And more them, 100,000 of them in the summer months were taking refuge in west german emphases in czechoslovakia, hungary and other places. They were trying to go to west germany. The country was hemorrhaging. At some point the leadership decided we have to let people travel. This point anyone between if you are under six or over 70 may be you could travel to the west. Most young adults could not travel. They decided to have a meeting and some new laws allowing east germans to go to the west, west berlin, west germany and see what it is like. It is late at night on the night of november 9. Official withried a piece of paper and he reads it and says soon people will be able to, without a visa, travel to the west. An Italian Journalist is in the audience and he says these germans are all seeing this. The Italian Journalist, and a flat voice, he says immediately. East berliners here this. Thousands left their homes. Some of them were in pajamas. They come with their families and they walk
Schabowski is no doubt the night the wall came down. Next. Staying up to date dont miss our highlights from the w. Program online w dot com hard. East berlin november the 8th 1989 surveillance cameras operated by the east German Secret Police the stasi showed suspicious activity right by the wall of the Brandenburg Gate. A stasi officer requested information about a tall man asked picked up on the images. By saddam whatever. You know then when you were what we call. One of. The suspicious mast was being a wreck to judge by an American Television broadcaster which had sent its top reporter to berlin. At the same time in the east German Ministry of the interior. A colonel of the Peoples Police was given a secret mission by his superiors. He was to write a paper intended to save the country from disaster at the last minute but the notat out of control and changed the world. And it was an overcast november day it wasnt raining but it was dull. It helps doc. I hate november i hate this weat
Nico is in germany to learn german. Emerged in the uk why not learn with him online on the mobile and free to sas 5 c w e learning course because free. Speech doing good theres almost no good at 6 pm on the 9th of november 1989. Opened a press conference about the meeting of the communist Party Central committee you know some hundreds of journalists had come hoping to hear news about east germanys latest decision on letting its citizens travel kind towards not a would about the travel regulations are only part. Of my language it was all waffle so it went on for half an hour it was dreadfully boring and all the other journalists. The same thing. You. Should ask john security is a yes vote it to an Italian Journalist a card or was invited to ask a question should not be can i can put on some. Trick can do if someone was standing to the left he derive slowly he couldnt get a seat and he will. Ask mr schabowski you spoke of mistakes dont you think the draft travel bill you presented a few
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This is alt International Thanks for joining us. Going to start in the United Kingdom where a christian doctor who was sacked after refusing to use female pronouns when discussing a transgender woman has lost his legal fight against his former employer he says that they discriminated against his religious beliefs but an employment tribunal has ruled that his stance was quote incompatible with Human Dignity and more details added stashed. Well youre probably familiar with pronouns such as he she and them and respecting them is especially important for the Transgender Community gender nonconforming and binary people however fail to get it right could now cost you your job at least thats the case for one dr he himself was sacked he faced dismissal because he failed to use these pronouns due to his own personal religious beliefs and in a Controversial Court statement it read to his christian values are in direct contradiction with the fundamental rights of others and lack of belief in tran