Transcripts For ALJAZ NEWSHOUR 20240713

Still a bigger club than reigning champions manchester city. There has been a dramatic escalation of violence in iraq in what is of course already been a chaotic 2 months of antigovernment wrist 1st an attack by unidentified gunmen on protesters in baghdad that killed at least 23 people and of course raise new security concerns they stormed past one of the main protest sites in Killarney Square on friday night no less than 24 hours after that gunfire is again been heard in the capital on saturday sending people running for cover and in what appears to be a related event sources close to the prominent shia cleric thought there say a drone dropped a bomb on his home in jaffna his party says he wasnt there at the time he has been back over all of the antigovernment protests which have swept across the country lets check in with hes in baghdad for us on this news 1st of all the attack on his house is there any new information coming out. Well we heard from a source close to the influential cleric who has urged people to return to their homes or return to the sites of the demonstrations across the country to try and help those people that are out and about already there seems to be a need to avoid really for a Security Force to protect these demonstrators that are sitting in various squares across not only just baghdad but across the country that is what were hearing from the southern camp now also the attack itself we know that there were no one there were no injuries reported but its a serious escalation and it has very it has a potential to really make things much more complicated here because we believe that the people who went into that area and attacked those demonstrators last night they identified themselves as gangs to the people we spoke to that survived the attack and they said that they were armed men from this other as camp the armed military wing of the Southern Movement came to their rescue and that is where the fighting ensued between the 2 sides this is what is one of the main problems here the various parties the various divisions that exist even within the ruling coalitions and not only government but outside of that so its a very very hostile situation and these kinds of incidents certainly dont help the security this is what i wanted to ask you know how on earth does iraq get on top of this it was bad enough that there were all these protests and so many deaths over the last 2 months but now you have an identified gunman entering the fray. It certainly complicates things in an already very complicated country we heard from the president who has called this attack a cowardly act by criminals and we also know that there has been a call for parliament to hold an emergency session on sunday with various heads of securitys apparatuses in the country to try and get to the bottom of what actually happened and also discuss the attack on the souther compound in the province this is something the Shia Authority to cleric grand ayatollah sistani have been warning against specifically in his sermon on friday to not have these kinds of divisions created within the protesters and demonstrators they need one united voice when it comes to trying changing the. Changes that they actually are demanding that is an overhaul of the it complete the electoral system in the country so this really makes things much more complicated and there is a real sense of loyalty here that unless the government does something immediate the this can only make things much much worse dosage a bar in baghdad thank you for all of the now with us on skype from london sala hashmi Legal Advisor to the National Council for iraqi opposition. Talking there about you know a setting of parliament and the need for the government to do something it doesnt really happen though does it and you cant imagine that a hastily convened emergency session of parliament would create any great difference. Well absolutely thank you for 1st of all for having me and allow me to my sincere condolences to the families are not ones of those who lost their lives in europe but i think the its not only a hasty beings argument that is unable i dont think it is capable of doing anything among iraq because what we have seen is that there are Security Forces on the 1st of all they are unarmed because of the criticism levied a government for being heavy handed on the protest so that was used by the government as a guys to withdraw all the arms secondly we have what you described in the record as armed gangs i dont think i could describe them as armed gangs because they were the 1st of all very well aunt it appears to be that they have come with a particular aim and secondly they were driving quite small vehicles that were used either by government or Security Forces you tell me if gangs are capable of organizing such such matters. Under the guise of Security Forces there are also reports by the protesters who say that the Security Forces withdrew they were they were present in and around the square but they withdrew and there was no explanation and when there were calls upon them to intervene after the attack has begun those those costs were fell on silent order is so there are all sorts of suspicions and there are all sorts of rumors going about saying that the Iraqi Government has become so weak and so incapable but it cannot protect its own people so this is whats will this become central doesnt it then to the complaint of the people who say not only do we want the violence to stop we actually effectively want to political purge we want everyone gone and a fresh a fresh slate almost. Thats exactly what they have been demanding since the 1st of october and now these demands are becoming the are becoming far more credible and for more apparent in fact that the amount of the work crystallized as as time went by i think the call for the off cruising of the entire political system that was founded purse 2003 invasion of iraq is now for the own people falling on the ears of people who are understanding and appreciating and sometimes accepting what these protesters are saying. We are talking about an entire political system that is corrupt and that is backed by all political factions most of those on political factions were accused by the protest this yesterday of carrying out the attacks on them so the question is being asked how could i how