Set off another disaster. Im rebecca it is good to have you with us today is World Press Freedom day and we begin our broadcast with something we here at deutsche of proud to announce the date of the freedom of speech award this year the award highlights journalists whove been persecuted because if they were porting of the coronavirus pandemic were only 917. 00 individuals spot they represent all those journalists bloggers and citizens around the world who have defied restrictions on press freedom to report on the coronavirus michelle bash lay the United Nations high commissioner for human rights paid tribute to the womens im here to honor the courage of the journos who despite such attacks speak up and continue to. To gape a reporter critically without fear i pay tribute to the courage of those who have been disappeared arrested or threatened for their work my office of the United Nations will continue to stand up for their rights we shout bash live at Un High Commission for human rights we have this closer look now at some of the journalists weve been seeing sitting singling out for their courageous reporting. Threatened attacked arrested press freedom was already a contentious and often dangerous issue in countries governed by repressive leaders the corona crisis is giving autocratic regimes a welcome excuse to clamp down even further theyre using the pandemic also to bring pressure on journalists and we see this in china russia and turkey in iran received around the globe so that these countries which have a very problematic. As you today on press freedom theyre using this not to. January 2020 these images was secretly shot by chinese citizen journalist fun been inside a hospital in rwanda the epicenter of the pandemic his reports divorced me from the image of the country portrayed on state television. A short while ago i saw 3 corpses here he says on the video now there are 8 or 10 chris she a lawyer with the most prominent citizen journalist in one han whichever have been viruses right in front of me are chinas criminal prosecutors are behind me im not afraid of death do you think im afraid of you coming this party of china or polly called out what. It was gently shes lost video before he disappeared without trace just like fang been his last Footage Shows Police knocking at his door during that hour. Earlier that hour. The World Teacher will use director Peter Limburg criticized chinas blocking of investigations into the virus as origin and a free press would have really helped to to find the reason and at the end would have saved lives. In russia where press freedom is strictly curtailed government friendly Media Outlets have been spreading misinformation about the corona crisis independent journalists are feeling the pressure. Elaina mulish internationally renowned investigative journalist received Death Threats after reporting on the coronavirus in chechnya allegedly from chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov himself the Organization Reporters Without Borders has documented a Record Number of arbitrary acts of violence against reporters in venezuela davisson ross was detained by special forces for 12 days for reporting on called 1000 on social media. In countries where press freedom is already under threat the corona pandemic is making things even more difficult and more dangerous for journalists one of those countries where its becoming more and more difficult to work as a journalist is right here in europe thats hungry and funny fresh our data you correspondent joins me from the capital budapest funny hungarys been condemned by the a you for attacking Media Freedom whats the situation there like there during covert 9 tame. Well if you look at the World Press Freedom index according to which hungarys ranked 89 to 89 out of 180 Countries Worldwide it gives us one indication about the state of press freedom in this country which has been challenged not by only the current government but by any government ever since that democratic election since 1900 but what makes a current amendment of the criminal code so worrisome to some of the joys here that ive spoken to is the fact that youre not only punishable fool sharing or spreading false information but also for spreading information that is true in a forte distorted manner but what does that mean who is defining what distortion means what does it mean for journalists to operate in your underground trying to report about the consequences of this pandemic i asked some of these questions to zoltan but caught one of the investigative journalists who would have passed and he had some very interesting answers to tell me lets have a report lets have a look at the report. Like most of his peers soltan an investigative journalist is confined to working from home. And this guy nor i nor him for more than 10 years. But he says its not staying at home that makes reporting harder these days he sources have become reluctant to talk in the role. That something. Serious. Something wrong with. Stop it or. Soltani as you furring to the amended criminal code which imposes a prison sentence of up to 5 years for spreading false information this provision is part of the Emergency Powers that have been extended indefinitely he writes for a small daily newspaper over the circulation of 20000 but papers like mapes of all are coming under increasing fire for the past 10 years the governing Fitness Party has sought ways to tighten its grip on the media here at this newspaper stand you can still find a variety of newspapers and magazines but the sphere for paper carrying critical reporting that does not kill the governments line is shrinking Media Freedom organizations complain that most of the hungry and media is either managed or owned by people loyal to the government. I want to talk to our who works for media what struck me atika about the new law her job is to evaluate media policy measures. But when that survey can watch for tina all code now sanctions distortion of information that undermines efforts to protect against the pandemic. This is a big problem because its not clear what distortion means. Let