Amazon unless french president Emanuel Makana apologizes for his photo insults across had proposed an Emergency Fund of 20000000 dollars at the g. 7 summit on monday and campaigning for votes in the final days ahead of a key Regional Election in germany more than ever smaller parties like the environmentalist greens are expected to change the political landscape. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program the European Court of human rights has condemned russia for multiple violations against the late Sergei Magnitsky and russian corruption whistleblower who died in detention in 2009 magnitsky of death came after he exposed widespread tax fraud that it. Like a good russian officials now he was arrested for alleged tax evasion the European Court did reject a complaint that his arrest and detention were ill founded it also said that authorities had reasonable grounds to suspect him of being involved in tax evasion but it determined that he had been ill treated and was denied medical assistance in prison in russia his death led to the u. S. Congress passing the magnitsky act which allows the government to freeze assets and bans visas of human rights violators around the world. And we are joined now by one time friend of Sergei Magnitsky bill browder is head of the Investment Fund and Capital Management which was once the largest foreign Portfolio Investor in russia he led a campaign to punish russian officials for magnitsky his death and later lobbied the u. S. Congress to pass the magnitsky act he joins us from london bill thank you so much for joining us this afternoon we know that magnitsky he was your lawyer when he said that he uncovered this massive fraud by russian officials youve been fighting for justice in his case is this what we have seen today justice well i wouldnt describe this verdict as justice per se but its a big vindication for Sergei Magnitsky family after 10 years of trying to get the truth out to the world and basically the judgment says that Sergei Magnitsky was murdered by the russian state that he was tortured he didnt receive a fair trial and that the whole thing and the russians lied about it in every step of the way and this is a very important milestone i wouldnt say its final justice but its a milestone in the Overall Campaign to get justice because as as weve always believed from the very beginning after he was murdered that the only way were going to get justice is outside of russia but bill you know we have to acknowledge the court also on the other hand basically saying. Russian authorities they had reasonable grounds to suspect bad nixie of of tax evasion so in other words they condemned the circumstances of the custody but not the custody itself what do you say to that. Well what i say to that is that the we were only allowed to submit evidence as late as 2012 and since then weve weve uncovered a massive amount of evidence proving that the russian government did this in retaliation for him blowing the whistle on a massive corruption scheme but we werent allowed to ever put that evidence and we have whatsapp messages and emails and all sorts of other internal documents which prove definitively that he was unjustly arrested but the way that the European Court system works is you file your claim in 2012 we wait 7 years later to get a judgment and we cant put any more evidence in after that this judgment that we have seen what if any consequences do you see the ruling having for russia concretely. Well the main issue from their perspective and from our perspective is that since Sergei Magnitsky was killed ive gone around the world and ive advocated to put laws in place named after him called the magnitsky act which would freeze assets and ban visas of the people who killed surrogate and other human rights violators there are now 6 countries that have this the United States canada the u. K. Estonia latvia and lithuania and im working on getting the European Union and other countries in the European Union like germany france and other countries to pass the magnitsky acts and this judgment will make it that much easier to get the magnitsky act passed and it will get rid of a lot of the fake news lies and propaganda that the russians have been spreading as ive been going through this process to get these acts passed away thank you so much for joining us this afternoon to tell us live a more about those efforts and also your reaction to this verdict today bill browder head of the Investment Fund and touch Capital Management we appreciate it thank you. Now in other news brazilian president dyad bosso not 0 is threatening to reject an offer of aid from g 7 countries to fight fires raging in the amazon french president Emmanuel Mccracken announced the groups offer of 18000000 euros but also not all said that brazil is being treated like quote a colony hes demanding president mccrone withdraw insults false and auto says that he made more than 80000. 