During the Global Pandemic. One of the philippines most prominent journalists has been found guilty of libel in a case seen as a major blow to press freedom maria ressa denies the charges brought over an article on her news website rappler it linked a wealthy businessman to criminal activity charges one of several against the site that highlighted extrajudicial killings and abuses during president attacks his time in office rest as expected to appeal the conviction that carries a sentence of up to 6 years in prison. I appeal to you the journalists in this room the filipinos who are listening. To protect your rights we are men. Cautionary tale we are meant to make you afraid. Great so i appeal again. Dont be afraid because if you dont use your rights you will lose them if we dont challenge a brazen move to try to roll back the rights guaranteed in the constitution we will lose them. As more from outside the court in manila. This is not the 1st time though and not the only case that journalists are facing as you know just over a month ago the biggest Media Network was shut down a. B. A c. B. S. Also was shut down because of its failure to renew its license there was also another broad sheet that was also threatened to be closed so no the United Nations all of the rights organizations have called this of course a dark day in journalism but this is not new this has been going on for the last 4 years although there is no official reaction again from the Philippine Government that the support from the office of the president you know many many actually believe that this has been the case simply because there has basically which the war against journalists by calling them feet fuse for the previous statement he made a few years ago that some journalists do this serve to be killed so right now at this point maria ressa still at her press conference shes sharing her sentiments with other journalists a lot of people say they continue to support maria they think that this is the 1st time that basically cyber libel was weaponized it was something that was passed during the Previous Administration but a lot of Rights Groups over the past few years have actually been calling on the government to decriminalize libel they worry though that the case of maria despite being prominent actually has a greater impact to lesser known Community Journalists who may not have the same gravitas who will feel intimidated every time they write a story every time they write they speak truth to power every time they face bigger challenges and go out against powerful people. Those Deputy Director of Human Rights Watch he says that that excepts a dangerous precedent for journalism in the philippines. The verdict actually highlights the ability of penes abusive president rodney got to tear to dominant manipulate laws to go after critical well respected media voices and whatever the cost of the country we think that the government should reverse this verdict we think they should squash it and they should you know step back and unfortunately what were seeing is part of a well played out plan by the government to try as maria ressa said very clearly to shut them down and to make them a cautionary tale to other journalists in the philippines who would dare criticize the president if you look at this case here in front of us. What happened was there was an article published was based in part on government documents it was published for months before the cyber criminal law came onto the books there was one change in the article afterwards after the law was in effect to especially fix a typo and the Philippines Department of justice were encouraging the president went out went to the private litigant and said look you you should sue and came up with an entire new legal theory of continuous publication to enable this to happen i mean this is a targeted hit it was a private petition or but its really the governments behind the death of a black man in the hands of police in the u. S. City of atlanta is being treated as a homicide an autopsy has revealed that ray shot brooks died from 2 gunshot wounds into his back often struggle with officers on friday the killing a spot more protests of a Police Brutality and again the reports after a weekend of protests following the death of racial brooks the restaurant where he died is now a symbol of this nations racial tensions its being cleaned up now but the anger here hasnt subsided the 27 year old father of 3 was shot and killed by police on friday following a struggle with 2 offices. As he fled mr brooks was shot and later died on saturday night the restaurant was set ablaze and city leaders condemned the polices use of deadly force his children will continue to grow up for the rest of their life without a father now we cant we cant magically make ryszard brooks reappear this building we can build this building this wendys back up we can follow an Insurance Claim to ensure that this building is built back up i dont condone this but i understand it and im hurting just like everybody else is despite the resignation of atlantas chief of police and the firing of the officer who killed ray sean brooks calls for Police Reform and accountability a growing were going to make sure that if you shoot somebody in our state youre going to be prosecuted if youre long before someone. If you change someone down for a not the other crime youre going to be prosecuted is law enforcement. Our government is not going to carry gas people