they expect payback and you know, some of these n g o z, good, good funnel don't get paid for by u. s. government cuts. so again, you just see, oh, certainly american and g o z, older o. western g o. b, use as instruments of foreign policy, a cutout as it were, for organizations by their own government. and the 2nd you have to understand many of these ent yos, are infiltrated by western intelligence, agents, and assets. now it's worth noting that since the mid 20 ten's, a number of nations had moved to pass laws more tightly, regulating how foreign angio is, can operate in their respective countries. israel's canal, it approved a controversial 2016 law that mandates financial reporting requirements for n g o z. that received most of their funding from foreign governments. and critics argued this targets humanitarian groups. but benjamin netanyahu prime minister at the time sent this and the aim of the law. he said, quote, to prevent an absurd situation in which foreign states metal, in israel's internal affairs, by funding and cios, without the israeli public being aware of it. russi

oh, you know, soros is put large amounts of money into n g o z to promote his own agenda. some people agree with charles agenda. i have problems with some of it. but, but to give you an example here, a prominent n g o i worked with the american civil liberties union. i joined the ac all you, when i was 10 years old, i had read of a young case, the one on civil rights for african americans. so i took $5.00 out of my own allowance and i sent them a note saying, i'm only 10 years old, but i saw your case and here's $5.00. i hope you can just make me a member and they sent me a membership ship certificate. so i haven't been continuously member for all those years, but what i will work with the issue over the years. and then i moved out here to the university of illinois and champagne and was actively involved in the or champagne county, a c o u. and then it turns out that the president of the champagne county, a, c, l u, launched an internet character assassination campaign accusing me of being anti semitic . and he sent this to jewish people are wonderful, was a friend of mine

but most importantly, the n g part of the acronym and g o non governmental implies there are no ties to any particular government. today will explore whether n jose are really just a trojan horse. all right, let's get into the ammo ah. in the 21st century, public perception is key to achieving policy goals of any government in any country on the planet. including those of foreign policy agendas. now known chomsky and edward s, herman in their seminal 1988 book manufacturing consent examined how media helps shape public perception and ultimately achieve a government's policy objectives. chomsky said this quote, propaganda is to democracy. what violence is too tall a tarion isn't. and that was in 1088. today governments rely heavily on social media influencers, the media itself, and more. so bursley on non governmental organizations or, and yos for short. now able to do and perform tasks that are politically risky or flat out antithetical to international law. and jose have the ability to skirt around such inconveniences and nuisance. after all, they are not a part of any government rig

like reopening universities for women like allowing women back into n g o work. there's a chance that a lot of the sanctions are these restrictions are, you know, these cutbacks could be reversed, but the top one does not really seem to be swayed by that or really amenable to those kinds of options. ok ali la tiffy, we'd like to thank you for your time and your insights. today. ali la t for you there in cobble ah, well as we've been reporting here on t w, china opened its borders for the 1st time on sunday. since the start of the pandemic, 3 years ago, hong kong also reopen crossing points to the mainland. tens of thousands of people with prior online bookings can now travel across the border each day. many haven't seen their families for years. with the reopening hong kong is hoping for a much needed boost in tourism and retail, despite the risk of new infections. let's go now to hong kong and speak with dw correspondent. phoebe cong phoebe. it's great to see you. this is a big deal to so many people tell us about what you've been seeing and hearing since the bo

on the n g o 0 in europe has this to say yes. so basically, you know, i have an issue with that because this companies are doing this beach pretending to do up includes that they are now actually they are the ones they're are putting all of these packaging material, the waste at the beaches and said 0. i says the priority should be to reduce plastic waste at the source. but when we looked at what companies actually promised, we found out of almost $100.00 stretches, only $1.00 and $5.00 even aim to reduce the amount of plastic use tim packaging. and most of those pledges are still in the future. it was far more popular to promise that packaging will be made recyclable. but even if packaging is recyclable, in theory, without infrastructure to collect untreated, it will not be recycled in practice never. so capella says instead materials might end up being incinerated, put in landfills or even worse, left to lit up, the environment, promising to use already recycle plastics like that on with water bottles is a much better way. but

the n g o has that name because so many unaccompanied children show up at train stations where human traffickers kidnapped them into a life of professional begging, sexual exploitation or forced labor. d, w is ideal, but has more this is no daily railway station. every morning sodding ball and his rescue team goes out to search for lost and abandoned children. they search platforms and trains to find the children saw the keys with the daily beast, n g o salon bollet, trust him, it is or seeing the operation. often out of searching the sport, 2 year old in night, she's apparently lost or abandoned the beam approaches her and starts trying to find her family moving from one compartment to another. just wondering when me, who is your mother? is it anyone here? after searching for a while, they finally find ny this family. they were also frantically looking for didn't missing daughter. the theme, make sure they are the parents and hand nights back and light adviser, let's say we rescued tito. fortune every day are full us, and most of the kids imputing girls are found in valuable situati

but most importantly, the n g part of the acronym n g o non governmental implies, there are no ties to any particular government. today will explore whether n g o r really just a trojan horse. all right, let's get into the m o me in the 21st century public perception.

