While tax avoidance is not entirely illegal, that angers been brewing for some time now. A small town in wales, sick and tired of the apparent double standard between the haves who often seem immune to paying taxes and have nots who always seem to be paying them decided to take action. A group of Small Business owners in the town of crickhowell have turned the tables and gone offshore. Reporter the people of crickhowell live a proudly independent lifestyle. Its home to a number of Small Businesses. Steve lewis runs a cafe. Jo carthew owns a smokery. And steve askew heads the towns bakery, a family business. Askew and his neighbors are no revolutionaries, but theyre tired of seeing how unevenly the tax burden in their country is distributed. We all understand and appreciate weve got to pay taxes, weve got to Fund Services and no ones got a problem with that. The problem weve got is small people paying the taxes and large corporations avoiding paying the taxes. You know ive paid taxes, ive run a successful business, its not easy, but i still pay my taxes. My staff pay their income tax and you know its just unjust and unfair. Reporter this is their battle cry to take on the tax authorities. Theyre using the brand ofa fair tax city to promote their cause. Just 2,000 inhabitants live here ideal for a test run. The idea came from elsewhere, but its stirred up excitement in this small welsh town, and a newfound selfconfidence. Jo carthew explains the fair tax city project. The starting point is, why shouldnt Small Business owners have the possibility to use tax loopholes too . The idea was that we would try to find a way of mimicking the mechanisms and the strategies that big businesses use by working in coalition, by getting Small Businesses to work in coalition so that they can behave like a big company. Reporter the strategy is an entity for small firms to shift their holdings offshore to tax havens, and with a few tricks, they can avoid paying taxes. Its all legal, because theyve received expert assistance. I think that what one just realises is that they just not contributing to the communities where theyre obviously making ofits. And that seems very wrong. Reporter the people of crickhowell share a strong loyalty to their town. What started as an experiment to see how smaller businesses could avoid paying taxes soon turned into a davidversusgoliath struggle. Cafe owner steve lewis wants to send a signal about everything thats wrong with tax laws in the uk. Well its very, very simple. The government have created a tax system that invites tax avoidance. My point is that tax avoidance has now become tax abuse. Reporter now part of his holdings are in a tax haven. Lewis wants to set a precedent with his provocative act and plug every tax loophole. He wants fair taxes for everyone. You know going back to medieval times, the peasants will always pay and well leave the sort of rich and famous they can have their own rules. And im saying no, ive had enough of that now. And im not an activist. Reporter no ones against paying taxes here. They believe in the meaning of contributing to the greater good of their community. Now the people in this small town in wales are keen to find out if their action can bring the taxevading giants to their knees. Michelle Domestic Violence affects women all over the world. But we tend to associate a culture of silence around it with countries where women have few rights. Not in places like france. But experts say that discussing Domestic Violence, much less reporting it, has long been taboo there. Instead, an outdated patriarchal attitude prevails. But a case of spousal abuse there that has made headlines all over the world has brought hope to women like alexia, who suffered at the hands of her abusive husband in silence. Reporter its the first time alexia has returned to where she used to live with her husband. Shed moved from Southern France to paris just for him. This where we lived. I used to admire him, i thought he was a genius. I was a student then. But i was scared because i wasnt allowed to see my parents. And i withdrew from my friends, as well. Reporter then they moved to a house in the suburbs. And her husband, whod seemed like a respectable engineer, turn out to be a violent man. He forced me to sit on a chair for hours. First, he beat me on my arms mostly. Then he started throwing things at me. I wasnt allowed to move, just sit there. And i had to keep looking him in the eyes. Reporter for alexia, defending herself wasnt an option. She stayed, and suffered quietly. Until the day her husband tried to kill her. Thats when she fled to the neighbours and filed charges. I always thought i hadnt done enough for him. That i somehow had to be better. Its like i was under the spell of a guru. When he cheated on me, he blamed it on me, saying i hadnt taken good enough care of him. Reporter for abusers, guilt and isolation are a standard tactic to maintain control over their victims. Often, theyre aided by relatives and neighbors who look the other way. In france, Domestic Violence remains a taboo more than in other european countries. Many experts say that beneath the appearance of equality, traditional gender roles still hold sway here. Unlike other european countries, france was an absolute monarchy. The monarch symbolized god on earth. The monarch was always