Voters back constitutional change in russia which would keep letting me put in power until 2036 but the opposition is refusing to recognize the result. Also heading yemeni rights group documents abuses including deaths in secret prisons as a devastating war shows no sign of ending. Military has been deployed to the capital addis ababa as armed groups room the streets in a 2nd day of unrest triggered by the murder of a popular singer and activist more than 80 people were killed during process following jesus death on monday his killing has exposed deep seated grievances of a decades of government repression his. As a former political prisoner and a romel activist a chuckle when days it was known for more than his lyrics about economic and civil rights his songs became the melody of the protest movement in 20 teams that elevated the new government to power he was shot late on monday. He needs somebody that is. I can buy a good feeling he passed media and will show. You the whole of africa. How he really. Is. My duty at the rhetorical. Bubble in beijing the critics question was which he you know really a really committed in fact waited 5 deeply entrenched youd. Probably be facing. His killing provoked a furious response from his many fans thousands followed his casket through the capital addis ababa the room already feels he has Largest Ethnic Group which is long complained about discrimination and oppression even with a fellow romel as Prime MinisterNobel Peace Prize winner abi ahmed said what he called an evil act of assassination was orchestrated abroad in order to divide the country he alluded to egypt and sudan which are in dispute with ethiopia over the opening of africas largest hydroelectric dam. As the Un Security Council was meeting to discuss their own ice on stem crisis the cessation crime took place its a crime which an external force has participated and carried it out using a local force the aim is to prevent us from completing the renaissance dam project our enemies will not achieve their objectives even if we pay more prices and offer more sacrifices. About it difficult to chuckle who was critical of the Prime Minister to appearing on a Media Network owned by a government critic joe or mohammad like a few days ago. The 36 year old singer spoke out about receiving Death Threats before his life was abruptly ended now many ethiopians will remember him as a larger than life figure in life and in death the center of national intrigue. And or should help al jazeera. David shinn is a former u. S. Ambassador to ethiopia he says its likely that existing ethnic resentment will turn into even more violence to actually kill the musician this is the match that touched everything off and i think what youre seeing here is a great deal of. Ethnic background which has been touched off by this incident and it is probably leading to some ethnic conflicts that really have nothing to do with the reason for the killing thats almost become an excuse to carry out acts either against different factions of the or almost the Largest Ethnic Group and ethiopia or different ethnic groups against each other and thats why its also perplexing but i think its more of a question of. The event that set all of this off the 1st arrests have been made in hong kong under a new security law imposed by beijing 10 people would detained including a man with a Pro Independence flag 360 of those were taken into custody at a rally marking the anniversary of the city handover from the u. K. To china set a clock is there. I despite the searing heat and defying a police ban thousands of protesters marched to test the new National Security the legislation was fast tracked in record time in beijing and in acted on july the 1st the 23rd anniversary of britains handover to chinese rule as sad as it makes me say so all of it is yes. China is trying to go home its china as of today 1st of july its a sad day but thats what it is but i also take to the streets i still say what i think because its my right as a human being. I protested started marching chanting free home khun lang at they key demands i need to be met by a line of riot police but this group of demonstrators say its they do to stand up to china they Law Enforcement in hong kong what they always do if you are allowed to protest and make their arrest later so i today i come out and an out and one audit dictatorship knowing full well that probably ill get arrested the try. The scope of the National Security is far reaching article 38 says it can essentially target anyone anywhere extradition to china for trial and a maximum sentence of life in prison faces vandalizes of the legislation people were arrested during wednesdays rally for breaking the new no they were in position of items cooling the hong kongs independence from china police sealed off the area fired the water cannon and tear gas and pepper balls to break up the crowd Police Say One officer was stabbed in the. Strategy by police on wednesday was a cordon off key areas where the practices i doubt one time times where ive felt like i know much protests rival the surrounding street the police were still able to mike at least 300 arrests earlier on wednesday the citys chief executive celebrated the hand of the anniversary and a swift. Introduction of the new security law kerry was sidelined in the drafting of the script but said it was necessary to restore order and rebuild hong kongs reputation as a leading International Financial center in asia the odds here a lot for the enactment of the national law is regarded as the most Significant Development in the relationship between the central authorities and hong kong since its return to the