ah ah ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin me on march the 2nd anniversary of a military coup, the overthrow of the elected government derailed a decade of reform, protest her stage, a silent strike in major cities, leaving streets emptied and shops closed. also coming up, brushing forces,

make incremental gains in eastern ukraine, pushing to take more territory in the don't ask region and focusing on the area around the city of voc, moot and day. 2 of the pope's visit in one of africa's most catholic countries, the democratic republic of the congo, huge crowd attend masks in the capital kinshasa. ah, i'm sarah kelly. welcome to the program. me on mar is marking 2 years since the military coup, which ow sit unsung su, cheese elected government. democracy activists have urged people to stay at home nationwide and a so called silent strike with streets deserted in young gone. meanwhile, protesters outside of me on mars embassy in thailand called for more protest within

me on mar. as the crack down on protesters continues, the u. s. in its allies have imposed further sanctions on members of the ruling. military hunter. and examine is an independent journalist and political analysts specializing in myanmar. she told us more about how life has changed in the country since the qu well, sarah, life and man, my sister, who has been marked by political instability, economic hardships, internet shut downs, and human rights abuses. what we have seen after the military take over of the government, it has led to rights could protest, and she will 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 it now maybe you know, sanctioned by the international players and in response to the crew and the military scrap down and for testers, several countries. they came out with economic sanctions,

which also affected the people. for example, this does lots of hunger vs, 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 crew 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. 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 while 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 our forces who are in the military control areas, they're running for the life each day. if they, for example, if i can right now, 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 in the us in the u. s. and

allies have in post more sanctions on me are mar, are they having an impact? the recent ones which came out yesterday and today which many me on more activist on a journalist as well. we saw exploits coming out and putting pressure that us and its allies should actually try and have the fuel sanctions, fuels, which are, which has been used for as 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 stripes would definitely have an impact. but on contrary to that, what we see is that man must neighbors as young, that we don't see much impact there receive, for example, elections. the military has already announced a sham 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 points elections, to legitimize the military, the military junta, then we don't see much impact there. thank you so much for that. perspective independent journalist, political analyst, annie zalman, we appreciate it. thank you. and we will have more on that myanmar qu anniversary on dw news asia coming up after this bulletin. so to stay with us, if you can for that. meantime, the european union has unveiled a new green industry plan. it aims to compete the subsidy of green products manufactured by the u. s. and china. the european commission and brussels announced that among other measures it will scrap rules for investments in renewable energy and make the approval process for green projects faster. e leaders have been

concerned about the multi $1000000000.00 support programs on offer in china and the united states. they fear those initiatives could make the e u, a less competitive market. jack barrick is standing by for us in front of the european commission in brussels following these developments. so. so jack, what's the plan? well, that's exactly what it is. it's a plan not a proposal. and that significant european commission isn't directly tying itself to any specific ideas at the moment, but it's putting out a plan that the e u. member states can start negotiating. essentially what they've done is put forward a suggestion that there can be an ease of rules for the member states for the governments of the member states, to fund green technology and also to fund plans to de carbonized existing industry as well. they want a boost for skills, and also they want to change the trade agreements that the e. u has to make it easier for them to source critical materials that are needed in

the green. in the green transition. while they haven't done is announced any specific new funds. 7 countries running up to this announcement wrote a letter led by the netherlands saying that they do not want new funds to be made available for the european commission to go out and get new funds instead. will ursula underlined the european commission president said she was talking about re purposing 250000000000 euros out of the you're out of the use. pandemic recovery funds said that is potentially wesson money to sort of increase up the system of this plan would come from. it's quite a sweeping plan, as i say, but it is likely to divide some of the used countries who fear that germany and france would benefit much more that perhaps than some of the smaller nations do we know it sort of difference. it could make well, the plan would be that it would make your of more competitive the, especially if in, in paris and berlin. there have been concerns that the, the,

the quite intense rows that are in place in the european union to try and keep a level paying feel for all 27 countries. that they prevent those countries and all countries from investing in their, their own tech companies, which then allow them to compete on a global scale. we know that china, for instance, invest subsidized it's companies double to what happens in the european union. and america just announced in august of last year, a new plan with $369000000000.00 to fund their green industries. so what europe's trying to do here with this plan, as we say it's still a plan is not a proposal. there's a long way to go. it's just try and give it companies a chance up against those internationally subsidized companies ultimately can if they, if you're up as a location for green industries. now, what will that is? one of the big hopes, and this is specifically why germany and france have pressed for it so hard, because what they fear is that the big international multinational companies will

choose to operate and put their headquarters in their main production bases in america where there are favorable subsidies rather than in europe, and that's the intention will it work the companies will let us know. we'll have to see how they, how they go forward on this. but i certainly the intention and i think, especially for him to germany, will be pleased that this now is in motion as a new counsel. some of the leaders are coming to brussels next week, and it will be a big discussion. there's likely to be a battle over this, but it is looking like the 1st step to trying to step up the competition against those other global blocks. did have you corresponding jack parrot with a view from brussels as the european union unveils a new green industry plan. jack, thanks for your reporting. santia some other stories making headlines around the world. now. authorities in australia have recovered the tiny radioactive capsule that has been missing for weeks. teams using radiation detecting equipment found

