belgium didn't bring civilizations to congo belgium came to steal everywhere you go in belgium you come across colonial monuments confronting the reality of this past is a painful but crucial process what's he feels now a 1st step has been made. you know the story this rethink is going on i mean you can see how profound it is when it's personalised as you did in your story there the belgian king's expression of regret that he said today it fell short of being an apology what do you make of that. well regrets of course are more indicative of a personal feeling and there is clearly in a regret less legal scope if you want than in an official apology for instance when it comes to demands for reparations and that is what many a belgian. activist self congo least he send directly asking put money on the table not just one was it's a nice step but what we need to see is some action and that is and that is not what has been happening this is more a personal feeling from from the king filipe that is what many people told me today . what you're talking about there is possibly reparations and you

we meet a woman grappling with the legacy of belgium's colonial rule that she fights won't cover her family history jackie and good but was one of thousands of children kidnapped from their mothers in rwanda. and defying the rules on physical distancing south african mini bus drivers and could end up like celebrating the spread of a 90. i'm so gail welcome to the program a china has passed a national security law for hong kong which many fear will remove the territories autonomy and democracy and allow go for assist to crack down on activities in the territory that beijing recounts a subversive and secessionist and could see protesters dealt with by authours is in china or rather than on the island chinese lawmakers passed the new rules on tuesday sparking protests internationally and in hong kong. itself. they fear this might be their last chance to protest tuesday's flash morgan a shopping center was small but to scient everyone knew things were changing something to show their faces. today i feel. coupled with that it's very sad because they can after all and they even don't know

then, it had to ship these foodstuffs to belgium. when ships enter the european war zone, they were required to navigate carefully, less -- and display special banners, lest they be seized by the british navy or subjected to german submarine attack. and when the food laden vessels reached the neutral dutch port of rotterdam, their cargo had to be unloaded into conveyance into canals to isolated belgium. once inside the occupied country, the supplies had to be prepared for human consumption in mills, varies and bakeries. and it had to be distributed equitably among more than 7 million men, women and children, scattered among 2500 villages, cities, and towns. as part of its multi faceted work, the bill crb needed to verify that the daily food allotment reach their intended recipients and not the german army of occupation, which had pledged not to steal the food or interfere. the british were not about to take the germans word for it, so the crb had to certify that. working with hoover, was a devoted network of belgian volunteers who ha

belgium's king has expressed regret for his country's colonial a big. uses in africa for the 1st time king of phillipe admitted that belgian committed acts of violence and cruelty and what later became the democratic republic of congo the country's marking 60 years of independence today those in city of god was also removed to boast of the former ruler of the congo and from the uphold the 2nd is playing for the enslavement and killing of millions of homecomings to come and rule in the 19th century statues of the belgian monica become a major targets of anti vices demonstrations over recent weeks. an estimated $20000.00 children fathered by belgian men were born to african mothers a jury belgium's colonial rule fearing that these children would pose a threat to the colonies racist system the belgian government had thousands of them kidnapped from their mothers and placed in adult of families all homes in belgium and that report of follows one woman who is still fighting to uncover her family story decades later. jackie who have oil was 3 and a half years

the belgium didn't bring civilisations to congo belgium came to steal everywhere you go in belgium you come across colonial monuments confronting the reality of this past is a painful but crucial process what's he feels now a 1st step has been made. have you heard of the blue heart of europe well if the region and the ball comes with numerous rivers and these rivers form a unique landscape the savage in slovenia is part of this landscape but now there are plans to build a new hydro power plants near the town of markets it does not mean a parliamentary simply passed a law that limits the power of n.g.o.s to check whether new construction projects are in line with environmental protection regulations and this has a good many activists among them or all could raise money he has joined the complaint to save the rivers of selenium because for him they have a special meaning. wrong grossman has spent his entire life on the rivers of so then you once a member of an olympic rowing team now prefers kayaks his love of rivers has made him an ardent environmentalist linendoll bonnet a month every

