Watch out. First its whole called the nexus taiwan. Joshua long whats at stake in the hong kong proDemocracy Movement. Hello im terry Martin Thanks for joining us for a Memorial Service is being held in houston for george floyd the black man who died after a white Police Officer knelt on his neck for almost 9 minutes as the events unfolded democrats in Congress Proposed a bill aimed at preventing more Police Misconduct floyds death 2 weeks ago minneapolis has sparked worldwide protests against racism and Police Brutality. Hundreds scorching texas sky. Thousands queued for hours to enter the church where George Floyds body lay a last chance for the public to pay their respects to the man whose death has become a rallying cry against racism around the globe. The public hearing was held in houston the city where floyd grew up. Well this is an important day in our world. And. It is necessary for me to be here. As a human being. Human race being an africanamerican man it is. Why people have the luxury of assuming the police are good and assuming the police are on their side but the reality is that black people dont have that luxury in America Justice but also attending the families of other black victims of Police Brutality that stand in solidarity with this family because it mimics my case in this if. They have double back and claim that never lie by a choke hold. Back what we have to buy. In Washington Democratic senators knelt in silence for 8 minutes and 46 seconds the length of time floyd a black man was pinned under a white Police Officers need to fall he died. You see how long you. Have that need. For the. Democrats in congress have proposed sweeping legislation to overhaul u. S. Police oversight which includes banning child colts should day this movement have now moment of national and which is being transformed into a movement of National Action as americans from across the country peacefully protest to demand an end to injustice today with a just a simply thing at the congress to stand with those fighting for justice and taking action. Floyds. Many and friends will hold a private Funeral Service on tuesday in houston to remember the life of the man who in death has become an International Symbol of injustice. A judge in minneapolis has set bail at 1250000. 00 for the former Police Officer who was charged with 2nd degree murder in George Floyds death thats after Derek Shelvin made his 1st Court Appearance on monday by video link. Childrens lawyers accepted the bail terms which include no contact with floyds family or working in a Law Enforcement capacity. Hes not allowed to leave the state of minnesota and must surrender all firearms. Here in germany and you will report the federal anti Discrimination Agency is said to be presented today its findings show that the country has an ongoing racism problem incidents of discrimination against people on the basis of their ethnic origin have even increased since 28 teen but there has been a lack of data on how racism affects specific groups of people because germany does not collect information on race and ethnicity so black chairmans have taken the matter into their own hands with an afro Census Survey that aims to shed light on the experience of black people in germany today the hope is that this will lead to more open discussions on race and discrimination in the country. Now for more on some of the other stories making headlines around the world today north koreas state News Agency Says the country will cut its hotlines with south korea as a person to shutting off all contact with seoul. Is threatening to sever ties with the south if it does not stop defectors from sending leaflets and other materials into the north. Wildfires have been spreading across the u. S. State of california due to high winds and dry weather water dropping helicopters worked through the night to put out a bushfire in Los Angeles County the National Weather service is issued red flag warning for several regions in the state of. New zealanders are returning to life without social distancing restrictions a day after the country was declared free of the coronavirus residents are flocked back to cafes to catch up with friends or going back to sports classes that were canceled during the long term. Today marks a year since the start of mass protests in hong kong last june more than a 1000000 people marched through the city to protest a draft law that would allow extraditions to Mainland China that bill was shelved but throughout months of demonstrations protesters faced a heavy crackdown from police and officials beijing has announced a new National Security law that would threaten hong kong semiautonomous status prodemocracy protesters now fear what they see as an unprecedented attack on freedoms in the city. In the middle of hong kong we meet up with vivian we cant use her real name as she is currently out on bail and wants to be careful the 17 year old was arrested while demonstrating during civil rights protests now she faces charges of sedition and possibly years in Prison Police are starting to line up because the people on the street are getting ready to demonstrate but this time vivian wont be joining them. I have to stay away from risky situations because if im arrested again i face immediate imprisonment. Holes that annoys me because i want to show my support but i cant and i feel powerless. 