Their lives. Over the past year, i. S. Has lost almost a quarter of itsterritory. So far, the u. S. Led coalitionhas conducted more than 10,000 air strikes against is targetsin iraq, allowing the iraqi army to move into the city of mosuland liberate at least part of it. Time for a trim. This barber in east mosul was practically out of work for twoand a half years under the socalled Islamic State. The young people were pushed to breaking point. I. S. Took away their freedom, everything was forbiddenlike cutting your hair or shaving. They really suffered. People here say there are nois supporters in east mosul. While thats hard to believecompletely, residents do appear happier. Many personal freedoms have been restoredlike having a haircut whenever you want, or being able tosmoke. Suddenly everyone is buyingcigarettes. Even non smokers have taken upsmoking. Ive never seen that before. A car bomb being detonated. The fight against is is far from over. I. S. Fighters left this area just this morning. They left ammunition, explosive belts. All kinds of weapons. Everyone here is well aware that the group leaves booby traps asit retreats. We froze, as a police officeropened the trunk of a car to search it. The license plate belongs to socalled Islamic State. The police find a makeshift hospitalbloody clothes and medicine. In a dark corner they also finda grenade. An officer warns us to becareful, saying it could go of before he disposes of thedevice. Security forces have pushedtheir way forward to this point the eastern bank of thetigris river. On the other side i. S. Fightersare entrenched in a highly populated area. Its the site of the final showdown. People are constantly coming and going. Civilians flee from areas close to the frontline and familiesreturn to areas that hae been secured. Gunfire sounds from the other side of the river. Asil doesnt know yet if she wants to continue living inmosul. Shes 13 years old and married against her will. She lives in a camp not far frommosul. An Aid Organisation looks afterabused women like her. Asil was forced to become ani. S. Bride. Her husband threatened andraped her. His brothers also tried toget close to me, with clear intentions. He didnt think it was a problem he said were all family. I asked him, how can you allow your brothers to do this . I didnt tell anyone, i was so afraid. And for women like asil thesuffering didnt end when is was pushed out of her neighborhood. Even if only one familymember had something to do with is, all of them are regardednegatively. Women who were married to isfollowers are distrusted on principle. Most of them dont want to return. When the iraqi army enteredthe city, asil was able to escape. She reported her husband to the police. Now she wants a divorce. I felt so trapped, and so bad. I prayed that the army wouldcome and liberate mosul, then i would be free of him. The residents have beenfreed, some have experienced horrors that theyll carry withthem forever. Life in mosul is anything buteasy, even now that the militants have finally beendriven out of the eastern parts of the city. The al salam hospital is in ruins. Iraqi police stormed thebuilding. They tell us that two hundred isfighters had barricaded themselves in the hospital. In 2014 the army and police were forced from the area by just acouple of hundred fighters. Now they are enjoying theirvictory. Or their revenge. They hate the i. S. In mosul, butthey are under orders to not hate the residents of mosul. We arent doing anything wrong to you, are we . Says thispoliceman. No no, the boy says. Youve treated us very well. Freedom for omer qais and hisfather means being allowed to work again. Both of them are sculptors. This relief depicts monumentsthat dont exist anymore. I. S. Blew them all up. When they destroyed themonuments and the sculptures in the streets, at that time ithought it was so dangerous for us to remain there. And i intend to travel away from the city but i couldnt. The Islamic State bans makingsculptures. It condemns them as idolatry. The two artists spent two and a half years working in secret, inconstant fear of being caught by the extremists. Now theyre planning a sculpture exhibition. We want to do something formosul. Its our city and we want lifeto once again return to normal. Theres a light of hope in away, so im really happy that i could work in honor and completewhat i was working on. I still have a lot of work inprogress i. S. Was able to capturemosul in part because the Iraqi Government was so hated here. Now its army are returning as liberators. But is will only suffer a lasting defeat if the armydoesnt abuse its new role. Fear of terrorism iswidespread in the us too and xenophobic groups are using itto garner support for their antiimmigrant sentiment. There are far right groups throughout the country fromthe ku klux klan to the whie nationalists and antimuslimhate groups. In the weeks after donaldtrumps election victory, a National Civil rightsorganization recorded more than 1000 acts of intimidation andharassment against minority groups. The attitude towards immigrants, it seems, is shifting. Montana residents describetheir state as a Winter Wonderland. Those who live here dont curse the icy conditions, they seethem as a blessing. Thats because everythingappears to be as it always was. The overwhelming majority ofpeople here are white and god fearing. But who knows what god would say about whats taking place downin the valley below. The han family are living theamerican dream. Jennifer grew up in a small towncalled whitefish. Shes now raising her own familyand wants to grow old with her husband here. Young was born in korea. His parents fled poverty tostart a new life in the u. S. He works as a dentist in town. Hes worried about what his son tells him is being said in hisbrother keenans classroom. In some people in keenansclass like donald trump, and they were saying to him thatdonald trump wasnt letting people from other places comeinto america. That made him think askmom is dad gonna be deported . Or is dad