here all right across the u. S. Until races protests continue to grow in los angeles the gay pride parade took to the streets in support of black lives matter in South Carolina a 1000000 man march was held as protesters marched on the statehouse the 2 lawmakers to address Police Brutality racism and economic disparities with a shocking plan probably i feel here. If there was every bit of the system that was the 1st time ever that happened was you know many of us have had it with you know its been 3 weeks since george floyd died in Police Custody now another africanamerican mans name has been added to a long list of victims of police file and Police Forces across the u. S. Are now banning practices like cho coles others a promising more transparency as a mentor. The change continues many say that simply know enough to tackle systemic racism inequality and Police Brutality coals for real pleas for a former now growing here and across the world and it gallacher aljazeera Miami Florida turkey has launched a military operation against kurdish fighters in Northern Iraq thats Defense Ministry says warplanes have struck the candle mountains targeting separatist forces from the Kurdistan Workers Party or p k k s trikes souls are reported at mt singh jaw. P k k fighters in Northern Iraq and they have 4 decade conflict correspondent Stan Costello has more now from istanbul. The says another operation of turkey come back to Northern Iraq against the outflow could spark if it k. K. What we know was that this time the operation is in a wider scale than it has been ongoing since 99 q before turkey used to do operations targeting a specific area area but this is multiple areas and the some of the ration conducted by the Turkish Forces thats why it is in a wider scare and surprisingly just d 2 days ago turkish intelligence chiefs are counted on was in bad that he paid a visit to back that so. Presumably there is a much the turkish intelligence believe also might have talked about how tricky is to move people from from the other side of the border because according to the turkish Prime Minister straight men who are prisoners come back to try to protect the borders. Thousands of protesters in brazil marched in sao paolo to denounce the governments handling of the pandemic a small account a rally was held in the capital brasilia by supporters of president jaya bolzan r o 2 continues to downplay the outbreak the country has the 2nd highest number of code 19 deaths worldwide stories about reports. Get out chanted this people you have any that only stuff in brazil is financial capital. And even having now was one of the thousands who felt it was necessary to be on the streets on sunday. Im here because thousands of people are dying of coronavirus and the government doesnt care about it this is a genocide the government is mocking the working class and the police are killing our families and communities black people cant live in peace in this country we are afraid to die because of our problems brazil has become the epicenter of 1000 in south america more than 40000 people have lost their lives many blame president handling of the crisis as he opposed imposing a logged on to preserve the economy and disregarded the virus as a little flu. His supporters have also been taking to the streets to defend the precedent and i think its an epidemic its clearly people but its not that much i dont think the koran the virus by the south by elf jews that much i think theyre most part of people that die by it has another kind of disease but in this hospital in sao paulo many do not agree recess the vice 41 and is recovering from covert 1000 she has been in touch with her family on a video called. Take it seriously because this is not a little flu some said i couldnt breathe and i know how bad it is i thought i was going to die its awful stay home if you can and if you need to go out take all necessary precautions because its not easy. For survivors like back in their minds who is 50 years old with 19 was a life changing experience. And i am very grateful for life my life has changed im grateful to god to my brother in law who saved me to my wife my sister and everyone my life started over because the doctor said i was going to die and today im here thank god i thank everyone here. Brazil is struggling with a spread of course with 19 and as the death toll continues to rise there is widespread discontent over the president s response. There is. Tougher. When we come back keeping health care on track india states for him to train pressure on the capitals hospital system. Why tension has escalated on the Korean Peninsula with the north threatening military action against the south florida state. Hour wind the northerly is getting hotter theres not much else to talk about the risk cloud around the coast of amman hasnt yet seen the kurdish city in salalah in a few showers potentially in turkey but in between is just hot of courses on the strength of the wind probably is at its highest at the moment so focus wise was slowly bringing it down nevertheless it comes out of iraq and goes down towards amman the u. A. E. With temperatures it 48. 