Nazis is germany underestimating the danger from far right extremists. Im dr thomas great to have you with us protests have erupted for a 2nd day now in iran after the government admitted it accidentally shot down a ukrainian passenger jet killing all 176 people on board and demonstrators have criticize the government for initially denying it was behind the disaster in tehran Security Forces have used tear gas to Disperse Protesters but police are denying accusations that they used live ammunition against the demonstrators. Shouting and chaos as onlookers helped people shot and bleeding. On the streets of tehran this video was taken near the square where crowds have gathered outraged at the cover up after iran shot down a ukrainian passenger plane. Video shows tear gas being fired into the crowd. They just burst leaving a trail of blood as they flee. In signs of increasing defiance images of irans heroes are being desecrated ordinary iranians are speaking out. That even talking about it makes my heart beat faster and makes me sad and i feel ashamed when i think about their families im so sad. He. Is not only our media try to describe it as a technical problem because of their interests and political and international reasons but later developments changed the game and they had to tell the truth or. Progovernment newspapers are also voicing their disappointment and printing lists of the names of the victims shame reads this headline in farsi and on forgivable just days earlier the Iranian Regime had been celebrating its missile attacks on Iraqi Air Bases Housing u. S. Forces. Now that narrative is also changing the commander of the revolutionary guards telling the countrys parliament that they had purposely avoided killing american troops earlier state media had falsely claimed theyd killed 80 in further signs of cooling tensions irans top officials met with the amir of neighboring qatar a u. S. Ally both sides agreed that deescalation was the only way forward. Lets get an else us now with professor assault on barakat is the director of the center for conflict and humanitarian studies at the Doha Institute thanks so much for coming in this morning can you tell us what kind of challenges these 2 days now of running protests present for the regime in tehran well i think its a clear signal to their e. G. That at enough of this continuous status off. Maybe it is now time to to. Show down and reflect on the original purpose of the revolution from 97. 00 to 9. 00 on which. Cannot continue in a state of flux for decades to come. Out of the revolution was to create a new iran that iran has got to belong to the world order in some way and i think if. They incite. Fear as much as those who are outside your own particular neighboring countries that there is no real reason to have those kind of you know. To me her and you know when you talk about the dont other countries in the region more broadly speaking the emir of qatar has had talks with irans leaders that was that was yesterday and sunday can you tell us how significant was that this it. I think its very important could potentially play a really Important Role in defusing the tension between not only the arab states and iran but more importantly between the United States and iran as our as you know. Has enjoyed Good Relationship with all sides it follows a policy of noninterference with its neighbors affairs and has managed to gain the trust of all sides ok and the foreign minister or the 1st to visit immediately after the assess additional money and i think that has paved the way to a full withdrawal in bringing the site schools ok do you think you can pave the way for talks with the u. S. The u. S. Defense secretary mark esper says that president abbas will i told talks with iran yes well i think it would and it is clear that both sides do not see escalation the pattern of the sort of to church retaliation that has happened over the last week shows that neither iran nor the United States would like to see a full scale war they have been that doing actions that are very carefully calculated that theyve taken time to to reflect they have not responded in a key now in need jerk reaction and so on which indicates that most eyes do not wish to have war and then theyll genitive is to talk and for them to talk i think as mrs eddy put it on the any days of this crisis their real issue for them is the nuclear deal and the lifting of the sanctions economic sanctions on iran ok i think its all of the talking were talking about sanctions for example could be a way forward but tween the u. S. And iran we have to leave it there professor baraka thanks so much for coming in for us this morning. Thank you very much. Lets get you briefed down some of the other stories in the news now many of the victims on that plane in iran were from canada and mourners across that country have been paying tribute to the victims at a vigil in edmonton Prime Minister to those that he would pursue justice and accountability for the victims families 57. 