up on this international women's day we take a look at demonstrations around the world including in istanbul where thousands are marching to demand an end to oppression and violence against women. and the u.s. president donald trump is due to sign off on a controversial steel and aluminum import tariff shortly will you deliver more clarity on what he's got planned out plus aid convoys blocked again as the assault intensifies on eastern ghouta syrian government forces seize half of the rebel held territory around four hundred thousand people remain trapped in and around a line of fire. i'm sara kelly a very warm welcome to you we begin here in germany where one of the country's most popular politicians foreign ministers gabriele has announced he will not be included in chancellor. angela merkel's new coalition government that's after rumors of a bitter rout with the leader of his own social democratic party gabrielle's replacement is the foreign ministry at the foreign ministry is likely to be heikal muss the outgoing justice minister now this news made for a slightly uncomfortable appearance

and on this international women's day protests around the world for greater equality including in istanbul where thousands have been marching to demand it and to oppression and violence against women. i'm sara kelly welcome to the program we begin with breaking news u.s. president donald trump has announced a new tariffs on foreign imports of steel and aluminum of between ten and twenty five percent trump made the widely expected announcement surrounded by steel and aluminum workers the president said that competition from importers undermines national security and was bad for jobs and the economy canada and mexico will be exempt from the tariffs many of trump's fellow republicans have criticized the plan to impose it. and we have team coverage of this announcement for more i'm joined now by claire richardson from washington and teri schultz is standing by with the reaction from brussels welcome to both of you and clare i'd like to begin with you bring us up to date on this announcement well sara many of the united states' closest allies are furious about this announcement the i.m.f. and s

just a few years ago istanbul was known for its nightlife. but the islamic conservative a.k.p. government seemingly wants to put an end to that shops and no longer permitted to sell alcohol after ten pm. advertising alcohol is forbidden and for many turks high tech says have made it a luxury. chilly to owns a bar in istanbul he says many other bar owners have already given up customers can't afford the high prices of gas have a nice flavor to rocky a local favorite costs about two to three times what it did just a few years ago and. it's getting worse they raise taxes twice a year. they've just been raised again. i think the authorities are trying to shut down bars and clubs or maybe it's a religious thing i have no idea. took you said earlier felt that it was. the government says that tax hikes have nothing to do with religion but president red jump time and a one has promoted a non alcoholic beverage as if to make a bigger statement was over no matter what others say national drink is iran and i drink to that there's a very good. i. i . was. in istanbul it's a district home t

coming up with the european court set rule in the case of two jailed turkish journalists who were in istanbul to look at how turkey's crackdown on the media and civil society is affecting thousands of lives. hello i'm terry marchant good to have you with us we begin in the u.k. we're international weapons inspectors have begun analyzing the talks and used to poison a former russian spy and his daughter in the city of solsbury that says russia hits back at british allegations that it's behind the attack moscow is demanding that britain provide evidence to back up its claims but police in the u.k. say their investigation could take months. the daughter of ex russian spy sergei script travelled home in this car after returning from moscow earlier this month now the british military has removed it for forensic tests iris after you the script returned to seoul spree she was found unconscious alongside her father on the spaniards. scientists at this bio chemical weapons facility say they were poisoned with the never agent novacek this finding is now central to britain's case against russia but a di

just a few years ago istanbul was known for its ninth life. but the islamic conservative a.k.p. government seemingly wants to put an end to that shops and no longer permitted to sell alcohol after ten pm. advertising alcohol is forbidden and for many turks high taxes have made it a luxury. both chilling to owns a bar in istanbul he says many other bar owners have already given up their customers can't afford the high prices of gas have a nice flavor to rocky a local favorite costs about two to three times what it did just a few years ago and. it's getting worse they raise taxes twice a year. they've just been raised again. i think the authorities are trying to shut down bars and clubs or maybe it's a religious thing i have no idea. talk to your feel that if. the government says that tax hikes have nothing to do with religion but president red jump time and one has promoted a non alcoholic beverage as if to make a bigger statement was over no matter what others say our national drink is iran and i drink to that. regard. i. i was. in istanbul it was going to district home to many