motherland in beijing government leaders were doing their best to canada critics who say chinas actions marked the end of hong kongs special autonomy the government in beijing says one that is responsible for the former british territory and they want to prevent it becoming a springboard for subversion against china sarah clarke aljazeera hong kong. Well the british Prime MinisterBoris Johnson condemned the new law as a serious breach of the u. K. China agreement on the tariff free and hes vowing to all or pledge to offer citizenship to almost 3000000 hong kong residents who have tried to continue down this path we would reach introduce a new route for those with british nationals overseas status to enter the u. K. Granting them limited leave to remain with the ability to live and work in the u. K. And thereafter to apply for citizenship and that is precisely what we will do. The u. S. Secretary of state might pompei or says the city is already seeing oppression as a result of the new law Free Hong Kong was one of the worlds most stable prosperous and dynamic cities now now weve just another communist run city were its people we subject to the party elites whims sad indeed this is already happening Security Forces are already rounding up on collars for doing to speak and think freely the world law has been eviscerated and as always the Chinese Communist party fears its own people more than anything else. Russians have approved the most sweeping constitutional change since the end of the soviet union which could keep living a putin in power until he is 83 years old almost all the votes are being counted after a weeklong referendum official results show that more than 78 percent of those who cast a ballot back to the changes but there have been reports of widespread irregularities the opposition leader. Has rejected the result calling the vote an illegitimate attempt to legalize mr putins presidency for life. Meanwhile the u. S. House of representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called for sanctions on russia over allegations that offer money to the taliban to kill american soldiers in afghanistan the New York Times is reporting on friday the President Donald Trump was briefed months ago on the Intelligence Report showing moscow had offered bounties for the deaths of u. S. Soldiers there mr trump denies having any knowledge of it lets bring in our washington correspondent mike hanna mike before we get to the issue of sanctions its very confusing was donald trump briefed or not do we know. Well thats a question that everybodys asking be close most recently says no he wasnt personally brief however there is reports indicate that this matter was included in the daily president ial briefing now whether or not he did that particular paper or whether they didnt so thats one of the issues that congress is wanting to find out that they white house now says that the president has been briefed in recent days but continues to insist that it wasnt personally briefed before that although as you point out numerous reports indicate confirmation that this matter whats included in this briefing papers as far back as march last year according to the Associated Press so its a massive ongoing dispute that is still very clear and its one of the questions that congress are intent on asking. Didnt the president read his reading papers if not why not do you think nancy pelosi will get the sanctions on russia that shes asking for. At this stage you know the white house is continuing to insist that the information that it received and verified that it is still being looked at by various Intelligence Departments now once again other sources say no that is not the case they believe that it is very terrified information and has no real basis in fact about the white house continues to insist that they do not see it as verified as this particular point before it cannot be actionable incidentally its one of the arguments white house used why it was not presented personally to the president because they said the information was not verified however that as even some movement to satisfy congress the Senior Intelligence chiefs will be briefing the gang of 8 in congress in the course of the next 24 hours they gang of 8 is the most senior members of the congress the speaker of the house the leader of the senate the leaders of the important committees within congress itself now theyll be briefed by the director of National Intelligence director up to cia and the command of the militarys side to Security Unit so they have not got what they want to they want to hear that directly from the information chiefs they have been greeted separately democrats and republicans from the house were grieved by president transfer little appointees but they came away saying no theyve got to speak to the people who are looking at this information the actual intelligent leaders to find out exactly what happened and what the basis of this intelligence is ok mike thanks very much. New Zealands Health minister has resigned david clarke says his poor performance has become a distraction in government efforts to combat coronavirus mr clarke has been caught twice breaching lockdown measures going on a trip to the beach was family and on a bike ride. Still to come here on aljazeera theres been a record breaking drugs bust in italy worth more than a 1000000000. 