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♪ welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. we begin the program with a second pullout of our exclusive reporting from inside north korea. we heard about the food crisis affecting the country. our next report, we will hear about the increasingly oppressive tactics from government officials that have people fearing for their lives. north korea has become closed off from the outside world. officials closed the borders during the pandemic. our correspondent has the special coverage. >> before these borders closed, north korea was one of the hardest countries to report on. we had limited information. when kim jong-un sealed the border, it became this information black hole. all the sources journalists relied on, aid workers and

diplomats, they left the country. this is why we decided, we had no choice but to try to speak to ordinary people on the ground. there were two things we wanted to find out, one was what was happening in the country, the second is how did people feel about the regime. ultimately this is the sort of thing that will determine the future of north korea. have a look at what we found out. ♪ this is the world's most radical state. it's supreme leader rules by terror. but kim jong-un is tightening his grip. pushing his people to their limits. >> every day, it gets harder to live. one wrong move and your facing execution. >> this is one of three north

koreans who have risked their lives to tell us what is happening since the country cut itself off from the world. we have changed their names and illustrated their words using actors and animations. >> if they live according to the rules, i feel like i will starve to death. just by trying to survive, i could be arrested by the state security, branded as a traitor, and killed. >> one way to survive north korea is to escape across the border to china. but kim jong-un has become walling his people in installing fences and surveillance cameras. guards have been ordered to shoot anyone attempting to cross. this market traitor living post to the border -- >> the government controls the border using covid as an excuse. but really, it is to stop the smuggling and people crossing the river to china.

if you even approach the river, you'll be given a harsh punishment. there is almost nobody crossing now. >> those who dare to try, now gamble with their lives. >> a friend's son told me about executions he saw. three to four people would be executed each time. the crime was trying to escape. people are stuck here and waiting to die. >> sealing the border has also allowed kim jong-un to shut out the thing he fears the most, foreign films and tv programs. these are the only way north koreans can learn about the prosperous world outside their borders. south korean videos pose the biggest threat. those who share them can now be executed. this propaganda video shows people being publicly punished.

>> i was taken in for questioning. i'm more afraid of people now. >> this woman told us many of her friends and their children have been interrogated. >> the local leaders were gathered to judge a 22-year-old man in a public trial. he had gone around spreading south korean songs and films. his punishment was 10 years and three months in hard labor camp. before 2020, this would have been a quiet trial, with perhaps one year in prison. people were shocked. >> we have brought our interviews to the u.n. team that investigates human rights in korea. >> wow. ok. that's quite sobering. you should not be reprimanded,

let alone jailed or executed for consuming foreign media. they are very serious violations of human rights. in the past, the commission inquired that the u.n. said these are crimes against humanity. >> amidst the fear, there are small signs that people's loyalty to the regime is waning. >> before covid, people viewed kim jong-un positively. we hope, perhaps, he would roll in a new way. now almost everyone is full of discontent. >> nobody believes the propaganda on tv. the state says, we are nestling in a modest bosom. what kind of mother would execute their child in broad daylight for running to china, because they are starving? >> at one of the hardest times in north koreans history, the state is closing in on every front. people have nowhere to run and

know what to hide. >> it is important that we put this period of increasing repression, within the context of the food shortages we know are currently happening in the country. if you look at times in the past that north koreans have been short of food, the government has given them small bits of freedom to do what they needed to do in order to survive, be that selling on the side, or smuggling things over the border from china. now it is clamping down on those things, it is restricting people's abilities to defend for themselves -- fend for themselves. that is what makes this so concerning. these lifelines people have relied on to get by are being taken away from them, as the states close in and tried to tighten its control over people. >> we put our findings to the north korean government and its embassy in london. it sd that the information you have collected is not entirely factual, as it is derived from

fabricated testimonies from anti-dprk forces. the dprk has prioritize the interest of the people, even at difficult time and has an unwavering commitment to the well-being of the people. bbc put our reporting to north korea -- on north korea to the u.s. congresswoman young kim, a republican from. california. . she shares the house foreign affairs committee. >> we have a dictato does not care what his people are going through, starving them to death, keeping them in the prison system. they need to improve on that, and make sure that they work with the u.s., get the international community to come in, with the humanitarian assistance, so we can help those individuals from starving to death. >> you can see more of the bbc'exclusive reportings on north korea on our website. prince former prime minister,

boris johnson has been found to commit a contempt of parlient over his behavior during covid lockdowns, it is the first time in british history that such a chargeas been held against the prime minister. mr. johnson deliberately and repeatedly misled mps about parties in 10 downing street one coronavirus lockdown measures were in place. the committee would have recommended some -- suspending him for 90 days if he had not already sent down from the role after he saw the report last week. it recommends that the former prime minister not get a pass which allows ex mps to access parliament after they leave. mr. johnson admitted his statements about the parties, misled parliament, but them nied -- denied doing them intentionally, saying this is rubbish. i spoke with our political respondent -- correspondent earlier. good to see you. this report appears to be pretty damming.