reported from istanbul in other news in germany foreign minister. has announced that he will not be part of chancellor angela merkel's new coalition government that's after rumors of a better raul with the leaders of his own social democratic party gabriele's replacement of the foreign ministry is likely to be high call must the outgoing justice minister now this news made for a slightly uncomfortable appearance by gabriele today at a scheduled press conference with his counterpart from bosnia herzegovina. it was a routine appointment for a german foreign minister but for the things are anything but routine right now the meeting with his bosnian counterpart igor sir not out on thursday was his last official international engagement. and gumbel has been germany's foreign minister for just over a year during that time he became the country's most popular politician even beating chancellor merkel and future economics minister paid to in opinion polls here and much respect for his work for example his handling of strained german turkish relations god wi

just a few years ago istanbul was known for its nightlife. but the islamic conservative a.k.p. government seemingly wants to put an end to that shops and no longer permitted to sell alcohol after ten pm. advertising alcohol is forbidden and for many turks high taxes have made it a luxury. both chilling to owns a bar in istanbul he says many other bar owners have already given up three customers can't afford the high prices of gas of a nice flavor to rocky a local favorite costs about two to three times what he did just a few years ago and. it's getting worse they raise taxes twice a year. they've just been raised again. i think the authorities are trying to shut down bars and clubs or maybe it's a religious thing i have no idea. talk you said thuillier felt that it was. i the government says that tax hikes have nothing to do with religion but president red jump time and to one has promoted a non alcoholic beverage as if to make a bigger statement was over no matter what others say national drink is iran and i drink to that. the government did i. i was. in istanbul it's a scaled

we are at one of the major demonstrations in istanbul today. the atmosphere is full of excitement. it is a cheerful atmosphere. the women are trying to make some noise, many are blowing whistles and drums. it is a day of celebrations but here in turkey is also a day of protests. women are shouting slogans like, freedom for all, we are stronger together, we are against male dominance. so, it is of course a show of self-respect here. they are celebrating themselves but they also have a lot of criticism for it the conservative, patriarchal, male-dominated society here in turkey. sarah: in other news, the german foreign minister has announced he will not be part of chancellor angela merkel's new coalition government. that is after rumors of a bitter row with leaders of his own social democratic party. gabriel's replacement is likely to be the outgoing justice minister. this news made for a slightly uncomfortable minister by gabriel today at scheduled press conference with his counterpart from bosnia herzegovina. >> it was a routine appointment but

just a few years ago istanbul was known for its nightlife. but the islamic conservative a k.p. government seemingly wants to put an end to that shops and no longer permitted to sell alcohol after ten pm. advertising alcohol is forbidden and for many turks high taxes have made it a luxury. both chile do owns a bar in its temple he says many other bar owners have already given up three customers can't afford the high prices of gas have a nice flavor to rocky a local favorite costs about two to three times what it did just a few years ago and. it's getting worse they raise taxes twice a year. they've just been raised again. i think the authorities are trying to shut down bars and clubs or maybe it's a religious thing i have no idea. took you said to you felt that it was. the government says that tax hikes have nothing to do with religion or the president read jump time and one has promoted a non alcoholic beverage as if to make a bigger statement why this is ok no matter what others say national drink is iran and i drink to that there is a very good i. i . in istanbul first distri

just a few years ago istanbul was known for its nightlife. but the islamic conservative a.k.p. government seemingly wants to put an end to that shops and no longer permitted to sell alcohol after ten pm. advertising alcohol is forbidden and for many turks high taxes have made it a luxury. both chilling to owns a bar in his temple he says many other ballerinas have already given up customers can't afford the high prices of gas have a nice flavor to rocky a local favorite costs about two to three times what it did just a few years ago and. it's getting worse they raise taxes twice a year. they've just been raised again. i think the authorities are trying to shut down bars and clubs or maybe it's a religious thing i have no idea. talk to your field. the government says the tax hikes have nothing to do with religion but president red jump time and to one has promoted a non alcoholic beverage as if to make a bigger statement well this is of no matter what others say our national drink is iran and i drink. in istanbul it's just going down district home to many conservative muslims th

and our very own julia hahn is one of those demonstrations in istanbul we can go wife to her now or hi yulia set the scene for us we can see the demonstrators gathered right behind you what's the atmosphere like there. well the women here on the east declared a street that is jimbo's main shopping streets are right in the center of this city our women have gathered here hundreds probably even thousand it's really difficult to say how many they are but they rode with those they brought protests posters they are allowed there are screaming freedom for women they are protesting against male dominance they say you cannot stop us if you will never be pos you will never be able to stop us so they are really willing to show their dissent their protests here today and you have to know it's actually a really rad chance for protest in turkey because of the government the country is governed by emergency laws since a failed military coup in summer twenty sixteen so actually demonstrations are not allowed but this one has not been blocked or prevented by the government so people can take to the st