can a corrupt system how can a corrupt system corrupt elements. Correctly reform itself that is where the difficulty lies and thats where the thats where the grievances thats where the grievances are found and hence i think the demands that entire political system is uprooted and completely replaced under under the supervision of an internationally and if an International Body preferably the United Nations it is actually a very credible demand to house me pleasure talking to you thanks for making the time for us today. Thank you. We move on and the u. S. And iran have exchanged prisoners in a swap facilitated by the swiss government the iranian government released the chinese american cheese you wang who faced spying charges after being detained and 2016 in exchange the u. S. Released the iranian scientist must sued so many who flew back to iran with the foreign minister mohammed job and zarif with us from tehran with more i mean the fact that the u. S. And iran are even cooperating yes through the swiss government the fact that cooperated on this is quite a step. It definitely is but there has been talk of a Prisoner Exchange for a while now foreign minister zarif back in september said he was willing for a Prisoner Exchange but he could ask the foreign minister go to the courts here and ask for the release of the american student if there was not an iranian exchange and that iranian is masood so the man in this Prominent Research scientist stem cell Research Scientist who was detained last year 2018 october actually u. S. Airport now the u. S. Accused him of violating u. S. Sanctions against iran in seeking to transfer growth hormones out of the u. S. To iran without a license now the american student that was detained here should wear one now he was detained back in 2016 accused of espionage charged and sentenced to 10 years 2017 now the university that he attended princeton his wife and the u. S. Government said that he was in iran for Research Purposes only that he was studying the carriage to the city so why has this happened now well its increased tensions between the United States their regional allies and iran the United States sanctions against iran how affecting the economy here 3 European Countries the United Kingdom france germany have accused iran of violating the 2015 nuclear deal because of ballistic tests and here inside iran theres been protests we dont know how many people were killed human rights organizations say over 200. Iran denies that President Trump said there were thousands so this is a way of iran to show the world that they are willing to talk and negotiate but they have to be met halfway and meeting them halfway was agreeing to release this ring in scientists now foreign minister divides refire said that hes glad that both men will be reunited with their families and donald trump president u. S. President donald trump released a straight statement by the white house saying that just sat thanking the swiss 1st of all 1st of all and then also saying that its a priority for his administration to get us citizens i detained 3. Of those thank you lets have a look at whats coming up for you on the news our education under occupation is ready forces move against students in the occupied west bank also why people in yemen are now turning to solar panels to ease fuel shortages and sport the boxer hoping his tactic of scaling down will boost his chances of regaining behavior weight world title. Now the f. B. I. Has detained 6 Saudi Nationals for questioning in connection with the deadly shooting at a u. S. Naval base and pensacola florida on friday Mohammad Saeed rani was a military member in training at the site he killed 3 of his fellow students and injured at least 8 before he was shot dead by sheriffs detectives are investigating whether the shooting was an act of terrorism the latest now with mike hanna in washington bring us up to date might with this news to say 6 of his colleagues i guess brought in for questioning. Well yes Law Enforcement officials have not formally confirmed to the detention of a number of Saudi Nationals but it is being reported in a number of sources now certainly there are many questions to be answered about this killing a series of killings not least the motive of the gunman now the Site Intelligence Group reports that the gunman had actually put a will up on the internet shortly before the shooting happened it also says that he had tweeted support of asama billard in and had expressed his outrage about the u. S. Policy the current u. S. Policy on the middle east and on jerusalem in particular so many questions now as to what were the motives for this particular shooting what is known about mohamed. Is that he was a 20 year old Saudi National he went to the Pensacola Base back in august 2017 for a 3 Year Training Program so he has been there for a period of time but another very important fact or possibly important fact is that the Site Intelligence Group reports as well that his twitter account has been in existence since 2012 now the fact that he is 21 according to several reports indicates that this twitter site has been in operation for a long period of time so as i said f. B. I. Now investigating its got agents in riyadh as well cooperating with saudi authorities but theres a long way to go to establish motive in the 1st place come out really interesting to see how this pans out thank you mike hanna in washington the democratic led house of representatives has passed a resolution backing a 2 state solution for israel and palestine it voted along party lines to pass what is a largely symbolic measure the house really reaffirming a long standing u. S. Policy against itself in the expansion that was reversed last month by the executive the trumpet ministration. At least 900 civilians have been killed including 5 children in russian and Syrian Government airstrikes they targeted 2 villages in the province of idlib the last remaining rebel held area in syria from 25000 syrians have fled the province in the past week alone due to an escalation in regime airstrikes and at least 7 Kenyan Police officers have been killed after their bus was attacked near the somali border kenyas president says gunmen from the Group Al Shabaab stopped the bus on a remote road between the towns of what dear and data in june 8 Police Officers were also killed in a similar attack in county