what were your main takeaways? >> the main takeaways are essentially that, deliberately misled not only parliaments to the u.k. but the committee you are investigating him about whether he did mislead mps in parliament as well. it was a pretty damming indictment, boiling down to what they are describing as deliberately misleading people. lying. what is also a key take away from the report is the manner in which he has conducted himself since has played a role in their source of ultimate sanction as they are recommending. force johnson stand -- did step -- boris johnson did stand down from parliament on friday. he cannot be suspended, but the committee recommended he should be given a 90 day suspension from parliament, as well, as being band from having access to parliament in the future. one of the reasons they say the

suspension was so high is because they argue that since the report was first handed to him in a draft form, he had further committed contempt of parliament by deciding to publicly put out statements about what the report contained. and also take part in what they have described as a campaign of abuse, against the very members of parliament that were investigating him. >> in light of everything, how are lawmakers reacting to it? also, the general public? >> it has been a bit of a mixed reaction with an parliament. opposition parties are criticizing boris johnson heavily. i think many of them expected this report to come out was damn ing, critical of the way this has been drowned out for such a long time -- drawn out for such a long time. in the cservative party it was

mixed, there were dozen members of parliament who are supportive of johnson, and say they want to vote against this report, when members of parliament will have a chance to vote on it on monday. generally speaking, there is a concern among the wider conservative party that they no longer want to be talking about the former prime minister. whether they liked him or not at one point, they are not keen to come out and support him right now. i think certainly, some of them, during that vote on monday will choose to stay away, maybe take part in some of the campaigning that is going on in his former seat, given that he is no longer an mp and there is due to be an election coming up shortly. the mood is mixed. in terms of how the public are feeling, a mixed reaction. boris johnson was one of these characters that divided the opinion greatly, people loved him and people hated him. that is being reflected in some

of the discussions among the public, and among the very mps that had to work alongside him. >> are correspondent there in westminster for us. thanks a lot. doctors treating survivors from a fishing boat that sank off of southern greece have told bbc up to 100 children may have been on board. it's one of europe's worst migrant disasters with 78 people confirmed dead. more than 100 were rescued. many more could still be missing at sea with reports suggesting up to 750 people were on board that vessel. our europe correspondent is in greece where survivors have been taken, and have this -- has this report. >> hundreds of the lost at sea rushed to the sport. we found this man searching for news of his cousins from pakistan. how do know that? >> we had confirmation.

we found one, but the rest are in the hold. >> the victims of greece's worst ever migrant shipwreck set off from libya. many syrians were on board. this man told me, including his wife. >> how would i feel, i lost my wife, i don't know where she is? it's my wife. >> 21-year-old -- this -year-old man has been unable to find this legal route to join her husband in germany. this evening, we went to meet this doctor, he treated 30 of the survivors who told him dozens of children had been on board. >> they told us that there were

children in the bottom of the sea. children and women. one told me about 100 children. the other told me about 50. >> lots of children? >> lots of children. >> hanging over this tragedy is one simple question, should the greek authorities have done more to to save those on board? the coast guard says the migrants did not want their help, a claim that is being challenged. we have been trying to piece together exactly what happens in this disaster that seemed to unfold in slow motion. >> at 8:00 a.m. on tuesday the greek authorities were informed about the fishing vessel. the coast guard was contacted at 11 a.m., and claims it does not request assistance. later, an emergency helpline for migrants in trouble at sea receives multiple distressed

calls, including one at three: 20 p.m. saying the captain has left the vessel. the migrant boat has no tracking data. but bbc verifies, and use the ship monitoring website, of viewing boats around the area that offered assistance. at 3 p.m. greece sends a commercial vessel to the migrant boat, supplying it with food and water. tuesday eveng, a coast guard vessel sales near the fishing boat. from a distance, concludes that there was no problem with its navigation. less than four hours later, the migrant boat overturns and sinks. the greek authorities, as well as fending off criticism have been making arrests, up to one dozen. who was really to blame for such a huge loss of life? it's being fiercely debated. >> what you saw -- you saw were

