Ramallah. The future of nearly 50 banned palestinian websites remains unclear the Public Prosecution is there ending by its original request to keep them blocked accusing them of violating a cyber crimes law it also says some of the content of the sites threatens National Security but journalists here say theyre banned threatens freedom of the press. We asked the Prosecutors Office for a response but they dont want to comment as the case is telling court. Based on this current version of the cyber crimes law we might face more violations against the media freedoms we fear a future decisions that could affect journalists themselves and see them being prosecuted because of their writings some of the websites or news outlets that are critical of the Palestinian Authority and others are barely known facebook pages palestinian Prime Minister and how much the year has called on the judicial system to reconsider the ban these protesters including many journalists are demanding the thing they say they need stronger Legal Protections that will allow more access to information no less. The perception that bombing such websites would guarantee more security is a very old way of thinking the world is open now and its impossible to bomb paypal for accessing information that they want to look for the Palestinian Center for media freedoms documented 27 violations in the occupied west bank in the 1st half of 2019 with arrests and detentions topping the list now the this is on whether to lift the ban on these websites is in the hands of the Constitutional Court but some accuse the court itself of not being independent from the Palestinian Authority in. The occupied west bank. And the impact of the u. K. Leaving the e. U. Is likely likely to be felt far and wide but kenyan Flower Growers might not spring to mind as likely breaks it beneficiaries a quarter of the u. K. s imported flowers carty come from kenya pushing a 2nd only to the netherlands and growers in the african nation hope that it will increase their sales that close half reports on this story now from nairobi. The english rose is a delicate creature explains elizabeth could the general manager of messiah flowers for the plant to bloom and grow with strength it requires not just attention but devotion these would need special attention because theyre headed to the United Kingdom and english roles. Because theyre right because the right length and then. In the opening. Britains Prime MinisterBoris Johnson is looking to expand the countrys trade partners ahead of its looming exit from the european you get his predecessor attempted all sorts of moves to expand economic relations with former african colonies in early october the u. K. Signed a Partnership Deal with Southern African nations to keep trading freely after banks but that is the only deal signed so far with former colonies while that special relationship in kenya is worth 8000000000 dollars in trade no agreement has been made and johnson doesnt appear to have made a lasting impression here last year you recall the foreign secretary then boris. Johnson. The bicycle guy and yet the u. K. Hes dependent on many kenyan produce especially tea and flowers. Its during the winter months when its cold and grey in the United Kingdom that kenyan flowers are in high demand now no one really knows what the u. K. Will look like then whether theyll be a deal or not but no matter what exporters here say the people in the United Kingdom will be in need of their flowers. It takes 10 days for the flowers to get from kenya to the u. K. Because under current regulations the plants have to transit through absa dam which is the e. U. s flour for the brits it comes into the bin at least see an open seat where you can get into direct trade to every nations of the u. K. Meaning that once you might be able to get like precious flowers because of the shuttle distribution change and also it means that theyre going to have slaves from the floods you have a lot of us left which is also good for the consumer but the proper facilities and train Customs Officials necessary for such a trade are not yet in place to. Hopes for a deal between the 2 countries before it is rapidly fading and yet key money remains confident that with enough care these english roses will eventually bloom in britain standing stoic unfazed by uncertainty the aljazeera nairobi. Odd. Business updates brought to you by. Going places together. The a. Mob. Mob. Business updates. Going places together. Yes and now with this. Thank you mariam the United StatesVice President has weighed into the debate about the n. B. A. s relationship with china on thursday mike pence accuse the league of quote acting like a wholly owned subsidiary of Chinas Communist Party if all of the controversy over a tweet by the general manager of the Houston Rockets daryl morey in support of the prodemocracy protests in hong kong ever since that tweet the league has tried to distance itself from one of these comments even still chinese partners have cut ties with the week and says organizations like the n. B. A. And sports where firms nike shouldnt kowtow to the chinese nike stores in china actually removed their Houston Rockets merchandise from their shelves. To join the Chinese Government in protest against the. Rockets general manager 7 were tweet which read fight for freedom stand with hong kong. And some of the n. B. A. s biggest players and owners who routinely exercise their freedom to criticize this country. Lose their voices. When it comes to the freedom and rights of the people of china. Meanwhile the man in charge of World Football has dismissed concerns over human rights after china were named host of the new Club World Cup fever president jonny infant tino is in shanghai where football bosses voted to expand the Club World Cup to 24. 