A man has come forward who claims to have witnessed their deaths in 999. 00 that was the year president Alexander Lukashenko expanded his power to establish a police state and some politicians like former interior minister you. Dared to take him on but failed and investigation by those who will has found that members of a secret military unit might have been involved in his death. Your ego rad says he was part of that task force he claims to have 1st hand knowledge of secor rankles disappearance for his daughter yelena its a chance to get answers to questions that have consumed her for decades so she made the decision to come face to face with one of her fathers alleged killers. 2 2 in 1999 yeah now as actor and course father yuri vanished without a trace. She never found out what happened to her. And for the past 2 decades shes hope that maybe somewhere her father may still be alive. It was 20 years of uncertainty for her and her family now live in german exile they only have a few momentos of here is acker and. Some of this they are here conditions at the booth this situation was hardest for my grandmother would give them additional when she lay dying in the but its from. What the my bobs this is my grandma here im not her last words were yuri. With his name. You know she died not knowing what had actually happened to her son. Whom you always know a part of the us just. Yelena is slowly learning about what really happened to her father a famous opposition figure and critic of belorussian dictator Alexander Lukashenko. Documentary recently revealed that yuris actor and co was murdered by his squad in the spring of 1999 on may 7th 4 men assaulted sacramento as he made his way home and bundled him into a car. The men were dressed in civilian clothes but were part of a military elite unit called sober. They drove to a forest where they shot him. We know this from your testimony one of the men involved in zachary abduction and murder he is presently applying for asylum in switzerland. Yuri garage ski says he was not only involved in zacharias killing but now 2 other opposition figures as well. This the blue do when youve killed 10 or 15 people it messes with your head. It makes you a sick person. In this case 3 people were killed and i feel it weighing down on my soul and mind. Thats why youre a garage ski has agreed to speak to zachary daughter yelena. She hopes to finally get answers to the questions that have been tormenting her for years. So still i want to be sure that this man actually witnessed my fathers murder. So i want to feel all this in my heart. And of course i want to look him in the eyes and i want to feel with my heart and find peace for my soul. Mates. Ya know heads off to meet your a garage city in switzerland it will be a painful journey into the past and she knows it. But she hopes it will also be an opportunity to finally break out of the vicious cycle of grief and Unanswered Questions she feels trapped in. The. Garage ski arrives at the offices of a swiss newspaper noir. Hes nervous unsure what to expect both have agreed to security procedures the atmosphere is tense. A little later you know an hour arrives and she also undergoes a search. Then finally they sit down face to face. But that will. Help the system i have come here today to look you in the eyes. I want to know the truth and. Never asked whats the but. Its important for me to know for a fact that my father died of a fast death. For a long time serving a goal i thought he had been slowly dismembered with as a hypnotist. No no absolutely not he was laid on the ground face down and then shot in the back of your father was shot along with gone charred cross off ski through. You know i now want certainty he really is telling the truth. I will ask you one final question to you can you swear on everything you hold dear in this world that everything you said is true you can look good i swear on my daughter i swear on my Daughters Health that we arrested and killed zucker rinko gone char and course of ski yes weve been referred to as a death squad and thats an accurate description thank you. The 2 hour talk leaves eureka roski and yellen as acker and go emotionally drained. He is trying to come to terms with his past he knows that he perpetrated serious crimes but also feels like a victim of the belorussian regime. I feel squeezed like a lemon i mean motion really exhausted it is always difficult to tell the truth but theres a look. Here he says hes prepared to repent for his crimes behind bars. And yelena says she saw the guilt in his eyes but that she is not feeling a sense of relief. Which is a little social of this is very difficult. But this feeling weighs heavily on me. The black wall that has always been before my eyes has opened up. I know now that my father was killed. I know now the truth. Also says this wont bring her peace of mind after all there is a still controlled by the same regime that once murdered her father yelena is now hoping the perpetrators can finally be brought to justice by an International Court if theres one european city that knows how to celebrate carnival in style its venice the tiny canals are filled with massed party goers looking to relax and celebrate which makes them ideal targets for pickpockets but she is determined to stop the nation franco wants to make the streets safer and has taken matters into his own hands by his initiative isnt being welcomed by everyone. From cody rossi is a proud phoenician and passionate about protecting venice carnival revelers. Frank was a member of the cheetah dini known distract the Citizens Initiative that has vowed to keep an eye on pickpockets to keep locals and tourists safe. From every. If you are. Members of the group confront thieves and give advice to do or its like carry your backpacks on the front. De rossi says the citys busy realtor bridge is a favorite with pickpockets refreeze i mean thing every day i mean i can spot them by the way they walk. How they look at backpacks and purses on the above all their eyes give them away. A thief may conceal his or her hand under a map and surreptitiously slide it into the victims bag the person busy taking pictures doesnt realize a thing and their wallet is gone as de rossi continues patrolling the city center some of