well, they have no nationality in total, they don't belong everyone has the right. everyone has the right ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin. a deadly shooting any place of worship. in hamburg. 8 people dead and several others wounded in a mash shooting at a jehovah witness center. they will bring you the latest developments. also coming up on the show. a 3rd term for chinese leadership. jim peggy, it's

a combination of a remarkable rise for the 69 year old who has weathered recent protests at home to remain china's most powerful leader in generations. plus, george's parliament has voted to drop. it's controversial, foreign agent bill, the proposed new legislation spark mass street protests and an international outcry . but opposition parties vowed to continue protests to secure the country on a pro western course. and living with the psychological trauma of having survived deadly earthquakes in turkey and syria. we look at what support is available in such difficult circumstances. ah. hello, i'm claire richardson. thank you so much for joining us today. a shooting at a jehovah witness center in hamburg has left 8 people dead, including the gunman,

and an unborn baby. police have identified the gunman as a 35 year old german citizen who had a gun license. authority say it is not yet possible to pinpoint why the man went on the shooting rampage. p thing together. what led to one of germany's most deadly shootings? 8 people, including the suspects, and now confirmed dead after a gunman opened fire. i did. jehovah, witness event on thursday evening. in hamburg in the chaos, police helped carry the wounded to safety. been unwilling you? i'm a local resident. louder for cigar, i heard loud gunshots, often munitions went to the window to see what was going on. as it was shown, some of whom i saw a man with a firearm machine. as a window of censorship, i filmed us. we'll have to start off and you feel this is what the witness saw.

oh, it terrified him. aunt police were quickly on this scene. the prototype, i'm the daughter, i'm the officers i entered on and found people he who had been injured. have i some failure by gun jeff? or let's don't tell you. i don't really for less ones. and the officers on that. so heard a shot from these numbers weren't the building actors in the home and found herself aaron, over the phone. the shooting has shocked germany. isn't present loss and we are stunned by this violence. and again, my thoughts are with the victims in their families and is difficult hours torn. we mourn for those who were so brutally torn from life goes. i would like to thank the security forces and chaplain settings to show it could have been

a duty since last night and to care for the seriously injured to secure the crime scene. and to solve the crime. the thought of germany's jehovah, witness community has also expressed deep sadness over what it's described as a horrific shooting. it still on clear what the motive was behind an attack that's left a community and a country in morning. our correspondent benjamin oven s. grover is reporting from hamburg benjamin. there's been some development since this attack on thursday evening. can you tell us the latest that we know? that's right. there was a press conference by several officials. they confirmed that 4 men and 2 women, all of them. german citizens were killed as well as the on board a baby that you just mentioned in this man. when he tried to enter this hole, he started shooting from outside of from

a window into this hole. there were on 50 people, a taking part in this ceremony. there was a woman in a car outside. he started shooting at the car, but that woman, luckily managed it to it. it's and to, to go away. police quickly arrived at the scene and then they immediately managed to have this distance between the perpetrator. they went to an upper floor and when police officers arrived there pretty quickly, they heard, and in one shot there was still fire. there were several rounds of shots before that. that's what the neighbors told, german media. and then afterwards, they could also confirmed that the perpetrator also killed himself. and what else is known about this alleged gunmen? he was also part of this community. he left at one and a half years ago. he had no criminal record but was known to the police was known a to the authorities. he had this gun, it was a legally acquired gun air that he had. also, they quickly went to his house as well, finding a ammunitions,

finding several other things in there. so they now have the task with the a criminal investigations to go a have to see if there's any information on his phone, on his laptop, he is a german citizen, he was living here for a while. but as i just mentioned, there was no criminal record known for. now, it sittings like this are really uncommon here in germany, aren't they? can you tell us a little bit about what the reaction to this incident has been like? so the neighbors 1st had no idea what was going on. there was one woman that said that she was hearing sounds until she noticed that they were actually shot there were being fired. and that's something that the officials also said that thanks to do really quick onset of it, this police officers, it made it immediately into, into this hole where this was taking place. and also the ambulance was quickly sending all those people who were injured also outside the could have prevented something that would definitely it been worse as well. so it was

