ah ah ah ah, it's a dw news live from berlin, humanitarian workers face trial in greece. if you see somebody in the water and the reaching a handout to hold you, you would obviously put your hand out as well and pull them in. as soon as you've done so, you've committed the same crime as i've committed, charged with espionage and forgery. they could face years in prison. also coming up

brazil's president in a ransacked the supreme court. luis, ignacio live the silva surveys the damage from his predecessor supporter. he vows those behind violence we've punished plus rushes war on ukraine's youngest. keith says that 12000 children have been abducted and taken to russia. he w visits. one family that has been reunited ah, i'm sarah kelly. welcome to the program. we begin in greece, where the trial opens today of 24 humanitarian aid workers who say they were trying to save the lives of migrants crossing the mediterranean. they are facing charges of espionage and forgery. the activists who face up to 8 years in prison if

convicted, were trying to identify my grants boats who were in distress. volunteers have been helping migrants, landing on the coast of less, was increased like in these images from 2015. the aid workers say they are doing the only right thing, saving lives. but greece says what they're doing is illegal. to day, the week authorities are prosecuting $24.00 humanitarian activists on charges that include espionage and forgery. they could be jailed for up to 8 years. among them, sorry, martini a syrian activist base in berlin. in an interview in 2019, she told the w and no chip inside that i've done that because i want to help people . and that's given motivation. she became known around the world after her and her sister's refugee story to europe was made into

a netflix film. the 2 sisters had fled the war in syria and crossed the mediterranean sea degrees in 2015 later settling in germany. but she returned to greece to help others arriving from the sea. she was arrested and charged in 2018, john bender, an irish national and certified rescue diver was volunteering on the same rescue mission. and is also among the $24.00 facing metro. or would you'd, if you see somebody in the water and the reaching a handout to hold you, you would obviously put your hand out as well and pull them in as soon as you've done. so you've committed the same crime as i've committed human rights organization. amnesty international is supporting martini and bender during the trial. it says the charges are baseless and is cooling for them to be dropped. we should also make sure that we give a strong measures of such tremelo. gerald should not be allowed. it's a, it's a pattern across europe pushing in other countries as well that people who are there just to help her face, her charges, criminal, or,

or others in an effort to stay stood there. sad sir. you my volume assay sons, but the greek authorities say they're overwhelmed by the number of migrants. they argue that organizations helping migrants are encouraging more to come. the trial that commences today where we opened the question of how european countries should respond to the people who make this most dangerous journey. nearly 3000 people died or were missing in the mediterranean sea last year alone. and ever co say works on migration issues in greece for human rights watch. we asked her if this is the case of saving lives or as greek authorities maintain a betting a legal immigration it is a case of saving lives. and it's important to say that today is the misdemeanor charges that are being tried. but there's also a separate felony case against a binder. and they're right. and there's a phase 10 to 20 years. a prison, for each migrant,

they have to say. so it's a case of criminalization of saving lives, money, car rental. and unfortunately in greece, over the last 3 years, we've seen an increase in the home style environment for shem on rights, defenders and, and specifically for those work, thank the rights of migrants and that was human rights watch researcher eva co say joining us from athens in other news, brazil's president luis ignacio luna da silva, has returned to his ransacked office in brazil. ya, rioters invaded the nation seats of power on sunday. he also visited the supreme court building, which was also damaged by supporters of former liter jadwin sonata. the new president has vowed to punish those behind the violence. police have arrested more than 1500 people. they have dismantled the protesters. camps where they had stayed for months before launching the attack. 10 so removed and

barricades dismantled across brazil. supporters of defeated right wing president jaya. both scenarios are packing up protest camps like these have stood for months, a haven for many who believe the election was stolen from them. but after thousands of boss and arrow supporters ransacked government buildings in the capitol brasilia, the supreme court ordered all such camps be torn down to close election and subsequent storming of the capital have exposed deep political divisions within brazil. those backing, the new president luis, ignacio lula to silva, say the other side has gone too far. north, you know, good. i can't stand both scenarios. support is anymore. and they think they can take over the whole country despite not winning the election. okay. out of the

majority votes and for lula and that must be respected. so it was when both sonata was allotted and now they both respected to have it here right at. 2 make my you, they'll make these acts there on democratic and that having a negative impact on everything, i felt sure. and education, and i ethical and political values. hello tags is believe stag with as the authorities assess the damage from the break in c, lula supporters have held bit own pro democracy rallies. they are demanding justice, and the government has vowed to deliver and here are some other stories making headlines. at least 70 people have died in peru in clashes between anti government protestors and security forces. over the past monk demonstrators, the loyal to the jailed, former president pedro castillo, have been demanding the resignation of the new president. denette ballade. large

