News confirms that china is imprisoning members of its Muslim Minority based soley on their religion and culture we speak with the relatives of those being helped and china releases a new study showing that the number of new coronavirus cases appears to be declining but Health Officials also urged caution to speak with a microbiologist and is it deja vu for paris on your mind coach thomas to fill in the Champions League tonight as he returns to his former team dortmund. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program a Turkish Court has acquitted 9 Civil Society activists accused of seeking to overthrow turkeys government in the 2013 gezi park protests the verdict was not expected judges ordered the defendants immediate release. The defendants include the businessman and rights activist. And the actor and director method. Critics have called the trial an attempt to silence turkeys opposition and criminalize antigovernment protests the gezi park protests were triggered by plans to build a Shopping Mall on a small park in central istanbul. Lets get more im joined by yulia han correspondent who is based in istanbul so yulia how much of a surprise are these verdicts. Well i really dont think anybody saw this coming many observers including myself we were actually bracing for the worst today because turkish prosecutors were seeking aggravated life sentences in solitary confinement for 3 of the defendants and long jail terms of food the others so for anybody whos been following this trial these acquittals come as a huge surprise we heard about a spontaneous celebrations actually erupting there at the courthouse and outside and of course you mentioned also that hes a well known businessman and Civil Society leader here in turkey and he had to spend more than 2 years in pretrial detention todays verdict means hell be set free and this is of course a huge relief for the defendants themselves for their families and for their supporters youve been in touch with them in fact what do they have to say. Well weve seen the 1st reactions that some of the defendants actually seem like they cant believe theyre in disbelieve they cannot believe what happened today that the charges were indeed dropped you have to know who these people are they are basically activists city plan act says artists and these people have been accused of attempting to overthrow the turkish government by and i quote financing and organizing the 27. 00 gives the protests for the defendants these charges were absolutely of something something they outright rejected because they were saying you know they gave the protests for everybody whos seen them whos taken part in them were the attend to fight for democracy and freedom of expression so many are still in disbelieve maybe they fear Something Else might be coming but im sure well hear more from them later during the day the verdict has been a surprise what do you think that this says this verdict about the situation in turkey right now. Well people are reading Different Things into that right now i can tell you what istanbuls opposition the mayor rahm emanuel had to say he says its a true source of joy and it restores trust in turkeys a judicial system you know and many critics have said that this is a politically motivated trial they said this is basically the government going off to or its the critics so some now think this is a moment where we see some signs off an independent judiciary others are more skeptical and they say you know how come this trial has been going on for more than 2 and a half years on nearly 2 and a healthy is without real evidence being presented how come a man had to spend more than 2 years in jail for a crime that does not even exist so there are more cautious voices out there us of just read on twitter what one of the n. G. O. S article 19 had to say its an ngo fighting for freedom of expression they say we are so relieved but still angry the trial is a perfect example of judicial harassment this case never made any sense you leon it is some both thank you yulia. Well its going to quick check of some other stories making news around the world the u. N. Human rights chief is calling for humanitarian corridors to allow civilians to play fighting in syrias it live and aleppo provinces Syrian Government troops are advancing rapidly into the countrys last rebel held areas Rights Groups warn that a humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in the region. Protesters in haiti set fire to carnival stands in the capital Port Au Prince local sources say that the protesters were angry at the government spends money on carnival celebrations haiti has seen months of underestimate widespread poverty and a deepening social and economic crisis. The billionaire former mayor of new york Michael Bloomberg has qualified to debate other democratic president ial candidates in las vegas on wednesday it will be his 1st debate appearance bloomberg has been rising in opinion polls thanks in part to a flood of t. V. Ads. From for the last 3 years there have been suggestions that china is systematically persecuting its Muslim Minority population the weekers now g. W. Has obtained damning evidence that they are indeed being targeted because of their religion and culture a document leaked to d. W. And its partners shows that china is detaining weaker people for reasons such as praying wearing a headscarf visiting a foreign website or having relatives abroad it also reveals that chinese authorities are using high tech surveillance to keep track of the identities locations and habits of individual weaker