A satirical magazine. And targets and other targets including a jewish supermarket 17 people died in the islamist isoldes before the killers were shot dead by police the magazine was targeted because it published cartoons of the prophet muhammad. British actor Tilda Swinton has received a golden lion Lifetime Achievement award on the Opening Night of the Venice Film Festival its the industrys 1st major festival to be held since the beginning of the corona virus pandemic and strict Safety Measures are in place. This is d w news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram or visit our website w dot com. Or. German doctors treating russian opposition figures say without a doubt he was poisoned with a form of the soviet era nerve agent no german chancellor Angela Merkel today called it attempted murder a crime to silence dissent germany the European Union the u. K. And the u. S. Are all demanding an explanation from moscow tonight a new diagnosis from the west with del full consequences for the Russia Vladimir Putin im burnt off in berlin this is the day. And its enough Alexei Navalny was the victim of an attack with a chemical agent off and 3. This makes it that theres responsibly russia be identified im cool to just assume its all good as soon as he can be a very serious questions have come up with the russian government and on saturday was to speak to some hes now up to russia to prove it isnt a dictatorship and that to perspex Democratic Values to the mccutcheon will dispute the separation and i think crime against and that they have on the contrary to the values and fundamental rights we defend. Also coming up he was responsible for the execution of thousands in cambodia as brutal camaro rouge regime today comrade boy died in prison tonight the role that he played in what became known as the killing fields. I would like to acknowledge and my legal responsibility. Can someone get back for all of the crimes that happened at s 21. To our viewers. Yes in the United States and all around the world welcome we begin the day with the dire medical diagnosis of one man and possible severe side effects for russia and its relations with the west today germany confirmed that the prominent kremlin critic alexina of all the was poisoned with a form of the nerve agent no veto almost 2 weeks ago he suddenly became ill in siberia he was flown to berlin for treatment and remains in intensive care now the name though we joke weve heard before it was used 2 years ago in england to poison former russian spy and sergei scrip all and his daughter the British Government blamed russia in protest more than 20 countries expelled more than 100. 00 Russian Diplomats and unprecedented act at the time that apparently did little to stop the use of no veto tonight the german chancellor is demanding an explanation from russia and she is not alone the European Union the u. K. And the United States are all calling on the kremlin to deliver answers heres a chance there are going to marry i think scene of any elected with the victim of an attack with a chemical nav agent of and create. This poison get identified unequivocally and tats face and. So its clear that the next line of alan is not a victim of a crime. As opposed to be silenced and i together with you entire German Government condemning this in a strongest possible terms they will support after the Russian Ambassador was informed about the findings at the Foreign Ministry the softening. Me expect the russian government to explain its position on this case very serious questions have come up which only the russian government can and must. Want to unfold with the german chancellor there with very Strong Language for until america we have Team Coverage of todays developments im joined by correspondent kate brady here in berlin and youre a shadow in moscow you both kate let me start with you strong words from the german chancellor what proof do the germans have this was no. Well the proof of this poisoning came from a special toxicology test that was carried out by a specific department of the german bundestag the German Military which focuses on chemical weapons and also the protection of civilians and the military against chemical weapons and its this test result angloamerican says that is proof that aleksei in a valley was indeed the victim of a crime and they at that the aim was indeed for him to be silenced yury weve got the german chancellor along with other western countries now demanding answers from the kremlin whats the kremlin saying. Well a brand in contrast to the strong reaction several of the from the town for special from the german chancellor with as authorities here in russia have so far been reluctant to comment on the violence poisoning and the trip to scoff spokesperson of the russian president Vladimir Putin sat that the kremlin would be unable to give a proper response to berlin statement which is in a way all else also a statement i think however the Russian Foreign minister is south of the bell in statements on not based on any evidence and that the reactions from there on the Russian Parliament to what expected they called it probably dictated by political motives that could be organized by the United States to stop because the gas project the north stream to between russia and germany the European Union and nato theyve had to deal with similar cases before involving nobody for example and russia are there any clues from past experiences to help deal with this investigation. Well one of the 1st puts of cool air which of course based to slap some sanctions on specific people in russia even on businesses or vessels very poor and as a reader would depend on how moscow decides to cooperate or not wave in it so that part is in the coming days but as you are he says say father response from moscow has been rather hazy already w. s brady here in berlin your shadow in moscow both of you thank you. For russias opposition activists and politicians the news from germany today confirmed what theyd never dealt it would take a look at once leonid vocals a senior aide to alexey of all need tweeted today he writes in 2020 poisoning the ball me with no beach 0 is exactly the same as leaving an autograph at a crime scene like this and underneath there what you see is a picture of the signature of what a mere pollutant. Well my next guest is a political ally like see no volley of let amir im sure call is executive