Im christie one day its good to have you company there are mounting claims that tanzania is government is cracking down on opposition candidates and free speech ahead of the countrys elections in 2 weeks time a Human Rights GroupAmnesty International accuses president juggle fellinis government off using new goals to stifle all forms of dissent including Peaceful Assembly well talk to Amnesty International after this report. Wunderlist who has been drawing crowds across tanzania but he says thats made him a target. In this footage from september the opposition leaders convoys tear gassed the president ial hopeful believes current president john mica foully is doing all he can to thwart his campaign. The police have been abused abusing their authority with complete impunity. You know all the National ElectoralCommission Suspended me for 7 days. All completely party has dropped completely bogus. Here temporarily i prefer to deny you. President mag of fully is also pulling in the crowds he was elected in 2015 on an Anti Corruption ticket and now hes promising his supporters some big projects. The law gives me power to officially announce were going to build another International Airport in this region of monday and this will help grease the economic and tourist activities in the region. But over the past 5 years its claimed megaphone his government has been cracking down on all forms of dissent from the media to disqualifying hundreds of opposition candidates i think as the elliptical temperatures are rising for more come and have gone up. Barry sheene is getting scarce and therefore that. Theyre pulling out all the the this top says it well. To under lease to and he is today as still putting on a brave face but theyre not expecting the next 2 weeks to be easy. And im now joined by Amnesty Internationals roland a bowler he recession is tens and i welcome to day doesnt use Africa Roland thank you action in tanzania is 2 weeks away youve just released a report warning that president well before his government is and a mining civil freedom said this about the timing of this report of course more about whats in it. So this report is basically a follow up to the oktober reported they told their price we paid to get it for decent but they dont stand in state and if you put this situation over an extended period of time we do reach you know Human Rights Violations have been continuing and especially we knew lose what i mean went to all the laws and also blanket ban such as on political rallies how popular is president john the gulf where weve just watched a report weve seen him they have pack a whole stadium almost support says. He is obviously the person who is pushing these reforms just give us a sense of his popularity of course the kinds of human rights situation that you are observing. Yes maybe unpopular n. T. A. Know that in pretty 15 prizm ago fully elected by a few percent. Back then this was actually knowing how their ruling party. Has been performing in tanzania this was actually a decline in terms of support and perhaps that who would be what has informed you know the kind of repressive laws that re ever actually seen because what we believe is that the president is trying to consolidate power and also consolidate as you know we know as we go into that election so as and when and go to the point in the general elections we have seen that you know there have the human Race Development in the country indeed up to this election has not been anything that you know we would actually call it you know good we have seen during this period you know. Intimidation against harassment arbitrary arrests and detention but not just against politicians weve seen media houses Media Outlets journalists being too new repressive laws and weve also seen critics such as at least you know you did hear of a case of a comedian eateries hooten that was arrested for laughing at a throw bark and what of the president and what was he charged with in court last had read you know failure to register and you simply could you know suck in such trumped up charges you see repression harassment against even clerics religious clerics right now and its in their report you know a religious muslim religious leader that is into hiding so it is everyone that is being targeted at the moment roland is it your view that the op tell between 8 election for not. Its international we. Are free and Fair Elections will be democratic and all that but one of the things that you call for ease that i think human traits must never be suspended with its before with its during or after elections which we are calling for is that human rights must be respected as we head to the elections. And this international. Canyon Fishing Community is reaping the rewards for its work in saving its coral reefs. And the areas around the. Majority. Community. And part of a water. On savation area now the fish population is booming and their fishing. Every day. And siad mohamed go to check out the coral they have been growing algae has to be removed from it in order for the coral to grow properly. Here on the coast of kenya this Fishing Community has set up a marine protected area the size of 42 soccer fields fishing is prohibited so that the stocks can be replenished coral can help. Them but. We have to. Because this. These are the houses of their feet. If we are not going to see that they see then you are not going to see the fish. The project was started 17 years ago and since then some say a minor miracle has occurred the fish are slowly coming back. In fact you can already see a more colorful diversity of sea life overfishing in the lagoon population growth and Climate Change had hit the waters here hard when fish catches started to dwindle katana and gala one of the marine protected areas founders said it was time to act it is very very important. To be healthy because most of the community which are living along their cost may walk or the men who want that they have deep it and it is fishing outside of the marine protected area you can see the problem much of the coral has died and sea urchins are steadily growing because there are no fish here to eat them. But even here things are slowly improving said ngata thats because some fish and other seem to others are moving away from the marine protected areas to adjacent areas. Where you are there more octopi now because of the nature reserve. Their numbers are increasing a lot and theyre going to other areas. 