both of them spoke to us in istanbul. nancy, what's the moral obligation of the use to help in a fragile state? the united nations is basically throw its hands up and said, apparently you all don't care about east included because nothing we've said has made a cease-fire stick. the world seems to be content with letting these people die and preventing anything from being done. just on humanitarian level. the u.s. has the resources to make anything happen but what should the u.s. be doing with a fragile state like syria, especially in a clear humectant is actually eastern ghouta were all people need is a little aid? what should the u.s. be doing? >> what the u.s. has been doing is providing ever escalating packages of humanity assistance, including efforts to get it across the border. unfortunately and tragically, was going on in eastern ghouta now is similar to what is has n going on for the past several years over and over again. the issue is less about the matter of humanity assistance but rather what are the mechanisms

because yulia han reporting for us from istanbul good to talk to you. now every day all over the world people suffer discrimination because of the color of their skin to draw attention to the problem the u.n. has declared today international day for the elimination of racial discrimination and that's also the goal of a group of activists in france they grew up in the suburbs of paris feeling the effects of what they say is institutionalized racism now they're working to make france a more tolerant society. franco has decided to fight back against what he calls france a structural racism he arrived from good loop with his parents at the age of two but he's always felt like a stranger in this country. i presume there is an implicit insidious racism in france black people hardly ever feature in advertisements or movies we are erased from the public sphere which is like killing us in the public mind we don't exist and that makes it easier to exclude us from society we don't get access to good jobs and it's hard to find a flat. in two thousand and five he fo

and on this international women's day we take a look at demonstrations around the world including and istanbul where thousands are marching right this moment to demand an end to oppression and violence against women we're live in turkey and also bringing you stories of inspirational women working for change in kenya we need an environmental activist who's risking her life to get justice for victims of lead poisoning. great to have you along everyone. we start our broadcast right here in germany where one of the country's most popular politicians foreign ministers even a gabriele has announced he will not be included in chance on america's new coalition government well that's after rumors of a better route with the leaders of his own social democratic party gabriels the replacement at the foreign ministry is likely to be high coma the outgoing justice minister the news made for a slightly uncomfortable appearance by carbury a lot earlier today at a scheduled press conference with his counterpart from bosnia-herzegovina. it was a routine appointment for a german foreign minister but for the thin

maybe support a group that .nifies all the groups >> a syrian refugee now living in istanbul. there is an entire class, and educated majority, as he puts it that are ready to come back. you mentioned the trustee more aspect. all of these competing views of what they want to see emerge from this war. talk about the way that comes together. this large class of syrians who say stop all of this and all of these proxies who would stop, but under different terms. how would that work? it,he way i would describe if syria is essentially divided into four or five regions, they are held by different actors. you have the southwest, the israeli border, some a militia groups that the u.s. has supported for a long time. the central part of the country is really where the majority of the population resources are along with russia and iran. area,ou have a turkish where they north have physically hold territory on their border and then you have this whole large spot that is controlled by americans supporting british groups. fighting, but a lot of the fighting at this point is happening where th

up on this international women's day we take a look at demonstrations around the world including in istanbul where thousands are marching to demand an end to oppression and violence against women. and the u.s. president donald trump is due to sign off on a controversial steel and aluminum import tariff shortly will you deliver more clarity on what he's got planned out plus aid convoys blocked again as the assault intensifies on eastern ghouta syrian government forces seize half of the rebel held territory around four hundred thousand people remain trapped in and around a line of fire.

