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"This is the world In some parts of the world. Being an environmental activist can be a dangerous, even deadly job. According to a new report from Global Witness a human rights organization. 227 environmental activists around the world were killed last year, the highest number ever recorded. Reporter Manuel Reuter is following the story and joins us from Bogota, Colombia, meanwhile, lay this out for us. Where are we seeing these murders happened? I mean, which countries we're seeing. This murders happen in countries that have internal conflicts or conflicts where lots of different armed groups are vying for territory, for example, in Colombia and in Mexico. But also in countries where governments are encouraging companies or settlers to take over natural resources and then and orderly fashion. Which is the case, for example, in the Philippines or in Nicaragua, which had 12 murders of environmental activists last year. But since it's a relatively small country had the highest per capita rate of murders of activists, Hm, Is there a reason why we're seeing this uptick in murders of environmental activists? Well, if you look at the report from global witness says that there were 227 murders in 2000 and 20 Out of those half are just three countries Colombia, Mexico and the Philippines. Colombia has the most martyrs with 65. So in the case of Colombia, for example, the reason there's an uptick is that there was a peace deal between the government. And the fight guerilla group five years ago, which helped the country in general, But that also left power vacuums and some remote parts of the country where now drug trafficking groups or smaller rebel groups are trying to come in to take over that vacuum to take over the drug trafficking routes or the logging or the legal mining. And then that affects environmental activists because environmental activists who are trying to preserve the forest or preserve sources of water from mine, and, for example, get caught up in the new confrontations over territory by these armed groups. So in Colombia, for example, according to global witness is numbers. The number of environmental activist murdered over the past three years has actually doubled. What is being done to protect environmental activists. I mean, in Colombia or anywhere else, I mean, is anything being done given the numbers of them who are being killed? I think that groups like global witness with this report. What they're doing, which is very important is highlighting the should creating awareness about the issue. And then another thing. Our projects even by the U. S embassy to strengthen the local justice system when it comes to these murders of environmental activists or any other kind of activists. Really One important thing is to make sure that threats against them are investigated when these people are alive, and they're being threatened That they're provided protection in Colombia, For example, many human rights leaders have bodyguards assigned paid for by the government. And then if a murder happens, it's very important for prosecution to happen, because that's the only way you can discourage criminal groups from doing this again and again. So when it comes to doing something that's very important, for example, to strengthen justice systems in these different countries, so that they're more capable. To go to places and investigate together and process information in places like Colombia a huge backlog when it comes to prosecuting murders. Manuel Rueda is a reporter based in Bogota, Colombia. He's been talking about environmental activists under threat in many countries worldwide. Thanks a lot, man Well Thank you. In Afghanistan. The LGBTQ community is concerned about the future. While homosexuality has long been criminalized in the country, advocates fear the situation will get more dangerous. Under the Taliban's strict version of Islamic rule. Many members of the community are now in hiding and hoping to flee the country, The world's Bianca Hillier reports. I recently got on the phone with 24 year old in Afghanistan she identifies as a lesbian and for years has been a vocal defender of L G B T Q. And women's rights in the country. People have been targeted for similar beliefs in the past, so we're not using her name out of concern for her safety. She's been on the move for the past couple of weeks, trying to stay out of the Taliban's path. Now I'm staying with friends, but I cannot stay here for long time safely. I will still one week, but after that, for short, Taliban come to you at home Twice. Now she's been told the Taliban came to where she was staying. Shortly after she left, she says they've asked for her by name, and she believes they're targeting her because of her identity and activism if the Taliban government recognized by international community and other countries in G B T. A woman will not have future in Afghanistan. She told me. She saw this danger coming a while ago. So she reached out to a man who she'd met through an L G B T Q Facebook page. He's also an activist and identifies as gay. But in August, the two of them got married because they both knew they'd be safer under Taliban rule if they were in a heterosexual marriage. I didn't want such marriage based on fear based on escaping from Taliban were just husband and wife to be saved from Taliban. The future of LGBTQ. People in Afghanistan is unclear as details of the new government and what laws it will enforce, remain vague, But advocates say there's reason to be concerned. Between the years of 1996 to 2000 and one many LGBTQ members were executed by Taliban. Artemus BlackBerry is an LGBTQ activist whose family fled Afghanistan during the previous Taliban rain. For example, in March of 1998, they killed two young men again because of some Um, sex relationship. They broke down the wall over them, and I do believe that with the arrival of the Taliban, this punishment will be repeated again. The history will be repeated again. A Taliban judge said as much in July, he told a German newspaper. There are only two ways to deal with the gay person, stoning them or crushing them with a three M wall. Name at Sadat believes the judge is telling the truth. Sadat is a gay activist and author from Afghanistan now based in the US, But he doesn't think the Taliban will carry out these punishments in public. They know that they need foreign aid money and then international legitimacy. And so that's only going to happen if they abide by international norms. If they're like killing women and LGBT people, the world is not going to stomach that, so that's why I think whatever policy they do, that's going to be hush hush. Nearly 400 people have reached out to Sadat for help. Including this 22 year old gay man in Kabul, whom I spoke with over the phone. This situation for gay people now Afghanistan if too much danger where protecting the man's identity for his safety through tears. He told me he's not only scared for his life, but for his family's My father lives My mother left. My sister. Love is danger because of me Because I'm a gay Every day I crying with my sister every day. Is it dead? This man is one of the thousands of LGBTQ Afghans asking foreign governments for help. So far, Canada and Ireland are the only countries who have specifically offered refuge to the community. More than a dozen U. S. Senators and 16 members of Congress have urged the Biden administration to do the same. For the world. I'm being a hillier..