400. 00 fishermen and their families are taking part in the marine project they also meet frequently to discuss the situation their goal is to eventually have a secure source of income to support their families. The project could set an example for others and gather and his colleagues often get visits from other fishing communities whod like to follow their example. And now and i jan are combining ott and fashion to create niek and colorful pieces that are sitting for thousands of dollars plus alina. Creates a fortress out of little pieces of fabric that would otherwise be thrown away. Electing another bag of fabric swatches mass alina a poster tour can never be sure exactly what shell get. But she knows she can turn these small fragments of nigeria an anchor a cloth into beautiful pieces of art. Sometimes as the lows are like its just bonding tradition to do a new workers well because the and they have some of them so they also keeping it and. See it a little strong in the real them. In her studio in lagos the 31 year old artist uses the material to create colorful canvases. Each piece of fabric hes carefully chosen to build up purport traits the fabric next may walking in the because is that there is an identifier when you see it its in you have theres a commonground with seeing you on the wall because its 5 something that you know youre familiar with approach your tools creations have become hot property since being discovered by a lagos art gallery her work now sells for as much as 25000 u. S. Dollars each. At 1st when you look at it you dont see that is discovered barbary by us unless you come closer you see that it is different colors ships from different types of this kind of fabric gestures using so thats one thing that stands out for them also is is its mind blowing how somebody can take weeks and create a mix and make something out of it. A poser tour has so far sold more than 100. 00 of her portraits through the gallery each one a labor of love an artist you can turn what others would throw away into a new creation. Isnt that just beautiful thats it for today be sure to check out the stories on data dot com forward slash africa or also on facebook and on twitter today well leave you with pictures of some of the marine life in kenya and at the odds of the african continent makes time back. To. The lines yes it is on this way to bring you more conservation. How do we make see the screen how can we protect our tenants we can make a difference google ideas into a series of movies suppose a. Gong on. This story a stubborn rice farmer from thailand. His problem. His crew go for no chemical. And this time was. Dont stand a chance. Training successful. Took a shot of me starts oct 15th. A real life resistance fighter now 96. Years old becomes the heroine of an epic poem well i have the winner of this years german book prize coming up on arts and culture and spray painted sculpture how artists. Created entire landscapes in this Berlin Museum and a little later. On. American bands future islands talks about their new album about trust and selflove. Welcome to arts and culture where i am german author on a very met former resistance fighter and bowman and while she knew she wanted to write a book about her this week that book one very about the german book prize the work titled i met an epic of a hero when tells the story of a young woman who rescues jewish youths and nazi occupied france and later spends 10 years in prison for joining the algerian fight for independence heres more on this years german book prize winner. Known as a net was she a terrorist responsible for attacks which resulted in numerous deaths for st louis supported the oppressed. Shes now nearing 100 when unavailable 1st met annette a few years ago she knew she had to write about this woman and her incredible life and she did so in the form of an epic poem i couldnt imagine writing a classical novel in which id put some words in my protagonists mouth for instance or invent some dialogue. Soon i recalled that there was an ancient form in which great exploits and daring deeds were told. By a mortal and thats the heroic at that and with me it became a heroines epic. And it was about. The woman whose life unavailable recount says a novel in verse was born in a fishing village in brittany she was the only child of staunch communists who wanted to create a better world and there was determined to fight for that too in 1940 when the germans occupied france she joined the French Resistance risking her life more than once. After the war and it plunged into a new battle fighting for algerian independence from france unavailable writes how a net in. Realized her around syrian comrades were just as brutal french occupying does that make her a heroine. It is a kind of but its not. Always questioning for instance. Is it permissible to kill people to achieve a certain goal. Reading the novel. Says she didnt even recognize the heroine. Is a literary figure as unique as the woman who inspired her. For more on the winner of this years german book prize of got my colleague already here with me great can you tell us a little bit more about how this book came about. I know they have a met her protagonist at a Panel Discussion she says the encounter was love at size they said in her acceptance speech for the at the awards ceremony with the for the prize which kicks off the Frankfurt Book Fair that and that was not just the heroine of the book but a real life heroine the result of this extraordinary work which did not know she was going to win the german book prize for and weve got a clip of her receiving her presence about. What i had prepared was something of a consolation