00 canadians many of reigning dissent were killed in the draft. All of libyas warring rivals are expected to sign a cease fire agreement later in moscow it comes after fire as all so raj and his u. N. Backed government agreed a conditional for use of the rebel leader general Khalifa Haftar are both sides of accuse each other of violating the agreement. In the air the government says heavily armed jihad as have stormed a military base killing 809 soldiers the attack was launched near the volatile border with mali in the center 71 soldiers from this year were killed in the same region that attack was claimed by socalled islamic state. In the philippines are warning that of all cane owners the capital could be on the verge of a dangerous eruption the tall volcano about 60 kilometers south of manila began spewing ash and lava on sunday the citys International Airport was shut down thousands were forced to flee. A warning shot from tower volcano as it spews a column of ash and steam into the sky the ash plume generating enough static electricity to produce volcanic lightning. Although one of the philippines most active volcanoes it last erupted more than 40 years ago now experts say an eruption affecting a larger area could be just hours away the ash and steam have prompted thousands of People Living in towns close to the volcano to follow evacuation orders. More with all the rules of when the volcano started blasting steam we ran away up here the road was crowded ticket with cash and pebbles were falling from the scarring. Yeah but i dont know what the ash fell as far away as the capital manila some 60 kilometers north of the mill is. Authorities grounded all air traffic affecting dozens of domestic and international flights. But the force is so. Tough to hold. As travelers wait so do the people of the philippines to see what else volcano may have in store. Ok lets get the very latest on this now with deed of use on a song toes in our gate area which is close to the volcano good day joanna can you tell us whats happening where you are right now. Im about 6 miles away from the volcano which youll see behind me and since weve been here the last couple of hours weve seen the volcano continuously spew out clouds of volcanic ash and the clouds have been turning from white to great to sometimes black the authorities have raised the alert level to 4 out of a 5 point scale so theyre warning of a volcanic eruption within hours or days so that can mean possible volcanic eruptions thats a result of you know eruptions that come into contact with the water around the volcano causing flooding into certain areas so right now tal volcano is really under watch and it can be very much like into a Pressure Cooker and that can explode at any time our people in manila which is very close by of course dealing with this threat or are some people leaving the capital voluntarily as a precaution. No there arent many people leaving the capital of manila. As a precaution on the contrary of people were advised to stay indoors while the volcanic ash could be felt all the way from the guy tie or here into a volcano which is about 40 miles away in this part where im at there have been forced evacuations since yesterday and about 8000 people have been moved to Evacuation Centers or safer ground i talked to some fruit vendors here earlier and they are very much worried about their crops you know the volcanic ash has coated large swaths of pineapple fields in just grit doest and they were wishing for rain because at least that would wash away the volcanic ash but then at the same time they werent sure if that would be enough to clean the fruit of the ash contains sulfur also interesting lee enough where it is a popular weekend destination for many people who want to get away from the city and the activity from tall hasnt stopped people from coming here im at a restaurant view deck and all around me there were people taking selfies in front of the volcano and i spoke to a couple earlier today they came from a neighboring town to spend their husbands birthday here so it hasnt deterred people from coming here they said it was yes scary to see this kind of but also terrifyingly beautiful to see what nature is capable of. Which is close to the tall volcano in the fall. Well here in germany local politicians have been facing a spike in intimidation over the last few months and its threats from the far right that are causing particular concern a quarter of all german mayors have reported being insulted or threatened the physical attacks being carried out on about 2 percent of mares or their Staff Members now the number of an reported cases well thats thought to be even higher the worst case so far was the pro refugee politician involved look he was shot in front of his home in the state of lower sakit saxony a neo nazi extremist has confessed to that murder and these incidents are having an effect some elected officials are leaving office one is arent full the mare of a small town in lower saxony he says he quit to protect his family. Is a quiet village in northern germany about 1700 people live here the next big city is an hours drive away over the last few days many people in germany have been curious on and asked off because of the news that rocked the town right before new years eve may announce he was resigning because of Death Threats from right wing extremists would order. Over another 2 nights in a row i received notes in my made books one said to be. You might think maybe it was meant by someone else but it wasnt funny it was horrible but the 2nd one was worse as of those who are going to guess you know the n. T. For the day on the phone. Right after christmas unknown perpetrators vandalized his car window with a swastika he decided to step down from office in order to protect himself and his 14 year old son. I dont. I dont want him to have this politicized mayor dead i want