that's why patricia opinion is and her colleagues from the n g o car to cover our fighting to make this a unesco deer park. welcome or i'll gladly, italy meant the gala one that would give the reach an international g o scientific standing nasa. they live very close every this idea was born within the community itself, which unesco like only that community that they were gone beyond been done. but people here want environmental change and projects to promote more sustainability or no awfulness. douglas is you're going to yemen. the day want the area to be defined by industry as a sacrifice own. oh, the full, so feel good to go full. so bro youth, doleful symptoms, but our political help to protect the town from devastation and help it to be revitalized when i, when i, for my little bit of betsy opinion, is once a fundamental overhaul of the regions image. it's your part that attract tourists. she feels that's the only way to get the state to monitor industrial emissions. chili's current government has promised it will try to close one of the factories and prevent any further expansion o

she runs o'conny, a local environmental n g o, the land it's a mass, the what had the rivers that we used to rely on and it's a mess we. we started by reason on his end, he hearing from communities opinions on how do they want to see the future without cold vio, county is based on the outskirts of immolate, cleaning. the n g o installed a solar system on its own roof to show that power production can be taken into the hands of the community. solar can be an opportunity for local job creation and healthier environments according to book county. division that my beula propagates with the communities you hutton persevere. lemme changes, because for us we are speaking of community 3 that who won energy that will be a community lead, where it will give space, especially for the young people to create a to manufacture for themselves, to make sure they put their desolate peavey in the community growth talks, we have our own station in the in, but can solar really replace power plants and how can communities financed their own green power? thomas, some new new deals with these questions. he

busy hold them on and so they're releasing them to shelters and n g o n d n g o and shelters are active passively right now. so border patrol has been having to release a lot of the people onto the streets and some of them are sleeping under a parking garage or just out in the open. and so it's a lack of like a written prescription. you know, alan, one of the things that i've been paying attention to, and we were interested in doing this conversation with both of you today was the action taken recently by the supreme court to keep the, by the ministration from ending what's called title $42.00 and for our audience, title $42.00 is essentially public health provision that came out during coven, worried about the spread of covert to block immigrants from coming in the united states. the bite administration tried to have that expire to remove that provision . the supreme court said no, leave it in place. can you explain this and unpack why the supreme court of the united states is leaving in place a health provision that many health practitioners, including the centers for disease control,

last year i met again young women in mitch went used to work for an n g o and planned to establish a political party. and all of a sudden she said, you are so lucky in europe, and i'm thinking okay, what comes now and then she said, you're so lucky, you have the council of europe. and for a moment i was stopping and thinking again was old prejudices. so is she talking about the you of the account? as i said, the council of europe. yes, the council of europe and said, why? because you have an ins from end to which your government has to relate. you have conventions where i as a n g o could say you are not applying to the simple convention or to the human rights convention because you have a court where every citizen can go to. and i think this is also crucial in these time. there's so many people, especially people around the world who are not arguing about democracy, human rights to be one geographical pattern, but who are saying we would like to benefit from you or experience from your lessons from the past. and this morning, during my visit of the court of human ride, i was shown w

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but when he was 13, he took a computer course with the local n g o. now he's a professional programmer with a degree in mathematics. a year after crediting is making more than $1500.00 a month or less elect to dark up as nice as it technology can give you the opportunity to do many things. you become more self sufficient, more independent and you want to have about my life has already changed and i'm just at the beginning. and of now i will be no longer church for the color of my skin. know whether i live in the 4 villa video people severe jacqueline, a dodge, it's not just building their technology what jobs are appearing, but also creating content. one study found that latin americans between $15.35 spent more than 7 hours a day on social media. in brazil, more than half a 1000000 of them work directly or indirect. this influencers, sometimes earning up to 2000 years a month. barbara is one of them. 7 years ago she was working as an english teacher. now she works online and has more than half a 1000000 followers. she's managed to make her dream come