of congo marks the 60 years of independence an expression of regret from its former colonial ruler belgium we'll have a report from the d r c and perspectives from brussels plus if installed and under surveillance a palestinian family shows d.w. news what their lives have become in the west bank as israel plans to annex parts of the territory. i'm bring cough to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome a new security law for hong kong supported and pushed by beijing is now in effect and pro-democracy activists say this could be the beginning of the end of hong kong's all time to me the new law allows with authorities to crackdown on activities which beijing it regards as subversive and it could see protesters dealt with by authorities in china rather than in hong kong. they feel. this might be their last chance to protest tuesday's flash mob in a shopping center was small but defiant everyone knew things were changing some fear to show their faces. today i feel to meet a couple that is very sad because they cannot pass a law and they even don't know the d

let's be clear phil people in belgium and in particular belgium people of congo least the send have been waiting a long time for a signal like this one thing philip is the 1st monarch. who as expressed this kind of regrets now if you compare it through an apology of course there's less legal scope for reparations for instance and that is what many congolese demands in in this case and what they would like to see is money being put on the table rather than just what was but as one activist told me today at least it's a foot in the door it's a 1st step. mass arrests and brussels thank you gangs of hungry monkeys keeping residents of a city in thailand busy the coronavirus pandemics keeping taurus away so the been honest they used to feed the monkeys and in short supply and striven troops of hungry monkeys on to the streets looking for food and trouble. at 1st glance these could almost be scenes from a zoo fearless primates ruled the town center of rock but really in central thailand the city is famous for its ancient temple ruins and for its population of around 2 and a half 1000 mechanics

this mound city unto you racism protests started by floyd stephan belgium's poll has much to answer for. i did a little down. the joy of defeating the coronavirus new zealand's prime minister lists all domestic lockdown restrictions. i'm phil gal welcome to the program we begin in the united states where thousands of people have begun paying the last respects to george floyd in houston texas is the floyd is the unarmed black man whose death in police custody in minneapolis sparked global protests a 6 hour public viewing of the coffin is taking place at the fountain of praise church in houston where he was raised and where he lived before moving to minneapolis several years ago the funeral will be held on tuesday. well calls for police reform in the u.s. are gaining momentum in the way of george floyd's death several u.s. cities saw mass rallies over the weekend with demonstrators demanding an end to police bias and their use of excessive force which is too often turned deadly. 2 weeks on from george floyd's killing they still come to grieve not only for him but for the searing injustice

this week of old stories belgium facing up to its colonialist. south africa can herbal remedies help against the corona virus. first to iraq the country was hit hard early in the cold in 1900 demick and is now in the throes of a 2nd wave of infections 10000 to rainy and who had the disease have died so far. tehran's metro is not. 3 crowded for safety at the pandemic face masks are mandatory here as well as physical distancing among travelers. in a city with lots of regulations already covered 19 has added even more to the mix all over the capital every day life is returning to business as usual after 4 months iranians seem to have lost any fear of the virus things are almost as normal as if there were no problem at all i've seen many people who don't care anymore we have many sick and deaf people because people don't obey the rules they don't listen they don't keep distance they even kiss each other. and covert 19 is making a comeback over the past we go around has reported more than 2000 new infections every day experts like to see say the count

up as the democratic republic of congo march 60 years of independence an expression of regret from belgium the country's former colonial rule of king philip sends a letter to the president of the d r c expressing remorse for the brutal rule looking leopold the 2nd in africa and since often under surveillance a palestinian family shows g.w. news what their lives have become in the west bank as israel plans to end it parts of the terrorists will. go off it's good to have you with us a new security law for hong kong supported and pushed by beijing is now in effect and pro-democracy activists say this could be the beginning of the end of hong kong all tommy the do law allows with ortiz to crack down on activities which beijing regards as subversive and could see protesters dealt with by authorities in china not in hong kong. they fear this might be their last chance to protest tuesday's flash more than a shopping center was small but defiant everyone knew things were changing some fear to show their faces. today i feel i meet a couple that is very sad because they kind of have to call and they

