The world. One of the philippines most prominent journalists has been found guilty of libel in a case seen as a major blow to press freedom maria ressa denies the charges brought over an acid or published on her news website raptly that link the wealthy businessmen to criminal activity online portal has highlighted extrajudicial killings and abuses during president ford regard to touch base time in office is expected to appeal against the conviction that carries a sentence of up to 6 years in prison. I appealed to. The journalists in this room the filipinos who are in this. Protect your right. We are men. Of course canary tale we are meant to make you free. Trade so you again. Dont be afraid because if you dont use your rights you will lose them if we dont publish a brazen move to try to roll back the rights guaranteed in the constitution we will lose them. Of a case is the 1st of at least 8 filed against recess since deters i came to office in 2016 these include alleged tax evasion an
Family members and friends are becoming a lifeline for corona virus patients and mexico. After 3 months of closed borders and restrictions through the coronavirus pandemic some European Countries are now opening up to some of their neighbors germany has opened its border to all your members except for spain finland norway and sweden frances president maduro macron is claiming the countrys 1st victory in the fight against code 19 restaurants and cafes are operating at full capacity but micron is cautioning for people to be vigilant while the u. K. Is still working to contain the virus england is easing restrictions anyway allowing nonessential businesses to trade again wales and scotland are still waiting to hear when stores there can open we have teams on the ground dominic amos at the german danish border Natasha Butler standing by in paris 1st lets go to censure. In london our town hall is standing by live so you are on Oxford Street one of the busiest shopping streets perhaps in the
To be a coordinated e. U. Wide response but it really has been anything but to be honest because what weve seen is Different Countries really opening their borders at different paces for example than i did. Border checks for you citizens traveling into the country however some borders are closed for example the border between france and spain that is because spain has decided it doesnt want to reopen its border until at least june the 21st it could be somewhat later than that well the french president addressed the nation and the french people on sunday night saying that it was very important that people in europe began to feel more comfortable enough that they can travel around but he said of course the virus is still very much among us however the french president said that france is now in a socalled green zone and what that means is that the risk of infections is no the government says it is more or less on to control him so no restrictions have lifted so for example here in paris
Us her in a sentence says 16 years in prison for spying in russia putting more strain on relations between the 2 countries. I think we can hold the power to account. We cant do anything a big blow to press freedom in the philippines 2 journalists are convicted for the 1st time in a libel case. And after years on the run sudanese militia leader alex shay because of war crimes and are for appears before the International Criminal court. Around 15000000 people in the indian city of shinai and several neighboring districts are going back into lockdown as corona virus infections sore the region recorded 1974 new cases on sunday taking the total number of infections more than 44453 people have died. A full lockdown will be enforced starting on friday until the end of the month india had been gradually easing restrictions over the past few weeks even though new cases were still being recorded lives with raanan joins us now from new delhi so liz lifting restrictions always comes with the risk
Called a mockery of justice the u. S. Ambassador denounces russias harsh sentencing of a former u. S. Marine on charges of espionage. Also on the program a blow to press freedom in the philippines 2 journalists are convicted of libel after linking a business to criminal activity and in sports its 3 down 5 to go for cats are as they get ready to officially open their 3rd stadium for the 2022 world cup. After 3 months of lockdowns several European Countries are finally reopening their land borders thats after a steady decline in the number of corona virus cases and deaths from cope with 19 the french president emmanuel macro has claimed a 1st victory with a drop in infection rates frances schengen borders have reopened and restaurants and cafes are allowed to operate at full capacity in paris nonessential stores in england are back in business and many Outdoor Attractions are open to visitors and in Greece Greece is 2 main airports well theyve resumed operations given the countrys all im