00 fires are burning in the amazon many of them out of control. This gale of destruction is plain to see. Brazils from germany a state is one of the worst hit regions as soon as one fire is out and nothing starts. Off to International Pressure brazils government has sent in the army to work alongside 5 finances but ministers have been blamed for allowing parts of the amazon to be developed and for turning a blind eye to forest clearance this farm of those says he has no choice or the bank will go with you both of you have to make a clearing by felling trees and then planting seeds. So who even if you take a deserted area you still have to mow and burn to build a house for yourself to make a home for your children but. Were not birds and cant live in treat one of you the lord. The way you. Get at the g. 7 summit french president Emmanuel Mccollum secured an 18000000 euro aid package to help fight the amazon finances of the whole world but brazils rightwing president jaya bolsa naro has threatened to reject the deal accusing his french counterpart of colonialism. What google. Chrome offers a try in rich countries to the amazon. Does anyone help anyone without wanting something in return. Why do they have their eyes on the amazon what are they wanted there for so long. Micron has stressed its not only brazil thats affected by the fires. The there are other countries in the amazon that have asked for our help it is important to mobilize it quickly so that colombia libya and brazilian regions who want access to this International Help can have it and can reforest quickly. Well on the runway for 8 heats up the amazon continues to. The lungs of the world in desperate need of help. You know get a quick check now some other stories making news around the world hong kong leader kerry lamb says that the escalation of violence of the chinese territories antigovernment protests is becoming more serious lamb was speaking publicly for the 1st time since police used water cannon and fired live ammunition injuring last weekends demonstrations the protests in hong kong have been ongoing for 12 weeks. A chinese australian writer held for 7 months in china has been formally arrested for spying there a charge punishable by death yang hanged june was originally detained in the Southern City of show in january the Australian Government says that it has serious concerns for his welfare. And the spanish capital madrid has been hit by flash flooding as heavy rain swept across the country streets looked like rivers and several metro stations had to be closed after the sudden downpour on monday in some areas residents had to clear away huge piles of hail stones that had built up along the street. A judge in the u. S. State of oklahoma has ordered drug maker johnson and johnson soup a over half a 1000000000. 00 for fueling an Opioid Epidemic the judge said that the companys marketing for the pain killers understated the risk of addiction its the 1st lawsuit against opioid makers and distributors to go on trial for he was a pioneer of the global Auto Industry and a member of the porsche car making family who led germanys volkswagen for 2 decades ferdinand p. S. Has died at the age of 82 as head of v. W. He is credited with reviving the companys fortunes and turning it into one of the worlds biggest car makers. He had v. W. In his d. N. A. Ferdinand was a man practically born in the drivers seat p. S. Grandfather was Ferdinand Porsche the man who designed the iconic folks frog and beetle. Discovered his passion for cars and technology at an early age he studied Mechanical Engineering and after climbing the corporate ladder became c. E. O. Of the v. W. Group which was then nearly insolvent transformed the company. Scooped him up you did not win for you are always winners and losers. And with our partners which v. W. Has across the whole world are in turn just to be the winner. Within a few years v. W. Was again making a profit that laid the cornerstone for his reputation as a visionary car executive when v. W. Acquired porsche was already Group Chairman the merger was a long time ambition of his the father of 12 children believed v. W. And push it belongs to. This in 2015 p. S. Found himself in a power struggle with the w. s then c. E. O. Martin venter corn it was a struggle ph last and he resigned an abrupt end to his story to korea. And i am joined now by christians juggler an automotive expert at the university of warwick welcome to the program what kind of executive was ferdinand. Well he had the reputation of be quite a tough one was a real eye for detail debt helped to establish the quality image that folks were going to at i mean easy to forget but folks walk in was very troubled waters when he took the helm of the organization and he pushed him to be one of the biggest players one of the strongest playoffs Indian History he clearly influenced the german and the european Auto Industry especially just just walk us through how big that if luhansk was. It was massive it was not inevitable he was not good in school he was when he 1st attempted to become c. E. O. It was rejected by the rest of the poor family who didnt feel that somebody who doesnt care to portion name should actually the organization he dead went to out. Extremely successful kind of create that image of a cool trendy brand that didnt have prior to him and then he was called into folks walking at a time when the it was not clear where the companys going to survive he actually according to. To some people was sharing with his wife at the time that hes not sure whether to kompany will be able to pay wages in a couple of months from that point in time under his leadership the new organization became the largest. Company in the world what was his greatest success. Aha to see was such an illustrious career but i guess you know the continuous growth that your organization out the shift that it went through to become quality must produce desperately his to his biggest legacy you had an eye for course but you also had an eye for technology its biggest struggle i guess thats thats a question as well was potentially in the luxury segment with you made some good christians but folks weldons own attempt to be to develop electric products was was not doing so well. Christian sather automobile expert at the university of warwick thank you thank you. And Health Officials in the United States that a person who has used cigarettes has died after developing lung cancer has new lung disease and these 200 cases of respiratory illness have been reported across the state of illinois but it is still unclear if the death or the illness were caused by the use of the separate cigarettes which is also known as vapor. Theyve been marketed as a healthier alternative to back o. E. Cigarettes are now a 1000000000. 