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"In afghanistan. The lgbtq community is concerned about the future. Well homosexuality has long been criminalised in the country advocates. Fear the situation. We'll get more dangerous. Under the taliban strict version of islamic rule many members of the community are now in hiding and hoping to flee the country. the world's bianca hillier reports. I recently got on the phone with a twenty four year. Old in afghanistan she identifies as a lesbian and for years has been a vocal defender of lgbtq and women's rights in the country people have been targeted for similar beliefs in the past. So we're not using her name out of concern for her safety. She's been on the move for the past couple of weeks trying to stay out of the taliban's path now. I'm staying with frames. But i cannot stay here for a long time seriously. I mean one way but after that food shore taliban come to your home twice now she's been told. The taliban came to where she was staying shortly after she left. She says they've asked for her by name. And she believes they're targeting her because of her identity and activism inspect polygon governing busy coop noise but international community and all countries in jimmy on woman when malta future in afghanistan. She told me she saw this danger coming awhile ago. So she reached out to a man who she'd met through an lgbtq facebook page. He's also an activist and identifies as gay but in august the two of got married because they both knew they'd be safer under taliban rule if they were in a heterosexual marriage. All right. did they won't such money on cnn. Based on escaping from taleban will just husband and wife to be saved from taliban on the future of lgbtq people in afghanistan is unclear as details of the new government and what laws it will enforce remain vague
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"In afghanistan. The lgbtq community is concerned about the future. Well homosexuality has long been criminalised in the country advocates. Fear the situation. We'll get more dangerous. Under the taliban strict version of islamic rule many members of the community are now in hiding and hoping to flee the country. the world's bianca hillier reports. I recently got on the phone with a twenty four year. Old in afghanistan she identifies as a lesbian and for years has been a vocal defender of lgbtq and women's rights in the country people have been targeted for similar beliefs in the past. So we're not using her name out of concern for her safety. She's been on the move for the past couple of weeks trying to stay out of the taliban's path now. I'm staying with frames. But i cannot stay here for a long time seriously. I mean one way but after that food shore taliban come to your home twice now she's been told. The taliban came to where she was staying shortly after she left. She says they've asked for her by name. And she believes they're targeting her because of her identity and activism inspect polygon governing busy coop noise but international community and all countries in jimmy on woman when malta future in afghanistan. She told me she saw this danger coming awhile ago. So she reached out to a man who she'd met through an lgbtq facebook page. He's also an activist and identifies as gay but in august the two of got married because they both knew they'd be safer under taliban rule if they were in a heterosexual marriage. All right. did they won't such money on cnn. Based on escaping from taleban will just husband and wife to be saved from taliban on the future of lgbtq people in afghanistan is unclear as details of the new government and what laws it will enforce remain vague
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"The lgbtq community is concerned about the future. Well homosexuality has long been criminalised in the country advocates. Fear the situation. We'll get more dangerous. Under the taliban strict version of islamic rule many members of the community are now in hiding and hoping to flee the country. the world's bianca hillier reports. I recently got on the phone with a twenty four year. Old in afghanistan she identifies as a lesbian and for years has been a vocal defender of lgbtq and women's rights in the country people have been targeted for similar beliefs in the past. So we're not using her name out of concern for her safety. She's been on the move for the past couple of weeks trying to stay out of the taliban's path now. I'm staying with frames. But i cannot stay here for a long time seriously. I mean one way but after that food shore taliban come to your home twice now she's been told. The taliban came to where she was staying shortly after she left. She says they've asked for her by name. And she believes they're targeting her because of her identity and activism inspect polygon governing busy coop noise but international community and all countries in jimmy on woman when malta future in afghanistan. She told me she saw this danger coming awhile ago. So she reached out to a man who she'd met through an lgbtq facebook page. He's also an activist and identifies as gay but in august the two of got married because they both knew they'd be safer under taliban rule if they were in a heterosexual marriage..
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"Regions where storms typically form and because of different wind currents who can expect to see changes in where storms typically go so. We're trying to get a handle on. All of the changes that climate change will make in the climatology. Hurricanes carry manual professor of atmospheric sciences at the massachusetts institute of technology in cambridge massachusetts kerry. Thank you very much. You're quite welcome. You're listening to the world. I'm marco werman you're with the world. Athletes are halfway through the paralympic games in tokyo and since the opening ceremony last week the action has been nonstop. the world's bianca hillier has been following the events for us. Hey hey marco. So bianca i have to say. The news out of afghanistan has really taken sites off of tokyo. But actually before we get to the metal council. Let's talk about the afghanistan paralympic team. I know the two athletes zakia who the daddy and hosain resilient. They were stuck in afghanistan after the taliban takeover and they missed the opening ceremony. What is update on them. that's right. The athletes were speaking out on social media trying to get out of kabul and into tokyo and initially both the afghanistan paralympic committee and the international paralympic committee. Said there wouldn't be a safe way to make that happen but over the weekend. The ipc announced both athletes did finally arrive at the games. They didn't say how. The athletes got out of kabul but mentioned it was a quote major global operation with the help of several governments and other agencies at a press conference yesterday. Spokesperson craig spence teared up and said the athletes arrival at the tokyo. Airport was extremely emotional. It was remarkable. It really was a remarkable meeting. Having seen images of the athletes being evacuated on a plane to see them in person in invest safe and well in the pilot pick village is something. I don't think we'll ever forget. Said the anchor. These afghan athletes are in tokyo. Now what events will be competing in. We'll be seeing. Daddy compete in taekwondo and rasul erase on the track this week but other than that. These athletes will largely be out of sight. They've been given permission to skip postgame interviews and won't be speaking with any media during the games and they're so tight lipped that we don't even know if they're going to be headed back to afghanistan after the games that is understandable and wishing the best of luck to those afghans at their upcoming competitions. What about paralympian already. Winning tokyo has a competition. Been so far. We'd be here all day. If i shared the long list of unbelievable moment but there are a few standouts today. India's sumo until had a seriously jaw-dropping dropping thirty minutes of play. Listen to this. He throws javelin and on his. I throw of the day. He set a world record. So amazing start but then on his second throw he broke that world record again and just minutes later. He threw even farther securing yet. Another world record a gold medal and a call from prime minister. Narendra modi him in that video until is sitting down hair still sweaty from competition and he's clutching his gold medal in his hand while talking to the prime minister..
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"Two of top level international sports. The Paralympics opening ceremony was held today Organizers are embracing a human rights campaign for people with disabilities. So why the pedestals on the pity tolerated? We're not special. That's not what it's like. That's a clip from a video for we, the 15, meaning 15% of the world's population having disabilities the stigma attached to disability changes when you watch the sport That's, according to Craig Spence, a spokesman for the International Paralympic Committee. As he says, these games will change your attitude toward disability. So let's get to the sports more than 4000 athletes competing across 22 events. The world's Bianca Hillier is on the Olympic and Paralympic Games beat for us So Diego we saw a few new sports at the Olympics this summer or any new sports showing up at the Paralympics. Yeah, there are two new ones. Badminton and taekwondo are on the Paralympic lineup for the first time for bad men in Japan's own Huma Yamazaki is a fan favorite to win both the doubles and singles events. And the taekwondo competition is really stacked. You're going to want to be watching Amy true, stale from Great Britain, who is a clear favorite for a medal this year and also bowler beard and gunboat from Mongolia. He's got a lot of credentials under his belt. He's currently ranked first in the world and is a four time world champion. Which has earned him nicknames like the Mongolian Monster and the Unbeatable Mongolian fighter, and it's important to remember these bad men and taekwondo athletes have been at the top of their game for years and decades in some cases, but they've never gotten to compete on the Paralympic stage for such an international audience and For some of them. A gold medal is kind of that last empty spot in their trophy case that they want to fill. So Tokyo 2020 is going to be a new and major opportunity for these athletes. Yeah, that's exciting. Definitely gonna be watching out for those new sports and players. But let's not forget the repeat athletes coming back to the Paralympics who are the reigning champs on your radar? Lot to choose from here. First. There's Fanny Militia, a swimmer from Hungary at 16. She was the youngest athlete to represent her country at the 2000 and eight games and Tokyo is her fourth time at the Paralympics, and she's only gotten better. Over the years in 2020. She was even named female athlete of the year by Hungary's glamour magazine. I reached out to her after she landed in Japan. And she shared why the Paralympics and her sports swimming are so important to her At my very first swimming competition. I'm asked for the first time people the same impairments. That was the point. When I said I found my group, my spot and my go in Tokyo is to finish as the least at the Paralympics. As you can imagine, Marco, That's a goal I heard from a lot of athletes, including Brazilian. Some are Daniel Dia's Who is South America's most decorated paralympian ever with 24 medals already to his name. He's actually announced that he's calling it quits after Tokyo and retiring after a successful career, But he says he doesn't want his legacy to just be about his trips to the podium. Okay, the Phoenix architect the androgynous you did. Your boss is issued by forcing more into Grange. Partial is a great songs, grand subject. Speaking about Paralympians, Diaz said. What defines each one of us is what is inside of us and inside of us, There's a very strong force capable of achieving big dreams and big goals. Dis added that he wants his legacy to be about breaking the barrier of prejudice that sometimes surrounds Paralympians. That would certainly make a mark are their sports Bianca included in the Paralympics that are not at the Olympics. Yeah, There are two of them. The first is Bacha, which is played by athletes with neurological impairments that impact their motor function. This is really similar to the Italian game of Bochy. Athletes throw balls at a target on the ground and try to get the ball as close to the target as possible. Then there's also gold ball. It's actually one of the oldest Paralympic sports. And was the first sports specifically for athletes with visual impairments here. Each team has three players who try to throw their ball into the opponent's net, which is a big net kind of like a soccer net. Turkey and Lithuania took gold back in Rio in 2016, But Israel's women's team has made some serious strike since then, and they could possibly get their first gold ball medal this summer in Tokyo. Go Ball and Baca looking forward to that, and much more. A lot of action. The world's Bianca Hillary has been covering the Olympics and Paralympics for us, Bianca Thanks for raising the curtain. Thanks so much, Marco. The Paralympic opening ceremonies in Tokyo today had fireworks dancing and the iconic parade of athletes no fans in the stands. Of course, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris was one of the dignitaries in attendance. You can check out the sights on our instagram. Find.