me guess and if that message she says the very survival of the independent media in hungary is in serious danger and the government a few weeks ago Justice Minister unit was to go spoke to t w news and she felt lined in that interview that the new provision applies to every citizen not singling out any specific occupation this time we are told we did was too busy to speak to us on this particular matter looking at her tweets she frequently accuses critics of witch hunting one reads the European Parliament attacks hungary again in its resolution based on false accusations and it continues to apply double standards understanding whats going on in hungary requires access to many sources once thats alton would like to continue to tap into after all he believes in democracy its a quite strong feeling and. People want to believe in them grossly they want to give information for journalists still yes they are less europe they are more intimidated but there are definitely sources there on the war who want to help so actually this is a kind of. Obligation for me to do that as well he will continue to track down sources and help them to speak up come what may he says during these very extraordinary times in hungary. Funny as we just saw in your piece hilton is struggling to access the information to do his job as a journalist is his case unique in hungary maybe only unique in terms of the fact that there are many of us to gauge a left actually in hungary well working out of all but its definitely an example on a broader sense when it comes to journalists who are working from home glory trying to depict a fact information for the public that are not operating from within the media that is either owned by the government or by people that are allied with the government now if you look at the victim you may still find Critical Press especially online but if you zoom in other a bit more thats where you find that for for for the great majority of hungary and who do not live here in the capital city would have to have a hard time accessing brain axis think i channels on t. V. That are not allied over the government and that press freedom is very challenging but also the mere situation of getting information thats not channeled through to government getting that information to the public is a challenge home great. Reporting for us from budapest thanks very much all over the world muslims are celebrating ramadan on the lockdown bought in syrias last rebel stronghold the social distancing message doesnt seem to be getting through but a high number of displaced people medics fear an outbreak of coated 19 would be disastrous. Praying close together without protection every day after sunset hundreds gather at this mosque in it lead. Jury ramadan this is perfectly normal but because of the coronavirus pandemic its highly risky he said of course the infection can spread during prayer. But we are in gods hands and the prophet mohammed said that no people will suffer to disasters at the same time. One disaster is syrias war theres currently a cease fire and it led to the countrys last rebel stronghold much of the infrastructure here is destroyed including hundreds of clinics in the region. There arent yet any confirmed cases of corona virus but there arent many tests either. Many people are living their daily lives just like they did before the pandemic this could claimed thousands of lives the World Health Organization is warning. Them please give me this the results of in a crisis zone that already has Health Care Problems where people live very close to each other. The spread of corona virus would be truly catastrophic at the socialists and. Pray at home or online risk free rather than in a mosque this message from the w. H. O. Has hardly gotten through in a globe. In a u. S. Invested Warren Buffett one of the worlds richest men says he remains confident that the battered American Economy will bounce back after the Coronavirus Crisis however hes not so sure about the future of the airline industry. They might be ready for takeoff but the demand just isnt there thousands of planes remain grounded as u. S. Airlines cut hundreds of thousands of flights. Airports are deserted and theres no clear timetable for passengers to return to the air at precrisis levels. The few passengers that are still flying have mixed feelings about it as fears of infection prevail and i was wrong on the plane so i dont understand why they have us so close good flight thats a lot of people plane got up fast plane landed fast. U. S. Travel demand is down by 95 percent now the 4 Biggest Airlines in the us delta american southwest and United Airlines have lost one of their largest individual holders Berkshire Hathaway the conglomerate had only started investing in them in 2016 chairman Warren Buffett says the industrys outlook has changed rapidly the world changed per on sun i. Wish him well but its one of the businesses we have we have businesses we dont directly that are going to be hurt significantly the virus will cost berkshire money the announcement comes a day after Berkshire Hathaway reported a nearly 50000000000. 00 loss in the 1st quarter of 2020 reflecting the outbreaks toll on the companys investment portfolio but its not just the u. S. Aviation industry that has been hit hard now bush chief executive. Wanted could take the sector 3 to 5 years to recover his core profits fell by 49 percent in the 1st quarter oh industry you know facing the greatest crisis in its history many customers are seeking to disprove that the. Increase in security youre not able to think that it will be archived weve gotten to the new reality. With elephants and plane maker struggling all over the world readapting might once again prove the key to survival. Youre watching news and were back with more News Headlines at the top of the hour in the meantime you can head over to our web site thats dejavu dot com and dont forget to follow us on twitter and instagram at d w news im rebecca reeses in for make me anti to direct you to thanks very much. Its a deadly sin. And a whim of nature. Difference or. Threatens to money