Announcer the siddi people are descendants of african slaves. The history of a forgotten people. Narrator r they dance to t thet of the african drum, deep in the forest, mimicking a disappearing species that theyve grown to lovethe asiatic lion. Theyre part of the 20,000 siddis, an ethnic group of african descent, who live in gujarat, western india. [boy speaking local language] narrator though far removed] from their a ancestral lands, te siddis s have cheherished their culture. [drums beating] now its a source of income for them. Narrator imran is a siddi, a descendant of the bantu people from southeast africa. He believes his ancestors originally came from uganda. Now he lives in a small village called jambur, with his mother and grandmother. The village is surrounded by the forest of gir, the last bastion of the worlds 500 remaining asiatic lions. Centuries ago, africans from ethiopia, eritrea, and somalia sailed to the indian subcontinent as merchants, while others were brought as
Announcer the siddi people are descendants of african slaves. The history of a forgotten people. Narrator r they dance to t thet of the african drum, deep in the forest, mimicking a disappearing species that theyve grown to lovethe asiatic lion. Theyre part of the 20,000 siddis, an ethnic group of african descent, who live in gujarat, western india. [boy speaking local language] narrator though far removed] from their a ancestral lands, te siddis s have cheherished their culture. [drums beating] now its a source of income for them. Narrator imran is a siddi, a descendant of the bantu people from southeast africa. He believes his ancestors originally came from uganda. Now he lives in a small village called jambur, with his mother and grandmother. The village is surrounded by the forest of gir, the last bastion of the worlds 500 remaining asiatic lions. Centuries ago, africans from ethiopia, eritrea, and somalia sailed to the indian subcontinent as merchants, while others were brought as
Dramatic consequences. Everyone is more than aware of that. But thats not stopping a number of young people from demonstrating against corruption and government policies. A striking number of kremlin critics have died mysteriously in recent years. Who o commissioned the killing . In 2006, a alexander litvinenkoa fierce critic of putin, was poisoned with radioactive polonium. The same year, anna politkovskaya, a journalist who famously denouncnced rusussias chechnya policies, was shot dead. In 2013, boris beresowski, declared the number one enemy of the state by putin, died in exile in britain under unexplained circumstances. And in 2015, one of the governments most prominent opponents, boris nemzov, was shot in moscow. Those who protest openly learnn the severirity of the e law firt hand. This is gulag country. Rubtsovsk in siberia. 5000 prisoners are held here in this penal colony. For days, anastasia has been waiting in the icy cold for her husband, i ildar dadin, to be released. His
Are returning to the town. Today, im talking about the Housing Market, as new Research Says average asking prices are at a record high. But as sales fall, ill be looking at what is going on. In sport, sanchez shines for arsenal. His winner in extra time sees them book their place in the fa cup final after victory over Manchester City. And this is st davids in south west wales. Well be live there later as the search for the next Uk City Of Culture heats up. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Good morning. A taste of winter in the forecast this week with some snow, especially in the north and north east. There will be some sunshine. It is not until the second part of the weekend the weekend that it will warm up. And i will have more details on 50 minutes. Thank you, carol. 15. Good morning. First, our main story. French voters have rejected the two traditional ruling parties, with their candidates being knocked out in the first round of the president ial election. Instead, the pro
Shortly in london. A man has been arrested over the death of an ex Royal Navy Officer who was hit as his car was stolen from outside his home in manchester. This couldve happened to absolutely anybody. You hear a noise downstairs, you go to see what it is. Its incredibly tragic. Any bit of information, we really need to hear it. Four tram drivers admit to falling asleep on a line in croydon, where seven people died after derailment last year. And the cities vying to take over from hull as uks next city of culture. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Im Karin Giannone Live In Paris where the centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron and the far right National Front Leader Marine Le Pen have made it through to the second round of the french president ial election. Macron who has never held Political Office told his supporters they had changed the face of French Politics, and it was his job to reconcile the country. Marine le pen described her victory as historic and said a vote for her was ke