Defending freedom and in defending me. What you want to tell you is that before being arrested i have never hurt anyone or anything i have never committed violations im here today to tell you that im still the same man before. Being arrested and after being released im still the same the most important thing. In this regard to confirm that im still the same man. Still the same man that i am still the man of the dignity im not going to tell you a lot of details about being arrested and being taken to the court about the trial which is fake. But i have read a lot about analysis about the details about things about this and that i would like to say that their initiative has been born in lebanon and the end of this is now in lebanon its our National Efforts national libin knees efforts yes the initiative has proved that a good results can be achieved yeah you know. The very 1st day on the very 1st day of freedom id like to the litany is president michel lone he is as strong as the mountain like than the president and he will be all was or was in that feeling that you have exerted the efforts to liberate to me and to free me you know the zach our family you know and his desire and our father our mother have taught our laws. The good traditions and the good years my mother passed away without me being with have mr president you know that this spire the personal relations between yourself and me you asked for me to be released for one simple reason because i am a libyan these citizen because you protect every libyan is you asked for myself to be released and your request will be always met in every country im proud of lebanon and proud of you as our president to the premises are going to how do you thank you very much because you have also asked for me to be released. I could not get. My brother. The efforts that you have exerted to free me to liberate me you know that. Of you. When you said you will be released in the ramadan. Fair that are you will be released in ramadan the. Yes because you know. That you are a man of you. Know there is to see. Who was together on the same with the say this and then with the same value is. To say. Because. This is the scene right now in beirut in lebanon and that is the lebanese businessman. Whos been jailed in iran for 4 years and has now been freed and he was charged with spying for the United States he has an american residency and hes now landed in lebanon capital beirut as you can see this taking place just in the past hour we have 2 correspondents standing by covering the story we have can really help our White House Correspondent shes tracking reaction over in the United States but 1st well cross over to aljazeera is. In beirut so dana for anyone just joining in on the news hour talk us through what weve seen the last couple of minutes because we have been awaiting the release of this lebanese businessman. Well theres are as you just heard very defiant insisting his innocence and talking about what he said was a fake trial so he believes he was unjustly detained in iran. Was invited by the authorities in iran 4 years ago to attend that conference and he never left the country which led many people to call him a hostage now. Thanking the lebanese president michel aoun the Foreign Ministers of rhonda seal really praising them for their efforts to secure their release and in fact that these officials have been trying to secure his release for some time now the president appointing the head of general security about that brahimi as his representative about him visited iran in august 2018 and he met this are in prison at the time and. Clearly this is why i say he is a he was thanking the lebanese leaders and we also heard ms arias like us say that there is no deal involved in this is something iranian judicial official said it is something about that brahimi said that there is no political deal behind this there is no Prisoner Exchange but many analysts believe there was something behind the scenes because of the timing the timing of his release coinciding with the escalating tensions between the iranians and the americans and some see this as sort of a veiled message to the trumpet ministration that we could reach some sort of a deal particularly or it may be some sort of Prisoner Exchange. And now a free man after spending 4 years in prison and then as youre saying efforts to secure his freedom really are not new theyve happened in the past. Yes theyve been trying for months appeals have been made by lebanese officials that michel aoun the president has a Good Relationship with iran hes an ally of irans proxy in Lebanon Hezbollah hezbollah us position is quite interesting because hezbollah has not officially commented on this release even though iranian officials the judicial spokesman mentioned hezbollah playing a role some sort of providing some sort of a guarantee that this ours is not going to play involved in any wrongdoing any longer and then a news agency in iran affiliated with the revolutionary guard saying that hes been released because as a gesture to hezbollah hezbollah supporters are asking you know why didnt hezbollah get anything out of this why hezbollah has been engaged in Prisoner Exchanges in the past why they for example hezbollah demand the release of. Men who have been accused the businessman accused both in the United States and the United Arab Emirates of creating sleeper cells and and supporting hezbollah why were they released in exchange for this are suckers so many many questions have been raised of following this release and as you very well know this is a divided country there are those who support the iran and there are those who oppose iran and those are soccer is among those who is considered anti iranian and what does this. Tell us about whats the relationship say now then between the iranian authorities iranian officials and lebanese officials. Well irans allies in lebanon hold power they hold the majority in parliament they hold the majority in government president