Hello im daryn jordan this is aljazeera live from doha also coming up there in days long standing president here in currencies or dies suddenly weeks before he was due to step down. And fears this floating fate could end up in the spot here as coronavirus restrictions in the netherlands stories. Welcome to the program more than 2 weeks after his death george floyd has been laid to rest in a Houston Cemetery friends and family celebrated his life in a funeral that lasted 4 and a half hours it was in voluntarily cost in the role of a civil rights icon when i minneapolis policeman knelt on his neck his death has inspired protests that continue today across the United States and in many countries a far away as senegal john hendren reports from houston now where floyd grew up. George floyds tragic journey ends in a Houston Cemetery but across the u. S. The movement he inspired continues a montage of demonstrations in floyds name plate is his funeral displays his legacy and inspires a call to action from civil rights leaders god took to reject it stop. And made him the cornerstone of a movement as a coach a whole wide work friends and family remember the man they knew is perry or big floyd and liz member. Hola and. I was one of. Them i love you and. I think god forgive me give me my own personal superman this is not just murder hey take. A happy memory from. Now thats all i have are green. Right. You said a few its not much but its the life of the man who died beneath the policemans need was celebrated by members of congress and a president ial candidate who spoke directly to floyds daughter giana now is the time for Racial Justice thats the easternmost give to our children when they ask why. Because when there is justice for george floor. And then she said she. Changed the world the funeral followed memorial in minneapolis in North Carolina and a viewing in houston attended by thousands who remembered his final words i cant breathe in the weeks months years after these people have left this. Is someone who transformed us by what he did was done to him some who didnt make the invitation list inside said they were outside because theyre concerned about the next generation. So when you hear stories. About mr floyd. George floyd was buried next to his mother in the place he once called home. And is going to always remember. He left behind children a family and a movement they hope will end the pattern of unarmed African Americans dying at the hands of police John Hendren Al Jazeera houston. Well Lester Spence is a professor at Johns Hopkins university he says its hard to gauge how successful the protest movement will be in bringing about real change i know ive never seen anything like this in my life so its possible where like a 1955 moment in american terms where the Civil Rights Movement is just beginning and we have 15 years of big the reason front of us or its possible we were in the one 968. 00 moment where we had rebellions in the United States and around the world and if you asked those participants what was going to happen they would have said the revolution was coming and then 1970 next thing you know chile gets taken over the United States new york city gets placed under austerity so what i do know is that this is a moment people are doing everything we can to keep that window open and you know and well see im hopeful and i rarely use that but the other thing is this legislation that weve been seeing patterns right again colorado colorado is not is by no means a liberal state and theyve got significant political hurdles that organizers there have to overcome have been able to overcome so its also about its also about taking advantage of this moment and rolling out kind of legislation that a lot of us have been working on in cities and in states for more peaceful protests have taken place in cities across the u. S. In minneapolis where george floyd died people gathered to pay tribute to the Minneapolis City Council has over the Police Department to ban chokeholds but protesters are demanding an end to what they say is systemic racism. People in new york have also been out marching in floyds name gable is on doubles with demonstrations. These are truly extra ordinary scenes thousands of protesters that are right now walking over the Brooklyn Bridge theyre doing it on are of black lives matter and also dawn of the life of george floyd these are protesters that are quiet obviously very very peaceful and theyre really sending a message a message to new york a message to the United States and they say a message to the world that they will continue to fight for justice for george floyd and black lives matter they were also fighting over the last 2 weeks here in new york for a justice of people that have been victims of Police Brutality by the new york Police Department and on tuesday 2 things happened one is a new york Police Department officer was. Sure with assault for pushing a peaceful protest or in the very early weeks of the protest in new york and also new york state lawmakers have voted for a series of bills that would in theory make the n. Y. P. D. More accountable but what youre seeing here is very much a message a message that is being sent that they want justice and they will not leave until they get it. But its going to be mentioning the new york politicians have been working to make police