00 teams with china as host from 2021 its not the mission afifa to sort of the problems of the world it is not the mission of fee for the mission a fee face toward a nice football. And to develop football all over the world in all the countries of the world. And for us all the countries are the same in the world we have 211 members more than the united nations. And i feel. Of course that we have also. A social responsibility due to the magnitude and the power that football brings with it and we have to assume this social responsibility in a very serious way and we do that. The Washington Nationals are just 2 wins away from clinching their 1st ever world series baseball title they thrashed the Houston Astros in game 2 on wednesday and peter summit has the action. Would series game tuesday and the astros had a limp a champion gymnast cmon by supporting them east in aces through the ceremonial 1st pitch he wants you remember that was to be one of the only highlights the home fans the Washington Nationals already won nothing up in the series got also a good start with this tucson double could see of anthony window i can see why she cried during the speech. He said Little Things up though thanks to this 2 run homer from an expression when i flick and. It stayed that way until washington started to run away with it in the 7th inning could see zuki with a solo home run to settle for a decisive 6 running through the next series was on and at the top of the 8th at an easy to help himself to a 2 run homer much to the delights of these teams in the dugout. I dont. Yet but i was loath. As a comprehensive 123 victory for washington to have had an excellent recovery since losing 31 of the 1st 50 games of the season was i wish i was a betting man. But im not. I dont i dont really believe in that stuff but i believe in is is hard work. Being consistent of what we do and sticking to our process and we did it it will raise me. Washington now get the police to playing at home as the series needs to be its capital for 3 games starting friday they just 2 wins away from the 1st with their series. F one World ChampionLewis Hamilton says he will not let criticism of his recent comments on Climate Change distract him from winning a 6th world title in mexico in the weekend this week the briton urged his 13000000 fans on instagram to go vegan and order to help the environment in another post he said he was ready to give up on everything because quote the world was such a mess former teammate Fernando Alonso accused hamilton of apocryphally pointing out that f one drivers leave a huge Carbon Footprint due to their jet setting lifestyles its very difficult for people who are watching on social media to be able to relate to certain individuals who live in a celebrity well do you think a lot of people dont realize that theyre also humans and they also have feelings and have the ups and downs and some people do care some people care less or whatever. And i dont know i just it was. The best feeling in the moment but ive you know ive got great people around me and a lot of support from from fans ive had a lot of support from my family. Theres a lot going on in my life at the moment and. I dont know i think i was just. Well you know its coming this weekend i feel very positive. And golf 2 months after knee surgery tiger woods has made a spectacular return to action to lead the zozo championship in japan despite bogey in the 1st 3 holes he fired and 9 birdies to card in 6 under par round of 64 his best score in more than a year gives him a share of 1st place with gary ridgway. Conor mcgregor has announced his return to the u. F. C. Octagon for the 1st time since his loss to could be number gold madoff last year mcgregor will fight in las vegas on january 18th he hasnt said who his opponent will be but is not ruling out a future rematch with could be a game it is an inevitable rematch he can rule him but he so it is a heated heated rivalry and i believe we will settle it. Well thats it for me i have to back to mary im in london lovely thank you very much leah well that wraps up the news out but i will be back in a moment with much more of the days news a full bonus in the coming right up roundup of the top stories as well. A one time glamorous picture house for the rich and famous of hollywood now shelters the poor unforgotten of downtown south. Copping out a life in the ruins of the abandoned buildings residents reinvent the movies of them sounds escaping their reality and reliving the former glory of cinema. A witness documentary on aljazeera the growing up in the United States i learned that the 1st amendment is really key to being a good citizen freedom of the challenge is going to be. Managed well and the resources that are available what makes aljazeera story to me is that we just dont tell you what the subject of the story wants to know the government is not going to do the one thing the demonstrators want to apologize for thats what aljazeera does we ask the questions so that we can get closer to the truth. All the work to stay with most states require water rest internment and mass indoctrination all we were children are no due process of real education or chinese assimilation forced labor and the use of high tech surveillance were being complicit in the human rights abuses that are occurring in australian investigation into chinas