Targeting mostly supporters of the banned doolan movement but also members of the opposition and journalists twenty eighteen alone the turkish president everyone has had more than seventy five thousand people arrested under suspicion of supporting terrorism well the government says the raids are a matter of National Security but critics say theyre designed to silence dissidents and its not only men and women who are imprisoned small children are also living behind bars in the town of gab so kurdish activists goodness down at baba is in prison with her son murad it is overcrowded and ill equipped to house children. Only contact with the outside world is on weekends with his father who worries about the impact life behind bars is having on his son. Saturdays the day the fathers pick up their children at the gates of the gibbs a prison the little ones can spend a day or two in freedom. As acrobat takes his two year old son miras home every weekend the toddler is already gotten used to leaving his mother behind. The other for a kurds miras his mother has been active for an Opposition Party with links to the kurds that was enough to get her a four year sentence. If. We can just be glad to jail isnt that far away. And we can pick the children up now and there. Is the third. Act but bar has joined up with other fathers whose wives are doing time for political offenses. In my wifes case it was because of social media comments and for that she was sentenced to get years on terrorist propaganda charges or lawyer told us that normally statements like that shouldnt be liable to prosecution. But theyve changed the laws. As a result of the new Anti Terrorism laws mirrors and his mother girl istana now sharing this bunk in a cell with over a dozen other inmates. Has only a small concrete prison yard to play in. So the first place near as wants to go to is a playground and play like a normal child for a few hours will have to get through two years like this. On them and i dont want him to think his mothers abandoning him he doesnt understand that shes locked up we can only hope that he doesnt end up traumatized. But families whose children have already come through the nightmare of prison life tell him it would be a miracle if he didnt grayness is now ten years old he spent three years behind bars with his mother but he cant talk about that time. We still leave the later on in the hall at night because hes afraid if its loud noises scared yes. When he goes to the bathroom i always have to wait outside the door if you dont look up marcus welby you know whats going to happen any currently over seven hundred small children are thought to be living with their mothers in turkish prisons the figure comes from the few nongovernmental organizations able to work with the affected families they said that for the state these children dont exist. In. The prisons have children in them and how many. Turkeys prisons are overcrowded in the past two years over one hundred sixty thousand people have been arrested for political offenses the government is planning two hundred thirty new prisons supporters of president richard Tayyip Erdogan approve saying the imprisoned mothers like to represent themselves as victims. Should investigate to see if these women didnt get pregnant on purpose and then commit a crime so that it could exploiting a situation for propaganda purposes against the government to. Work during. Mir as his father takes him to visit his kurdish grandparents theyre always happy to see him arrive safe and sound they say its no accident that so many kurdish activists with small children are currently behind bars. A woman convicted of that you can look forward to release in two years if shes got a small child. But our women have no such privilege. The weekend is over now miras has to return to his mother in prison the separation is always hard for generous act but hes worried what will be in store for his son in there this time and who will his wife and child have. To share the cell with. The poerson looking song over there all the majesty of the cellmates tolerance. They might complain if crying isnt night. Fifteen women sleep in one cell things like that tend to haunt you you know thats. Not new. He doesnt want mirrors to notice that hes worried they say they goodbyes at the gibson prison gates. Either come on were going to mama but you. Behind the gates of mirrors his father has to hand him over to god once again to russia now where critics of the government are also fighting for freedom of expression Reporters Without Borders has ranked press freedom in russia one hundred forty eight in the world of one hundred eighty countries the Organization Says independent media has been stifled as the kremlin has taken over control of most news outlets those who dont toe the line risk being imprisoned and even harmed the Novaya Gazeta is one of the last independent news outlets in the country for the employees here harassment and Death Threats are part of everyday life we visited their office to witness their fight for press freedom she impressed vests outside the offices of Novaya Gazeta in moscow the display might look cute but its no petting zoo instead its part of the latest scare campaign against the opposition newspaper just a few days before the journalists received a severed sheeps head and a funeral wreath addressed to the editor in chief and to journalist denise caught up cough. Has worked for no via from St Petersburg since september even in this cafe in the center of the city he worries about surveillance on the internet hes been accused of being a traitor the wave of online hate is connected to his investigation into the dealings of putins cohort. Hes allegedly behind the socalled troll factory which pays people to promote the kremlins interests online and behind a controversial russian mercenary for. My addresses on the internets information about my relatives. Members of my family. And they openly discuss online about what to do to me before. I say that i find that pleasant and enjoyable of course i dont. Feel a certain satisfaction because these threats mean that i wrote the right thing yes. Kind of colleagues in moscow at their daily planning conference the newspaper is one of the last truly critical Media Outlets in russia for over twenty five years. Has been highly regarded for its investigative articles into corruption and human rights abuses for years now the journalists here have felt the restrictions on press freedom in the country tighten six of the papers journalists have paid for their reporting with their lives including on the plate coughs she was murdered in two thousand and six when he was known for her critical reporting about the conflict in chechnya an element of fear has become part of everyday life at norfolk as a. Newspaper has lost