German turkish journalist denis you chel was released after a year of being held in a turkish jail without charge he had germanys top diplomats campaigning heavily for him including the german chancellor who met with turkeys Prime Minister on thursday but celebration is tempered by the reality that on the very same day six other journalists were sentenced to life in prison as part of the countrys post crew crackdown on dissent which has seen an estimated fifty thousand people jailed and more than one hundred fifty thousand sacked or suspended from their jobs our coverage begins with this report. Dennis you joes last minutes on turkish soil before boarding a plane back to germany freedom at last after one year in jail earlier germanys Foreign Ministers ignored job real was the bearer of good news out of speaking at a press conference at the headquarters of dennis you just employer the german daily divel gabriele told reporters that you just release was a victory for diplomacy. We talked
On bauers take it to the chancellor shipped to us inside the russian fake news factory it was a lower tells you know you news that the people indicted for alleged meddling in the u. S. President ial election are just the tip of the iceberg. Also coming up in the next sixty minutes and they tend n. P. R. Chatting sees a Winter Olympics debut as new warnings of big air competition wows the crowds in south korea and. Then were live at the red carpet for the hot wind bark at the twenty eighteen Berlin International Film Festival well give you our picks so i thought that coveted gold and that. Laid a hallmark thanks very much for your company every. On human rights monitors say the Syrian Government has stepped up its bombardment of a rebel held area close to the syrian capital damascus killing scores of people the syrian observatory for human rights says the Government Air raids on Eastern Ghouta have killed seventy one people over the past twenty four hours and injured three hundred twent
Calling for change students in the u. S. State of florida demanded tougher gun control france the government insists the law will be firm and fair but human Rights Groups say it will you were rude migrants rights. And this day twelve of the Winter Olympics and john chiang superstar skier lindsey vonn was aiming for gold in her final olympics eve washington find out whether she managed to clinch it. And more live from a billion dollar red carpet with the hotly anticipated new iranian film pig its a comedy about vanity notices him oh and experience and then stay tuned. Thanks for your company everyone. There are no words left the United Nations childrens agency describes the suffering of civilians and i rebel held suburb of damascus as beyond what words are capable of expressing with the airstrikes pounding Eastern Ghouta again today in the pen of monitors say more than two hundred seventy people have been killed since sunday its not the first time has come under attack back in two thous
Hole left by briggs it European Union leaders need to plan the blocks long term budgets members may have to dig deep into their own pockets to make up for the loss of britains contribution. Plus anguish and despair for parents in Northern Nigeria hopes are fading for the quick return of more than one hundred schoolgirls who gone missing after book aramic stream is attacked their school were live in your base state for the latest. And also coming up in the next sixty minutes and i see hockey shocker at the Winter Olympics journey stones defending champs candidates have booked at their place in sundays final well have all the days action from pyongyang and. And when the line for that that is not a film thats a believe now seen all nineteen films competing for a gold in that and well bring you our picks of the best and worst movies at. This years best suited. Thanks for your company everyone. We start our broadcast in syria in the damascus suburb of eastern huta where residents have been
Lobby after last weeks Deadly School shooting. And we are live at the sixtieth really an International Film festival well tell you scoops this years top prizes. Plus well take a look at all of saturdays when theres legal action there were fireworks on and off the pitch as local rivals braman and hamburg went head to head with both teams aiming to pick up the recall two crucial points rather in the battle to beat the drop of. A maverick or boston welcome to the program the u. N. Security council has voted to approve a resolution demanding a thirty day humanitarian cease fire in syria russia agreed to back the deal at the last minute on the condition that there be no specification of when the truce would start the ceasefire is aimed at allowing desperately needed aid to reach civilians in eastern guta more than five hundred people have been killed in the rebel held area near damascus and the past week alone. The bombs have been raining down on Eastern Ghouta for an entire week. As smoke