systematic repression of the weaker tell the world on aljazeera. As the arm rest in lebanon enters its 2nd week the countrys president promises to fight corruption and says hes ready to meet with protesters. Hello im Maryam Namazie in london youre with aljazeera also coming up on the program evo morales declares himself the winner of bolivias disputed president ial vote as opposition protests continue in the country chiles president fails to quell growing anger there over inequality is the death toll in a week of protests rises to 18. Divided over a dictator spain attempts to bury its fascist past by reburying longtime leader francisco franco. It began as a protest against Economic Conditions and corruption but its become a movement uniting people from different political and sectarian groups across the country all calling for serious political change now lebanons president michel aoun has vowed to fight state corruption and says hes ready to meet with protesters to find a solution to the economic crisis in a televised address he threw his support behind a package of reforms for post by the Prime Minister hariri but this has been rejected by the demonstrators and harder aport snout from the capital beirut. Dayton the almost paralysis of daily life continues protesters are still on the streets of the lebanese capital beirut and other cities across the country the country is at this standstill as the protest movement enters its 2nd week schools universities and banks remain closed they are keeping up the pressure on the government to resign the president michel aoun who the protesters also want removed from office addressed the nation for the 1st time since the crisis began he presented his solution by promising to fight corruption and invited the protesters to engage in dialogue. With the regime cannot be toppled from the streets the regime must be changed through conditional tools now we have economic models to bring jobs we also have concerns about the economy i am willing to listen to your demands i am waiting for you his invitation was swiftly rejected Civil Society activists say that people have heard promises like these before the president s speech did not address promises that he will address corruption and try to return some of the stolen money but thats just promises that there is no confidence. With the people that they will actually get the government to follow through and recover just all the money they say they want radical change they want new faces in power who are not affiliated with the governing parties and theyre promising to keep lebanon. On lockdown until that happens blocking the roads is very essential because we have to keep the country as. Of course everything related to food water transport. The people who. Need to drink the governing Coalition Says the protest is only worsening the economic crisis theyre also accusing opposition politicians of riding the wave of popular anger to push their own political agenda the governing coalition is refusing to take calls for early elections. The stalemate is dangerous in a divided society. So far the army has taken the side it hasnt used Excessive Force to open roads it hasnt squares it has kept the antigovernment demonstrators and loyalists apart there have been counter protest by supporters of Political Parties in power so far theyve been spontaneous and limited in numbers that can change. Turkeys president has warned his country will crush kurdish fighters if they dont withdraw from the 30 kilometer socalled safe zone in Northern SyriaKurdish Forces are started were treating from some positions along the taki border as part of a 6 day ceasefire agreement between ankara and moscow but theres been reports of continued fighting from both sides of aide has more now from on the takis syria border. Its the 3rd explosion in less than pretty 4 hours in Northern Syria an Early Morning call shows that dangerous the district is now under the control of Turkish Backed fighters who took it from good forces its part of the 30 kilometer safe zone which turkey wants to establish on the border it shares with syria the Syrian National army a group of fighters backed by turkey say there would be more casualties if the blast had happened during rush hour. So. The car exploded and we had a lot of. Them to the hospital the area here is for civilians there are shops here and are working very. Dirty says its defused hundreds of homemade bombs and minds in the areas and its military denies allegations by kurdish fighters of advancing in 3 villages outside the ceasefire zone Kurdish Forces have asked western allies including the u. S. To stop what they call the ceasefire violations in a change in the kurds military commander has thanked for the russian and u. S. President s and assured them of support despite the fact that the 2 governments are on opposing sides of the syrian conflict. And as u. S. Senators reiterated their support for the kurdish commander the turkish president has warned against what he called sitting down with terrorists. Also criticize nato allies for not standing with him against a group the alliance itself recognizes as a terrorist organization sharing your story learning is currently in the Syrian National army a coming every inch of the control and clearing traps but if they come across any terrorists in the syria it is our natural right to crush them it is so in right. Under the deal reached between russia and turkey Russian Troops have been patrolling more areas in the northeast. Hundreds of more troops to police the New Territory its taken on behalf of the