is a shift away from the past 20 years when around 80 journalists were killed every year reporters without borders say while few a jam this a being killed in the field more of being imprisoned reporters without borders says $389.00 journalists were locked up this year that's an annual rise of 12 percent almost half of them in china. it and saudi arabia at least $57.00 journalists are currently held hostage most of them in syria yemen iraq and ukraine many others are facing just as much danger in countries that are supposedly in times of peace like those in south america that before we bringing that take a quick look at some of the work of our intrepid reporters similar scenes playing out every friday what is different now however is the escalating tensions between israel and hamas and there been intensive diplomatic efforts underway by egypt and the united nations to try to find a solution but the situation is so tense that even journalists have become a target i was just only tear gas by the police on purpose this is what's happening in the middle of a plateau where people have been protesting pe

when you know the big table is because you're near he's director of reporters without borders in germany it's always good to see you christiane i want to pick up on what we just saw there concerning iran i mean what we see happening in iran it is not a big surprise is it because it's a place that doesn't enjoy the press freedoms as we do with the west for example in the right yeah unfortunately you are right i would be happy to disagree on this but iran i mean for a long time is one of the biggest jailers weld wide of genesis not among the top 5 but it's among the top 10. just pretty prison him putting journalists in prison for doing that job the number of journalists killed in 2019 draw a 16 year low a major reason is that fewer reporters are going abroad to cover wars crisis regions are not getting reported on like they used to that's a troubling development isn't it that troubling development because it's producing black holes and you sold basically and i mean that's where we see where journalism about its reporting about what's happening all over the word and more over this leads to

director of reporter without borders germany because there's always it's good to see if they can. mixed martial arts or a have exploded in popularity here in germany or the recent years but since it hasn't yet become a mainstream sport some experts believe that its relative obscurity has allowed hooligans and members of germany's far right to use it to train and recruit new members take a look. mixed martial artist nico samson he is one of germany's most talented young fighters also a social worker he knows m.m.a. has a dark side it's a platform for hooligans and members of the far right it's a full contact sport so. for sure if you're viewing this from the perspective that it's also a useful could or could be useful using those in the street i think that's the thing which is the most appealing for them. countless promotional videos shared online demonstrate hooligans and right wing extremists are using the sport to prepare themselves for violence and as a means to recruit new members. it's common to see m.m.a. trained hooligans working out in football uniforms of clubs with known

around the world have been murdered this year as a result of their work new research from reporters without borders indicates that more than half of those were killed in just 5 countries syria mexico afghanistan pakistan and somalia the report also shows that 389 journalists worldwide are imprisoned in china 120 journalists are behind bars including many members of the country's we've got muslim minority egypt has 34 journalists in jail 32 in saudi arabia 26 in syria and the least 25 in turkey. reporters without borders is also concerned about a new wave of media repression in iran many journalists were arrested to join in recent protests against an increase in the price of fuel the iranian government has also intensified its houseman's of persian speaking journalists working abroad. neutral book grotty knows what it means when press freedom is threatened the editor in chief of prague based radio farda the persian service of radio free europe radio liberty says harris mintz of exile journalists by the iranian regime has escalated during the current protests. intelligence officers have been. operati

ok bonior had a delay from reporters without borders thank you not stop thank you. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world protesters across iraq have taken to the streets to oppose the nomination of the education minister qusai. to the post of a prime minister and now they accuse him of having close ties to iran the previous prime minister resigned last month and a constitutional deadline to find a replacement has already passed. indian prime minister neurons are modi has defended a new citizenship lure that critics say discriminates against muslims addressing his supporters in new delhi he said there was no need to worry for muslims born in india or to indian parents at least 23 people have been killed in violent protests against the rule. croatians of voting in a presidential election where a tight outcome is expected now the current president conservative collin the kids heard all of it cost her vote this morning in the capital of zagreb the ballot comes days before croatia takes over the european union's rotating presiden

former deputy intelligence chief started doing a plan to vote others the journalism watchdog reporters without borders says justice has been trampled why there mom have been solomonic he was in contact with out on call upon me just before and after the murder of her my live show she this is what the cia based in part it's this asian that that mob and film on was very high probability responsible for doing the killing so yeah lots and lots of questions this verdict will do nothing to quell those questions and it raises many many more questions there is no such thing as fair and open justice in saudi arabia despite intelligence agencies including the cia saying crown prince mohammed bin so man was probably involved the white house shielded the future king from absolute responsibility maybe maybe he did and following intense criticism and skepticism that little happens in the kingdom without his knowledge the crown prince eventually had his say was. absolutely not this was a heinous crime like this but i take full responsibility as a leader in saudi arabia the identities of those convicted were concealed