let's be clear phil the people in belgium and in particular belgium people of congo least the send have been waiting a long time for a signal like this one thing philip is the 1st monarch. who has expressed this kind of regrets now if you compare it through an apology of course there is less legal scope for reparations for instance and that is what many congolese demands in this case and what they would like to see is money being put on the table rather than just war was but as one activist told me today at least it's a foot in the door it's a 1st step. mattress in brussels thank you. israel where the cabinet could be poised to debate whether to annex several jewish settlements in the occupied west bank the move would inflame tensions with the palestinians and any future peace negotiations over the status of the territory. is a palestinian own claim on the west bank and just outside jerusalem and completely surrounded by village of israeli settlers only palestinians with an extra permit are allowed to pass through ministry checkpoints tensions that have been particularly high of the rec

there a fear is that the president's visit could spawn final protests also coming out confronting belgium's colonial ponced we may not historian calling for the removal of monuments to king leopold who headed the country's brutal colonial regime the cold is now being echoed by thousands of protesters. and anger in india and china protests erupt across the country in the wake of a good a clash in a disputed himalayan region prime minister narendra modi blames beijing for the violence on rules of his military's kind abilities. i'm rebecca races welcome to the program we begin in the u.s. where thousands of people are gathering intel to oklahoma for president donald trump's 1st campaign campaign rally in more than 3 months the city has a history of racial tensions and there are fears the troubles visit could spawn violence the days of the event is also being criticized coming just a day after june taint the day marking the end. of slavery in the us. black lives matter protesters gathered across the united states on friday to commemorate the end of slavery. donald trump's original plan to hold

belgium reckoning with its colonial past and the u.s. dealing with the consequences of its disastrous coronavirus policies. be right back. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] g. five saw hello leaders in the french president's meeting the mauritanian capital to discuss that joint efforts to stamp out jihadist insurgents. emmanuel macron sees gains made in the last six months mean the victory is possible. how rage in the west as china gets tough in the east a string of global powers voioice the anger of beijing's new national security role for hong kong. trying to say is this legislation is essential to stop violence pro democracy protests. abbas announces the fifteen thousand jobs must go chiefly i

about collaboration and also challenge the rest of the experience in belgium. can felipe's lettuces the wounds of the past a quote rekindled by the discrimination all too present in our society belgium's national parliament has already set up a truth and reconciliation commission on the country's colonial history for many it's a small step in the right direction nadine barber al-jazeera. at least 8 people have been killed than 80 others injured in the ethiopian town of following the killing of a popular singer thousands of fans of followed at shiloh 100 cascaded at this about with protests over his shooting taking place in several cities police are investigating what happened to the musician who's known for political songs about the rights of the overall more people they are all more ethiopia's largest ethnic group but they've often complained about the scrim a nation. one person has been killed those protesters in sudan attempt to pile the pressure on the country's transitional government. security forces were placed on high alert after activists called for a

protests have also been taking place in belgium earlier we spoke to correspondent teri schultz who is reporting from the demonstrations in brussels she explained why people there have taken to the streets. there has been police brutality here in the here in belgium as well as was sparked by the killing of of george floyd in the united states and those cases are something that people here gathered to protest in april a 19 year old was killed in a police chase and there are others and we saw the front lines throughout the protest there's another issue that activists here in belgium are hoping might be addressed with the momentum of blacklegs matter and that is the very brutal colonization of belgium by king leopold the 2nd you'll see statues of him all over the city all over this country at the judges have been vandalized all week in one case king leopold wore a gag that said i can't breathe the dye i was george so they're hoping that finally the inequality that they feel has been not just allowed to to continue but revered throughout belgium might also be something that is on the table