mauritanian coastguards of intercepted another boat carrying migrants and refugees in a surge of people are making their way along the socalled western route to europe the 64 died when their boat capsized on wednesday more than 80 managed to swim ashore but unlike previous cases foreign media have been detained or cert said denied access to the migrants mohamed vall is that not be in mauritania coast and says theres been a lot of speculation as to why that is. The mauritania authorities have in the past been very cooperative with the media they even invited the International Media and the local media to see how they treated the migrants oversaw the n. G. O. S the u. N. Agencies of every interest in showing that they are dealing in a very good way with these migrants they that situation now the new situation the. And the lack of access for the media has given rise to some speculations about why this time around this iteration has been blocked from the eyes of the International Public speculation is talked about but that perhaps the facilities were not up to standards when those people suddenly. Showed up on the shore but also the authorities here and the ngos are saying that does not the case other speculations you know also given rise to because these are the people who died were buried very quickly with coordination between the 3 countries mauritania senegal and the gambia they were buried outside the city often in a matter of they are let even less than that. Not clear why this time around they are being secretive about it. Taliban and u. S. Negotiators are resume the talks aimed at ending the war in afghanistan the u. S. Delegation has renewed discussions here in qatar will focus on the reduction of violence that leads to intra afghan negotiations and a ceasefire back in september u. S. President donald trump abruptly stopped the talks just as both sides appeared close to be signing a deal. Well thousands of afghan workers and refugees are leaving iran each week because of the dire Economic Situation caused by u. S. Sanctions for some afghans the desperation for work now outweighs the dangers they once ran from Tony Berkeley with this report from the islam color Border Crossing between iran and afghanistan. Getting a job in iran provided a lifeline for many afghans crossing the border was both and a skate from fighting between taliban and Government Forces as well as from u. S. Airstrikes. But the afghans couldnt escape the u. S. Sanctions which have crippled the iranian economy many have left because of hyperinflation. Prices for food have doubled and its hard for us to find the jobs its hard living in iran because our wages lost so much value in the price of basic things increased a lot and its difficult to survive here. At the iran afghanistan Border Crossing point at islam color really 500000 afghans are returned so far this year adding further to the overstretched resources of aid organizations coping with the countrys internally displaced one point there was an estimated 3000000. 00 afghans in iran half of them illegally those who are caught without identification documents are deported even unaccompanied children. Attention families and for you this stuff they did force your. Heart even you are an example use of. Those without papers could be treated harshly. The police hit me with an electric rod and i fell into a ditch i was not able to move my leg but there are no jobs in afghanistan so i will try and go back when my leg is better than ali is one of the desperate he is heading to iran even though times there are hard but he is the sole bread winner for 12 family members and something is better than nothing. I know it is expensive but in afghanistan that is hardly. Only a few dollars a day thats not enough family afghans are having to make stark and often life changing choices. Afghans may have been suffering economically but at least they were safe in iran theyre now returning to a country that is dangerous and highly unpredictable and once again their futures are far from certain Tony Berkeley aljazeera islam call a Border Crossing between iran and afghanistan is from india there have been more demonstrations against violence towards women after the deaths of 2 great victims. Dozens joined a flash mob in new delhi chanting a protest song against rape culture and on friday a rape victim who has danced in petrol and set on fire died of her injuries in the Northern State of the pradesh the 23 year old was attacked while on her way to court to give evidence against her alleged assailants she told police 5 men beat and stabbed her before setting her ablaze. 4 suspects accused of rape and murder in hyderabad push shot dead by police on friday and a court is direct to the police to preserve the bodies in order to properly investigate the killings a Police Shooting has been condemned by rights activists praised by many people in india. As the latest cases of rape and intensifying frustrations across the country people are very angry there are several protests that have been organized in several cities across the country have you seen the similar similar protests back in december 2012 when a girl was raped in a bus and then later she died of her injuries then the government had made the law most stringent but now the people are demanding an even more stringent law and even the family of the girl is saying that all the accused must be hanged and that must be done quickly that reflects how people have sort of lost faith in the Justice System there been many delays back then the government has said that many fast track courts would be set up the justice is done quickly somewhere but not as many as promised and certainly not as many would need it the scary part is that the conversation has moved from following the legal procedure to obtain justice to justice anyhow and that comes in the killings of the 4 accused in hyderabad by the police many people including even the family of the girl who died last night the family from with the police there say that either you hang the accuse and do it quickly or even if the police shoot them down thats fine with us and that is what is worrying many human rights activists because once that starts once that is public sanction for police to go out and kill people then where does that stop. Thousands of probe beijing protesters have rallied in hong kong back calling for an investigation