muslims the document was made available to you at great personal risk by a whistleblower and independent experts contacted d w i did say that it is highly likely that the document is genuine well now the Chinese Government has always denied that it persecutes the weaker minority saying that the tension centers they are held in are Vocational Training centers built to fight extremist ideas and provide leaders with valuable skills. Just last week the Chinese Foreign minister issued another forceful denial of the mystery. No one has seen any kind of concentration camp inching jang no one has seen any persecution the only thing to see was people of various ethnicities and singeing living together harmoniously these facts demonstrate that the socalled concentration camps the socalled 1000000 are 100 percent rumors they are complete fake news for us. Another harsh denial from the Chinese Government there lets get more on this with nicola because he is a director for Amnesty International in east and Southeast Asia and the pacific thank you so much for joining us on this latest leak gives us a lot of new insight into the reasons that china is detaining the leaders does anything about this leak surprise you or is it consistent with your research. If i think its unfortunately its very consistent with what Amnesty International and other Human Rights Organization and journalists have been documented saying over the years that isnt all out states from sort compared to stamp out the religious political identity of leaguers and other muslim ethnic groups in disenchant where your thomas region the communist party thinks that any. Identity marker where their religious or cultural is a possible they call for aspiration for greater autonomy or for resistance to the gradual escalation of the region by the chinese Central States and therefore its decided to completely stamp it out the socalled war on terror has provided an excuse and allege to see that the government uses to pursue it is policies that are incredibly violative of human rights and the scale of it is really and parallel in the history of china how difficult is it to get information about this issue or are whistleblowers the only way. Or thats almost impossible to get information the moment you step foot in since you are secret police will be following you and will prevent or intervene to prevent any kind of independent. Investigation or interviews and even more wearing go after people have talked to find so investigators so its impossible to do and carry out any kind of the depending best occasion can seem john and china has rejected all the demands by the United Nations investigator than special reporter to calm to the region what reaction are you expecting to this leak. Well i think that china has been actually pretty inconsistent in its response to allegations of mass scale violation name in the city showing at some points that there was no such thing as the camps than it needed that there were camps but that they were not forced detention then it moved and said yes it is not for detention but this is to eliminate terrorism so i think there is no we shouldnt really ask what the Chinese Government say is about what is happening we now have enough evidence and these leak use is extremely important because it gives the details and the Identification Number of hundreds of people who were detained. And just continue to document and press the Chinese Government for access and for answers about the policies and scaring him since you know when the government says really doesnt matter anymore its lost all credibility and respect to whats happening to igors and to various groups in india nicolay because from Amnesty International thank you. Fin for an even more detailed insight into why china is detaining members of its weaker population be sure to catch g w news asia right after the news you will meet the whistleblower who helped get this information out into the Public Domain and hear from heartbroken relatives of some of those detained in china. Well another doctor in china has died after contracting the new corona virus in han the epicenter of the outbreak the doctors death comes as Health Officials in china publish details of a study into 70000. 00 cases of the virus the report suggests that the number of new infections is falling so far the virus has killed just over 2 percent of those infected with older people and those with existing conditions more likely to die but beijing warrants that could change and people start returning to delhi life. For more lets get to our correspondent Mathias Bollinger whos standing by in beijing and he is according to the study of the number of new infections is declining is this new that the worst is over. The report indeed strikes an optimistic tone saying that the number of new infections is not rising at the same pace as it was but if we look at the data more closely the data is up to the 11th of february now 2 days after this stage we had a massive increase in new infections that was caused by a change in counting by including probable cases that have not yet been confirmed into the statistics that day that number rose by 15000 in the way province and then the next day again 5000 part of these probable cases are included in this study but not all of them so all of this has to be taken with caution what is true is that we dont see this pattern of increase in. Other provinces outside off to bay but its still too early to make a prediction mathias whos been most impacted by the virus. Impacted by the virus a mostly people over 303279 adults we have