male. This symbolism is still powerful today. Women struggle to overcome this symbolic force, how to find the windows and doors to escape. Reporter Jacqueline Sauvage did escape Domestic Violence but at a very high cost. Sauvage shot and killed her abusive husband. In october 2014, she was sentenced to ten years. The verdict was a controversial one. But the judges were not persuaded that sauvage had acted in selfdefense. Others disagreed. They believe that sauvage had no other way to escape her husband, who was known around the community as a violent man. She suffered all her life. She must be released from prison. Reporter the sauvage case convinced many women it was time to take action. For months, french women from all walks of life campaigned on sauvages behalf. The publicity was successful. Most likely to silence the protests, Francois Hollande granted Jacqueline Sauvage a rare president ial pardon. But not all legal experts agree with the decision. The pardon means that anyone can decide to end the life of another person. Someone, a man or a woman, lives in an abusive relationship for 20, 30 or 40 years. And then, one day, one of them decides to kill the other. That cant be right. Thats more dangerous than our current system. Reporter in france the private sphere enjoys unusually strong legal protection, and that has hindered the passage of laws to address Domestic Violence. Alexias lawyer believes this is why it took a president ial pardon to spark the process of change. Now, after the sauvage case, perhaps the courts will begin to punish Domestic Violence more vigorously. Otherwise we will keep seeing women who are forced to defend themselves alone, and there will be more unbearable situations that will end in tragedy. Reporter alexia has brought charges against her exhusband for grievous bodily harm. Last year, he was sentenced to just one year probation. Its a controversial sentence that is now being examined by a higher court. Michelle will jacquleine sauvages case help to change attitudes . What more should be done . Let us know what you think about that or any of todays stories by getting in touch on facebook, email or twitter. After just a few months in power, polands new rightwing government is already involved in a very particular scandal. Poland, you see, is famous for breeding arabian horses. And the head of one of its staterun and internationally acclaimed stud farms was recently fired. Despite being well liked and respected, he was replaced by a government loyalist. The change has caused outrage at home and abroad and sparked protests. Call it a case of political horse trading. Reporter this is ascott, an arabian thoroughbred. He belongs to saudi arabias royal family. But he lives here in poland at Janow Podlaski, a renowned stud farm that specializes in this expensive breed. For nearly 200 years, Janow Podlaski has been knownall over the world for its arabian horses. But this year things have suddenly been turned on their head. Marek trela, the director of this illustrious institution, was fired from his job, and replaced by a governmentappointed manager. Next year, the farm will be 200 years old. Its a very special place not just for me, but for many people. Having to leave is very painful for me. Janow has always been a staterun institution. Ive always stayed out of politics and so has the farm. But unfortunately the government in now stepping in. Reporter hes been replaced by an economist, who has no apparent knowledge of horses. A second stud farm has met the same fate, triggering public protests. Demonstrators say polands new rightwing government is riding roughshod over democratic norms constitutional court, the media, and now the countrys stud farms. Hands off our horses, they say. The government isnt satisfied with just ruling over people. Now they want animals as well. Its a scandal. Reporter many believe polands law and Justice Party wants to make money with the stud farms to finance their campaign promises. The minister of agriculture called a press conference to try to explain the dismissals. There were a number of accusations of economic mismanagement, poor veterinary care, lack of supervision. Weve sent the matter to the public prosecutors office, and there may be criminal offences involved. Reporter the government cited the unexplained death of an arabian mare last year, as an example of the directors incompetence. Equestrian journalist Marek Szewczyk says the governments behavior is totally unreasonable. The stud farms always made a profit under the old management. The government ought to be giving them medals and holding them up as examples in this difficult industry. Not firing them the reasons they give are absurd. Reporter once a year selected horses are groomed with particular care, ready for auction. The annual sale of arabian horses, called the pride of poland, is a highlight of the International Equestrian calendar. 10yearold pepita sold for 1. 