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"They can have increased risk of getting cova because they live in a care center and increased risk more severe disease because they have impaired pulmonary function so it all depends on the situation. Will it says the majority of paralympian are not at a higher risk for co vid still. There are some added systems in place to keep perelman safe for instance. If someone has a visual impairment there will be audio messages and there are stations in the village if someone needs help swabbing for their daily cova test bianca that makes me wonder about guides in personal care. Assistants who accompany paralympic teams. I know organizers are trying to keep low attendance at the games but has impacted staffing numbers. So guides in personal care. Systems are definitely allowed at the paralympics but there are some reports from athletes saying they've been denied requests to bring a personal care assistant because of cova nineteen restrictions on team sizes and paralympic gold. Medallist becca myers who swims for team. Usa says this happened to her and she's actually chosen to withdraw from the games. She says she wouldn't have the support. She needs there and her decision. Got a lot of attention and even prompted. Senator maggie hossan from new hampshire to call out the us and paralympic committee at a senate hearing. This is an outrage and preventable situation. That should never have gotten to this point. I want the us olympic and paralympic committee to work immediately to address this issue. And i want them to ensure that all of our athletes are able to compete safely at this summer's game. I reached out to the olympic committee to learn how the staffing decisions are made and allocated but they didn't reply to my request for comment. The world's bianca hillier has been covering the olympics and paralympics for us. The opening ceremony for the paralympic games is set for tuesday of next week. Bianca thanks so much really appreciate this. Thanks marco a tech scandal is unfolding in germany that involves the ruling political party and a young. I t security researcher at stake criminal consequences. The defense the. It worker in question says she was only trying to do the right thing. After finding a massive security flaw jenny russell reports from berlin. It took twenty five year old lilith whitman. Only a few hours in may to crack. Open the app of germany's ruling party the cd you. They just didn't have any kind of serious security interest in a berlin park. Vitmain reflects one of the biggest discoveries of her career and then all of the fallout party. Campaigners were using cd you connect to gauge public opinion in the run-up to.
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"Will continue working with the national olympic committee especially in japan. In this matter. I will make sure that there will be discussion right after this when it comes to japan. I'm always gonna be there and what thing. That's now emoto advisor on gender equality to the tokyo olympics. Speaking with my colleague the world's bianca hillier quick warning. Before this next story we will be talking about violence against a child. Please take care while listening. In india anger is growing after the suspected rape and murder of a girl. She's from the lowest and most oppressed cast in hinduism. Here's what we know happened last sunday. The nine year old who has not been named when to fetch water nearby. Crematorium the family source for reliable fresh water. When the girl did not return home her mother went out to look for the hindu. Priests of the crematorium center daughter electrocuted. He convinced the mother to let them cremate. The body and not call the police people. Living near the crematorium suspected foul play and intervened so delicious water on the fire and remove the half burned body of the child and then they call the police. The police had these undercharging Negligence and also ed destroying the evidence. Not more than that. That's yoga by ana founder of the group people against rapes in india by honest suspected that the death of girl from the community also known as untouchables would not be thoroughly investigated and are killers. Would not be prosecuted. Then i went. I think i went to sport However an activist. But i had to report because no media was giving any attention to the case so i was the first one to make a video myself going to spot going to the places talking to the people talking to the neighbors talking to the model so whatever i have gathered and compiled i only collected from the what i was heading from The people those represented that time what. You found yoga. Does it scan with what the police are finding their investigation. Then we created this. You and could i next. Did they conformed from their side. They had booked these criminals. Don't sexual violence also model everything only after the pressure. So you see the difference. How they changed within twenty four hours off creating the pressure the mass movement. I pointed out earlier that the daulat community in india in the cast is at the lowest of that economic ladder. Why have they been so historically oppressed or targeted in india. The gossip tim does exist. In india. it is the reality of our social fabric. Fun cannot deny that but by and large. Let me tell you one thing. I've walked almost with hundred children. It respective of their caste religion. They are abused. Every third child is abused or not country and so many Happen on across the community is at least when i talk about children. It has nothing to do with community. Yes belot women not suppressed. Dan moore sexually exploited. But in this case because they are also economically very weeks i differentiate these things like have and have not. You'll get. let's get back to this this case. Tell me more about the anger around this killing of this nine year old girl. What is the community saying via outraged. But what we want is we want justice. Envy von does police officers to be suspended dominated forever and booked for delaying and for supporting the criminals because rather than supporting the victim's family they were supporting the criminals. They are to be accountable. They detained the parents of the girl for fourteen hours. In the in the police station they did not let them go and try to manipulate tried to brainwash them not to report a necessarily things which can create walk ratio for police are can be repealed 'em so that was problematic The police did arrest for people in connection with this case. Does that spell a changing attitude in india towards these kinds of episodes. They've done in our country for years ago. We got a new law. It if you happen with lies a girl who's been below twelve. There's a provision for capital punishment. So avoiding all. These hasn't avoiding all the reputation i think the police wanted to make it look like a electrocution kind of exit. And not as as a brutality. And amado you'll get to without strong forensic evidence in this case. Do you expect justice. No anyways i don't expect justice. In any case because justice delayed is justice denied so many cases. I've been dealing for fourteen years law. None of them have gone through logical conclusion until now the all i in the court so one dollar activist was quoted saying there's rape apathy india especially when it occurs to dull. It's what needs to be done. Yoga to to combat both the rape apathy as well as just the sheer number of rapes occurring in india. Generally epide- is not good enough. We want it to stop. We afford to lose a more daughters. We so we have to walk on the gender sensitization. We have to teach our boys not girls beyond this address wrong audience. We tell our girls to wear clothes are. Don't go out in the night to protect themselves. But we don't talk to a voice so it's not a magic wand which can give you a quick solution. We have to combat it it from hammer from all the corners and it cannot be done by one person it has to be done by the whole community from the political leaders. Vici- willpower otherwise. Nothing will change yoga. Biljana is an indian. Anti rape activists. She's a founder of the people's against rapes in india movement. She joined us from delhi yoga. Thank you for your time. Thank you so much for inviting me. Since the us invasion of iraq in two thousand and three tens of thousands of ancient artifacts and pieces of art have been looted and smuggled out of the country. This week. The us agreed to return more than seventeen thousand treasures to iraq including an ancient clay tablet containing a portion of the epic of gilgamesh. Not boot is a professor of art history and coordinator of the contemporary arab muslim cultural studies initiative at the university of north texas. First of all. How did these pieces get to the. Us in the first place. Where have they been since two thousand three and all the looting that had happened. Many of which was very organized and people knew exactly what they were taking out. It's sort of was smuggled through the region through the uae through jordan at times and found its way to where it wanted to be. What was your reaction when you heard the. Us will be returning artifacts and this art to iraq. To be honest it was a piece of news. Returning them is great. But also this is just a little drop in a bucket full of water so this is a good step. But neither resolves the problem of all the neutered words nor does it really actually stabbed a system for stopping or returning so if it's a drop in the bucket let's pull back. What does the us war interact unto the country's cultural heritage and is it just the two thousand three invasion and occupation. Or do we have to go back to operation desert storm in nineteen ninety-one to understand the full impact of the looting. Absolutely we saw images of looting on tv. We saw the museum and the lake. Donny george was the director of the museum pleading with military to help protect the museum. The museum of modern art and other many other museums in iraq did not even fair any attention from anyone no protection so for example. The museum of modern art there was a fire and it was practically all destroyed and then there was large looting and destruction. But you know a lot of the major works by the major. Iraqi artists found their way out. I've seen looted works in new york. I've seen to work in amman. In beirut's and many people actually will show me many iraqis at the time who were able to buy. Some of those works did with the intention that they will return it to the country when there is a stable government. Of course. That never happened in now. Who knows where these works are. Have you ever brought this up with the directors of museums when you see these.
