[000:00:00;00] ah ah ah ah, this is d. w. do's live from berlin, myanmar marks the 2nd anniversary of a military coup. the overthrow of the elected government derailed a decade of reformed, protest, her stage a silent strike and major cities,

leaving streets, emptied and shops closed. also coming up, brushing forces, make incremental gains and eastern new grade, pushing to take more territory and the door mask region. and focusing on the area around the city of boston. moved and day. 2 of the pope's visit to one of africa's most catholic countries, the democratic republic of the congo, huge crowds attend mass in the capital, kinshasa. ah, and i'm sarah kelly. welcome to the program. myanmar is marking 2 years since the military crew, which al cit, unsung suit cheese, elected government, democracy activists have urged people to stay at home nationwide in a so called silent strike with streets seemed deserted and young gone. meanwhile,

protesters outside of me on mars embassy and thailand called for more protests within me on mar. as the crackdown on protesters continues, the us and its allies have imposed further sanctions on members of the ruling military hunter. and he's aman is an independent journalist and political analyst, specializing in myanmar. she told us more about how life has changed in me on mar since the qu well, sarah, life and man, my sister, who has been marked by political instability, economic hardships, internet shutdowns, and human rights abuses. what we have seen after the military take over of the government, it has led to right spread protest and civil undressed with the military using violent means to suppress dissent. and which they continue to do so until after the 2 years. and which has also led to acknowledge, you know, our sanctions by the international player is an interest in response to the crew.

and the military's track down on port testers. several countries they came out with acknowledged sanctions, which also affected the people. for example, this, there's lots of hungry, could be seen that me on mar, is facing a huge food crisis right now. and the military has periodically shut down the internet as well, making it difficult for people to communicate and access information. and the international community has widely condemned the coo and the military action with many countries calling for the restoration of democracy and the release of political prisoner prisoners. but what we see is that it has not affected anything so far. you haven't seen any outcome of that. and you have been following the situation also for journalists who remain in the country and tell us a little bit more about what's going on there. supporting local journalist and media outlets since the coo, i have been working on that. and this includes like providing fund into support and

training and technical assistance that how to work. keep on continuing their work, as journalists in our crisis situation and was monitoring the situation. we found out that there's so many restrictions on press freedom and censorship, right now. most of the media independent media had to move out to the neighboring countries to work freely. and in the neighboring countries, they have issues that they are not being welcomed as refugees, as neighbors, as in crisis. and since the cool, we also saw that a military put sanctions, particularly targeting big media, independent media houses coming to that right now in man, my has become so much of a black hole that my colleagues who are working and forces who are in the military control areas they're running for their life each day. if they, for example, if i can write and i would quote something in the military would find out who is the source, who is the journalist or citizen generous right now, who's providing us any kind of information?

what's happening right now in the military control area in the u. s. and allies have imposed more sanctions on me, are mar, are they having an impact? the recent ones which came out yesterday and today, which many me on my act, twist on a journalist as well. be saw exploits coming out and putting pressure that us and it's and i, it should actually try and have the fuel sanctions, fuels which are, which has been used for is strikes continuously in the last 2 years. what we have seen that man mar, comes to 2nd after ukraine. we are the seen so many air strikes by the military junta, this definitely these new sanctions on fuel, especially for defense and air strikes, would definitely have an impact. but on contrary to that, what we see is that men must neighbors as young, that we don't see much impact there receive for example,

elections. the military has already announced sharma election and the see that india and bella luce has already come forward on india today. and its budget as well as an educated budget for aid for me and mar. so when the neighboring countries are going to support me on my voice elections, to legitimize the military, the military junta, then we don't see much impact. thank you so much for that perspective. independent journalist, political analyst, and e zalman. we appreciate it. thank you. in other news, russian forces in eastern ukraine have gained ground close to bad mood in a continuing offensive that has destroyed parts of the city. ukraine is pressuring its allies to supply fighter jets as president below tumors, the lensky warns that russia is preparing for a major escalation of the conflict. meanwhile, keith has been promised between 120 and 140 pangs in a 1st wave of deliveries and from

a coalition of 12 countries. while ukraine got one of its wishes, the other looks less likely at the moment. t w correspondent, trying to find the car and keith talk to us through ukraine's reaction. will it come when it comes to these battle tanks? the most urgent issue for your queen now is said, precedence lensky is really urging western allies to speed up deliveries on these things. and the question now is whether these tanks will arrive in time for ukraine defend itself against a major russian offensive, which is expected in the coming weeks or months. and, you know, ukraine says that needs to be thanked badly in order to ramp up. it's all offensive operations, even as bloody fighting continues in the still don't. yes, region we're seeing russia really kind of pouring in soldiers to capture the city of mort. now, on the, on the issue a fight a chance ukraine says it needs fight to dread like f sixteens in order to kind of boost its own battled air force. the, it's playing the,