europe correspondent. he joins us now. this is greece's worst ever migrant shipwreck. in light of that, how is the government reacting? >> well, the greek government is saying that they really have done all they can in this case. they insist that this offer of help was made to the people on board the boat. it was rejected. now, a lot of people are saying that, if you look at the situation where you know that a boat is overcrowded and in extremely deep waters there is a moral obligation to intervene and do more. that sentiment is being reflected tonight in different parts of the country. we have seen protests against the government's handling of this disaster. the truth is, over the past couple of years or so, the administration in athens has been pursuing a tougher policy on migration. it seems that that is being supported by the public at

large. >> this is not just a greek issue, it is an issue confronting europe. in light of that you think the eu will have to have a serious look at this? >> well, last week the european union was saying it was putting together a new plan on migration and the whole idea was solidarity and sharing the burden of people coming to the consonant. i say burden because so many people risk their lives to make it here. if you listen to the greek government they say it is not fair that they have so many people arriving on the shores. and other parts of the european union do not have to deal with it in the same way. where than 70,000 people so far this year have arrived -- more than 70,000 people so far this year have arrived by boat, most landing in italy, that is in response to the tougher policy being pursued by the greek government. it is easier to get degrees from north africa but people are going a much further route.

they believe they may be pushed back by the greek authorities, though they deny that. they go towards italy. it's a european problem. all the while we see what tragic consequences it could have. the estimates are that may be 600 people have lost their lives here. >> our correspondent reporting on a horrific day. thank you so much. turning to india and pakistan where the most powerful cyclone in 75 years has made a landfall. even before the storm hit, 170,000 people had fled their homes. the cyclone is due to barrel through parts of northwest india and southern pakistan. in particular, the western indian state and the coast of pakistan's province. the extent of the damage will likely be known until later friday and into the weekend. our correspondent is at a shelter and has this report. >> cyclone threatening to live

up to its name. meaning disaster in than goalie, the storm has brought heavy winds and winds into the coastal village. it is on the shoreline and preparing for the worst. she is three days old and this high school classroom has been his first home. a makeshift shelter in this village is holding around 300 people now. helpless in the state -- in nature's fury, he and his family have no choice but to wait it out. >> i am worried, his mother tells me, handling the situation with the baby makes it more difficult. i am concerned about him and worried if my home is affected, what will i do then? in the village, 13 kilometers away from where the cyclone is expected to hits, this family among other -- hundreds of others has to leave.

they don't know when they will come back. this 70-year-old has seen it all, too many times. cyclones are common in these parts but it has been over two decades since she was asked to move to a shelter home. women and children first, as they head toward safety in school bus, leaving their hearts and minds back at home. speaking to me, she recalls a devastating cyclone in 1998 which carried thousands. she tells me how she had to wade through chest deep water to get to a safer ground. she does not know how bad this one will be. all these families at the shelters, there is certainty of safety. the uncertainty of what these families will go back to after the cyclone is the overwhelming sentiment. the only noise to drown out the howling wind and rain is the

sound of a generator being powered up. with electricity gone, this is going to be the only source of light for the 150 people staying at the shelter in the village of mandvi, it is their second night away from home. this will be a long one as they wonder what they will wake up to. >> well, soccer's superstar leonel messi has been winning over fans in china. he scored the fastest goal of his career in a friday match against australia in beijing on thursday night read our correspondent was in the stadium and has more. >> on a hot summer night in beijing, leonel messi took on the soccer ruse. it was him that brought the crowd to this newly rebuilt stadium. it took 90 seconds for the player who took his team towards

world cup glory to score sending tens of thousands of chinese fans into raptures. right around the stadium, there was a sea of blue-and-white. nearly everybody had messi written on the back of their football jumpers. the chat would go out. and the chinese version of argentina. this was star power marketing in action, in a country which is underserved for top level sport. fans here paid high rates for their tickets, did they think it was worth it? >> it was really exciting. the tickets were definitely worth the price. this will be messi's last trip to china before he retires. >> it was a great game. i really loved the first goal by messi. >> your favorite player? >> of course, messi. >> messi.

>> as for the soccer ruse, australia's team had their chances, as they took them, the defense ooh'ed and ahh'ed. this is messi mania. [cheering] hug numbers. it was like a home game for argentina. halfway across the world. all because of one person. because of messi. >> stephen mcdonald. before we let you gold --o singapore's taking an approach to cracking down on crime. police deployed robots to patrol the city state, armed with cameras to spot wrongdoing, and broadcast instructions to those caught in the act. they areeant to secure the

area and maintain public safety until human officers can arrive. the only thing they cannot do is carry out arrests. singapore has been looking to strengthen its security ranks, amid a shortage of workers. i'm helen humphrey. thank you for watching world news america. ♪ narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. man: bdo. accountants and advirs. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪

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