Transcripts For ALJAZ NEWSHOUR 20240713

Naval base as new information about the gunman is released. A dramatic escalation of violence in iraq sends thousands on to the streets to protest what they call the slaughter in baghdad. Russian athletes will know soon if a doping scandal leads to a ban from the olympics and all other International Sports for the next 4 years. And answer joshua is once again heavyweight champion of the world the britain beat and the reason the 1st ever world heavyweight title fight in the middle east. U. S. President donald trump has done to run for very fair negotiations that led to a prisoner swap between the 2 countries the red diplomatic breakthrough was brokered by switzerland and comes as the u. S. Maintains tight sanctions on iran over its Nuclear Program under schapelle as more. 2 men caught up in tensions between the United States and iran able to reunite with their families after a prisoner swap american graduate student. And iranian scientists mustered sulaimani a stem cell expert whod been treating stroke patients at the best hospital in the nation the mayo clinic in minnesota so the money was arrested last year while trying to take medical materials back to iran it was far cheaper to buy in the United States prosecutors said that was a violation of u. S. Sanctions no no no no no i was welcomed with tears hes back with his family and patients after spending a year in jail and that you know i told them that i had patients that needed my help and they said who cares let them die. On the same tarmac in zurich she was welcomed by the point man of trumps maximum Pressure Campaign brian hook a graduate student at Princeton University chinese born wang maintains he was conducting research in iran for a history degree when he was convicted of espionage and sentenced to 10 years in prison recently reset where it is by no means his wife who campaigned for his release for 3 years said he was criminalized for his american citizenship. Saturdays prisoner swap a rare acts of cooperation between the u. S. And iran President Trump even thanking iran for a very fair negotiation i think it was a great thing for her and i think we wait to go then we can do something that might have been a a breaker there as to what could be done dozens of iranians remain in u. S. Prisons well at least 4 americans remain behind bars in iran returning them a priority for both countries whose long list of grievances rarely see such moments of compassion and or chapell aljazeera. Well lets bring in trita parsi hes executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute thats a political think tank he joins us via skype from reston virginia trita this prisoner swap is a rare sign of cooperation between iran and the u. S. What do you make of it now significant as it well its quite important obviously in the sense that this is the 1st time during the trump era that there has been a prisoner swap there has been several attempts but this is the 1st time that its actually completed it is taking place at a time when tensions between the 2 countries are tremendously high and the United States is pursuing at maximum pressure a strategy in which they have declined all other efforts of the deescalation but this time around they agreed to this walk also theres plenty of more prisoners on both sides and im sure the families of those prisoners would very much like to see some form of the swap taking place so that their loved ones can come home with President Trump pulling out of the 2050 nuclear deal and reinstating sanctions on iran could this be seen perhaps as a red diplomatic breakthrough for both sides it certainly could the question is if it stops here or if its going to be used to build upon its and reach something bigger it remains to be seen if the political will exists to pursue that path one interesting perhaps inadvertent signal that this is sending is that while the trumpet ministration has been using a language that indicates that they believe that the government to me ron is about to fall particular mindful of the recent protest and you very very brutal response by the iranian government to killing a very large number of protesters well if they trumpet ministration truly believes that theyre about to fall they probably would not have gone forward with this prisoner swap that they would have just kept it and hope that the government would fall and get all of their prisoners out and try to you made the point earlier that there are a number of other dual national u. S. Citizens being held in iran and iranians being held by the u. S. So what does this what mean for them do you think. Well i think theyre very hopeful that perhaps something will take place because for the 1st 2 years of the trumpet ministration even though there had been existing negotiations during the Obama Administration that simply could have been continued they were really not pursued with the type of vigor that was needed so i think this is a very significant breakthrough in the sense that it does indicate that the Trump Administration is interested in such a swap and having succeeded this time perhaps they will be willing to go forward and negotiate a swap for the other prisoners and whether that thing can create a foundation for further diplomacy between the United States and iran of course remains to be seen but it should be noted that even the 2015 Nuclear Agreement one of the key components that a key channels that was used in order to reach it which was through the omanis that channel actually came through as a result of the omanis intervening and helping 3 american prisoners get released out of iran and i just sort of prisoners incidentally yet just a final point from you trita i mean President Trump thanked iran for what he described as fair and against the asians