into recent elections where the prodemocracy parties won an jarvey was at that rally in hong kong where people are expressing support the citys police this by china rally in Central Hong Kong is according to our land there also condemning the quote democracy contests which are now in a 6 month theyre also calling for an investigation into the recent District Council elections where the point of oxy movement and the like of secure a majority of the 17 of the i mean District Councils theyre also here to show their support to the police i think the whole hope belief is that he called on cholent patient. Doing the right thing this gathering comes on the other quite a mob scene rally which will march from victoria pottery to central home this Organization Called the civil human rights front has been given approval by the police to go ahead with this rally its the 1st time theyve got approval since the oldest Civil Rights Fund is the Organization Behind the mass rallies in the past including one in 2000000 people attending that rally hoping to similar numbers at sundays assembly now the israeli army is accusing the occupied west bank smites Prestigious University better said of being a Recruitment Center for what it calls terrorism dozens of students are currently in israeli jails university denies the exam the accusations but is told aljazeera fee is there are more raids to come there on time but the support now from the occupied west bank. A 1st glance at present university looks like an ordinary campus that could be anywhere in the world thats because it is the university in the occupied west bank goes about its daily business but the Israeli Army Says its far from ordinary and that this campus is a Recruitment Center for what it calls a terrorism and incitement to violence according to his latest video was since the beginning of 2964 students have been arrested in total 80 students are in jail the vast majority have yet to be convicted this video from march 2018 shows Israeli Special forces arresting a student on campus at gunpoint the students currently awaiting trial on charges of activities relating to the hamas islamic bloc which is the student wing of the Political Party the University Phase more israeli incursions and more students arrests from our long. Experience with Israeli Occupation whenever they launch a campaign. Of this information out of the university it means that they are preparing for a campaign awful pressure and increasing going to stick sions on the education process in the palestinian territories especially visit university. Because it does pride itself in encouraging students to take part in political life and fight the occupation by israel using legal means. Because a university has been subject to harassment and raids by the israeli army for decades now because of the occupation is very difficult for the visiting lecturer as they come and give classes here and the faculties own staff have been subject to harassment and arrest also however its the students that bear the brunt of the israeli armys actions. Is a student here hes been arrested 4 times serving a total of 3 years in prison he was only charged twice for being a member of the hamas islamic blog the other times he was held without charge for a total of 10 months. I was supposed to have graduated 3 years ago but i keep getting arrested for political activity ive had to change my major from engineering to accountancy because i lost so much time it was impossible to keep up with something as difficult as engineering membership of the mass student political bloc is not illegal under palestinian law nor does it Contravene University policy but palestinians in the occupied west bank come under Israeli Military rule and Israel Considers the group a terrorist organization. But its not just how much students when thats in the sights of the israeli Army Students have been arrested for membership of a variety of groups and for Terrorism Financing according to the israelis the israeli army video is being seen as a warning here and once again students and staff are bracing themselves for more raids and more arrests imran khan algis a visit university the occupied west bank its in the news ahead were in the mountains of may in march where secret clinics for heroin addicts are proving to be controversial also how Climate Change is wrecking the once thriving fishing industry along the u. S. Eastern coast and in sport well hear from formula one World Champion Lewis Hamilton just got his hands on his on this trophy for a 6th time. How the weather looks rather wet and windy and at times wintry across the middle east at the moment a fair amount of cloud there just spinning out of iraq into iran and behind me sort of a fair bit of cloud there across syria and theres more where that came from we have got some showers just around the eastern side of the mediterranean into lebanon maybe into jordan as well as our wintry mix pushing over towards southern sections of the caspian sea the northern parts of iran tehran struggling to get into double figures over the next couple of days Western Areas of iran too also seeing a little bit of that wet weather and out towards the straight on hormuz a little further race was it does look largely dry no great shakes looking at temperatures 10 celsius in kabul but could get up to a 28 there in karate so that cloud that we have around the gulf that may well even affect us here in qatar as we go into the middle part of the next week but for the time being showers should stay on the other side of the gulf theres that wetter weather there for sunday wet weather to just around the horn of africa somalia seeing more showers along the spells of right edging their way further west with towards ethiopia towards eritrea meanwhile were seeing some very heavy showers too into eastern parts of south africa recently we continue to see the showers draining out of the tropics pushing towards southern parts of mississippi. An investigation of how Foreign Companies plunder africas Natural Resources the trust is showing portending a big question revealing how new maybe as officials demand cash in exchange for favors. With confidential documents provided to aljazeera by wiki leaks you committee controversial i was part of the crunch and im not denying it aljazeera investigations the anatomy of a braai. With a big breaking news story can be