and living conditions in their country and inspiring the world with their ideas. valley africa. watching out the w documentary. ah ah, this is dw news ally from berlin, labor unions in tunisia. stage mass protests in the capital, fueled by anger over the rising cost of living. and the government crackdown on the opposition and a fire at a fuel storage in the indonesian capital jakarta kills at least 18 people and

injures dozens of others. officials call for an investigation of the country's national energy company. ah. warm greetings. 12 years round the world on michael oak demonstrations are taking place in tunisia this weekend to protest against an ongoing economic crisis. and a government crackdown on the opposition. president chi said has ruled by decrease in suspending parliament in 2021 in a power grab. 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 for spy to 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 mister dickson trade unionists are being targeted if putting trade union in jail falsified cases, arrests and similar actions. just the authorities of seeking to silence the changes 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 where behind the deepening crisis, not him. her 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 on it and stockpiling goods. if you are you bit dorothy, i put a saw what be that seen 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 uwm 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, you updated us on the protest a free he's also arrested some of them. but i think one of the real punches is when you're paying tracking progress.

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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 teenagers took part in general elections. are there any checks and balances left in the country to? he's also trying to muscle the judiciary a democratic regime in store before you have her. she's a junior is in deep economic turmoil and needs an ins, bailout given international criticism of sides repression. especially coming out of

the us. will these arrests weaken the government's position in forging a deal? well the, i have a current and that's basically keeping things in the status quo. it's not about one point. 9000000000 is nothing, but it is not a large enough to really kind of we don't have a, a c, k, l to supply the budget for 23 times a week. the deadline t v i max actually so it's laid out to where the army is on the administrative level, but also the, i'm actually want to see some benefit. because if you get my,

when things are completely control that it's like going most of them. but they were hiking with me and would be, i mean, but when i see a place in many, many, many thanks to lisa faulkner, freelance journalist based internet the sick look now at some of the other news making headlines around the world at this hour. rescuers at the shade of greece's worst train crash, or in the final hours of their search operation. at least 57 passengers were killed in the head on collision with a freight train on tuesday. the disaster has triggered pro trash over lack safety standards across the railway system. 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 ping and the communist party leadership. the russian defense ministry has reported that its chief survey, troy, who has visited troops on the front line in eastern ukraine. he inspected a command post and the southern done yet screeching and handed out metals to soldiers. it was not clear when exactly the trip took place. there are signs that russian forces are making progress in a key battle in eastern ukraine. fighting continues to rage around the front line, city of buck moved. russia is determined to seize the now destroyed city as part of its wider aim of capturing the entire done, yet screeching. the 2 sides have been stuck in the bloody stale made over the city since august last year. burn trends. that's how ukranian

president flooded me as a lensky described backlit in december. for months, the small city and eastern ukraine has been the center of the most protracted bottle of rushes year long war both sides of port troops and other resources into a savage fight. the exact number of casualties is unknown, but western officials say hundreds of russian and ukrainian forces were killed and wounded. on the worse days. military analysts say its capture would have little strategic value. so why have russia and ukraine been so invested in winning the battle for back? moot for russia became a political imperative to show some success on the battlefield after ukraine were captured large parts of the car here, region and the port city of has sonata. we good, i think the one to big picture some sort of victor and victor, you that, that,

that they can get i don't think it's a strategic victory. i think they're, they want to show something, some progress on the ground. the capture of bach moot would be ukraine's biggest military loss and months. it could also set up russian forces, 1st sold some bigger cities that they would still have to get past a heavily fortified ukrainian defense of line to full of back news would also be a success for the power military, russian wagner group. and it's leader. you have gained pre, goshen, potentially strengthening his position, compared to rivals within the russian military. in ukraine, the slogan, hulls back loot has become a national rallying cry. zalinski visited the front lines in the city just before his trip to washington in december. the both them know that this is not just buck

moot. it's a symbol, the buck, moot fortress. we do not want russian flags on the ruins of fortresses. you remember? the loss of bach moot would be a serious symbolic and psychological blow. but ukraine could have made a grim calculation by forcing russia to expand enormous resources in the battle for the city. meaning a russian victory will be hollow, considering the manpower and equipment last. oh, the u. k. has said that ukrainian forces are under severe pressure defending backward. i asked him until asagwa moscow 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. but what we know is that to the ukraine, as i'll send reinforcements to rob, mark morton, apparently we don't know, and we don't have a lot of details exactly what kind of reinforcements happening. say 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 area and also apparently our maker motzkin vision 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 east, their 3rd sort of, that they're withdrawn off of ukraine. and so his from back won't actually make sure that to want not to mine. he lives, i lost it there, withdrawn oil would be that there is an effort to continue sort of cleaning down our russian forces there. ma'am, i am more of the of that now probably the of the effort is to make sure that they force his that are stated are inside of our more they ukraine. and of course, is i able to withdraw without him major no, says rachel casualties not often great choir st. remembering

domain till a saga mo, so senior lecturer, insecurity and development at kings college in london. speaking to me earlier, at least 18 people have been killed and dozens injured at a fire broke out overnight at a fuel storage depot in jakarta, the fuel depot is owned by indonesia, international energy company per to mina. indonesian officials have called for an investigation into the company growing panic as a fire to a fuel storage facility in jakarta builds with the explosion can be heard and the blaze seen across the indonesian capital. oh no, no salary bank are scarce. gonna use arctic because we're running away with

a few injured victims who are half burned up when it calls people to panic. that either number again 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. oh, 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 debt post proximity to

a densely populated neighborhood, it could have been so much worse. this is dw news from berlin, and here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you. demonstrations have been taking place in tunisia against an ongoing economic crisis and government pressure . president chi side has ruled by decrease in suspending parliament 2 years ago. anger over the rising cost of living has boiled over into unrest. that's all from us now. sports life goes to switzerland. next stories that most people, the world over information. they provide opinions. they want to express d, w on facebook and twitter up to date and in touch.