michel aoun he is an ally of hezbollah so hezbollah is in control of lebanon this is how it is seen here and. Being an ally of hezbollah use these contacts to try to release. Who has a Good Relationship his family i may mention a very wealthy family very well connected family there from the north of lebanon a son the family and they have a Good Relationship with the sunday Prime Minister and lebanon and yes we have to talk about different sects in lebanon because this is how this country functions this is a sectarian based political system and it was how easy the Prime Minister who approached michel aoun to use his Good Relationship with iran to get in is our. But many many believe that this is this release is not just impacting iranian lebanese relations this is not just a transaction between lebanon and iran it may have an impact on the relationship between iran and the United States and the coming days may show us whether or not there was some sort of a deal some sort of maybe even an exchange or whether or not it will be a thaw in the relationship between the United States and iran especially since positive words came out of the state department not long ago ok as they are for the time being giving us an update from beirut thank you and now we can cross over to our White House Correspondent kimberly al kids and presumably the u. S. Has already commented on this and this man does american residency. Yeah picking up on what santa had to say there about the positive words coming out of the state department the state department did release a statement to aljazeera in the last couple of hours where they are saying that the United States views the release of mr zaka as a quote positive sign but at the same time the United States is calling on iran to release the other missing and quote wrongfully detained american citizens or permanent residents as in the case of mr zaka as soon as possible now lets talk about the intelligence that was being used as the accusation against news our zaccai apparently he had been invited by the iranian government accused of ties to american intelligence when he attended a conference in iran and thats when he was detained and of course as you point out for many years until his release now there have been active efforts by his family members while the United States is secure is thanking the lebanese government for his ultimate release we do know that his son mr zaka son met earlier this year with the u. S. Secretary of state mike pompei urging the United States to do more to secure his fathers release we also know that the Iranian Foreign minister signal to the United States that iran was willing to discuss potential Prisoner Exchanges a release is but this was something that was turned down by the United States but certainly viewed here in washington as a potential sign that iran was willing to engage in diplomacy but following that of course we had in recent weeks these heightened tensions between the 2 countries not only the sort of escalating of the maximum Pressure Campaign is the United States calls it with tough economic sanctions the labeling of the r. G. C. Or irans revolutionary guard corps as a terrorist organization but the deployment of the u. S. Carrier strike group to the persian gulf so its very hard to determine in all of this if the United States had any overt role in the release of mr zaka but at the same time. All of us saying it is Public Statement is that it credits the lebanese government for this and is looking for the release of other detained americans ok it can really help with an update from washington thank you lets speak to him now that has to me he is the director of the center for the middle east studies at the university of denver his joining us live from toronto via skype thanks very much for speaking to us what do you make of the timing of his release because as were saying efforts to secure his release are really not new so why now well i think one has to understand todays events against the backdrop of an offer that the Iranian Foreign minister made in new york city on april 25th only calling for a prisoner swap with the United States i view this as a sort of trial balloon message to the United States that the iranians want to do business with the trumpet ministration and this was actually very easy. Prisoner swap to undertake because it was a bilateral relationship between iran and lebanon it didnt directly involve the United States it was a lot of heavy law being from the the lebanese government to secure new czars release so thats i think the backdrop to todays events but even though the lebanese authorities were quick to point out that this in fact is not part of any sort of prisoner swap so are you saying that what theyre saying is simply not true. No i think the lebanese government is absolutely right this was not part of a broader prisoner swap this was you know i think primarily motivated by strong law being on behalf of the lebanese government which is you know very close to the Islamic Republic of iran but i think what the iranians are doing here is theyre sending a veiled message to the trumpet ministration that we have many hostages that weve taken and we want to exchange them for benefits advantages from the United States so i think thats whats happening do you think that it will actually impact the relationship between the United States and iran because as we know this all coming at a very politically sensitive time between the 2 i dont think so what im reading from washington d. C. Is a lot of you know firm resolve to try and squeeze you on economically if the voice of john bolton prevails then trying to perhaps initiate some military action against iran donald trump is reluctant to go down that route but i dont think theres an appetite in washington to take up the iranian offer for you know swapping hostages and for very good reason i would point out i mean what you ron has done here is effectively taken innocent people as hostage and theyre claiming that they