chaotic frantic behind the scenes. People shouting instructions in your ear youre trying to provide the best most accurate up to date information as quickly as you can. Its when you come off air on things thinking that you realize even witness history in the making. There on the news are here at aljazeera and these are our top stories more gunshots heard in baghdad after 23 people were killed overnight there are also reports mark potter outside his home was hit by a drone strike the Influential Shiite cleric is said to have been away at the time the u. S. And iran of Exchange Prisoners in a swap helped by the swiss government iran released an american held on spying charges the u. S. Released a scientist accused of violating trade sanctions and the f. B. I. Has. Detained 6 Saudi Nationals for questioning in connection with the deadly shooting at a u. S. Naval base in pensacola florida on friday Mohammad Saeed ronnie was a military member in training at the site he killed 3 students before he was shot dead by sheriffs. Now ocean di oxygenation probably havent heard of that but its a very big problem oceans losing oxygen due to Climate Change which will in turn affect hundreds of millions of people according to a new United Nations report scientists are calling this the ultimate wake up call to humanity why well the ocean represents 97 percent of the physical habitable space on the planet it is central to sustaining all life on earth the major drivers of ocean oxygen loss Climate Change and nutrient pollution with the latter affecting coastal areas Scientists Say rising sea temperature caused by Carbon Dioxide and other Greenhouse Gas emissions is leading to oxygen depleted zones the report found the loss of oxygen from the worlds ocean is increasingly threatening fish species such as tuna marlin and shop. Right weve got me naps with us now director of the Global Marine and Polar Program at the International Union for conservation of nature they put out the report and she is at the top 25. 00 summit in madrid mina thank you for your time this is a story which just got us all really interested today because its a side of Climate Change that we havent heard about weve heard all about Carbon Emissions and what it does to the heating of the planet but this is. A different sort of effect which we might not have considered before. Correct so its a different type of crisis its a crisis of the ocean and youre absolutely right that it has been missing from the Climate Change that go station and very much in focus on whats been going on so i think its very time that this is a new culture and finally the oceans that contains 97 percent of living space is getting that and in that. If i completely over simplify this and forgive me for doing that but basically Carbon Emissions continue see temperatures rise the oxygen in water levels goes down and it talks about different zones now is that in different parts of the world is that at Different Levels of the sea tell us how it actually then affects the marine life and turn. Ok so what were seeing a what weve seen is actually a decline in 2 percent of the global oxygen level have been reduced by 2 percent and it doesnt sound like a lot but just these 2 small changes would have enormous implications and but within that is actually a lot of regional differences so we can take an example. South southeast coast of the fornia into deeper waters weve seen a decline in 30 percent oxygen level in the last 25 years so how does this all effects you know life in the ocean and ultimately us and because were dependent on it for the regulatory system so deal qsa generation will have an impact on biodiversity on by a mess of commercially imports and species and vulnerable species so rare species but also habitats so those oxygen rich and which are favorable conditions and to some species will shrink these are shrinking these habitats but also we are altering the energy and biochemical cycles within the ocean and that means these outlet systems which are absolutely crucial to sustain these fisheries thats bringing the new term which waters up into the Surface Areas so we are seeing that species are migrating because of this minute i presume this is actually been going on for a long time and its actually just something which hasnt had a lot of a lot of attention. It just sort of feels these days that there is this exponential rise in threats so maybe were just learning more about it now and theres more coverage of which one is hit. Well it could be it could be both but it in terms of these issues the science is the individual science is theyve known about it for a long time and been hammering on what they are you see ended is that we work with 67. 00 different experts around the world putting together this report looking at this cumulative impact but also the linkages to Climate Change so this is all those different parts of the puzzles are coming together and of course Climate Change and amplifying effects of these issues where were already seeing the changes and theyre drastically old alterations that weve done to the oceans really interesting talking to you about this minutes from the International Union for conservation of nature thank you. Thank you very much. Now case in point of what we just talked about warming oceans the gulf of maine on the United States east coast is warming faster than the rest of the worlds oceans and the hof 1000000000. 00 local fishing industry is struggling to adapt to the loss of some species like shrimp for example kristen salumi looks at that story now from port clyde in maine. Justin libby is whats known as a ground fisherman just like his father before him but in his home base in port clyde maine he could be one of a dying breed declining fish stocks and tougher regulations are making it harder for ground fishermen to make a living traditionally a boat like this would go around fishing for the summer months usually. Mangy to november then you do estate water sculpting from november to december and then you go shrimping from december to. May its not really surprising but regulators have made what little shrimp are left in these coastal areas off limits to fishermen taking away libbys winter catch they blame warming waters for shrimps decline here the gulf of maine has warmed faster than just about any other place in the ocean over the last 30 years weve warned it 4 times the global ocean average its not a coincidence that we started seeing signs of stress in the shrimp population right around 2012 which was the marine heat wave year that we had here in the gulf i mean we had temperatures that were 3 degrees celsius above normal main seafood is a half 1000000000. 