gonna have to leave . The familys sad the climatein whitefish has changed so much. Theyre considering moving away. I thought that was veryfrustrating, and its hard because i think clearly theyheard that from somewhere, and somehow probably from otherchildren. But that was probably spoken tothose children from other adults. And so its frustrating for me i guess, because i dont even knowwho my accusers are, i gues, and what negative effects i mayhave brought. The hans are going into town totake part in a demonstration. They want to send a clear signalthat they wont tolerate hate. Hilary and her daughter sonaliare also going to the rally. Hilarys family is jewish hergrandfather is a holocaust survivor. Shes working on a speech she would like to give. The speech reflects on how her grandfather was persecuted bythe nazis. Shes doing it because shesnoticed how some of her friends in whitefish have recently beentargeted on the internet for being jewish. Someone posted photos of them online, manipulated with symbolsused by the nazis. Obviously, because they areactive in the community against rightwing extremists. They victims say a website called the daily stormer wasbehind the pictures. You know the threat is veryreal and those people are very scary, and theyre very hateful,and theyre mostly armed and rather dangerous. But this threat does exist in every state, not just montana. Hilary is determined to giveher speech, even though she knows this could make her atarget of neonazis. Are you excited about theevent now . Oh im very excited, to dog satti out of the road. i cant wait to se my town all togetherand just have an event where we can celebrate celebrate happythings and celebrate good things, and hear each othersvoices. Despite the freezing coldconditions, hundreds of residents gathered in downtownwhitefish. And hilary finally got herchance to speak out. If i respond in anger and ido feel angry, how will i know if i have crossed the line intohatred myself. And, i know this question stingsdeeply for many of us, ifi stand up for what i believe in,what about the safety of my family . The hans were impressed byhilarys speech. Im just really proud. It makes me proud to be here. Im impressed by the numberof people that turned up in negative10degree weather, andits very impressive and well organized, really appreciate andknow some of the officers tht are helping to make sure theevent is secure. love not hate was theslogan of the day. But everyone here knows thedemonstration was also directed towards one particular residentof whitefish. His name is Richard Spencer seen here at an event in washington celebrating theelection victory of us president donald trump. Hail trump hail our people hail victory spencer is seen as the figurehead for the socalled altright movement, which isshort for the alternative right. Its an umbrella term used to describe various nationalist andracist ideologies. Spencer has just opened a newoffice in the city of alexandria, just across theriver from the us capital washington, in order to havemore influence on lawmakers. Spencer comes across as beingfriendly and cultivated. But despite the pr work, hemakes it very clear he thinks that families like the hans haveno place in the us. Theyre not necessarilyrapists or criminals, many of them are in fact good people. But this is not their country, this country is ours. You might be the greatest person alive, you might be a genius,but youre not going to be here. Because this is ours. We asked spencer about theresidents of whitefish who have been threatened and insultedonline because they belong to groups like love lives herewhich are openly anti rightwing. Spencer said he had nothing to do with the activities of thedaily stormer website. But was quite candid on theissue. All of those trolls thatoccurred from the daily stormer, those happened for areason. They just didnt pick whitefishout of a hat. The reason was that there arejewish leaders in whitefish, who are leaders of groups like lovelives here, the montana humn Rights Network and so on. And they were attacking me. If youre gonna engage inpolitical activism, you have o be willing to willing to, tofight. The han family doesnt wantanything to do with fightin, they just want to live in peace. The demonstration has givn them hope. They dont want to be forced out of their Winter Wonderland byrightwing extremists. Even if life in whitefish isntlike it once was. But the experience left us withthe distressing thought that things may not have onlychanged in whitefish, but perhaps throughout the entirecountry. And now from the us to nigerin west africa. We wanted to know what peoplethere like eating and checked out a popular snack. Niamey, capital city of niger in west africa. Over half the population here is younger than 15. And theres always somewhere to eat to grab a bite out whileshopping. Ali amadous been selling kebabsand frenchfries for five years. Hed wanted to learn aprofession but that didnt work out. Now im really passionateabout this. Its a fun thing to be doing. Plenty of people come around here. And apart from that, i can also feed my family, and i can bringthe food home for them. Chef ali buys five to ten kilosof beef and lamb every day his colleagues skewer them forhim. The french fries are always freshly madehis nephew helps out with that. Alis customers can choosebetween tomatoes, onions, lemons and home made sauce or even thewhole works a delicious portion like thiscosts around about 1 euro 5. Ali feeds students,businesspeople and passers by. Kebabs are typical niger fare. The meat, well i think meatssomething like a staple food here in africa. You cant get fish everywhere, and when you do then itsexpensive. And thats why we all prefer thekebabs instead. Theyre good. Hmmm. The hot sauce and especially the pepper. For me, thats typicallyafrican. For his regular customers,alis even happy to deliver and a few children always hangaround his grill hoping to be given some of the leftovers. Nigers president has been atthe helm for five years. Thats far less