China, turkey, or poland, pressure is rising on those who tell the facts. An alarming downward spiral. That is what we want to talk three guestsith who have been directly affected by declining press freedom. Meera jamal is a freelance journalism from during list journalist from pakistan. And loses contact with reality on the ground. Belongs to a bedoon family from kuwait. They are stateless. They fell through the cracks inn quaid became independent 1961. As a blogger, she says journalism under authoritarianism he comes the best tool for resistance. It is a pleasure to welcome andreas kluth. He is a germanamerican journalist or the economist. Every country gets the government it deserves and it also gets the press that it deserves. Freedom of the press is the first signal of freedom generally. Let me start out with you mr. Ball and ask you to tell us a bit about your personal story. You found yourself unable to work in your own country, in pakistan. The situation in pakistan is quite di
Affected, most particularly those the north of the blast. About 70 of the radioactive fallout from the chernobyl disaster landed in the region that is today southern belarus. Despite taking place 30 years ago, the people there are still suffering. The weather is sunny just like it was thirty years ago. Back then, inga vanzonok was a carefree young girl. Her father mikhail was a healthy young man. Both can clearly remember april 26 1986. There was a cloud of dust and sand. It was coming from chernobyl and drifting towards our city. When we saw it, we tried to flee. We hailed a taxi and drove off. But it was hopeless. The cloud was huge. We couldnt escape it. The radioactive dust cloud changed the vanzonoks life for ever. First, the doctors discovered that mikhail had stomach cancer. Now, 30 years later, his daughter has suddenly developed thyroid cancer. I never showed signs of radiation exposure, so i thought id be ok after this length of time. Now i realize that radioactivity causes a
As dw supports brings you the bobs. Im sarah kelly. Welcome to the program. The Environmental Group greenpeace has leaked the details of closeddoor negotiations over a freetrade deal between the European Union and theUnited States. It is called ttip. Greenpeace says the leaked documents show that it poses a major risk for the environment and Consumer Rights, but the eu and the u. S. Say that that is wrong and the leaked documents do not indicate the final deal. Reporter greenpeace has gone beyond putting the leaked documents online. It has set up a reading room in the center of berlin, within walking distance of the German Parliament and the u. S. Embassy, so anyone can read the content. Since we have gained access to the documents, we have the ability to share all 200 50 pages with the population. People need to know where negotiations stand. Reporter the documents have led to criticism the u. S. And germany have placed economic interest is over environmental and consumer detection. P
Millions of people were affected, most particularly those the north of the blast. About 70 of the radioactive fallout from the chernobyl disaster landed in the region that is today southern belarus. Despite taking place 30 years ago, the people there are still suffering. The weather is sunny just like it was thirty years ago. Back then, inga vanzonok was a carefree young girl. Her father mikhail was a healthy young man. Both can clearly remember april 26 1986. There was a cloud of dust and sand. It was coming from chernobyl and drifting towards our city. When we saw it, we tried to flee. We hailed a taxi and drove off. But it was hopeless. The cloud was huge. We couldnt escape it. The radioactive dust cloud changed the vanzonoks life for ever. First, the doctors discovered that mikhail had stomach cancer. Now, 30 years later, his daughter has suddenly developed thyroid cancer. I never showed signs of radiation exposure, so i thought id be ok after this length of time. Now i realize tha
The military bases. The search area for the malaysian plane is now larger than the continental u. S. Former d. C. Mayor and ward 8 councilman marion barry plans to slow his support behind vincent gray. Lets get more on this raw weather day. Showers off and on for a good portion of the day. You have plans for the middle of the day into afternoon, especially metro east will be damp and nasty. 38 at 11 00. East, northeast winds not too strong, about 6 miles an hour. Well see some areas near 10 with temperatures low to perhaps mid40s before the day is over. But its going to abslow climb there. Heres our Winter Weather advisory west. Its mainly for those areas above a thousand feet until 11 00 unless it gets canceled earlier. Frederick maryland, loudoun, northern fauquier west seeing that Winter Weather advisory with temperatures this morning which are sitting still mostly above freezing. It is 34 gaithersburg. 38 d. C. Heres the moisture were watching and it will be increasing over the nex