00 industry not only is it crucial to the states economy its part of its cultural identity for fishermen who live in villages like this its a way of life thats getting harder and harder to sustain. Justin has seen shrimp go from about 40 percent of his business to 0. Scientists predict. That other ground fish species he catches like cod and had it also see substantial declines ive been fortunate some younger and i can do something for a lot of the older generation there isnt really any options for them because theyve invested their whole lives and their money in. And while worming waters have been a boon for other species like lobster. Even maines most lucrative seafood could eventually suffer if Warming Trends continue there is going to be opportunity that comes with Climate Change we just need to be able to understand it and we need to be able to mitigate for it and we need to be taking steps to slow it and adjust and adapt. The main coastal Fishermens Association is calling for more and better data to better prepare for what could be a sea change and preserve a bedrock of the states economy. Christian salumi aljazeera. Barricades have been set on fire near the u. S. Embassy in haiti. Protesters in Port Au Prince accuse the u. S. Of propping up what they say is the corrupt government of president george of anomalies he has resisted 2 months of demands for his resignation as fuel and Food Shortages intensify in what is the western hemispheres poorest country u. S. President Donald Trumps delayed his plans to legally designated mexican drug cartels as terrorist groups on thursday u. S. Attorney general william met senior officials in mexico city to discuss Security Matters related to the drug cartels and drugs initial plans follow the killing of 3 women and 6 children of dual us mexican nationality and an ambush in a remote area of north mexico trump said he was ready to issue a declaration but he will hold off at the request of the mexican president on the rights manuel lopez obrador. Football players in mexico city have been ordered to take an awareness costs about violence against women though after they were caught making fun of a new feminist protest song. Video emerged of the america under 17 dancing and laughing to the song called a rapist in your pov female activists denounce the team for being grossly disrespectful of america disciplinary action has been taken against what its calling behavior. And in argentina hundreds of women took part in a flash mob performance highlighting the same feminist become popular in brazil and venezuela as well calls for justice for gender based crimes as well as action against sexism and impunity from prosecution. Governments in Southeast Asia say more Regional Cooperation is needed to tackle a growing drugs problem much of the methamphetamine and opium comes from me and ma where armed groups use drug money to fund their wars against the government but when he reports one of those army says its anti drugs is stepping up its fight against addiction. In this part of me and my rebels are in control and they make the rules if youre addicted to drugs and get caught youre detained and put to work even those who arent from this area are subject to the arbitrary laws of the National Liberation army. Have checkpoints and they stop people who pass through their territory they tested by your gun and i didnt pass then they brought me here i didnt have a chance to defend myself when they ordered me to come here i had to follow them the t. L. A. Is a relatively small but active rebel army based in shan state which is one of me and my main drug growing in manufacturing areas its involved in regular fights with the me and my military and other ethnic minority militias that are allied with Government Forces. Does the tongue say they dont want independence but autonomy they also say theyre not involved in the drug trade but like other rebel groups theyve been accused of human rights abuses including kidnapping and forcing people to join their ranks critics say the Drug Rehabilitation Centers are also illegal addicts are taken to remote secret locations with are held for 3 months the methods often result in injuries but the t. N. A. Lays say they work and theyre essential to combat the growing use of methamphetamine and heroin. When the army road villages the addicts run away and hide and i dont arrest anyone so we worry that people who live here will become drug addicts little destroy the future for the tongue people so we arrest all addicts and dealers regardless of where they come from there are many legacies of me and miles long running civil wars and almost 50 years of military rule areas like this have been left behind through a lack of development and opportunity which is help to provide space for armed groups to operate with impunity wayne hay al jazeera to australia where several bush fires have combined into a single socalled mega fire strong winds of stoking the blaze north of sydney and fires in the state of New South Wales more than 680 homes have been destroyed and 6 people have died since the crisis began back in september the full story now with regina mohammed. The giant inferno is spreading in bushland and forest across large areas of New South Wales emergency crews are battling to controlled more than 100 fires as the flames burned into the night they formed what firefighters are describing as a mega fire destroying several homes and scorching 300000 hectares of land firefighters say they cant cope but notice what for the next minute theres a 30 made a fire boris i mean. Highlighting the dangers facing emergency crews a water bombing helicopter crashed while trying to douse the flames the pilot survived. Thousands of firefighters are battling to protect communities and wildlife with many australians forced from their homes who are all covered in. Ash and you just had to have. Australias bushfire season started early this year its considered the worst on record fueled by drought soaring temperatures and high winds the smoke is going. On. Communities that far away so. Significant the fallout is extraordinary australias largest city is shrouded in orange skies many weekend Sports Events are cancelled in sydney and doctors are treating many patients struggling to breathe just over the last week we see a 25 percent increase in the number of people presenting to our Emergency Departments with asthma and breathing problems thats an increase from an average of about 900 to just over 1100 people dozens of firefighters a flown in from canada and the us to support emergency efforts temperatures are expected to rise of a 40 degrees in the coming days and the summer heat wave is set to continue for weeks rain is the only thing that could bring some relief for sydneys 5000000 people. Summers government says nearly 90 percent of the population has now been vaccinated against measles a Compulsory Program was rolled out after an outbreak 6 weeks ago that 65. 