berlin. myanmar extends a state of emergency by half a year. it further entrenches them ruling military as it marks two years since taking power. protesters staged a silent strike to show their outrage. also coming up, ukraine continues its quest to secure fighter jets from the west. so linsky sees hope in friends

and the u.k. who refused to rule out deliveries of their most powerful weapons of war. they call him the greatest american quarterback of all time. after a brief comeback, tom brady says he is retiring again. this time for good. ♪ to our viewers on pbs in the united states and around the world, welcome. myanmar's military authorities have announced a six-month extension to a state of emergency. this will likely further delay elections they had pledged to hold by august. myanmar is marking two years since the military ousted the elected government. many of the city's sole protests in the form of silence strikes with democracy activists urging people to stay home.

overseas protesters gathered outside of myanmar's mars embassy in thailand chanting anti-military slogans. me and mars authorities have launched a bloody crackdown on protesters. it has seen the u.s. and allies we impose sanctions. an independent journalist and analyst specialist specializes on me tomorrow. we asked her what two years of military rule have done to the country. >> since the military coup in myanmar, the country has had significant changes in terms of human rights and civil liberties. the military has cracked down on protesters. those who are seen as dissenters. today after two years there was no one on the street because of their own safety. only silence and protests for the citizens of me and more. it has led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of

people with many seeking refuge in neighboring countries. the coup has created a climate of fear with people afraid to speak out against the military regime or participate and protest due to the risk of violence and arrest. >> britain's defense secretary says the u.k. is not ruling out sending fighter jets to ukraine after a lukewarm reception among western allies. french president emmanuel macron says he is not excluded sending butter jets to ukraine albeit under multiple conditions. u.s. president biden has ruled out providing american f-16s and germany opposes sending jets. kyiv's request for western fighter jets came on the heels of weeks of diplomatic wrangling that led to germany's decision to deliver upper two tanks to ukraine. germany's defense minister acknowledges there is an urgent need to replace the equipment in the german army. >> fast and deadly the leopard 2

could be a game changer in ukraine. germany says it will deliver 14 of them by the end of march for ukrainian forces to use on the battlefield. defense minister boris pistorius visiting the base from which the tanks will come said the decision to send leopards carries a cost. >> the fact is ukraine needs every support and leopard tanks whether they are to a 60's or to a force can play an important role in the ukrainians fight against the russian aggressor. so everyone understands it has to happen even though it is regrettable of the exercise in training capacities are being significantly reduced as a result. >> the price tag for a leopard 2 is anywhere between three and 7 million euros depending on how it is equipped. the german firms that make the tanker being asked to hurry to produce new ones to ensure the country can defend itself.

100 billion euros have been promised by the government to make it fit for purpose but some are already asking if that will be enough. >> the decisive factor for me is we have to order new tanks. not in a years time but quickly so production can begin and we can plan how many we will have available and when. where the money comes from to put in casual terms i honestly don't care. >> after a period of hesitancy germany is showing its military muscle. the new readiness for action brings new challenges for the country's armed forces. >> a funeral of tyre nichols who died after being brutally beaten by police is taking place in memphis. u.s. vice president harris is among those attending the service at mississippi boulevard christian church. also among the mourners are the families of other black men and

women who died at the hands of police. since the 29-year-old's death, five police officers have been sacked and charged with murder. our correspondent is in washington and has been following the funeral which is still underway. what has happened so far and what more is planned? >> at the moment rev. al sharpton who held the eulogy at the george floyd funeral in 2020 is holding the eulogy for tyre nichols. this interestingly enough, the ceremony happens in the same church, the boulevard christian church in which dr. martin luther king jr. held his last sermon before he was assassinated in 1968. what happened so far is we heard vice president harris and she had some strong statements trying to encourage the family,

the mother, the father to hold on and acknowledging how painful this must be for the family. for his parents and for the extended family. she said that americans are morning with you addressing the mother of tyre nichols. rev. al sharpton makes the point this is another victim to police brutality and to the failure of changing the system which has not happened yet in his mind. in the minds of many experts. no matter what the color of their skin. that congress, the white house, washington failed to push through the george floyd policing act which would have so is the thinking provided substantial police reform. this is what we will hear in

this ceremony that tyre nichols was not a victim in vain. that there will be many people trying to fight on and making police reform, real police reform and accountability happening so to prevent future incidents like that. >> families of others killed at the hands of the police, namely george floyd are also there. tyre nichols has already become a symbol of their common struggle. >> yeah, he is the new face. george floyd -- it is three years ago he was killed. we all know. and he became the face of the black lives matter movement which called america and large parts of the world. now tyre nichols is the flag holder so to speak. the renewed face. george floyd is not forgotten.

what happened with george floyd is not forgotten. to so many other young black men predominately by the hands of police, white or black. tyre nichols will hopefully be the last public face of rage and anger and disappointment of many millions of americans and black americans trying to change the system. i think this is what this community specifically today but in general, also the larger public once from politicians. accountability in police forces across the country and measures implemented that prevent something like this or something similar like this from happening in the future. >> a community grieving but seeking change as soon as possible. many thanks.

