next is our magazine's focus on europe where we take a look at the trial against bashar al assad's tortures that's taken place here in germany in berlin more news for me at the top of the out thanks for joining. one continent. 700000000 people. with their own personal stories. that we explored every day life for. what europeans fear and what they hope for. some kids when they're up. next on d.w.i. . every 2 seconds a person is forced to flee their home nearly 71000000 people have been forcibly displaced. the consequences have been disastrous for our documentary series displaced depicts dramatic humanitarian crises around the world you know. forget them i didn't go to university to kill people that i saw you know or to have my boss come to me and tell me to kill someone having the men even if i don't they'll kill me and. people see what their lives and their future so they seek refuge abroad about the arena of the scares me the most about this state to seem to arise is that someday we won't even see the rusalka. but what will become of those who stay behind and simply my husband went to peru

. >> which was working against the regime in damascus working against president bashar al assad. >> it's harmful regime that doesn't care about our people. >> they felt the assad regime is brutal, and there's no justice in syria as long as he and his family have been in charge. halla was last heard from, from her colleague. when she didn't show up to work, her colleague called her friends. >> halla's friend went to check on her, and there was no answer when she knocked on the door to the apartment. >> so the police came, they had a locksmith open the door. and that's when they saw the bodies. >> it was a shocking video. it just showed an absolutely grisly crime scene. >> the bodies had been covered in blankets, detergent had been sprinkled on the blood on the floor. >> that seemed to be a way to conceal their odor from decomposition, which would give the killer or killers time to get away, days to get away. >> it was suspect from the beginning. >> there was no screaming heard by any of the neighbors. >> i think it shocked the community. the turkish media took interest, but the internatio

syria to account in the assad regime the name says it all one man has ultimate power up the shell bashar al assad do you think in your heart of hearts that he will ever face justice because his father half is on our side was responsible for a huge appalling human rights abuses and he never appeared in the court i already referred to a court that we. hosted here in the netherlands and very important leaders on all sides of the. toward it took place there and have been tried and convicted here in the hague and debt shows how difficult it may be dead an international call it can be successful now it can of course only be success. fall if somebody is willing to start the lengthy procedure as face the criticism that that's unavoidable when you take such a step there is no guarantee of success but there is a guarantee of failure if nobody takes a chance that if we turn to the diplomacy on syria very much in the front seat on this now russia and turkey they've been running this so-called a stone up process and i could say the same thing about libya they're the key players in libya potentially i could ev

syria to account in the assad regime the name says it all one man has ultimate power up to shell bashar al assad do you think in your heart of hearts that he will ever face justice because his father half is on our side was responsible for a huge appalling human rights abuses and he never appeared in the court i already referred to a court that we. hosted here in the netherlands and very important leaders on all sides. toward it took place there has been tried and convicted here in the hague and debt shows how difficult it may be dead an international quote can be successful now it can of course only be success. fall if somebody is willing to start the lengthy procedure as face the criticism that that's unavoidable when you take such a step there is no guarantee of success but there is a guarantee of failure if nobody takes a chance that if we turn to the diplomacy on syria very much in the front seat on this now russia and turkey they've been running this so-called a stone up process and i could say the same thing about libya they have a key players in libya potentially i could even talk about

syria to account in the assad regime the name says it all one man has ultimate power up to shell bashar al assad do you think in your heart of hearts that he will ever face justice because his father half is on our side was responsible for a huge appalling human rights abuses and he never appeared in the court i already referred to a court that we. hosted here in the netherlands and very important leaders on all sides of the. toward it took place there and has been tried and convicted here in the hague and debt shows how difficult it may be dead an international quote can be successful now it can of course only be success . fold if somebody is willing to start the lengthy procedure at face the criticism that that's unavoidable when you take such a step there is no guarantee of success but there is a guarantee of failure if nobody takes a chance that if we turn to the diplomacy on syria very much in the front seat on this now russia and turkey they've been running this so-called a stone up process and i could say the same thing about libya they're the key players in libya potentially i could even

and it's been 5 years since russia entered the war in syria in support of president bashar al assad tipping the balance in favor of the regime assad forces assisted by russia and iran now control most of the country kurdish forces still hold the north east but have signed a deal with the sat a blip in the northwest is the last remaining province under rebel control with turkey's support a serious a ceasefire for. lip came into effect in march this year the government and russian airstrikes are increasing again and many in fear a decisive battle for the province a could start soon lose begin to show reports. even when he's making t. plain sparta zane's focuses on the job not to miss a single military plane taking off from the bases controlled by the assad regime. the 41 year old has set up a mini listening station to follow syrian and russian radio communications at a secret location for security reasons along with other volunteers he monitors all air traffic over you clip around the clock. as a mode where we can listen into the pilot's radio communications and find out his destination so we

