the, the, this is the, the news life about georgia's capital. a pass for more demonstrations against plans, restrictions on media of freedoms. protests of pain on the streets for 3 weeks denouncing a circle, russian low as a threat to the countries you aspirations or just president tells dw she will be to of the bill. also on the program, brother in some of the top russian envoy over series of cyber attacks, again senior members of the governing social democratic party, german foreign minister on the bandbox as russia back to groups that are also targeting the country's defense and technology sector. and julia, natalia wins dw, is freedom of spiritual since becoming a thieving points. $0.50 include in russia,

on, with death in prison, husbands alike, site development issues the on feel. go welcome to the program. must protest in georgia have entered the 3rd week of thousands of people take to the streets to denounce a bill that could threaten media freedom. the route of the country is hopes of joining venue, repeating union protesters oppose. what many, according a russian law, as moscow use a similar legislation to cub independent news, organizations and groups are critical of the kremlin. the new law would require and jose and media groups that disabled 20 percent of the funding from broad to register as pursuing the interest of a foreign power in the us of georgia to off the legislation

with george's president sell him. i sort of a sort of b realty finds itself increasingly at odds with the countries governing potty. she told d w, she wouldn't know that this bill passed. yes. or i really need to do slow as a feature or all of those that are being taken by the government in the recent period. and that are going against the letter and the spirits 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 in the way russia has managed to really repress, said the sinew society that's a big government tiers trying, trying to present to the partners of georgia as ages of revolution as those are the trying to over,

so the government and keeping the excitement to on russia as it gets closer now to be on your friends. so that is becoming increasingly clear that it's not only the russian lou, that is the problem. the problem is a russian government or government that is prone to making concessions to russia and to turn the orientation of this country towards the 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 europe and its strengths as georgia in presence. solomon

is what a beach really well via phone problem is a german member of the european parliament for the green positive asked if she supports calls from in you, lead us to georgia is parliaments to change course over the so called russians all have absolutely be all i think there is a big group of friends of georgia in the european parliament, and we very much regret the last political developments. i mean the, especially bit slow, but of course, this development last already for quite some time. and it does not show the right direction while georgia has actually the constitutional obligation to lead this country closer to the u. s. to, to nature. and of course, with this kind of draft lois of a draft bills are you actually tracked this constitutional obligation?

and yes, in the european parliament, there is a lot of a big concern about the european future of georgia. and why explain to us why the you is choosing to meddle in the hands of a country that is not a member of the block. a well, i mean that has applied for the membership and there was a big debate in the european union, whether it is already enough, what georgia had to offer to grant the candidates that is, and not everyone was too happy that we did it. but because the georgia, it was in the past every, a role model for reforming for being one of the engines as so to say, in the post soviet spear for democratic reform, for rule of law reforms for police reforms and corruption and reforms especially. and of course, there is a big part of this aside,

and overall majority of the society in favor of bringing this country closer to the, the you. that's why they actually put pressure on the got them and uh on the ruling party. uh, to submit this application, i don't think that georgia dream, the ruling party was really in favor. but because the civil society, because the society such is absolutely in favor of becoming a member, they were forced to do so. okay, with this kind of floor where with this kind of floor you actually contradict this application and it does not in our interest to bring more members into the european union, will actually are not the favor of a sort of pin values. and that's why we did not enter here. yeah. and so where does, how far does this support for civil society from the a you go, what kind of should be you do to help? so i think there are different options on the table at the moment. i would

hope that we see a shuttle diplomacy that we see high ranking officials from the you going to, to place the explaining to the far right to use that this is simply not acceptable that have to choose whether they want to go the routine path. all they want to go the rushing by and of course they will be a election soon. i think it should be in our interest to have a large and a very, i would say comprehensive election observation mission not just from the or sit e, but also maybe an extra mall, backed by the european parliament, backed by the european union to make sure that there will be no massive fraud. the minute lation may be in favor of the judge and the dream party to make sure that they stay in power. because this is a big danger and that as well, many people off right though this draft floor is especially targeted as the local

election of sedation groups. and so we have to make sure the next elections fair and free. and here i see a big danger. so here is that you could support because also support independent n g o c, which then if they don't register as, as a foreign agent, they have to pay funds to compensate the fines we can help. so there are many options on the table, so i can be talking to so through that i feel the phone come on. a green member of the, your getting pounds based on having me. it's a jo and foreign ministry has some of the top russian envoy to protest about the cyber attack dogs and leading politicians and the governing social democratic policy. russia, the 9th involvement in last year as a tax on politicians email accounts. but speaking in australia,

a german foreign minister on the babel was clear whom she held responsible. you're going to be confused and the gift card to be can do this type of attack to a group or between 28 boston. we just verified the military intelligence. so with a fresh start at the end of the in other words, the states sponsor suggestions 5, but a dock $10.00, many 5 out all this is an opportunity and accepted the win and will have consequence of life. so who is the group behind? this alleged hack i got, i asked that customer and settle a shutout was the research of the university of high, but i'm an expert on the side, but conflict and cyber security maxwell. a fidget 28 is a very well known hacker group that is associated with the military intelligence on g o. u of the russian state. and they have a long history of cyber operations against most of course,

