the, the, this is the w news live from balance lawmakers in georgia advance bill that threatens to undermine media freedoms. thousands tight to the streets of the capital to protest. the so called russian law. we speak to george's president who has about to veto the bill. also in the program union of all night, wednesday w's freedom of speech award to become the face of russia's opposition. after the death of her husband, alexei nev only earlier this year, the

25th is mccain and welcome to the program in georgia, thousands of people have taken it to the streets to protest a bill that could threaten media freedom and the royal george's hopes of joining the european union protest as oppose what many have doubts a russian little us because most go use a similar legislation to cub independent use organizations and groups. critical of the kremlin. your opinion on the united states of georgia to drop than the legislation of the countries prime minister has rejected us criticism, saying it's meddling, has fueled the sometimes violent protests. earlier i spoke with the president of georgia, so may, they'll be sure the name, who finds himself increasingly adults with the governing policy, with so many people in georgia opposed to this bill. i also, if she thinks it will become a little, whether something could happen to stop it. a yes or i really need to do slow as

a feature or all those that are being taken by the government in the recent period and that are going against the letter and the speech of the recommendations that were offered by the european union to open to pay the way for the opening of negotiations, but it's now very clear that the slow, which is at rest and little by essence, because it's the way russia has managed to really repress said the senior society, that's a big government tiers trying, trying to present to the partners of georgia as ages of relation as those are the trying to over. so the government and keeping the environment to on russia as it gets closer now to be on your friends. so that is becoming increasingly clear that it's not on the, the russian lou that is the problem. the problem is

a russian. busy government or government that is prone to making concessions to russia and to turn the orientation of this country towards russia. and that is what the vast majority of this country is protesting. gibbs not only below is a symbol, but the reality is that the countries saying, we want your result are your offense shooter, which is close at hand. we're going to defend it, as well as our independence. we're not going to giving. you're also saying to all parts and there isn't that. so here is at stake not only the future of georgia, but either way the future of europe and its strengths. madam president, can i ask you the government tried to pa, similar legislation last year. help us understand why the ruling georgia in treme policy wants this little so much. i as i don't know what is clear is

the light to, to us to the jordan population and they have lied to apartments. they have said that they were withdrawing below. and that they would not re present, you know, their line goes all of that. they have either pointed to receive their own population, why they're doing it. it doesn't make any sense in financial terms. it's no longer what could have been said earlier that they are trying to save their power to day doesn't make any sense, but to please must cool. and the one center we cannot accept. the georgia became a candidate to the european union that sees very close at times of the negotiations of ideas. and that's the use of the cases is no longer this garden that was preserved for russia. that's what this please at costco and industries. is those that don't know clearly, since the speech of the story eventually appearing as serving multiple,

you said yourself that the vast majority of georgians want the country to move closer to the west to join the you. how will people react, how angry will people be? if this bill comes of a closer to policy and what's gonna happen as well, they're very angry, but there was the same time. there's a reason to believe you see this use such as protesting, computer destroyed, and we continue to do so because they're very aware of the risk that exists to the country that has the each territories 20 percent occupied by russia. but at the same time, they will not give it in either independence or their new york in the future. this country has been fighting for 26th century forts, independence, and that's how this country has survived. since, you know, these country has always shared the values that are now cold european,

and we're just trying to access and this country as always, votes for its freedom. and i want to use this, unfortunately, to uh, to send to the conversations that are 50 the statements that are made on the drum inside. and especially the president of the, for interference for meeting the stock and many others. and we know that to germany as well. now your pin partners are decided just of georgia and the future in georgia. so you couldn't and visited, for example, a possible compromise, something but might satisfy the protest is on the streets as well as the ruling policy. i don't think it exists because the compromise was the withdrawal of the lower doctrine blogs and endeavoring to arrange reduced each i mean beach wine and they have adopted another half a dozen laws including one that makes georgia and i'm sure i'm sure for russian or

the guards that are some functions. so all of that is extremely preoccupied and, and i think that's european partners should change the right to measure of what is happening here and see that to, to day and, and to the election on these days. tricky rule that essential to roll up towards elections where the jordan people wouldn't be able to say what they are to say. we need the attention of. busy over 10 years ago, not in president, the ukrainian government wants to play as a ties with most go, but people, that's it to the streets in process that was known as the might on revolution. is this a similar moment? so you will country? oh i did look at similar we have are going well, the really is to everything that's a trade that's dollars to we have got to my down with guns to ward. so we are. yes. there is apparently these between all the web has a happening and you quinn over the past the case and recently and georgia. but we