minister calls for calm after the shooting of a singer leads to protests and further thefts and belgium's king 50 expresses regret for his country's brutal colonial rule in africa but stops short of an apology. there has been swift international condemnation of china's introduction of a new security law in hong kong the u.s. u.k. e.u. and nato have all expressed grave concern and the anger over the legislation it gives beijing sweeping powers over the territory and critics say it will curb the political freedoms and civil liberties well under the law anything beijing defines as acts of secession subversion terrorism and collusion with foreign powers is punishable by up to life in prison those suspected of endangering national security in hong kong will be put under surveillance and be wiretapped by authorities the law says the management of foreign n.g.o.s news agencies schools and social groups will be strengthened and anyone convicted of violating the security legislation will be barred from standing in any hong kong election the pro-democracy organization that most systems spearheaded

might be addressed with the momentum of blacklegs matter and that is the very brutal colonization of belgium by king leopold the 2nd you'll see statues of him all over the city all over this country at the judges have been vandalized all week in one case king leopold wore a gag that said i can't breathe the dye i was george so they're hoping that finally the inequality that they feel has been not just allowed to to continue but revered throughout belgium might also be something that is on the table for discussion with the huge turnout that we've seen today the support of of the city of brussels for the black lives matter movements and could you tell us about that the martian day in brussels comes after a 1st attempt on mondays organize a march but that was canceled so what happened there. that's right with the coronavirus restrictions in place which are quite strict through tomorrow in fact we all are only supposed to be having 4 people in their bubble in our bubbles at the moment as you can see i have a lot more than 4 people in my bubble right now some are that will extend to 10 this did n

saturday stop there's concern the event could reignite racial tensions also on the program confronting belgium's colonial past away making art historian calling for the removal of monuments to king live cult and head of the country's brutal colonial right change the cold is now being echoed by thousands of protesters. and anger in india and china protests around across the country in the wake of a border clash in a disputed himalayan region prime minister and the renter nobody blames facing for the violence and also these militaries capabilities. some are better it's welcome to the program millions of people in the united states have commemorated june tate the day that marks the end of slavery and i take 65 there were mostly peaceful gatherings and rallies across the country fought in several cities demonstrate his toppled confederate monuments in public places including a statue of general andrew pike in washington d.c. in north carolina a confederate statue was hung on a traffic light before being removed by police president trump tweeted that he felt the police weren't doing their job. black

confronting belgium's colonial past we need an art historian calling for the removal of monuments to king leopold who headed the country's brutal colonial regime the call is now being echoed by thousands of protesters. camping as a refuge from corona by south koreans looking to escape the stress of social distancing or discovering a love for the great outdoors. spicer welcome to the program and we begin in the u.s. where thousands of people are gathering in tulsa oklahoma for president donald trump's 1st campaign rally in more than 3 months the city has a long history of racial tensions and there are fears that trump's visit could spark violence the date of the event is also being criticized coming just a day after june 13th day marking the end of slavery in the united states. black lives matter protesters gathered across the united states on friday to commemorate the end of slavery. donald trump's original plan to hold a campaign rally on that date sparked a huge backlash so too did the location tulsa oklahoma is the site of the worst incident of racist violence in u.s. history in 1

and confronting belgium's colonial past we need an art historian calling for the removal of monuments to king leopold who headed the country's brutal colonial regime recall is now being echoed by thousands of protesters. china unveils details of a new national security law being drafted for hong kong critics fear it will crush wide ranging freedoms that are seen as key to hong kong status as a global financial. spicer welcome to the program. and we start in the u.s. where thousands of people are gathering in tulsa oklahoma for president donald trump's 1st campaign rally in more than 3 months the city has a history of racial violence and there are fears the trams visit could spark clashes between protesters the date of the event is also being criticized coming just a day after june 18th the day marking the end of slavery in the u.s. . and i'm joined now by correspond safe and zealand's who is in a tulsa outside the arena where the rally is scheduled what is going on there right now. you know we're standing in downtown tulsa oklahoma and here to my. to my right is a security fence build

to accept all you people from belgium. i don't think that's a very good reason for corona because when i have a customer from in the neighborhood from from the netherlands. and the neighbor open with a lot of people. i don't think that's a question about the viewers. but we spoke to other locals for their take on the situation. look i find it very strange that experts gave different advice in the netherlands and in belgium maybe it has something to do with political decisions not with experts in general in the netherlands the situation has been handled somehow more loosely than in belgium where it's stricter we will know within a year whether this was really necessary whether it should have been stricter in the netherlands or whether belgium should have been a bit more relaxed. they are not glad of course but they say the rules are rules so they have to listen for that for us we had the luck. and they had bad luck. it's like dead officially we're not allowed to have belgian people. because the belgian government says you'r

