and jews were more than just a category in brest before world war two they made up more than half the population here but in one nine hundred forty one the nazis drove them into a ghetto in the city center now their remains are likely hidden beneath the surface everywhere this isn't the first time that construction here has exposed such horrors an estimated thirty four thousand jews were killed in and around breast there's a memorial just one street over from the construction site irena was glad to see people have been leaving wreaths at the memorial palladium in the city you know how diverse the city's population was killed within just a few days we shot. every second person you can you imagine that. what it says a bit that it's. the plan is to build luxury apartment buildings one square meters sells for nearly twice the average market price in brest the construction company plans to make the area a gated community the city authorities say the foundations of the building won't touch the mass grave and it will be marked with a memorial plaque at the your private a well tended area in

protesters have taken to the streets of the russian city of brest in fear a new factory run by a chinese company the pollute. does do business in berlin well the trade dispute between the u.s. and europe has been going on for months now the two parties have not got closer to resolving their differences. even managed to representative for the negotiations until now today e.u. trade commissioner to see their monstre or get the official mandates to the go shades and agreement. aircraft and aircraft parts. wine. dairy products u.s. president donald trump is constantly threatening trading partners with tariffs a looming twenty five percent on automobiles especially worries europeans and copper to sing power germany most of all. now he does have agreed in principle for trade commissioner cecilia mastro to negotiate a deal with washington trump wants the e.u. to lift tariffs and trade barriers for u.s. products across the board including the agricultural sector but that's easier said than done for many you countries like france agriculture is vital to the economy and there is a fear of unrestra

it in this protest song the people of brest say their health means nothing when it comes to industry. that envelops of all closers where much of the radioactive fallout ended up after the churn of builders aster thirty three years ago. we want our protest to change i powers profile to the point that kids' toys are made there instead of batteries you know isn't that nice and yes of course we're talking about a miracle. a miracle that probably won't ever come true breast city authorities have confirmed that the battery plant will go into operation as planned. just how destructive toxins can be for both the environment and people's health is devastatingly clear at a vast electronic waste site in ghana in our global ideas series we headed to the capitol are crap there are reports heavy fire zinger visited the dumps sometimes called the gates of hell and witnessed another side to it namely some highly proficient and extremely tough recycling reasons. i have a pair for yet. that will let you know that it's always for you count. whether it's a damaged charging socket a cracked screen or even

continue its a lucrative project one square meter is selling for nearly twice the average market price in brest the city authorities say the foundations of the building won't touch the mass graves and it will be marked with a memorial plaque. at the apartment complex is the right thing for this spot it's what the city needs a well tended to area in the center they used to be unsightly houses here when it should be tidy and beautiful this isn't the first time that builders a fun bones during construction in the historical center but not everyone impressed agrees that should be apartments on the mass graves. it will be time to build houses there should be a memorial instead. of the world here we have to find a civilized way to solve this problem after all every city in europe is built on people's bones. arena is determined to see the site of the mass grave with her own eyes before it becomes a landscape courtyard and the quaintance of her says a direct sixty from her window she says the building project shows that the bella russian authorities are insensitive and haven't learned any lessons from

then we go north to bella ruse smart you know apartments are planned for a site in central brest but recently a mass grave of jews killed in world war two was uncovered there and a story and is opposing the project. bones jewelry and even shoes the past is pushing into the light. this is the site of a mass grave of jews shot by the nazis it was found during construction work in the center of breast during the german occupation in the second world war the area was a jewish ghetto tens of thousands were executed in and around breasts during the time the site is currently closed off to the public including to local historian a real lover of gaia she has been petitioning to stop the building work and argues that should be a memorial park here and not an apartment complex and. people shouldn't be able to live on the spot of a mass execution half of the population of the city was killed within several days here half of the people can imagine. that pain continues to exist and will not give us peace until we learn to respect history and what happened here. when you're so obsessed with watchi

city will cover more than one hundred square kilometers but back in the present people in the city of brest in the west of the country are protesting against a factory also developed with chinese funding that's already complete. this factories come in for criticism because it will produce car batteries containing lead toxic heavy metal. plants run by a company called i power which plans to make up to two million batteries a year here. you are you're subic wants to stop but she's one of thousands of activists who've spent months protesting against. they say the plant damages the environment. in fact each chameleon to us that we're doing what our city authority should be doing is protecting the health of our residents the janja not. nearly as house is just a kilometer away from the battery plant she's just finished building it with her husband now she's worried that lead from the plant's production waste will pollute the air and saw oil. from. yeah it's a real tragedy this is dangerous because it puts my health and my children's health at risk. and her fellow protesters want to prove that i p

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