00 industry popular with teens and young adults but after a wave of a ping related illnesses including a death in the u. S. Experts are scrambling to pinpoint the cause. At this time here in illinois we do not know what is contributing to these respiratory illnesses a common link among our 22 cases is that all individuals have a reported history or recent beating or use of Electronic Devices urge people to use caution and consider avoiding the use of such material while tobacco use is at an all time low in the u. S. They ping is on the rise more than 3 and a half 1000000 teens used Electronic Devices last year. No clear link has been established between a cigarette and illness but the devices do contain heavy metals and cancer causing chemicals the american dating association has rejected claims that vaporizes are harmful blaming the cases on quote tainted black market t. H. C. Products the team from the center for Disease Control is now investigating the cause of the on the says. Germans in 2 Eastern States go to the polls this sunday to elect a new racial governments the votes are being closely watched because its expected that the far right alternative for germany could have merged as the strongest Political Party in one or both of 2 of the states now meanwhile the Environmentalist Green Party has also won more support the greens are already the 2nd Largest Party nationally but have traditionally had little support in the east of the country but in the state of Brandon Burke they now look set to double their share of the vote compared to the last Regional Elections back in 2014 its a similar story in neighboring saxony where the latest polls indicate that the green share of the vote increasing. Double figures compared to just 5. 7 percent in the last election as you can see there and those numbers could transform the greens in eastern germany from fringe party to be a force to be reckoned with and beyond that the greens coleader roberto beck is being talked about as a possible future german chancellor if you dont use chief Political Editor machine or went out on the campaign trail with him. This man cycling through small town saxony could well be on his way to succeed Angela Merkel as germanys next chancellor in recent months or what harvick has taken his green party to new heights in the opinion polls theyre expected to double their share of the vote in next sundays Regional Elections in the Eastern States of brandenburg and saxony a development that raises Big Questions about bigger ambitions. In my walking through the countryside here with the future chancellor of germany. Most of all you know walking next to a party leader whos campaigning in saxony in brandenburg together with his colleagues at the beginning of the year everyone said sure you have a good opinion poll did you get crushed in brandenburg and sectioning and then the opposition could happen as germanys big 10 parties lose support the greens have been going mainstream. Now the greens the new center of force of politics. Your visits nearly certainly hold positions other parties used to hold the forests and that have become part of germanys d. N. A. Like the fact that a social market economy is there to serve the people and that we dont want to die hard capitalism europe has to be the core aim of German Foreign policy. The former rebel greens at ease with becoming establishment so again ready for chancellor. Its a fair question as weve been around the 20 percent mark for a while now but its too early for that opposition. In saxony the greens try to prove they are unafraid of the right wing populism that is dividing the country further north theyre aiming even higher whereas this side of the road here in saxony the greens are unlikely to significantly change the political game just across the road in the neighboring state of brandenburg the greens are well on the way into regional government. Here they have been able to score with voters in the race to offer alternatives to the far right if the party the tightly contested race between those pushing for change and those promising the return to good old days sees the greens also an anonymous a trained doctor up against the if tea parties and yes kind of its an army veteran. Because we cannot afford to fail on our climate targets time and time again we finally need to get serious about meeting the 1. 