50 metres down the road people marched to protest hong kongs ban on Public Assembly thousands come together as they do every year to commemorate the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre in beijing 31 years ago but at the same time communist leaders in beijing are preparing a show of force at the Peoples Congress they are launching a socalled security law which will become part of hong kongs basic law this will allow beijing to deploy its own Security Forces in hong kong and thus potentially silence criticism a prominent opponent of beijing publisher jimmy leg was arrested 7 weeks ago for allegedly organizing an authorized meetings. The 72 year old is now free on bail he believes the new security law means the end of hong kong. Is like tearing down. It destroys hong kong because with all the rule that street is all or Financial Center is destroyed because with all the protection. Business has no protection except to bright the officers who have power over you we will be like china the people of hong kong can either emigrate or resist so you know we myself is going to stay and fight to the last the. Later we meet up with vivian at home shes still in school but says later she wants to study Political Science at university right now shes still waiting for her day in court so far the date has not been set. I am afraid of being arrested and sent to prison for 4 years or more. Then i will lose many years that i could otherwise use for studying at the university but. Her parents understand that vivian goes to these protests to fight for a Better Future even though the result is that now her future in hong kong is more uncertain than ever. Hong kongs leader kerry lam today urged all sides to learn from the difficulties of the past year and warned that the city cannot tolerate what she calls more chaos. Their issue is to prove is to prove that one country 2 systems work works well in hong kong and to prove that hong kong people are reasonable and sensible citizens of the peoples republic of china that we could be trusted to continue to have our own way off life and our own way off system within the whole country and earlier i spoke to hong kong democracy activist i began by asking if the people of hong kong could be trusted in the way kerry wants. People and no trust to a screeching and caroline and how one country 2 system is already implement and result in one country one system now all the people are sensitive enough to continue a confrontation to crackdown from the region. A year ago we saw more than a 1000000 people on the streets of hong kong youre very much involved in that movement what has that protest movement achieved. With more than 2 upset for millions population talk to the street the tremendous population joining to the protest results in beijing compromise true there was a fall call missed completely withdraw the controversial extradition b o on last september unfortunately for you weeks ago beijing tried to implement the National Security law thats the speech crime and also were tightening the freedom cell phone call so the loss of paul call has wrecked not recognize hong kong today just like westerly off 1948 i want to get back to berlin in just a moment but 1st many of the demonstrations in hong kong over the past year have escalated into violent clashes are you not concerned that the protests have actually been counterproductive that they undermined the Democracy Movement and strengthen mainland chinese arguments. In last september if we be talking our bandit we recognize the rick michael i should lead by fellow protester. Successfully and has beijing to withdraw the controversial bill and on last november 85 percent of the seats in that this are counted so by prodemocratic am this landslide victory employed by house silence mccroskey and hawks stand with their stand on the side of fellow protesters and of course even you can force this just by protester a political crisis must solved by political system reform and not be staging called a new crackdown on hong kong deaf already a rest almost 10000 people in this city on the scaffold minutes population but thats not the way out. Youve packed a petition calling for germany and europe to take a tougher stance towards china in your view how should germanys china policy change that might have a positive impact on hong kong. Its not only another framework of the tension between us and china stem of hall call is only about right its about right or wrong and i think. For you k. Full of germany or not is the time to not keep silence on the next shows to create the mentation because its not only affecting the Political Rights its also damaging the economy freedom exists in whole call was this law its implemented that would have great firewall in Mainland China could apply to hong kong never say never and the free flow of capital free flow of information was also understood faily is and a crackdown from beijing and when its also affected the status of halting the Asian Financial hub its also a fact that foreign persist interests. You referred to berlin the berlin wall crumbling and 1989 in a successful proDemocracy Movement if he were to have a conversation with chancellor merkel what would you say to her. We are calling on chess in america to send a clear signal to beijing how chairman he opposed that national sectors in law implementation especially if british and broke the promise of International Law on hong kong if the will allow beijing to preach the promise in their joint declaration register in the United Nations making could also do the same to be a credible partner and just wrote the promise on their cooperation trade deal with germany all out of country. X. Was just a walling in hong kong speaking to me a little earlier now what do you do if youre a wild water canoe slalom race sir but you cant train properly because of the corona Virus Outbreak well argentinas Sebastian Rossi has come up with a novel idea hes been practicing by tying himself to 2 palm trees and splashing about in his girlfriends Swimming Pool he won silver at the panamerican games last year and is now targeting success at the Tokyo Olympics next year. Youre watching news from berlin thanks for being with us. 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