a time of strained relations and will check the pulse with our correspondent in istanbul. all that and more in just a few minutes. to move. into one of the world's natural wonders of the great barrier reef. millions of tourists flock to the sun the ocean wonderland awful strain is east coast. climate change is strengthening disenchanting won't with extinction load easy to make sure that is all stuff australia. culturist. we make up over

now he lives in istanbul and documents the names and stories of those who get sacked the pictures of mass arrests that were broadcasted on turkish t.v. still shocking. maybe also you know. prosecutors. have to prove that you are a criminal or terrorist but in our case in my case or even in our case we have got to prove that we are innocent those who are being accused of. being a member of this organization called. we cannot stand the charges and source in this crash was hostile stigma some of them commit suicide some of them live their whole lives stays so that they come. out they become invisible invisible at another place so that they can't. believe. they made a life and everything is in fact to be to jail it at home her cats are waiting for her she used to have a flatmate until assured wife but she moved out because she was afraid to get into trouble with you forties herself friends who suddenly turned their back that's also something bitchy had to get used to. it took infants who are left that the walkable i know that many people like me take dahlias so-called civil dental work b

forces which are working with the kurdish militia in those regions dorian jones in istanbul with the latest thank you. so look at some of the other stories making news around the world israeli authorities say a palestinian has been shot dead after he stabbed and seriously wounded an israeli security guard in jerusalem's old city a god was taken to hospital tensions have been high since the u.s. recognized jerusalem as israel's capital in december. china's parliament has elected premier league to a second five year term only two delegates voted against the second most powerful man in china's communist party is reelection comes a day after china's president xi jinping was unanimously reappointed with no limits on how long he can serve germany's new interior minister horst seal will first says he wants to increase checks on the country's borders until the e.u. secures its external frontier germany resumes some border controls of to the twenty fifteen migration crisis observers call the whole first tough line of migration a big draw voters away from the far right alternative for germany

we will resist that's what these demonstrators are shouting in istanbul scotto district for more than a year they have come here at least once a week to protest their dismissals. the to jail and takes part as often as she can the sooty two year old who used to work with the stumbles development agency until she was sacked in january twenty seventh she still remembers the last day of her old life there really well. so well. it was on a friday night i was sitting outside with my friends we heard the news that the government had sect thousands of people by a new decree. they published a list with all the names on it we had to look to find out if we knew anyone. and then i saw my name i felt so terrible your whole life is ruined just because your name is on a list i was furious and told them i will be back and demand justice. be to jail it says she has nothing to do with terrorists she thinks she was sacked because she is a leftist unionist critical voice. better by no means an isolated case since the failed coup attempt in summer twenty sixteen up to one hundred fifty thousand people hav

forces which are working with the kurdish militia in those regions dorian jones in istanbul with the latest thank you. something exciting now the bundesliga show with chris harrington is coming up after the break with all of this weekend's gold could all be leipsic spring a shock and beat by in munich for the first time ever well you'll only find out if you tune into the bundesliga coming up in just a few minutes. you're watching news from berlin we'll be back with more in just a forty five minutes and don't forget to log onto our web site it's called for round the clock news and information thank you for watching. the top stories from across social media share common sense and content welcome to . you starting out with some junk and instructions from a book. beautiful william coming.

both of them spoke to us from istanbul. what's the moral obligation of the u.s. to help in a fragile state? the united nations is basically thrown its hands up and said, apparently you all don't care about eastern ghouta because nothing we have said has made a cease-fire stick. the world seems to be content with letting these people buy and preventing anything from being done. just on humanitarian level. the u.s. has the resources to make anything happen but what should the u.s. be doing with the front to sit like syria, special in a clear he american disaster like eastern ghouta were all people need is a little aid? what should the u.s. be doing? >> what the u.s. has been doing is providing ever escalating packages of humanitarian assistance, including efforts to get it across the border. unfortunately, and tragically, what's going on in eastern ghouta is simmered to what is been going on for the past seven years over and over again. the issue is less about the matter humanitarian assistance, but rather what are the mechanisms for stopping the source of the need

both spoke to us from istanbul. what is the moral obligation of the u.s. to help in a fragile state? the united nations has basically thrown its hands up and said apparently you don't care because nothing we have said has made a cease fire stick. the world seems to be content with letting these people die and preventing anything from being done. the u.s. certainly has the resources to make anything happen. but what should the u.s. be doing with a fragile state like syria especially in a clear humanitarian disaster where all people need is a little aid. >> what the u.s. has been doing has been providing ever-escalating packages of humanitarian assistance including efforts to get it across the border. unfortunately and just tragically what is going on right now is similar to what has been going on for the past seven years over and over again. the issue is less about the amount of humanitarian assistance but rather what are the mechanisms for stopping the source of the need. we're actually much better at responding to crisis and providing assistance after a c