speech for myself for the very likely event that i would not win. But i can read that to you now come. To come here with you open for in the. Ok very modest the jurys statement of rationale said the power of elevate the story is equal to the power of her heroine its breathtaking how fresh the old form of the epic sounds here and with what lightness of a bit condenses the life story of French Resistance fighter and bomb and walk into a novel about courage resistance and the struggle for freedom seems like a really extraordinary wife and shes a person a lot of us actually hadnt heard of before this work shes not an unknown she wrote an autobiography and theres also been a documentary made about her. Yet but she is absolutely extraordinary and her life was not without contradictions she risked her life to risky to jewish children during the 2nd world war and for that she received the righteous among nations distinction from israel but she paid a big price for her activities not just a 10 Year Prison Sentence for helping the ethyl enjoying the algerian war but she also lost contact with her own 2 children and her husband and she was also a neurologist. Just. Recently is this book coming out in english its out in french and german well our audience be able to read it well i spoke to the publishes they said they havent received any offers for english rights yes but about half the books that receive the gemma book prize are translated into english so the chance is fairly likely there likely isnt that what you. Know what else can you tell us what those 3 need to know about on a view but the winner of this year german book get out of there but she lives in paris she. Shes a german born writer and translator she 1st she was writing in french and then she was translating who works into german now she writes 1st in german and translates her works into french translates as usually translates into their Mother Tongue and not the other way around so thats quite so thats sort of unusual shes received a number of the wards including the european translation prize and as a writer she is known for her willingness to experiment almost all of who works are very different from the others this one is an epic poem thats not a usual form from any novelist melissa thanks so much. When artist cut of the no cost traded and paint brushes for a spray gun she wanted to move away from the campus she wanted to make paintings that didnt just hang on walls but could stand alone well this year during berlins lockdown corsa got the chance to take over a museum the result is totally off the wall she is one of the most successful artists of our time catalina. The 58 year old artist lives and works in berlin and new zealand her artwork is brightly colored and multidimensional the source of her inspiration is surprisingly the sports world i mean its got so much of my inspiration can be found on the Football Team work and interconnection are important movements and positions interlinking different constellations aim for a big area creating dynamic spaces that are in flux and that. A large exhibition of classes work can currently be seen at homburg bahnhof museum for contemporary art and most approach works the mingling and mixing of strong colors plays a key role. Mountainous shapes made from styrofoam form the canvas. And even the floor is a part of the artwork. Katherina cost doesnt use paint brushes she prefers working with a spray paint. Its mongolia this is my tool its like a spear because it comes out at the top. And he has the trick of the mind up which allows you to reach spaces high up and to Great Lengths and its expandable it up to 4 metres long just like a ladder its allows me to lengthen the reach of my body and thats what im really interested in to change the shape and size of my body in order to reach that Little Corner at the top without too much effort its sort of like a magic weapon. Off. The green corner from 1998 was a milestone in catalina calls as unbounded artwork ignoring all. Spatial carriers she paints on entire landscapes in bright colors. From a young age i love to listen not but then i did grow up in the seventys all the clothes were really really colorful i remember orange choses yellow shirts and green sweater vests and the sweater vest wasnt important clothing item until now the other colors to be seen like a miss neves. The purest concrete building in berlin is home to catalina classes studio. Before she creates her large artworks she designs a smaller model. Currently shes working on her contribution to the helsinki b. N. Dollar 2021 in finland. Theres also a model here of the current exhibition in berlin. Catalina gloucester enjoys the fact that her artworks exist for a limited amount of time. Spent with us and i think thats great beauty in the temporal limited existence and disappearance of the artworks which lingus and is a long process because its an advent and the deconstructions already happening in the present. This impressive piece will also disappear. The exhibition called it wasnt us can be experienced until january 2021. Back and 2014 the u. S. Banned future iowans became the flavor of the month they then pressed on their next album in just 3 weeks front man samuel t. Herring said it was a flop because his writing felt rushed and dishonest now the band is back their new album is very sincere. The song thrill from the new album as long as you are feels like a commentary on the current global crises. I think its an album. About trust and except. Trust of ourselves the trust others give us the acceptance of ourselves and the acceptance that others give us its about its about love. Coming to rest finding your place in life just one of the topics addressed by the band from baltimore on their 6th album they became overnight sensations and 2014 when singer samuel t. Herring was in his early thirtys his band had been an insider tech struggling to make ends meet all of that flows into herrings very personal lyrics. 3 days. Seasons was the song that made them internationally famous pairing had originally wa