oh. i knew cubans mackinnon thanks so much for joining us demonstrators have returned to the streets of a 1000000 mom facing down security forces ready to open fire several protesters were shot dead by police overnight and on saturday at rallies against the military and its crackdown on opposition well than 70 people have died in unrest since the army seized power last month. to the it to the poll of me and maher are in mourning the indio mildew though he joined as a volunteer cart every night. i asked him to take a rest as he was sick but i couldn't stop him. he said he needs to take care of people because the military were attacking them with heavy weapons then they shot and killed him he can't fight back anymore a little move him a little in the belief that a lot of. the soldiers shot at us during our sit in last night and arrested 3 people they beat them. a group of us went to the police station to request their release then they fired live right out us. one died over there and another one died here or my god or cinema. i. still an air of defiance prevails. even in the face of mounting funerals i mean. the. people are determined to keep up the pressure thousands rallied in mandalay many of them teachers and university students oh it was it was but moments later police despairs that peaceful protest with tear gas and rubber bullets. amid the escalation of police brutality injuries like these are becoming commonplace. health care workers and volunteers who raced to bring them out of the line of fire. witness footage from friday in yangon shows police beating 3 men accused of breaking a nighttime curfew they were dragged from their homes and beaten with sticks on the street. 7 in the distance the sound of gunfire. attesting to another episode of violence in the city. and david who's an activist from mandalay joins us now and we won't be using his full name to protect his identity thank you for joining us you were at a demonstration earlier can you please describe to us what happened what you saw. david can you hear me. hi david could you please tell us what you saw and experienced at the demonstration that you were asked earlier. was very close to the protest and as we were peacefully suiting and chanting or versus. the security force were more like. on terror is really the inner city it's very it was very coordinated and systematic we became they didn't come to us to disperse the crowd they came to us. they came to kill and as soon as they got tool near our protest area they raided 6 jory building and 2 snipers get on the roof and they started shooting random people and right in front of my eyes i could count up to 20 people were shot directly vides my 1st it was really a heartbreaking moment. and and moral word to use less and less tear gas and more and more life and unishe and it was something really really close to a battle ground and they violate every single aspect of human rights david this is some incredible incredible brutality that you are describing to us tell me what it's like when you're in that situation i mean people must be terrified on the streets you know we we were. at 1st we didn't think it would be this severe so we were still staying in form and backing off quite slowly and then right at the edge of that our wild group civilian was shot in the head at that moment we knew that there was a sniper and everybody started to move quite quickly and the police became really chaotic and. the military took advantage of the situation and he took their time and shot down you know everyone the police it and it was more like. a video game for them aiming at the hands and shooting on and on and on and i had to run i had to look after the women right there right beside me and my knee and had to flee as far we have possible and do and it was there were also hundreds of students who were also trapped and we also had to manage really hard to get out and still hundreds of students were captured and they were taken true. taken to a prison. david thank you so much for sharing your insights with us it must be extraordinary times and obviously you're all showing incredible bravery so thank you so much for your time thank you. ok time now to take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. at least 8 people have been killed and dozens wounded by a powerful car bomb in western afghanistan the blast targeted a police station in the city of herat the government blamed the taliban but a spokesman for the group denied responsibility. russian police have arrested about $150.00 opposition politicians and municipal deputies at a conference in moscow accusing them of links to an undesirable organization organize the said participants from all over russia were discussing plans for parliamentary and local elections in september several prominent opposition figures would you take pause. the u.s. city of minneapolis has agreed to pay the family of george floyd $27000000.00 to settle a civil lawsuit over his death mr floyd was killed while in police custody last may sparking global protests about racial injustice former police officer derek chauvin is currently on trial for his murder with jury selection under way. it's silly will impose a nationwide lockdown over the easter weekend prime minister mario draghi said parts of the country will shut down starting monday including the capital rome and financial center milan italy seoul corona virus infections rise 10 percent in the last week. now a british police officer has been charged with the kidnapping and murder of a 33 year old woman sarah ever ods body was found hidden in woodland more than a week off to she went missing it's believed she was attacked while walking home from a friend's house in south london a disappearance and killing has caused a nationwide outcry and has prompted a global discussion around women's safety. and for more let's bring in our correspondent charlotte pill in london charlotte good to see this isn't the 1st murder of a woman in the u.k. what is it about sarah of rod's case that's triggered such a passionate reaction and debate about women's safety. well i think that's where you'd have to mention some of the chilling details about this case which are still managing of course you described in there just now about the man who has been arrested in connection with police on the daily and alarming developments bought in this case is something that every woman certainly in the u.k. has been able to relate to she was walking home from a friend's house when she went missing and women can all relate to that they can relate to the fear of walking home alone at night