some scholars have already remarked this remarkable finding that few children seem to be affected. For the death fatalities we can say mostly elderly people with most fatalities proportionately most fatalities in the age group above 70 and above 60 this is not a surprise he says doctors have been saying before and of course by those who are affected by infections the number of medical workers is quite remarkable 3000 medical workers infected or suspected of infections so far you mentioned some numbers there how does this outbreak compare with previous virus outbreaks like sars for example. Well i think the main difference to solve and most that is another similar virus is that it spreads much faster its much more contagious then songs the death toll other number of the fatality rate is lower therefore so it is spreading faster but it is less less deadly then so. Intense bowling there joining us from beijing thank you. Youre watching news still to come is it great or is it gross we need the dutch artist turning insects into art. Fall term and bureaucracy is legendary for being thorough and pretty slow now environmental activists have thrown a Monkey Wrench into teslas plans to set up his 1st european factory near berlin a state court has to decide whether clear cutting there can continue. The german press has started calling it the tesla forest and the machines felling trees here have stopped a court order has brought them grinding to a halt the environmental organization. Says the company shouldnt be allowed to continue clear cutting before it has all the appropriate permits to jesus he said just starting activities right now sets a precedent these are things that cannot be reversed after all you cant just put the trees back in the ground after you cut them down because of the. Cutting has to be suspended during the bird nesting season which begins in march if tesla hasnt cleared the site by then it could delay the opening of the factory slated for next year. If it doesnt work out with tesla and i hope it does it will send a fatal signal to German Companies but also to International Investors and he did say that when it comes to global competition germany has grown unable to assert itself as the right place to do business thats for sure but on social media users in other parts of the world are scratching their heads at the german delay to a major investment that would bring 3000 jobs tesla has already cleared 60 of the 90 had tears planned for this site the carmaker has promised to replant 3 times as many trees nearby the dispute has some people worried that tesla could withdraw from the deal the matter is being taken up by a state Administrative Court itll decide on wednesday where the cutting can continue. And fizzle in from our business desk joins me now so whats the reaction from tesla here this awaiting to see whats going to be decided by the courts that could come as you heard there today tomorrow or the next few days its a very interesting and unique situation i think for tesla specially off the what it did in shanghai i mean it managed to build a gigafactory there and start rolling those model threes off the band like within a year. I think it was which is crazy stuff i mean but china is very different place to germany and as you mentioned youve got this german bureaucracy to get through which is there for good reason i mean youve got communities to worry about youve got ants and reptiles and bats in those forests that people worried about and all those trees and 2nd world war bombs that have to be defused that was 7 of them but theres also jobs at stake and i mean what does it mean for the state of brandenburg if this project does indeed fall through it hang on a 2nd have you seen one of these factories i mean there arent people in them there robots building all those cars but there are a lot of people who have to build the robots who have to program them so we are talking about thousands of jobs. But does the region have the expertise were talking about brandenburg you know its an area that is suffering with a Skills Shortage germany is suffering from a Skills Shortage so its going to be really interesting to see how musk goes about this in the land of cars i think hes going to be nabbing a whole lot of people from all the other comm makers in the comic is he going to be worried about that it is interesting that this is taking place in brandenburg because there is another project that everyone might think about going to airport you know mismanagement of that project in particular the opening of that significantly delayed. Is there an issue when it comes to realizing big projects like these i dont think is it an issue in germany i think is an issue in bali it thats official both in does not have the expertise and has really stuffed up these projects like that airport my goodness i mean how many airports does china build within within a year and germany cant get one up and running just one within a year in berlin rather. It is a bit of an embarrassment weve also seen these movements against Big Tech Companies like google the google campus that wanted to set up shop in quotes bag and was kicked out basically people here are worried about rents as well as the environment theyre worried about their lifestyles and they dont want to see bowden being turned into another San Francisco with people sleeping on the streets has been sizzle in on the story thank you. Also in the news today around 50 people are stranded at a Mountain Lodge in southern norway due to a severe winter storm and cars are buried in meters of snow while one of