♪ >> this is dw news live from berlin. a report from the palestinian territories, report says they will investigate. it is a decision that has been five years in the makings, the courts prosecute a nonpartisan approach. israel has denounced the move as litical and anti-semitic more coming up, the death toll from myanmar's protests rises as the military steps of its crackdown against pro-democracy

demonstrators. and a threat to democracy, the chinese opposition party, the far-right alternative with surveillance from the countries domestic intelligence agency. others say it is about time. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff, to our viewers on pbs and all around the world, welcome. we begin with the allegations of war crimes, today the international criminal court opened an investigation into alleged war crimes committed in palestinian territory since 2014. it targets both the palestinian military and a group. this comes after it was ruled last month that there is

jurisdiction over territories occupied by israel. the palestinian authority has welcome the investigation. the israeli prime minister has accused the court of hypocrisy and anti-semitism. for more, we go to jerusalem. good evening, tanya. despite israel's dissent -- decision to postpone the prosecution, they have opened an investigation into war crimes. what more do we know tonight? reporter: as you said, has been a long process. after a nearly five year long preliminary investigation and also after the decision back in february just last month by a panel of tee judges who had ruled that the icc has jurisdiction over the occupied west bank and gaza and east jerusalem. the chief procutor had referred this matter to the panel of three judges back in

december of 2019. when she concluded that there are grounds to open a former investigation against israeli and palestinian individuals for very -- for the work crimes. she had to refer to a panel of judges to get the opinion on jurisdiction. now, we are expecting this investigation to deal with everything that happened after 2014. the gaza war, between israel and hamas, and the issue of construction of settlement in the occupied territory. as well as the actions of the israeli military against palestinian protesters along the gaza fence during 2018. today, the statement also said that she will decide on the priorities in the coming weeks, also given the challenges by the

pandemic and the workload of the office of the prosecutor. brent: you bring up a good point, the list of possibilities as long. we know the israeli prime minister has called that decision anti-semitic and absurd. what can he do now? reporter: that's a good question. of course, israel also has a. of time to answer to this opening of the investigation. the is rep -- the reaction by the israeli prime minister does not come as a surprise. last month, he called the decision by the icc anti-semitic. this is been a long-held view by israel that the court is overstepping and that this is a highly politicized issue. and that the court does not have jurisdiction. also, we have to mention this is a consensus in israeli politics. we heard from several other

political leaders being highly critical of this decision by the icc. i have to mention that because we are also in the middle of an election, there are elections in three weeks. some of his political rivals will certainly use this against him because it happened on his watch. but again, this is a decision that will go beyond party politics. it will keep israeli politics busy for years to come. on the palestinian side, this decision was welcome. you had a decision from the foreign ministry saying this will lead to accountability and justice. you have to say they have been working diligently on this issue to go and join international organizations so they helped that somehow israel would be held accountable. brent: tania kramer with the latest tonight. tanya, thank you.

a day and violence in myanmar has left more people dead. 38 people were killed in the latest series of crackdown on demonstrations. protesters against last month's military coup said they were met with light military influence and teargas. reporter: a peaceful prote of teachers and stunts soon gav way to chaos. [loud bangs] rerter: securit open fire, sending the crowd scattering through the streets. clouds of teargas in the air when -- where the chance had

earlier echoed. among the victims of the violence, a 19-year-old woman who was shot in the head. fence -- friends and relatives gathered in grief around her coffin just hours later to mourn yet another life lost. reports accumulated throughout the day on local and social media of many more protesters killed and wounded. most of the men gone. also, in smaller cities, video images showed security forces carrying olympic bodies on a bloodsoaked street. the u.n. security is due to discuss the ongoing crisis on friday. so far, it has failed to condemned the military coup that

overthrew myanmar's democratically elected government on february 1. and with the sanctions put in place by national government, it looks like it will take much stronger action to end the brutal crackdown against the demonstrators. brent: the disturbing images there. journalists monitoring events in myanmar from the malaysian capital. i asked him how protesters are likely to react to this continued show of deadly force. >> you can certainly expect today that it is going to scare some people off of the streets. the bottom line is there are so many demonstrators who made it very clear today included that they are prepared to die for this cause if that is when case -- if that is what it takes. they believe they have to fight back against this coup, they

believe if they do not stand up to this military government now, any hope of having a legitimate democracy will be gone for at least another generation. they do not want to live under military rule like their parents and grandparents. they areully aware of the risks. you see a lot of demonstrators when they march on their arm their blood type and contact information for next of kin. brent: that's the latest on myanmar. here are the other stories making headlines around the world. in nigeria, 200 79 schoolgirls released by kidnappers earlier this week have been reunited with their parents. the event was overshadowed by violence. official state security forces shot several people after mobs began throwing stones outside of the village. u.s. capitol police are tightening security after announcing evidence of a potential plot by a right-wing militia group to breach the u.s.