manager of nepal needs nonprofit Anti Corruption foundation the u. K. Granted him political asylum in 2015 after russia sold to extradite him on in belgium and charges he joins me tonight from london its good to have you on the day this evening i want to start by getting your response to what has happened today and germany calling for russia to explain itself well im shocked at the fact that a military great talks in was used to assess an 8 volley who has emerged as the most prominent trusted opposition squarely poised that Russian Security services and that russian authorities as the people responsible for this incident. Let me ask you you are in the u. K. Where the scripts all were attacked with nova joke in england about 2 years ago are you satisfied with how the u. K. And the west have responded. Not at all right after this clip of assessing nations in 2080 series a may the Prime Minister of the u. K. At that time issued a very strong statement but nothing really fed up and the corrupt russian money continued to come to the u. K. Without hindrance the people who are close to putins regime who can be considered the wallets of alton and his clique continue to reside and visit western capitals with no obstacles will wonder when you say that then why would anyone want to follow in a like scene of all these footsteps when they know that they could wind up in prison or maybe wind up being the victim of a poisoning attack. Well the people for whom freedom is very dear. Who want to see russia as a Free Democratic country who want to establish a political system that is reflective of what the russian people fake of course they will they have assembled under the leadership of flex and other hand they will continue fighting that has been the story of Freedom Fighters all over the world we never had the doctors here in berlin who are treating alexina vonnie they they say that he may not fully recover from this poisoning what does that mean then for the opposition in russia. Over the years alexei imagist as the most prominent opposition politician but he is quite unique in russia in that he has created a political organisation. And me geraghty zation and. There are there are more than 200 people working full time. In the various activities and there are hundreds of thousands if not millions of supporters of what alexei and. Has been doing so i think the movement will continue. Even though for now we feel great absence of alexei i hope that she recover soon and she recovers fully and will be back at the forefront of this fight you know im sure there are a lot of people who share that sentiment with you if you look at the situation as it is now it appears that the Russian Secret Service under Vladimir Putin can act and do what it wants with impunity what does that mean for people like you who are living abroad do you feel that you know the drill wife is safe or that do you sometimes feel like your wife is threatened. Well of course weve seen throughout the last 50 years that Russian SecurityServices Capable of assessing nations she did much anywhere at the same time of course i feel much safer now in london that i was elated on the space of last pope or as the recent events show alexa that wisely on that in russia. And is a summation. Not that 1st it follows this tree of attempts life afresh and political and civil activists and some of that stuff and it tragically like maurice thats absurd it just doesnt shift it bloody mirror of her cough joining us tonight from london but to me we appreciate your time and your insights thank you thank you. Well still to come on the day 5 years ago the week that changed europe the story of a syrian woman who survived the dangerous crossing to europe in 2015 and then went back to help other refugees some stories coming up in just a moment. And a tour is killer in cambodias genocidal cmere rouge regime has died at the age of 77 comrade dory as he was known was head of security and oversold the deaths of thousands after the communist guerrilla fighters seized power in 1975 the regime during sought to transform cambodian to a classless Peasant Society in the process they killed an estimated 2000000 people through starvation and execution and what became known as the killing fields before his death dory had been serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity. The body of comrade dyke arrives at a buddhist temple in phnom penh for commission after years of poor health the former khmer rouge leader who died at this hospital in the early hours of wednesday. During pol pots genocidal regime in the 1970 s. Was in charge of cambodias most notorious prison the s 21. 00 there the man who once worked as a schoolteacher oversaw torture cruelty as well as the murder of more than 12000. 00 men women and children. In 2010 he was tried by a un supervised court and expressed remorse for his actions. Clearly something that i would like to acknowledge and quote my legal responsibility. Can someone get attacked for all of the crimes that happened that s 21 that me and because specially the torture sound execs you should have of people. Someone. Out with. Them so while confessing his crimes also claimed he was merely following orders and late in the trial pushed for a release claiming he was not guilty prosecutors handed him a 35 year sentence later extended to the fall of the camaro rouge the regimes painful legacy lives on. And more than 5 years ago in paris islamist attacked the satirical magazine charlie and the jewish supermarket they murdered 17 people before being shot by police but they had accomplices who escaped their trial has now begun now the magazine was targeted because it published cartoons of the prophet muhammad. Lisa lewis that the widow of one of those killed. Maddies wilensky is still traumatized 5 years ago her husband george was killed in the islamist attack on shall yet doe he was a cartoonist at the magazine and the love of her life. My life was turned upside down its absence the absence of his gaze that the company me for 47 years. This absence has caused me to fall ill with cancer and i have regular nightmares in some of them i become my husband and live through his last moments facing the kalashnikov so back when i. Marries is one of the plaintiffs in the court case shes hoping the hearings will provide her with some answers then many. Of our. Best and honor their decision i need to understand as best as i can