board, people rushing to take advantage of the relaxed rules for entering china. thanks for the changes these travelers won't be facing mandatory quarantine for the 1st time in 3 years. hong kong residents with family on the mainland was some of the 1st to join the rush. oh, i'm so happy, so excited. i haven't seen my parents for years. they aren't in good health, i couldn't go back to see them even when they had colon cancer. i'm really happy to see them now knowing all, i haven't seen my wife in 2 years, so i'm hurrying to get back to her. while these people may not be facing quarantine

authorities are still imposing other restrictions. visitors have to register in advance online with only $60000.00 a day permitted in each direction. they also need proof of a negative cova test from within the last 48 hours. while that requirement could help keep people his safer, it stands in stark contrast to beijing's angry denunciations of similar testing mandates imposed by other countries on arrivals from china. and from a railway checkpoint in hong kong, t w correspondent phoebe cong tells us more about how the east restrictions affect travel plans between the territory and mainland china. bother chapel peak season in china stats from this weekend as many prepared to return. a home for luna new. yeah, that's also what we ups have here at the p. c as well, which happens in hong kong bordering mainland china, many ally, and going back to china on to pad thought annual festival. so if things are running

smoothly, the authorities help to increase chapa poets as a hat off. they are holidays to allowed more people to i travel in between the 2, her trees and also to open more checkpoints. and in fact, we are expecting at the high speed railway on like in hong kong to resume next week that will allow us more passengers to go to china more quickly. and also as chinese authorities start to our resume on the, the issue in the says, issuing out our work so that will allow more tourist to come to hong kong as well. so definitely we are expecting more populous in the coming few weeks. phoebe, as you know, these changes come as cobit cases or surging on the mainland or residence in hong kong, worried well on the chinese travelers. i need to carry

a negative code to test results before departure when they want to come to hong kong. but unlike florida, this is that there is no vaccination, we climb and has all toys, hein? he's travelling. so from hong kong, worry about the potential outbreak of the opening and also our competition. so medical supplies under a hospital pass and even the vaccines despite the gap, a mentally assurance. so, and the reason, the reason within our pharmacy shelves being cleared up a feeder medication because i'm usually mom on mainland china and a hospital bath in hong kong. i already overwhelmed, i meet the winter uptake, so people we were we adopted is already a long way to moment for many families, a tourist and like businessman to travel by that. quentin, i'm definitely, it's not of like the same excitement is shared by many local residents here as they are. they have to embrace themselves to all potential impacts in the coming weeks. a months like emitter, sasha infections,

one can easily imagine that that's t w's. phoebe kong, there are many thanks. and a reminder of the top story we're following for you. russia has bombed several regions in eastern ukraine overnight killing at least one person. the strikes came as moscow ended, a self declared cease fire for eastern orthodox crispin's. it's all for now. coming up. next is our tech magazine shift explaining how china uses pornography to hide online protests a michael ok. thanks for watching in the land of contrasts of ambitions of inequality. 75 years ago, mahatma gandhi peacefully led the country to independence.