4 Million Euros last year to an anonymous buyer from switzerland. If the director is so incompetent, could his horse really command such prices . The potential customers certainly seemed convinced by the farms pedigree. Horse lovers like Charlie Watts from the rolling stones, along with american millionnaires and representatives from the Arab Emirates on a shopping tour for their rulers. But could that now change . Continuity is very important in breeding. Were concerned that horses will now be sold to make up the state budget. But if you sell too many good horses too fast, you ruin your breeding. Reporter marek trela has received messages of support from around the world. But right now he can do nothing. It was especially painful saying goodbye to the horses. They were all born during my tenure. Reporter would he go back . I think i will have to go back, to clean up the mess. Reporter he may well be right. Two more horses have died under the new director, triggering a public investigation. The uproar over polands stud farms continue. Michelle the first group of migrants who entered greece illegally have now been returned to turkey. In return, the eu will take in thousands of Syrian Refugees directly from turkey. Switzerland has relatively few Syrian Refugees because of their very strict asylum laws, but they now hope to absorb more. For those who make it there, they not only have the challenge of learning a new language but of adopting the swiss way of life. But switzerland hopes to ease their transition by offering integration courses including one on how to run a household swiss style. How does this get cleaned . Reporter a housekeeping class for asylumseekers, run by the Salvation Army in bern. This stove is covered in ceramic glass. Reporter introducing the newcomers to the ins and outs of domestic life in switzerland. But finding a place to live is difficult. Thats why swiss canton has tasked the Salvation Army with subletting apartments to refugees. But they are scarce and expensive, and state support is limited. Fabienne notter scours the ads, looking for affordable options. With so few apartments available, how important are housekeeping classes . Very important. Because when i call a landlord and say were interested in an apartment we can also tell the landlord that were helping the refugees, that were showing them how to care for the apartments, teaching a class, and making inspections. Sometimes that helps convince them to rent us an apartment. Reporter for some of the refugees, housekeeping swissstyle involves many unfamiliar rituals programming therostats, preventing damp and mold by regular airing, separating rubbish for recycling. Much of this isnt new to refugees from middleclass backgrounds. But tekle kifle from eritrea says the class is still useful for new arrivals. Hes learned some tips for saving electricity, for example. Right now, kifle is subletting a room from a swiss family. Im making fruit salad. Reporter living with a swiss family theres no better way to learn the local customs. The housekeeping class came in handy here, too. Its very good, because i can see what the family does, and learn. And i can also help out. Reporter kifle is happy to help out whenever he can. And the hess family are happy to give him pointers on cultural differences. Tekle made chicken for us, and spent a long time washing and cleaning it. We told him thats not really necessary here. Here in switzerland, the hygeine standards for chicken packagin are very high, so we dont have to spend quite as much time cleaning it. We can tell he is eager to learn. He wants to know how things are done here in switzerland. Hes very open. That will make it easier for him to get used to life here in switzerland. Reporter when the refugees have their own apartment, the Salvation Army regularly sends out a Community Service volunteer to see how things are going. Time for a quick checkup. Four young eritrean men share the apartment. Are they staying on top of things . The tiles are clean, and free of lime deposits. But a problem is developing. No wonder, with four people and no window in the bathroom. Theres some mold. You need to air the place out a bit. Weve got a cleaning rota. So we all take our turn. Reporter the cleaning rota works, the apartment is tidy, and not just because of the visiting camera crew. Word of the housekeeping classes has gotten around with local landlords, and theyre happy about it, too. The owner of this old smithy plans to renovate it so that refugees can move in. Remo bisang has already found many apartments for the new arrivals through friends and acquaintances. Many want to help. And the housekeeping classes helps give them confidence their properties will be well lookedafter. Apartment doesnt need renovating again after just two or three years, and end up costing them money. Reporter the classes are paying off. Landlords are more willing to rent to the new arrivals. And the refugees have a greater chance of finding a place they can call home. Michelle i wonder how many swiss people could pass such a course . In a couple of weeks the annual Eurovision Song Contest will take place again. Broadcast live across the continent, its best known for its kitsch, campy costumes and fondness for power ballads. But ukraines entry strikes a very different note this year. Their singer, jamala, is a tatar from crimea whose song, 1944, describes the mass deportations of Crimean Tatars under stalin. That was more than 70 years ago but the song is striking a very contemporary political nerve, especially with the russians. Strangrs come into your house, kill you and say, were not to blame. Its a song that takes on a dark moment in history. In may 1944, stalins henchmen herded hundreds of thousands of