have all of our individual pass an hour pass this time, leads towards the selection 0 to better, which would be the type of rich random do you want your or do you watch fresh though? and i'm confident of what is the answer of georgia selim is obviously the president of georgia. many thanks for your time. thank you for speaking to the w. thank you. let's take a quick look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. and the german foreign minister and the not bad book who's currently on a trip to australia has blamed russia for a cyber attack that took place last year. she said hack has linked to russia's intelligence. so this target to the email accounts of leading german politicians from the governing social democrats that you have in for an office has someone to talk russian envoy over the attack. at least 29 people have been killed in flooding in southern brazil, of the heavy rains caused deadlines. flights storms let to massive devastation and

left over 300000 people without electricity president luis enough to let the silver travel to the region to meet with rescue workers and the families of those effects . it crews have been cleaning off at u. c. l. a off to police, remove barricades and began dismantling a pro palestinian camp. president biden has said he doesn't want to deploy the national guard to us campuses. students have been protesting against the war between israel and high moss and garza. he said, demonstrates as have the right to demonstrate but not to cause chaos. and china has launched a mission to retrieve samples from the fall side of the moon. chang, uh 6 listed off from the country southern most point time on island. it's expected to bring the samples back to us within 2 months, trying to alonda to rosa on the fall side of the moon in 2019. being the 1st to do so. of the united nations has declared may the 3rd world press freedom

day, and d w, who has chosen a reluctant champion from russia for its own freedom of speech, reward, eulley, and of all, naya she is alexis. of all these widows. he died earlier this year and, and not in prison. and his death was widely seen as orchestration by the russian government level knife shows the award with the russian anti corruption foundation, a group, her late husband, founded of all naya continues to fight against pollutions russia. earlier this year, she caused to ballot and brush as presidential election at the embassy in berlin. an election with any re low position, had long been dealt with 5 academy boots in following the day of alexa in a valley in an optic piano colony. the opposition has been old, but decimated in russia. and the arab parents is usually involved in the it's not her role she has taken on by choice,

but by necessity. just 12 days after her husband's dance, she address he, you know, make is and stress but which includes my husband. i look see nobody on here. so there's i think c was tortured for 3 years. she was starved in the car needs tone. so collado from the outside world and denied these it's phone calls and then even the letters and then the to team usually in the bottom, the train does an economist. and with that, a bang before marrying alexa in about in the, in 2000. and ivonya was long a quiet supposed to of her husband's anti corruption. it fits. she was as close as political adviser and by his side as he went to court on prison. numerous times

when charges criminal critics say with from top at that price law group. when the volunteer was poisoned in 2020, while her husband was fighting for his life in a hospital inside barea, she issued a public. let's do a lot to me to to and let it pressure campaign to allow her husband to be floating to gemini for treatment. when alexa inevitably returned to russia in 2021. the police arrested him and detained uli and a volunteer separating the couple of goods. she long shunned this booked lines, but after her husband's harsh imprisonment and death, she vowed to continue the fight against the kremlin. vladimir putin has a new vocal critic not afraid to make use of her freedom of speech. i offer him and gunter and co from dw is russian service. what the reward is signifies, so you'd in about and i, and so the legacy of her late husband,

who i think it means a lot of course, it's an acknowledgment of what she and her team are doing. and of course, it's also, and it cannot acknowledgment for her husband who died in prison either that as we've heard in the report that she believes that he was killed by the russian authorities directly or indirectly. and she was on his side and they are continuing to work for russia from abroad. now, she said she will take over his job. it is still for her to decide how she will do it. but at the moment, as we speak um, there are millions and millions of views offer a new documentary and posted to them a few days ago on youtube by her team and the on ticket options committee. it's a documentary about the rise of logic reporting to power of some present. and it is very, very popular, a lot of people with the dresser and abroad of talking about it. okay,

does it really come through though? i mean, does this penetrate russian society to the extent that it's changing mines as well? there is a limited possibility of penetrating the russian society because the russian societies under strong control of propaganda, or of the russian authorities, it is dangerous to oppose the coming policies in russia. and since dressing, basically new grain. there's the russia, they do come, it has, it has increased in its grief on power and water. so it's really dangerous. you can be in prison for over 10 years, or you have to leave the country, or you have to be silent. but the documents we have mentioned is the way of communicating with russian society. so youtube, through all the channels. and this is what wholesale also what, what thought you probably is doing and continuing to do harm and control and come from the domains russian service staff and with that you are up to date coming up. next, the story is deutscher bank and how manages allow the agreed to sit in the gym and

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