more accountable state senate has repealed the law that kept offices disappearing records didnt those will now be made public the previous low have been in place for more than 40 is and thousands of people gathered in central paris to pay tribute to george floyd they expressed solidarity with us protesters and denounce racism and Police Brutality city officials allowed the event to go ahead despite a ban on public gatherings due to the coronavirus pandemics. And in senegals capital dhaka dozens of protesters gathered to pay tribute to Floyd Nicholas was that were on the most Western Point of africa facing the Atlantic Ocean on the other side is the United States of america its by here by ship then men women and children were shipped out as slaves this is a place of memorial and this is where people have gathered to protest Police Brutality and to pay tribute to george floyd now in normal circumstances a protest like this would not take place this is the state of emergency because of the outbreak and yet authorities here have allowed this protest to take place because they feel that whats happening globally has in effect a resonance to many senegalese here Police Arrest meant every kind of racism at all levels happens to any black person in the western world so i think it is about time in 2020 that it stops and then we are fully recognize im just human beings and citizen of this here because this is the year of return where west african countries are inviting africanamericans who want to come and visit this region not only that to resettle in the last year 750000 africanamericans have visited this area many of them choosing to actually settle here ghana is offering them special status among the protesters here some of them have a message to those africanamericans the United States who want to move away from Police Brutality and racism that they face in their country. Welcome home. Welcome home come back you know youre welcome this is your country where you have people. We need you here you have your place we love you. The toppling of statues of men responsible for slavery or for calling a zation responsible for the killings of millions of people in africa has been welcomed by many here governments here have been asking museums in the west for years to return artifacts has been looted on the african continent and so its part of a Greater Movement of people wanting to reclaim history too often ignored. Well in the u. K. A statue of an 18th century slave trader has been removed from outside a London MuseumOfficials Say was no longer considered acceptable by the local community and thousands of people have signed petitions calling for the removal of another monument at Oxford University were a challenge as more. Roads must fall is that demand take it down put him in a museum in the world Famous University city of oxford anger at this statue has rekindled looking down from the facade of Oriel College is sessile rhodes one of the most controversial figures of britains imperial age it is a bastion of White Supremacy and rhys ism and its inaccessible to get down roads the colonial believed in the primacy of the anglosaxon race over all others particularly the black africans he ruled over the ilo. I am but the wealthy benefactors Foundation Still bring students from around the world to study at oxford its unsurprisingly a conflict for south african road scholar marotta he kali. For many many years the response to ship was awarded to white men which is essentially the work and forced labor of black people sponsoring the education of white men to colonize and well colonize the rest of the world. Black lives matter has reenergize the roads Must Fall Campaign began in 2015 inspired by protestors in south africa. A statement from Oriel College says we believe black lives matter and support the right to peaceful protest as a college we continue to debate and discuss the issues raised by the presence on our site of examples of contested heritage relating to settle roads but the current mood is building pressure orks with Cities Council leader recommends oriel submit a planning application to remove the statue. Elsewhere pressure has already led to action in bristol over the weekend protesters tore down a statue of slave trader edward constant and threw him in the river in london north already has removed slave owner Robert Millikan from his plane in the docklands on tuesday previously protected symbols of britains racist and imperial past of becoming intolerable to every country really has sort of National Myth and you know kind of nationalist sense and recent perhaps in that respect is no different but it does of course have a unique situation in terms of the british and such knowledge and went such a time the death of george floyd is changing the way many countries look at history and race. So different place is different figures in oxford its sessile roads in bristol it was edward caso in belgium its king leopold in the United States its a robot feeling but the principle is universal and if you get an extra far off by black lives matter historical figures of White Supremacies they say should no longer be given supremes positions in our towns and our cities will be challenged how does their oxford. Time for a short break here and aljazeera when we come back to latin america struggling to slow its corona Virus Outbreak