00 people have died most of them children and more than 4 and a half 1000 people are now infected a curfew has been lifted the Health Ministry says 103 new cases have been reported since friday i mean the people have been displaced by the war in yemen which is now into its 5th year many of them live in camps abandoned buildings theres no electricity or proper sanitation fuel imports are also restricted or banned which makes their hardship even worse and as mohammed a lot of reports from sun are many people are now turning to solar power to try to ease their suffering. And his family fled their home in the course of the city of her data to scale the fighting and the strikes me this hour during a qualification they have been living in an abandoned house on the outskirts of the capital sanaa there is no electricity but jimmy is hoping this solar panel will help braeden up their dark nights. I could hardly earn a living to provide enough food to feed my family aboard the solar panel because we have lived for months in darkness jimmy the sun journal is delighted with his fathers appears shoes but would have liked a more powerful system. Im happy but i hope one day we can watch t. V. Like any kids around the world. Its not just families like the more shirts that are improving combinations for themselves with the help of solar power farmers 2 are reaping the benefits but as with so many things in the arm and wrist christians on imports mean sit backs are never far away. But lennon and. Because of the saudi intimate ban on fuel and the current brutal war weve been forced to buy solar panels now we have been told importers cant bring such alternative sources of power we wonder if it might be a direct war against us who are not affiliated to any group. Military molly relies on our electric wheelchair to get around but has found it difficult to keep it folly charged now he has the answer carol gave again and the only breadwinner from a big family before i installed the solar panel i used to stay for hours at some of the shops to recharge my welchers battery the situation is better for me now. He really has now become one of the largest importers of solar panels the environmentally friendly power system providing some comfort for families devastated by years of fighting between the saudi you. And your theories prior to our technology cant bring isnt and to the war with the yemenis want to be on everything else. Does it or its on our. Still ahead on this news are your support with far an american skier is airlifted to hospital after the fall of a downhill events in canada back with that in a moment. The stories generate thousands of headlines these protests are saying down with the system and down with all of the parts with different angles from different perspectives just because we came to prison doesnt mean right stopped at the gate separate the spin from the facts the western media jumps on stories we dont taking down the misinformation from the journalism its about telling this story is there are those human beings on the ground with the listening post on aljazeera. Aljazeera. Where every. Before we get the support were going to return to the issue of Climate Change and rising sea levels is an almost daily problem for millions of People Living in low lying coastal communities entrepreneurs and architects in the netherlands are drawing on an age Old Technology to explore Solutions Including the possibility of life on the water or reports. Today im still damp is the city defined by water tool homes line its famous come out but in this neighborhood people dont just live near water they live on it these houses are built on fleeting foundations and Innovative Solution for the citys growing population pool volk runs architectural tools of the area he says living on water comes naturally to the dutch because the netherlands is one of the worlds lowest lying countries for almost 2000 years we build dikes and create land its in our d. N. A. To live with the water and with all technical possibilities nowadays in the Climate Change we find new ways to make neighbors on the water because of Climate Change global sea levels are rising a quarter of the population in the netherlands lives below sea level so these homes are laporte tree for the future figure who thinks floating home is an enticing haven of shimmering light he helped design it after coming up with a plan for Sustainable Community with friends a decade ago the world needs to change we cant keep doing the same thing grouping doing the last 100 years. And we wanted to make a statement and showed it is. Floating houses may seem like a luxury but all it takes a the floating structures can be adapted according to budgets need so low cost homes schools hospitals even entire cities could 1. 