to protect him but also the office of a mayor i dont want it to be politically tainted. Was mayor of stuff or even before that he was socially active for example he was a soccer coach for the local club in charge of young players. The 1st criticism from the right came in 2016 when a refugee family moved to town right above the sports clubs clubhouse. Soon thereafter there were right wing extremist stickers all over the Playing Field their message this year is a nazi zone many people in the village were shocked by his resignation work with folk and the local council the news came as a surprise to him. Because their mind on this one we all think its not good we are the losers in this story we are all very sad. And focused states very clearly that the village of as stuff does not have a nazi problem there are a few extreme rightwing people in the community but he says the problem lies deeper in society itself. The society is a catastrophe the problem is that people suddenly can say out loud what they wouldnt even have dared to think 5 years ago and thats not only in the supposedly left behind eastern germany is apparently people here also he left behind. The folk a case is now being investigated by German Authorities but an focus doesnt want to give up even though hes no longer mayor he wants to keep fighting the far right. Those talk about those more now with our Political Correspondent michael yon akasha in the studio good morning michael yon. Weve seen right wing stream is a groups publishing names and addresses of course undesirable politicians and journalists on the internet have we been under estimating the potential danger well 30 certainly have been underestimating this danger if seen the shocking killing off to look good last year local politician in the state of hessy just been ripped furring to and yeah this is something that has been on the rise the last couple of years so have seen the stats so look a petition that only mayors but any kind of likes Community Council members have been threatening more in germany so now currently estimates are at 40 percent of community politicians any kind of political have been threatened and other service by authorities show that in almost one out of 10 of these local communities there has been also incidents of physical violence against politicians 40 percent have been threatened that were like this this includes a receipt now the case of a mayor of a small town but this also includes for example representatives and councils in local communities people who are engaged in any kind of low click to v. T. So this is something that anybody who is trying to be engaged in the specially referring to engage men to whats refugee help integration help that these are now being at the aim of especially far right extremist. The threat coming from as from individuals from groups to civic organizations do you know anything about that so the investigations that have been conducted in these incidents so far suggests that often these are these threats are coming from groups of networks sometimes these threats are even signed by. Senders that suggest that they are part of an effort for example referring to the National Socialist underground 2. 00 so the nationals. This underground was a group of me and aussies in the last decade response responsible and. Mrs for agc several killings a christian me in tears germany seen anything like this before this level of intimidation and threat of local politicians and as you said Community Workers dealing with specific issues in the modern federal public of germany this level of threatening like this. Country wide phenomena is unprecedented we can say that they have always been cases of petitions being at the cross fire off the public are there been violent incidents before 3 look for example at the history in the 1970 s. Left wing terrorism by the faction but this is different this is something that is widespread this is something that is coming from an underground network and this something that is very disturbing fueled by hate that is spreading in social networks you have to say the Red Army Faction actually engaged in assassinations verse very specifically in the seventys. One local politician as a result of all this as applied for a license to carry a concealed weapon a concealed handgun is very rare in germany and bars in the United States a response to the threats that hes getting what can be done to protect especially lower profile local politicians from attacks so they all have to start getting concealed weapons licenses now you know of course this is not the solution for this issue and the representatives of the Community Councils and im a as a christian many have been calling for the federal government and for federal authorities to step up now we see in germany not only for those who are representatives of communities or governments but also for any individuals who are the victims of hate speeds all threats in social networks that there is not enough done by authorities that the. Nor that is currently or the legal system thats currently provided in germany is. Adepts as to these new challenges and that the authorities the investigative authorities havent been able to deal with it yet properly and this is something that needs to be stepped up ok so there are calls then for a tightening of the nets thats a long word its a very very tight one of europes tightest restriction on social media for examples are there are calls now