More on that coming up later in the show. Theres a stereotype of germans being law abiding and orderly. However, on the Spanish Island of mallorca often jokingly referred to as germanys 17th federal state due to the high number of tourists problems are on the rise. Neonazis displaying racist tattoos and chanting xenophobic slogans are increasingly flocking to the beaches of the capital palma. While its illegal in germany to perform the nazi salute or display any fascist symbols, there are no such laws in spain and these far right tourists arent hesitating to take advantage of this loophole in the law. Reporter sun, sea, and sandy beaches. Its high season on the Spanish Island of majorca, popular with tourists from northern europe. But now the hawkers from north africa are worried. There have been a number of xenophobic attacks on the island. Ndiaye niang from senegal has been peddling his wares for years on the beach in palma. He has often been verbally abused. Ndiaye i wanted to sell
More on that coming up later in the show. Theres a stereotype of germans being law abiding and orderly. However, on the Spanish Island of mallorca often jokingly referred to as germanys 17th federal state due to the high number of tourists problems are on the rise. Neonazis displaying racist tattoos and chanting xenophobic slogans are increasingly flocking to the beaches of the capital palma. While its illegal in germany to perform the nazi salute or display any fascist symbols, there are no such laws in spain and these far right tourists arent hesitating to take advantage of this loophole in the law. Reporter sun, sea, and sandy beaches. Its high season on the Spanish Island of majorca, popular with tourists from northern europe. But now the hawkers from north africa are worried. There have been a number of xenophobic attacks on the island. Ndiaye niang from senegal has been peddling his wares for years on the beach in palma. He has often been verbally abused. Ndiaye i wanted to sell
In moscow. But he didnt even organize a crowd to protest. Rather, he stood there, quietly, on his own, holding a sign. No violence, no crowds, and no chanting. Just one man standing alone. But because of that, he was sent to jail, where he says he has been tortured. Now his wife is also standing out in the cold on her own, this time at the prison gates, waiting and hoping desperately for his release. Our reporter birgit virnich decided to wait with her. Birgit this is gulag country. Rubtsovsk in siberia. 5000 prisoners are held in this penal colony. For days, anastasia has been waiting in the icy cold for her husband, ildar dadin, to be released. His conviction has been overturned. In letters, he described how he was tortured in prison. Anastasia in this one he writes the director of the penal colony and three men came and beat me, several times a day. Birgit they thrust my head down the toilet. They hung me up by handcuffs, pulled down my underpants and told me that if i didnt end my
In moscow. But he didnt even organize a crowd to protest. Rather, he stood there, quietly, on his own, holding a sign. No violence, no crowds, and no chanting. Just one man standing alone. But because of that, he was sent to jail, where he says he has been tortured. Now his wife is also standing out in the cold on her own, this time at the prison gates, waiting and hoping desperately for his release. Our reporter birgit virnich decided to wait with her. Birgit this is gulag country. Rubtsovsk in siberia. 5000 prisoners are held in this penal colony. For days, anastasia has been waiting in the icy cold for her husband, ildar dadin, to be released. His conviction has been overturned. In letters, he described how he was tortured in prison. Anastasia in this one he writes the director of the penal colony and three men came and beat me, several times a day. Birgit they thrust my head down the toilet. They hung me up by handcuffs, pulled down my underpants and told me that if i didnt end my
Minus 20 centigrade is no exception. Hawa and his cousin saher are among the estimated 1000 refugees stuck in the serbian capital, trying to survive in desperate conditions. Many like them have paid thousands of euros to flee the unrest in their homelands. However, hungary tightened border controls last year and effectively shut down the much used balkan route into mainland europe. Returning home to afghanistan would mean facing torture by the taliban. Attempting to illegally cross into hungary they say could swiftly end in arrest or beatings by border guards. Their only option is to wait. Reporter hawe safe and his cousin saher are desperate to leave. The two afghan refugees are exasperated. Theyve been stranded in a rundown area just behind belgrades central station. Over the course of several months, this area has developed into an illegal refugee encampment. Today, the serbian government ildren and the sick to an official refugee camp. Saher some people going, but say place is full