a pretty quick response, but of course they are really shocked as well. german interior minister nancy pizza is expected also at the side of this terrible, incidental, this terrible attack that happened yesterday evening. and we also heard the words thereby german chancellor wolf, schultz and also the german president font fight austin my who expressed his condolences to the family, members of the victims. thank you so much for that update that is needed. his correspondent benjamin escrow can bring you up to speed now way that some other world news headlines. italy's prime minister at georgia maloney has unveiled his hoffer jail terms for people smugglers. the move is aimed at combating migrant trafficking across the mediterranean. the sentences include a penalty of up to 30 years in jail, maloney's right when government has promised to take a hard line on undocumented migration warning. michelle, british prime minister vicious soon ac is in paris for what's being described as a bridge building summit with french president m o mako. the leaders say they hope

to mend relations following post breaks at tensions and improve military and business ties. it's the 1st french british summit since 2018 india and australia have committed to cooperating more closely on defense and security to ensure stability and the indo pacific region. australian prime minister anthony albany, c as in india and is holding talks with prime minister nor rend ramadi. both leaders said they were concerned about the increasingly uncertain franky global security environment. this concludes the crusty champagne has been handed a historic 3rd term as china, as president, capping a rise that has seen him become it's most powerful leader in generations. the national people's congress staged a vote in favor of the appointment in a televised and carefully choreographed event in beijing. it comes after she locked in another 5 years as head of the chinese communist party, back in october. taking his oath on the constitution for the 3rd time in

a row, she dreamed ping is sworn in as china's president for chinese rulers who traditionally a hand over power after a decade of holding the title. a 3rd 5 year term is unprecedented. with president, she seems to be on track to stay in power for life through the law. then me, when i pledge to be a legion to the constitution of the people's republic of china, to safeguard the constitution's authority, law, fulfill my legal obligations or walk, be loyal to the country and the people be committed to attend and honest in my duty. and here from rome, accept the people supervision here so and work for great modern socialist country. but is prosperous,

strong for democratic ng all culturally advanced me harmonious? yes. i'm beautiful. either i can she dem? ping chung more. take no this. oh fun. go show she yeah. she to me and with that, she is now communist china as long as serving president the process. he started in 2018 by abolishing the to term limit on the presidency. that means he can rule indefinitely. the appointment is mostly ceremonial, but party members have left no doubt that she's group on power is unchallenged. well, after several days of protests of georgia, parliament has formerly revoked a foreign agents bill that had triggered a major domestic political crisis and international outcry. thousands of people

have gather to celebrate the result of the vote. $35.00 to $1.00 against the bell. the plenary session lasted a few minutes and had only one item on the agenda voting against a bill that opponents claim was meant to take the country in an authoritarian direction. earlier did of your correspondent maria cat mother told us that the withdrawal of this controversial bill means to the thousands of georgians who've been demonstrating in the past few days. well, of the same, a legislation for in the agents legislation exist in russia and, ah, yes, the, for the past 3 days georgians were signaling ah, to crumbling that they do. they do not want the same law in their country. they do not want to import prominent policies, and that was the clear message to the crumbling and given that russia is trying to keep it in control of for reports. so soviet's republic are such as of georgia

and ukraine. of course, it's not happy that the georgians are turning ah, towards europe, and are saying that they do not want to be with russia, but they want to be with europe. well, let's go to ukraine now. and rush has wagner mercenary group, appears to be taking a so called tactical pause inbox moot, according to the us based institute for the study of war. and in an assessment, the think tank noted of fighters may have paused there, offensive on bach mode, because they're waiting for russian reinforcements. wagner fighters have so far spearheaded the attack on the ukrainian city. earlier the group's leader yevgeny proposed and claimed moscow had cut off official communication with him after he criticized russia's defense ministry in a public appeal for ammunition. let's get more on this from mark i can see on a senior advisor with the center for strategic and international studies thinktank in the united states. thank you so much for taking the time to speak with us. we're

