i mean, control is very hard to beat you day or losing all your stuff. find out about someone story info, my going reliable needs to migrate wherever they may be. ah ah, this is d, w. news life from berlin. labor unions in tunisia, stage mass protest in the capital fuel by anger of the rising cost of living. and the government crackdown on the opposition. and the battery back moved, intensified u. k. military intelligence sources say ukrainian forces are under increasing

pressure from russia in the fight for the front line city. ah, i michael ok. welcome demonstrations are taking place in tunisia this weekend to protest against an ongoing economic crisis and government crackdown on the opposition. present aid case side has ruled by decrease in suspending parliament in 2021 in a paragraph. in recent weeks, anger over the rising cost of living has boiled over into unrest with police responding by rushing, union leaders, journalists, and political opponents. it was a sure force by chin nessie as powerful workers union thousands on the street in eat cities last month. fed up with the rising cost of milk,

bread and other staples and a wave of arrests which threatened the country's fragile democracy. from miss j. dixon. trade unionists are being targeted beefs, putting trade union in jail, falsified cases, arrest and similar actions. it's just the authorities as seeking to silence the genius in general labor union. i know thought that they hadn't received a solo from her during a recent walk about at a market. president key saheed saw close some of the frustration underpinning the protest. but he insisted those arrested were behind the deepening crisis. not him. that were a mcdonald. lun, doctor of the state won't stand idle in the face of those who have fueled men, and those who seek to fuel the social situation by raising prices are that and

stockpiling goods give i bit dorothea, that i saw what be darcy the other than the minister journalists to have been protesting after police arrested the head of a radio station which had been critical of the president you as the authorities are resorting to security forces and the judiciary, to harass and intimidate journalists. this is the message they want to send to the media sector. i live until recently, janasia was seen as the arab springs last success story. but many fear hard one, freedoms are now being rooted. earlier i spoke to journalist elisha holcman in tunis, who updated us on their protests there. well, a free he's also arrested some of the reports. but i think one of the real countries is when you're paying tracking progress a

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know, given that online criticism of the government has been effectively criminalized. and parliament, one could argue is almost meaningless. after only 11 percent of tunisians took part in general elections, are there any checks and balances left in the country? he's also trying to most of the judiciary. i control a democratic regime in store before you have her. she's a junior is in deep economic turmoil. and needs and i am f bailout given international criticism of side to repression, especially coming out of the u. s. will these arrests weaken the government's

position in forging a deal? well the, the, i am is about her about basically keeping things in the status quo. it's not about 1900000000 is not, is not large enough to really kind of read on she country. there's a, a, a c, k, l to supply the budget for which i 23 in time. and then a deadline to the i'm actually so is the slow down to where the army is on the administrative level. but also the, i'm actually want to see just to see. because if you can find things that

completely show that it's like going motion down the track, but they were hyphen with it. but when i see a many, many, many thanks to lisa folk min, freelance, journalist based internet a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world. china's annual meeting of parliament has kicked off in beijing with the largely ceremonial political advisory session. the meeting comes on the eve of the national people's congress, which starts on sunday. the parliament rubber stamps decisions already made behind closed doors by leadership during ping and the communist party leadership. at least 4 people have been killed and over 40000 residents displaced after flooding in the southern malaysian state of u haul,

the range have continued unabated. hampering lea relief efforts. authorities have set up more than 200 relief centers for people displaced by the floods. european parliament president, roberta mate sola has met ukraine's president vladimir lensky during a visit to leave. it is her 2nd time in ukraine since the russian invasion. she said the european parliament cooperation with ukraine would only grow stronger. there are signs that russian forces are making progress in a key battle in eastern new crane. fighting continues to rage around the frontline city of buttonwood. russia is determined to seize the now destroyed city as part of its wider aim of capturing the entire done yet region. british military intelligence report said ukrainian forces are coming under increasingly strong pressure there. this city and it's defenders have endured some of the most

