Hello im mccloud this is al jazeera life and also coming up a u. S. Navy veteran held by iran for almost 2 years is released as part of a deal that saw Washington Free and iranian scientist. To know its a violent protests for senegal to ease some coronavirus restrictions. So that the 1st Memorial Service on the ring and the African American man who died in Police Custody has been held in minneapolis poignant memories was shared of george floyd whos made a spot nationwide protests the event was also used as a rallying cry to try to overhaul the Justice System mourners including celebrities musicians and politicians said well they stood in silence for 8 minutes and 46 seconds that is the length of time that floyd is said to have been pinned under a Police Officers name. Its crazy. All these people came to see my brother and thats amazing to me that he touched so many people hearts you know that he had such in our hearts you know. You come to 3rd war where were from people right now thats how much they love them you know im just stand strong as i can because i need to get it out i need to get it out everybody wont just as we want justice the joints hes going to get it hes going to get it. You know huge fraud story has been the story of black folks because ever since 401 years ago. The reason we could never be who we wanted and dream debian is you kept your needs are not met. What happened to from oh it happens every day in this country and actually occasion in Health Services and in every area of American Life is sad for us to stand up in charges made and say get showed me off i met. Well a separate Memorial Service was held in new york followed by a march across a Brooklyn Bridge and this came as the citys mayor bill de blasio tried to deflect criticism over the way police have treated protests as in recent days and meanwhile the 3 minneapolis Police Officers accused of aiding and abetting floyds murder they had the 1st Court Appearance well lets say to an intoxicant even joins us live now from minneapolis and so the Memorial Service is evidence hash it was an emotional and powerful if it was meant. Yes nic as personal as the family tributes were to george floyd it definitely building a portrait of a man a father a brother a grandfather son a brother a friend but also the whole the service was put in the broader context of the historic moment we found ourselves in one of the speakers said kovac 19 did not kill george floyd a reference to the fact that an autopsy showed he had it in april the speaker said a pen demick of racism and discrimination in the United States killed george floyd we heard from floyds brother who painted a picture of a man who was a rabid Le Bron James fan who they described as being an athletic alpha male with an imposing presence who quote had a way with words and who was beloved there was mention from the family to think of the children and the grandchild that he left behind but the speakers also again put things into the broader context of this moment that has spawned protests not only around the United States but around the world the floyd family attorney said for too long there has been 2 Justice Systems in the United States one for white people and one for black people and he says he believes that this is the best opportunity yet to try to rectify it reverend al sharpton and iconic civil rights leader who gave the eulogy said that watching the protests play out over the last week and a half he and watching and seeing that most white people according to him out numbered black people showed him in fact that it is quote a different time and a different season there was a moment of uplift the memorials held here at this church on the campus of North Central university here in minneapolis and the president announced the. It has established a george floyd Memorial Scholarship more than 50000. 00 has already been donated and the University President put out a call to other universities saying you too should establish a Scholarship Fund in floyds name and because of the wheels of justice have just started rolling theyve started turning but its going to be a long old road isnt it absolutely the Minnesota Attorney general said to the public patience is needed this will be a lengthy investigation while also acknowledging that really quite quickly the 4 officers involved in floyds death have been charged you know the family had hoped for a 1st degree murder charge with former Minneapolis Police officer darr cho then they didnt get that but they did get an upgraded charge which is 2nd degree murder and could carry a lengthy maximum sentence of 40 years they did get. The relief of seeing that the other 3 officers who were there on that memorial day evening have also been charged with aiding and abetting its clear what this case is showing that there will likely be a need for desperate need for Police Reform within the main Minneapolis PoliceDepartment Children had 16 Previous Police misconduct claims another one of the officers had 6 Previous Police misconduct claims and a broader issue the New York Times looked at some data and it shows that in the last 5 years the Minneapolis Police department was 7 times more likely to use force against africanamericans than whites and 60 percent of the time when dealing with a black suspect the Police Officers kicked punched tasers and used mace or other types of things very much for that update from minneapolis thats a good name. Well christmas leave me was at the memorial in new