hearing about wagner taking a so called tactical pause from the i s w. can you tell us what that means in this case, and whether you agree with that assessment? well, it certainly looks at that's the case of regular russian units have moved into the buck, mood area where wagner had been a prominent i think this pause is probably driven by 2 things. first, unders taken tremendous casualties and i think that their capabilities have been run down. the 2nd thing is, this may be the up away for the russian military and political establishment to reduce the prominence of wagner. early on, wagner claimed that it was more effective than the russian military and for goshen seemed to be setting himself up to take a senior position maybe as a minister of defense. i think this is an effort by the russians to reduce its influence in its visibility. indeed, it does seem as though in recent weeks, at the wagner group,

fighting with russia has been somewhat sidelined by the kremlin. how important of a role have they played in operations around back? much will certainly run back move. they play the primary role of for about 6 months . they've been attacking since late summer. they've made slow but steady games at gains a tremendous cost. they've lost thousands of personnel. they're probably exhausted at this point. and in your view, how strategically important deal is voc mood for both russia or ukraine. you're well from a tactical perspective, it's not important at all. it's a relatively minor city, if it, if the ukrainians withdraw, which looks likely they'll pull back a couple of miles. they'll build a new defensive line and the war will go on. and i think it has also has though a tremendous psychological importance because the fighting has been going on there for many months. russia would claim that this is a great success. the 1st success of it's offensive after

a creed after calling up all of these new personnel. it is, of course, important to note that this has been the bloodiest battle in the war. is it? in that case, it worth it for just being a political symbol. while both sides seem to be determined to fight it out there, the russians have been attacking us since late summer. oh, whether that's wise or not. is another a question. but a putin in the russians have been determined to carve out more territory in the dan basil. was buck mood fits that political stance. he green is really don't have a choice but to defend. if the russians are attacking their, they're defending it because they're on the defense they can inflict higher carefully on the russians. the downside is, of course, are taking tremendous casualties of their own. thank you so much for taking the time to speak with us and clarify all that that is mark can see aunt with this. yes, i am really appreciate your time. thanks for having me on the show. and we can

bring you up to speed now with some other stories making headlines for people have survive a medical helicopter crash in the us state of north carolina authorities in macon county, say the helicopter was heading to hospital when it went down 3 medical staff and one patient were on board at the time former malaysian prime minister, more yet and yet it has been charged with corruption and money laundering in a court and followed them poor. he pleaded not guilty on the charges, including the alleged abuse of power to obtain bribes for his political party. he has been released on bail. well, it has been 4 weeks since devastating earthquakes. his southern turkey and northwestern syria, the death toll stands at more than $50000.00 millions, have lost their homes. and now 8 organizations are sounding the alarm on another consequence of the disaster, the emotional trauma facing survivors. but what kind of support is available to

help them dw, visited a temporary shelter near the syrian town of a friend to see if and how trauma is being addressed. this tent in the temporary shelter camp near the syrian city of afrin has become the home of su, holler and her children. after their actual home was destroyed by the earthquake zoo halla lost her parents in the disaster which has had a severe psychological impact on both her and her children. observed early. is that the young, shall i remember how they died in front of me when the building collapsed? jenny, anyhow, and anna madison, anna layman, i began to feel afraid her, that i said i couldn't sleep because i felt so scared and ready. and sometimes my eldest son just cries and my other son is 4 years old and he suffers from trauma. what happy with so i will kill him. i lack of specialized medical facilities and staff means it's very hard to get access to psychological treatment in this region

. the priority in northern syria is currently to treat the injured and meet the basic needs of those affected despite the difficult situation, some mo, bile, teams from relief organizations. a trying to offer psycho social support for children through fun play based activities. but i had my mother left him on. many of the children are still fearful shy and afraid of sudden movements or sounds. this is what we see when we meet them to provide psychological support. pollock, pamela milan as you who hannah has been connecting with her new neighbors at the camp in the hope that she might be able to forget her ordeal for a while. but the improvised nature of living conditions here serves as a constant reminder of what they have all been through. now in turkey, journalists trying to report on earthquake affected areas have repeatedly been