than some of hisafrican counterparts. In angola, jose eduardo dossantos has been president since 1979, and paul biya has headedup cameroon since 1982. Ugandas president yowerimuseveni has been in power since 1986. And Robert Mugabe took control of zimbabwe in 1987. In the gambia, 21 years of dictatorship under yahya jammehhave now given way to a nw era. The autocrat has been voted out. This backstreet printshop was the birthplace of a revolution. Since the election, gambia has decided has been the nationsmotto. Lamin saidykhan came up with theidea, and had the message printed on tshirts. He and the printshop owner were risking their lives. That is why, as you can see,when i saw people wearing them i got really excited. Not just here but in the us and everywhereall parts of the world. Theyre all requesting it to putit on. Hashtag gambia has decided. It could be gambia has decided not to go to war. Gambia has decided to be free. Gambia has decided to beindependent. And not to worry about someonewho is a dictator. And thats exactly what theydid. A few weeks ago lamin could onlydistribute his tshirts undr cover of darkness. Now theyre out in the open. Everyone wants to wear one. The old dictator wouldnt publicly acknowledge theelection result. Thats no surprise, people heresay. But the change theyve managedto bring about is huge. And theyre extremely proud. Those waiting at the airport for the new president to return arejubilant. Hed fled gambia, his homecountry, because he didnt feel safe. Now a triumphant welcome awaits him. Everyone lived in the fearthat as soon as they speak the truth theyd be arrested orthreatened by security officers. And at this point in time youcan see everyone is relieved. At last hes there. Adama barrow put an end to 22 long years of dictatorship. In terms of political experience, his credentials aresparse. Barrow spent some time workingin england as a security guard. Then he returned home to work asa real estate developer. His followers say he was a quietbut serious member of the opposition. Perhaps that was the key to his success. He managed to unite not only a fragmented opposition, but anentire nation. One of the driving forces behindit all is former universiy professor amadou janneh. His years of pain and hard work paid off. Its a very historical event. Its a very exciting moment. Its the first time werewelcoming a president of te entire republic who came to cameto power through the ballot box. The Government Faces amonumental task. The people especially the youthhave pinned all their hopes on the new administration. The median age in gambia now is 19. They say it feels like theyd been living in a cage, and hopeeverything will change now. Im so excited right now,its like a new era, were free we have decided, we love thiscountry so we want to work for this country. He cant do it all by himself. We, the gambian people, have tohelp him amadou janneh only returnedto gambia a short while ago after five years in exile. For a brief spell he was information minister under thejammeh regime. Hed wanted to change the systemfrom within allow a bit more freedom ofspeech and reduce media restrictions. But that didnt sit well with his dictator boss. Amadou janneh was soon sacked. He decided to fight back. His battle also began with a tshirt. Ive just printed anddistributed 100 tshirts calling for an end to dictatorship. But it also coincided with the socalled arab spring. And i had hope that the tshirt thing in addition to many otherplans would ultimately lead to a Popular Uprising here. But the janneh spring didntlast long. Instead, accused of hightreason, he was sentenced to life imprisonment. Now he wants to start over. For him that means coming toterms with the past and forgiving. So hes returned to the nightmare setting of the prisonhe was held in. Now hes influential, hiserstwhile jailers reluctantly show him round. These are rare pictures. Were the first journalists tofilm inside a gambian prison. Jannehs former persecutors leadhim to his old cell. He was cooped up in solitaryconfinement here for 7 months. Beaten and humiliated, he wasntallowed outside once in al that time. There were times when i wouldjust watch ants and see how they moved around. Just a way to engage myself mentally. No one is kept under those conditions anymore. Even the folks who put me here, i hope nobody does anything likethat to them. New page. We open a new page and treateach other better and learn from mistakes of the past janneh was freed after 2years in jail, after lobbying on his behalf by Aid Organisationslike amnesty international. He doesnt want his formerjailers to live in fear either. He says its important that hateand anger over the past dont take the future hostagehe wants to move on. Lamin, the instigator of hashtaggambia has decided knos what he wants for the future. Like 40 percent of gambian youth, he has no work. Thats another reason the number of people whove left on thehazardous journey to europe, has increased 5fold within 4 years. Everyone is looking fora job. But creating jobs and employment for young people is not there. But if those opportunities are accessible and people can affordto get them, you could see a lot of people stay in this countrybecause theres no war in gambia. Theres plenty to do andamadou janneh wants to get stuck in. He gets a heros reception back in his home village. Hes pretty much the president here. We are already a role model,defeating the dictator through the ballot box. And now also without any any bloodshed gambia is setting, the pace for peaceful change on the continent. Gambians are proud of whatthey say was the most peaceful online anytimeand we love getting your feedback. Write to us at global3000 dw. Com and follow us on facebook dwglobal society. Goodbye for now. This program is made possible in part by the town of marion. Historic marion, Virginia Home of the Wayne Henderson school of appalachian arts celebrating 21 years as a certified virginia main street community. 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