A nation in crisis. And german lawmakers backed plans to phase out coal as an Energy Source by 2038 but climate activists say 18 years is just too long to wait. Im Rebecca Ritters welcome to the program and is stan bull court has sentenced former Amnesty International later tannic to 6 Years Imprisonment on terrorism related charges the harsh verdict has ended what critics say was a politically motivated trial targeting opposition activists in turkey the court also sentence 3 other turkish activists to prison 7 of the 11 defendants were acquitted german activist no was among them his arrest in istanbul 3 years ago triggered a crisis in relations between germany and turkey. And im now joined by human rights activist that one of the defendants in the trial was also arrested in 27 tane and spent more than 100 days in pretrial detention but was returned to germany later that year paid it thanks very much for coming on the program you have been acquitted today 4 of your turkish friends and
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Say 18 years is just too long to wait. And americans prepared to mark Independence Day in the year of the coronavirus some say they want to celebrate the 4th of july as always others are angry at having their freedom to have fun restricted. Im Rebecca Ritters welcome to the program and Istanbul Court has sentenced former Amnesty International later tanna kimmage to 6 Years Imprisonment on terrorism related charges the harsh verdict has ended what critics say was a politically motivated trial targeting opposition activists in turkey the court also sentenced 3 other turkish activists to prison 7 of the 11 defendants were acquitted german activist no was among them his arrest in a stand. 3 years ago triggered a crisis in relations between germany and turkey. And im now joined by human rights activist that one of the defendants in the trial was also arrested in 27 tane and spent more than 100 days in pretrial detention but was returned to germany late of that year peter thanks very much fo
A german activist cleared in the saying that trial whose arrest sparked a diplomatic route between turkey and germany. Germany has backed plans to phase out coal powered by 2038 but climate activists say 18 years is too long to wait. And the mysterious case of botswanans elephants that investigation is underway into the cause of death of hundreds of animals. Welcome to the program we start in the United States where the run up to the 4th of july Independence Day weekend to seen a Record Number of new corona virus infections 55001 logged on thursday heres a look at data sharing the daily tally of new cases every day from the beginning of the u. S. Outbreak rising steadily of 1st the curve that flattens from the end of april to mid june but as knockdown mistreatments new infections shot up again. Well no startling statistics mean this weekends Independence Day celebrations are being scaled back as officials urge caution public and private gatherings Washington Bureau chief in this poll h