largely from the soviets. it says it needs to better defend it skies. now the u. s . has said it will not be delivering the slight chance to ukraine, but the whole pillar is that the debate on these strips will go the same way as the tanks that we'll see some initial push back from major. i live with that they would have venture coming around. we saw ukrainian defense minister next. next e leslie called yesterday saying that, you know, nearly every weapons demand from ukraine has gone to what he calls a new phase before getting the green light from rest on. i live and sonya on a separate matter human rights watch as acute ukraine's military of using band anti personnel land mines. what's been the response to that? i mean, these are serious allegations. the report says that ukrainian forces fired onto the read rock. it's carrying these anti, both in the mines, piled them at russian military targets in and around the northeastern city of zoom when it was under national commission last year. now the ukrainian foreign ministry

has reacted to these allegations. it said it will investigate to investigate the findings of this report. and it has said that these mines which are very indiscriminate because they can maybe civilians. it has called them into main. sonya family car in t. thank you. it has been almost 2 months since russian president vladimir putin signed into law, a ban on so called l g b t q propaganda in russia. it prohibits what it calls, promotion of non traditional values. and that's a quote there. the change has already affected a wide range of books and films with now illegal material, being removed, critic, see this as another stat and what the russian government sees as a fight against western values. should this book be banned? and you, russian law says yes. if it depicts same sex relationships positively introduced a month ago,

this law criminalizes the positive portrayal of non hetero normative relationships . in advertising films, books and the media, the new legislation is creating unrest amongst publishers, film, distributors, and authors. this library in moscow has already been told to pull quite a few books from it shelves. that would it you at the liquor on a guitar in our electric catalog? there are now books with the entry. borrowing is no longer permitted there. what if it's unclear why these particular books were selected? principal albred's. last december, the duma, the russian parliament voted to toughen it so called gay propaganda law. critics complain that the criteria used to decide whether a certain work breaks the law or too vague. however, the target appears to be clear. it's an attack on what ostensibly western values. that's how the russian human rights activist,

ego catch cough sees it inches up and that this is primarily anti western rhetoric . rickies of the assertion is that the west is imposing certain values on us and that something must be done about that was on and the chairman at the state. duma has some shop words for the west. new northern america stop forcing alien values upon us. you've already destroyed your own, who knows where it will end. eloquence loading for catch cough. it's no surprise that this legislation has been passed during the russian war on ukraine, which wound his justice. you, the timing's obviously not the authorities want to push through their idea that the country is not fighting against ukraine, but against the west as a whole. the u. s. and the u. they're trying to mobilize citizens and to convince them that they are our enemies, gays and lesbians are repeatedly victims of violence in russia. often they are discriminated against by the states. there is, for example, a ban on l g

b t q symbols or holding public assemblies under the rainbow banner, while same sex relationships as such, where decriminalized in russia back in 1993. critics say that the so called gay propaganda law is stoking homophobia in the country yet, so in the, from united it sensor a signals and raises the question, how things develop and this will, these people be sent to penal colony at some point i are even murdered only would you like the activist eagle catch cough doesn't think that things will get to that point though, but he is certain that the russian government is hell bent on turning back the clock to soviet times. so why has russia decided to do this? now? i put that to jenny matter as an expert in russian politics and security. well, it's pretty clear that ill putin's administration,

since he returned to power in 2012, has been really cracking down on any kind of of non traditional social relationships. really wants to narrow the opportunities for any kind of decenter opposition, whether it's to politics or to society. and of course, the of this process has accelerated since the war and ukraine isn't the mass invasion of almost a year ago. where as some of your course one is for saying, you know, there is this conflation between the war of it's going on in ukraine, an anti western feeling. and in the sense that you know anything to do with a more progressive values, which of course includes a tolerance for l g b t. people comes under this broader heading of, of western decadence and even satanism as putin has sometimes described it. so it's a very extreme sort of reaction towards us where the ideas from the west, but which are having