parts of the us state of california are under flood and mudslide mornings as a series of storms hit. all residents of the town of mont, the theda home to many celebrities have been ordered to leave. 12 people have been killed so far, and more than 100000 homes have been left without power. and attempt at the 1st satellite launch from western europe into space has failed. the u. k. rocket took off from a modified boeing $747.00, but scientists said an anomaly prevented it from reaching orbit. getting emission by the company virgin orbit was due to send the 9 small satellite switch up into space as well. prince harry thought a biography has gone on, fell after months of anticipation and controversy. the book called bare reveals details of the british prince's lie from the death of his mother, diana, to his military career, as well as his account of tensions within the wild family. to ukraine

now, where russian troops and mercenaries have stepped up their assaults in parts of eastern ukraine at the center of the fierce fighting as the city of bock moot, which is one of moscow's main targets for control. it has resulted in heavy losses for both sides. in recent days. british intelligence report suggests the russians are making progress in the area. although ukraine continues to defend the city. russia's invasion of ukraine has also made victims of the youngest people. ukraine says 12 thousands of its short, its children have been abducted from occupied territories and taken to russia. it abused the manual. chas found one family for whom the separation has finally ended . reunited at last, oak santa and her daughter, uva. it's nearly

a year since their last hugged oksana is a combat medic for the ukrainians. but her brother is a separatist. while she was on the front line, he took his family and oksana as daughter to russia to understand how this was possible. we travel near pearl tavar in central ukraine. oksana moved here after her house in the east was destroyed by russia miss eyes. she preferred to not bring her daughter to our interview. oksana is still recovering from head injuries sustained in backward on the front line. last september, a widow oksana had left here barbie's, her parents somewhere she thought was safe over the mariners had elusive, made the home when i was injured in all my possessions id phone, you were burnt. i couldn't contact my family immediately. and when i finally found an opportunity to call my mother, i found out that my own brother had taken my child to the territory of the russian

federation at nebraska. we this that did it bird earth. it took 4 months to get her back. he asked as vision, i immediately filed a complaint with the police and said, i knew that if i didn't sold this at the official level, i would never see my daughter again in there. heard, and i'm a military person, so there was no way i would have been able to go to russia in my brought the didn't want to return. my daughter getting out there. this is where ukraine's parliament commissioner for human rights investigates abductions and deportations. sir, are just the law. this is part of the entire war crime system and genocide of the ukrainian nation, which the russian federation is carrying out more ukrainian children are forcibly deported. russians are trying to resettle them throughout the territory of the russian federation as quickly as possible. you can often take months for families to even find out where their children are, volunteers from the n g you save ukraine will assist them in the complicated process to get them back. a piece latoya called mom was vermont,

was started to organize the trips to russia after been contacted by mothers reporting the abduction of their children. we organized the necessary documents and covered all expenses related to passports and translations. and then we arranged the travel itself, or you haven't to go through european countries than bella, ruth, russia, and napa, and then return with the children. this time you took families origin will not from college at a thumbs, didn't way you could while he ever was in russia. oksana fought for the chance to talk with her that danielson ballier. eventually he gave me my daughter's new phone number and began to allow her to be in touch and to give her some internet. so i could talk to her some times, 5 chef on that and i knew of she ran to school there. she was treated well, but she constantly said, mom, i want to come home with her, what i don't show mom my or kitchen as that them we the family look santa no longer talked to her brother. she hoped to go back to the front line was but for now,

she and yoga are making up for lost time. movie cilla miss woods goodness is that the digital plus them all together all day long? especially now that it's the holidays who communicate a lot a lot. and now let's turn to some other news because 8 a u. n. donor conference pakistan has raised over $9000000000.00 in aid to help it recover from catastrophic flooding. that's only half of the amount of money that it says that it needs. the floods killed hundreds of people and left millions homeless . heavy monsoon rains devastated much of pakistan last summer, houses and fields, streets destroyed billions of years of damage. over 30000000 people were affected,

many a still struggling to survive. most of them have still not been able to go back to their own houses. people are still living in camps deputy shoulders or some of them be after not even been able to reach out to. so they are still a still a lot of population that has not received any kind of support. so they're basically out in the open, in very court temperatures. at the united nations in geneva, darren has pledged to 8000000000 euros to help pakistan to deal with future disasters caused by climate change with boxes and it's yeah, flooded and growl to frequent in pakistan. sharing floods holding burg excess, re more to his volatile and during droughts. that's important to retain as much water as possible in the ground. for example, by planting new forests. photo forests like mangroves, for instance,

which protect coastal areas from storms and floods. pakistan and other countries threatened by climate change need international help to adapt. a quick reminder of our top story here on d. w. news in greece. a trial begins to day for 24 humanitarian aid workers. who say they were trying to save migrants lives in the mediterranean. they are facing charges of espionage and forgery. the activists face up to 8 years in prison if convicted your state. now indeed of the news, i'm sorry kelly and berlin. thanks for watching. ah, every journey is full of surprises. we've gone all out to give you some tips with the foot of the rig horton. i'm in.