what was in the mind of his assassin surely squash she. Comes here this is there any Additional Information could help me get closer to what my husband went through the moment he got killed or more men. In the attack put france on high alert the terrorists were on the run for days millions of people then took part in a huge demonstration of unity in the face of this attack on press freedom the slogan. Went global. But since the attack on challis of those newsroom behind me here defending the freedom of the press in france has become more difficult especially with the rise of populist politics and an increasing distrust of the traditional media. Challis of door has continued to operate from a secret location the magazine still regularly receives threats its editor in chief says the internet has made things worse shake out of the me nowadays when people read critical comments on social media they immediately take them personally so they often threaten us and in very violent way you also said. That satire and press cartoons are supposed to upset people and before provoking that cartoon culture is increasingly getting lost. Or licked your desire to be on. Maddies one in ski is trying to maintain her husbands legacy in her own way. I am pursuing one of his projects a european house of satirical empress cartoons this is how i continue his fight for press freedom. She will also keep publishing her husbands cartoons so that his spirit lives on. All this week were looking back to the summer of 2015 when an unprecedented number of migrants fled were end poverty in their home countries many of them from syria and headed for europe many of them never made it that sobering reality became Crystal Clear with this shocking image 5 years ago today the body of syrian toddler alon kirk was photographed after it had washed ashore in turkey he had drowned like so many others trying to cross the mediterranean the photo became a symbol of the plight of hundreds of thousands of syrians who were trying to reach europe. One of the syrians joins me right here at the big table. Made the perilous journey across the mediterranean in 2015 and eventually made it here to germany she later returned to greece to help save the lives of other refugees so it is good to have you on the show let me start by asking you about that haunting image there we sell there of a line. I remember people saying 5 years ago we have to do something so that his death will not have been in vain. 5 years later once they were just nothing changed we still have the same accidents and the same situation happening every single day. Thats called death but still theres people drowning there is there actually is even worse now theres pushbacks people are illegally. Been accused of being camillos and been sent back to their lands where they actually left fleas in the 1st place because they asked for safety so its getting worse nothing change theres over 50000 refugees in greece itself or your refugee camp as is the king of the headlines on the news and still nothings happening just a little bit about why you decided to leave syria because as simple as i lost my home i had no proof on top of my head i wasnt even safe anymore to go to school to im a professional summer since i was young i can not even go to swim as and the idea of every day saying goodbye to your mom on the door. To go to school and then not knowing if youre going to syria again i think i just how the right to live in a safe space like everyone else and the dream to a place continue my education so you look here you know until me but the journey you make. So i left syria with my youngest younger sister usurper which was 17 by then and i was 20. We went from the mascots airport we took a flight to turkey which back then there was no visa so it was very easy for us to just fly in and then you contact of course a smuggler because you need someone to get you into greece and he met us and to stumble and then drove us as a bus for 10 hours to izmir and then from is near with the good thing gave but of course after we spend for it nights on the shore with no food no bathroom no shower and even sleeping bag or tent. With 2 girls by themselves. And that we got in the dingey which was the ones that we had now weve seen them in the can also when we in berlin or in hamburg or anywhere actually fits for 7 people but we were 20 and we had a 4 years old child with us. We quest we got in the boat and then 15 minutes later the engine broke of course and the boat started sinking because its overcrowded which is completely logical when you but you but youre able to make it to greece yeah we did we did but by swimming together me and my sister and other people and pushing the boat and if we didnt do that none of us would be a life now and your story there visiting with you making it to germany and then setting up a new life instead you decided to help other refugees tell me about that and what why did you decide to do that because as i said early on professional swimmer and such an rescue swimmer. And then also because i wanted to make sure no one went through the same experience i did myself because its something that traumatic till today 5 years later and i can still. Its just terrifying for everyone so. I can speak. And help and. Of course. The charge part of criminal organization money laundering. I dont know if more but theres so many. Helping other refugees. In the Legal Process im nowhere. With my other. Trial i suppose i have a trial today but it was postponed. 2 years later i was waiting for 30 seconds if there was one thing that you wish you could have known 5 years ago that you know now what is that that. There is just no justice everywhere unfortunately. The court house when i was been accused of these charges and i was quiet and take me back home because. Exactly when i run away felon just to find another place we definitely will be following your story we have been things work for you. Too thank you thank you. Continues. Or you can follow me and t. V. Whatever happens. Is another day see you than ever. The boss seemingly against fear. Bellerive studies the mass protests are continuing despite the arrests use of force and transfer mob me artists in moves to courageously change creatively tell the regime you cant intimidate us any moslem despond law next on t. W. Every day comes for us and for our planet. 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