now he lives in istanbul and documents the names and stories of those who get sacked the pictures of math arrests that were broadcasted on turkish t.v. still shocking. maybe almost. prosecutors . have to prove that you are a criminal or terrorist but in our case in my case or even in our case we have got to prove that we are innocent those who are being accused of. being a member of this organization called. we cannot stand the charges and source in this crash most hostile stigma some of them commit suicide some of them near their home states so that they can. be they become invisible invisible at another place so that they can. move the news. they made in life everything is here back to the to jail and it whom her cancer waiting for her she used to have a flat meat until sure why but she moved out because she was afraid to get into trouble with you for a teach yourself friends who suddenly turned their back that's also something that you had to get used to. it talking sense or less about that there were couple i know there are many people like me they die a so-called civil death but

that report from our istanbul correspondent johann just a quick reminder of our top story before we go weapons inspectors have begun allies in the talks unused to poison a former russian spy and his daughter in the english city of salzburg that says russia hits back at britain demanding it provide evidence of claims that moscow is behind the attack. you're watching the news we have more for you at the top of the next hour and meanwhile you find all are stories online at www dot com thanks for watching. going. to superstars in kenya. the idols of a generation he runs she joins. the comic tales of the trials and tribulations of growing up finding a job and. the heroes speak the language of young kenyans and give them the courage to shape their own future. three thousand next d.w. . maje. music. then followed this classic comedy some like i. control the speed of gangster films dramas the landscape posts and stuff can remind billy wilder's some like it haul his don't know man nobody's perfect on . earth a home worth saving googling two years tell stories of creative people and innovative p

forces which are working with the kurdish militia in those regions dorian jones in istanbul with the latest thank you. let's now look at some of the other stories making news around the world israeli authorities say a palestinian has been shot dead after he stabbed and seriously wounded an israeli security guard in jerusalem's old city the god was taken to hospital tensions have been high since the u.s. recognized jerusalem as israel's capital in december. china's parliament has elected premier league chan to a second five year term only two delegates voted against the second most powerful man in china's communist party his reelection comes a day after chinese president xi jinping was unanimously reappointed with no limits on how long he can serve germany's new interior minister a horse to their office says he wants to increase checks on the country's borders until the e.u. secures its external frontier germany resumed some border controls after the twenty fifteen migration crisis observers calls the whole first tough line of migration a bid to draw voters away from the far right alt

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he came all the way from mersin to be here in istanbul today. ulas: it's not easy. it's not easy to insist on optimism. sometimes you need to be -- you need to see that you're not the only maniac. you're not the only fool of the town. there are other fools, if this is stupidness. so, you just start to re-believe in yourself. you just refresh your insistence and your struggle. reporter: ulas bayraktar is going to need his strength and positivity. all of the academics who signed the peace petition have been legally charged. the first court proceedings began in december. but the professor says he's not afraid -- after all, he's an eternal optimist. host: this week in our global ideas series, we take a look at a billion-dollar industry -- cut flowers. most of the world's pply comes from lar-scale flower farms in just a handful of countries. it's a business worth around 44 billion euros a year. the global center of the cut flower trade is still the netherlands. but production is on the rise in four countries in the tropics -- one of them, kenya. our reporter manuel ozcer

the mosque is so huge one can spot it from many places in istanbul. journalist most of the harsh says the project shows just how much as one focuses on symbols of power now the president has become less and less tolerant of criticism harsh says and he knows what he's talking about his book about alderaan has earned him several lawsuits. we put out a lot better one has a single plan he does not want to lose the election no matter what he wants to remain in power this is only goal. he likes to see himself as a big boss who runs the country like a patriarch. but tie affair to one will never become a big boss who controls all of turkey he's only the big boss of his followers and supporters. then look at this in america both. in cousin posher the president's old neighborhood to most of the people do not share such criticism if it were up to yes sure i hung the barber. one would govern for another fifteen years but he could stop by more often for happy that. that was you leon who brought us that report and interview from istanbul let's get your minder now o