well explore why and accusations and who think rebels are concealing the real toll the disease is taking this morning stay with us. Hello the usual haul sand dry picture throughout much of the middle east not to the north across into turkey you can see a few bits and pieces of clouds had wanted to show as we could see a few more of those on wednesday sunny later in the day beginning to push across into the fall north and west of iran but away from that it is hot it is dry for any just due to the winds a fairly brisk 47 in baghdad the same across into kuwait bit further to the south away from the time it is not as high as they were still holds 41 in doha 42 across into dubai and generally a time which is sort of staying at about these levels for the next few days maybe just a degree high for baghdad and say the winds are picking up some say so we could have some blowing sand and dust the rains also becoming a little heavier on korea and on towards the east now plenty of heavy rains throughout much of Central Africa the usual seasonal rains of course they tend to really gather across into the gulf of guinea pushing off towards the west but also on wednesday so heaviest back in the 4 calls into the Northern Areas of the day or kong and meanwhile weve got a front just sliding by pushing the rain into Western Areas of south africa so feeling a bit cooler in cape town 16 degrees warmer head of that system important is about the 26 but as we head into thursday it cools down further in cape town the rain showers just pushing on the coast the hive 17 importance of. Isolating time listening post cuts through the noise looking at another side of the story not so much the information around the outbreak but the mystery to me separating propaganda from fact its reality we have to worry. Exposing the optics try and stimulate the rhetoric and blame but they cannot manipulate the fires post going to the media like you see around. Welcome back a quick amount of our top stories here on aljazeera more than 2 weeks after his death george florida the man whose killing inspired protests across the u. S. Has been laid to rest in a Funeral Service in his hometown of houston floyd who is remembered as a loving Family Member and mentor and a symbol of change. Protest of the taken to the streets across the country to honor george story theyre also calling for cuts to Police Budgets and an end to systemic racism. And people together to pay tribute to many other countries in dakar senegal testers nailed with a memorial marking the atlantic slave trade for 8 minutes and 46 seconds cinematic time in office the melt on fluids. At least 59 people have been killed in an attack in northeast nigeria an offshoot of the armed Group Boko Haram regular remote village in borno state some local leaders say it was payback up to several fighters were killed while trying to steal livestock from the area the regions been plagued by such groups for years the conflict has killed 36000 people displaced around 2000000 more. The president of burundi parents died at the age of 55 just weeks before he was due to step down from office a government statement says he had a heart attack but the speculation he may have contracted coronavirus looks back at his life. Came to power with a pledge to heal a divided government but his time in office was tainted by a crackdown on his political opponents the former rebel leader became president in 2005 as part of a peace deal that ended a years long civil war that i swear to ban all ideologies of Ethnic Division and genocide i swear to work for the development of. Including visa won a 2nd term in an uncontested election in 2010 but Rights Groups and opposition parties accused him of restricting Political Freedom 5 years later breaking constitutional norms and despite global condemnation he announced his intention to stand for a 3rd term. What is happening now is the fault of the people who are not on our side but it is going to make us stronger than ever whatever happens will be their fault not. The move sparked mass protests and violence at least 1200 people were killed and 400000 fed the country in the run up to those elections there was an attempted coup while the president was on a visit to tanzania and couldnt seize not impose a further crackdown on his political opponents the un and human Rights Groups accused his Security Forces of torture beatings Sexual Violence and despite it all he won his 3rd president ial time in july 2015 but the violence continued as did his standoff with the International Community became the 1st country to terminate its membership of the international. A court after it started investigating allegations of abuse. In 2018 including these are held a referendum to extend president ial terms from 5 to 7 year mandate we were told. You should listen to those who tell you to vote yes if they. Didnt listen to them as well only you know whats in your heart. And last month brunetti held its 1st competitive president ial election despite the krona virus pandemic but again it was marred by allegations of fraud and harassment most International Observers were banned after 15 years in power including diesel was due to step down in august taking pride in the fact that his government despite its troubles brought peace to burundi. And india 5 deaths are being investigated for links to a leaking gas well this fire broke out on tuesday when gas has been leaking for 2 weeks ignited its reported several homes nearby caught fire state turned all in there had been trying to contain the blaze the gas field is just a few kilometers from where a National Park an old spill in Russias Arctic region has seeped into an environmentally fragile lake thats according to the Regional Governor its fear itll travel down river to the ocean the disaster started at the end of may when a fuel storage tank collapsed around 21000. 