capitol building tomorrow. the capitol police and others in law enforcement have been facing criticism after failing to prevent a pro-trump mob from storming the u.s. capitol building on january 6. germany's federal and state leaders have been meeting today to vote on extending the current coronavirus locked onto the end of march. most nonessential shops have been closed since mid december while bars, restaurants and leisure facility shut their doors a month earlier. it is possible some restrictions could be relaxed in areas where infection rates are relatively low. germany's domestic intelligence agency has placed the country's largest opposition party under surveillance. the office for protection of the constitution plans to monitor the party because of suspicions that extremist positions could violate the country's constitution. the afd says the mood -- the

move is politically motivated, it comes in the run-up to the federally scheduled election this september. reporter: the right-wing populist cfd had a triumphant 2017 when it entered the german parliament, becoming the largest opposition party. ever since, it has defended relishing and islamophobia, racism and the glorification of germany's past. >> kittler and the nazis are just a bit of bird poop in our 1000 year history. reporter: some members openly support a xenophobic movement. among them, their parties loudest and most aggressive anti-immigrant rabble-rouser. >> this nation except that the children in their own country regard school as a nightmare becausehey are bullied, beaten and tormented their by migrant

matters. reporter: he founded the party's group, the wing. which german security authorities flagged as right wing extremist. in response to wing, it was resolved. its leader and supporters remain active. now, germany's intelligence service as the entire party is under surveillance. brent: dw political correspondent nina hobbs in to discuss this move with the deputy chair of the intelligence committee. >> germany's domestic intelligence agency is putting the afd party under surveillance, how surprised are you? the afd party is the biggest opposition party, after all. >> i guess i'm not surprised, the domestic intelligence agency has very good arguments for that

stuff. -- for that step. as an experience in our history, we know that democracy enemies can be voted into office and so, it is a good step to have a strong view and look closely in that corner so nothing people can happen to germany again. nina: what good does that do? >> from the legal point, intelligence now has possibilities to collect information. i think, here for parliament, there will be no actual changes but from the reason of defending the constitution, the intelligence agency has more instruments to collect

information that might be relevant, to see if this party is strongly fighting against our constitution. nina: the timing of this announcement is raising some eyebrows, germany is going to the polls in september. does that not feed into conspiracy theories? >> i think it does not convince me because turning that argument around, keeping it secret, you have relevant arguments for the step and keeping that secretly the foreign election, letting the voters not know what this into -- what this important institution and intelligent service knows, that could be misleading voters. so i guess it is just the regular way things go that, right now, this information comes up now. that the intelligence agency has

the information to make that decision. the afd now has the possibility to go in front of courts and fight against this decision. and then, judges will look at the legal side and decide that is the way it goes in a democracy with the rule of law. and, i guess the single is this democracy is up to defend itself against its enemies. nina: that you very much. brent: hungary's prime minister has announced the withdrawal of his right-wing party from the eep, the european people's party group in the european parliament. he confirmed the move and a letter to eep chair. he made the decision to preempt them from voting out his party

hungary has been in a long-running conflict with the eu over alleged violations of democratic principles and the rule of law. >> would you look to the question of how do we see family in europe, how do we see climate change, i received border protection. that is not the problem. they already have this come and go, that was never the problem. it is about the things that are going on that is the substance of the problem. a different approach against europe. let me be clear, we stand with those who founded today's european union. leaders, and last years, went away from this common ground. brent: earlier, we asked our brussels correspondent why he

made this decision now and what consequences it could have. >> the consequences of this move in practical terms are not very big. the parliament has 751 seats, this makes 12 of them. the epp will still remain the biggest block in parliament. then come the social democrats and then the liberals. this long-lasting soap opera, this political soap opera, as it is seen here in brussels, is now over. at the veil and left the scene. there is a cyber relief now that maybe the epp can trade on other matters. and, the consequence of causes -- of course is he now has to

look for a new political home for a new group thacan join. and, the far-right groups of i d already told him you are welcome here. this group, the real right-wingers that joined from germany, and the italian right-wing populists, it might be now easier for him to operate . and harder to find support in parliament. brent: funerals have taken place for three women gunned down in afghanistan. all three worked for a local tv station, they were targeted after leaving work on tuesday. the islamic state militant group has claimed spots ability although afghan officials blamed the taliban. who have denied any invoement. reporter: city acid that had a good job at a tv station, that

is why she is dead. th is her funeral in eastern afghanistan. this woman fiercely loved her job as a journalist. militants cured killed -- militants killed her and two colleagues on tuesday. the islamic state says they killed them because they worked for a pro-justice channel but it seems just as likely that they were gunned dn from being working woman. >> she was a shy but active girl, a woman's rights activist. she would always fight for women's rights. she hod to go to university and study law, but as you see, we have buried her along with all of her hopes here. reporter: dream or life's gone, part of a wave of targeted killings of societal influences and afghanistan. journalist, human rights activists and judicial figures. the tax like this one in cabo in