a real definite impact on actual people living in russia. do you see the crackdown as you know, a sign of anything politically when we look at pollutants position itself? i mean, is it a sign of weakness? you thank i think it's a sign that he is very determined to make russia's world much smaller. he's determined to limit the amount of opposition that he faces in any respect. and he's really playing to what we might think of as his base, which are middle age and older people in particular. because the younger people are, are much more tolerant. and, and sort of outward looking, but also people who are living in more rural areas, people who are more traditionally, socially conservative people who are more open to these kinds of ideas. i also don't have such a familiarity with life outside russia. and so they might see it as plausible, really, that said that the west is actively trying to force these kinds of values on to russia. what do you think? and i mean that, that brings me now to my next question. you know, when we look at the general rout,

russian public stance on same sex relationships. how does that shake out? sure. so the, the less polls that we have from towards the end of, of 2021 before the, the mass invasion began and polling became much more, more fraught with difficulty. those polls suggest that about 2 thirds the russians probably do disapprove of same sex relationships and homosexuality and l g, b, t. people at about a 3rd are much more welcoming and tolerant and regarded as normal and not also breaks down. as i, as i mentioned very much along the lines of it for age groups. so younger people being more likely to be tolerant. older people being less likely. also, you know, rural, urban divides. you know, people who are more well offers of people who are less fall off. so there are different ways to, to cut the, the popular view. i think, but about 2 thirds, if you say roughly of russians, probably think that this law is absolutely fine. jenny mathers, expert in russian politics and security and

a senior lecturer at aberystwyth university and wales. thank you so much. here are some other stories making headlines. spain is planning to send $4.00 and $6.00 leopard tanks to ukraine. that's according to spanish newspaper opa, east side, and government sources. after months of pressure keys, allies recently agreed to send modern tanks. ukraine has been promised between 120 and 140 in the 1st wave of deliveries from 12 countries. authorities in australia have recovered the tiny radioactive capsule that has been missing 4 weeks. teams using radiation detecting equipment, found the capsule close to the highway where it fell off of a truck in the outback. it contains the highly radioactive material, cesium, $137.00, intended for use and iron whining. today's world to job day organizers,

hope that this will foster better understanding for women who choose to wear the muslim head covering. we're looking at the often polarizing arguments around this one item of clothing. in iran, for instance, hundreds of thousands of women protested last year against it becoming mandatory in india. muslim students protested for the right to where the her job in classrooms, the protests in the southern state of karnataka last year followed a government ban. india supreme court still needs to decide the matter, but for many muslim students in the country, it comes down to personal choice. t w's media. chowdhury met 2 young women in delhi, who told her what wearing the her job means for them. i do them will then is getting her masters in communication at jemila islam university in delhi. she started wearing the he job about 7 years ago and is one of 3 women in her class who do so. she believes that women across the world, irrespective of their religion,

should have the right to choose what they want or don't want to wear. did us as people often stared at her, but that she has gotten used to it. it wasn't something that came to me. oh, cool family. it was something that i discovered and chose, saw at the woman that i decided i was going to read her job. i think that moment it became a part of my identity and became a part of who i was. last year, the southern state of canada, gus, all major protest both for and against the he job. after 6 students were bought from attending classes for wearing one officials shut down schools and universities for days because they feel it while ins. following the controversy, the could not to the high court upheld the ban on he jobs in classroom stating that the her job is not essential to islam. later, when the matter reached the supreme court, it delivered a split word act. rhythm often talks about the tensions and could not go with her friend neela, who also with the hedge up board,

said that the controversy had nothing to do with the who job was c. instead, it was about reach yaki and men wanting to control women's choices, as well as with rising islam of phobia in india. monongahela says she does not think women read the job because the men in their lives forced them to. they do so because of their faith and this is their right. but she and donna are both against the forceful imposition of the job. you can obviously, or a lot of the west and media news media in general that is always portrayed he job the woman as of breast of boston. reza, her job is often seen as somebody who doesn't have their own opinions. somebody who doesn't have their own agency and who is governed by what the men in the life says, i did that agrees a job she has while to take legal recourse. if somebody she is told to remove her her job. i know a friend of mine who was refused a job offer the condition for the job, was she after to move her to job? and unfortunately, she had to leave

a we need to create and who was our societies and who is in walk vases. every one people from all cultures are accepted and all identities and identical marco's. i'd accepted both neela and without struggle with prejudice. every day, whether it is from an individual stare or a national debate. but this trouble has only strengthened by beliefs and the feeling of empowerment. they say that he job has given them to pero now, where lawmakers have again failed to agree on a plan to bring elections forward. president dina bizarre tay called for early polls to quell unrest, sparked by the ousting of her predecessor pedro castillo. peru has seen deadly protest since december with demonstrators demanding fresh elections. and that the latte stand down. oh, it seems like these are becoming a new normal and perused capital lima fall most 2 months now. protestors have been taking to the streets almost every day that demanding new elections and