the n g o has been working for almost 20 years. who are just gender inequality issues facing young girls and women in india. it has successfully stopped. many child manages. all i've been now. oh and for whites, counseling and education support the almost $5000.00 boons. osha says that while many boys are also matted off at a young age, they don't face the same work and study obstacles that goes to a lot more needs to be done in terms of awareness, campaigns and laws to obliterate the practice entirely. she adds a bebe, how me board we need to make a stronger push for the education of these girls. secondly, we need to work towards changing the mindset of the communities here, whether the girls are not a liability or ment only for being in the kitchen. they have their own life, their own dreams. parents should have faith in their daughters, cbs or unbridled soccer. that's all these goals asked for. i know with feet and support from their families because i believe and many already have plans like vina your who was engaged when she w

and in the n g o. rena, saved the day with daunt men. the assist came from jude bellingham in. don't mean escape this roller coaster ride of 7 goals. on top. you watching dw news from berlin, just to look at our 2 top stories were falling for you. germany's foreign minister says it will not stand. and the way if poland wants to send its german made battle tanks to ukraine keeps has long requested leopard 2 tanks to help defend against the new russian offensive. so far, germany has held back from sending them for allowing other native countries to do so. and police in california, so the suspect in a mass shooting near los angeles has been found dead from a self inflicted gunshot wound, aisd thought to have killed at least 10 people and wounded 10 others during the shooting at a ballroom dance club work, people were celebrating the chinese lunar new up. next we've got a documentary film for you and an in depth look at the democracy in taiwan. i'm terry martin. thanks for watching. ah, leonardo da vinci's, mysterious masterpiece. that is perhaps the greatest leonardo masterpiece i

mark, want to marry, madame is director of the n g o iran human rights which monitors and investigates human rights violations and the islamic republic. he joined us today from our slow welcome to the w. so we know that a total of 4 people have now been executed in connection with the protests and more have been sentenced to death. is it known? how many? thanks for holding me here. at the present moment, more than 10 people are sentenced, but we are, we have prepared an updated list of more than 100 people who are facing charges punishable by that. and as you know, thousands have been arrested and, and, and there is no transparency in iran. so we basically don't know how far the other cases have come. so numerous people already sentence, but campaigners are particularly worried about the fate of 2 of those men mohammed. but o'conny and mohamed how bad lu they have been sentenced to death. and as we understand, they've exhausted their legal recourse. what can you tell us about them? it does try to iranian authorities have announced that the death sentence of my medical lou and mamma, br

the pair have exhausted their legal recourse mark when a mirror madame is a director of the n g o iran human rights, which monitors and investigates human rights violations in the islamic republic. he told the w, this means they could be executed without warning to iranian authorities. hug announced that the death sentence of mama. oh boy, you are mamma group on the or i, we seem to be having some difficulty with that video. this warning by my when i marry maha dom comes after the execution of a 3rd and 4th protest. ernie ron mohammed, mfc, carmine, and mohammed who seine were hanged on saturday morning. they were sentenced to death and would activists or calling a sham trial. both men had so called sponsors in the german parliament. one of them spoke to the w warning of consequences for the iranian regime. these 2 are the latest victims of the war. the islamic republic is waging against its own citizens . mohammed mediacast ami a 22 year old former karate champion, and mohammed jose need a 39 year old worker who coached children in his free time. both were convicted and sham trials, w

spill math to prepare taste an oil spill hits europe. adel williams was cooperating with the american n g o. she is optimistic because even the oil industry is now showing interest. at the moment, i have a few companies, trialing mats, hopefully they will soon order the mats and stop pushing out those polypropylene mats. are they using at the moment? the makeover is almost ready and the customers pleased, not only because of her new hair color, getting my hair cut and being able to donate my hair to a good cause to mop up oil spills is really amazing. nice to see last thing i love to help in has says the young hairdresser is so much more than about looking good. adel plans to continue proving just that the 77 percent. i always wanted to be a farmer, but i can't imagine doing it anywhere else. but at home, why are young africans returning home from abroad? i will be sending the involved about all positions and then you come back here and we have a chance. the 77 percent. next on d, w. o, a sam and support for women fighting for the hard. hello, a giant storm. ah, an imaginative rescue campai