want to you know swap them with you know people in american prisons who are not taken hostages theyve been subject to due process they have lawyers they violated american law so i dont think this would sell inside the United States i dont think theres an appetite in washington d. C. And i dont think theres a broader support for this within the american political establishment to engage in some sort of hostage bargain with iraq all right another house and i will leave it there we thank you for speaking to us from toronto ix. Plenty more ahead on the aljazeera news hour including hong kong protests why china says there is nothing sinister about the selfgoverning territory needing a new extradition law. And arrest a journalist is released in russia and the interior minister says he is launching an inquiry into the case. And the prayer for a big papi as the former Boston Red Sox star arrives in the u. S. For treatment after being shot. In sports. But 1st 19 people have been killed in an attack in neighboring faso it happened in the northern town of. The identity of the attackers is still unknown armed groups have killed hundreds in recent months forcing 150000 people to flee their homes. The u. N. Says its horrified by an attack in central mali thats killed nearly a 100 people while these governments as gunmen attacked a village of the doggone community and burned several houses in the mock the region no one has claimed responsibility for the raid which happened on sunday but there has been violence between the dog and people there fulani rivals in the past theyve been fighting for access to land and resources well the u. N. Special representative for mali says he is shocked and outraged by what he called an act of unspeakable barbarism mohamed. Who heads the Un Peacekeeping mission in mali added the threshold of the unbearable is reached so it is time for a nationwide outcry victoria the reports. It was a surprise attack in the middle of the night men on motorbikes wielding machetes and guns looking for people from the doggone ethnic group men women and children were killed and others injured in the attack is similar to another 3 months ago when suspected dog unarmed men killed 160 felony villages in august saggy near the border with the key to fasten. Mali president abraham day because kater held a minutes silence for the victims during an official visit to switzerland. At this moment a thought for those who once more have fallen on the motorist bullets an unjust and cowardly act in a country felonies on a magic her does he move in search of fodder for their cattle villages resent them invading their farmland and those disagreements often turn violent. There are 13000 Un Peacekeeping troops in mali to protect people from armed groups linked to al qaida increasingly theyre dealing with fighting between neighboring villages the United Nations system in mali is mobilizing to provide humanitarian assistance to help people affected the mission also provided air support this more. Inning in support of the 1000000 government to prevent future further attacks there are fears the intercommunal conflict is escalating this year has seen some of the deadliest incidence of Ethnic Violence in mali in a generation Everybody Knows that the government is missing in action it has not been able to send its image to address the lack of presence of the states in places where they are coming out of strife between the for the knees the dog owners and the bombers the attack in march led to several military commanders being sacked but many 1000000 say the government and u. N. Forces need to do much more to stop the bloodshed Victoria Gate and be al jazeera. Well Nicolas Sarkozy joining us now on the phone from a bomb or any claim of responsibility for this latest attack nicholas. Carried knowledge yet no one has claimed responsibility for that attack although there was an attack similar to this one this time back in march was dug on the villagers attacking their full on the neighbors and following that attack the group Jemaah Islamiya was the media and its leader who is himself a problem he had called on the for the new population in mali 2 to 2 for revenge attacks now dont go on. For the full on these are described as a state sponsored militia as they have the support of the previous Prime Minister who had to resign following the attack that happened in march and the current the new Prime Minister. Was just on the scene of this attack in the village that was attacked late on sunday the new koku and he went there to check for himself on the secured security chip situation to try to reassure the pope relation on the ground and whats been the response from the government so far. Well the government is under pressure and he very rare case of the president who was a a visit in switzerland really evoked. A these attacks is really at stake is the survival of the nation because it really is an attack not just on the dog on population or on the full on the population like we saw in march but on the very fabric of all these legal heard and society as a xyzzy that credibly makes that involves various ethnic groups but we see a that the armed groups that were focused on the northern part of the country is now turning into something that is more of an inch or communal violence then in march the International Criminal court started investigating the these attacks fearing that these could resemble as crimes against humanity and war crimes so these are very serious issues that mali is trying to grapple with not just small but also neighboring grittiness during nicholas hi thank you so dance protest leaders have vowed to continue their general strike which is now in its 3rd day businesses are closed and a show of defiance against the military gentle after a crackdown on protests camp last week left dozens of people dead the military says its arrested Security Forces personnel involved in that violence but the opposition doubts that its being investigated properly and in other