5 degree target of the paris accord we only have a couple of years left to do that. A liberal leaning crowd feels the protests too much overt rhetoric on migration. We have to openly address the problems people have and thats what the f. D. A. Is about we dont start fears. Of the high hopes of the greens prove that the political battle in eastern germany is not simply about the rise of the far right its also about who might replace angle america as her political era draws to a close. Well now with those elections in saxony this weekend one of the local football clubs has also gotten into the campaigning when this legal team rb leipzig have chosen this time to put their own batters calling for tolerance and harmony in say the ems and in society but the club which is backed by Energy Drinks giant red bull insists that they have no political motives. Party election posters have been filling up the streets of saxony for weeks the far right a. F. P. Are expected to do well in sundays election. But some of the placards looks slightly out of place theyre not from a Political Party but from his legal football club. Posters featuring the coach and star players have been plastered around like beyond proudly declaring the clubs drive for diversity and openness its nothing to do with Party Politics they say these are just basic principles. But its not about Party Politics its about the values that we stand for in society respect tolerance openness diversity proudly in favor of an open society weve got 14 nationalities playing in our team our players live diversity we live it as a club the decision to take a stand is a recent development on the street as on social media not everyone has got the message. Its a big confusing i wasnt sure what it was about i thought it was about football though the club is keen to avoid indorsing any party the timing is no coincidence everyone has something to say had an election why shouldnt i be. There are more than 300. 00 of the posters hanging across the state its at the polling booth on the stadium that section these me if you will be determined. The persian leopard is one of the rarest of the big cats there are just over a 1000 left and theyre rarely seen in the wild but now a new nature reserve is feeding planned in Northern Iraq to help rebuild the species is partly the work of one biologist who has long fought to preserve the endangered persian leopard the survival of the asian big cats is high on the agenda at a wildlife conference currently being held in geneva one of the worlds rarest big cats is the persian leopard lets have a look. Summer temperatures can exceed 40 degrees celsius here in qatar in the kurdistan region of iraq. Thats why a biologist and her colleague koresh other like to get an early start. Theyre looking for traces of the biggest predator here. Thats considered the spirits of. The liberated the flagship species so its very important its on the top predator so its on top of the food chain. The persian that is virtually invisible. People who live here in the mountains of canada know of the leopard but very few have ever seen it. Even have been working and doing research here for years now has never encountered that in the wild. Thats why they use camera traps. So this through our growth. We get a lot of pictures of them on our camera trance which is an. Indicator of their prey and a bit of an apology for the person im up or and this is one of the reasons why we get a person like that actually. This leopard is their 1st photographic record of the persian leopard for iraq that we had. And this through this we dissed rediscovered the persian leopard in 2011. This one is a new individual that we discovered in. In 2017 and this way we know for sure that we have 3 i dont love birds living and roam in these mountains. Well why the population of the persian is estimated at less than 1300. 00 disgraceful yet ferocious big cats is listed as endangered. For years now has been negotiating with iraq your thirtys to establish a protected area in karada. Africa seem to have paid off 2300. 00 hectares of mountainous terrain to be designated and the. Locals have to be convinced as well years of unrest forced people to leave so there arent many left and the Younger Generation often look for jobs in the big cities but after Mohamed Salah state. Well but for me the leopard is a kind of Natural Heritage id like to see more of them in these mountains going toward you on. The new nature as a physical so meant to attract tourists a much needed source of income. A tourist not just now being built with the support of the are you c. M. The International Union for conservation of. A lot of people wouldnt expect that this you know iraq is for vacation and for having fun but actually i can promise that this region is very safe. The isolation of the mountains in the kurdistan region of iraq is the best protection for the leopards. Only for the area is left untouched says. The spirits of courage. Now the annual m. T. V. Video music awards brought the glitz and glamour to the city of newark near new york city pop superstar taylor swift won the award for best video for her pro gay rights saying the signal you need to calm down accepting the award swift said that the vote showed that fans wanted world where everyone is treated equally there was also a special one to many say long overdue dog or veteran musician missy elliott. A quick reminder of the top stories were following for you here on news the European Court of human rights has condemned russia for multiple violations against russian corruption whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky who died in detention in 2009 his death came after he was exposed to widespread tax fraud that implicated russian officials and brazilian president had both or not all had rejected an offer of 18000000 euros in aid from g 7 countries to fight the fires in the amazon more than 80000 fires are burning in the amazon many out of control of both or not it was said that he suspected be a came with. Strings attached. Coming up next to it is kick off which takes a look at the both fire munich is enjoying a late lay all that and more coming up after a short break im seriously in berlin thanks for watching the body. Comes. To. 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