york and says it will be another busy night for testers and for Law Enforcement in the city. This is a demonstration on the move after a Memorial Service in brooklyn attended by thousands of demonstrators and the brother of george floyd here in spheroid the man who started this movement. When he died at the hands of police in minneapolis took to the stage amid cheers from people calling for him saying that he was not alone. After many speakers the demonstrators moved over the Manhattan Bridge over the Brooklyn Bridge into manhattan. And theyre now gathering on the streets here you can see Police Officers are whining writing there. Looks like theyre turning everybody around right now so the demonstration which has come all the way from brooklyn is now being rerouted it looks like back towards foley square. Now demonstrations been at the school for the last few days but at least have been. Cracking down earlier in the evening to get demonstrators out the streets after reading occurred earlier in the week. Theres a curfew coming into fact at about dark but many demonstrators are vowing to continue the fight to continue to make their presence known peacefully until after dark the looting issue has been better since the curfew has been in place theres been more criticism of the mayor. Himself has. Been trying to back the protesters back calls for reforms but also answer cause for law and order in the city as many businesses have been destroyed it looks like itll be another busy night for Law Enforcement and demonstrators here in her. A judge in the u. S. State of georgia has ruled the 3 men challenge with the murder of a black man will dillon trial im a dog breeder was chased and shot several times by retired white Police Officer and his son in february but they were only charged may after a video of the shooting thats a nationwide protests and we go to has this report. Im aadhaar bree was killed in late february after being pursued by 3 white men who believed he was a burglar the 25 year olds family say he was jogging when 2 armed men confronted him what happened next caused outrage across the us Gregory Mcmichael a former Police Officer and his son travis stand accused of mr r. Brees murder along with William Bryan who filmed the shooting this was a preliminary hearing to decide whether the men should go to trial but evidence given by state investigator richard dial shed new light on the case dahl told the court that William Bryant heard Travis Mcmichael use a racial slur as a model lay dead on the street mr bryant said that after the shooting took place before Police Arrived on mr auburn was on the ground that he heard Travis Michael make the statement. It took 74. 00 days for the mcmichaels to be arrested and only after the video went viral brian was arrested 2 weeks later the Georgia Bureau of investigation took over the case when local police and prosecutors declined to press charges and example say Ahmad Aubreys family is systemic racism system there in the people of brunswick the system bend over backwards not to make an arrest to distort the facts and the law no just yes im on our breeze death led to protests in the place where he was gunned down is now a shrine that his mother Wanda Cooper Jones often visits the day that i laid him to rest that was my promise that i will get assholes that i will get acid house my promise thats the last thing that told him the davis family that mama will get a bottle of the court was told that a more dobry was trying to escape from the armed men and when he realized he couldnt he decided to fight for his life the u. S. Justice department is now launching a hate Crimes Investigation georgia is just one of a handful of states with no hate crimes legislation the mcmichaels a claiming selfdefense the special prosecutor in this case says mr aubry was chased hunted down and ultimately executed and gallacher aljazeera miami florida. Now the governor of virginia has ordered the removal of a prominent statue of robert e. Lee the top general from the proslavery Confederate States in the 19th century American Civil WarRalph Northam made the decision in response to George Floyds killing saying the state can no longer owner a system based on and slaving people at least and she was one of several in the States Capital richmond that commemorate confederacy similar monuments across the u. S. Have been used by protest protesters to highlight the countrys history of White Supremacy i believe in a virginia that studies its past in an honest way i believe that when we learn more we can do more and i believe that when we learn more when we take that honest look at our past we must do more than just talk about the future we must take action. So i am directing the department of General Services to remove the statue of robert e. Lee as soon as possible. Still ahead here and ill deserve heres the coronavirus is now out of control in nicaragua and people are blaming the government. But. I know there was a gay conditions across much of north asia but plenty of town further to the south its all time to see this time of year which a very heavy through the central and southern areas of china the front working its way steadily east was as we go through the day posting generally well to the east of japan k. Skies across the Korean Peninsula but its saturday when we could see some of this rather heavy rain just working its way into more Western Areas of japan 25 in tokyo we could have some rain showers for you but securing skies