bureau director of reporters without borders and also on skype from martha's capital valetta herman grech editor in chief of the times of malta newspaper thank you for you all under the resignation of the decision by the prime minister to resign by the new year how do you see it is it a significant step forward or do you think the government must take more measures in the near future the prime minister hasn't actually resigned who simply announced an intention to resign at some point in the future he hasn't even given a bit has given a date for his party's leadership elections but he hasn't given a date for when he has stepped down once a new leader has been elected so i could foresee a situation where the prime minister will remain jews of the most current leader of his party will be someone different and if the leader of his party the new leader isn't someone who he can trust or who doesn't believe as loyal to him my fears that you're some scart will refuse to step down as prime minister he has enormous an enormous interest in remaining in power because as the world has just discovered

a journalist group reporters without borders to say that at least $49.00 journalists have been murdered this year in the course of their work that's almost half the figure for last year and a historic low but journalism still remains a dangerous profession in many parts of the world like syria mexico afghanistan pakistan and somalia those countries accounted for more than half the victims killed this year reporters without borders is also concerned about a new wave of repression against journalists reporting in iran which as our next report shows includes harassment of iranian media based outside the country. you should book grotty knows what it means when press freedom is threatened the editor in chief of prague based radio farda the persian service of radio free europe radio liberty says harris may have exiled journalists by the iranian regime has escalated during the current protests. intelligence officers have been. operating different accounts and different websites in order to be fair game the journalist protests against fuel price rises erupted in iran in november the state respo

for behi profile saudi role the visor was investigated but released without charge reporters without borders says justice was trampled in the trial a spokesman for saudi arabia's public prosecutor said the murder was not premeditated. and. the investigation is carried out by the public prosecution revealed that there was no predication not murder at the beginning of this assignment it was a spur of the moment action when the leading negotiator inspected the consulate premises and it was established to him that it was impossible to have the victim may he rest in peace transported to a safe place to continue with negotiations consultations were made with a leading negotiator and it was agreed with the perpetrators to kill the victim inside the consulate. boeing is getting a boardroom shakeup as it suffers by age or losses because of the 737 max disasters chief executive dennis mullen is being replaced next month boeing says the changes necessary to restore confidence in the company the jets remain grounded by airlines worldwide following 2 crashes within 5 months india's main opposition congre

the organization reporters without borders says this s meas justice has been trampled upon, this after saudi arabia sentenced five peoeople to death and three otothers to like the jail termsms over the e murder f jojournalist j jamal khashshogg, murdered in turkeyey last yeara. the deputy i intelligencnce chif has been freed for lack of evidence. to show the was killed -- jamal khashoggi was killed at the embassy in istanbul. the u.n. said the saudi crown prince and other high-level officials were individually liable for his death. the saudi government called the killing the result of a rogue operation. turkey's president has warned his country cannot handle any more refugees from syria. tens of thousands of people have fled from the turkish border. major rebelst stronghold in syria. erdogan says there is no room to take anymore refugees. more than 80,000 of our brothers running from the bombs have started migrating towards our borders. if the violence towards the people does not stop, this number will increase even more. in that case, turkey will not carry susuch a migrant burden on i

. >> reporters without borders strongly condemned the iranian threat against journalists. there is intimidation on social media and of relatives in iran. some are in for interrogation. what is your take? sec. pompeo: i have seen those reports and i have seen iranians engage in activity that is at odds with understandings we have in america about how the press ought to be treated. i don't know that i have much more to add other than that the entirety of how the president has thought about the middle east and the level and activity of the islamic republican -- islamic republic drives toward working to eradicate what you just described. what we have advocated for inside the islamic republic is a change in the behavior of the regime, a change that permits people to engage in commerce, hard -- to engage in commerce take care of their , families, and have normal press freedoms. that has been the policy for the entire time of the trump administration. those reports remind me that our work is not complete. >> two questions. one on turkey. now that turkey is testing the 400, it loo

the journalism watchdog reporters without borders says justice has been trampled. solman,id mohammed and who was in contact just before and after the murder of jamal khashoggi -- this is what the in part itsia based decision, that mohammad bin salman was a very high probability responsible for the killing. lots of questions. this verdict will do nothing to quell those questions. there is no such thing as fair and open justice in saudi arabia. correspondent: despite intelligence agencies including the cia saying mohammad bin salman was probably involved, the white house shielded the future king from absolute responsibility. pres. trump: maybe he did, maybe didn't. correspondent: following intense criticism and skepticism that little happens in the kingdom without his knowledge, the crown prince had his say. >> absolutely not. , but is a heinous crime take full responsibility as leader in saudi arabia. the identities of those convicted were concealed during the closed-door trial in riyadh and it remains unclear what roles they played in khashoggi's death, raising sus