Assad GovernmentRussias Defense Ministry says it will be establishing 15 security posts along the border which will be run by Syrian Government forces as the clock ticks down on the 60 hiatus between turkey and russia what countries have warned kurdish fighters to be drug within 30 kilometers inside syrian territory moscow says the big draw has already begun and as battle lines become drawn and redrawn millions of syrians hold their breath as arabs and kurds they are waiting for peace to come to these areas so they can return home. A chocolate on the turkey syria border. Meanwhile nato defense ministers have been meeting in brussels to discuss the turkish offensive in syria european members have been angered by turkeys military action in a frozen arm sales to their nato ally in protest theyve also raised concerns that the fighting could lead to a resurgence of i sell or a challenge has more now from brussels nato has been under serious strain in the trump era the us president views the alliance with some suspicion has complained is america pays too much in other countries too little turkeys purchase of a sophisticated Russian Air Defense system has also ruffled feathers and recently the u. S. Pulled back from northeast syria how in turkey to launch an incursion against the kurds has created more problems so there is relief for me and stoltenberg the violence in northeast syria does seem to be decreasing he said that these were frank discussions which is usually diplo speak for arguments many nato members dont like turkeys incursion into northeast syria one bit although nato does acknowledge that ankara has security concerns the line from stoltenberg is that nato is a Broad Alliance of many Different Countries its had internal problems in the past and that this is nothing that nato can handle. In other developments the u. S. Is planning to send additional assets into syria to reinforce its military position now the pentagon is saying that it wants to prevent syrian oil falling into the hands of i sell or what its described as other destabilizing actors in the region u. S. Senator Lindsey Graham says the politicians have been briefed so heres some news we had a situation room briefing by general milley about developments in syria. There were 8 or 10 senators theres a plan coming together from the. Joint chiefs that i think may work that may give us what we need to prevent isis from coming back around and taking do all isis from taking the role i am somewhat encouraged that a plane is coming about that will meet our core object is in syria. Clashes have erupted between supporters of the bolivian president evo morales and president ial candidate Carlos Messer comes after morales claimed victory in sundays president ial election accusing the opposition of trying to orchestrate a coup demonstrator say the vote was rigged and nulled morales is saying he has the 10 point lead he needs for outright victory was no runoff. Where you have 98. 5 percent of the official tally from the Supreme Electoral Tribunal community that should have done a party with 36. 7 percent and the m. E. s party with 46. 83 percent we won the 1st round we would defend democracy we would defend the results there are still 120000. 00 votes pending if we go down and not win with 10 percent margin we will respect the results. This is the most becoming the president has systematically violated the constitution the one who violates the rule of law and who violates democracy through his qualification as an illegal candidate and promoter of fraud is president Morales John Holland brings us more now on the story from the capital. They are going to respond in much the same way that theyve been responding in the 3 nights before this after sundays election and thats taking to the streets were in the plaza some francisco here in the capital of powers were expecting quite a lot of people this is where the theyve been called to this is where theyre expected to come through in just an hour or so later on theres also calls to block off various different streets here in the capital of powers theres also things happening in other regions in santa cruz which is the Industrial Hub of the country theres been a general strike called since yesterday and calls for the border to be closed off and in other regions of the country there. Being calls for strikes obviously if people are from the opposition theres less chance that theyre going to get involved in that but that has been called for theres also a new quarter dated from in defense of democracy that was announced today by the president ial candidate Carlos Messer who is the nearest the president were released on who would be in the runoff if the stick come to a runoff and thats quite a broader lights of a lot of opposition figures from different parties they dont usually come together so its something new as well all protests as well unfolding in chile theyve broken out once again in the latest series of antigovernment demonstrations the president Sebastian Pinera announced an electricity price freeze and plans to raise pensions as the government tries to end the week of violent protests across the country at least 18. 00 people have been killed since the demonstrations began and the uns human rights chief former chilean president michelle bash away has also announced a special mission to investigate alleged human rights abuses you took of but the comical but today good news with my countryman today we saw him didnt seem to congress a bill that stabilizes the possibility for city electricity rose on average of 9. 2 percent a few days