just wrap things up for us how might this swap provide the conditions then for an easing of tensions about direct talks between the u. S. And iran in the future. Well now there clearly is a channel of communication between the 2 sides we dont know the details of those negotiations we know that the swiss government has played a key role in this and if the 2 sides are interested in expanding this further they can use that channel of communication to start addressing edition all issues because this channel does far has only been used to be able to address the prisoner swap having a channel as the 1st step is of course the 1st step and the fact that exist is a good piece of news and its very rare to get good news out of us here our relations trita parsi always good to talk to you thanks for talking to al jazeera thank you so much. North korean state media says the country has just conducted a very significant test of its satellite launch site hours earlier pyongyang said that denuclearization was off the table in any future talks with the u. S. North koreas ambassador to the u. N. Added washingtons efforts for ongoing dialogue was soley for its own domestic agenda talks on denuclearization have been largely dead long since a summit between donald trump and kim jong un failed in february for saudi student behind a deadly attack at a u. S. Naval base in florida is reported to have played videos of Mass Shootings at a dinner party earlier in the week on friday Saudi National Mohammed Saeed out some ronnie shot dead 3 of his fellow students at least 8 others were injured before he was killed by a sheriff investigators are now questioning 10 Saudi Nationals in connection with the shooting the u. S. Defense secretary says its too early to call it an act of terrorism. Course we extend our condolences to all the families affected by it and touched by it and our military community. But no i cant say its terrorism at this time i think we need to let the investigators do its work and tell us give us the facts and well move from there. Aljazeera as mike hanna is in washington and says the investigation is focusing on whether the gunman acted alone or with the help of others its very early days in the investigation being carried out all headed by the f. B. I. Both in the u. S. And also f. B. I. Agents sent to riyadh to cooperate with saudi intelligence authorities there but certainly the latest news that at least 10 Saudi Nationals have been detained on the base indication of the possibility of a wider conspiracy and not just the act of an individual equally that individual the gunman who carried out the attack his reports about a twitter feed that he had indicated and the like the allegiance to an alliance with the sama bin laden as well as intense criticism of u. S. Policy in the middle east in particular relating to jerusalem another indication of some kind of outside involvement was an Associated Press report that one of the Saudi Nationals detained on the naval base filmed the entire attack while it was taking place inside a classroom complex on the base but still as we heard from the secretary of defense investigators nowhere near any firm conclusion they will continue to do their work in establishing what the real motive was behind this attack. Meanwhile u. S. President donald trump says saudi leaders have assured him theyre conducting their own investigations but with the king of saudi arabia. They are devastated the arabia were finding out what theyre like whether its one person or a number of people and the king will be involved in taking care of family and loved ones feel very strongly very very devastated by what happened what theyre like. When any up i spoke to nada hashimi hes the director of the center of the middle east studies at the university of denver i began by asking him how much concern is there about the possibility of wide involvement in the shooting all the reporting that were receiving does suggest that this attack. Involved more than one person i mean this idea that several of the saudis on this at this air base where shell ming the attack and some were watching from the car and then theres this report that the attacker had a twitter account where he was echoing statements that are similar to the world view of Osama Bin Laden does suggest that the Investigation Unit is heading in the direction of a wider sort of terrorist plot here and president comes response so far has been quite restrained in contrast to some of his past reactions to violence by people from muslim majority countries is that because of his cozy relationship with the saudis. Well i think thats largely what it has to mean that largely explains trumps response recall that hes spent a lot of Political Capital and energy trying to cover up the murder of Jamal Khashoggi hes praised the Saudi Crown Prince there trying to put the controversial issues in u. S. Saudi relations related to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and the use of u. S. Weapons in yemen to commit war crimes trying to try to put that all behind him and say that you know things are going very smoothly theres a lot of money to be made with between the 2 countries lets move forward this event if its proven again if its proven to be a wider terrorist plot is going to make life very difficult both for donald trump and for mohamed bin so on yeah and thats an interesting point you make because how embarrassing is this shooting for the saudis who as you say have been trying to project an image perhaps of moderation off of the will this shooting now undermine those efforts do you think. Well i think it does because its going to raise questions you know is this particularly if it involves you know more than one person the obvious question is to what extent. Are the behavior in the world view