00 its said to have been produced by an eyesore. Also ahead its one of the most ancient buildings in the world that still in use but the future of turkeys sophia is now causing tensions we will tell you why. Hello it has rained quite a lot in honshu much that you can see is going offshore with the still a bit more rain to come for hockey this is all part of the plum rain system which brings a caesar race to japan and china on the chinese end is still particularly where its been flooding all over the place from sichuan through union towards asia eastwards typically that line south of the yanks has been the wet one the humid one and it still is with the next system or next number in the system tries to develop not much there really for friday theyll be scattered big showers but no real intense rain that might be reserved just to catch honshu so you can see south of that nation shouldnt be that many showers over indonesia is a bit of a clutch over sooner is it always a to peers to be going westwards forecasts wise we do get a few where we shouldnt see them in java certainly throughout borneo its looking pretty wet and in sumatra should be largely dry at the moment jakartas got 3 days of rain there but it ought to clear up after that. That more expected rain of course with the monsoon season while a policy on the tropical rights for pakistan is anywhere near India Pakistan or bangladesh it could be a wet i mean all big showers and in bhutan but again the concentration in this wind is on the western side of the gas in southern india. From imprisoned dissident to inspirational leader. From founding the independent state to fiercely defending his people from ethnic cleansing in the conclusion of a 2 part documentary series i just see a world expose the rise to power of the 1st leader of an independent bosnia herzegovina. Is a bag of h. From prisoner to president on a. Board. Welcome back welcome if youre just joining us youre watching on to syria live from doha this hour your top stories ethiopias military has been deployed to the capital city at the top of it as armed gangs roam the streets in a 2nd day of on wednesday following the murder of a popular singer and activist at least 80 people have been killed. Dozens of people have been arrested at a rally marking hong kongs handover from british will china 10 were detained under the new security law imposed by critics say it ends the one country 2 systems agreement. The u. S. House of representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called for more sanctions on russia over allegations of money to the taliban to kill u. S. Soldiers in afghanistan its reported president was briefed months ago about it but he denies any knowledge. Public Health Experts are criticizing the u. S. For securing more than 90 percent of the worlds supply of rem disappear its the only drug licensed so far to treat to cope with 19 there are fears there will be a global shortage after the u. S. Announced it had bought virtually all the available stock for the next 3 months the drug which was originally developed to treat the bowler has been shown to help people recover faster from covert 19 and pain as a warning the move by mr trump sets the dangerous precedent. Americans fears about the spread of the virus are at the highest level in more than a month now a new poll from the reuters and its source organizations says 81 percent of adults are very or somewhat concerned about the pandemic the u. S. Has recorded its biggest one day increase nearly 48000 new infections on tuesday texas florida arizona and california have emerged as the latest epicenter is causing some governors to reimpose restrictions more than 127000 people have died and 2600000 infected who the media is reporting a new wave of Saudi Led Coalition airstrikes on the yemeni capital the bombardment is believed to have killed at least 2 civilians and injured 4 others including children the strikes follow a series of saudi missile attacks on the positions on weapons day last week yemens hoofy rebels launched missile and armed drone attacks targeting saudi arabias capital riyadh. The rights group in yemen is accusing both sides in the civil war of carrying out abuses the Montana Organization for human rights is documenting hundreds of arbitrate detentions forced disappearances and torture since 2016 of the 66 yemenis it says have died in secret prisons the report identifies at least 11 Unofficial Detention Centers it claims the who thiis and the militia there trained by the u. A. E. For most of the abuse more than 100000 people have died in the nearly 6 year long war involving iranian backed hoofy rebels and the u. A. E. Coalition roger. Is the chairwoman of the and watan organization for human rights shes calling for the Immediate Release of detainees. A was the very terrible details about torture it was back to the extent that i couldnt review their report more than once i refused to read it more than once i didnt even imagine that parties to the conflict are dealing that. The in a terrible terrible where they were to date and and to end the reports 66 of those who were detained by different parties to the conflict where killed they have died so the torture its not one case not even 2 or 3 or 4 cases its many cases of a horrible details of torture inside the facility is different an office full of prisons facilities detainees since 2016 until now. They are in a very bad situation and even when corbett 19 just a period in yemen we were very scared and we pushed that the detainees who should be released because we also have done research about the situation offer Detention Centers and different given rates and we know its its a horrible situation and if the court in 1000. 00 just started with one case in any detention facility so its going to be a disaster for all day tenneys thats why its very urgent that all parties of the conflict should release those data needs. The police in italy have seized the worlds biggest hole of fessor means produced by ice sold in syria 14 tons were found hidden inside machinery in the port of. Naples the drugs are valued at more than a 1000000000. 