so we just heard from the director of the n g o iran human rights that the 2 men mohammed or honey and mohammed abad lou could be executed at any time. is the right to be concerned? yes, definitely. we need to be very concerned about these 2 and about probably 20 form more people who are threatened to be executed. and we can see that we just heard of the regime. does this executions to intimidate people in iran? we can see, for instance, in one of these 2 men that he just mentioned one little but little. his court documents were leaked in october and even there, just one week after was arrested. you could see that the, the regime said we need to execute him and we need to expedite this whole process so that he can, can be executed and there was before any, any court proceeding before anything even happen. so we can see that they, these executions, artists purely to intimidate people and to stop the protests. so far a total of 4 people had been executed in connection with the protest. you mention another, more than 20 people. do you think this attempt, by the iranian regime to intimidat

to prepare taste an oil spill hits europe. adel williams was cooperating with the american n g o. she is optimistic because even the oil industry is now showing interest. at the moment, i have a few companies, trialing mats, hopefully they will soon order the mats and stop pushing out those polypropylene months. are they using at the moment the make over is almost ready and the customers pleased. not only because of her new hair color gay my home cut and being able to donate my hair to a good cause to mop up oil spills is really amazing. see you lucky, i says the young hairdresser is so much more than about looking good adel plans to continue proving just that. ah! with joy ride through fascinating worlds, into uncharted depths, our guides know their way around with a strictly scientific trip to some pretty wacky places, with curiosity is required to borrow today. in 30 minutes on d. w. a pulse with the beginning of the story that moves us and takes us along for the ride. it's all about the perspective culture information. this is d w news and more d w made from mines. so mine is

but ma'am, over the n g o has been working for almost 20 years, who are just gender inequality issues facing young girls and women in india. it has successfully stopped many child manages job. i've been now oh and for white counseling and education support, almost quite seldom boons. osha says that while many boys are also matted off at a young age, they don't face the same work and study obstacles that goes to a lot more needs to be done in terms of awareness, campaigns and laws to obliterate the practice entirely. she adds a bb ha boy, we need to make a stronger push for the education of these girls. secondly, we need to work towards changing the mindset of the communities here, whether the girls are not a liability or ment only for being in the kitchen. they have their own life, their own dreams. parents should have faith in their daughters, cbs, or on battle soccer. that's all these goals asked for. i know with feet and support from their families because i believe and many already have plans like vina your who was engaged when she was 3 months old and month a who was engaged when

more than a 1000000 people arrive on its shores at the height of the migration crisis in 2015, says n g o helping migrants are encouraging more to come. the less, most trial again raises the question of how european nation should respond when people risked their lives for a chance at asylum, tennis store, rafael and a dull would be bidding for a record extending 23rd men's grand slam singles title next week in australia. but the spaniard also has a passion for boats. having been brought up on the island of my yorker, he has launched a new team in the world's 1st all electric power boat series. the environmental boost may just be a drop in the ocean, but in a doll thinks it's worth while. power boat racing is entering a new era. the world's 1st all electric championship is being loans to later this year. as the sport matches car series formula e by investing in environmentally friendly a technologies. what small they have a big sporting name on board. rafa dow might be world famous for his tennis exploits, but he's now also a new e one world championship team owner. i love boats ah, i love

until the early 2, thousands for the sand people to become aware of the c s i a patent with help from n g o's. the community successfully campaigned for the role of their traditional knowledge to be acknowledged under a benefit sharing agreement. they were to receive milestone of royalty payments. it's not clear how many cases of bio piracy there have been. the united nations has tried to instigate a solution under its convention on biological diversity. the aim of the nagoya protocol is to shad benefits from bio prospecting with indigenous communities. there's a growing recognition in general that the whole issue of nature and by diversity is important. and it's important because consumers are more, more interested in a more aware and asking questions. nuts, rick coach la ganga, executive director of the union are unethical by trade. it's a membership based organization that helps companies comply with the protocol and awards them with a certification on that product. if they do, all these regulations are still, you are still a development. sometimes a clear still on land. there is a framewo

there are dozens of n g o is operating in germany actively influencing national politics and media and germans themselves openly mall. this kenzie fonda all then is that john mackenzie childs confidential. somebody would he let the alchemist join the german mash with fond of the united states, atlanta. she needs that to you on this academy for the childs quality atlantic book order. this is wednesday to i don't either the organs up. jordan has plenty to have fog mit said unthought among these organizations. the one that stands out the most is the atlantic bridge. it was founded in 1952. it's a fish aim is to promote german american understanding. can you guys can sort of get a minute really trinity at that again, is there an hour on me or give me the ocean group? no political for a government lease or group mr. mission company. sure. glove of the group use us because i just and you know it's just it's you know when you must boucher for the doctor all visible of the federal. not plenty schoolmaster in the blues. more log in. you know, you probably live with your concert on the box sprin