>> a welcome to the "journal," coming to you on dw live in berlin. coming up on a show, ukraine looks for a way out of the crisis. the french government helps an international congress, and soccer giants byron and dortmund berlin tonight on a german cup finale. ♪ talks are underway in eastern ukraine aimed at easing the

political crisis, but the roundtable summit does not include representatives of the rebel movement. an earlier round of talks failed to end the standoff between the government and kiev and separatists pushing to become part of russia. the main aim of the discussions will be to help pave the way for the presidential elections land for may 25. reports say that in many eastern areas of ukraine, no preparations are being made for that vote. and our correspondent katie logan joins us now on the line from car teeth. tensions are still high. what can these talks achieve and what have you been hearing? >> well, it is a fairly large discussion, that is for sure. involves several government ministers, politicians from all parts of the country, local businessmen, they are all around a very large round table. the prime minister opened the discussion by saying he would not seek to put down their weapons, but he did say he was ready to give them more

autonomy. the separatists have responded by criticizing the government saying they have not done enough to appease people there. they want ukraine to withdraw from the east first. no agreement so far, but they are talking. >> katie, presidential elections are set to take place in one week's time. most of the country does seem prepared, but how realistic is it that the ballots will region.n the donetsk >> we are not sure about that, but preparations are underway nationally to set up for the elections. whether it will or will not happen. there say's republic they will not hold the referendum. thenot everyone agrees with referendum that was held, not everyone was online with a, and it remains to be seen if the separatists can actually prevent it happening in a practical

terms, threatening the government to go ahead. >> all right, katie logan, thank you for joining us. ws now, other need floods and the balkan have killed at least 12 people, and eight in neighboring serbia. thousands have been forced to evacuate their homes as rivers flood the banks, like they're in the town of shabbat. torrential rains and flooding are the worst to hit the region since the rains began more than 120 years ago. groupnts from a nigerian boko haram have attacked a plant in northern cameroon. the rebels launched an assault on a chinese facility near the nigerian across the border. there are reports that nearly one dozen chinese workers are missing. no casualties have been confirmed yet. they nigerian militant group has carried out several attacks in cameroon. the latest comes as the nigerian government struggles to stop

boko haram of the spread across the north. the nearly 300 schoolgirls who were kidnapped by the militants over a month ago are still missing. ♪ thef the kidnapping of girls from their school shocked the world. at the beginning of the week, boko haram finally released evidence that at least some of the girls are still alive. but who are boko haram? the militant islamist group has attacked schools, christian churches, and state institutions. they want to overthrow the government and set up an islamic state based on strict sharia law. >> boko haram, at the beginning, the effort was met, but they the vision, the government will use force and 11 a boko haram, but that has not worked. >> boko haram was founded in 2010. violence broke out between the group and security

forces. the groups original leader, mohammed yousef, was captured. he died in police custody. under a new leader, the group attacks became increasingly odd basis. experts believe the group as connections to al qaeda and may receive funding and weapons from the group. boko haram has released videos showing off its arsenal. some citigroup is now better armed than the nigerian military. establishedm has itself primarily in the mainly north nigeria. it is the country's poorest area, one of the poorest in the with high levels of unemployment, infant mortality, and illiteracy. many nigerians accused the government of neglecting the region. thee the general neglect -- general neglect helped boko haram. but if boko haram does not help people, how could they manage to get soldiers, fighters?

unemployment is helping them because the youth are looking to find ways to lead. >> boko haram have artie killed thousands of people, and the eu when estimates that hundreds of thousands have been forced to flee their homes. >> earlier, i spoke to dw's reporter who is traveling in northern nigeria. i asked him how great to the threat is from boko haram. >> well, the threat is very high , especially in northern nigeria. it is more in the northeast of captain, thethe cia is still in the military, if you remember, there were two shiite isacks, -- the

still in the military. if your member, there were two deadly attacks. , the fear about what would happen to their children in school, where they are sending their children and what could be the outcomes. so there is really a fear amongst people of what could be or where could be the next attacked by boko haram. president taking part in an anti-terrorism governments with a french government in paris. what can they take to help stop -- to stop bo boko haram? >> for pirates who are hosting -- for paris to post this conference, is decisive, it should have an influence among the countries that surround nigeria, chad, cameroon, and he nigeria republic because they are former colonies to france.