00 in kuwait its a hot wind in fact in kuwait we get it to about 50 on tuesday now thats a High Temperature during the days the record of course is nearly there 45 in doha 48 in baghdad is still pretty warm away across western society where you might get a shower tear up in the mountains though it does seem likely the monsoon wind is blowing up the coast of tanzania kenya and somalia and of course the monsoon broken now in india quite a long way north so there isnt much rain on this wind itself is a bit on the coast particularly once again in somalia so we look to showers which are building quite nicely of these here for her hardens both sudan and south sudan indeed the forecast for juba was suggested to cherie if not every day that at least very frequently with thunderstorms properly by thursday. The. National board for debate on migration is polarized into. 2 strident positions harkless and ahead of us how do you define an indigenous brits who do they benefit isnt this more about living with defense and you and visa and who do they contain people dont have the right to live anywhere in the world have every right to leave their country maybe his son goes head to head with a cold coming on aljazeera. Welcome back a quick reminder the top stories here on aljazeera a prominent journalist and government critic in the philippines has been convicted of libel maria ressa denies the charges are over an article published on her rock island news website the verdict is being seen as a major blow to press freedom. The death of a black man of the hands of police in the u. S. City of atlanta is being treated as a homicide the killing of racial groups on friday has again field tensions over Police Brutality and sparks new protests. And turkey has launched a military operation against kurdish fighters in Northern Iraq warplanes and struck the candle mountain targeting separatist forces on the Kurdistan Workers Party p k k. Now india is going to voting 500 Railway Coaches in the hospital wards after a surge in new coronavirus cases led to a shortage of beds in the capital 10 carriages had previously been turned into isolation wards the new ones would increase new delhis capacity by 8000 beds. But not to fight the war against crime of arson new delhi with more strength the federal government to shoot. To move 19 patients in hospitals the federal government is completely back in new delhi scala to case grain of august with food strain on the news with iran joins us live now from new delhi elizabeth how much pressure is new delhi is Health Service on the for them to be using trains as makeshift hospital wards. Good morning daryn. A lot of pressure but theres also a lot of confusion in the capital because while the government says that they have enough beds the reports of people being turned away from hospitals sometimes to die off the winds continue and there are also reports that the beds and private hospitals are completely full and thats because those who can afford to out prefer and to try to go to private hospitals because of a lack of trust and its Public Health care system a government that spent less than 2 percent of its g. D. P. On Public Health for decades now on friday the Supreme Court or the situation of the worst affected cities and especially delhi deplorable and ill study to explain why the testing went down as cases were continuing to rise and thats why delhi is doubling testing over the next few days and tripling the number of tests that it does to would study is also investigating a discrepancy in the number of deaths Municipal Councils last week said that they buried twice the number of coronavirus patients the noise reported by the Delhi Government so it is a lot of pressure this is why the countrys Home Ministry held a meeting with the states leaders yesterday and they agreed to all these measures like increased testing and also bringing in more ran away carriages as you mentioned they have been used in the past few months but they really increasing the capacity and that the cause is government says that they. Expect more than half a 1000000 cases by the end of next month and need more than 80000 beds yeah and in terms of the Bigger Picture elizabeth we know that india just reported another record rise in cases how much concern is that the federal government does not have this pandemic under control. Again a lot of concern and thats because its the easing of the stricture and the federal governments decision to ease restrictions and non Containment Zones that led to the real rise in the number of cases that we have been seeing since and while government leaders across the country said things like we know that cases would rise and lock down destruction so easily use the last 2 months to prepare for that situation so it will be ok dont be alarmed but it seems that the worst hit cities the worst hit states a really striking they dont have the situation under control the confederation of all India Traders they held a poll on the weekend where 88 percent of all shop on and said that they want shops and markets to close because they believe that thats leading to a rise in the number of cases that the government is reluctant to bring lock down restrictions back and because more than 120000000 and dns lost their jobs in the last few months and for the government thats too high a price to pay botch the Prime Minister is holding a Virtual Meeting with state leaders over the next 2 days on tuesday and wednesday to reassess the situation in the country over to is a problem there for us in new delhi elizabeth thank you. And neighboring pakistan is also seeing a record increase in the number of new infections with officials warning the total could reach a 1000000 by the end of july 4th already have sealed off more than 1000 high risk areas including in the capital islamabad of the Imperial College in london predicted the outbreak will peak in august with deaths reaching 80000. 