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he still here in belgium king leopold the 2nd who made congo his personal property abused the people and exploited their land. the statue is of all places by matangi a brussels district named after an area of congo's capital kinshasa a slice of africa in belgium and a magnet for tourists. share this dinner george owns a bookshop in the district she says she doesn't feel accepted as a black belgian woman. part to look at more of her i get angry when someone just walks into the shop without asking or talking to me or someone who comes in here asks where i'm from where i'm from belgium big morphy's young believe the roots of her family and that of many others a part of compost trauma. king leopold colonized the country in $885.00 and ruled was horrific brutality cutting off people's hands was a common punishment. some estimate that more than 10000000 congolese people died chewing gardens rule and exploitation of congolese natural resources by free copper and rubber when european colonialist left independence was not accompanied by compensation. many belgians have congolese roots and man

so in belgium you can go to the beach with a fair degree of certainty that the sea air you're inhaling really will be fresh and not the stale breath have some stranger sunbathing way too close. well let's take a look at some other developments in the coronavirus pandemic authorities in iran it launched a campaign to encourage people to use face masks the country is one of the worst hit by the pandemic and faces a sharp rise in infections mexico's health ministry reported over 4400 new coronavirus cases on saturday and brazil has signed a deal with the drug maker astra zeneca to start making an experimental vaccine against the virus in the country. well europeans may be in holiday mode but e.u. leaders are urging vigilance and action over the coronavirus this weekend the e.u. has raised over 6000000000 euros more to help of vulnerable countries battle the coronavirus pandemic that's the figure raised at a virtual summit organized by the e.u. and the international aid group a global citizen the goal is to make any future of vaccines tests and treatments available worldwide. it was a slic

so in belgium you can go to the beach with a fair degree of certainty that the sea air you're inhaling really will be fresh and not the stale breath have some stranger sunbathing way too close well let's take a look now at some other developments in the pandemic brazil is struggling to cope with outbreaks of more than 10000 cases a day meanwhile mexico's health ministry reported over 4400 new coronavirus cases on saturday and there are new clusters of infections in south korea these come as the country eases social distancing roles. well this weekend of the e.u. has raised over 6000000000 euros more to help the vulnerable countries battle the coronavirus pandemic that's the figure raised at a virtual summit organized by the e.u. and the international aid group a global citizen the goal is to make any future vaccines tests and treatments available worldwide. it was a slick digital production and you as much a symbolic show of global solidarity as an initiative to gather funds to fight over $1000.00. the task of this size can only happen if the words unites. 19 threatens not just people

absolutely here in belgium there is also been an issue of police brutality of course that the root issue that started the protests in the united states there have been several young people killed in recent in recent months there's no viral video of a policeman with a knee on the neck of a young belgian child but there have been smaller protests with each of these deaths that now are being wound into this larger protest sparked by the killing of george floyd now there's also another issue here i would like to bring up and that is the brutal colonial history of belgium and again demonstrators are hoping that with the new attention to racial inequality that too may be addressed you know we've seen the protesters in the u.s. have been tearing down statues associated with slavery there and brussels protests that are also demanding statues being torn down to tell us about that. that's right king leopold the 2nd colonized congo in a way that makes some other. message hers look look small by comparison more than $10000000.00 congolese were killed during the period that belgium ruled congo and of