the countrys most important roads remains closed the travelers are inside and safe but will need to wait for Better Weather before they are able to leave. Terrifying moments for a herd of horses that broke through at ice on a river in russia farmers using ropes and a tractor managed to rescue all 11 merest drowning a warm winter has resulted in unusually thin ice on many russian lakes and rivers. American gymnast simone viles has been named sports woman of the year for the 3rd time in the laureus world sports awards held here in berlin and the 22 year old won her 5th all round world title last year the mens award in what has become known as the sporting oscars where shared between formula one World ChampionLewis Hamilton and barcelona and argentina soccer star leaving all messi the team of the year went to south africas mens rugby team after their surprise world cup triumph over. All the Champions League is back after a 2 month hiatus with 2 1st legs tonight dortmund host while holders liverpool is that athletic on the tread dortmunds form is back on track and they will need a very familiar face and the opposing dugout. Thomas circle is back in dortmund the parasangs a man coach left the german club in acrimony in 2007 saying now he wants to eliminate them in the Champions League last 16 with his big spending french side complete with neymar and killian and backpay desperate to finally lift europes top trophy. Says he holds no grudges following his controversial sacking at dortmund. Having been in the stadium since i left and then i come here and i see lots of faces i know because its a Friendly Faces who greeted me and i was happy to see them too. Its a beautiful swede feeling of course but its also a nice feeling because im very thankful that i was dortmund coach for 2 years. In the. Dortmund got back to winning ways in the bundles league on friday with a 4 no demolition of Eintracht Frankfurt muse star striker elling brout holland was back in the goals i despite netting 8 times for sulzberger in the group stage he is eligible to play against p. S. G. After a rule change. Midfield. Axel witsel will also be an important player in trying to stop p. S. G. Is a ray of talent and kick starting dortmunds attacks. Be strong defensively i think well be one of one of the key. Have to focus on and i was sort of you know we have a lot of quality team and weve been told we have all the fun so. The Champions League is finally back on one of the 1st knockout matches promises plenty of intrigue on and off the page. Now depending on what kind of person you are the artwork that were seeing depicted here behind me could be the stuff of dreams or nightmares this artists sculptures but not of bronze are marble or would he builds his arcs out of bed in sex. Preachers that are to be from another. Chanting some spooky. The artist cedric lucky has from amsterdam brings dead beetles and butterflies back to life as fairies to him insects are a very special natural resource. I was always fascinated by the chrome and machine like qualities that they had they have this beautiful architecture that lifts just so otherworldly thats a major kind of god like. Hes created over 200. 00 different fairies over the years each and every one of them is unique. In the beginning cedric made drafts that he would work with now he simply gives his spontaneity free rein ill gather whatever i have that kind of complements each other in terms of colors and textures and then just you know start working and see what were what works out you know. Sometimes it goes relatively quick and sometimes it takes me for ever. And then nothing really happens. Sustainability is important to him in every piece for example the insects he uses are broken specimens given to him for free by breeders rarely are people disgusted by his works cedric says but they do have questions. For the most of the questions that i get is that insects or what its made of because the idea of using real materials is to make the final product looks like something thats just plucked out of nature or something that could live on its own so a lot of people dont realize that it comes from really insects when they do realize that it comes from insects we have a whole different set of questions like where they where i source the insects from and where the color comes from recently centric moved into a studio in an old warehouse in amsterdam so far the old food truck is one of the only places where he meets other people. But he hopes to cooperate with other artists in the future and to expand his business. There are Many International requests he says but shipping can be problematic because for instance i can send anything to america not just because the product itself is very fragile but because its an organic material so anything that doesnt do it with you know fruits even would just a certain aspects you can send across seas without having permits and the permits are very expensive. But his creative urge knows no boundaries and cedric like us would like to continue enchanting many more with his weird and wonderful creatures. Youre watching news coming up next in news asia the leaks documents that beijing doesnt want the world to see what do they say about chinas detention of minority muslims. All that more with melissa chance in the studio views dont forget you can keep up with the news on our website. Dot com and you can follow us on social media im sorry kelly in berlin the so much for watching have a great day. Oh boy. Oh boy. Come. To this for me. Is for you to. 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