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"Could kind of take part of that away. Legendary skater. tony hawk has said skating is about self confidence and identity. Not about competition or judged performances. Us pro alexis. The blown who took fourth in tokyo. Last night talked with brian about this. There is this like supportive of skateboarding happening but escape. Running itself is not a sport. It's more some people. Call it a lifestyle or an art or all. The words really cheesy to me like dancing. It's like his dancing a spore. It's physical but there's also dependent expression you closer to that. What about the weather at all these events bianca. Tokyo's usually hot at this time of year. What's the weather doesn't the athletes. It's impacting them for sure. Those skaters we were just talking about were wearing vests in between there runs but unfortunately you know things could get worse here because typhoon is actually headed in tokyo's general direction. It could make landfall tomorrow and archery. Rowing and sailing have already adjusted their competition schedules. Because of this japan's government has not issued any weather warnings yet but we still could see heavy rain and wind over the next few days so much drama before the games even began. What would these olympics be without. A typhoon with bianca hillier taking through the first few days of the olympics in tokyo bianca. Thank you thanks marco. Several hundred people in california will soon be receiving some money reparations at the state agreed to pay two women who were sterilized without consent for decades. A handful of us states had eugenics and sterilization laws on the books. Many of the subjects in california were immigrants and people of color. The world's daisy has our story in anybody gene says she didn't learn about these forced sterilizations growing up in los angeles. I had only learned about all these after i had left to college. By is a public health researcher at the university of california san francisco. For years she's worked to bring reparations to the thousands of women sterilized without their consent in california. Many hospitals others in prisons. Many of those women were black. Indigenous others of mexican origin says. Can you imagine for me. This is something that would hit home and was very personal. Because i'm the daughter of immigrants. Some relief came this month. Here's the big one hundred. California governor gavin. Newsom agree to include money for reparations. Interstate budget almost eight million dollars but only victims were still alive. Can clean it. That's about four hundred people. Activists say many more are out there. Eugenics and sterilization laws were common in the early nineteen hundreds across the united states. A lot of it says wien intersects with us immigration policy at the time contributes to the narrative of pal in communities are viewed as not being fit to parent or be in charge of their productive. Bassetti it's estimated. That twenty thousand. Women were sterilized under california's law. Women like mid at on. This man is not get you. It look really alone. Chechen enough admit this is from the pbs documentary. Noah's babies no more babies in spanish. The film follows the stories of several mexican. American women who were sterilized at a medical facility in los angeles in the late nineteen sixty s and early nineteen. Seventy s can no to the muscle. Peter at an under says she was asked to sign a form in order to have a c. section but language was a barrier. She quit read. What a nurse eventually signed for her at an agenda says she found out years later that after giving birth she had also been sterilized the group of women including on this sued county doctors and the state. The judge ruled in favor of the hospital. Saying miscommunication led to these sterilizations but that lawsuit did lead to other changes. California ended its seventy year sterilization law all those their locations at women's prisons continued on. For several more years the issue also resurfaced..
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"It's really easy to get this impression. That japan messed up. Even though it's more complicating. That and i i would never want people to see japan that way. Coaching ikano from sofia university is also concerned about visitors. Coming away with the wrong impression of japan is not that much sense of husky de so. I do hope that they don't have to go back home with a sense that this was rather disappointing. This is not what we expected and the japanese government pulled us essentially ally that That we're going to be welcome. While the majority of the japanese public think games should be called off. Some volunteers are doing what they can to welcome overseas visitors. There bringing origami and pieces of japanese culture to members of the media who have to stay in the copen safe bubble and out of tokyo streets. Still mcconnell says the initial messaging behind tokyo twenty twenty is not holding up these by gopher all the promises made about the recovery olympic centered about the spirit of Techy we are so far from both ideas but the games in tokyo are just getting started over the next two weeks. The athletes will be focused on the events. They've been training for looking to make some of their own olympic history for the world. I'm bianca hillier. China's president xi jinping made a surprising visit this week. He traveled to the tibet. Autonomous region of china visit comes as chinese authorities are looking to further control tibet's traditional buddhist culture and generally the region. Robert barnett is an expert on to bed. He's a research associate at the school of oriental studies in london. Tibet is always in the news on the back burner robbie but this seems important to help us understand why there's visit tobacco significant for china's president. That hasn't been a visit by a chinese president since one thousand nine hundred thirty one years since we've seen a visit at this level to debate and it comes at a very important time for two reasons one as tensions between china and india which are all along. The tibet order are rising rapidly. India's mobilized fifty thousand soldiers to the board of china's probably done the same so this is a big signal that could raise tensions along that border and the second reason is that china's program too. Shall we say controlled. Culture into bed and religion is really gaining momentum. Now from what we can tell from the small signs of news that come out so she jinping being there is a sign that this cultural shall we say. Cultural management program is really gathering momentum so the signal She ascending to this border tension between china and india. What message is he sending. Well he didn't go just to the tibetan capital. Lhasa hit the a place he went to was a place coordinating tree which is about three hundred miles east of lahser much lower altitude and nutri is the main chinese base for imigrants. That's why the chinese liked to live. If they've got the choice could it's lower altitude. But it's also the main military base for the troops. The chinese troops and is very close to the disputed indian border so we have a very interesting phenomenon. A huge amount of videos being poured out of china show this visit by xi jinping. They all show him meeting monks and ordinary people in the streets very relaxed. But they don't show anything to do with the military or security or place but probably that may have been the real reason why he was. There was to to show support for the troops who are lining up against the indian soldiers on the