eh eh. eh busy dummies come to learn from buddy let's go right to our correspondent he is in central istanbul i'm joined by this helicopter bit of news political correspondent on those stories in just a minute but first this news just gets a little about the perspective closer to w. c s i. stories the people of the world over information provided opinions they want to express d.w. on facebook and twitter up to date and in touch follow us. births i've poked. two moons of species. a home worth saving and. those are big changes and most start with small steps global ideas tell stories of creative people and innovative projects around the world. ideas that protect the climate boost green energy solutions and resource efficient . cars out of people you cannot predict of course to create interactive content teaching the next generation about environmental protection. using all channels available to inspire people to take action and we're determined to build something here for the next generation. global audience the multimedia environment series on d.w. . news . business d.w. news live from napco o

brent: we will brick in dorian jones, our correspondent, monitoring the situation in istanbul. good evening to you. we know that mr recep tayyip erdogan says turkey has no intention of in vading syria. what is he doing, and whathis e >> well, officially it is to remove what they call a terror threat from along most of its 900 kilometer border. the afran provision is swift and successful. they are looking to move eastward and they'll have the - the president made clear they want to clear out the kurdish militia which they link to inside turkey and beyond the border and into iraq. beyond this, there's a strategic goal involved. turkey realises the more real estate you control inside syria, the greater the say over the end game when the end approaches and the end of the civil war. and the policy of adding might to diplomacy is no different to russia, iran and the united states. it's part of a dangerous policy followed by all the countries involved in the region. brent: what about the civilians caught in the mid of this. afran is a kurdish military tail. what happens to the civilia

this is a devotee has come to love somebody of the right to our correspondent he is in central istanbul i'm joined by the show a couple of you know whose political correspondent on the story that follows this news just go and get some perspective closer. would it be fine for the case to be taken seriously in the world. here's what's coming up. on. w o reduce the speed of super hero on a mission to change captives smart women smart talks smart strange and legit fears and by no means missed out on a creasing dangerous time. w. made sure my. voting is underway in russia's presidential election voters and bloody vostok in the country's far east lined up to cast their ballots eight candidates are in the running but president vladimir putin is expected to win a fourth term in office by a clear margin. thousands of people have been streaming out of the rebel held district of eastern near the syrian capital damascus artillery fire from syrian government forces and russian airstrikes have intensified.

mark lowen, bbc news, istanbul. returning to our top story now and the re—election of vladimir putin as the re—election of vladimir putin as the president of russia and his denial that russia was involved in any way in the nerve agent attack in the uk. ariel cohen is a russia analyst with the american think tank the atlantic council. hejoins me now from washington dc. we will talk about the election in a minute. let's firstly talk about the deny all that there was any involvement in the nerve agent attack in the uk. do you have thoughts on that? there were previous denials. the russians denied that they shut down the malaysia an airliner, mh17, over eastern ukraine. they denied that the syrian government used chemical weapons in syria. to the history of denial goes way back. the simplest explanation is that mr skripal and his daughter were poisoned by agents who had access to the novichok chemical weapon at the nerve agent. but if there is a clear explanation of how the russian controlled chemical agent fell int

he came all the way from mersin to be here in istanbul today. ulas: it's not easy. it's not easy to insist on optimism. sometimes you need to be -- you need to see that you're not the only maniac. you're not the only fool of the town. there are other fools, if this is stupidness. so, you just start to re-believe in yourself. you just refresh your insistence and your struggle. reporter: ulas bayraktar is going to need his strength and positivity. all of the academics who signed the peace petition have been legally charged. the first court proceedings began in december. but the prprofessor says he's t afraid -- after all, he's an eternal optimist. host: this week in our global ideas series, we take a look at a billion-dollar industry -- cut flowowers. most of f the world's supply cos fromararge-scale flower farms in just a handful of countries. it's a business worth around 44 billion euros a year. the global center of the cut flower trade is still the netherlands. but production is on the rise in four countries in the tropics -- one of them, kenya. our reporter manuel

this is you get me a skunk and not somebody that's the right to our correspondent he is in central istanbul and by michelle a couple of years but it will correspond let's bring in a kid from a poland it decimates going to the bottom correspondent frank for more on those stories in just a minute but first this news just being it's all about the perspective. d.w. news. birth place home of species. a home worth saving. those are big changes and most start with small steps global ideas tell stories of creative people and innovative projects around the world. by deals that protect the climate boost clean energy solutions and reforestation. was out of people you can know but they can forge will create interactive content teaching to the next generation about environmental protection by. using all channels available to inspire people to take action and more determined to build something here for the next generation. global ideas the multimedia environment series on. british foreign secretary boris johnson said it was likely that russian president vladimir putin personally ordered the nerve agent a