february have escalated since peace talks began last year. there are fears that the taliban could be silencing critics and using claims of responsibility from the so-called islamic state to cover their tracks. the taliban denies this. relatives are pleading for an end to the violence. >> today, they killed these women. tomorrow, there will be others. our teachers, doctors, journalists are not safe. this is because of government do let -- government neglect. we call for them to bring security. reporter: afghanistan is ranked as one of the worl's st dangerous aces to be a journalist and a woman. today, there are three fewer female workers in the media here were a country of freedom of speech or having a job can mean life or death. brent: scientists have tried and failed to bring the death that -- the dead back to life. now, genealogy website has

brought us one step closer. the use of deep faith technology to allow users to reanimate their dead ancestors. it is called deep nostalgia. it is eliciting deep emotions. not the least of all from she who joins me now. what are we looking at here? >> this is being called deep nostalgia, it is a deepfake, the use of deepfake technology for benevolent purposes. we have heard about this in the concept of fake news, taking somebody who exists and putting words in their mouth. this is being used for nostalgic purposes. it is using machine learning to re-create from images that go beyo what a human is capable of, of human animators. it is a new thnology. not just an oldne done better. to be, was most shocking is when

i see a historical figure, like frederick douglass who was one of the most photographed human beings in the 19th century. we have seen photographs of him over and over, but he always seemed stern and fixed. if you see his face moving, he becomes a real human being. he looks like somebody you could have a conversation with. the same goes for queen victoria, who is famous for looking very stern in her official portrait. when i see her moving, she looks younger and more human. she does not look like a human figure -- not like a mythical figure. brent: almost as if she was on the netflix series, the crown. tell us about the company, my heritage, that is behind what we are seeing. how are they trying to sell this? >> they are trying to sell it as something people can use for nostalgic purposes. so, people that want their

ancestors to be brought back to life. or, people who lost loved ones and don't have video recordings. thisxample shows that perfectly. this woman died in 2017 of cancer. we spoke to her daughter, who actually posted this online. her daughter said that because her mother passed away before she got a chance to say goodbye, we g animated her mother's face, this deeply affected her. she felt like she could almost be there with her and say goodbye. but what she told us if she wanted to reach out because she said that in media reports this is described is creepy. but for somebody wost her mother and was able to see her again, it is a beautiful thing. if you're looking at this from outside you might say it is creepy but for some people it can deeply affect them. nina: certainly good -- brent: certainly good uses.

berlin's international film festival often showcases documentaries which streaming services have moved into the mainstream. the festival's third day, -- on the festival's third day, we are taking a closer look at films that use drastically different methods to tell their stories. reporter: long before me too, a woman in showbiz showed how to do -- to deal with harassment from men. in 1978, tina turner divorced her husnd and started a solo career,igger and more successful than before. describing her marriage to ike turner, she said i was living a life of death but the divorce brought her to the heights of pop music fame. ♪ >> in some ways were telling that story to a new generation but we are also hopefully

exploring it through tina's point of view and what it means for her to be so associated with some of the worst times of her life. reporter: the documentary, tina, gives a chronological overview of the ups and downs in the life of the woman who was born as anna mae bullock. it offers few new insights but is thrilling to watch. ♪ this next film could not be more different, to filmmaker meet somebody in prison who was imprisoned for murdering a woman. >> [speaking non-english language] reporter: his responses, his story are retold by two puppeteers. >> [speaking non-english language] >> we wanted this puppet that

sometimes looks really threatening, sometimes also childlike. but you know all of the time this is a performance. it is always an interpretation. it is the way we see him in the way that puppeteers react to what they are performing at that moment. reporter: the directors try to avoid a supposedly objective point of view because the film gradually reveals that there are at least two truths. the justice system requires an unambiguous account of events, because only tn can it declare the accused guilty or innocent. this is an exceptionally intelligent film but also uncomfortable on, raising more questions than it can or wants to answer. brent: the new president of the tokyo 2020 organizing committee has announced the addition of 12 new female board members. a scandal over sexist comments

because the previous president his jo the executive board guiding the delayed winter -- summer games now includes more than 40% women. one of their first task will be to determine whether the games will allow spectators to attend from overseas. you are watching dw lose -- dw news live from berlin. after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day. we will be right back. ♪

r■ç■ç■ç■q■q■q■q■q■q■q■q■q■q■q■q=

♪ >> welcome to live from paris. these are the headlines. allegations of crimes committed by israeli soldiers on palestinians. the cases brought by the international criminal court. the chief prosecutor plunges into one of the longest-running conflicts in the modern world. analysis to come. 38 protesters kill this wednesday in the military crackdown in myanmar. live bullets fired at a funeral procession. @@