gorda just a few miles from where he was the day before yesterday. So meantime in the background. How we're local tibetans and their government in exile responding to visit. Well i it's fascinating because the videos that china has put out a show very cla- cafe cheering crowds greeting the president. Our chairman as he walked through the streets of laws and is quite remarkable because these videos are clearly about showing no security. You don't see uniform place alone soldiers although they must all be there in huge numbers out of sight. And if you look carefully you can see these crowds very carefully arranged and they're probably selected people in the streets that cut off so it will somewhat stench manage. But we don't know what anybody really thinks inside tibet. It's almost impossible. Virtually no news comes out can really be confirmed but we do know what exiles thinking They've put out a statement. You know there's been a hundred and fifty six thousand dollars around the world off of them. In india and their exile government administration has taken kind of low key. Approach this visit and said that xi jinping could use this visit to understand better and begin negotiations with the exile allama so the exile government mcvay moderate in its approach. Still trying to push the chinese to to take a step towards talks that might resolve this. What is it seventy a conflict. Well robbie tibet's a witnessed massive economic development and an unparalleled infrastructure. Build up in recent years at. How is that effort been received into bed. Well people are very. i think. Probably thrilled about the improved infrastructure of the modernization into bed especially if they compared to surrounding countries like india qadesh nepal and so on where the standard of living is is much lower in terms of these practical issues. But people in tibet. They are very aware think although we can't read their minds and they can't really tell us but when we do the we hear a lot anguish a lot of paying about what china is doing to culture and tibetan religion languages becoming less and less significant in teaching in schools. They're pushing chinese language classes in kindergarten and in every village now they have permanent teams of officials. Every monastery in every village to bet that doesn't exist anywhere else in china so this control society events society in which now featuring pink is pushing citation chinese dominance assimilation of the culture and their religion. It won't wipe out to culture but it will definitely make a secondary. I mean no doubt. There is deep suspicion between to bed and beijing. I'm wondering though. Tibetans look over in xinjiang in northwest china and see an even more bleak future when the put them further under the thumb of beijing. What would you say about that. And the parallels between tibet and xinjiang. I think that the parallels between pension john have been hugely overplayed by foreign media and people misled about this because it but understandably because the party the communist use the same language same terms for what they're doing thought transformation. They caught it. And so on modernisation night alcohol rural revitalization and so on so they have these key terms and they use some of the same techniques but engine jong used with maximum force in tibet. They are we re ah council force being used but it's really very rare compared to xinjiang so the implementation of these policies is completely different in nature and this is probably because the chinese like so many countries and so many people are basically islamophobic. They've used the american idea of anti-terrorism from twenty years ago to justify a crackdown on essentially on islam islamic peoples of an unprecedented ferocity three in tibet. We don't see that..
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"A reflection of the pain and disruption. We've all felt over the past year. Some of the pain for athletes today. The sixty eight thousand seat stadium. Tokyo was also largely empty. Just a small group of journalists and international dignitaries first lady jill biden was there representing the us. The famous parade of nations was also pretty sparse with only a limited number of athletes. Taking part the rest watch from the olympic village as the world's bianca hillier reports. These olympics are shaping up to be nothing like what japan imagined when it won the hosting bid eight years ago long before the corona virus pandemic the tokyo games were already billed as the recovery olympics. That's got a lot to do with history. Going back to the nineteen sixty four games in tokyo less than two decades after world war two. That was an occasion in which japan tried to showcase to the world. You will successfully covet and reconstructed after the devastation. That was caused to japan in the second world. War coachee ikano is a political science professor at sofia university. In tokyo he says back in the sixties that messaging resonated with people. The competition was dubbed. The greatest games ever and there was a sense of national unity over steel national sessile pride what japan achieved in the postal. That's the spirit. Japan wanted to capture when it was picked to host the games again in two thousand thirteen just two years after the devastating earthquake soon. Nami a nuclear disaster in the northeast. Irebu remembers that time. She grew up in yokohama. Just outside of tokyo. Japan was as country in a state of a lot of sadness in a lot of loss of hope. And within all of that there was this announcement that reroute gonna be able to host something that kind of thought the world together politicians saw an opportunity to coaching. Ikano says they hoped the twenty twenty games would reclaim japan's lost status. As the leading nation of asia beijing had just hosted the two thousand eight games and china's economy had just surpassed japan's there was a sense of mission on the part of the conservative rule. Was that. Japan needs to be taken back so the one of the projects was to get successful. Bid for the olympics under the name of recovery olympics at the center of the bed was japanese word. Almo tashi in essence means welcoming someone with a respect. I rea- says she was genuinely excited for japan to welcome people from all over the world just like they did in two thousand nineteen hosting the rugby world cup massage of a teaser. Rugby is nowhere near as big as the olympics. But i think there was just an example of how host and showcase that part of our culture. Now everything has changed. Ryu shares a widely held concerned that this version of the games does not capture. The almost nashi spirit cova has largely taken over. The narrative officials have cancelled. Almost all events meant to honor fukushima and the games have become a lightning rod. For controversy chief yoshiro mori is to resign. The ceremony director has been fired. Creative director responsible for the games opening and closing ceremonies has resigned at this point. The whole twenty twenty olympics brand appears to be tarnished for some toyota. A major sponsor pulled its commercials in tokyo and that could be just. The beginning says nancy snow of kyoto university that takes and company like toyota. That has such great reputation in history. Could van have this spillover effect on others to step forward so it was certainly the worst scenario for the ones who've been planning the olympics to see that half and just days before the opening ceremony. The games were meant to bolster japan's reputation. But i review is nervous about the damage. That's already been done. I feel like.