prevented from doing so by authorities. the organization, reporters without borders, has documented numerous violations of press freedoms. he w correspondent jack park met a group of women in brussels with a there working outside the mainstream, with turkish news organizations to help provide the public with a clearer picture of what's actually happening on the ground. streaming her own, you show on line to an audience of nearly half a 1000000. hearken, latch to jasmine laura, left him mango says she was booted out of mainstream turkish mead. you're a couple of years back for reporting the president edwin's meeting with a former u. s. president was shorter than the government had claimed here in the european parliament in brussels nav, she says the platform she runs herself, allows her to report outside of government controlled media. i don't feel on, on my own because i have my re worse. as i said, it's not like a tv, it's like you are a big family basically. people own you in a sense and i feel that and i'm very active also on twitter and nothing interesting

about those 13 system in turkey. if something is it trending, it's like basically the government takes a step back and i don't know why, but because i think that's sort of for also tang gums also did i have their power from popular support all other turkish women like author edger to mac ram russo raising their voice is following the devastating earthquakes in turkey, which have given fresh impetus to opposition parties hoping to asked president ad 199 percent of the mainstream media has been control is been, is being controlled by our don personally her. and even in the circumstances, i'm even the journalist who had been fearing before the earthquake. i now raising their voices and showing the truth. i think this is the moment that the truth prevails over the fear we reached out to the turkish government, responds without reply. yet present. edwin has faced heavy criticism for

restricting press access around the earthquake and for a slow aid response, he publicly accepted it should have been quicker you, but he's pressing ahead with the plan the election is on may. the 14th the shifting media landscape, the civil society dialogue, the political circumstances around the elections are all going to have major effects outside of turkey's border. the question is whether here in brussels, there's a clear enough understanding of how these shifts might change the relationship between turkey and the european union. the head of the european parliament committee on you relations with turkey fears, there's a lot of work still to be done. whatever is the result of the elections, we need the dramatic changes in there already stud that's a maybe more conceptual approaching foreign policy. now she says she's bracing for may selections and hopes that no matter which party's turkish people support the country can retain the unity people have shown since the earthquakes,

lima. i am very pleased to welcome ever hon. no aid journalist and representative for reporters without borders in turkey, we mentioned that your organization has been documenting press freedom violations in turkey since the earthquakes. can you tell us what you've found? well, we react to them denounced a wide range of restriction toward generalist activities. i think that the, the massive one should which should be obsolete can be mentioned, is the internet traffic restriction that has last more than 10 i was the day out to the earthquake at these hot not only prevented generally to broadcast or to do properly their job but it has deeply affected people on the ground trying to organize how

full for the people to buy these quick. so it doesn't get a massive reaction. and of course, we haven't seen a subgroup, a couple of agenda. the iris during interview was because of what party, so pieces or a state security forces. they're not happy with the content and we're not happy to hear that the state was criticized. and in dev you the state was denigrated. so some journals were also the same time and we, we get many report and we were in touch with for media crews. some of them has seen their equipment, sees and broken by, by local authorities because they were covering you will be able to me to read on

the ground. but i think that the most alarming part of the current down process was when a few numbers of critical tv channels facing defined by turkish high or jewish board for criticizing the management or non management of the state in this area. and we have seen in this attempt to kind of control a time on, on public narrative, on public discourse, on the eve of yeah, what you've described. there are examples of clear press freedom violations. i want to ask you if you can also confirm the what was said in our report that the earthquakes in turkey and syria have marked a bit of

a turning point in the sense that even state controlled media has become more critical now. oh, i think that's what keeping in mind the level of polar immediate polarization together with social polarization and turkey. we cannot expect dr. much so much independence from pro government media mainstream media circus. but yes, i. a i could not tease some part of the kind of independence leverage from some groups like hob after tv or some g g r t yes. what i think that they couldn't avoid. they couldn't prevent such level of criticism because they were also they did crew on the ground say, have

a massive reaction from the people. and of course we couldn't raise the issue. but i think that may yet ethics under these, under this tragic wide range of catastrophe, are our subject are real among the population. and it generally sometimes getting sometimes direct reaction from the people. but i think that it does, it does also was i hope that it was worn also in a positive manner. pro going been media. yeah, i think so. well, thank you so much for taking the time to speak with us a really appreciate. i'm afraid we have to leave the interview there. that is a role on the role with reporters without borders in turkey. my pleasure. so that's your news update at this hour before we go. a quick reminder of the top story we're following for you. if people have been killed and others wounded after

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