in shanghai with a high of 27 the chance of thunderstorms down into hong kong plenty of thunderstorms widespread throughout much of indonesia also across india china and as we go into saturday you can see where the bulk of the rains will be pushing on towards thailand and again very heavy downpours across central and Northern Areas of borneo and its know that india are going to see more in the way of heavy rain of course were still looking at the remnants of what was in the damage of course as the system came onshore plenty of cheese were brought down there is also flooding and this is really how conditions have been as a system works its way northwards this is it the remnants friday will see some very heavy amounts of rain so friday into saturday pushing up into utah pradesh putting up into bihar and eventually by saturday pushing up into the pool and up into the northeast of india with more of these usual southwest monsoon rains across the southwest. No where in the world is primary forest disappearing faster than it is inside all. Defending the way of life we have been called denise. Richards terrorist and traitors i was surprised there is no like a child who has fallen into the fuzz flowing river and cannot see in. One mans spite for the rights of indigenous heritage a time to swim a witness documentary on aljazeera. A world. But again youre watching out there a reminder the top stories this hour a memorial so being held in minneapolis and new york in honor of george floyd whose killing spark more than a week of protests across the United States 46 year old black american died after police knelt on his neck during an arrest. The 3 former Police Officers charged with aiding and abetting 2nd degree murder in the floyd case have made their 1st appearance in court. On the left has been arrested and charged with his murder while the other 3 j. Alexandra quinn thomas lane and to trial were arrested on wednesday. A judge in the state of georgia has ruled 3 been charged with the murder of a black man will be put on trial or bertie was chased and shot 3 times by a retired white Police Officer and his son in february but they were only charged made after a video of the shooting led to nationwide protests. All right in other news President Trump has thanked iran for releasing a u. S. Navy veteran who was detained in iran in 2018 Michael White on the left here with u. S. Special envoy brian hook is on his way home via switzerland it comes a day after an iranian scientists are askari arrived back in tehran after being freed from a prison in the u. S. Irans foreign minister has tweeted that another iranian american g. Tahiri has also been released from u. S. Custody well its the 2nd prisoner swap deal in 6 months in december iran release as you away Chinese American Princeton University scholar hell for 3 years on widely disputed espionage charges in exchange for the release of a detained iranian scientist are journalists says despite the prisoner releases he doesnt think relations between iran and the United States will improve anytime soon. Whats happening today might be a context for the future we have just few months away from a new American Administration or maybe President Trump would be they will have another 4 years the iranians also are preparing for their next year president ial elections and in general if we go back in history its always whenever there are attempts for a deal on a consensus or a negotiations or whatever talks this these happened in the last year in the last year of medinas shut the oman talks started between the administration and the iranian the Us Administration and the u. S. And the iranian government and later on with the new government in iran the deal was struck in vienna in 2015 so this might be a kind of laying the foundation for the new situation just in case there are there is a red for a deal and it will for a consensus because at the end both countries reached to the brink as we said after the assassination of often soleimani iranians also retaliated by hitting the american bases yet everything stopped that and both seemed that they did not want to go to war. Several protesters in hong kong have been arrested also they defied a ban on attending a vigil to commemorate victims of the 989 Tiananmen Square massacre officers used pepper spray spray to dispose thousands of demonstrators who tried to set up roadblocks with metal barriers and i agree the pleas to ban the annual event for the 1st time in 3 decades citing concerns over coronavirus organizers claim it is another crackdown on the citys freedoms so our top reports now from. Victoria park had been sealed off but that didnt deter the crowds thousands defying a police plan to pay their respects to those who lost their lives fighting for democracy in beijing standing in a square they chanted slogans like free home told some calling for independence from my child but most who joined this years candlelight vigil were here to mark the massacre on june 4th 1989 holding a one minute silence the fight for democracy has lost a for you know well over 31 years and its important that we all stand together now organizers of the annual memorial said the Police Enforcement of social distancing routes are cover to clamp down on democracy on call now as in going to a new iraq they want to rule by fear and and ban or what they call expression and i think this is very much worried about the future a little more than 3000 police were deployed across the city to enforce