00 syria has now become a major producer of unfettered means during its nearly 10 year long war the narcotics have been used by arsenal fighters on the battlefield and sold for profit they would also as a counterterrorism specialist a Global Risk International he says while this may seem like a big seizure is likely only to be skimming the surface of ice and criminal activities. Well youve got to conceive that is that. This is not the the feste transaction so to speak you know you know this could be a real court and do you know about you know this law mixtape you know me have been involved in you know because what you know the Italian Government may have seen may see as he meant you know for the i. C. C. You know were going to work so i do these kind of. Business you know it could be a very small country call it but i dont i think its important to note here is that you know terrorist organizations you know will continue to use these kind of their leaks you know to take advantage of the demands for these kind of drugs you know will stop them use these drugs as well it was for enhancement due to the kind of threat tearing nature of the activities so i think you know what is important in all the training and government you know not just to rely on what hes actually been able to to stop but you look at you know how much you know these drugs have been you know being now you know passed through without being detected you know terrorism is asians need to use criminal networks you know to be able to transact you know a response the Italian Mafia you know could be possibly behind you know some of these movements you know terrorism is asians do not operate on their own without the help of these kind of organizations its something which the Italian Government and all the governments really need to be out injured israeli plans to annex parts of the occupied west bank appear to be on hold as the government waits for a green light from the white house debates on the s. C. Was due to begin on wednesday but the Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu says talks with the u. S. Are ongoing there has been International Condemnation of israels plans the United Nations european powers and arab countries have all denounced the proposal. Thousands of palestinians in the gaza strip have been protesting about the annexation they waved the palestinian flag and held up a banner which read the occupation should leave lambs they want the west bank to be part of their future state. Mexicos president has been addressing the nation in the last hour or so as he marks the 2nd anniversary of his election Lopez Obrador touted advances made on crime and corruption during his time in office and he praised mexicans response to the pandemic thats good. In mexico city many lets start with the Ongoing Health crisis there you and i had a conversation about that last week the president has been widely criticized for a relaxed virus strategy what did he have to say about that. Well the president s National Address today looked a lot different than it did this time last year not the same kind of fanfare not the not the party and entertainment that we saw last year this was far more subdued and totally understandable this happened under a backdrop of the ongoing corona Virus Outbreak here in mexico city i think for anyone in media or anyone thats been following and reporting on whats going on in mexico regarding the the coded 19 outbreak in the country the president s rhetoric really seemed a bit confusing he seems to be operating under a completely different set of sets of facts and statistics as as everyone else specifically when were talking about the ongoing pandemic and the economy here in mexico the president said that regarding the pandemic saying basically that the worst is over boasting that that the impact on the economy is as bad as its going to get this of course is very different than the reality on the ground peter what were seeing in mexico regarding the the ongoing coronaVirus Outbreak we are currently in the week that was forecasted to be the height of the pandemic yet if you walk around mexico city youre starting to see of businesses and Non Essential Services that are opening up sort of counter to the advice that were hearing from international Health Experts he says thats on the coronavirus pandemic on the side of the economy what were hearing from economists were what weve heard already last month from the International Monetary fund is that mexico is on the cost of entering the worst recession in the countrys history so again the president s rhetoric seems to be very different and not as a lot more cheerful than the actual reality on the ground peter mexico also going through another crisis of course must say a worst in problem of violence where there were more than 50 year old 1000 homicides in the 1st 18 months of president obama those presidency what did he have to say on besss you. Thats another issue where it almost seems as though were living in a parallel reality the president is reporting that mexico has ended its long trend of homicides boasting over the governments success when it comes to curbing back other petty crimes such as auto theft and other petty crimes that the president mentioned but again this is one of those situations where the facts the statistics say otherwise we look at 2019 it was the most violent year in the countrys history it was the 1st year of president lopez of the Us Administration if we look at his at his term so far a year and a half over that that exact period of one year and a half there been 53628 homicides this amounts to just under 100 people murdered every day and in fact only moments ago we received word of a of 24 people 24. 