as many journalists as if we were reporting during war time. And when there are even though russia is not at war. Its like working in a mine field or. If you had to choose whether they should send a show. Weeks head all come without warning and murders someone then id rather have a severed sheeps head every single day. The head of the Russian Journalists Union on the other hand says the Bigger Picture when it comes to press freedom in russia is positive. I think in russia both journalists and the government are still learning how to communicate with each other. And even the problem is there is no overreach. To verge on censorship nevertheless the situation overall is improving and internationally speaking the situation in russia is decency going to women. But to denise caught up cough his work certainly feels dangerous he sees the risk as a given a normal part of his investigative reporting that hes willing to accept though it has meant that even his daughter has been threatened. Im interested in uncovering stories that you can see with the naked eye. With things that im trying to the surface. Feelings that are secret are usually criminal dealings. Of course when you do this work you can take on airs of nothing can stop me but of course i have my limits and god forbid if my opponents ever sound out what those limits are. Some belief to you cough wont say what story hes currently working on for novak but hes sure of one thing hell have to be ready to face more threats. Donald trump has vowed to make America Great again but he also has his sights set on a picturesque corner of scotland the birth country of his mother in two thousand and six trump bought land an aberdeenshire and promised to build the greatest golf course in the world but more than a decade on some residents say he has only brought conflict and broken promises and they are determined to stop the Luxury Resort from expanding. There was a time when david claimed he had the best view in the country forty five miles of pure coastline. Now theres just a row of tall unkempt spruce trees planted by his neighbor right on the edge of his land. Which were fully fledged at the time you no longer have a view its just another tactic the organization used to intimidate the locals. His neighbor is donald trump. His Company Builds a golf course here ten years ago in the protected sand dunes with the approval of local politicians and the Scottish Government. They believed his promises of billions in investment four hundred fifty bed hotel and six thousand jobs but he didnt deliver on any of them instead the golf course is making millions in losses now trump wants to invest again and build a whole village on the land with five hundred houses selling these houses would finally make the profit he wanted. The Scottish Government to originally planned to build infrastructure for tourism in a sparsely populated area and to create jobs that way but village would consist mainly of luxury residential villas a far cry from the original proposals. The project has met with fierce resistance. At each accounts all held a hearing last month but we werent allowed to film the event they received more than three thousand objections to the project one of them had eighteen thousand signatures. Trumps lawyer says she doesnt understand what all the fuss is about. We hope to get on because we do it has been a difficult period with the economic changes and all the uncertainty thats going on in the position economy so we just have to start getting Development Built the market may change again you know. Bigger developments may come along but we can only to whats suitable in the market whats viable in the markets in the real world which means no hotel and no Tourism Infrastructure david and his fellow campaigners say thats not acceptable and its all about profit. It was made quite clear that this was not a choice between the original development and this one it was this one or not i would do that as a threat to the local person. Before the Council Members vote on the issue they are legally not allowed to voice an opinion. But one member martin ford has refused to follow his gagging order. Fighting trumps project is too important to him so hes not taking part in the vote. The tourist resort that was the justification has not been built of blood lee weve been called there were enormous promises made about jobs and investment they havent materialized weve lost our wonderful dude system weve got the worst of all possible worlds now the Trump Organization a back some cheap one might say applying to build the houses that was supposed to cross flooded the gulf resort once again claiming economic benefits and all the rest of it. I dont think the council should fall for the same line twice in the hope it does of. Many of the neighbors who started campaigning ten years ago are still going strong but they dont want to be on camera the attrition policies are having an effect like the Trump Organizations meter high earth mound that blocked their view. David milne is upset at whats planned for the area. This is what they call Mcleod Square and this design pastiche is. On a slow pathetic and should not be considered as a viable option in this area at all its just simply ugly its in a deliberate disneyland village just the way trump imagines the country of his ancestors but it has very little bearing on reality here. Real scotland lies in sight of the golf course the neighboring village of. Some people here see the projects merits not speed. But that they can see it to the syria i think the more of a development for the it is good i think it would help and. I know its not well supported but. Not everyone shares the same opinion that will probably end up with contractors that are from the north east of scotland much like what happened with the golf course so i think a ticket would have a dim view of not really. People have no clue about trumps plan says david because theres more at stake than just a new housing estate. My personal preference would be that sail up and move all they have proved themselves unacceptable neighbors on acceptable employers on example for the environment and damaging the local economy the best thing they can do for aberdeenshire ny is to leave. Scant so proud of the centuries old tradition of resisting all foreign. Trump and his project may be yet to face the full backlash. Romania has taken over the rotating presidency a title which will hold for the next six months the country will now play an Important Role in organizing the news daily business giving it a chance to set its own agenda it will also be representing European Values but as one of the most corrupt nations in the European Union questions have been raised about just how fit and credible the Romanian Government is for the job lawyers like dragos