women everywhere on social media or on television in parliament here in the u.k. now sharing stories of that fear that they experience everyone sharing how they would carry keys and the hounds as they're walking home how they've sped up in the parts if they like someone else is following them how they've changed their route home and that is a conversation now that is happening on a national level so much as this tragic story gripped the nation there was a vigil planned for this evening that's now been counseled you to coronavirus restrictions but it is his dad donations are coming in they can foster winans charities and of course this hasn't just affected women in the u.k. this is a global issue those now global conversation with women sharing just how they felt in the cost as they will climb and of course cost of that conversation is now women saying there's got to be a shift in the conversation from women to be cautious to changing men's behavior. right there is a conversation happening about refocusing the lens here not just looking at why all women getting harassed on the streets will sexually harassed but why is the saying pot betrayed by by some men now men all joining in this conversation seen a lot of posts on social media where they're offering how can they help how can they make women feel more comfortable if they do find themselves on a street with a woman who is on their own so this is something that men all now want to support a thing in but this is about re refiguring how we look at cases like this i think a lot of men coming out from social media saying they want aware of the scale of the fears a lot of women as they are on a regular basis all right sean a child killed or flitting from london thanks so much. and some sports news now in the bundesliga. were looking to get their ambitions for european qualification back on track as they travel to outspoken to open match day 25 but the hosts proved too strong for bloodbath winning 321 spokes under a han sealed the victory with the best of the goals in the 89th minute outspoken aleksei from relegation wild blood all without abundance legal win since january. and an american football star quarterback tom brady has extended his contract with the tampa bay buccaneers brady has signed through the 2022 n.f.l. season a move that will allow him to play until he's 45 months he was named the most valuable player of the super bowl for the 5th time after leading the buccaneers to their 1st championship in 18 is. finally now downs around the world have sent cities into an eerie silence since the start of the pandemic a year ago and new york has yet to regain its buzz but one member of the city's filibuster caucus has brought solace to his neighbors with solos on his rooftop. the mournful sound of a trumpet solos drifting over the rooftops of new york. plays to lift the spirits of his neighbors and his own to. the 1st night i came up with april 4th. and every night after that i played a difference here in for the neighbors and every night more and more people coming out on their balconies on the rooftops in their windows. was foul the trumpeter is used to it because stage ethan is a member of the new york film the monic. home has been dark for nearly a year. this should have been a fan's 13th season with the film the money no one knows when things might get back to normal the audiences the people that we make music for is you know you are the people that really make what we do worth it and music communicates and and speaks right here i mean you hear the silence of applause. ethan is a true new yorker and as the song almost says if you can make it through the crisis then you can make it anywhere. the story you're watching news life from berlin up next documentary takes us to guinea bissau out for a profile on the powerful queens. and get all the latest news and information on our website. and of course follow us on instagram and twitter at. a time when you could just make an investment on behalf of everyone here it's a much. more than half the world will be living with limited water resources we haven't had to think about. i think that era is over it's a financial product like any other financial. the world is changing to the most important commodity jumpers all be free fair lords of mississippi or commodity starts march 22nd on d. w. . off the coast of the west african country of guinea-bissau an archipelago extends into the atlantic. this chain of islands is home to the people who gave it its name not be shall go. isolated for centuries but we should also islands have managed to preserve their original culture and traditions. their society here stands apart. in this matriarchy it is the women who preside over the economy spirituality nor justice and their families. one of the islands or ngo was ruled by the powerful queen tom parker 100 years ago. by granting women more power than ever she created a society unique in the world. generations of b. shall go women have picked a husband and built a house and organized walk. they are also believed to act as links between the weald of the living and the dead. women wield the power on the island of a rango. and that in the villages of all celebrating today. villages here are referred to as to bankers and with almost $1000.00 inhabitants edgy kaga is the biggest village on a run go. and it is a special day for 2 people. who say rita is wearing asya a style of traditional scotch. that. she wears a wig and is adorned with necklaces and bracelets #. i. think tino is sporting striking colors. but. he too is being decorated with necklaces and dropped with special oils he's wearing these clothes because he is getting married today but for centuries young men have been dressing this way for one simple purpose to attract women his attention. but be sure to woman's role wall street titian are limited to being seduced because they would take their husbands and proposed to them. but it was also up to the women to end the relationship if they felt it necessary. to see that the 1st time i get angry with them when i take my things and leave. with them by that i would guess if i ever turned out to get angry again then i'd take everything there with the. overlooking. that unlike her mother and grandmother so return to didn't propose to her husband herself. western influences are impacting this beach ago cost i'm. sorry to and tina were both born in the village of education and have known each other since they were children. a rango is one of 20 inhabited islands out of nearly 100 in the b. should go. to trial and has a unique identity but they share a common