no natural light inside for us to see the last name. first of the don't if, if these are some of the problems we are facing, the stuckey issues is going to pick them in pakistan's grid is in desperate need of an upgrade. one which the government says it cannot afford. this is the 2nd nationwide power outage in the last 2 years, highlighting the infrastructure weakness of countries struggling through an economic crisis. i think you're up to date up is that we're, i'm clear. richardson in berlin for me in the team. thanks much for joining us. i just got to use this with all say, with what

our sports all about in winning fighting scoring. we say they're about never giving up the most exciting sport stories about people passion and their dr. sports life every weekend on d. w or you're watching d. w news, asia coming up, the stubborn persistence of child marriage in india by some of india's poorest families feel the pressure to marry off their daughter's normal plan. the girl actually fema denied them. so when a girl tell the form the 1st regression, that

a sort of boy, the 2nd is oh my god, how them are going to give good married off floss, lunar new year, partying. people across china have waited for several years to experiencing normal, non pandemic, delighted holiday. and real face time with family. ah, i melissa chan, thanks for joining us. certain states in india still recognize child marriage, a practice that is often widely assumed to be ancient history. but in some communities in the north western state of rochester, for example, the tradition continues. and this of course impacts the rights of girls to study and to work. as d, w many are chaudhry reports. 19 year old bolivar loved to see a student in college right now. her dream is to become

a professional single. but 5 years ago, her life almost took a completely different course. when her parents tried to force her to marry at the age of just 14 medical, but i renewed them without my consent. my parents fixed my wedding. when i learned about it, i try to reason with them a lot, but nothing helped. and i know for them and they finally gave in when i trust them that i would go to the police and the government. well, i found your macy's then the felt by by livi is not the only one here who has faced such a situation. roger stan is one of the states in india where child marriage is still an accepted social practice in many communities. lack of education and hypo with the levels have kept this tradition alive. according to our government. so we conducted between 20202021. over 25 percent of women between the age of 20 to 24 were mad it before they turned 18 by levy was lucky. she received counseling

from an n g, a quote with both sons ton. when she was being pressured to get married by her parents, right, rounded by such audrey who managed to fend off her own child manage when she was 14 got mammogram, the n g o has been working for almost 20 years. who addressed gender inequality issues facing young girls and women in india. it has successfully stopped. many child manages talk. i've been now oh and for whites counseling and education support the almost 5000 boons. osha says that while many boys are also matted off at a young age, they don't face the same work and study obstacles that goes to a lot more needs to be done in terms of awareness, campaigns and laws to obliterate the practice entirely. she adds a b, b, how me board we need to make a stronger push for the education of these girls. secondly,

we need to work towards changing the mindset of the communities here, whether the girls are not a liability or meant only for being in the kitchen. they have their own life that own dreams. parents should have faith in their daughters, cbs, or onboard or soccer. that's all these girls asked for faith and support from their families because i believe of and many already have plans like rena. you're who was engaged when she was 3 months old. and martha who was engaged when she was a johan. this was in what i'm studying to be a social worker, and i told everyone in my family that i won't marry until i fulfill this dream of mine. and my daughter, lucille, there's pressure from the community for me to get married, but i don't want to marry now. i want to become a teacher too. and a whiting child. marriage will still be a struggle for many of these girls. but thanks to you, like michelle, many more will follow their dream and not give into pressure. joining us as co veto

right now of the organisation, the concerned for working children. welcome to the program. because we see organisation step in to try to intervene and prevent child marriages or these actions enough then naughty mouth. in fact, they're hardly enough. or we've actually recently spoken to a lot of young people in about 15 states of my country, india. and what they were saying was very striking because these are young people who are really at the edge of the masters in the so to speak, a lot of point the was seeing of course, i mean to whether or not law known is enough. but i think the concerns were also a lot about what are the alternatives and please, what are the educational options, what are the likelihood option? and what we also found was that there were a lot of aspirations, young people have not only in terms of their own life, but also in terms of partnerships and sexuality. so for us, i think we see