of syria and women the international convoy has converged on that city after a two day journey from istanbul they are calling for the release of more than six and a half thousand women being held in prison after seven years of civil war. and for more we're joined now by seward dermis human rights lawyer and a spokesperson for the convoy of conscious that is known there in turkey thank you so much for joining us to tell us a little bit more about this initiative if you can just fill us in on what you're hoping to achieve here. thanks for having me on your program well as the convoy of conscience got a group of women thousands of women across the world from all walks of life and we want to highlight the plight of syrian woman who have been raped tortured and socially brutalized in regime prisons or fishel prisons and secret prisons along across syria so after day after its relays journey starting from istanbul and anding in international women's day we are urging international community to take effective measures and to protect human. everywhere in the world and in syria we would love to hear

mark lowen, bbc news, istanbul. police in austin, texas are responding to reports of an explosion in which two men have been seriously injured. it follows a series of parcel bombings in the city, which have killed two people this month and injured two others. austin's police chief has announced a reward of $100,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the bomber. both men killed in the attacks were african—americans, and police have not ruled out racism as a motive. in australia, more than 70 homes and buildings have been destroyed in wildfires in the state of new south wales. firefighters say the blazes are now under control, but that it will take several days for all of them to be extinguished. this is all that is left of some of the homes in the small coastal town of tathra, where 200 people were forced to sleep in an evacuation centre overnight and many simply fled to the beach to avoid the flames. those who had to evacuate their homes have been told it is not yet safe for them to return

of syria and women the international convoy has converged on that city after a two day journey from istanbul they are calling for the release of more than six and a half thousand women being held in prison after seven years of civil war. and for more we're joined now by seward dermis human rights lawyer and a spokesperson for the convoy of conscious that is known there in turkey thank you so much for joining us to tell us a little bit more about this initiative if you can just fill us in on what you're hoping to achieve here. thanks for having me on your program well as the convoy of conscience got a group of women thousands of women across the world from all walks of life and you want to highlight the plight of syrian women who have been raped tortured and socially brutalized in regime prisons or fishel prisons and secret prisons along across syria so after day after it's read a stern new study from istanbul and anding in international women's day we are urging international community to take effective measures and to protect human. everywhere in the world and in syria we would love to hear

of syria and women the international convoy has converged on that city after a two day journey from istanbul they are calling for the release of more than six and a half thousand women being held in prison after seven years of civil war. and for more we're joined now by human rights lawyer and a spokesperson for the convoy of conscious of that is known there in turkey thank you so much for joining us to tell us a little bit more about this initiative if you can just fill us in on what you're hoping to achieve here. thanks for having me on your program well as the convoy of conscience got a group of women thousands of women across the world from all walks of life and you want to highlight the plight of syrian women who have been raped tortured and socially brutalized in regime prisons or fishel prisons and secret prisons along across syria so after day after three days journey starting from istanbul and anding in international room once day we are urging international community to take effective measures and to protect human. everywhere in the world and in syria we would love to hear some of

jokes either is to close out of those critical in istanbul you like to get it thank. you no laws because hello love yes i do you differ with him i did so as the fuck was a. joke got across that idea for what i believe a little yours. thank you thank. you you. thank . but act alone gave them the bubbling ducat yappin even as a bit of the cause them do it or they didn't you got the beat all the movie is the lead did you give you that a top of the. oh they are you big but i could get to do us. a lot of jim well one joke that. joke um yeah there is a man on the road yeah they're all that good then as. the the the thing that. their bus is now driving toward was. now known as plot on yeah the village where most of its father left. down. in the obamacare negative he's on the on the list up like me yet if it turned out to a little bit soft i don't get it. i never found it but that's. going to be you know i've been there dad not a good deal the beginning of the year the good that anything you came to me and a good long of it didn't i didn't get the meaning until i did love lov