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"People aren't waiting for that to happen. Thousands, including activists, journalists and opposition politicians have returned to the streets, claiming their place in the country and calling for Prime Minister Irakli Gabashvili to resign. For the world. I'm Bianca Hillier. The government in South Africa has had enough. The government is sending out 25,000 soldiers to quell a week of looting and violence. Rush of anger broke out after former President Jacob Zuma was sent to jail for contempt of court businesses are paying a heavy toll from the unrest. Mbali and Globo is a co founder of Rebuild essay. Volunteer group helping businesses recover. She joined us from Johannesburg. I wish there was one word to describe it outside of hectic, which is one of our local words abused for everything. There has been hard egg. There's been just a lot of emotions. I think the tragedy of it all is the people that are getting hurt in the process, which has turned out to be small businesses and not as businesses. It's families and the families of each of the members that contribute to that business. It's your average South African who's just confused Demotivated. We're all going through a really heavy time. At the moment. It's absolutely insane from Children who have lost night. As a result, two grown people to the elderly and It's just very strange, you know, because we grew up to respect our elders and to have one too. And collectivity and them to see ourselves kind of at such deep conflicts. Um, is overwhelming. Yeah, I mean, I've seen at least 117. People have lost their lives in this unrest. How did you and your partners start this volunteering initiative And what are you doing? And what are you hoping to accomplish? It all started by mistake and the best way possible. Imelda Marco found with here. So I run a community or entrepreneurs, People looking for opportunities, small businesses to connect, and that's called. I know a guy and usually someone to go. Hey, I need this done If someone knows a guy and they refer one another, and so she made a very unusual requests, which is Hey, I'd like to volunteer to help clean up a place that was affected by the violence. And from that moment, so many people have just put a hand forward. You know where there's people who can volunteer has to clean people that have construction companies to graphic designers who not only want to design redesign logos and help companies with the new C, but they also relate to put up Just marketing materials for the shops and designed this and that and pay for the printing. And that was two days ago. We've grown to tens of thousands of members. We have thousands thousands, thousands of registered volunteers who are just literally waiting on as to instruct them to go away. What, wherever, and that's been the journey so far, so That's been really, really overwhelming. I mean, you sound really encouraged really positive about this response, but South Africa's and dire straits right now, what are some of the interactions? Maybe you can share some examples of people you're helping to get back on their feet. Some people have lost literally everything. People have lost their lives okay, like a security guard who came to work crazy hour and ended up losing his life because he had to provide for his family. There are other people who have just Come out and beaten the odds and created a successful business for themselves. What's been really awesome is to be able to find counseling for these guys. I mean, something is that restores human dignity, like your business being cleaned and was being painted because the way that we see it as well as the clean up his phase one. And then how do we build the foundations of of empowerment and unity again? And that's where the real work is coming in. So you've been cleaning the streets with rebuild essay, But I've seen businesses that look like they're so damaged. It'll take major investment to rebuild what happens to those businesses. Well, A lot of those businesses are done for their gone close shop and out. They've got to figure out a new way to eat in a place of limited opportunity. And now worse than economy, 78% of our youth classify and South Africa's people 35 Age 35 down to 18. Don't have income. They are unemployed. Our unemployment rate went from 30 something percent to about a 40 something percent. Things are looking really, really bad, but also at the same time through this rebuild essay initiative. Just today alone are really, really huge Global Corporation came and phoned us and said. Which businesses have completely lost everything. We want to help them, support them from the ground up, rebuild everything and set them up for a couple of months. We want to do that, and that has really, really moved me. It's overwhelmed. It's unreal. It actually feels like it's not happening like it's some kind of weird dream. So, yeah, A lot has gone bad. A lot is really, really terrible. And I don't I'm not trying to exaggerate anything. But it is bad, but also at the same time. There's hope there are people who want to help. There are people who want to bring us back to a place of peace. Mbali and Lovo is one of the co founders of Rebuild Essay, a volunteer group helping businesses rebuild and recover in the aftermath of the looting in South Africa and Bali. Thank you very much. It's great to meet you. Thank you for your time. Germany is dealing with floods that have killed at least 40 people. Chancellor Angela Merkel is calling them a catastrophe. She was in Washington today when she described the situation back home. Merkel's in D C. Making what will almost certainly be her final White House visit as Germany's leader, a tenure that has lasted more than 15 years..
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"Marco Woman, it's the world. It has been a tough week for Canada Heat and wildfires nearly 200 more unmarked graves of indigenous Children discovered at a former residential school. And this ongoing issue. Canada's indigenous communities want birth alerts to stop. That's when a newborn can be taken from apparent without consent. The practice is meant to protect babies, but advocates argue it disproportionately affects indigenous communities. As the world's Bianca Hillier reports. Most Canadian provinces are listening. Newfoundland and Labrador is the most recent example. It was Colonial. It was racist, and we recognize that John Abbott, minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, said this week. The province will no longer issue birth alerts, The federal government and other provincial government recognized that chop checking policy has to change in this country. The announcement is welcome news to Krista Mugrage. She's a former child services social work. Or in the province. There's still a lot of inequality and services for indigenous people in Canada. Mugrage currently works for the new Nazi avid government's Department of Health and social Development. She says birth alerts have contributed to a deep sense of fear with an indigenous communities. Expectant parents often worry, she says that asking for help during pregnancy. Will be judged as being an unfit parent, which could lead to their child being taken away. The fear has could actually impact of moms or an expectant parents decision to leak out for support or prenatal care. And actually impact their decision to go through with the pregnancy were not. The government data to confirm these fears varies greatly by province in Saskatchewan, from 2015 to 2019, a reported 78% of newborns who came into government care were indigenous in British Columbia in 2018, indigenous parents made up 58% of people subjected to birth alerts. In Newfoundland and Labrador, though the numbers are unclear, But before the practice ended this week, community members there say they have seen a sharp decline in alerts in the past two years in the right direction. German Bennu in is the executive director of the A new Round Table Secretariat, an organization that works to provide support services before child welfare gets involved. Despite the decline, Benue in, says fear of the practice has lingered Just a couple of weeks ago. She got a late night call from someone at the hospital. A lady there the was giving birth. And asking me. Can somebody be here with me? I'm afraid the trouble will be coming in. And I said there probably won't. But if they do, give me a call, I can be there in 10 minutes because of this, the new one is glad to see birth alerts formally end in Newfoundland and Labrador. The province is one of the last in Canada to discontinue the practice. After a 2019 report from the national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls called it racist and discriminatory. But the policy remains on the books in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, where advocates are hoping to use this week's momentum to end the alerts hearing over special. We're not fulfilling that obligation that we have towards reconciliation, Martha Painter a nurse and advocate for ending the policy in Nova Scotia. Spoke to the CBC this week. It's certainly demonstrates that the provinces not prioritizing.
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"Recent reports say that care isn't adequate especially at shelters like fort. Bliss kids mostly from central. America told child welfare advocates. There served spoiled. Food trash is piling up and that the lights are kept on twenty four seven. There's also little access to mental health services. Fewer kids are in custody though. They're being reunited faster with relatives in the us and those still in custody are being moved to licensed shelters. Us officials are now closing several of the emergency shelters and so we are trying to see which facility the emergency and take sites we continue to be mobilized and still provide the care that we will be the government will keep fort bliss open now. It can house up to ten thousand kids beds. The government wants on hand but critics worry that relying on mega shelters like fort. Bliss risk bringing back those dangerous conditions for children. Let's work together to really revamp the system from start to finish so that we don't have to go back to this kind of triaging ad hoc moment that we found ourselves since the near the start of this year. Wendy young leads kids in needs of defense a nonprofit in dc. She was also concerned when the government sought volunteers from agencies like the social security administration and nassau to work at the shelters for stent people not trained to work with kids especially kids. Who don't speak english or are dealing with trauma we are calling for the deployment of child welfare experts at the border from the moment that children arrived to get that processing started from day. One other advocates would like the biden administration to take a wider. Look at the question of unaccompanied. Minors gladys molina runs the young center for immigrant. Children's rights in phoenix a comprehensive. Look at how they can stay out of. Government care allow shaves with an adult caregiver to present at the border and lease them as soon as possible after being processed by border control because many migrant children don't head to the us border alone. They travel with an