to to tighten it up even more has but those laws for example theyre very much only in the regards to how social networks can help with the investigation or how to kind of inhibits how to kind of fight hate speech within the networks its not so much about the prosecution thats something that needs to be stepped up by German Authorities actually on thanks much for coming in on this force that are in other news rain is forecast for New South Wales the state worst affected by australias bushfire crisis by mr Scott Morrison has seen his popularity nosedive largely due to his handling of the crisis he said that he could have handled his response better. Clashes marta carmel Opening Event in Rio De Janeiro sunday police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse huge crowds gathered in the citys copacabana district it is not clear what sparked the desire revelers have accused police of using excessive force. Well prince harry will come face to face with the queen later today as the British Royal family tries to resolve the crisis triggered by his shock announcement that he wants to step back as a senior royal the queen will be hosting the talks at her Country Estate with Prince Charles and Prince William also attending on the agenda will be how much money megan and harry will still receive their royal titles and what commercial deals they can strike over the weekend footage emerged of the prince appearing to promote his wifes acting career with the does the c. E. O. Of a film premiere that was back in the summer. An exhibition about the former u. S. President barack obama and his family is now underway in munich it features photographs taken by the american photographer calley shell as obama began his president ial Campaign Many have never been published before. For some hes just number 44 for others hes a trailblazer the 1st africanamerican president of the United States. Photographer kelly shell 1st met him in 2004 obama was still a senator of illinois not yet the superstar of the democrats shell and obama became friends. Shell was there during election campaigns but also met with the obamas at their home several times. In New Hampshire in january of 2008 its the morning of the primaries. Theyre on a bus driving down the back road with pam sure and they have 20 minutes together and then theyll go their separate ways and so they started reading the paper together and i love the fact that he is reading the paper and that one point she just relaxed completely and put her head next to his and then she just fell asleep and they just had this private little. The obamas they come as a team. Here michelle prepares him for whats to come this shot was taken just moments before obama took his oath. The 1st lady is always by his side shes his biggest supporter and it said helps him stay grounded. And this is about the 12th or 13th. Ball weve been to more on these at this elevator and i love elevators because nobody can leave and you can take pictures. But hes telling her hes so proud of himself he says im so proud of myself because i never stepped on your dress not even once she just thats been pretty funny cause thats your biggest accomplishment today was the fact you didnt step on my dress and he said if i could mess up this way now but if i messed up her dress i would have been no more trouble. Kelly shall also captured the difficult moments showing that there is a lonely side to being the president. Obama is a person who is very good at taking bad news. Out of listening and so theres a photograph where hes leaning back in a chair in the cabinet room. And theyve just told him that the economy is 3 times worse than he ever thought it was and that no youre not going to be able to fix it he said do you think well be able to fix this in a year and they go no you can fix this in 4 years. Its not a yeller he doesnt scream he doesnt throw fits he literally just pauses and just takes it all that his way of getting mad and the pressure is to just listen you know take it and reflect. Obama always tries to stay down to earth and close to the people by his own ice cream and shakes hands. Obama washing the dishes doing normal things he likes to be portrayed as an ordinary relatable man a family man always surrounded by michelle and his daughters needless to say that some of these moments are staged for the camera. But nevertheless kelly shell managed to capture his essence and all these different facets obama as a president a husband father and simply. A man. Well here in germany the industrial giant siemens of become the subject of protests over its involvement with an australian coal mine chris colfer from good of you business is here to talk about that whats going on well one might say siemens shows black over green here because the engineering giant says its sticking with plans to provide a signalling process signalling system for this coal mine and a time when large parts of australia are suffering a suffering from these tremendous and catastrophic bushfires and my mentalists called upon siemens to pull out of the project but they say no were sticking to it ok this is just a signalling system inside this plant youll have more on that coming out christophe a will be right back im brian thomas this is news live from berlin. They called me primitive. They could. Come never in the past because. I am the power ive got. Africa. Over the world. Africa. In 45 minutes. 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