00 tonnes of diesel have now leaked out ecologist say the spill will cause extensive damage in the direct to the plant is facing criminal charges. Now fears that a corona Virus Outbreak in yemen could be worse than originally thought are being compounded by claims of who the rebels are suppressing the real toll this is the u. N. And by groups are running out of money to help balance reports. The woes Health Organization believes hundreds of people have died of coronavirus in yemen with thousands more infected the official tally is 112. 00 to its with just 4 from who 3 areas like aaron and. Oh my god this man says they have waited for help since 8 am its now 3 pm dont look at any of our American People yell at him to stop recording as he continues he says he called health lines Security Officials politicians and no one else had his course in the who controlled north people are often buried in secret or at night there are reports that families in grave diggers awards not to speak of the cause of death historys also not released if they are taken into recording burials has become an act of heroism and defiance. And. The intentional suppression of the Media Coverage from authorities whether its in the northern all southern governments this oppression has very dangerous results among them is that the well doesnt know the real numbers of the epidemic. And International Agencies dont have the money to help the u. N. Says it needs 2400000000. 00 to cover essential aid in yemen this year and a pledging drive last week fell a 1000000000. 00 short of that meaning the closure of services for huff the countrys hospitals a new tradition for 2500000 starving children gone this is the price of face masks increased 30 fold putting them out of reach of most yemenis and aid groups. Hospitals are caught in the door if we. Help. They are putting. The way. The country is running. The health care provider. One thing yemen is not running out of. 5 years into a civil war its the one thing traitors can rely on and thats never been more popular as you know games that any other people want now is to support their families so they look for a job or trade weve found that selling weapons is a profitable business to the situation that we were in you minis feel increasingly abandoned by the International Community they must be in for themselves even making their own medicine. Return back to use what our grandfathers used with herb such as fin to create time marine and change. Doesnt give you a human is likely riddled with coronavirus but this is a country with many ailments yemenis are being forced to search for their own. Shallop dallas. Brazils government has restored all coronavirus districts including numbers of deaths to its official website after being ordered to by the Supreme Court the Health Ministry had removed the data at the weekend saying it would no longer mentor and cumulative totals for deaths and infections more than 37000 people have died in brazil and is widely believed the outbreak has not yet peaked. The pan american Health Organization says its going to take a lot longer to stop the spread of covert 19 in latin america the number of infections is growing exponentially in brazil peru and mexico analysts believe economic inequality is largely to blame for the region becoming the new coronavirus epicenter money are up in the reports from mexico city. Life almost appears to be back to normal in Rio De Janeiro the return of crowds to public beaches however doesnt mean things are improving. Despite an easing of restrictions brazil remains the country worst affected by coronavirus in all of latin america. While the worsening outbreak in brazil is an extreme example other latin american countries are also struggling to contain the virus health Officials Say widespread inequality have made the crisis worse we know latin america is the most unequal region in the world and also one of the most urbanized regions in the world so we have big cities like rio lima in where they are surrounded by belt of border and you know so the same lock down that was applied in europe to a certain extent cannot be completely applied in knocking america the caribbean. In mexico authorities see the expect the height of contagion to occur near the end of june and despite the worsening Health Crisis the government has begun a gradual reopening of the Economy Health workers say this is a worrying sign or you know it. Was obviously everyone is worried to say that people are basically going about their normal lives and being in the Health Sector you know the consequences that will have so were hoping that this doesnt go on too long but at the end of the day we know what the consequences will be. On. Another hard hit country is peru which neared 200000 confirmed cases of coke at 19 on tuesday hospitals. In the capital lima are nearing a breaking point. The countrys president might be envious gotta paid his respects to the 52. 