let's take a look at other stories making headlines around the world. authorities have raided the home of one of ukraine's richest men and former volodymyr zelenskyy allie. ukraine security service says it has uncovered embezzlement to the tune of $1 billion. turkish president erdogan says ankara will look positive on finland's bid to join nato. he will -- u.s. president biden lawyer says an fbi search of the president's beach house in delaware has turned up no documents with classified markings. documents had been found in a number of other locations. his lawyer says the president has been cooperating with all the searches. wednesday is world had job day and organizers hope this will foster better understanding for women who choose to wear the

garment. in india muslim students have protested for the right to wear a head job in their classrooms. the protest in the southern state began after a government ban. india's supreme court still needs to decide on the matter but for many muslim students in the country it is a matter of personal choice. >> she is getting her masters in communication in delhi. she started wearing the head job about's -- the hijab about seven years ago and is one of three women in her class who do so. she believes women across the world irrespectiv oeito choose t want to wear. she says people often stare at her but she has gotten used to it. >> it is not something that came to me through family. it was something i discovered and chose. the moment i decided i was going to wear a hijab, it became a

part of my identity. it became a part of who i was. >> last year the southern states all major protests both for and against the hijab after six students were barred from attending classes for wearing one. official shutdown schools and universities for days because they feared violence. following the controversy, the high court upheld the ban on hijabs in classroom stating the hijab is not essential to islam. later when the matter reached the supreme court it delivered a split verdict. she often talks about the tensions with her friend who also wears the hijab. both say the controversy had nothing to do with the hijab per se. instead it was about patriarchy and men wanting to control women's choices. as well as with a rising islamophobia in india. she says she does not think women wear the hijab because the men in their lives force them to. they do so because of their faith and this is their right.

but she -- but they both are against the forceful position of hijab. >> you can outwit a lot to western media and news media in general which has portrayed the hijabi woman as oppressed. often seen as somebody who does not have their own opinions. does not have their own agency and is governed by what the men in their lives say. >> she has -- if someday she is told to remove her hijab. >> i know a friend of mine was refused a job offer. the conditions of the job was she had to remove her hijab and unfortunately she had to leave it. all identities and identical l markers are accepted. >> they struggle with prejudice every day whether it is from a stair over a national debate. their struggle has only

strengthened their beliefs and the feeling of empowerment they say the hijab has given them. >> for some, the choice to wear a hijab is a symbol of religious freedom. in iran the hijab has become a symbol of oppression. more and more women across the country are choosing not to wear a headscarf. protests have swept the country since the death of jina masha amini after allegedly wearing her hijab improperly. there have been several executions in the wake of those demonstrations. an iranian feminist activist and researcher, i asked her how she feels about countries banning the headscarf. >> first of all, i am against banning the headscarf so i did not have anything against women who choose freely to wear a hijab. that is none of my business to decide for them.

but the other part of the story and the other side of the story should also be seen. as you talked about, iran and similar stuff in afghanistan. the truth is there are women who don't choose to wear a hijab . it can be by law it is imposed by them. it can be by their family or their muslim community that imposes the hijab on them. but i am arguing here is we should see this tide of the story and we should not label it as islamophobia because there are people like me -- i have lived in iran for 25 years. they have traumas of experience of political islam. being basically forced to wear a hijab. their story should also be heard when we are talking about hijab. >> absolutely. can you tell us what the headscarf for hijab means to you?

>> to me, it is a symbol of oppression because the experience i have from hijab as i was forced to wear it from the age of seven since i was going to school. i know that is the story of many women. that is the story because -- there are minorities in muslim communities, women, lgbtq people cared for example, imagine a trans man or woman that -- or non-person that does not fit the two side genders. if the hijab is forced on all people, it is also an oppression for them. we had this campaign that was asking muslim women to talk about -- x muslim women and women who have expense with islam to talk about their experience of islam and hijab,

which might not fit many agendas . there were minorities inside the muslim community who were against the hijab and were against islam. for them, their experience is traumatic towards hijab. their story is valid and important to be heard. >> definitely. you know live in ireland after -- you are in ireland now. you don't have to wear the hijab . what does not having to wear it mean to you? >> it means freedom to be honest. one of the reasons i left iran was that. it was not -- what we should remember about hijab is it is not only clothes. it is not only a piece of clothes you wear. you learn from childhood that

your body gets sexualized. that you should cover it. for example, men, the male gaze. that is what you should remember hijab hijab about. -- remember about hijab. it has a religion behind it. it has political meanings that it wants to impose on your body. the basic right that you don't freely choose to what you wear. for me, it was an important freedom to be able to wear what i went because -- what i want because that is the basic for many other freedoms. >> it is the freedom many women and girls are now claiming in iran. how does it make you feel to see scores of girls and women taking off their hijabs to protest against the oppressive regime? >> to be honest, that is for me the bravest active resistance i