history. they are the chicago. ethnic group has preserved a matriarchal society unique in the world where women are the force driving life and spirituality. they practice an animistic religion. they believe in a supremes being nin dog who is that gaunt and creator. their distant god doesn't help people. but there is a force which connects to the people and it's called bach. this universal force connects all living things. the box is a broader concept than a soul as it also refers to the dead and the patron gods for to be sure go all of nature is inhabited by the supernatural beings who. this side of a people's fight. for this reason many beaches trees virgin forests and certain islands are considered sacred. of life in as he called his simple and peaceful most villages saw in some way related. to return knows her to bangor like the back of a hand and is aware there's one place she and the other villages must never enter. only a few women are allowed in. bad us priestesses. they tend to the biloba holy place the holy objects all statues iran is. the iran as our home to the republic the spirits out the to bankers gongs and ancestors. the battle bad us all powerful women who are venerated for their ability to communicate with the gongs and the dead. people come to the palo bad us to ask for help and protection from the few around us. in a sacred biloba they hold important ceremonies for the whole communities well being . means more nothing happened in the of at the called the. without us. we make all the decisions about ceremony. for. the important role played by women in be shall go society is reflected in the people's founding myth. according to legend the 1st person was a woman who lived on these islands and gave birth to 4 daughters who each were given a different domain. otoh cooma rules over the land and ceremonies. was given the sea and fishing. the raga looks after nature rice fields and palm trees. and. wields power over the rain and the wind including the dry and rainy seasons. these women gave rise to the 4 clans of that we shall go equal. surrounded by tall trees and uninhabited to bangor called it don't k. is the 1st settlement the bishop go founded on a rank of. all the houses in this to bangor are below bers marked by a crusade wrong tree growing in front which is said to have protective powers. starting from it don't get a plan spread out across the island and found it new to bankers including. the society is divided up into clans and there is a classist and based on age. both men and women undergo initiation rites their entire lives. these rituals then grant them new status is and privileges. becoming a ballo bera or the king or chief of the topanga doesn't depend on age but belonging to the clan that rules the land. since lineages maternal it is the women who determine positions of power in a community. the king is responsible for managing natural resources and also decides when seeds are sound where which land is left fallow and what to do in case of a drought. he is supported by a council of elders made up of women and men. are good at nando's para. i am ok as nephew and the king of our own go. against o. is from the r.r. line and is a descendant of. a queen priest s. whose legend merges myth and reality. since august 0 is almost 100 years old his son simone has taken on the task of guarding the queen's venerated tomb. oking kapan parkas shrimper ruled around go in the early 20th century. a peace loving woman she preferred to pay hefty tribute to the portuguese the news her army to wage war against them. to compel everyone in the bunker to hand over a cow. in order to keep the soldiers away by the by the after receiving that payment the portuguese no longer wanted a way to. get it yet. under her rule she implemented societal reforms that expanded the rights of women and ended slavery after her death the portuguese subjugated iran go holding it as a portuguese colony for 4 decades. in tanya and danielle's house the day begins early in the morning. today danielle gamba shabby to the fruit of the wild palm tree. work is divided up between the 2 sexes. men do work in the forest and it seems. while women mainly tend to the household. the fact that the natural environment on these islands is so extraordinarily well preserved is largely due to the people's faith and animist traditions. for generations people have lived in harmony with nature taking only what they need to get by. this. movie sure goes most important resources come from farming rice and vegetables and from fishing. we continue to. live in it is also obtain many goods from palm trees and cashiers are primarily cultivated for export. and. donna is a member of at a congress gardening community. today they have a meeting to make decisions about their work and how to organize it over the next few months. women are the backbone of the economy. they work harder and take on more responsibility than men. they form committee has to walk and i ask you a commie social affairs and justice. but council of women is also responsible for sentencing any wrongdoing that is however crime is read. most by the. proper grown up it's the season when we need to prepare the feel like clearing the repairing things and making sure everything is ready for us at that bad the. in the it's a banker there are small privately owned vegetable gardens as well as large community gardens was. farming in the archipelago follows the rhythm of the rainy seasons. the dry season from november to may is the best time to plant vegetables. after the rainy season the fields must be cleared and the fences repat to keep out animals before the women can start sowing seeds. in the palm forests the men do most of the work. the goods obtained from palm trees from the bases for the islanders livelihoods particularly wine and the oil. the oil is extracted from the palm fruit or. to gather shabby you the men must climb up into the palm tree. over 20 metres up in the air. thank. resigns their body weight they use a simple rope made of palm leaves his climbing gear. i've done yell changes his robe every month to make sure it doesn't wear through and test. this dangerous task has cost some people their lives. men go alone to collect shabby you or their family or go in a group to extract oil that can be sold. palm oil and wine are an essential part of ceremonies and rituals. that be shall go believe that without these oil the internet as might refuse their requests. are not going to put out the. floor you know the palm tree is very important because it gives us to harvest and 8. we don't. get our food from nature we