and the the the radicalized positions of these attackers to what extent do they represent you know Public Opinion among young people in saudi arabia thats a huge embarrassment for the Saudi Crown Prince who is trying to project this you know image of of moderation and of progress but for donald trump its also embarrassment on another point where i mean i know the point that im speaking of is the question of the muslim travel ban saudi arabia is not on that ban will other countries are and this is going to raise questions about. The muslim travel ban about you know why saudi arabia is not on that list of countries and its going to be i think very embarrassing for both countries not just a final question to you i mean this isnt the 1st time that Saudi Nationals have killed a u. S. Citizens on u. S. Soil just go back to 911 to think of that is it likely then to revive coals by us no make has long been demanding a complete overhaul of u. S. Saudi relations well absolutely theres a lot of saudi sentiment in the United States both at a popular level and in congress all of the major candidates who are running for president in the Democratic Party have publicly stated they want to reevaluate and reassess u. S. Saudi relations so this incident if its proven to be a terrorist incident involving saudi citizens is going to raise the political temperature and raise the call and the demand for rethinking u. S. Saudi relations so its its a big deal. To iraq now where theres been a dramatic escalation of violence in the past 2 days on saturday an armed drone targeted the home of a prominent shia cleric in the jeffs he wasnt home at the time a spokesman has warned that such an attack could lead to a civil war. At 3 40 am a drone was carrying a bomb which fell near the home of mr buck brother it is an unfortunate and unacceptable incident where groups that want to incite conflict but are brothers of the Southern Movement dealing with the situation with lots of wisdom as they initiated the call for calm and meanwhile in the capital baghdad gunfire was heard for a 2nd day sending people running for cover it followed a deadly night of violence on friday also in baghdad in which at least 23. 00 antigovernment protesters were killed by unidentified gunmen its among the deadliest days since protests began last october over jobs and calls for an end to corruption in total more than 430 people have died so far Simona Fulton is following developments in the capital she says the governments response to the violence has been slow. Well the ministry of interior has said it has begun an investigation into last nights attack attack but as of now its still uncertain who is responsible president barham salih issued a statement just a few hours ago blaming the attack on criminal gangs and outlaws so its still unclear at this point who exactly is responsible the protesters themselves have blamed militia as well as parties for this attack but this is something that hasnt been confirmed at the moment the parliament has also called for an extraordinary session tomorrow some morning several military commanders to try to better understand this situation but for now the slow response of the government has been very slow and has raised concerns among protesters that as this violence really risks as clear even more the government should take a much stronger stand and push for a fast investigation to really bring those responsible to account. Also to come here on the news hour including. Fighters loyal to libyas u. N. Recognized government say theyve shot down a fighter jet belonging to the warlord having. A divided city after 6 months of protests hong kong. And in sport find out if struggling could pull off a much needed when. Coming up a little bit later. As president is valient to punish people traffickers after dozens of gambians died in a shipwreck off mauritanias coast trying to reach Spains Canary islands at least 85 people survived and were brought ashore reports from northwestern mauritania. 2 nephews were victims of the boat which capsized on wednesday shes a migrant subform and move to mauritania a few years ago. The boat was anchored on the sea shore in bahrain players were scouting for passengers my grandson and 2 others heard about this and they decided we were hopeful that they were going to succeed. Out of 150 mostly gambian migrants 85 managed to swim to safety and were found by the mauritanian military near the Northern City of what they were given food cloth and shelter by mauritanian authorities and various you want agencies including the International Organization for migration. The room to receive treatment at the local hospital the bodies of dozens perished buried outside on thursday. I paid more than 700. 00 to get to europe i took the ship with gambians and the single when the disaster happened we were on the edge of death thank god we are risk youth by the mauritanian authorities i am from the republic of senegal i was on my way to spain for better walk it was a cruel journey and we were deceived. Deceived too where these families back in gambia who thought the smugglers could help the relative city cheer up. This woman in the town of barra lost her 17 year old grandson in the boating accident good. Thing or we dont really know him but they went to put out the migrants and by monday those who perished many others drowned on that board i know about it from my family in gambia no one deserves that. On friday and other boat carry 192 migrants also mostly from gambia was intercepted by more a team of course to guard compared to the relatively short voyages across the Mediterranean Sea the atlantic called from gambia to the nearest spanish source is about 1600 kilometers trying to make it on a smugglers boat is seen by some as an act of suicide yet hundreds on this