of syria and women the international convoy has converged on that city after a two day journey from istanbul they are calling for the release of more than six and a half thousand women being held in prison after seven years of civil war. and for more we're joined now by human rights lawyer and a spokesperson for the convoy of conscious that is known there in turkey thank you so much for joining us to tell us a little bit more about this initiative if you can just fill us in on what you're hoping to achieve here. thanks for having me on your program well as the convoy of conscience you are a group of women thousands of women across the world from all walks of life and you want to highlight the plight of syrian women who have been raped tortured and so should the brutalizing regime prisons or fishel prisons and secret prisons along across syria so after day after three days journey starting from istanbul and anding in international romance day we are urging international community to take effective measures and to protect human. everywhere in the world and in syria we would love to hear some o

plight of syrian women the international convoy has converged on that city after a two day journey from istanbul they are calling for the release of more than six and a half thousand women being held in prison after seven years of civil war. and for more we're joined now by seward dermis human rights lawyer and a spokesperson for the convoy of conscious that is known there in turkey thank you so much for joining us to tell us a little bit more about this initiative if you can just fill us in on what you're hoping to achieve here. thanks for having me on your program well as the convoy of conscience got a group of women thousands of women across the world from all walks of life and we want to highlight the plight of syrian women who have been raped tortured and socially brutalized in regime prisons official prisons and secret prisons along across syria so after day after three days journey starting from istanbul and anding in international rules day we are urging international community to take effective measures and to protect human. everywhere in the world and in syria we would love to hear som

now he lives in istanbul and documents the names and stories of those who get sacked the pictures of math arrests that were broadcasted on turkish t.v. still shock him. oh sure he'll no. prosecutors. have to prove that you are a criminal or terrorist but in our case in my case or even in our case we have got to prove that we are innocent those who are being accused of. being a member of this organization called. we cannot stand the charges and social discrimination or social stigma some of them commit suicide some of them near their home these days so that they can. out they may become invisible invisible at another place so that they can. move beautiful. they need a new life a bit easier uprooting two official figures some four thousand turks who were dismissed after the coup attempts have since gotten their jobs back one of them agreed to give an interview but anonymously because officially he's not allowed to talk about his case the primary school teacher says he was suspended for about three months and relatively short forced break compared to many other cases. overnight i sudden

mark lowen, bbc news, istanbul. well, this is clearly a military victory for turkey on a highly celebrated anniversary for turks, the gallipoli victory a century ago. that was partly due to the ypg ‘s strategic calculation, and they ever accurate of the city, they enabled the civilians more than 150,000 civilians evacuated from the city, not calling them for a mass resistance. they now vowed to expel turkish forces. there will be implications that next to afrin, where us shoots dunn troops. do you believe we will see turkey fission to syria against the ypg even further? for the east in your freebies —— you freelys, it is dubious. that is why that calculation from turkey, it is simply because the united states probably make a deal over the region. but when washington would make such a deal, the eastern new 3—ds would be the red —— the eastern yafridis would be the red line. there is division in washington, close sources towards micro—washington and pesetas wrote critical for the raqqa security. others c

mark lowen, bbc news, istanbul. the headlines on bbc news: the foreign secretary accuses russia of stockpiling the nerve agent thought to have been used on a former spy and his daughter in salisbury. russian president vladimir putin thanks voters for what he called their "confidence and hope" after appearing to secure another six—year term as leader. travel disruption and school closures in the south—west of england and wales — as the so—called "mini—beast from the east" brings snow and ice to much of the uk. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's james. rory mcilroy has won his first tournament in more than a year and a half with a stunning victory at the arnold palmer invitational in florida. mcilroy began the final day two shots off the lead but today fired 5 birdies in the final six holes to finish on 18 under par, a lead of 3 shots over bryson dechambeau. the northern irishman had dropped from the top of the world rankings to number 10, having not won a tournament since

the two julep takes part as often as she can the sooty two year old who used to work with istanbul's development agency until she was sacked in january twenty seventeen she still remembers the last day of her old life very well. so well. it was on a friday night i was sitting outside with my friends we heard the news that the government had sect thousands of people by a new decree. they published a list with all the names on it we had to look to find out if we knew anyone. and then i saw my name i felt so terrible your whole life is ruined just because your name is on a list i was furious and told them i will be back and demand justice. you be to jail it says she has nothing to do with terrorists she thinks she was sacked because she is a leftist unionist a critical voice. better by no means an isolated case since the failed coup attempt in summer twenty sixteen up to one hundred fifty thousand people have been sacked or suspended from their jobs many of them have even been jailed they were civil servants teachers doctors professors once pillars of society they were suddenly declared

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