On g. W. If. This is the double it is live from berlin the Tragedy Strikes in the mediterranean again theres 150. 00 of refugees a fear drowned off the coast of libya the u. N. Calls it the deadliest shipwreck this year and once again a lack of political will is hampering efforts to save lives also on the program called latest on the government demonstrations the protesters occupy the territories airport bring your updates from the scene. Unfold gail welcome to the program we begin with another tragedy in the mediterranean of whats believed to be the worst shipwreck that this year nearly 150. 00 Refugees Afia drowned after their boat capsized off the libyan coast on thursday scores of others were rescued but instead of Finding Safe Harbor in europe they were sent back to libya to face more uncertainty and more desperation. These exhausted migrants have been sent back to libya from where they had set off for europe right next to the survivors are those who did not make it. This woman says she lost her 7 year old son in the Boat Accident shes Grief Stricken but also angry she says no one helped her and her family in libya. They dont know how do anyone they sent me away and they told me and my children that we had to find out. Way. I just want to go back to my home country of sudan to die. After what is probably the worst Boat Accident in the mediterranean this year the demands of u. N. Organizations have become more insistent. The urgent need now 1st of all to secure the release of people from inside the Detention Centers in libya but also to boost the Search And Rescue capacity we need more rescue boats on the mediterranean to prevent lives from being lost. At the moment there are no private rescue ships patrolling off the coast of libya it only wants to virtually prohibit their work by imposing heavy fines and there are still disagreement in the e. U. Over how rescued migrants should be distributed among member states. We can talk about this further with florian vast fall his general director of Doctors Without Borders germany welcome to d w why is taking these poor people back to libya
a problem because in all likelihood they end up in overcrowded prison cells without enough food without clean water and proper hygiene and any significant medical care we visit 7 of these places have done so for many months in the region of tripoli or its come to in addition to this is that recently weve seen a lot of fighting and some of these bases have been directly struck by an airstrike for example which left 60 of these people who were interned there dead at the beginning of the months but the European Union has they would tell us that they have done deals i have they have they have theyre actually got money to send money to set up these places and make sure that its all properly regulated well the reality is that what were seeing right now in the region of tripoli most affected by really the civil war that were seeing in libya right now up to 4000 people who are stuck whod have to be evacuated as quickly as possible theyre stuck in places of detention sometimes right next to the areas of conflict and even worse the living. Coast guard which is risking people in the mediterranean is taking them
back into exactly these same prisons which if that from your organization Doctors Without Borders says these deaths and suffering are preventable ok so how and who should prevent them well would be seen in the past is that the european states were actually very active including its early in particular in terms of Search And Rescue activities in the mediterranean they saved tens of thousands of lives but in 2019 the last actual naval assets the e. U. Had in the mediterranean where withdrawn what we need now is a significant and substantial effort by the european states bringing the ships out there bring the crews out there and rescue people before they drown this cannot be left up to private nongovernmental organizations because we cannot do that on our own and also europe needs to stop preventing us from doing so start criminalizing humanitarian efforts to save these people so given this apparent lack of political
will to deal with this problem i wonder then what you think of the efforts of the Italian Government to force this issue of the political agenda if not their methods of italy is one of the countries that is saying no we will not allow these ships to land in our ports but they are as i say force and these are the political agenda or one thing is certain this is a challenge to the whole of europe this cannot be left up to the italians alone its not just for them to deal with this humanitarian crisis weve calling on the rest of the e. U. To do so to what we object to is obviously the methods that italy has engaged in some of the european states and gauge which have simply targeted those private organizations that actually try to save lives targeted and tarnished there and directly criminalized their actions thats wrong you can call as much as you like common sense and humanity says something should be done but we reach the point where ok everybody says something. Has to be done europe has done its bit but by
trying to sort out a common Migration Dispersal Policy but there are there is resistance within the block thats just politics it is just politics but the reality is also that weve had Something Like 500. 00 people have drowned this year in the mediterranean we have thousands in past years and this happens because the political will simply isnt there to save them so whatever the politics if we have somebody in the streets of berlin who is the victim of a Traffic Accident were not going to make that into a political issue nah screw she was she is whether they deserve our aid we just want to help them and this is that kind of humanitarian emergency except that the politics the politicians would also say few people are drowning now that we are discouraging the people traffickers and the people smugglers well actually the reality is different though because the push factors from libya the cats ass trophy that libya is for these people which they have to flee from continues to push them across the mediterranean even when theres no significant search and