voyage every year. The i. O. M. Says up to 158 people have died so far this year trying to reach the kind of the islands. That tom was 43 the current surge is causing concern in african and European Countries trying to curb the flow of illegal african migration to the west ham advice and dizzier north and mauritania. Fighters loyal to libyas u. N. Recognize governments say they have shot down a fighter jet belonging to the warlord hani for have tar incident reportedly happened in the south of tripoli in the western coastal city of zawiya after us forces have been fighting to take the capital from the internationally recognized government of National Accord. Has the latest now from tripoli. Brigadier general humbert ignore the spokes men of the army led by the u. N. Government of National Accord said that their forces managed to shut down a fighter jet. In southern tripoli but apparently jet was captured actually the fighter of the pilot was captured by rebels from the city of as. Apparently the fighter jet was hit by progovernment fighters in southern tripoli namely around. A military camp in southern tripoli but it just landed in their neighboring get west to the coastal city of zawiya and activists from the city of the zawiyah have been posting get pictures of what they call the wreckage of the fighter jet and also of the pilots home they say a libyan pilot loyal to the world plea for have to do with the name of. Muhammad we know that this is not the 1st time fighter jets being shot down by proGovernment Forces but we also know that fighter jets wars have been very crucial in this battle for the capital tripoli and the Government Forces are accusing have those fighter jets of targeting residential areas several times since the beginning of the fighting back in april. Sooner elisabetta health a group of protesters who run against the president of guinea despite the killings opposition leaders say demonstrations against president alpha conde will continue. Reports the coffins of 8 men are carried along the streets of guineas capital opposition leaders say they were killed by Security Forces for speaking out against president alpha conde and his government 3 of them were shot dead during funerals for fellow protesters the youngest was 15 years old so missy what i did internet is we are here to bury our children they are killing them even when we are out within our rights to protest they come out and kill us we are tired of this government. 6 6 the killings reflect the power struggle between guinea Security Forces and antigovernment protesters tens of thousands have taken to the streets in the past 2 months. Led by the National Front for the defense of the constitution they are against president konitz plan to change the constitution which would allow him to seek a 3rd term next year the 81 year old has been in power for 9 years so some said they went toe to oppose a change to the constitution theyre opposed to a 3rd term for president condy but they were shot while protesting government leaders say the people should have the option of voting to extend qantas presidency several opposition leaders have been jailed for organizing protests but despite the killings demonstrations have continued so there is a shortage the decision is going to be things need to change they need to change for all youth and all the innocent people who have been killed one caught imagine what it feels like. The government is promising to investigate the killings but the opposition says thats not enough the protests they say will continue katia lucas of the aljazeera. Police in india used Water Cannons on protesters demanding justice for a woman who died after being set on fire by the man accused of raping her. There have been a number of protests across India Police Say the 23 year old was on her way to a Court Hearing in her rape case when she was attacked she suffered a heart attack while being treated for burns. Meanwhile indias top Human Rights Commission has launched an investigation into a Police Shooting of rape murder suspects intel and ghana police say there shot the 4 men early on friday when they tried to escape during a reenactment at the crime scene they were accused of gang raping a 27 year old woman and killing their debts were met with celebrations. Is in new delhi with some of the reaction from the shooting. The debate has now moved from not just getting swift justice but just getting it anyhow so what happened after they heard about killing weve seen immense support for the policeman who killed these who are accused however the policeman said they did it in selfdefense but even the we the family of the week tim who died a late last night they say that they either want the queues to be hung osho dead and thats thats thats what has many activists here wanted because once the police start killing accuse then where does that really stop especially if there is such a public sanction to it we showed some of the visuals of the flash mob that took place in delhi today that is essentially the india chapter of the protest that has been happening across the world it started in chile and girls here in india did in the about essentially what they were singing was that patriarchy judges us of being born the government judges us the Police Judges us what we were and where we are so there are protests happening in india and several cities there is anger but what do the people of this country want thats now a big question do they just want justice or do they just want it done any how. Time for a short break here and aljazeera when we come back from the. Dancing to the beat of their own drums lebanese women demand new rights and the political turmoil. In the ultimate wake up call out changing oxygen levels in the worlds oceans could affect millions of people. And support good things come to those who wait for the worlds top ranked a mature adult i found out of the Australian Open in that statement. Hello there it is a fairly calm and quiet picture across much of central and eastern areas of china you can see here on the satellite the cloud lifting and how much is not too bad some good sunshine around 20 celsius in hong kong on sunday and not as cold up into shanghai 12 degrees wholesale unitas hey we have some keira conditions across much of taiwan and down into more northern sections of the philippines want to see washout developing on monday to all central areas of the philippines but again to the north it is mostly clear and dry and 20 celsius in hong kong 21. 