a dissolution of congress since the former president federal castillo was as did last december. second, my only one photo congress is the most responsible for the carols that ruins going through. the congress shows the solution in their hands and they do not want to lose their privileges. they want to cling. on to paula, this is the most when i lose christie, a successor precedent dina blew out there has rule out resigning. however, under mounting pressure from the protest, she recently spoke out in favor of a snap elections. but lawmakers have again failed to approve an early vote that could have ended weeks of unrest. this was already the 3rd time they rejected the proposal. so far there's no end to the protests in sight. ah, that they really are going to continue until the end. because we're not going to allow these violations that method dina hats, but the corrupt congress, not gonna go that the whole dozens of people have been killed in clashes between

security forces and protesters in the past 7 weeks. the demonstrations have also had an impact on peru, economy. road blocks have fled to shortages of food, fuel and other basic commodities. president palatez said she will propose constitutional reform if law makers, again block early elections. and here are some other stories making headlines. hope frances has led a huge open air mass in the democratic republic of congo, capital kinshasa, more than a 1000000 people were estimated in attendance if you san francis called for peace and forgiveness and the war torn nation or decades of conflict. have left 1000000 said said abrupt does you of it look around half a 1000000 workers have gone on strike in the u. k. teachers and trained drivers are among those walking out, forcing the closure of thousands of schools and bringing rail travel to a standstill. it's the biggest day of industrial action in the u. k. in more than a decade,

france has seen more protest and strikes over plans to raised retirement age from 62 to 64. many who took to the streets on tuesday say that they are not only fighting these reforms, but also a vision of society that they disagree with. it obviously. so lewis reports from paris. oh, for these pupils and students retirement is still decades away. ah. and yet, they are here to protest against a reform that they feel leaves a question mark over the very heart of the french social state. oh look, what do you reject the government's vision of a society which includes a retirement age of 64 years and no investments in education? we are fighting for another society where the public sector is valued. the young people were demonstrating alongside older generations that would already be hit by the changes magical masa coma. i've started working before the age of 18 and will

now have to work 3 additional years with this reform. i will lose money and work longer than others. so that's not fair because the government says the changes are needed to say francis pension system that relies solely on a pay as you go mechanism. today's workers contribute to current pensions, but this political analyst says what's at stake is also president my cost standing at home and abroad. kimberly and merkel, please continue that call me my call. you have for matter. to remind her, my call wants to show he's a president who implements reforms will know the president before him. the manager to carry out in france or exterior booker menu. and michael, that's also important on a european level where he will lose credibility as a strong leader. italy weren't able to reform to his own country, especially in the context of the more in your brain or fiduciary. what are we bought for the reform this week?

but also more than 2 thirds of the french are opposed to the reform and counting. the protesters are determined to win the stand of with the government. additional demonstrations are already in the making to brazil now, and a pioneering campaign to vaccinate endangered monkeys against yellow fever and outbreak in 2016 killed hundreds of people, but also many of the country is highly vulnerable. golden lyle, lion cameron monkeys. scientists are now pressing ahead with vaccinations in the hope of saving them from extinction. by all to just want to back from the teeth. white monkeys against the yellow fever. during the last outbreak, a population of around $410.00 marines. in this biological reserved had dropped to just 32 scientists know how to lower them. the golden line, demeron monkeys seemed to really like bananas. once they entered the kitchen,

the trap closes and they are taken to the laboratory. here at the monkeys our feet and measured their blood samples are collected. and lastly, they are vaccinated against yellow fever. scientists believe that intervention is working, retesting short bit 90 to 95 percent of the vaccinated monkeys had immunity similar to the efficacy of human vaccines. about 2 or 3 months into a when we had vaccinated. ah monkeys, from all kinds of ages when we were seeing, ah, especially seamless are we later fall had been pregnant when we vaccinated them and everything was fine. ah, i, we, when we had about 30, or on the monkey number 30 ha, that we saw that there were no effects. we started thinking that i think this is

going to work. it's time for the monkeys to go from the hub into the trees and vanish into the forest. their brief encounter with humanity. we'll hopefully help in the survival. quick reminder of our top story on dw news myanmar likes the 2nd anniversary of a military. the overthrow of the elected government, the rails, a decade ever formed. protesters have been staging a silent strike and major cities leaving streets empty and chops closed. here up to date up next it is eco, africa. just with a,

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