muslim tatars into boxcars and deported them from crimea to central asia among them, jamalas greatgrandmother. Its also a highly personal song about displacement and loss, and away from crimea, where her greatgrandmother lived. Jamala is now 32. She grew up in kyiv and trained as an opera and jazz singer. Her ballad is dedicated to her greatgrandmother, who never overcame the trauma of deportation. My great grandmother and her five small children were deported from crimea to central asia. They were loaded into boxcars like cattle. The doors were locked, and they went for days without food, water or fresh air. Her daughter died in her arms. Reporter stalin justified the deportation as collective punishment, claiming that the tatars had collaborated with nazi troops during their occupation of crimea in 1941. It was not until the 1960s that the charges were officially withdrawn. My greatgrandmother was deported, even though her husband fought for the soviet union in the war. He defended stalin and fell at the front as a hero who died defending the soviet union. Reporter Tamila Tasheva explains that the tatars were not permitted to return home until the perestroika of the 1980s. Tasheva is also a tatar of the diaspora, and an activist. For her and many other tatars, jamalas song has relevance to their situation today. The experiences of jamalas family are a prism that illuminates the pain of the Crimean Tatars. Its very important for us to talk about this now. We cant let it be forgotten. Its the only way to keep Something Like this from ever happening again. And this is exactly the right moment. Reporter since russias annexion of crimea in march 2014, tens of thousands of tatars have fled the peninsula. One was erfan kudusov, a lawyer who worked in a local firm. But when Russian Troops appeared, he and his family packed their bags and moved to mainland ukraine. Just imagine that your children are being taught in school that putin is a hero. At home, they hear that crimea is occupied, and that this is basically russian fascism. I realized immediately that my family would be torn apart, so we decided to leave crimea right away. Not to mention our language anything that wasnt russian was banned in the schools. Reporter russia sees jamalas song as a provocation. But she says it was meant to recall the fate suffered by her family. I wrote it so people would know and understand, not lay blame or call to account. Its the story of my greatgrandmother. The song recounts a year in her familys life the year 1944. And thats the title of the song. Reporter and, she says, the song is intended to keep alive the emory of people of whom nothing remains not even a photo. Michelle thats it for today. Thank you for watching. Be sure to tune in next week, when our beloved Damien Mcguiness returns. In the meantime, its goodbye from me and the whole team. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] burgundy, like much of france, is laced by canals dug in the early industrial age. 200 years ago, canals like these provided the cheapest way to transport cargo. With the help of locks, you could actually ship your goods clear across france, from the mediterranean to the atlantic. Today, trains and trucks do the heavy hauling and canals are for relaxing an art form in which the french excel. Whether youre cruising in a big fullservice luxury barge or a small captainityourself boat, the basic experience is the same a lazy glide by pastoral scenes. This time, im joined by my friend and coauthor of my france guidebook, my favorite francophile, steve smith. I love slowing down. Cruising is the best way to see burgundy. It forces you to slow down. Steves and steves family is hitching a ride, too, as we learn how the french, who invented our modern concept of a vacation, are on to something good with barging. Oh, my. Steves the canalside lane, built as an industrialage tow path, is ideal for jogging, strolling, or biking. Boats come with bikes, and the pace is relaxing enough to allow for excursions. Your ride is punctuated by a lock every mile or so. By going from lock to lock, boats can gently climb, step by step, over the rolling terrain. Each lock is a treat. Attendants who live in the historic lock houses are friendly and always ready to help out. Some locks are automated. [ beeping ] others involve a little oldfashioned elbow grease. [ accordion playing ] fullservice barges can be hired with a captain and crew who do the navigating, cooking, and guiding. Boats have comfy state rooms, all the comforts youd expect in a good hotel, and youll invariably be eating and drinking some of the very best that burgundy has to offer. Ah, heres my wine glass. Steves our day on the canal was an ideal Family Vacation three generations, the scenery coming to us, a capable skipper, and not a care in the world. You are so good at this hello, youre watching nhk newsline. Here is a look at the headlines. Grappling with aftermath. Crews in southwestern japan continue to search for missing people and secure damaged areas. And flying in, passenger plane lands at the airport, the first to do so since saturday. More are expected throughout the day. Rescue crews in southwestern japan continue to race against the clock to find people missing after two powerful earthquakes. They have been combing through mud and rubble of destroyed buildings and