rescue effort present as is the case right now no private Search And Rescue ships allowed but as we saw in this disastrous catastrophic events recently people still trying to flee across the med. Good talking to you thank you so much for joining us flora invest far from Doctors Without Borders thank you. Now heres some of the other stories making news Around The World cubas president on the us can and has led commemorations for the 66th Anniversary of the countrys revolution youre soltz on the Man Carter Barracks took place in 1953 group of young people headed by fidel and raul castro tried unsuccessfully to take the military fought in protest against the dictator who heads here betty. Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said that he will stop implementing agreements with israel this is the 1st time reason im such a clear break in cooperation the sign of worsening relations between the 2 sides
earlier this week israel demolished 12 palestinian Apartment Buildings citing security reasons president abbas described in the as a crime against humanity. General chemical German Chemicals giant to buy or been told the 2000000000. 00 Compensation Package awarded against it over its Weed Killer Roundup will be cut by a subsidiary monsanto will now have to pay just under 87 1000000. 00 to a california couple who claim the product gave them cancer says it will still appeal the original decision. On kong now where protesters have taken their fight for democratic freedoms to one of the worlds busiest Airports Thousands of demonstrators have descended on the arrivals hole at Hong Kong International to raise the alarm about what they see as a potential erosion of the territorys independence this is part of a mass Protest Movement sparked by
a controversial Extradition Bill which its feared would allow china to tighten its grip on the island. Huge crowds of protesters greeted passengers into arrival halls wanting to win their sympathies for their cause for almost 2 months now theyve been Holding Demonstrations demanding greater democracy. The trigger was a now suspended Extradition Bill which would have allowed hong kong to transfer suspects to the in transparent Justice System of mainland china. And want to the one that we would want to let the people know that of course not what is to be and we dont want to shut the simple to have a hopeful. Path of trace unmasks a common gun not just as protection against pollution or airborne bacteria but also against facial Recognition Technology whatever trust demonstrators may have had in
the territories or thora ts was shattered last weekend when despite prior Warnings Police failed to stop suspected Organized Crime groups from brutally attacking protesters and bystanders 45 people were hospitalized as often trayvon say we just want to fight for the rights and core values of hong kong. I cant understand why the government and the police would treat protesters who are protesting peacefully that way. Because of the Office Suite Passengers seemed unfazed many supported the protest i feel i didnt get it i feel its good if people are standing up for what they believe in freedom. I would i would support protest in terms of that Freedom Of Speech and their rights and i believe that its to do with extradition so yes i would absolutely support them i would say i think you know you know people want to make their voice heard you know if. Its to
continue in their windows of. Hong kong is bracing itself for a further weekend. Protests the government is under increasing pressure from the demonstrators and also from communist Party Leaders in beijing who fear the unrest could spread to the mainland. And. Has this update from Hong Kong International the protesters have occupied the arrival hall of the airport to tell people who arrive whats happening in their city they are enraged by last weeks attacks by criminal gangs on protestors and commuters in the cities metro system and tomorrow there is another protest planned at the site where these attacks have happened we are probably going to see a lot of conflicts tomorrow the police has not approved this march tomorrow protesters have vowed to go anyway some of the gangs have also said that they would
be there so tomorrow is going to be a critical day in this Protest Movement and were going to see what happens. That is pulling in hong kong now millions of people here in europe have been sweltering in this summer a 2nd heat wave the soaring mercury caused travel chaos across the continent eurostar advised against all travel to and from paris on friday after a damaged power line calls severe delays one town in the netherlands even resulted to remove resorted to spreading salt on the roads in a bid to prevent them from melting in austria people try to escape the heat by heading to the ski slopes at the time some visitors assured the usual ski suits in favor of t. Shirts and shorts. While france is sweltering. From warm the heat record to the next stage 19 of the Tour De France has to has had
to be interrupted early after heavy hail caused dangerous conditions on the final downhill stretch right at times were taken instead from the summit of coal is around 40 kilometers before the planned finish line again bear now was the biggest beneficiary the colombian claimed the Yellow Jersey the previous overall leader surely Alan Phillipe look frustrated his Title Chances in are fading now is now the favorite to stand the top the podium in Paris On Sunday German Football is back with the bundesliga 2nd division kicking off in a clash between however in stuttgart the home side scored 1st and kept the lead until the final whistle despite a costly mistake by a rookie. The house was packed at stuttgart as expected last season both sides were relegated from the 1st division but both are favorites to return to the top flight a lazy hand over past led to stuttgart getting on the board 1st born
a sosa possession in found mario gomez who perfectly timed his finish from point blank range. Ah ah the stuttgart scored again last in 10 minutes later thanks to hanover giving a big to physical. Daniel divide he had just the right touch on this free kick to put the ball past ron roberts 11 making it to me was 10 over got a lifeline thanks to stuttgart substitute maxime. The 21 year old 1st touch set the ball past his own keeper greg are coble for an own goal. After the break excessive rain ruined any chance to see another goal scored in this one. Stuttgart off to a winning start to their season with 21. 00 the final school. Just a lie from the way u. S
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