you're paying democratic states. but of course, also folks out of the united states and they saw that at the beginning of the century, for example, more with espionage operation, operations against state and political entities. and then later on and also shift the probations to what so called technique operations. so operations where they do not only single information that can be used and foster change it to a certain nation, but also using those kinds of information. for example, in the run up often credit collections to meet those information to the public in order to so chaos and distrust and in order to undermine democratic national election processes, as has been the case. for example, in 2016, we sent the mc heck of a ration in the context of u. s. election battle. and of course, when we talk about germany in a 5028, this is also well known because they have seen how to do that as soon as possible. heck, a group for the, for the very well known hacking authoration against the germans. holly on in 2015.

so we have lots effective a anom if the russian states launching cyber attacks against the german states does not count as cyber warfare. i wouldn't say so because right now as far as i know, we only know that some data and information might've been stolen. and as far as we speak of the data fact from one state against the all that. so i'm of politically much of a to cyber as to nauseous as not forbidding by international law. and this is a, it's, it's just you, so you through the usual thing that states do that are capable of doing cyber s p loss. so it's not cyber warfare. as i would call it, but of course, especially since russian us war against ukraine or the invasion in a 2022. the i'm the discourse of cyber wolf again, traction again. because we have seen that rational, of course,

also uses disruptive cyber operations against new crane, but also against importing parties. and of course, especially if we think of the possible fear that russia might use information that it has a gain from the heck from the s p g, but also from, from companies from defense sector for us to teach at decision making. but also, for example, um in the context of the upcoming things in eastern germany, which one i feel really important for us as well. you too much of an attractive to . all right, so you're talking about this is something that states do. do we presume that we and by we, i mean the west of germany, but they b u k, the us that we presume that the, all these countries are, is everybody doing it? you mean? so i'm asking last yes. yes, i think so for political reasons and purposes, i think yeah, mostly all states do it,

but of course it matters to what you do with the information, how you use it. and of course, it also met us if you target, for example, critical infrastructure, because this might be related to potential disruptive operations in the future, which of course isn't affecting. thank you so much for outlining. math in such detail cast into settled siobhan from the university of high to well, take a quick look now. so most doors making headlines around the well. i was headed by lane rather fiber guys for the residents and possible the city to keep the doors and windows closed. after 5 as a capital warehouse released to hazardous fumes into the official site. the operation to extinguish the by, as is proving difficult as 55 this can't get into the building. us officials say russia has moved soldiers on to an ad basing these. yeah, that still has some us troops. the russian forces this had to be using a separate, had a base one, a one in the capital and yamma. it comes after news. yeah. or did us forces who

been fighting is limited insurgents to leave the country. humans that hopefully militant groups of people escalated to attacks on ships. having 4 is rated ports and a televised address, the group said it would target any ship within a firing range. around the lines group is launch repeats, it strikes some ships in recent months in response to israel's will. and gaza. of united nations has declared the 3rd of may well press freedom. de dw has chosen a reluctant champion from russia for its own freedom of speech award. julia natalia as a widow of alexi and the valley who died this year in optic prison. death was widely seen as having been orchestrated by the russian government. mister valia sheds the award with the russian anti corruption foundation. a group founded by her late husband, the earlier this year, she costs to ballots in process presidential election at the embassy in berlin. an

election with any re, low position, had long been dealt with 5 lot to me put in the following the day of alexi and about me in an optic. okay. no problem and the opposition has been old, but decimated in russia. and the arab parents is usually involved in the it's not her role. she's taken on by choice, but by necessity just 12 days after her husband's death, she addressed the, you know, make this and stress but which includes my husband. i like see now why they on he's so there's, i think see, was tortured for 3 years. she was starved in the car needs tones, so collado from the outside world and denied visits, 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 supporter 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 the top. that price all grew when of on the was points and in 2020. while her husband was fighting for his life in a hospital in siberia, she issued a public let's do a lot to me. putin and legit pressure campaign to allow her husband to be flown to gemini for treatment. when alexa and i've only returned to russia in 2021, the police arrested him and detained eulley, and a volunteer separating the couple of good. she long shunned the spotlights, 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. roman, called franko from uh, russian, a service. explain what it would means for you. the on the, on the, on her like husband really, 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 rational charges directly or indirectly . and she was on his side and they are continuing to walk for armstrong from abroad . now she said she will take over a huge job. uh, 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 of the on ticket options committee. it's a documentary about the rise of logic reporting to power russian present. and it is very, very popular. a lot of people with the dresser and a broad, i'm talking about it. well, today may be press freedom day, but around the world press freedom has been folding according to the organization. report has been out board. has that been more attacks on jim? this reports many of actions the record number of countries when members of the media face extreme constrains on their work. a new world press freedom index has just been published by reporters without borders based on data compiled by the organization. the majority of the countries with the most difficult conditions for journalists are in the middle east and asia. europe remains the region where journalists enjoy the highest level of freedom overall. it's the only parts of the