developments the military gentle has deported 3 opposition figures to neighboring south sudan yes armaan and others were arrested last week and they belong to a rebel group known as the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement north and the u. S. Is sending its top diplomats for africa to meet leaders off the gentle as well as the opposition to pornography is expected to ask the 2 sides to return to negotiations thats how the name reports. Yes or armand says when he was released from detention on monday he didnt realize that he and 2 of his fellow opposition leaders were being forced into exile he says they were put onto a military helicopter and flown to juba the capital of south sudan against their will to do so im. Going to write what you write quickly and then when we cross report a bit of south sudan very. Very good to yourself and we say the military council is not serious about saving the revolution and implementing its goals we are calling upon all International Organizations to support us in resisting the deportations monday was the 2nd day of a general strike in sudan intended to paralyze the country and force the Transitional Military Councils hand you know my. Martyrs have died a lot of things have happened with the civil uprising and a lot of people have been affected for those who say the civil disobedience isnt successful i saw it with my own eyes and these are lies. Talks between the opposition and the military ground to a halt after a crackdown on a sit in a week ago the Central Committee of sudan doctors says almost 120 people died the Health Ministry says the death toll is half that an investigation is underway pedrito a plan was dispersed the area clean it up without getting closer to the main sit in area but mistakes were made when the plan was carried out not to let the situation lets just take into consideration that if were never go deep into the sea of. Ethiopian Prime Minister ahmed met with opposition members on friday he left a delegation behind in the hopes they can help negotiate an end to the crisis but the gulf between the protesters and the military remains why with no sign power will be handed to the people of sudan natasha. Meanwhile Amnesty International says it has new evidence of rights abuses taking place in Sudans Darfur region the Rights Group Says it has satellite pictures on testimonies that confirm Government Forces and armed groups attacked 45 villages between july 28th and february this year it also documented other abuses including unlawful killings Sexual Violence and force the placement un peacekeepers are set to withdraw from the region an amnesty is warning that this could put civilians at risk moscow has dropped charges against a journalist who is under house arrest saying the accusations havent been proven ivan charged with drug offenses last week sparking protests among journalists and other supporters who said he was framed as known for his work exposing corruption among moscows political elites the bosn is joining us now from moscow what led to this decision to release stuff. Yeah this is a pretty surprising and very unusual turn of events here in russia of course this is not the 1st time that people have been framed in a drug skase and it happened to human rights activists before but very often if youre caught up in a legal case here in russia its very difficult to come out of it but this time its different it was already noticeable in the last couple of days that the kremlin was quite uncomfortable with with this case the spokesman of put in sad that maybe the police had made some mistakes and thats quite an unusual statement from him coming from him because normally he would say well we have to follow the law and be conned into feeling so this was already different and why is it different because there has been this huge outpour of protests and and sympathy for investigative journalists a journalist even since the beginning since the moment he was arrested people have come out on the streets they have been picketing they have they had 3 newspapers yesterday who are not even like independent they are quite state oriented newspapers who came out with their headlights all the same word saying i am we are even gotten off basically showing that this could happen to anyone so this response not only from independent media theyre not that many independent media left here in russia but also even coming from state media from Famous Television anchors that must have frightened the kremlin and this is now the result the interior minister has said that he will be released from all charges they havent found any evidence and Even Police Investigators but also police chief from the west of moscow will be asked to be fired and also the head of the necrotic say agency in moscow will ask to be fired so it has some very serious consequences ok and thank you. Still ahead on the aljazeera news hour the u. S. President donald trump makes more promises regarding his agreement with mexico on Asylum Seekers art thats designed to shock well get a look at a major installation in colombia highlighting killings and injustice. And rain wins the day again at the cricket world cup peter has details of an unwanted record in sports. Hello there were still seeing plenty of showers over many parts of turkey the satellite picture showing plenty of bright white cloud there across many northern parts it does break up just it were expecting more as we head through the next couple of days so again plenty of showers here on wednesday and on the day and some of the downpours a likely to be very heavy mixed with the old rumble of thunder elsewhere as youd expect it is getting pretty hot now colder 30 degrees will be our maximum for us in baghdad will be up at 42. 