adult a grandmother an older cousin they become unaccompanied one separated by. Us officials from that relative at the border since that adult isn't a parent or guardian. Molina doesn't think this should happen but not everyone agrees the us should keep the door open to unaccompanied children at all. Pete hermansen is a long time now retired border patrol agent. He lives near knoxville tennessee. Were to patrol agents often encounter unaccompanied children. I i think that we put the border patrol and we've put our immigration services in a position where they're stressed where they're not resource properly and we're not handling the situation properly. He believes the. Us should work more with mexico to return migrant children back to their home countries but for now the us is working to keep places like fort bliss in texas as an option and allow children arriving alone to the us to stay for the world. I'm monica campbell. A popular activist who fought corruption in ghana was killed this week. Ibrahim muhammed better known as kaka used social media to help launch a hashtag fix the country. Now a mob attack on monday young activists who protested his death were then shot at by police to more people. Were killed here to talk with us about this. Social movement and the events this week in ghana is journalists. Ridwan kareem dini osman. He joins us from the capital accra. It's first of all one. Who was the man who was killed. And what is movement was all about. Well fix the country now activists mohammed hopefully known as calcutta like you've already mentioned was attacked by weyrich any home on sunday as a juror. A farming community in the ashanti regional. Salving gone out now. Unconfirmed reports say the forty five year old was killed because of his rounds on social media which were believed to have made the government's on opium now caucus lee revealed that the deceased had received threats over his facebook tirade before the deadly attack. And it's a little confusing this mob. That showed up at his house. I've read that the police may have been involved or perhaps he's were citizens. Sent by the police. Have there been any arrests made in his death. And is there any further information on who this mob was. We have very little information. I think that police have been giving enough public information about i mean in terms of the profiling they have done on these suspects but we know that they have arrested three suspects on. If i speak to you now the i in colts are we are monitoring closely what the outcome of. Today's proceeding will be. But we know that the ebeen charged in connection with the incidents so regardless of who made up this mom that attacked kaka and ultimately led to his death caucus neighborhood. I gather went out to protest. Afterwards and now the news of his death has reverberated all over ghana. What kind of support does kaka and his movement actually have across the country now. Urine his burial on tuesday in Phase got bloody when a joint police and military team confronted rates. A youth school had taken to the streets to demand justice now the joint security falls shot and killed two suspects and less about four others critically. Injured eco-fee thea is one of the protesters. I ultra rushton insane. I went there and so had to follow up to the hospital. And lo and behold to date about six or eight or nine people also injured. ridwan. I'm kind of confused because ghana has enjoyed a really positive reputation in recent years for such a model nation. Should we be surprised that there is a movement called. Fix the country now in ghana. I mean what started that. Well in the lead to twenty twenty elections in ghana. The president's gave some release particularly on water on electricity's because of their general economic cash emanating from the coolant nineteen endemic however twenty twenty one as so many taxes were reimposed including on. What the end elecricity. Now this led to another. As many gideon's continue to struggle financially a many resulted to social media to express the frustration and that gave birth to the face of a country now movements and what happened in a drought. So what happens now in this kind of fraught week to the fix the country now movement. Where does it go from here but movement had been bought by the police from protesting because of colored elia. Now this was clenching courts the movements wander right to don't straits body. We're told they must wet with police. As so far however face the country now have yet to declare whether it will carry out so the ministrations time possibly will tell reporter ridwan kareem diaz mon- across the gone capital. Thank you very much. We'll be right back. Your with the world. I'm marco werman. It's the world. It has been a tough week for canada. Heat and wildfires nearly two hundred more unmarked graves of indigenous children discovered a former residential school and this ongoing issue canada's indigenous communities want birth alerts to stop. That's when a newborn can be taken from apparent without consent. The practice is meant to protect babies but advocates argue it. Disproportionately affects indigenous communities as the world's bianca hillier reports most canadian provinces are listening newfoundland and labrador is the most recent example colonial races and we recognize that john. Abbott minister of children seniors and social development said this week the province will no longer issue birth alerts.
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"Let's stay in Africa. We turn to Ghana now where 21 people have been detained after attending a training workshop for LGBT Q rights. They're charged with unlawful assembly advocates say this is the latest in a serious of attacks on the country's LGBTQ community. Rosa Bianca Hillier reports. The workshop took place at a hotel in the southeastern city of Ho. Its purpose was to teach people how to protect themselves and document human rights violations. Danny Betty Ayako is the director of right If I Donna, a local human rights organization, he says, This is essential training for LGBT Q. Good hands. There is a deliberate attempt in trying to deny our existence in the country. So a spark off empowering alone sells the programs that are in poor security. The training had been going on for about two hours. When Betty Ayako says members of the media stormed the room. He wasn't there at the time, but started getting calls and videos from people inside. So we knew exactly what was going on day even though we were not Death Video Co. Says training documents were seized, including books and flyers titled Coming Out and All. About trans Soon police arrived and arrested 21 people for advocating for LGBT Q activities, according to a statement by the Ghana Police Service. Same sex relationships are illegal in Ghana, and in March, lawmakers introduced a bill that would criminalize both the act and the advocacy of homosexuality a remnant of the British colonial era. But that bill hasn't been signed into law so bad. Iago says the arrests aren't justified. They were just there for training. There wasn't anything involvement. They didn't use abusive language. It's not like they're planning a pool. But Iago added that this is the third major attack on Queer Ghanaians this year. In February, the country's first LGBT Q center was raided and shut down by police. In March, authorities arrested 22 people suspected of attending a wedding of two women. But Ayako says this is an alarming trend. We didn't know there was this much homophobia and gonna settle this year. Davis Mackayala, a longtime LGBT Q advocate in West Africa, points to one cause of the surge, the most almost will be factor promoting restriction and exclusion. It's religion that was amplified in 2019, he says, when a U. S based group called The world Congress of Families held a conference in across their goal was to help position Ghana as an active advocate for the pro family movement. Mackayala says the group is a massive global driver of an anti LGBT Q agenda They have their allies and networks are local people. Young China that will motivate our view. So yes, they never keep up your ambition too late on a very conservative country. Mackayala says. While the LGBT Q community and Ghana struggles to get resource is to educate the public and support their advocacy work, the world Congress of Families has deep pockets toe widely promote their views. Activists say the group in beds with religious leaders, who then use their power to control the Canadian media, leaving Queer citizens without the opportunity to organize LGBT people. It means to be people don't opportunity to learn and understand Boudia on being able to share their own story on experiences without being thrown in jail. Mackayala went to visit the detained group over the weekend. He says some of them urgently need their HIV medication, and one person had a nervous breakdown because of the treatment. Some Obama are so broken that son interest situation is not cute, but we are answered and tow. Hang on in hope, because we know that this will be the end of the story. All 21. People are due to appear before a judge on June 4th International human rights organizations and the World Bank are calling for their release. The Biden administration is also paying attention. In February, all agencies engaged abroad were directed to protect LGBT Q rights. A State Department spokesperson told me. They urge national leaders in Ghana to uphold constitutional human rights. Including for members of the LGBTQ community for the world. I'm Bianca Hillyer. You're listening to the world more of the program just ahead on KQED. I'm Michael stayed in for Michelle of head again, and we're looking for this point at the long holiday weekend. So let's get a look at your traffic..
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"Extreme weather struck an ultra marathon event in a northwestern province. Runners faced hail, high winds and freezing temperatures. The world's Bianca Hillier has the details whether conditions got drastically worse, just a few hours after the 172 participants took off on Saturday morning. Photos show runners huddling under foil blankets. Local media reports that a half dozen athletes sheltered in a cave and posted videos requesting help in a group chat. By two PM the race was called off ultra events. I mean, it requires just so much more except investors because you are in these remote places. Jenna UM, is an ultra marathon race director in Hong Kong. She was not involved in this weekend's 62 Mile race. But, she says, for races like this organizer's typically closely monitor weather conditions leading up to and during the event. AP Reports The local weather center had warned for the past three days of hail and strong winds baying city authorities who organized the race, apologized in a press conference yesterday that insurgency in This was a public safety incident caused by a sudden weather change as the organizers of the marathon race. We feel a deep sense of guilt and responsibility. We express our deep condolences to the victims on our deep sympathy to the bereaved families and those who were injured. Leon Jing was one of those lost to the storm. He was an elite Chinese runner who had won this race three times before. Through a translator, Jing told.