00 across in taipei that we had down to the south that we have got much more here in the way of rain some pretty strong storms have been breaking out across these Western Areas borneo in particular but also across into some one of sunday likely across the malaysian peninsula and we have been seeing those showers further to the south into much of java similar picture on monday and see where the have you rains will be certainly monday for the work week singapore expect to see rain showers and of course the usual thunderstorms weve also got a fairly quiet picture across much of that recent flooding down across the south across the into tom and showers continue here and maybe a shower in chennai on monday. The weather sponsored by qatar in this. Day one of a new era in Television News we badly need at this moment leadership and tell me this encampment that were in today it didnt exist 3 weeks ago now theres at least 20000 or hinder refugees who live here. I got to commend you all more im hearing is Good Journalism presenters the public has resides after all the lies the attempts of coverups Jamal Khashoggi is love long as some form of closure people are suffering people are dying entire School Systems are collapsing we are in the beginning of a mass extinction we saw the syrian army flag voice that is the city has been recorded. Live in security to massage the minds of the 100 meters away from the front line but. Up in the capitol police. Welcome back im out of our top stories here on the news hour the u. S. And iran are prisoners in a rare sign of cooperation tehran release chinese american she was arrested in 2016 on spying charges in exchange the u. S. Released the rain in scientist. The u. S. Secretary of defense says he cant prove fridays attack on a naval base is terrorism investigators are now questioning 10 Saudi Nationals after a gunman shot dead 3 people. And this man adam arctic escalation of violence in iraq over the last 24 hours on saturday a drone attack targeted unka rocking shia clerics in the city of najaf in baghdad more gunfire. How to find a nice balance and after least 23 dead. Unfair and politically motivated is how russia is describing a proposed 4 year ban from International Sports events the World Antidoping Agency accuses russian administrators of manipulating doping records and its due to decide on monday if the ban will be imposed step bassam reports now from moscow. Banned or not russian olympic gymnastics at training for gold their target the olympics in tokyo next year among them silver medalist and the 2016 olympics in Rio De Janeiro events at the beach he also won the world title in stuttgart 2 months ago. Is too strong as a country therefore there will always be talks of some sort because we are strong competitors let them say whatever they want we will move forward and keep preparing. The World Antidoping Agency wada rico. Amended imposing a ban on russia afterwards as the result of athletes blood and new recent samples found in a Moscow Laboratory were incomplete or fabricated the scandal follows the International Outrage after the sochi olympics in 2014 when a government sponsored doping scheme was revealed russian athletes continue to be banned from International Track and field competitions because the world athletics body sas russia hasnt done enough to tackle doping but government and sports administrators in russia reject the latest findings as being politically motivated they continue to count the days towards the tokyo olympics. Water is just water and thats it what is what is responsibility in the world can you tell me to they have a criminal responsibility for their actions against an athlete who has dedicated 10 years of his life to the sport the proposed penalties not only jeopardize russias process a patient at the olympics but all the high Profile International events of the next 4 years including the football world cup in qatar they are bright Young Athletes who are working hard to book their place at the olympics but their dreams could be scattered is russia is banned from taking part in many here are angry at the possible sanctions others say russia could have prevented this. Right. Yuri ghanas is on russias frontline against doping as head of russias Anti Doping Agency despite the threats he has been receiving he continues to want sports officials that its time to change not only the corruption this is a real. Image against the. Country against sports i think. The deep and complete investigation ghanas has we commended the dismissal of all National Athletic coaches and the creation of an International Working group to investigate doping cases but is not optimistic of avoiding a world wide ban might be one option or even start of which to compete in tokyo by wearing his gymnastics outfit without russias flak stop passing aljazeera moscow. At least 19 people have been killed in syria airstrikes carried out by russia and the assad regime targeted 2 villages in the province of idlib the last remaining rebel held area and syria activists say 5 children are among the dead around 25. 00. 