the international organization reporters without borders already considers the country a dangerous place for germans to working. reporters are often attacked by pro government militias and then i deserve journalists often go on investigated. well the jihadism he's concerned with the freedom of the press will trade union status. well looks enough to pave the way for the repression of existing media institutions with the local all foreign media offices and i leave it. media organizations operating in a row looking for ways to ensure they can continue to work a rock from maine correct going on protests and few expect the resolution anytime soon. well to talk more about the protests in iraq and the role of iran in the region i'm joined by michelle to close the former french ambassador to syria who is now at the institute mantegna thank you for being with us fronts twenty four. at first of all we can talk about the latest news what do you makake of the claim the pro iranian militia or their supporters are infiltrating the protest in baghdad and actually attacking the demonstrators. good eveni

in 29th -- and -- in its yearly report, reporters without borders said most journalist killings occurred in just five countries -- syria, mexico, afghanistan, pakistan, and somalia. the good news is that that number is at a 16-year low. the bad news is that more journalists are being detained arbitrarily. tonight, three hundred 89 journalists are in prison somewhere around the world. china tops the list with 120 journalists behind bars that we know of. it's hard to get the real numbers from china. followed by egypt, saudi arabia, syria, and as you see right there, turkey. reporters without orders says homemade threats against journalists are growing. they include politicians attacking the media from washington, d.c., to manila. in iran, journalists were arrested simply for trying to report on recent protests against a hike in gas prices. our next report shows the iranian government has also intensified its harassment of persian speaking journalalists woworkin abroaoad. >> h he knows w what it meaea wn press freedom is threatened. the editor-in-chief f of the persian service ofof radio fr

numbers from china followed by egypt saudi arabia syria and if you see right there turkey reporters without borders says that homemade threats against journalists are growing they include politicians attacking the media from washington d.c. to manila and in iran journalists were recently arrested simply for trying to report on recent protests against a hike in gas prices as our next report shows the iranian government has also intensified its harassment of persian speaking journalists working abroad. nutra book grotty knows what it means when press freedom is threatened the editor in chief of prague based radio farda the persian service of radio free europe radio liberty says harris must have excellent journalists by the iranian regime has escalated during the current protests. intelligence officers have been. operating different accounts and different websites in order to the frame the journalist protests against fuel price rises erupted in iran in november the state responded with violence and nationwide internet blackouts domestic media have faced increased censorship and broadcasters based abro

journalists have been murdered this year as a result of their work that's according to research by reporters without borders well than half of those were killed in just 5 countries syria mexico afghanistan pakistan and somalia now the group is also concerned about what it calls a new wave of repression against the media in iran as the iranian government steps up harassment of a radian media based outside of the country. usually book grotty knows what it means when press freedom is threatened the editor in chief of prague based radio farda the persian service of radio free europe radio liberty says harris may have exiled journalists by the rain regime has escalated during the current protests. intelligence officers have been. operating different accounts and different websites in order to be framed the journalist protests against fuel price rises erupted in iran in november the state responded with violence and nationwide internet blackouts domestic media have faced increased censorship and broadcasters based abroad are among the only other sources of information that their reporting appears to have angered

international media watchdog reporters without borders says it's concerned journalists in sri lanka are facing a new wave of harassment the group says members of the media have been subjected to intimidation since go to buy rajapaksa took office last month some journalists have resigned and left the country trail strapped for reports. these journalists work for a sri lankan online news organization based in the capital colombo nicolas helped set up news harper dot l.-k. 2 years ago. mobile phone video shows the moment police raided the offices on november the 26 and security camera recording show police what the journalists say were plainclothes i-t. specialists looking through files on their computers the police said they were acting on a complaint that the website was publishing inflammatory articles against sri lanka's merely elected president rajapaksa. the new regime everybody is you know like. them it's not being said it has not been done on. but everybody has this you know. be hanging there. and that's that's that's not a good development i thought. it was defense secretary joini