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"The world now to West Africa and Gamma. That nation has long been look to as a beacon of stability on the African continent. Ghana was the first sub Saharan country to gain independence. Gonna instill pride themselves on their freedoms. But that liberty isn't afforded to everyone Consider the LGBT Q community there. Recently, Public acts of homophobia in Ghana have pushed LGBT Q gun and into the national spotlight. World's Bianca Hillier reports January 31st was supposed to be the start of something new and Ghana How crazy it was opening ceremony for the country's first ever LGBTQ center. Alex Dong core is the director of LGBT Plus Rights, Ghana, the organization running the space. Way wish to create a peaceful ourselves as a movement to be able to sit down and strategize and mobilize and quartered needs be sources. Honors. LGBTQ community has a history of fighting for freedom. But most of this organizing has been done online for security reasons. So this physical space in across signaled new opportunities, but it didn't last long. Moses fall moaning, heads up Ghana's National Coalition for proper sexual rights and family values and quickly put up a fight the presidency and the minister of foreign affairs and the RGB have every right to investigate the setting up of that office to close it down immediately and arrest and prosecute those people involved in it. In the weeks following the LGBT Q Center's opening Fella moaning led a campaign to shut down the space. Archbishop Philip Nama, president of the Ghana Catholic Bishopsconference quickly echoed the stands on local television. This practice is completely foreign to our Ghanaian culture. And the law should be friend and such a way that It is punishable in a very
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"Kim Jae is picking up her four year old daughter at daycare. 36 year old didn't want me to use her full name because of the stigma attached with being a single mom. She received some economic assistance from the government. But, she says, in addition to incentivizing married couples to start families, more resources could go to nontraditional families like hers were presented to my parents. Kim says Any extra support would make a big difference because some single moms have no one to turn to for help, not even their own families. I'm telling you, what about the vehicle had a lot of money could go look for her, she says after her daughter was born. It took a few years for her mother to reach out and now she accept Kim's family. For the world. I'm Jason Strother and soul. The Japanese government and the International Olympic Committee said today. It's not true this summer's Tokyo Olympics will not be canceled. The rumor mill heated up yesterday after a report in the Times of London. The newspaper cited an anonymous source who said the Japanese government has concluded the games cannot happen and is looking for a face saving way of announcing it. Today, Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Asuka said in a more polite way fake news ending the games will be a symbol of humanity's overcoming the coronavirus, Suda said. Well, we've seen this movie before. 10 months ago, The Japanese government said there was no way the 2020 summer Olympics would be delayed. Then Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, went before the cameras give us a little bit time now toe to study all these questions and to put This huge cheeks or puzzle together? Well, he put the jigsaw puzzle together and postpone the games today, Japan has far more daily new coronavirus cases than it did 10 months ago, when the Olympics were originally postponed, and public opinion polls show most Japanese people do not want the games to go on. Roughly four and five Japanese respondents said the Tokyo Olympics should be canceled or postponed again. 2020 was the deadliest year on record for transgender people in the United States. Now, just a few weeks into the new year, The LGBTQ community in Puerto Rico is grieving. Earlier this month, Samuel had been dummy on Valentin Ah young transgender man was found dead in the middle of the highway about 15 miles south of San Juan. Police are investigating valentines death as a homicide, but local advocates are urging authorities to consider his death a hate crime. Valentin is the seventh known transgender person to meet a violent death in Puerto Rico since last February, the world's Bianca Hillier reports. When Pedro Julio Serrano heard about Valentin's death, the news hit home every time that one of us is killed. It's it's like they're taking away a part of me a part of us, you know, you sometimes think, is it gonna be mean Ian Next? Serrano is an openly gay native Puerto Rican. In 2003. He founded Puerto Rico, part Toto's, an LGBTQ advocacy group and media watchdog on the island. Andy turns violence there, studly dwindled for years, he said. But in the past two years, there's been a surge men and a baby s happiness..
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"Many frontline health care workers According to Palacios, the vaccine prevented all of the serious and moderate cases of covert 19. That is all of the cases needing hospitalizations. It prevented against 78% of the mild cases in the clinical trials and reduce the total number of coronavirus cases in half. Well known, microbiologist Natalia Pasternak said. This is a good vaccine for Brazil because it's easier to produce and distribute locally. Corona Vac can remain without refrigeration for weeks. If necessary. It is some bones hustle. Tardis hasn't tabs on asked us do more of a scene. Akira perfect to me, she said. They're good results, honest results for vaccine that is perfectly acceptable. I want this vaccine. I want my parents to take it. It is a vaccine that it's possible for Brazil for Wasim Practice side, a researcher at the University of South Pollos pro vaccine union, The problem was the very poor communication by the boot Anton Institute and the state of South Pollo, which released early information to the public that led to the confusion if from Mito Queen Through bottom. We can shake a confused and specials. That was very bad, he says. This puts people's confidence in these vaccines into question. It was irresponsible because the vaccine at 50% efficacy is not bad. It's actually very good. At least one person was happy to see this week's bad publicity over the vaccine. That's President Gyroball Sonata. Joking with supporters. He says 50%. That's a good one, right? Ball. Sanada has long fought against the Corona Vac vaccine, in part because it's been developed by a Chinese company and in part because the deal has been negotiated and pushed by his political rival, Sao Paulo Governors who al Doria Both senator has shown more affection for the Oxford University. AstraZeneca vaccine A plane is leaving this week to collect two million doses from a lab in India. Motion data has also openly criticized vaccines in general, and he says he won't take one because he's already had the virus. Researcher was seems I Ed says, this rhetoric is a problem. He moved his those personal means. Dove breast change The president's personal You goof in which your house I had says left many of the positions of bull scenario and his government in general have legitimized and helped the coronavirus denial groups. And in particular the anti vaxxers in Brazil. According to a late December pull The percentage of Brazilians who said they would not get a vaccine rose to almost 28% of the population. But most are still on board for anything that will speed them through the pandemic. And Brazilians are anything if not resilient, finding humor, even in the hardest of times. Okay, Slappy Condom, I squashed. Yes, is there was she that is musician and composer Edward Krieger and a song he posted last week on Instagram. I want your lovely sting. He sings of the Corona Vac shot. It's a way of showing that China can be wonderful. Brazilian Army general and health minister at Waterloo Boswell has announced that the government vaccination campaign will begin this month. But the exact date is still in the air of a similar common sandwich yet be Malaga on Tuesday, he said. The vaccination will begin on the D day and the H Hour. In other words, it's gonna happen. We'll let you know. Brazil's health regulatory Agency and Visa is yet to approve a vaccine, but the directors are expected to meet this Sunday to vote on both the crew Novak and AstraZeneca vaccines. In the meantime, Brazilians are watching the rising covert 19 death count over 1000. People are dying a day It's poised to get much worse before it gets better. For the world on Michael Fox, including topless Brazil. In Canada. It's not an exaggeration to say hockey is more than just a sport. You could say our friends of the North will say hockey is life deeply intertwined with Canadian culture and identity. World's Bianca Hillier has found further evidence. In many ways, Yaman Bay is just like any other 11 year old kid in Canada. I like I like to play hockey, he told me. His favorite part of hockey, is scoring goals and winning games. But unlike many Canadian kids, Yaman didn't put on his first pair of skates until last year..