00 those high temperatures that make their way all the way down to the gulf towards us here in doha a dry heat for us then but certainly hot 43 or 44 is likely to be our maximum temperature as we head through the next couple of days maybe just scraping to 45 more cloud to the south a big gray area for some of us over oman and always the risk of the gold shower if you do have that large amount of cloud at this time of year for the towards the south and theres plenty of sunshine for many of us in the southern parts of africa but all around the south coast theres more in the way of clouds that could give us one or 2 showers around cape town but a warm day temperature of just 15 that system works its way eastwards i think it will be the eastern parts of south africa maybe just about into parts of mozambique where we see the wettest of the weather on thursday. Germanys but very and helps where stunning scenery is play host to europes latest arrivals. Separate in origin. They share a common roof and together dream of a german future. Welcome to germany cafe vald loafed a witness documentary on aljazeera. Offshore something taxes. All the years up to the Global Financial crisis millions of dollars its like the greatest job you could ever imagine getting without putting any of your own capital with this. Story and drove the workers into unemployed. Wed be. Coming soon. Hello again the top stories on the aljazeera news hour the u. N. Has described the attack in central mali that killed nearly 100 people as an act of unspeakable barbarism the government says gunmen raided a village of the dog and community and burned several houses in the mopti region russia has dropped charges against investigative journalist. He was charged with drugs offenses last week moscow says the allegations havent been proven and has moved to High Ranking Police involved in the case. Saddams protest leaders have vowed to continue their general strike which is now in its 3rd day the opposition has also rejected the legitimacy of a military investigation into the killing of Peaceful Protesters for more answers don lets bring in our will alow hes a senior lecturer in law at kill university and hes joining us from london thanks for being with us on the aljazeera news hour as a are saying that general strike now in its 3rd day is there any sign at all that its pressuring the transitional council. Absolutely i think it is imposing significant pager on the military council but most importantly beyond the military council the fact that there is an ongoing disobedience sends a message outside sudan itself to neighboring countries and also to the International Community so in terms of keeping the pager on the military council as a last resort as available to the protesters i think it is an important major for them is also having a Significant Impact because if you have a city that is. Thats completely brought to a standstill in economy that is already struggling the military would find it very difficult to continue to hold on to power in this way. And the u. S. So we know is sending its top diplomat for africa to me leaders from both the military as well as from the opposition but how much leverage does taber naggy actually have with both and what will he be able to come up with or achieve. I dont is important that the u. S. Is coming into the process although it is significant the lead usually preacher such as these would work better if there is a committed an Interested Party both within government and outside the government working together to write a page or on the military council but in any case i think there are this movement within the us not just the visits by now but also the appointment of a special advisor or sudan to mr nagging the u. S. Congress is considering everything lucian basically calling on the Us Government to continue to pay your sudan in the regional actors so i think that together would somewhat force regional actors to reconsider their position but you still have a problem in terms of the commitment of the u. S. Administration towards these values that the protesters stand for usually these things i think bring about results only if there are considerable influences and pagers by the administration and i dont think that in that commitment of time there why is that why is the commitment not there and why has the u. S. Been late as you say and also if you look at the response by the rest of the International Community people that weve been speaking to in sudan have simply said well this is not sufficient despite the events of june the 3rd and despite now we know theres also internet shutdown in the country so what do you make of that slowish response by the International Community as a whole was. Absolutely i think there is a defining silence particularly in the face of what happened on june this is partly because i think sudan as a country is not considered secure politically significant state for. Western actors who are usually capable of mobilizing International Institutions and you know significant resources its also because i think some powerful countries in the region dont see progress in a positive move forward so countries like egypt saudi arabia the u. A. E. Who are also very closely allied with the us particularly with the Current Administration dont want to see a positive step forward very strong move on the part of the International Community in terms of what is going on in sudan so i think xaus are some of the factors but i think most importantly sudan doesnt really have much to offer to the International Community we live in a world that is extremely transactional its everything is determining the terms of what are we going to get from sudan whichever way it is this change takes place all right we thank you very much for speaking to us from london. What they run media in yemen say the rebels have carried out an attack on an airbase in southwestern saudi arabia the whole face say theyve used drones to target airbase in the town of will say its its about 100 kilometers away from the border and yemenis are protesting the presence of saudi troops on the border with all mon the demonstrations are against saudi forces in the eastern yemeni province often. The kingdom had promised to hand all