former deputy intelligence chief started doing a plan to vote other the journalism watchdog reporters without borders says justice has been trampled why there mom have been solomonic he was in contact with a lot of cop pani just before and after the murder of her my live show she this is what the cia based in part it's this edition that that mob in film on was very high probability responsible for ordering the killing so yeah lots and lots of questions this verdict will do nothing to quell those questions and it raises many many more questions there is no such thing as fair and open justice in saudi arabia despite intelligence agencies including the cia saying crown prince mohammed bin so man was probably involved the white house shielded the future king from absolute responsibility maybe maybe. and following intense criticism and skepticism that little happens in the kingdom without his knowledge the crown prince eventually had his say was. absolutely not this was a heinous crime like this but i take full responsibility as a leader in saudi arabia the identities of those convicted were concealed dur

justice was trampled that's how reporters without borders is describing the trial of the murder of saudi journalist about a saudi saudi arabia's public prosecutor sentenced 5 people to death but their identities what revealed at the closed door trial in the criminal court in riyadh the court could form a royal. tani who's widely suspected of being a ringleader and muhammad tybee who was the saudi consul general that istanbul where a saudi was murdered former deputy intelligence chief the sciri was also released for insufficient evidence. 3 other people received jail terms totaling 24 years now the kingdom has denied links to the hit squad killing but some of the team work for the saudi crown prince a spokesman for saudi arabia's public prosecutor said the murder was not premeditated you have an am and the whole that the investigation is carried out by the public prosecution revealed that there was no provocation not murder at the beginning of this assignment it was a spur of the moment action when the leading negotiator inspected the consulate premises and it was established to him that

former deputy intelligence chief started doing a plan to vote others the journalism watchdog reporters without borders says justice has been trampled why their mom had been psalm on he was in contact with out on call pani just before and after the murder of her my live show she this is what the cia based in part it's this edition that that molly been film on was very high probability responsible for ordering the killing so yeah lots and lots of questions this verdict will do nothing to quell those questions and it raises many many more questions there is no such thing as fair and open justice in saudi arabia . despite intelligence agencies including the cia saying crown prince mohammed bin so man was probably involved the white house shielded the future king from absolute responsibility maybe maybe. and following intense criticism and skepticism that little happens in the kingdom without his knowledge the crown prince eventually had his say was. absolutely not you know this was a heinous crime like this but i take full responsibility as a leader in saudi arabia the identities of those convicted were c

fighting since the 2 sides signed a power sharing deal last month international media watchdog reporters without borders says they are concerned journalists in sri lanka are facing a new wave of harassment the government says members of the media been subjected to intimidation since it got. took office last month some journalists have resigned and left the country charts traffic reports these journalists work for a sri lankan online news organization based in the capital colombo the home nicholas help since our news hub don't ok 2 years ago. mobile phone video shows the moment police raided the offices on november the 26 and security camera recording show police and what the journalists say were plainclothes i.t. specialists looking through files on their computers the police said they were acting on a complaint that the website was publishing inflammatory articles against sri lanka's merely elected president rajapaksa following their establishment off the new regime everybody's you know like. them it's not being said it has not been done on. but everybody has this you know. behind them. and that's that

murder his critic in the saudi consulate in istanbul 14 months ago the journalism watchdog reporters without borders has reacted to the verdict by saying quote justice was trampled a spokesman for saudi arabia's public prosecutor said the murder was not premeditated you have amnesia and the whole life who did the investigation is carried out by the public prosecution revealed that there was no premeditation not murder at the beginning of this is a sign meant it was a spur of the moment action when the leading negotiator inspected the consulate premises and it was established to him that it was impossible to have the victim may he rest in peace transported to a safe place to continue with negotiations consultations were made with a leading negotiator and it was agreed with the perpetrators to kill the victim inside the consulate. well jamal khashoggi was last seen alive on october the 2nd 2018 when he entered the society consulate in istanbul 3 days later turkish officials confirmed he'd been killed sarkis media later published images of the 15 member saudi team that arrived in istanbul on the same d

reporter: and this guy on the website was "me time" to a t. >> he's just back from a year in iraq where he's volunteered with doctors without borders. >> reporterhe was charming. kind of old-fashioned. when he asked her out, he didn't just meet her somewhere, or wait in his car. >> he insisted on coming upstairs to get me. so that's what a gentleman does. >> reporter: yes. he took her to a fancy place for dinner and, all courtly manners, paid the not inconsiderable bill. on their second date he arrived in medical scrubs. he'd come straight from an operation. and he was handsome and tall and very fit. and very into her. >> he swept me off my feet, said everything right. took me everywhere that i wanted to go. >> reporter: did you have that walking on air feeling that you get when you fall in love? >> little bit. i fell in love. >> she called me one day and told me that she met someone amazing and that she really liked this guy. she wanted me to meet him. >> reporter: but true to form perhaps, debra's daughters reacted just as they often did to a new man in her life, especially terra's sister. >> she didn't like him immediately and i thought, oh,