00. And frances president among your mark was claiming its 1st victory in the fight against covert 19 or some of the last lockdown instructions are lifted the country will be under a lower state of alert from monday and that means restaurants and cafes including in the capital will be allowed to operate at full capacity more people can also return to work the World Health Organization is urging the u. K. Not to rush into lifting its coronavirus lockdown and europes regional director says the government should have an effective Contact Tracing system in place before easing begins nonessential shops are set to reopen the mainland on monday Prime MinisterBoris Johnson says Safety Measures will be in place all shop staff will have to follow god lines on disinfecting products handled by customers. The british Prime Minister has led tributes to the dozens of people who died in an apartment block fire in london 3 years ago most of the victims of the granville tower blaze were poor and from immigrant families the anniversary is again highlighting inequality in the capital as general holder reports. Church bells toll for the 72. 00 victims of the ground. In west london the 3rd anniversary marked with socially distanced visits to the site and an Online Church service addressed by the Prime Minister while no words can undo what happened and the passage of time can heal the wounds inflicted that night i want you to know that i remain absolutely committed to uncovering the causes of the tragedy and ensuring it is never repeated. But campaigners say the underlying causes of many of the greenfeld deaths have not gone away they point to higher death rates from coronavirus among black asian and minority ethnic groups as evidence of ongoing social inequalities 3 years ago. A community in a tower who had raised questions about safety in that were not listened to and one of the main reasons we would archaeal i would argue that they werent listened to was because of institutional racism because of the demographic they were largely a muslim they were largely black they were working Class Community and actually they were not taken seriously the pace of reform has also been slow at ensuring this current happen again as many as 2000 buildings are said still to bare the flammable crowding that allowed the grunfeld flames to whip up the side of the building and rage out of control with as many as 56000 building residents living at daily risk grunfeld tower and coronavirus have more in common besides lives from very different backgrounds in one of londons most multicultural settings imperiled then and in turmoil once more. You know as alvarez escaped the 4 with her family and wasnt able to complete her exams at a crucial stage in her School Career the school is shut now because of the virus and you know as has missed the chance to sit her a levels. Start missing 5 my g. C. S. E. And then all my levels get canceled its a bit like why me i guess that people have had struggles in their life time everyone goes through their own battles so its kind of like i know im not special. In terms of. Having finding something that keeps me going i guess everyone has something that keeps them going and i mean its nothing particular for me its just. I just keep moving forward and. Once again a life is being shown on societys imbalance demands for change now more urgent than ever journal aljazeera west london 3 parties in ireland are expected to sign a Coalition Deal on monday to end 4 months of political deadlock Michel Martin is widely expected to take over from leader of radko as Prime Minister martin is free in a 4 party 137 seats in the islands a 160 aliment in febreze elections with veronicas finagle party taking 35. 00 seats the green party will also be part of that alliance. The leaders of somalia and breakaway states that met in djibouti for talks somali lands president luiz b yeah deep wants a 2 state process to defend what he calls the regions independence somaliland split from somalia in 1901 but has never gained International Recognition ethiopia and djibouti are brokering the talks after the last round collapsed in 2015. South korea has held an urgent security meeting after the sister of north koreas leader threatened military action came you know john warning comes days after the north cut off all communication with the south alexia bryan reports. Under cover of darkness north korean defectors send aid and propaganda over the border theyre fighting against conjunctions idiology and sending food in it sent to some of the 10000000 people the u. N. Says a going hungry to cross border messages provoking an angry response from pyongyang. Kim jong sr of north koreas leader suggesting theyll be no more handshakes and smiles with south koreas president j. N. Instead shes threatening military action if the south doesnt stop the defectives campaigns she told state media i believe our army will determine something for cooling down our peoples resentment and surely carry it out kim jong un sister is also an influential aide and his in a circle she was at his side during talks with south koreas president moon and later when he met u. S. President donald trump in their summit in singapore 2 years ago analysts say its the norths frustration with the u. S. Over those stories to denuclearize ation talks thats behind the escalating rhetoric