a lot of child marriage related discussion has really gone into a way a silo, only looking at issues related to poverty and livelihoods of our dog. now can you explain the thinking behind families who decide to commit their daughters to an early marriage you alluded to? poverty is that the main reason is an economic driver behind this phenomenon. there isn't a good army driver, but behind the big stumbling driver is a social driver. you see the situation of young people in my country are extremely compromised for a lot of families go and actually seen this and i believe. so when a gone child is born, the 1st regret is that it's not a boy. the 2nd is, oh my god, how am i going to get this good married off? because so much seems to hinge, afford it good in terms of identity on american status. so marriage for young girls

is a very predominant factor in terms of people find. the 2nd issue is also about 50 of young people. a lot of young girls are very unsafe. they don't feel predicted in the community. and very often baggage is considered a way of pleasing them and safety. so these 2 are very, very prominent. so you'll see a lot of the community, especially in the nor bidding class, who probably think of you too. but if i try, if i child is married, then she is part of the larger family she is protected, and next she would have to look at if she can produce voice the see through they're not big but much more. so she got it. now at the legislative level, are there moves to ban this practice state by state and, and why does there appear to be a lack of political will on this matter on so many fronts? and they just do mean india in more,

steve child marriage is early. marriage is north allowed until the boy is 21. and girl is 18. so there is a differentiate. they have been some arguments and why should they be differential? can both be $21.00, but the point is that the existing legislation, the only difference in legislation among the states in my country is in one or 2 states of my country. child marriage is white, have been in the sense that it is the media that is well, there is a child my wish. the child by this is not a marriage taught, but in all other teeth, a child mad it is still a marriage. so it cannot be annoyed unless it's, it's a court procedure. so, but there are pros and cons of what you see because at this point in time there are a large number of young people who are matthews. and i think from the very young to the much old as an adult since. and the number of very young children getting

married has reduced significantly. that is something he won't notice that you don't have to him in 2 year or the 5 year was getting married by god. i don't see you will see all the young dollars is married. but what you see on the, for instance, cor, we'd happen the child madison increase because the communities feel was available. they don't, they, they're trying to protect the family. you can see, i think of the political will. i think they do a lot of pressure on the government to actually respond to the situation. but the problem, julie is the risk going to the last legislative and what our children are constantly talk about. and young people use that up to 18 is fine. nobody is contesting that makes a lot of sense. but there was a recent move in the country to move the age of marriage of goes to 21. and the power of young people has said that is not ok. because the minute you increase age of marriage to $21.00, what happens or is that any act of living together or sexuality or reproductive

rights. they also one time big need to come under $21.00. and that can actually harm and trim to life, much more than it had. understood covey to rotten. thank you so much for joining us . i'm very glad you've been there. thank you. ah. the lunar new year is a major holiday in east asia calendar and for chinese people around the world for china itself. it marks the 1st holidays since paging lifted, its strict covey pandemic measures allowing millions of families to reignite for the 1st time in 3 years. but many are still anxious after a recent spike in infections. ah, a festive gala welcoming the year of the rabbit. acrobatics. martial arts. over us. a

4 hour extravaganza to mark the most important holiday in china. being watched even by chinese astronauts in outer space. the new year will bring peace. we wish you a new year full of promise. let's welcome every glorious day together. celebration smacking the new year were anticipated around the world. and at home in china, many families are very uniting for the 1st time in 3 years. with the pandemic is over here, and for the new year, i wish for a thriving business. my gosh, good health and a restored production. but above all good health. while many cannot wait to watch, the spectacular light shows fireworks and performances that amplify the festive

atmosphere. others are not celebrating at all because they are mourning the loss of their loved ones. that the handle, the treatise, we burn incense for the people who died. now will that union, we have to do it as early as possible after midnight in the chinese new year, about sancho china has experienced a search and covert 19 infections and related deaths. since paging lifted, it strict restrictions in december. the holiday season is considered the world's largest annual migration of humans. concerns are high that those traveling back to their home towns could exposed vulnerable of family members to cove it 19. but for many, it's a risk worth taking after years of not being able to celebrate with their family and friends that sit for monday. be sure to check out her other stories on

d. w dot com, ford slash asia, and on social media. my name is melissa chan, in berlin. we levy with pictures from across asia of lunar new year celebrations. thanks for watching and see you tomorrow. with gone with the wind. no revered to this day. 10 oscar films that made you history. milestones of cinematic

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