brutal fighting of the war, really doable. but after 6 months under constant attack, ukraine's hold on buck most appears to be slipping. for both sides, the cost in both lives and ammunition has been enormous. but now, the commander of russia's mercenary wagner, group claims the city is almost completely surrounded. it you are gonna wagner. group units have effectively encircled buck moot. there is only one road left out. all the pins is a closing room. wildside most roads in and out of but most have been cut off, making it difficult for ukraine to resupply its forces. those that remain open are under constant file from russian artillery. as russia closes in their affairs, that ukraine's forces may become unable to retreat. throughout it all,

medics continued to ferry the wounded away from the besieged city. close injured on the front line in buck mote, a transferred to hospitals, in safer regions. in the western city of la viv president followed him as the lensky thanked both soldiers and doctors for their tireless efforts. which one would i want to thank you for helping so many of our soldiers and heroes to get back on their feet here, where the country sees your work and values highlight on that very highly reward who is of which in lieu few expected buck moto to hold on this long, it's capture would mock a symbolic victory for russia, one that costs thousands of lives to achieve with any of the u. k. has sad ukrainian forces or under severe pressure defending buttonwood. i asked him until asagwa most so senior lecturer, insecurity and development at king's college in london. what more is known about ukraine's dispatching elite units to reinforce the area one that what we

know is that to the ukraine, as i'll send reinforcements to rob, mark morton, apparently her, we don't know. and we don't have a lot of details of exactly what kind of reinforcements happening saying that they have been images of, you know, all of our vehicles to, you know, carry an infantry man. so it is possible, got additional troops have been sent to the, to the air, yon or so apparently i'm mechanized division and arrange horsemen's excuse me to that sort of north north western part of blackmore to, to maybe try to, to put pressure on on sort of their russian forces, but also this could be, or part of an effort to ensure the ease. there are 3rd sort of that they're withdrawn off of ukraine. and so his from back what i to make sure that to want not to minute lives. i lost, i sit there with chrome, all it would be that there is an effort to continue sort of cleaning down our

russian forces there. ma'am, i am more of that week, but now probably they'll have the expertise to make sure that they force his, at our state of our inside of our more they ukraine. and of course his i able to withdraw without him. major know, says i'm rachel casualties. not often great, quite a sense of humor going dumb until a saga most so senior lecturer, insecurity and development at kings college in london. speaking to me earlier, the u. s. and german leaders have met in washington in a display of unity over the war in ukraine. it was a luck schultz 1st visit to the white house since rushes invasion. he and joe biden focus their talks on support for keith and concerns that china is planning to provide russia with military assistance. the u. s. has also announced a new $400000000.00 package of military aid for keith. short says, germany is committed to back in ukraine for as long as it takes that we just say

at least 15 people have been killed and dozens injured after a fire broke out overnight at a fuel storage depot. in jakarta, the fuel depot is owned by indonesia is a national energy company per camina. indonesian officials have called for an investigation into the company growing panic as a fire which a few storage facility in jakarta builds with the explosion can be heard and the blaze seen across the indonesian capital. oh no, no. spell it even can't gas burner. it was chaotic cuz we're running away with a few injured victims who are half burned when it calls people to panic. that either number monica, the deadly fire broke out at the depot of state energy company pat amena. but it

quickly spread, forcing many living nearby to leave their homes. oh, it started with a very strong smell. it was so strong that we could hardly breathe than we were leaving this area when we suddenly heard a very loud explosion ah, in the light of day, the devastation at the plum pang facility is plain to see. officials are calling for a full investigation. they also want an old age of old fuel facilities across the country. following several other fires. the death toll here is expected to rise, which given this depos proximity to a densely populated neighborhood, it could have been so much worse. and finally, for a change of pace,

your music lovers in hong kong are once again thrilling to the sounds of cluck and flap. ah, the popular music festival has returned after 4 year break caused by pro democracy protest and pandemic restrictions. the chinese territory has even lifted its mask requirement, allowing the audience to sing along and impede we will have to ended their coming up after a short break. reporter look, chef. the link between age and chefs is more in our website as always be back with more news and 45 minutes with devastated houses soft.