the capsule close to the highway where it fell off of the truck and the outback. it contains the highly radioactive metal, cesium $137.00 intended for use and iron mining. new zealand is assessing the damage after some of the worst flooding in the country that it's ever seen residence in the largest city auckland, endured the wet test day. the wettest day on record earlier this week for people have been killed and thousands of homes damaged. spain is planning to send between 4 and 6 ann leopard tanks to ukraine according to the spanish newspaper obese, citing government sources. after months of pressure keeps allies recently agreed to send the modern tanks. ukraine has been promised between 120 and 140. in a 1st wave of deliveries from 12 countries. no russian forces in eastern ukraine have gained ground close to bach mood in a continuing offensive,

but it has destroyed parts of the city. ukraine is pressuring its allies to supply fighter jets as president below 2 years, the lensky warns that russia is preparing for a major escalation of the conflict. meanwhile, keith has been promised between 120 and 140 tanks morning and a 1st wave of deliveries from a coalition of 12 countries as we just mentioned. while ukraine got one of those wishes, the other looks less likely at the moment. they w correspondent, sold in fall new cars in cave and talked to through ukraine's reaction. will it come when it comes to the bottle tanks? the most urgent issue for ukraine now is feed presidents. lensky is really urging western allies to speed up deliveries all 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 thanks 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 buck mart. now, on the, on the issue of fight a chance ukraine says it needs fight to drive like f sixteens, in order to kind of boost its own battled air force. that explains a largely from the soviets. it says it needs to better defend its 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 pushback from major lives with that they would have venture. the common around we saw ukrainian defense minister next. next e leslie called yesterday saying that, you know, nearly every weapons demand from ukraine has gone through what he calls a new phase before getting the green light from west on. i live. and sonya, on a separate matter, human rights watch has 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 rockets carrying these anti both 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 call them into main. sonya family car and keith. 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 propaganda in russia. it prohibits what it calls, promotion of non traditional values. the change has already affected

a wide range of books and films with now illegal material, being removed. critic, see this as another step in what the russian government sees as a fight against western values. should this book be banned? a new 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 distribute as an authors. this library in moscow has already been told to pull quite a few books from it shelves, recorded here with authentic veronica in our electric catalogue. there are now books with the entry, borrowing is no longer permitted. 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 is what this is primarily anti western rhetoric rickies off. the assertion is that the west is imposing certain values on us and that something must be done about that was 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 to liquid logan for catch cough. it's no surprise that this legislation has been passed during the russian war on ukraine, which wound us just as 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 you, 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 state. there is, for example, a ban on l g b t q symbols are 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 as soon as midnight gets and certain signals and raises the question, how things develop and that will, these people be sent to penal colony is at some point or even murdered. whom it would be wise, 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 mathers, 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 correspondents were 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 is sometimes described it. so it's a very extreme sort of reaction towards us where the ideas of from the west, but which are having a real definite impact on actual people living in russia. do you see the crack down 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 brushes 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, 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 route, 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 or 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 in regard to this 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 off versus 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 to peruse now where lawmakers have again failed to agree on a plan to bring elections forward. president dean up with a whitey called for early polls to quell unrest, sparked by the outing of her predecessor pedro castillo, peru has seen deadly protest since december with demonstrators demanding fresh elections. and that when the latte set down. oh, it seems like these are becoming a new normal and perused capital lima fall most 2 months now. protest this have been taking to the streets almost every day, the demanding new elections and

a dissolution of congress. since the former president federal castillo was as did last december, is in my old one photo congress is the most responsible for the carols to peruse. 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 christie, a success of precedent. the now below the 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 mrs. deena hath, with the corrupt congress, not political over 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 peruse economy. road blocks have let to shortages of food, fuel and other basic commodities. president blew out there, said she will proposed constitutional reform if lawmakers again block early elections. pope francis is on day 2 of his visit to one of africa's most catholic countries. the democratic republic of congo, frances has led a huge open air mass and the capital kinshasa. more than a 1000000 people are estimated to have turned out to hear him. the pope urged the crowds to embrace peace and forgiveness. decades of conflict in the vast, impoverish nation of left 1000000 dead in a few corresponded mary miller was watching the math and sent us this update from kinshasa. as you can see, people just leaving don't know, airport here in the masters and it was

a highlight of both friends with the trip to the organizer. say when over a 1000000 worship, as attendance, it was a joyful celebration with a lot of music. i'm going to read at the people and then gala one of the national languages and he believes to forgive those who a palm 7 to stress the importance of love and tolerance to live together as a community. many people here can actually outside the airport just to get a good position to see the pope with their own eyes. many told us that we're so excited about the paypal visit, the fast since 1985. on friday, the pope, a continuous trip to south don, west message will also be about peace and reconciliation. to criticize the international community had grown accustomed to violence and this part of the world with this trip, his aim is to highlight another neglected crisis. 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's highly vulnerable golden lion cameron monkeys.

scientists are now pressing ahead with vaccinations in the hope of saving them from extinction. biologist want to back from the these white monkeys. again, theater fever during the last outbreak of population of around $410.00 marines. in this biological reserved had dropped a just 32 scientists know how to lower them the golden line. demeron monkeys seem to really like bananas. once they enter the cages, that chap 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 showed that 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. and we were seeing, ah, especially females that we later phone 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, though 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 home. they hop into the trees and vanish into the forest. their brief encounter with humanity. we'll hopefully help in the survival. coming up next on d, w. news asia, are these silent protests, a sign of strength ord, swindling options for the pro democracy movement as myanmar of marks the 2nd anniversary of the military, cuz that toppled unfair to cheat from elected office,

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