calls for justice in the amazon rain forest, one year after the murder of environmental active as bruno pereira and journalist thomas the hello ukraine's president's for letters on sky has hailed his troops fighting and by who keeps ground forces say, troops are advancing on the eastern city, controlled by russia. the let them are zalinski said they've defended their positions and continue to move forward. slash you have judging, of course, and what are some of william? i'm grateful to every one of our soldiers. all our defenders who during this day have provided the news, we have been waiting for. we see how russia reacts historically to every step. we take there about all positions we have taken. the enemy knows that ukraine will when they see in us, they feel it thanks to your strikes, warriors, especially in the didn't ask region life. i want to particularly highlight the 5th separate assault brigade and the $57.00 to separate motorized, infantry brigade of which skilfully decisively and effectively defended our positions, destroyed the occupiers. okay, and most importantly, move forward to

there remains of dom phillips and bruno pereira were found days later.g a man who is thought to have ordered the killing. police say the alleged leader of the local gang plenty murders because bruno pereira posed a threat to illegal fishing operations. three other men who are local fishermen are in custody awaiting trial next month. it is a story that is a tragedy for the families of the two men but also highlights the dangers in the amazon. campaigners say lawlessness thrived under former president gable are narrow and those who wanted to carry out illegal activities to do so outside the law. —— jair bolsonaro. these events that we have seen today are obviously a memorial to the two men who were reporting on the region but also they are events that highlightjust how dangerous it can be to monitor the amazon and how dangerous it can be to report in those areas. stay with bbc news. hello, there. 0urfine, dry run of weather continued on monday. plenty of sunshine out west, bit more cloud in the east, and that created some cooler air that then flowed across

and was such a bruno pereira, and produced during the storm flips. in the amazon jungle. they mean documenting illegal poaching and the remote, giovanni valley friends, relatives gathered to cool for protection of indigenous lands. you're up to date. state shrewd witnesses coming up next. thanks for watching. i was just here the challenges here with the me the i grew up with the black queen. yeah. the she was my mom and she was also miss panama. he was 9080 and she was the 1st black woman to ever win the miss panama concept. the 40 years later, people still remember where they were when she was crowned. because for the very 1st time, the country acknowledge that black is beautiful and the panama is black. the 734. my mom on says shipping company. i used to work with her. and people would call and ask for the cream it was so funny and people, you know, sometimes when i would go to pick up a barrel, they were kind of disappointed to be honest with you. i think some people call just to have some sort of connection with her and like her company. and like i shipped to that wit

and was such a bruno pereira, a british journalist on phillips in the amazon jungle. they've been documenting illegal poaching and the remote giovanni valley visiting and police of just charged 2 more men with that is including the leader of what's described as a transnational criminal organizations. 3 local fishermen all ready awaiting a possible trial. well, since the king size being a major change in government policy, we lose a lot in necessarily the silver elected. but those president, he's promised more protection for indigenous groups in the amazon. want to keep you on the k off of travel to the region to see if any progress has been made. a lot of us will increase the tank, was to remember the to lower weight and the gut feeling that something had gone terribly wrong. almost a year ago on june 5th, they had received a radio message from your colleague, indigenous expert with a little bitty eta, is on his way to meet them at the small river port about the liable not to produce journalist on phillips with accompanying him in the boat, they made a g. i need the p

to mock exactly a year since the killing are present in indigenous rights. activism is such a, bruno pereira, a british journalist. on phillips, in the amazon jungle, they've been documenting a legal coaching and the remote and she of our you valley. visiting police have just charged to woman with the motors, including the leader of what's to be described as a transnational criminal organizations. 3 local fishermen already awaiting a possible trial. some cow, he is a journalist, one of several contributors to don't. flips his book, how to save the amazon. he's just come back from the memorial service in sao paulo and says while he welcomes the charges, just as is often no served. the ease charges and arrests have been a long time coming and i think the savings here was in general bass. unfortunately in brazil, one especially in the amazon region where a lot of houses and interests lie, a vast environment of defenders and goodness are often q and the motors are no rules of justice. so, and if they offer those adjustments, they often get sounds of jail because is, you know, like a side is a po

don two more men over the murder of this journalist don phillips and brazilian indigenous expert bruno pereira trip in the amazon. police have accused one of the suspects of being the mastermind behind the killing stopping in afghanistan doctors have told the bbc that there is a catastrophic mental health crisis particularly among women and girls and they reported a sharp increase of cases of suicide. the united nations has also raised can earn is about the latest trend, a study done has shown that two—thirds of afghan adolescents reported symptoms of depression. that news from afghanistan comes just as the 2023 women peace and security summit is set to take place in washington. earlier i spoke with lois frankel who co—chairs the women peace and security caucus in the us house. thank you so much forjoining us here on bbc news. this isjust the forjoining us here on bbc news. this is just the latest report as we heard, the increasingly dire situation facing women and girls there, what is your women peace and security caucus doing to address this issue? let's start b sa in: address this issue? le

amy: lula's remarks came one year since the murder of brazilian indigenous researcher bruno pereira andbritish journalist dom phillips, who were shot dead in a remote area of the brazilian amazon last june while investigating threats to the amazon and isolated indigenous tribes. several suspects remain in jail, including the alleged mastermind who is believed to be the leader of an illegal fishing criminal organization in the region. thom tillis wife -- dom phillips a partially as they continue to receive threats. >> we have received death threats via letters and telephone. when is it going to stop? when is it going to stop. their debts were not enough? we are at a point where we can no longer where the issue of violence in the amazon. it is very important we become more vigilant. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman in new york, joined by democracy now!'s juan gonzÁlez in chicago. hi, juan. juan: hi, amy. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. amy: we b

crisis. vigils have been held in brazil for but a strong this dom phillips and indigenous expert. bruno pereira, both men were killed a year ago in the amazon survived the body, monica and i q of reports from visionaire, family and friends gather in front of leo, just a news like conic cup a couple in a place for british journalist tom phillips, loved to paddle serve with shot dead by poachers a year ago while traveling with indigenous expert blue video in the brazilian amazon. on the 1st anniversary of their death, tom's widow made a plea for the work of both men to continue and will demand. they cause as much bigger than that, the people must be conscious not only in brazil, but also broad of what is going on the amazon will still endanger as are the people who are trying to protect memorials. we're also head another citizen, brazil, from the capital brazilian to the amazon in their job id valley. indigenous leaders and experts placed 2 crosses in the river were diamond bruno were killed. the tributes coincided with celebrations of environment date and the announcement by the government of in

phillips and indigenous rights activist and research are bruno pereira and brazil, drew world wide attention. they went missing and each of already valley home to the world's largest number of contacted tribes since then, luis and ask you a little bit of silver has been elected president and he promised more protection for indigenous groups. monica again, if you have traveled to the region to see if any progress has been made for the past week. and gustavo, the task was to remember the 2 hour wait and the gut feeling that something had gone terribly wrong. a year ago on june 5th, they had received a radial message from your colleague indigenous expert with a little bitty eta. he was on his way to meet them at the small riverport, about the liable not to produce journalist on phillips was accompanying him in the boat. they made a g. i need the payment. i thought i was on when they didn't show up. i knew something horrible had happened. we set out with the indigenous patrol team to try and find them. as i said, it had been heading, indigenous patrols, documented invasions by poachers in those