00 Health Workers who died in the fight against corona virus that you know if youre the situation as we all know is a very difficult and complex one because this disease is caught us in a situation with a precarious Health System with many needs. Latin america was the last region to be hardest hit by the corona virus and now Health Officials warn it could take longer to recover than other parts of the world. Aljazeera. To the netherlands now where a fleet of historical sailing ships is staging an unusual protest their owners rely on tourists to fund their maintenance but the pandemic has put a stop to all that theyre selling together in the hope the government will help them stop vasant along. The sound of ship horns carry an urgent message what is believed to be the Worlds Largest historic sailing fleet is struggling to survive most of the ships are more than a century old and were used to sail dutch waters transporting cargo. Out to show off this is the oldest charter ship in the netherlands belt in 876 so more than 140 years old used to be run ship the sound between rotterdam to jewish engines did not exist yet. Leon from the low has been restored and sailing ships for the past 4 decades hes safe lab to him from the scrap yard and with his partner hes now organizing tourists but since the pandemic the ship spends most of its time anchored at the harbor from over. Because of the virus were not allowed to be close to each other and that is impossible in this work he cant experience this kind of toll individually you experience this adventure together with one and i have metres distancing now needed on board he says he cant make enough money to cover the high costs of maintaining the old ship with social distancing rules in place this seems to be the safest way of protesting these historic sailing ships are unlikely victims of the covert 19 that make theyve got a 2nd life in tourism but with no income floating site might be lost after a. Good order. By gathering the facile shippers hope they can pressure the government to create. An Emergency Fund for fleet survival while in other countries historic ships are subsidized in and madelines they operate on a fully commercial basis. This is the 1st time in 50 years of our branch of our sailing with tourists we managed to get all the ships together i think that says a lot about this situation it is really well we have to do something now leon doesnt bear to think what will happen to him and his ship if his business goes bankrupt not only might his antique ship and up but the scrap yard the whole fleet could disappear from the dutch landscape stamp fasten aljazeera nia married in. Time for a quick check of the headlines here on aljazeera more than 2 weeks after his death in custody george floyd the man whose killing inspired protests across the u. S. Has been laid to rest in a Funeral Service in his hometown of houston floyd was remembered as a loved Family Member a mentor a symbol of change. Just a. Big. Big lot everybody. But we got to be remember everybody going to remember him around the world hes going to change the world. Peaceful protests have continued across the country to honor george floyd people are also calling for cuts to Police Budgets and an end to systemic racism in new york the legislature has repeal the law that kept officers disciplinary records hidden those will now be made public the previous know had been in place for more than 40 years. People also gathered to pay tribute in many other countries in senegal as capital dhaka protesters know that a memorial marking the atlantic slave trade for 8 minutes and 46 seconds the same amount of time an officer knelt on floyds neck authorities let it go ahead despite coronavirus restrictions. 59 people have been killed in an attack in northeast nigeria an offshoot of the armed Group Boko Haram raided a remote village in borno state some local leaders say it was payback after several fighters were killed while trying to steal livestock from the area the regions been plagued by groups like this for years the conflict has killed 36000 people in displaced around 2000000 more. President here on currencies that has died he was 55 government statement says he died of a heart attack on monday he was due to step down than august following recent president ial elections. And the world Health Organization believes far more people in yemen are affected by corona virus the official reporting shows that estimates deaths are in the hundreds and infections in the thousands yemens officially recorded 112 deaths and 500 cases Officials Say undercounting could make it harder to live a needed medical supplies well those were the headlines the news continues here on aljazeera after listening station thats what i thought. To scarcity has become a major issue the demand is going rate up and the supply is going straight down turning an essential Natural Resource into a commodity traded for profit just because you. Cannot be proud of what about the guy that can afford it teles water in a new 2 part series aljazeera examines the social financial and Environmental Impact of water privatized loads of water on aljazeera. That the police trust. Us. Challenge us trust. Our. Troops. 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