world where the situation for journalist has ranked as good in some countries. but even in europe, the picture is mixed in the east and southeast of the continental conditions have deteriorated. many countries of dropped in the rankings. that was, includes batteries, which is now overtaken, russia and turkey at the bottom of the index to become the worst ranked for press freedom in europe. many to understand better roost. i've had to flee the country. one of them is maria sakina, who's that living in exile here in bunting. despite the situation, she continues to fight for press freedom in her home country. mother. yes, of course. the not is fighting for free. preston, hyundai to fetters. she has not been able to live and work that for a long time. we didn't assess a free elections campaign. we didn't accept me to freedom so, so we have time to time for political prisoners. and it's the

oldest was because we have a through political literacy and will flip sound a little concerned go face. and brandon, she now produces empty version videos that cool out state of uses. publish cannot reach, has tens of thousands of people in both of us with us sent to you in the home country. she was active as a john list and as a companion of human rights over time that required more and more courage. i have never found this kind of experience in my life with the able to experience that we've been so proud of charles that we've been so grave and the 1st that the child, the things good was in 2020. there were protests of the allegedly wrecked election critic hold on this well rest that we've been sure that's at least

some people from on what seems to be honest, that in case we will stay inside the country and we decided to escape on sunday 1st to ukraine. then to poland, now she lives in berlin with a colleague with idea onto i met hall and controls know about what's happening, talk about tax law and the press. freedom is one of my main issue for decades. yes, no. i roommates is freedom of the press in front of us is nonexistent. even in berlin, my the a several. she now has to be careful and must package her content company. what i'm trying to do is to find the new ways to reach a younger audience to rich people in those ways and use content, but maybe not informant of news, but in form of political satire. for example, i lived here in germany instead of live, but all my thoughts, my home,

my family place as i like the in means. she has one request for europe into us. don't forget that a rose independent journalist, a treatise like political prism this i was 37 people have been killed. the southern brazilian jewels, its west flooding from over 18. his rescue as a baffling torrential rains and such a dozens of people missing in the state of rio grande. the song, the downfall is expected to continue over the weekend. and also i, which is a warning, but several dams. and now at risk of collapse, helicopters prepared to pull families to safety. as rising flood waters reached rooftops, the relentless rain forcing thousands to evacuate. milton levels and some cities hit the highest points since records began nearly 150 years ago. and we have people

who came here to help get people out of the flood because it's rough down there. i mean, it's very dangerous. there's a strong current, and i brought a boat and the most has the most. so with getting people out there on the best of all of our with studies, the down pool began on monday. by tuesday, the down dues had over whelmed the stem dressing stage map as president, luis, ignacio literally, the silva is pledging assistance to those affected your okay. i want to tell you that there will be no charges or aid from the federal government for health care. there will be no charges of money to take care of transportation and there will be no charges of money to take care of fluid. meaning still coming to terms with the scale of davis sanction. so they'll work with settlement, think the yellows must be doing something different. it is calanda, it is a preferred to be basically punished. i missed a call, but i think pollution why something is happening because this is not i'm doing boys at that point because no, not for a little while or

o. this has been caused by somebody else. i work with that. goals are the it's the full flooding disaster. any us a brazil following rains in july, september and november. that killed $75.00 people in total a china has launched an unprecedented mission to the fall side of the moon. the spacecraft colby chung, uh 6 lifted off from the southern island problems of time down and expected to bring to a logical samples back to us in the next 2 months. it's the latest advance in china's unofficial space exploration program, which non rival shots of the united states in 2019 china became the 1st country to land rover on the moves fall side. so he is more about the chinese mission john, uh, 6 names to connect the new material from the fall side of the moon and bring it

back to us. it's a complex mission that will involve several you. we're both take modules working together. me so long space craft will 1st opened the mood and then deploy aligned to the side that is never visible from us. it means target the south pole 8 can base and the law just known impact criteria in the solar system using a mechanical drew and scale the land, a will collect 2 g, those of soil and rocks. and the send demo do with attached to the land will bluff back into a new orbit and transfer the samples to the re entry vehicle. if we goes well, it will carry the congo safely back to us the scientist. so the sample will review new information about the means early

evolution. it's fall side is hello, gently different from the one we see from us. it has a stake across and itself, it smoke has different chemical composition. john 6 and so has instruments made in europe on broad spectrum which are from suite. and we'll investigate the interaction between solar winds and the surface when solar wind sweep across the need, they create an electric charge that can endangered afternoon and equipment. the effect is most pronounced on the crate to it just in the polar regions. the, these research trip will have the ways to china is good for you to be landing, which it hopes to achieve by 2030 both the us and china, one to establish bases at the move. south poll. says your mind about

top story. there's out thousands of people out on the streets of george's capital to policing for the 3rd week of protest against the planned law, restricting media freedoms. critics say the so called russians all would come independent news organizations and groups. critical of the government engineers updates. i'll be back in just a moment with the day for an in depth look at that said the chinese mission to the moon and finding out who was in charge of the

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