theres no doubt that pyongyang feelings a profound sense of impatience and its failure to get any relaxation of International Sanctions the route to washington is going through so thats why its seeing so much pressure on the ministration but i think thats a misread mistreat of the american position and i dont think you immediately produce results for. The north has cut off all communication with the south for the 1st time in 2 years warning is have a regretful painful time if it fails to control the defect is in an effort to smooth relations south korea has tried to discourage the activists taking. Legal action against them and saying earlier this week. We will continue to abide by all agreements between south and north korea to maintain peace on the Korean Peninsula and prevent incidental military conflicts the but it hasnt stopped the out this from the north korea craft protest against defect is junks described as human scum the the activists are refusing to back down and say their campaign against the north will continue for the next year brian al jazeera. Now a Global Pandemic has forced the closure of cinemas around the world but many driving venues have stayed open for moviegoers in search of the big screen experience at a safe distance from others ross and jordan reports now from the u. S. State of virginia. Ah in the middle of the covert 19 pandemic americans are tired of being cooped up inside watching movies on their big screen t. V. s not surprisingly those living close to a drive in Movie Theater are seizing the moment sonny berry says the drive in was a joy of his childhood in the 1960 s. Here they have a playground so we just played the game on the playground and do all that great in the team here running around and pass out and in the 2nd movie was full of the older people you know so they watch the older films it is all pleasure to welcome you to this guy live in the 1950 s. And 1960 s. Some 4000 drive in theaters opened their gates to americans every weekend theyre ready for. Food socializing and the latest entertainment all on order but as land values soared in the 1970 s. And 1980 s. Theater owners took the money and ran only 300. 00 or so drive in theaters are in Business Today and youre going to have we decided to come on out of the family and enjoy the beautiful weather and know you can at one time like sonny berry jim cooper grew up loving the drive in and then his dream of being here all the time came true thank you i became a patron a 19 a poem and i started to talk with alan all the family of the boat this they had all and i always told them if you have a one of the give up. Right now and one that got that phone call on this night coupes job is making sure the customers follow new Public Health rules and that we hear the folks in. Every car 2 meters apart. Paying for snacks with the phone app and though one can listen to the sound on the car radio the Old Fashioned window speakers are covered in plastic. Just to be safe you can actually have even though that theyre covered up youre still going to. Sunny barry and his family saying that even with the rules the drive in is a gift on a lovely spring night we have a big family and its hard to limit our gatherings to 10 people at a time so we figured this would be a good option we can maintain some sort of sales social distancing with the children its always hard though. As the sun goes down moviegoer settlin and enchanting story and each Others Company under the stars 2 metres apart roslyn jordan aljazeera stephen city virginia. Tough a quick check of the headlines here on aljazeera a prominent journalist and government critic in the philippines has been convicted of libel maria ressa denies the charges are of an article published on the iraq plan news website the vote explained seen as a major blow to press freedoms. I appeal to you the journalists in this room the filipinos who are in this. To protect your rights. We are men. Cautionary tale we are meant to make you free. Frightened so 2 you again. Dont want to be afraid because if you dont use your right you will lose them we dont watch probably a brazen move to try to roll back the rights guaranteed in the constitution we will lose them. The death of a black man at the hands of police in the u. S. City of atlanta is being treated as a homicide the killing of ray shot brooks on friday has again fueled tensions over Police Brutality and spot new protests across the country. Turkeys loans to military operation against kurdish targets in Northern Iraq war planes have struck the candle mountains hitting separatist fighters from the Kurdistan Workers Party or p k k indias converting 500 Railway Coaches into hospital wards in virus cases led to a shortage of beds Health Authorities have reported another record daily spiking infections with more than 11000. 00 new cases neighboring pakistan is also seeing a recording crease in new infections officials are warning the total could reach a 1000000 by the end of july more than a 1000 high risk areas have been sealed off including the capital islamabad and thousands of mosques in the brazilian city of san paolo to denounce the governments handling of the pandemic it has the 2nd highest number of deaths worldwide. And the leaders of somalia a breakaway states the modern london met in djibouti for talks somali mans president wants a 2 state process to defend what he sees as the regions independence. 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