his fellow activists find an empty wallet someone has most likely been pick pocketed. To show i want you so long. And i want to learn the thieves often hide their loot in the park roma the activists sometimes find one it still full of valuables here. And secure them before the thieves accomplices can get to them. Ok so work as a teen. Some still wallets and take the cash while the others try to use the credit cards. To me are no gets he hands it over to plain Clothes Police officers they appreciate the work of the activists. More and more of the nations and tourists have started taking action against pickpockets. This beef was caught in the act and apprehended until Police Arrived members of de rossis group filmed the incident. Like here de rossi follows 2 women in accuses them publicly of being pickpockets such videos often end up on the internet i didnt like going. On might you know. The Venice Police criticize such forms of vigilante justice. It up a little. Its forbidden to put these recordings on the internet especially if theyre minors its from didnt introduce a couple even if the people concerned unknown pickpockets as long as they are not caught red handed the presumption of innocence applies to citizen may not simply to take another citizen. On sent mark square most tourists enjoy the carnival perhaps watched by the odd pickpocket. Franco de rossi took off his mask the nearly 70 year old is taking a break. He meets of the nation woman from his initiative. He doesnt want to hear any criticism of his own work. Makes me mad Justice System and the police just dont take it seriously they dont send the pickpockets to jail but you know when youve got to why because the evidence is missing i dont understand. So i do what i have to do. Then he storms off. He got a cold pickpocket this time the police were there in time for the victims it all happened very fast. They just went into 3 times in sort of day fortunately they didnt take anything but being able to get in. A member of franco de rossis group expose them to the ladies will be taken to the Police Headquarters today rossi the hunt continues. If you just like there are many others i wont stop until there are no more pickpockets a lot of people. Until then de rossi will keep his mask on during carnival and charge off to protect his hometown as he says but some people find him rather scary. They are hungry cold and vulnerable the romans children in bulgaria are particularly hard hit by poverty hope for a Better Future is hard to find in one of europes poorest countries they live in the eastern town of sleeve in the home to one as well gary is largest roma ghettos now desta and for young girls like mariana its a dangerous place but now she and other children there have been given a chance to change the direction of their lives. Like a the roma settlement in sleeve and is called. Which means hope. But there is little sign of hope here. The people are poor. 25000 roma live in this ghetto its one of the largest a milk area here a lot of the street prevails nicolo demeanor and never lets his 12 year old daughter mariana out of the house alone its too dangerous girls live in constant danger of being kidnapped Child Marriage is common no lasted according to our tradition girls get married when theyre 12 or 13 then they have children but i dont want to live like that. Since her mother left mariana lives alone with her blind father hes constantly worried that he wont be able to protect his daughter. I dont know i have a dream to get out of this ghetto theres no future here in addition to. Mary on his cello helps distractor she practices for hours every day shes able to leave the ghetto with her instrument 3 times a week into another world. Into q argued world. The famous bulgarian violinist has performed on the big stages in europe today he lives in germany but he grew up in a desert. This is i was just like these kids mr tissue who surrendered his legs here in this host my father gave me my 1st violin and it was here that i started playing because abortions. Is familiar with poverty he also knows that for most roma children especially girls its difficult to escape 10 years ago he got the chance to do something about it and took it. Lord knows but my partners father died and the fountain and of a look with money its not much not an either its the folk who have children so we decided to do some scenes with the money in the room a quarter instead of the my wife said you are a musician the children with your violin is. Decided to open a music school and his sisters garage with the help of donations 300 roma children have since been given the chance to learn an instrument here for mariana it was a long and hard way. The other kids teased me when i went to music class some of the so when they heard me play in concert they apologised to me and i even proud of me for them my dream is to play the cello and to teach. That to. Mary on a School Principal insists she has to study hard and to speak bulgarian well only then will she have a good chance for a musical career. They have to have at least to see a great average gotten otherwise they cant develop musically. Shows his scholars the countrys most important stage the concert hall bulgaria and sofia. Mariano and her fellow students play together with the virtue of the National Symphony orchestra. Her father couldnt afford the trip to sofia but he knows that mary on his concert is a good chance for her. With Music Lessons our children dont only learn music they also experience a whole new culture which helps them to break the roman mentality of the roman traditional all that the. Demeanor of wants to accompany his daughter on her journey leaving the streets and as best as he can. Well as collide jeff once said in the world of music it doesnt matter where you come from in the Scottish Highlands a storm is brewing the picture as country is on course to leave the e. U. With the u. K. At the end of this year despite the majority having voted against for exit some like farmer james porter feel like they are being taken out against their will he fears that it could spell the end of his business and now hes pushing for an exit from briggs it. Is such a beautiful morning its easy to forget the woes of the world for a moment. Come summer theyll be pleased birds prosperous and strawberries ripe for the picking but james porter is worried but they wont be anyone to pick them. Thats not quite so easy to fix so yeah its a big concern for us mainly because of labor my company around 4 thighs and we need 4000. 