00 day be built on water in rotterdams poor theres a floating farm powered by solar energy farms like this could be replicated in poorer parts of the world that are susceptible to rising waters when you are on a floating farm you go and out with the flooding or as we do here in the port we go up and down with the tide. And still go on with Food Production no matter how hard water level is good. An old hose has designed floating apartment blocks ports and cities and hundreds of homes one of the worlds leading experts influencing all could take china he says Climate Change creates a sense of urgency that we if we have to work on this kind of technology and ideas and architecture for last 15 years but we really think that this is just momentum now because Climate Change is bigger than ever as asians begin to have are and we think that water can be a solution because its a space of case flexibility and its quite stable building on water doesnt tackle the root causes of Climate Change but it can provide a creative and sustainable solution to one of the greatest challenges of our time natasha buckler im still the netherlands or a time for a look at sports news his fara thanks so much come all Manchester Uniteds only got our soldier is looking for his 1st win as a boss over arch rivals man city the 2 sides will meet later on saturday this is in a region 2nd Manchester Darby as united coach the 1st ended in a disappointing to nail defeat he himself 1st played in one back in 2001 united go into the premier league clash after a 21 win over tottenham but are 11 points behind city Pep Guardiola side are 3rd in the table were going away. Against. Arguably the best team in in england so of course its going to be a difficult game and this is a chance for everyone to. Everyone knows it was doom and gloom but for us its a chance to turn. Dialed into belief is importing a game of course. Who could rival the keys to read we play against it would seem to try to you know to follow the performance we have done the last games and try to to indicate. The stadium that hosted this years world athletics championships in catarrh will also stage the final of footballs Club World Cup later this month to leave us to International Stadium will be the venue for liverpool semifinal on the 18th of december as well as the title decider 3 days later the all new Education City ground had been due to host those games but its opening has been delayed even say the Education City stadium is finished but there isnt time for it to have the required test events. And the reason is living up to his status as a heavyweight champion hes put on 7 kilograms for his rematch with Britains Anthony Joshua Mexican American weighed in at a huge 128 kilograms ahead of saturdays fights in saudi arabia its the 2nd highest weight in heavyweight championship history and contrasts joshua is at is lightest weight since 2014 rees pulled off one of the biggest upsets in recent boxing history when he beach in june to claim his title that. Would be called always the way you used the way you because words for the politics of the story and so forth are you going to be better for you to be. What youve lost on t. V. You know the way the game gets. Now the clash of the dunes as its being called is the 1st ever world heavyweight title fight to be held in the middle east 15000. 00 fans will be watching the fight to a temporary venue built for the bout only 3 times in the 127 year history of this championship as a fighter regained the belt in a directory match. Both fighters are 30 years of age the mexican is the shorter of the 2 at 1. 87 meters compared to the britains height of 1. 98 meters rees jr has 33 wins to his name knocking out 22 of his opponents both men have only been defeated once in their career joshuas last coming against the man he faces on saturday british boxing writer gareth a davis says another win for ruiz will send joshua into boxing oblivion. He needs to do nothing other than pay and youre always in that hes fulfilled what he wants you to do everything he does for me is about us people expects and city joshua so when if he loses on saturday night theres no big 70000000 pound flights for him coming up in the future ease back on the heap fighting be listed as rebuilding his career with everyone say you got beaten by that chubby little fat kid as and you were these calls himself he passed the win thats for redemption his trainer saying it is promoted to say and yet he said it inside his head because i believe he lost the 1st time it was a mystery in many ways something wasnt right but he probably didnt skate and see ruiz seriously enough 1st flights hes had 6 months to think about this guy if he can put it right if he can show that he has the boxing capability the now its the fighting i. Q. To defeat this guy all is forgiven Le Bron James and Anthony Davis combined for 7 points in this in the latest went for the l. A. Lakers the lakers beating the portland trailblazers 1362117 the teams 11 straight win on the road famous course 39 points while abroad finished with 31. Formula one World Champion only was hamilton has described 2019 as the best season of his life and wilton collected the winners trophy for the 6th time at a ceremony in paris on friday prince as his rivals have work to do if they are to close the gap on his mercedes team. Is dominant its a strong force and. I think its taken us time to build that you know to build the strength and depth from within and have the consistency with have its not something that has come overnight and the other teams currently dont have the elements that we have. Now an american skier was airlifted to hospital after suffering a heavy fall during a womens downhill event in canada competitors were having to deal with heavy snowfall during the race in lake louise teenager a. J. Her crashed out just 15 seconds into her run 19 year old was taken to calgary for treatment. Unlucky yet its all your sport for now thank you for that far far has got more sport in the news our team 100 hours g. M. T. Which is about 2 hours from now and in about 2 minutes another full bulleted of news right here on options here. The war on drugs in the philippines is pushing jasons to breaking point a Record Number of inmates languish behind bars for a year awaiting trial one o one the philippine locked up on aljazeera. Aljazeera. Where ever you are. Going green bacteria in a bar a tree and absent super heated gas escaping from volcanic well in iceland this is really the thoughts and innovation and the threat of what happened to experiments both exploring and if i did it how counter the impacts of Climate Change the science of capturing call that using night sat on d a scientific on the back im a tape and why does happen tend to techno on orders here. More gunshots in baghdad and an attack on the house of an influential cleric the tensions rising in iraq after a night of violence. Everyone im come all santamaria with the world news from aljazeera iran has set free an american student in return for a scientist a represented swap between the 2 countries. Protesters in india demand change after a 2nd victim