reporter: and this guy on the website was "me time" to a t. >> he's just back from a year in iraq where he's volunteered with doctors without borders. >> reporterhe was charming. kind of old-fashioned. when he asked her out, he didn't just meet her somewhere, or wait in his car. >> he insisted on coming upstairs to get me. so that's what a gentleman does. >> reporter: yes. he took her to a fancy place for dinner, and all courtly, manners, paid the not inconsiderable bill. on their second date -- he arrived in medical scrubs -- he'd come straight from an operation and he was handsome and tall and very fit. and very into her. >> he swept me off my feet, said everything right. took me everywhere that i wanted to go. >> reporter: did you have that walking on air feeling that you get when you fall in love? >> little bit. i fell in love. >> reporter: but true to form perhaps, debra's daughters reacted just as they often did to a new man in her life, especially terra's sister. >> she didn't like him immediately and i thought, "oh, she'll eventually like him. he's a lotta fun. he'll win her over." >> reporter: debra rented a house, part of her new star

reporter: and this guy on the website was "me time" to a t. >> he's just back from a year in iraq where he's volunteered with doctors without borders. >> reporterhe was charming. kind of old-fashioned. when he asked her out, he didn't just meet her somewhere, or wait in his car. >> he insisted on coming upstairs to get me. so that's what a gentleman does. >> reporter: yes. he took her to a fancy place for dinner, and all courtly, manners, paid the not inconsiderable bill. on their second date -- he arrived in medical scrubs -- he'd come straight from an operation and he was handsome and tall and very fit. and very into her. >> he swept me off my feet, said everything right. took me everywhere that i wanted to go. >> reporter: did you have that walking on air feeling that you get when you fall in love? >> little bit. i fell in love. >> she called me one day and told me that she met someone amazing and that she really liked this guy. she wanted me to meet him. >> reporter: but true to form perhaps, debra's daughters reacted just as they often did to a new man in her life, especially terra's sister. >> she didn't like him immediately and i thought

doctors without borders reporting that camps on the syrian/turkish border are being pummeled with barrelbs. president trump tweeting russia, syria and iran are on their way to killing thousands of innocent civilians in the idlib province. don't do it. turkey is working hard to stop this carnage. aside from just tweeting, do we know the status of any other u.s. diplomacy efforts in this region? and isn't this exactly the scenario a lot of security xr experts were concerned about when the u.s. pulled out of syria? >> it's precisely what they were discussing when the u.s. pulled a very small force. the importance of the force that was there was not their fighting capability. it was the fact that the other powers in the region, iran, turkey, russia, would not want to mess with the local population if they thought it would involve the u.s. and possible casualties to u.s. forces. when the president pulled those back, he created a vacuum. when you create a vacuum, someone fills it. in this case, the forces that have filled it are the forces everyone was warning president trump would fill it. an

doctors without borders report that camps on the border are overwhelmed and displaced people are no longerafe, as syria's government and its russian backers intensify attacks. for hundreds of thousands of syrians, constant displacement has become a terrifying norm. cnn's arwa damon is live for us in istanbul. sadly, for civilians, as you know, better than anybody else, this cycle is something that repeats. but i understand the violence has intensified over the last week. >> reporter: it has, alison, over the last few weeks, in fact. and according to many of the civilians that we've been able to reach out to, that our colleagues are able to reach out to, what message do you have who you want to help you? they say, we have been begging for so long, there's no one that can stop this violence and save us. abu's children don't need an explanation anymore. they have done this so many times, that the notion of a home, a warm bed, to feel safe and snug, that ceased to exist long ago. we go, we come back, abu says. we don't know where to go or where we will end up. it's an existence on the move, tr

reports from the u.s. mexican border tribal elders say they won't give up without a fight. walking on holy ground a group of young native american activists visit quito but quito springs in a way says in the vast desert of the organ pipe cactus national monument it's a place where according to archaeologists people have gathered for more than 16000 years they came from this land we wouldn't be here if it weren't for the spring giving us life the organ pipe cactus national monument spans 1340 square kilometers of pristine desert beamed for a species of desert plants that grow here and no place else on earth it's the traditional territory of the odom and to hold the autumn sacred for the people that lived here in the pheromone and that we conducted here ancestors did and pretty much all of our cultural practices. but just 50 kilometers away president donald trump's massive border wall e's going up. to 9 meter tall metal structure will cut through traditional rain. and will require new roads bulldozed through the monuments and the adjacent to hold the autumn reservation native