the ban some broods were set up to mock the military crackdown allowing the people of hong kong to honor the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre the annual vigil in hong kong is one of the only memorials held on chinese territory to mark a chapter in chinese history that the government in beijing with the certification the mainland has suppressed no mention of the channel meska but hong kongs unique status as a special Administrative Region has exempted from that censorship in the past Democracy Group said chinas introduction of National Security rules in hong kong which target acts of terror. Ism and political dissidents could threaten the future of large gatherings and demonstrations its a majority of society cannot express or chant no the officer ations and their anger for peaceful protests and for certain people with the way out and escalations off to protest action is often more radical actions may be prochoice by by more and more people in hong kong and Hong Kongs Legislative Council there are chaotic scenes as prodemocracy councils turn liquid to delay a vote on a Controversial National anthem bill what it did today is to remind the well that we should not have a full day of. Char this coalminers party for. Its own people 31 years ago hours later the bill which will criminalize the marking of chinas much of volunteers anthem was passed those found guilty face 3 years in jail and a 6000. 00 fine the National Anthem legislation will become law on june 12th sarah clock out his era hong kong the Un Says Police in the philippines may have killed tens of thousands of people since the government began its war on drugs in 2016 it says president rodriguez. May have grown to Police Permission to kill is calling for an independent investigation government figures suggest more than 8000 people have been killed but other estimates put the number 3 times higher. That shows how the very heavy handed down to National Security response to problems like shrugged terrorism has really led to very serious Human Rights Violations including widespread killings and shot between to take action i but also a real tightening of. Civic space and suppression of the same thing using the society. So the goal is government coronavirus restrictions off the 2 nights of protests in several cities more than 200. 00 people were arrested reports from the capital dhaka angry at the governments restrictions to contain the coronavirus protesters in senegal 2nd largest city burn an ambulance and Health Center meant to protect them from the outbreak on friday president mikey cell announced an extension of the state of emergency including a curfew until the end of june that decision led to demonstrations throughout the country many of those protesting on labours unable to travel to the farmlands to plant seeds ahead of the rainy season in the Southern City of caps Police Fire Rubber Bullets protesters demanding action to address water and Food Shortages and in downtown to car the military was deployed to disperse an angry crowd of residents who are out of work. Among the protesters im a deuce are people on the walking dead not eating good weve got kids family and you voluntarily to stay home thats hot. Thousands of full only cattle herders have been stuck in senegals luger region since the outbreak began in march the government restrictions on movement designed to curb the virus have coincided with the hardest month of the dry season cattle are dying of thirst and people are going hungry. Hoping to quell the anger and stop the protests the minister of interior announced an easing of restrictions allowing people to travel from one region to another but a curfew is still in place and so is the state of emergency which allows president monkey cell to rule without any oversight from the parliaments amnesty internationals Senegal Office accuses the government of abusing its power to the state of emergency and of Human Rights Violations hundreds of feet have been violated by the police many people have been i see talk. Tried and sentenced to 6 months again and this happened in every region of the country. Similar protests have taken place in brick enough so in according to the un 265000000 people globally face hunger many of them live in west africa while senegal has been successful in containing the outbreak looming is a possible food and economic crisis putting people on edge Nicholas Hawke aljazeera the car. Argentina has extended its look drawn until the end of the month as it struggles to control the spread of covert 19 it includes restrictions on movement and businesses in the capital. But measures will be relaxed in other parts of the country has been in place since march argentina reported its highest daily number of new infections on wednesday the total has now passed 20000. 00 and have been more than 600 deaths. Well as nations around the world this year to help contain the crowd of us president assured his citizens there is nothing to worry about schools and businesses remain open as Daniel Ortega encourage residents to attend concerts parades and sporting events and doctors now say the situation is out of control. And express burial in the middle of the night thats how we had to bury his father. By the order of the new government he says father allegedly had covert 19. When i entered the symmetry i had to actually naturally because they were orders that the body must be buried and there was no turning back so the only thing i could try to do was to stream it so that my friends on facebook could be there with me at the time but i dont. Reports of people being buried at night show the death toll of over 1000. 