bases and facilities in their control to Yemeni Forces last year but that hasnt happened. Another mass protest is planned in hong kong as politicians debate a controversial extradition bill present walker say leaders have already started gathering outside the Legislative Council which is where the debate will be held as many as a 1000000 marchers took part in sundays rally to protest against the bill the citys leader has warned companies and businesses against encouraging employees to join wednesdays planned rally and. Im urging schools parents organizations businesses and unions to seriously consider if they encourage such radical behavior what good does it do for Hong Kong Society everybody should know there are consequences when you break the law these consequences have a huge impact on both adults and young people meanwhile chinas leaders continue to voice support for hong kongs leader adrian brown reports from beijing where legal experts are defending the proposed law. China began aggressively pursuing chinese fugitives over seas 5 years ago thats when president xi jinping began an Anti Corruption campaign that continues in the words of state media some suspects were persuaded to return others were extradited from one of more than 30 countries that now have a treaty with china a criminal lawyer. Representing 2 suspects who ended up on a plane back. China both receive suspended jail terms proof he says that the rights of suspects are being safeguarded in china should. Some people you hong kong oppose or warry about setting up base addition system with china i personally think is unnecessary because the positive sites way overrides the negative side because he says it would ultimately help to reduce crime in both hong kong and china chinese Officials Say theres nothing sinister about hong kong needing a new expedition law they say the territory has become a haven from justice for hundreds of criminals who cant be prosecuted because of the legal loophole chinas legal system is controlled by the communist party and say critics is biased towards a presumption of guilt especially in high profile or politically sensitive cases like those involving human rights lawyers government statistics report a 99 percent conviction rate in 2017 just a woman who john is one of a handful of activists still prepared to talk to the foreign media he says the hong kong protesters are right to resist the plans new extradition law sending certain war since i honk kong is the only place under communist rule where people can take to the streets to express their opinions and i support them the last time we did that in Mainland China was 30 years ago. Chinas state media says the violence after sundays rally in hong kong was premeditated and planned. But concedes the protest was a reminder that more needs to be done to explain why the law change is necessary adrian brown aljazeera beijing. The suspended mayor of a small italian town is standing trial accused of aiding illegal immigration dominic all of china is known for transforming has strengthened community by welcoming refugee sunday and the reports are already out shareware immigration policy has become a highly deface of political issue. He won praise for integrating migrants in the town he ran but to many is a man in exile hes no longer allowed back to his hometown. Even though he made the remote Southern Italian village well known for its welcome to outsiders now hes facing trial for allegedly aiding illegal immigration. Ive made a choice as mayor to support people who have no voice pushing for that every day because i believe in a human society. This is the reactions new mayor and turned out to be fully made his inaugural speech on sunday promising a new dawn for the village with the help of the far right Immigration League party vehemently against the previous vote of integration they say its time for change they threw their support behind the fully. Reacting needs to develop not just barely populating itself to silence the. Identity and standing strong went on 2 feet. Well once the streets were full of life theres scarcely Anyone Around now the government has cut funds which sustained projects here migrants who settled here are locked in to talk to anyone about the situation thats also the case for its aging population while look at those integration model was praised all over the world there were plenty who didnt agree with him and he was investigated for allegedly abetting illegal immigration amongst other charges could even face time in prison from a Global Village to a rapidly deserted one reaction is new league party backed mayor has promised a renewal of its fortunes but the problem here is as with so many other places in italys poorest south is that there is a dying population and there are few incentives to attract people to come here mcconnells project was routinely criticized by italys league party leader and deputy Prime Minister mark they are still beneath his anti immigration policies have divided the country those who remain in riyadh share are fearing the worst. Government which to enter what is you cannot create it here should not be destroyed he created an Economic System which works here and can work throughout the country the small towns here suffer from the population there are no young people here as theyve all left the promises of the new mayor will be a challenge in this remote area if he actually is to come back from the brink it faces many here believe it will require a complete overhaul if it is to avoid the fate of dying out altogether so new diagonal aljazeera reaction southern italy. U. S. President donald trump says the biggest part of a deal with mexico is yet to be revealed the agreement was announced last week and aims to reduce the number of refugees and migrants crossing the border into the u. S. Trump and threaten mexico with tariffs unless a deal was reached. A lot of good things are happening but i want to thank mexico and we do have one of those things that will