chalion are now speaking out against you disha were forms which sparked massive protests critics say the laws are designed to benefit corrupt politicians. Others colleen is no longer willing to remain silent the judge at the Appeals Court in bucharest says hes outraged at the way the roumanian government is remodelling the Justice System for its own purposes. Changes are setting our court system back more than ten years into a state like it was before we joined the European Union that has led to these massive protests. For more than a year judges and prosecutors have been protesting against what they see as politically motivated legal reforms dragger scullion and his colleagues say they are being prevented from prosecuting corrupt politicians. Critical members of the judiciary have been fired. And all because of a jail sentence for leave you drug mia the head of the Ruling Social Democratic Party was convicted of electoral fraud in twenty fifteen. Hes still facing other corruption charges as well he can no longer hold Public Office but is seen as the most powerful man in the country. Dragged me as massive influence on the government even led to the countrys president ploughs one has to question whether rumania was up to the job of taking over the e. U. s rotating presidency. It is evident that the government is being controlled by a criminal. Trakehner is running its with the help of middlemen these are facts that we all know. On january first rumania did take over the helm of the e. U. In the First Six Months of twenty nineteen the giant palace of the parliament in bucharest will be the venue of many you meetings. But rumanian lawmakers are deeply divided over the e. U. And the handing of the judiciary florin youre ducking a close associate of dragon is held in abusive anti e. U. Speech in parliament on market is not normal that romania should be simply condemned by experts from brussels who can term an entire Parliament Without having the necessary knowledge. Romanian parliamentarians have the right to decide on the law themselves what the. Prime minister view recurred and sheila and other close drug me associate also brushed off any criticism of the legal reforms and the hindrances to the Anti Corruption effort. In romania we had an overlap between the judiciary and the secret services which led to a great wave of discontent so its justified to make changes because this exists in no other european country. She says her country was well prepared for the e. U. Presidency and could be a model for others is. That statement has angered rumanians like eugene. Last summer when hundreds of thousands went out on the streets to protest against corruption he was one of the demonstrators who were injured by riot police. More than seven hundred inquiries into alleged Police Brutality have been open since then but the investigators interest seems to have died down. Says political influence at work. At the state prosecutor who started the investigations was subjected to a bogus disciplinary action for inexplicable reasons. Coincidentally just at the moment when he opened the investigation into the violent excesses i dont believe in that kind of coincidence. Just looking at victory square where he and the other protesters were beaten up by Security Forces makes eugene petang despair about the remaining Justice System. These are all signs of a serious problem says staley an eon from the Opposition Party save rumania union. How can his country take responsibility for the e. U. Presidency under such conditions and be a model for other is he asks. Are can pointed out the amendments being pushed through by the current ruling majority simply destroying the rule of law in romania and i am ashamed that the government is being controlled by people who have real criminal interests. For judge drug culling the current steps backward are especially bitter after all the achievements in the fight against corruption. Takes us along to the superior council of magistrates it has the final say in the dismissal of judges and prosecutors. With of course fights on flop i took an oath to always respect the rule of law and the constitution. Colleen says his countrys further development will depend on the e. U. Only if the bloc exists enough pressure will there be a chance to rescue the independence of rumanians judicial system now to a town on the italian island of sicily not long ago favaro was a place where residents wanted to escape from unemployment and crime were high and many had given up on the ancient village which was becoming a ghost town but one family was determined to bring five hour a back to life and theyre slowly transforming it into a work of art. On a clear day it has a few of the sea and it has a few a story buildings but thats part of the problem the heart of the town this crumbling. The mafia and negative Economic Growth and for veyron sicily becomes an allegory of almost everything thats gone wrong in southern italy whoever can leaves. A notary an art collector also once left. But then he came back with a family an opponents plan. To allow our daughters to grow you had better see me and to do our best to change this. But sally and his wife gave the town a museum of modern art. Right in the middle of the run shuttle old quarter they bought a condensed buildings and built a citadel of the imagination. Today International Artists exhibit their works in the firm cultural park one hundred twenty thousand tourists a year come to see its and suddenly hotels are opening and restaurants are expanding. Or rather he said you can do this its impossible you can bring. In for any kind of change. They were wrong. Occurrence exhibition features photographs of detroit and other damaged city that had to either reinvent itself or perish. In this crisis stricken area the miracle of renewal is actually taking place. In new elegant restaurants even to track stones from palermo. In a crumbling street full of potholes a local barber has turned the shop into a cool designer venue. And a group of residences banded together to repair the old village founded led by a young Electrical Appliance shop owner. To. Do something good for me but for people around me. That might sound simple but its a sign of a new spirit here spirits that could help trigger a change in the country that is why for vera has become an unexpected symbol of hope in the center of italy. Thats all for this edition of focus on europe dont forget you can also watch the show online at. Peter craven will be back with more next week thanks for being with us and bye for now. Blah blah. Blah. Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah. Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah. Blah blah blah. Blah. Blah blah blah. Blah blah blah blah blah. 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