1000 syrians have fled the province in the past week alone often escalation in strikes the israeli army is accusing the occupied west bank most Prestigious University of being a Recruitment Center for what it calls terrorism Israeli Forces and right in the campus a Better University in the past and arrested dozens of students and university denies the accusations but has told aljazeera it fears there are more raids to come and when caught reports. At 1st glance at 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. Since the beginning of 2964. 00 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 Fairs more israeli incursions and more students arrests from our long. Experience with Israeli Occupation whenever they launch a campaign. Of this information about the university it means that they are preparing for a campaign off oppression and increasingly strick 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 stuff have been subject to harassment and arrest also however its the students that bad 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 but being a member of the hamas islamic bloc 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 shooting political block 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 wingless in the sights of the israeli army shouldnt 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 Al Jazeera because it university the occupied west bank. To lebanon now thousands of women to protest against Sexual Harassment women are fighting to change a system they say has been unjust to them. To reports from beirut the why the Antigovernment Movement has given them a new platform. They are speaking out in solidarity with those who recently gathered the courage to do so a flash mob was organized by lebanese women to support others who have been sexually abused and harassed dozens have broken their silence for the past few weeks since the start of the socalled october revolution in a society where the victim and not the rapist is condemned this is a challenge to the norms the servant has given strength to many many many women in the minority. The women speak up including ourselves about the motives or something thats been happening to us that the government is not taking into consideration even the believe and anti Establishment Movement against the ruling elite has given these women a new platform like other lebanese they are calling for an end to corruption unemployment Better Living conditions and an overhaul of the political system there are so many discriminatory laws against women and im going to just state the main source of the problem its the fact that we have no civil code for personal status so basically there are really just courts thats run our and fairs lebanon is home to many religious sects whose leaders preside over personal domestic issues such as marriage and divorce women have. Been vocal role in the protest movement against their leaders they have taken part in protests a blocked roads led reconciliation initiatives by crossing frontlines in order to preserve National Unity for many of them this is their chance to bring down the sectarian political system that human Rights Groups say make them victims. Activists say one in every 4 lebanese women have been assaulted yet there are no laws that criminalize sexual abuse and harassment women also have little protection from violent partners custody of children more often than not is granted to fathers and the list goes on bringing about change. The greatest things are cheap to small steps so i will i would always encourage to just take because all we need we want to peacefully protest if you want to peaceful revolution were going to have to give it its type women who have been challenging the system for years are no longer alone in calling for a secular state the uprising may have divided society but these women believe there is already a new beginning for their beirut. Protesters in haiti voiced their anger over what they see as american meddling in the countrys affairs hundreds set fire to barricades and march towards the u. S. Embassy on friday they also demand the resignation of haitis president of an annoyance the economy has suffered after months of violent protests leading to a shortage of food and fuel the u. N. Estimates some 3700000 people are in need of urgent and. Research we are here to speak out against the American Administration that is supporting corruption in haiti and corrupt officials of states the american governments have supported to criminal heads of state our last president and the current one everyone is saying this cannot be its immoral for a country. Now its been 6 months since a mass antigovernment lodge in hong kong which organizers say attracted more than a 1000000 people to the streets people were campaigning against the now abolished plan that would have allowed extradition to Mainland China well since then the movement has broadened with calls for greater democracy and an end to Police Brutality adrian brown reports on the deep divisions that have been created. It began peacefully on june the 9th with a march against a bill for an extradition deal with china and the protest movement might well have ended then if hong kongs chief executive kerry had heeded their demand to go absolutely had succeeded with the withdrawal of the bill to safeguard our freedom nothing would have happened. Benson haute never saw him self as a front line activist but thats what hes become hes been arrested and forced to leave home. I told my dad were going out to fight for the rights we deserve we had a big fight and after that he said move out move out if you dont want to stay at home anymore. Bensimon is also there when protesters smash their way into the heart of hong kongs government the debating chamber of the Legislative Assembly many wearing