so in belgium you can go to the beach with a fair degree of certainty that the c.m. you're inhaling really will be fresh and not the stale breath have some stranger sunbathing way too close well let's go now to some of the other stories making news at this hour saudi arabia's state media say that 3 iranian boats entered saudi waters in the persian gulf on thursday and refused to stop when ordered to by authorities according to reports the boats turned around after warning shots were fired. ireland has a new prime minister more than 4 months after going to the polls on a foil leader may hold martin was elected in a special parliamentary setting he has an unprecedented coalition with an arch rival in a gale and the smaller greens the alliance was forged to keep the republican family out of power. well people here in berlin have staged 2 separate protests against 2 forms of intolerance about 1000 rally to support the black lives matter movement and draw attention to racism here in germany nearby thousands more gathered to highlight discrimination against the l g b t com

towns along belgium's almost 100 kilometer no north sea coast had 10 to technology for crowd control on the beaches city dwellers can consult an act before leaving home to find a resort that still got space on it sands the crowd barometer uses colors to indicate how crowded different destinations on. the. dot green means no crowds light green means that sociable yellow means it's busy and orange that it's very busy every coastal is included on the app and on to misstate or is collected from mobile phones to do the counting but that's not all a network of $250.00 smart cameras along the coast will calculate the influx of people each day. do you think you know it's a service that we want to give to vacation is to tell them listen we're doing everything we can to inform you you have to say you can consult before coming here to the coast. because you see me and of course. so in belgium you can go to the beach with a fair degree of certainty that the sea air you're inhaling really will be fresh and not the stale breath have some strange sunbathing way too close to some politics now and po

so in belgium you can go to the beach with a fair degree of certainty that the sea air you're inhalingreally will be fresh and not the stale breath have some stranger sunbathing way too close. to sports now and on the last day of the german bundesliga much of the focus was on the bottom of the table one of the league's biggest names their braman were fighting for a life and death trying to ward off relegation. bradman's uphill challenge got off to a good start as you asako schooled off to 22 minutes to give the end of the lead and things got even better for them over in berlin on yawns anthony got the home side off the mark the ball just about crossed the line to put just hold off behind as things stood braman moved ahead into 16 a minute later back in braman the lead was extended by me don't rush it's a bad as best attacking player of the season with a marvelous mazie run and the bit of luck to cap it off braman stayed on the throttle in 2 minutes later nicklaus fukuda made it revealed. in the 2nd toughest and get not doubled on your own berlin's lead with a cracking long range effort

belgium however is trying to get ahead of the problem for days there have developed innovative ways towelcome vacationers while keeping them safe. towns along belgium's almost 100 kilometer long north sea coast have turned to technology for crowd control on the beaches city dwellers can consult an app before leaving home to find a resort that still got space on its hands the crowd barometer uses colors to indicate how crowded different destinations are. dark green means no crowds light green means sociable yellow means it's busy and orange that it's very busy every coastal zone is included on the app anonymous data is collected from mobile phones to do the counting but that's not all a network of 250 smart cameras along the coast will calculate the influx of people each day. do you think it's a service that we want to give to vacationers to tell them listen we're doing everything we can to inform you you have tools you can consult before coming here to the coast. of vancouver any chord. so in belgium you can go to the beach with a fair degree of certainty that the sea air you're inhali

so in belgium you can go to the beach with a fair degree of certainty that the sea air you're inhaling really will be fresh and not the stale breath have some stranger sunbathing way too close. people here in berlin have saved 2 separate protests against 2 forms of intolerance about a 1000 rally to support the black lives matter move it and draw attention to racism here in germany nearby thousands more gathered to highlight discrimination against the l g b t community. went to both demonstrations. apparently in pride march unlike any other smaller but still strident political instead of commercial with the official parade canceled due to the coronavirus some activists still saw cause to demonstrate. just because they're at pandemic we don't have a break for transport beyond homophobia and that's reason why would we organize a bride today rights groups say the number of attacks against the queer community in berlin increased in the past year same sex public affection is still sometimes met with violence even and girl and there's many crimes against gay people here and so we are here tod