have ever seen. i could not believe i can one day see this in iran because i know how brave they are and how aggressive and wild the oppression can be on them but they still decided to resist it although they know they can be killed. remember four months ago a 22-year-old woman mahsa amini got killed for not wearing the hijab properly, not wearing it to the standards of the islamic republic. they can get killed for not wearing the hijab but they decide to resist it and you should respect that. >> an iranian activist running us from galway. thank you very much. -- joining us from galway. thank you very much. a missing radioactive capsule that sparked a regional alert in western australia has finally been found. according to officials the device which contains a harmful

amount of a radioactive substance went missing more than two weeks ago while being transported on law -- being transported along a road from a remote mine. the government is investigating how it happened. >> it was a starch described as like looking for a needle in haystack but after almost a week of scouring the australian outback and hundreds of kilometers of highway, the hunt for a missing radioactive capsule is finally over. authorities releasing these images of the spot where the tiny device was finally found sitting two meters from the side of the road. >> a relentless search of the past six days. their investigation -- today's result has indicated that work. when you consider the scope of the research area, locating this object was a monumental challenge. >> the capsule itself emits

dangerous amounts of radiation equivalent to receiving 10 x-rays in an hour. it was tracked down with the help of nuclear experts using specialist detection equipment. >> currently verifying the capsule using the serial number. a 20 meter hot zone has been set up and once the capsule has been secured we will survey the site to ensure there is no contamination in the surrounding area. in the extremely unlikely circumstance the capsule leaked, we will remediate the area. >> the mining group responsible, rio tinto, has said it will pay for the cost of the search operation if asked. as a government investigation into how the capsule was lost in the first place is launched. >> american football superstar tom brady has announced his retirement at the age of 45. he briefly retired after the

2021 season but ended up returning for one more year. in a message posted on social media he said this time he is retiring for good. >> considered by many as the greatest of all time in american football, a serial winner. his professional career began without much fanfare in 2000. drafted as the 190 ninth overall pick in the nfl by the new england patriots after a rookie season on the bench the quarterback slowly found his stride under coach bill belichick winning back-to-back super bowls in 2003 and 2004. four more super bowl wins followed as plenty of nfl records tumbled. the one blemished during this period was 20 fifteenths deflategate scandal when he and his team were accused of manipulative footballs to gain

an advantage resulting in four game suspension. in 2020 after two decades with the patriots brady moved to the tampa bay buccaneers in his first season with the new franchise he claimed his seventh super bowl at age 43 seemingly unaffected by age. >> i am retiring. for good. i know the process was a pretty big deal last time so when i woke up this morning i figured i would press record and let you guys know first. i will not be long-winded. you only get one super emotional retirement essay and i used mine up last year. i really thank you guys so much. to every single one of you for supporting me. >> now it is really the end. tom brady's record in the sport may last forever. >> i asked former german national player what he made of brady quitting now.

>> i think age is not only a number. it is -- the success is not really forever so he has to decide to go home and go to the beach. whatever is going to be the best moment. last year he thought he has a good chance to win another title. the whole team changed. the coach retired. his head coach retired last year. there was a different situation. this time he felt the circumstances around him are totally different. he should go when it is going to be best. that is a good decision. >> to indonesia now where a traditional islamic music is having a renaissance through modern lyrics and a youtube audience. all women band dubbed the indy mothers are popular with the younger generation with their

blend of religion and trending topics. >> a concert in the capital. the crowd goes wild. not for the latest pop sensation but some rather alternative music icons. meet a dozen talented women putting on a show for indonesia's youth. >> i think it is more than just cool. all the members are women who complained more than three musical instruments. now theyave becomeothers theytill consiently play music. thing chged. that is why see them as supercool. >>ubbed the indy mothers, the group have enjoyed a renaissance. that is thanks to the unique

brand of islamic music which deals with serious topics like nuclear destruction and human rights using a lighter touch. >> talking about islamic songs, it might be the only one that dares to use such woody lyrics. islamic songs are usually serious with lyrics carefully quoting islamic teachings. >> despite their growing popularity, the purpose of their music remains unchanged. >> knowing the youth are listening to it, we hope our songs can touch the hearts and change them toward the better. >> the success a credit to their talent and a reminder rock music and religion can harmonize.

>> a quick reminder of our top story today. ian mar has marked the second anniversary of a military coup paired the overthrow of the elected government derailed a decade of reform. protesters have been staging a silent strike in major cities leaving streets empty, shops closed. you are watching dw news from berlin. there is always our website. don't leave us for now because in a few moments i will be back to take you through the day. i hope to see you there. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsle for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪

>> welcome to "live from paris," world news and analysis from france 24. u.k. workers united against the cost of living prices, strikes causing disruption across the country. teachers, lecturers, train drivers, civil servants calling for better pay to make ends meet. pope francis has condemned the war in the east of the democratic republic of congo. the pope met and heard stories of atrocities firsthand from survivors.