the hard hats and face masks that have become symbols of this leaderless movement. As the long hot summer rolled on the air became more toxic. It was now a color many in white chasing and beating those in black the color of the protest movement. Tara i said again tara but terrorism aided by foreign hands is how beijing defined it after its Liaison Office in hong kong was attacked and defaced. Mainland owned businesses were also targeted. As were transport links subway stations were vandalized and forced to shut tunnels were closed and thousands of Flights Canceled after protesters occupied the International Airport arrivals lounge chinese leaders have repeatedly warned they would send in the Peoples Liberation army to restore order yet that still hasnt happened they fear that if they work mobilize the Peoples Liberation Army Garrison in hong kong than china will lose face because. Of chinese rule. They have not won the hearts and minds. Police figures reflect a society tearing itself apart at least 2 deaths more than 10000. 00 tear gas canisters fired and almost 6000. 00 arrests. More fatalities seem possible after students turned a University Campus into a fortress the fiery standoff with police becoming a defining moment of the unrest in spite of the violence local elections went ahead with voters sending a clear message of support to those agitating for greater democracy a few days later there was another setback for chinas leaders u. S. President donald trump signed into law a bill aimed at protecting human rights in hong kong and punishing those deemed responsible for suppressing them many of the protesters ive spoken to during the past few months concede that deep down very no theyre not going to win but they also stress that their movement represents the best about the last opportunity to achieve more democracy adrian brown Al Jazeera Hong Kong now scientists are calling it the ultimate wake up call to humanity theyre warning that Climate Change is causing forming levels of oxygen in the worlds oceans which will affect hundreds of millions of people but oceans cover 70 percent of the earths surface and are central to all life Climate Change and nutrient pollution of the major drivers of ocean oxygen loss oxygen depleted zones on the seabed are being caused by rising sea temperatures caused by Carbon Dioxide and other Greenhouse Gas emissions and Scientists Say the loss of oxygen is increasingly threatening marine species such as sharks tuna and marlin the rising sea levels are almost daily problem for millions of People Living in low lying coastal communities entrepreneurs and architects in the netherlands are drawing on the age Old Technology to explore Solutions Including the possibility of life on the water that has a lot of reports now from amsterdam. Im still dam is a city defined by water tool homes line its famous canals 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 a 1000 years we build dikes and create land its in our d. N. A. To live with the water and with all technical possibilities nowadays and 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 look 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 show that its. Floating houses may seem like a luxury but all could take say the floating structures can be adapted according to budgets need so low cost homes schools hospitals even entire cities could one day be built on water in rotterdam support 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 up 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 current altos has does. Signed floating apartment blocks ports and cities and hundreds of homes one of the worlds leading experts in floating architecture he says Climate Change creates a sense of urgency now if we have to work on this kind of technology and ideas in 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 if the space of case flexibility and its quite sustainable 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 natascha buckler im still the netherlands. And you can see more stories like this one on aljazeera has an Environment Program its called planet s. O. S. On sunday at 730 g. M. T. But also to come here not just here including. Im Catherine Sawyer the home of the wall drawings of ill be telling you about a culture that has been with. Sport Manchester United star city rivals and defending champions and many more in that state. Education is the beacon that might see the future and in any society but for those who live in an abandoned place its getting an education takes inspiration and determination to get out of the shouting at a to live in the remote areas dont have electricity t. V. Or computers. To short films show how a love of learning finds a way. On aljazeera. The last time i spoke to him he told me i was thinking of going to syria the world wants to see syrias fighters up close and personal but those behind the camera pay the price filmmaker yes it is chillingly intimate footage on and behind the front lines cost him his life his body was a good job with an exclusive documentary syria the last assignments on aljazeera. Welcome back now the royal drums of burundi have been considered sacred and a symbol of unity since ancient times. Well now Young Children are being taught the ritual dance to keep their heritage alive 0 as Catherine Sawyer has the story from the shore. Is us some of these best dramas they leave in our home to the famous royal drums and a culture of drumming that dates back centuries the ritual of the royal drugs is now in the can last call heritage laced. Leads drama he tells us this compound in the heart to entering is significant and is ancient king with came here seeking refuge when belgian colonizers wanted to kill him at the time of the 19th century he later surrendered but the drumming he loved stayed on to