there are calls again for syria's president bashar al assad to step down people have been protestingit did lead province against his rule and attacks on the area is the last rebel held pockets in syria. the un says israel has stopped dancing visas for human rights workers it cut ties with the united nations human rights agency in february after it published a list of companies working in illegal israeli settlements in the west bank 9 out of 12 foreign staff of not been forced to leave the remaining 3 have visas that are ji to expire in the coming months israel controls all access to palestine and has frequently used that power to stop write scripts from to their work israel is also restricting a palestinian popstar from returning home mohammed us afros to fame after winning the arab idol competition 2013 his previous permits was based on his status as a u.n. ambassador and israeli politicians as answer has been blogs because a video is he made calling for resistance against the occupation palestine. omar sheikh year is the israel and palestine director for human rights watch he's bas

last rebel held region demanding president bashar al assad step down protest has also denounced attackson in the province by pro-government forces this week human rights watch accused the syrian russian alliance of committing possible war crimes by talking civilians in evidence . now an alliance of opposition parties in pakistan has called for a series of anti-government protests the pakistan democratic movement accuses the government led by prime minister him and khan of failing on multiple fronts commodified i went to the rally in the city a good one was. done go thousands of paper out of a country watching on the 5th largest the day gets done good for a while which is also the industrial help of the country now due to the combined efforts by the opposition far did ranging from the far right good up was left there god forbid trying to exert pressure on the government to resign and have always been alleged that the government was elected after massive rigging day out of call it also a member of the same parliament the government has allowed the opposition to hold a large rally edgewise

and crowds have been out on the streets in syria's last rebel held region the modern president bashar al assad stepped down the protesters also denounced attacks on the problems by pro-government forces this week human rights watch accuse these 2 syrian russian alliance of committing possible war crimes by targeting civilians in italy. more than a 1000 prisoners who've been on the frontlines of yemen's civil war have returned to the capital in the past 2 days the last 2 planes carrying 2000 fighters have been held by the saudi knew a coalition arrived in santa early on friday another plane carrying coalition fighters arrived in the southern port city of aden off the lead in santa cruz seen as a trust building measure aimed at reviving peace talks. new zealanders are voting on whether to give prime minister just into a 2nd term in office nearly half of new zealand's 3500000 eligible voters cast early ballots ahead of saturday's election. center left government is up against the conservative leading opposition led by judith collins are also referendums on proposals to legalise euthanasia and rec

bashar al-assad is in power and globalization has taken huge hits. one additional point, biden is going to confront the most serious challenge since franklin roosevelt. without the benefit, the world war that left america stronger and with more influence in the world abroad. and i raise the final issue is it possible for the united states even how badly polarized we are to create a measure of consensus on the policy that is durable. so many questions with apologies to clint eastwood, we have used the good, the bad and the ugly trope. we could agree on the bed and the ugly but what about the good. what are the accomplishments. what about the last four years as both alienated and delighted allies and adversaries. how bad has it been for the u.s. and who would our allies and adversaries preferred as the next president and finally, what are the expectations of those adversaries for the biden administration, should there be one. fortunately, i don't have to answer these questions. we have extraordinary presenters. they are all extremely well known to you.

years ago russia intervene in syria with airstrikes turning around the civil war that president bashar al assad's troops had almost lost since then his regime supported by russia and iran has regained control of most of syria only live provinces still controlled by rebels who are supported by turkey a ceasefire began in march but an increasing number of airstrikes has left people fearing a new offensive by assad's forces. even when he's making t. plane spotted. focuses on the job not to miss a single military plane taking off from the bases controlled by the assad regime. the 41 year old has set up a mini listening station to follow syrian and russian radio communications at a secret location for security reasons along with 1000 volunteers he monitors all air traffic over you clip around the clock. the most when we can listen into the pilot's radio communications and find out his destination so we know where the bombs might fall of them like i do this work for civilians if we can warn them we can save lives and with and control. as soon as he spots anything they need warrants local civilians hosp

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there have been renewed calls for syria's president bashar al assad to step down crowds have been outotesting in province against his rule the military attacks on the area it's the last rebel held pocket in syria this week human rights watch accused the syrian russian alliance of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity by attacking civilians in. an alliance of opposition parties in pakistan. has called for a series of antigovernment protests the pakistan democratic movement accuses the government led by prime minister. of failing on multiple fronts call why they went to the rally in the city of. tens of thousands of papers a country watching on the largest a day of august on good for a while which is also the industrial help of the country now due to the combined efforts by the opposition parties ranging from the far right to the far left their gods will be trying to exert pressure on the government to resign and they have always been a legend that the government was elected after a massive rigging out of court also a member of the same parliament the government has allowed