so by using the influence in particular those countries who broke bread with nigeria, it is helping the relationship that went back between nigeria, especially because of the nigerians and boko haram. >> ok, uwais idris, we have to leave it there. thank you for joining us from abuja. italy's prime minister has admitted his resignation following the defeat of his party in the general election. thousands gathered to celebrate the man who will succeed him, narendra modi. won an absolute majority of parliament and will be able to govern without coalition partners. colombian rebel groups have announced a cease-fire during the country's presidential

elections scheduled for may 25. a joint declaration by farc and the mla said there will be no operations in the days before and after the vote. the colombian president santos is under opposition rusher because of his peace talks with guerrillas. he is trying to end a decades long civil war. it associations have praised help about a partial settlement, but opposition parties strictly reject any talks with the rebels. in turkey, a fire is complicating rescure effort that the mine where an explosion killed 300 miners. the energy minister said three people are still trapped inside. public anger has swept across the country in the wake of the disaster. near the mine in the town of soma, police used water cannons and tear gas on protesters who were calling for the prime minister to resign. many blame his government for putting profit before safety. protesters have also clashed and islice in is iner

simple. in german soccer, it is the showdown of the year. the league is to top gloves are facing off in a german cup tonight in berlin. rainy champions byron will take on dortmund. the the variance one -- the reigning champions bayern will take on dortmund. host his first season, the has already had his hands on the trophy, briefly. >> it will be phenomenal. people tell me it is a great final. that is usually true when you win. >> he needs to get his team out. they race in record time, but since then, they have lost steam, and struggle to dominate games like before. the players have to find their mojo before the finals in berlin. i think we are in good form

again and focus. we are looking for another huge title. will have to cope without several key players, but they will miss out through injury, and the top four layer has been dropped. theher is expected to leave league this summer. wife h>> he could have played. it was my decision to leave him out. >> the last league match of the season, and he has looked sharp in recent weeks. it is his goal that won the cup in 2006, turkey will be hoping to repeat. rn might be the favor, but dortmund has been running high. the coach says this is the biggest final his side can play and they're gunning for a win. >> dortmund has spent most of the season in second place, playing the role of bundesliga

bridesmaids, but the cup finals gives them the chance to round their season off with a trophy. honor. is an final is i think this great to play in. we are happy to be in a because that was our goal right from the start of the season. >> the dortmund going to the final in good form. they are unbeaten in the league over the last two months. in that time, they have beaten saturday's opponent, bayern, 3-0. it would take things up a german football. leak my view, being german champions, that is enough. we are excited and hope it goes as well as our last hope final two years ago.

by for that year, dortmund took on the cup after thrashing by ayern 5-2 in the finals. the hero of the day scored three goals to seal the win. the polish striker will join lastn this summer, but one trophy with dortmund would be a perfect parting gift. >> to tennis now. serena williams continues to dominate the world masters. -- the roman masters. she flew to the semifinals after beating ching siu -- zhang shuai. ivanovic.eet ana in of the best players might the quarterfinals, andy murray took on rafael nadal, and the scots at the first set, but nadal turn the tide, leveled the score at one set each. the deciding set with a tense battle, but the spaniard came

through to win 7-5. back to some news now, a russian rocket has burned up in space just minutes after taking off. it was carrying a satellite worth more than 100 million euros. the rocket was launched from kazhakstan. -- the rocket completely disintegrated, somental fall to earth. will fall toments earth. and it was 40 meters long, 20 meters high committed and it weighed as much as 14 african elephants. paleontologists in argentina have found the remit of what they see as the biggest dinosaur ever to walk the earth. scientists have found around 155 slightest bones from several different animals. they say the newly discovered species was an herbivore and lived in south america around 90 million years ago. just to recap our top story for you, talks are underway in eastern ukraine and that e

-- aimed at easing tensions there. we will have updates on that story and many more at the top of the hour. thank you for watching. ♪ >> paul still cannot believe it as he walks through the ruins of the houses. he lived in the dominican city center iago together with -- ago together with other immigrants was up until the immigration police came, he says, and smashed everything to pieces. >> it is important i tell you this, but if the dominican police found out, he said, my life would be in danger. i have a wife and children in haiti. i do not want to be killed here. >> those kinds of literals are occurrence.

the policy for undocumented immigrants is to deport them, but even those with papers face discrimination. >> of all the people i know, the dominicans are the biggest racists of them all. we all have the same blood. >> but they live in two worlds. early in the morning, we drive to the river on the border between haiti and the dominican republic. two countries on the single island of is manually up. hispaniola. they wait for the guards to open the gates. most want to go to the dominican market to shop or to sell their own goods, but many, says father one to staynez, here, and they are a thorn in the side of his countrymen.