00 people that were confirmed killed and another 7 wounded in the is a city in the state of going to what that which has become the most basically the epicenter of the violence nationwide here in mexico city at least here in mexico at least 6 states have reported an increase in Violent Crime over the over the course of the of the last year again going to what theyre being at the height of that and theres also concerns that the that the style of the attacks that are taking place in mexico are becoming more brazen recently we saw we reported on an attack that took place here in mexico city against mexico citys police chief so again were seeing attacks that are marking a trend thats putting into question the mexican governments ability to enforce the rule of law and again very different than the rhetoric that were hearing from the mexican president peter ok money well leave it there many things. Correspondent reporting live from mexico city. The government in turkey wants to reopen the iris of fear as a moscow decision this adding to tensions with neighboring greece and the Orthodox Church to it was the biggest christian cathedral in the world for nearly 1000 years is considered the pinnacle of bison teen architecture last year the museum was turkeys most visited tourist site the council of state is jews who will later on thursday whether its conversion in the 1930 s. Was actually illegal is cynical sort of home or. Once a church later a mosque and now a museum i also feel has always been precious and sacred for both christians and muslims built as a church in the 6th century they are sufi i was converted into a mosque after the conquering of what was constantinople in 1453 then turned into me as seen by most stuff a camera uttered following the foundation of the turkish republic in 1923 now the turkish government wants to alter its status from the assumed to mosque reopening go for sophia for shit means. And look its really the most traditional for respect on our site for the world which establishes in the womans its the same time its a token of gratitude and loyalty to the spiritual person irish of. The conquerors. I also feel i support of the u. S. School World Heritage which forms the stumbles famous skyline its been a museum since 1935. There are many in church and turkey stays by a sufi as should be open to worship for both christians and muslims and your thoughts Christian Church is concerned that the transformation the former for over 8 years we drove was really these are pouring millions of christians around the world and the u. S. Will feel weve. Reads this is a vital the word used is raised the worst really throughout these 2. Prison trajectory fire don say as i also feel i can function like the nearby blue mosque opened today the prayers and tourists at the same time came to put in turkey a Muslim Country we are free to worship anywhere we want no one has any say on it positions were signed by the turks to support the conversion but their opponents usual that this is said a blow to our tourism i believe is not good for turkey marginal players sophia to a mosque is a popular discussion in turkey and has support from the public along with the nationalist and conservative parties until last year president add on state out of the debate have ever he is very vocal about it now many believe its a political move especially given the rising tension between turkey and greece in the is certain mediterranean after part of the court on. About conquests was resigned to deny a sophia last month the Greek Foreign minister said it insults at the religious feelings of christians the turkish government sais i also feel is a domestic issue not to be interfered with aljazeera a stumble. This is aljazeera welcome if youre just joining us my names peter dhabi your top stories the military in ethiopia has been deployed in the capital addis ababa as armed gangs roaming the streets in a 2nd day of unrest after the murder of a popular singer activist at least 80 people have been killed. Dozens of people have been arrested at a rally marking hong kongs handover from british rule to china 10 were detained under a new security law or imposed by beijing critics say it ends the one country 2 systems agreement the u. S. House of representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called for sanctions on russia over allegations that offered money to the taliban to kill american soldiers in afghanistan its reported President Trump was briefed about it months ago but he denies any knowledge new Zealands Health minister has resigned david clarke says his poor performance has now become a distraction in government efforts to combat the virus mr clarke has been caught twice breaking lock down measures going on a trip to the beach with his family and also on a bike ride up next its the bottom line lots of news to know if you want to on the web site al jazeera dot com ill have a quick summary for you in 30 minutes or so ill see that. Hi im Steve Clements and i have a question what is racism and is there really any way to get rid of it in any society lets get to the bottom line. We have a special guest with us today at a young age hes turned black American Academic studies on their head arguing that racism is about bad policies not about bad people not about bad ideas he says that the only way to beat racism is for each and every one of us whether white black or brown to look into our hearts and confess our personal bigotry and prejudice and actively be racist