be announced at the appropriate time but they have to get approval from their legislative body what is it why are the mexicans denying it that i dont think theyll be denying it very little. From el paso what the Us Mexico Border castro explains the impact of the deal on Asylum Seekers theres a lot of confusion surrounding this socalled secret deal because the United States and mexico have very different versions of exactly what it amounts to President Donald Trump has tweeted that this is an agreement that has been signed and documented he calls this an immigration Security Agreement with mexico but refuses to release further details however speaking with reporters mexicos foreign minister marcello broad this morning called it an agreement he said this was not a deal at all he did confirm that mexico has sent 6000 National Guard troops throughout mexico to deter Central American migrants from proceeding north he also said mexico is expanding this program of allowing Central AmericanAsylum Seekers to wait just south of the u. S. Border as their cases wind through u. S. Courts however both of those measures have been agreed upon months ago truncheon said is spinning this as a result of his hard line immigration measures that rhymed 5 percent tariff which would it take 10 today in the result of the work negotiations for mexico to avoid that threat to american conservatives have already many have supported trump saying that this was effective at his threats were in deed useful in having mexico capitulate however the real story is still to be revealed exactly what this agreement comes down to what is not in dispute is the fact that this border is under immense strain more than 130. 1000 people were apprehended by Border Patrol they were Asylum Seekers in Central America across the border illegally trying to seek a better life in the United States that was that 13 year high here no power so in this border behind me a few weeks ago more than a 1000 Central American family seekers started this border fence and surrender themselves to american authorities. While the Colombian Peace deal signed between the governments in a far cry bulls back in 26. 00 and brought an end to have a century of conflict but suffering and violence persists and have inspired want to plan americas most influential artists and a major installation. Went and had a look and columbia. Shattered glass for the lives shattered in a fragile Peace Process threatened activists from across colombia break pieces of glass then use them to write the names of Community Leaders killed for speaking up against illegal mining deforestation or drug trafficking. Is usually not paris is one of the participants as a Community Leader defending womens rights she was tortured then left for dead by a Paramilitary Group for you know this is a police state thats fine and could be among those green here and the saddest thing is the total impunity surrounding our cases we are remembering them we are telling them they cannot be forgotten but we are confronting the reality of hundreds of social leaders systematically killed and the lock on the policy to protect us just the piece called those are shattered is the brainchild of say the when of latin americas most influential artist who has done a number of works reflecting on colombias conflict she calls the project undertaken in collaboration with colombias Truth Commission volunteers in the National University a monumental act of mourning. Just like life is fragile and once broken it cant be fixed it can be restored this is a way to reflect on whats happening at an incredibly high rate and forces us to question whats causing it whats truly happening. 470 social leaders have been killed since the signing of the peace deal into tauzin 16 s criminal gangs paramilitaries and this event rebels fight for control of territory is once under fire influence and where the government thats failed to intervene. In the last service to you more than 40000 exploding the neatly there have been committed to the obvious to put food water. Where you can for that they can use the old remains for money they mean tonight they did communities protecting them vital meant they were immensely part of what i wanted to democracy and this is how you get a dusting for. Something the leaders fighting for their communities hope this artwork can help do the main thing attention from those who live isolated from a conflict that is fractured that the country and for many continues unabated i listen then. Still ahead on the aljazeera news hour this sports news and a better sweet victory for golden state will lose a one of their best players in the n. B. A. Finals. Hello again tom for the sports news with peter 3 thank you very much the Toronto Raptors 1st chance to win the n. B. A. Championship of the going down by just one point of the Golden State Warriors it was a bittersweet night for the warriors the with the serious injuries one of the biggest stars david stuck saddest story. Pregame routine includes some dance moves pregame showing no signs of the cuff injury that it kept him out for more than a month his moves on the colt were pretty good too helping golden state take control of the game they needed to win for 3 kevin durant but then disaster struck after twisting all quickly went down clutching the back of his leg his not was over and he season 2 after that the raptors pulled that white back. Then it was dialed in with a 6 point lead they were on track to claim their 1st ever n. B. A. Championship was thank you they were doing i think the message from the toronto crowd was clear b b the raptors defense could do nothing about steph curry ties the god stuff covering from time to time quite thompson then delivered another blow with less than a minute left what 31. 