00 workers every year to come over from Eastern Europe mainly from poland and romania. And. You know were very concerned that without that we wont be able to continue this business like a majority of voters in scotland james porter did not want bracks it now the fear that britain will no longer welcome workers from the e. U. Has become reality weve tried to encourage people locally to come and pay. You know the numbers just arent there so these guys are only solution for harvesting what we grow. He doesnt know what he will do in the future hes hoping that the British Government will offer a compromise. Others are hoping for more radical solutions from the Scottish Parliament and would have liked to stay in the e. U. Im really angry and upset its being taken over vu against our will not just beats my heart just breaks my heart please leave l. A. On foot us less trying to refight to europe please england. Scotland are in 2 different caucus englands want to go their own way and they want to be a bit more right wing and they want to be a bit more reclusive and not so progress a vis goal and one speed progressive. Despair about brets it has reignited the debate about scottish independence. Scotland already declared its independence once here in opera exactly 700 years ago. Kenny brace is a councillor for the Scottish National party the country strongest Political Force at the moment he wants history to repeat itself of course scotland could be independent a country with such huge as awesome as we have 25 percent of europes offshore wind and. Thats massive and we have one of the best educated and highly skilled peoples in europe and were not saying were any better than other people in the world but at least as good as scots wont be given the chance to vote again on whether their country should become independent unless the British Government agrees. But kenny braze about to tuck into a traditional scottish haggis dinner is outraged. Well i think its completely wrong and i mean the people of our country and the democratic right to choose their own. Voice. A great way against a right to get out in the right on at least in the democratic world is the right. Peoples right to choose how and by whom that got on the way but in a country where tradition is important there are also some scots who disagree with him and want to remain in the united kingdom. Another day for they didnt get a bad idea and the 1st one caused a lot of division and Society Change chips in scotland we are not Strong Enough country to feel to going to pain and as you know stickley not a good idea and years ago i would say 8 years will sever the. United. Kenny braces and patel he thinks that the consequences of bricks it will make these detractors change their minds. If waking up in the middle of the night to catch an early flight isnt your cup of tea this next story is for you night trains are making a comeback theyre nostalgic comfortable and Climate Friendly so its no wonder that interest in rail travel is up especially in austria a new route right through europe from the capital vienna to brussels in belgium is growing in popularity and its reminding travelers that its not about the destination but the journey. What a grand reception for a not so new idea for the 1st time in 16 years the night train from vienna has arrived in brussels and the revamps night jazz has a great deal of fans. The heyday of rail travel in europe might be long over until the 1960 s. Trains were the main means of travel bar and restaurant cars were a must and rail journeys were associated with leisure and not necessarily with speed. But then at least in germany cars planes and high speed trains took over travel became almost instant the austrian federal Railways Company went another way of german sleeper cars that were no longer in use and business is booming. People are traveling by night again weve seen a big 10 to 15 percent increase in passengers. Haifa street because especially the de luxe ones with sweet showers and toilets. To be fair the compartments are not quite as luxurious as in the past. So now ill show you a luxury compartment not very big as you can see. Its a bit of a squash indeed. What do the passengers in the cheaper compartment say. Im kind of is it difficult to sleep here with all the back and forth and noise its true its not like sleeping at home but i still think its comfortable but being. The sweet dreams which is a voice from the loudspeakers. Back in the olden days passengers were perhaps a little more elegant. And there was more so. Staff on hand to provide service. But there are still friendly waiters today to provide guests with coffee in the morning. Breakfast in bed is the rule on this night train which doesnt have a restaurant car. After 14 hours on the train some passengers might be a little worse for the way or in the morning. But theyve made it and as weve said before for many train travel is more about the journey than the destination. A Climate Friendly journey that brings you right to the city center to well thats all from us this weekend focus on europe if you have thoughts or questions about our show you can get in touch with me on twitter thanks for watching and ill see you again next week bye for now. Im sorry coming and this is my premier on conflict zone this week conflict zone is at the Munich Security Conference in germany a country which has just been plunged into a leadership crisis and confronted with the specter of its nazi cops my guest is a c. D. U. Parliamentarian for serves on the Foreign Affairs committee barak is about to welcome the situation is not in your control is now conscious but it gets to this point to the conflict so far for the 90 minutes on d w a. What keeps us in shape what makes us see and how do we stay calm for. My name is dr costly could i talk to medical experts. Watch them at work. And then discuss what you can do to improve go ahead. Staterooms and lets all try to stay. D w. 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