>> the relations between haitians and dominicans are marked by prejudice. ism, and in ai phobia. we think of ourselves as spanish and european while they are slaves, but the dominican republic benefits greatly from the cheap labor, much as the interior as here at the global market. >> of the dominican republic is far from wealthy, but when the haitian migrants compare it to their home country, it looks like the promised land, where earning good money is easy. for decades, the dominican government invited haitians into the country to do the construction and agricultural labor that no dominicans wanted to do. more than 80% of the workers at banana plantations come from haiti. guest workers have been in the dominican republic for 100 years . but there is always been conflict between the two nationalities.

renée has been in the dominican republic for 16 years with his wife, two children, and his sister. he has worked in construction and these sugar cane fields. pays the rentome on his wooden shack and for food. renée never leaves the farm except to go shopping. it is too dangerous, he says. they have all been robbed, harassed, or beaten, and he cannot go to the police. are living here illegally. we could try to register, but my employer will not confirm that i were care. that is why they would not give me any papers. we could be found out at any point. we're constantly living in fear. filled inm the banana the capital, santo domingo, all additions are delighted at the arrival of some orders. more than 4 million come every

year as to wrists, and the money they spend is vital to the economy. but politicians do not feel the same way about haitian immigrants. they even changed the constitution in 2010 to deny citizenship to the children of undocumented immigrants. understandant you to is that a situation has been building up for years. the dominicans, had decided to create order. that is it. we are in a situation of perfect coexistence. >> that order proves catastrophic for juliana. she is the daughter of a guest worker. she was illiterate and is now learning how to read so she can become a teacher. giuliana was born here in the dominican republic, and that made her a citizen, just like her daughter, nairobi, but when she went to renew her passport, the authorities confiscated all of her papers.

longer,e to stay much so i can study and do everything to become a teacher. >> now at 24 years old, giuliana is faithless. without papers, she can either work or travel. she cannot prove she is nairobi's mother. areaana takes us to an where many haitian immigrants and descendents live. that much she can stand. but right now, she says they are robbing her of her identity. her entirelived life here without papers, but giuliana's children born on dominicans fosoil got birth certificates and citizenship. i am not american because my parents are foreigners who came here illegally, but i don't know anything else. i say even if our parents are foreigners, i do not feel like one.

all i have is my birth certificate from here in the dominican republic. it says i was born here. if i was born here, i am dominican. >> government spokesman rodriguez says every country decides for itself who is allowed in its borders. these of the dominican government has been accommodating, and the haitian government has a very positive attitude, he says. there has been a lot of support from the international community, including the eu and eu.n. to help provide haitians with national id's. even createdt sentences here where the haitian government could give national id's to its citizens. >> guiliano was just one of many who lost the dominican citizenship after a court ruling last year that was based on the new constitution.

she has since become the subject of a lawsuit against the government, saying the ruling breaks international law. legal limbo.s in she is truly stateless because she is not receiving the protection of the country in which she was born in or protection from any other country. the authorities are assuming she is haitian. but giuliana has never been to haiti. she has not even been to the border. she does not know anyone in haiti. she has no ties to haitian society. >> authorities have counted about 230,000 people who are affected by the revised constitution. many are organizing themselves, taking care not to show any wonder papers out of fear that they could be deported. there are really serious

problems. very young people cannot go to university. their young people who cannot get an id so they can get a loan from a bank. they cannot get social insurance, they cannot get a passport. constitution did not require me to be legalized because i was already dominican. now i cannot be legalized. but i was born a legal dominican. itself group called recognized. all our dominicans whose parents or grand parents were immigrants. many have already had their papers taken away. still has his id card. he is a lawyer and his walls are covered with a number of certificates and id's. he is afraid to leave the country. if he loses his passport at the border, he also loses his rights to work. he has three children to feed. now he is trying to prepare for the worst.

>> of these kinds of campaigns never end well. because when you teach people to hate, when you teach to deny peoples humanity, there comes a point when feelings turn into actions. that is very dangerous. people are running a systematic campaign of hate every day. sometimes you do not know how far it will go. >> the hate has taken root among many dominicans. this national group sells us out of mistrust, but they make no effort to hide their views. what they have massacred our people. they are beating us up. bit by bit, they are pushing us out of our own country, but we are going to fight back. we can live in peace with them

over there and us here. limpia,ogan is ciudad or a cleaned up city. these types of the no free look -- these types of the no vote with groups are run the country. the group of the president wife is finger says too many haitians here. we have given them access to all of our services, he hospitals and schools everywhere. i am showing you so you can see where they live, how they live, what their situation is like, and the conflict between the haitians and the dominicans. anti-haitian groups like this one a gory fact that many have --inican birth anti-haitian groups like this one ignore the fact that many have dominican birth of the kids. >> they are close to their own homes.

this woman takes us to the market to show us how important their work is. look around, she says, they are all haitians here. the people she so aggressively points to can do little but look on in disbelief that her brashness. her rhetoric seems designed to pin the blame on the victims of the race of a similar saga. their own minds, they think the entire island of haiti. so they call us the insurance. but we are not even from here. >> giuliana finds a terrible to live in a country that is not want her. she does not know what will happen to her or her children. but if the authorities plan to deport her, she plans to fight.

i know our parents were foreigners, but we do not feel like foreigners. we all feel dominican, like all other dominicans, and we are fighting for our rights. w?q?q?q?q?q?

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