00 dribble one shot got god steve green takes the lead the raptors got it back to one and as the clock ticks down they have a chance to finish the series was. The bilby a game sexual put the worry is still alive as they search for the 3rd strike the title but theyll have to do it without your rant he left the arena on crutches youll have an m. R. I. On cheese day but judging by the emotion on show in the post match news conferences it doesnt look good. Kevin its an achilles injury and i just feel so bad for me honestly theres nobody had to go do Something Like that to be honest its kind of it. Is very deflating its hard to even celebrate this when. Deflation to put to run so they didnt get to celebrate a maiden title but its still all to play for the future probably told me at the start of this thing if we could fast forward to a 32 lead you want to take it and probably say yes well. The raptors get another chance to wrap things up in game 6 on thursday as the teams head back to california david stokes aljazeera 3 time baseball world series champion david ortiz has been transferred to a hospital in boston of the being shot in his native Dominican Republic the former team the red sox sent an ambulance to carry the 10 time allstar back to the u. S. For treatment ortiz is in a stable condition despite being shot at close range in the torso the 43 year old is one of bostons biggest sporting figures. He is loved throughout our nation and beyond yet to us he is our own adopted son. Wont you please join us as we offer a moment of reflection thought and prayer for a complete healing and a full recovery for our beloved big papi and you can see just how much shortys means to boston as the red sox paused ahead of their game with the Texas Rangers at fenway park many of his former teammates have been speaking about what he has meant to them back home you know the talk about superheroes without capes. And hes a superhero without tape thats the way we see it so. Were going to mine i know your 1st name but hes going to hes going to act like theyre best friends for a very long time so you know we all have a ton of respect in turn a love for for a big party and were all wishing him and his family will. Host nation england has claimed an unwanted record as rain washed out the action of the cricket world cup for the 2nd day running sri lanka against bangladesh at bristol on tuesday was abandoned without a ball being bowled its the 3rd game of the tournament lost to the weather and the 2nd time its affected the sri lankans both teams get a point in the group table the washout sets a new record for matches abandoned during a world cup european womens champions the netherlands lifted late in the opening game of their World Cup Campaign it looked like the points would be shared against new zealand but an injury time goal from joe roared snatch the win for the dutch the usa will open their title defense later when they play thailand tuesdays other game sees chile take on sweden. Russias only remaining athlete to hold the world title says the countrys sports officials must quit because of the in the shape of the doping scandal high jumper maria let it scan or spoke out after the countrys ban from track and field was extended by the idle a f. As it stands russias participation in the World Championships in september remains in doubt the idea said there was evidence that banned coaches continue to work with athletes russias sports minister says they are investigating or that their records of those 1st of all we know that right before these decisions were made western media presented some kind of sensational facts these facts are being investigated by the Russian Antidoping Agency i wouldnt exclude a possibility that russian Law Enforcement bodies might be involved as a result of this investigation brooke skip is eyeing up a slice of gulf history this week going into the years 3rd major the u. S. Open at pebble beach the american is looking for a rare hetrick having won the last 2 titles at this event end hes also targeting back to back majors successfully defended his p. G. A. Championship crown last month hattrick of wins at the u. S. Open as only ever been achieved once before and that happened 114 years ago and will be there for now ill have more sport again later for now that although theyre in well see you later peter thank you very much for that update and thanks for watching the news hour on aljazeera back in just a moment were hot lots more news coming your way all the days top stories in the meantime you can always had to our website and as a result for one news there see you in a minute. Think stories generate thousands of headlines with different angles from different perspectives giulianas on just a long standoff with International Borders is finally over separate the spin from the facts the misinformation from the journalism protesters complain about the under reporting of Police Violence the sensationalizing of the demonstrations with the listening post on aljazeera. Its a daunting climb to one of the holiest sites in Bhutan Tigers nest ball astri seems to defy gravity every few cities is expected to complete the pilgrimage to ensure peace and happiness what it became a democracy in 2008 be time put happiness at the center of all political policy inspiring the u. N. To pass a resolution urging other nations to follow betimes example but how do you measure it many brits are nice happiness is what we ensure its if that is quantifiable but by simply turning its pursuit into policy time has done what no other country has. In 2008 raggy omar traveled across the United States discovering what it was like to be both a patriotic american and a devout muslim can you be muslim and american you have to be american 1st i didnt have much appreciation for why it would be a big deal that a muslim would be elected to the United States congress. Rewind islam and america on aljazeera. Malis president warns the country cannot be dragged into a cycle of revenge at. Least 95 villagers are killed in an attack. Youre watching al jazeera live from the headquarters and. Also ahead drug charges against a detained investigative journalist are dropped in russia following a public outcry. Another