00 is higher than the government of the new lot of big i would like to acknowledge officially only 46. 00 people have died since the pandemic started but independent sources say the number is closer to 980 most death certificates say the deceased died of a typical pneumonia. Critics say the government was also behind a campaign to convince the population that only attack the rich. We are battling about extreme measures radical measures that would kill the country and we are keeping regular activities taking special measures to protect the most vulnerable. But among the dead are journalists or more this who also allegedly died of course 1000 his relatives blame the government for how he was treated. They killed him this is murder they did not give us any information of what was happening we will continue fighting as the stuff. Nobody can say anything they have a muscle in the mouth the takers are the owners of nicaragua the owners of. Doctors in the country have created an independent commission as reports show hospitals are struggling to cope with the situation. We have the 2nd poorest country in the region we come after haiti we have horrible hygiene conditions trash collection is not working in the capital people dont have any water 24 hours a day the government is not taking any measures to protect the population. When you look at the guy has been that i was president since 2007 and has battled opposition brutally in the past few years the fear is that his denial of 19 will have devastating effects in a country that is already in desperate need. A danish scientists have developed a robot powered by Artificial Intelligence that can take coronavirus swabs the robot scans the patients id prepares a sampling kit a performs a swab and puts a sample in a container ready for testing and thats all without human input its been developed to reduce the infection risk for Health Care Workers and improve the quality of covert 930 hoops to Start Testing the 1st patients with a robot by late june. To help the Health Care System in collecting the samples 2nd of all we can guarantee the quality of the samples you get exactly the same procedure repeated again and again which will give better quality of. A huge landslide in norway has swept to least 8 houses into the sea no injuries were reported after the 500 metre wide piece of land collapse in the town of altar on that wednesday the homes were built on clay which becomes unstable in wet weather. And has been more damage to australias Great Barrier reef with its 3rd coral bleaching in just 5 years favorite was the hottest month since records began in 1900 when the water was too warm corals expel the algae that lives within them and leaving them bleached and barren explodes when the ecosystem may never recover from the damage very very. Early sure. Theres very little impact on the region so. The person youre isnt just an 80 year for terms of Global Warming you know forever for business as usual. Will eventually just really great very as we know. This is all just out there these are the top stories and memorials have been held in minneapolis in new york in order of george floyd whos killing spot more than a week of protests across the United States the 46 year old black american died after police knelt on his neck during and arrest its crazy there all these people came to see my brother and. Thats amazing to me that he touched so many people hawt. You know the bit sets in our hearts you know. You come to 3rd war where were from people across right now thats how much they love them you know im just staying strong as i came in because i need to get it out i need to get it out everybody wont just as we want justice the joy which hes going to get it hes going to get it. For 3 former Police Officers charged with aiding and abetting 2nd degree murder in the floyd case of made their 1st appearance in court and show over on the left has been arrested and charged with his murder while the other 3 thats jr exams according thomas lane. Well only arrested on wednesday a judge in the state of georgia has ruled 3 men charged with the murder of a black man will be put on trial. Was chased and shot 3 times by a retired white Police Officer and his son in february but they were only challenge in may after a video of the shooting led to nationwide protests Us Navy Veteran has arrived in switzerland all to being released by iran Michael White had been detained since 2018 president dollars from thang to tehran for his release it comes a day off to an iranian scientists are scary arrived back in toronto after being freed from a prison in the United States senate goes government is easing some coronavirus restrictions after 2 nights of angry protests in several cities more than 200. 00 people were arrested a nighttime curfew has now been partially relax all restrictions on travel around the country have been lifted. You know if they were headlines got more news here on down to 0 right off the inside story from. A vigil in defiance for the 1st time on kong bombs its annual event to remember the Tiananmen Square massacre it comes as china has to impose National Security laws on the semi autonomous territory so will the citys Democracy Movement so by this is inside story. Hello welcome to the program and its home calling is held accountable vigil to remember