mark the bravery of those who helped him. When people heard he was here they brought him a gift of. He slaughtered them for a feast and used to make 2 roll drums which exist to date in this century. This is a special hardware the most important drums are kept including this too we are told there are about 100 years or conserving the culture is important to everyone here. Every time the drums beat the xara the whole neighborhood comes out this surgery is one of the countrys main Tourist Attractions and a source of livelihood for most people here. Says she once has the tradition women are not allowed to be dramas. Every thursday after school my son comes here to learn from the older drama teaching the young generation will keep the culture alive. So twice every week young boys come here for training sessions lining their art. Affecting their moves. I started drumming when i was very little my father and grandfather were drummers im hoping one day ill be able to transcend other countries and. Royal drumming is not only allowed in official functions the government says this is to avoid commercializing the culture the showstoppers in functions like this president ial events are often the children through these future dramas catherine saw aljazeera. What has caught up with all the sport now is far. Thanks very much Anthony Joshuas once again a heavyweight boxing champion of the world the briton beating andy ruiz jr in saudi arabia 1st ever world heavyweight title fight in the middle east when the full 12 rounds in the end joshua won it by unanimous decision in doing so he avenge his his shock defeat to release in june and wins back the world title he lost to the Mexican American after the fight joshua said hes open to taking on your always in a trilogy bets football now and Manchester United have stunned arch rivals Manchester City in the English Premier League a red devils ran out to one winners that the stadium is only darcel showers 1st magister darby win as a coach the victory caps a huge week for united in which they also be taught them they are now 5th in the table despite the lost city remain 3rd but are now 14 points off liverpool. Its playing against a team with some top mom took place. Theyre going to create chances against in a team but i think we all saw we we did our best to make this an infant attaining game because the chances we created were must of. The other 5 points behind 10 points 1425 has to continue to assert minutes until the last week so have to continue the virtual going to try next season. Liverpool notched up their 15th win from 16 e. P. L. Games on saturday youre going club side beating bournemouth 3 nil away the reds now have an 11 point lead at the top of the table on chelsea suffered a major upset they lost 31 to everton who were under the charge of Duncan Ferguson for the very 1st time and tottenham are finding some real form under new manager joe as a marine yo they crushed burnley 5 now. Important important performance results in goals happiness for the fans happiness in the team the young boys coming from the bench of a 17 year old kids the clean sheet im really really happy and italys syria napoli extended their winless run to 7 matches piling more pressure on underfire coach carlos. And to come from behind to salvage a 11 draw against it in a. Z. Napolis long list when us run in italys top flight since early 20 tanks their stock down in february place with 21. 8 short of the top 4 and outside champion thing. You know you were still although i have been living in this world for 40 years and i know that when things are bad ones position is at risk it happens to every coach but the fact that one is at risk doesnt mean that he doesnt feel the clubs confidence from my point of view this confidence is total i speak with the president every day he is interested he asks for information he is worried as we are of the situation but i think that all together we can sort it out. Atalanta sent one place above napoli in 6 a triumph and a really tight game on saturday the northern italian side came back twice and sworn in injury time winner to be for owner 3 to the win means there are just one point off the Champions League spot. Madrids good form in the league continued on saturday beat espanol 2 nil french stars rafael iran and cream benzema scoring a win means their level on points with Legal Leaders barcelona who beat me or 5 to go. To today we have to be happy because we did another good result while st its clear we could do much better but we played a very committed game giving our opponents the due respect from the 1st minute until this is the most important thing in formula one World Champion Lewis Hamilton has described 2019 as the best season of his life hamilton collected the winners trophy for the 6th time in a ceremony in paris on friday a briton says his rivals have work to do it fairly close the gap on his team. Is dominant its a strong force and. I think its taken us time to build that you know to build the strength in depth from within and have the consistency with this not something that has come overnight and the other teams currently dont have the elements that we have now and good things come to those who wait as one goal for found out at the Australian Open in sydney japans to kumi kenya eyes attempt for birdie on the 15th was almost too much to bear for the worlds top ranked amateur player much to his surprise though the ball did end up going in and i finished the day target for 3rd. And that is all yours for now more later. Thank you very much indeed all the news of course on the website there it is on your screen the address aljazeera dot com and thats it for me for this news on my colleague Richelle Carey is up next with much more of the days news. 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