Welcome to the program im exposed 25 years ago today serb forces captured the bosnian town of strieber anita and carried out europes worst massacre since the 2nd world war a ceremony was held to remember the thousands of muslims killed serb general ratko lot as was eventually convicted of war crimes and genocide but the families of the victims say they are still at peace. The Bosnian National anthem played at a ceremony to remember the thousands of muslims killed on this day. The commemorations had to be scaled back to coronavirus but World Leaders like former u. S. President bill clinton who was in office at the time of the genocide contributed 5 video message. It has been profoundly moving. At every town every opportunity to continue to add my voice to those across the world who grieve for the families of those kill to support the ongoing efforts of sing justice those lost and recover their remains and bring them home many relatives of the victims havent found closure Forensic Experts still havent dug out and completed work on all the remains newly identified victims a buried each year on july 11th in the Memorial Cemetery at port of sorry just outside celebrity it said yes im getting there get it finished if i buried my son in 2013 there were only 2 bones that i had hoped that more would be found but nothing has been so far i still hope theyll be something that they will find im not the tribute that 1st stone arch or the sun here i am with the remains of my father died murdered in the genocide of july 111905 strieber nitsa. Its the only crime in europe since world war 2 theres been declared a genocide and while many Bosnian Serbs continue to deny the extent of the massacre the increasing amount of white gravestones confirms the scale of the suffering. Earlier we spoke to Valerie Hopkins of the Financial Times newspaper in severinsen and i asked her how the genocide is being seen 25 years on im just back from the graveyard and it was quite emotional although people were not only missing the family members that they lost during the genocide but also the people that could not come today to mourn with them there are still several 1000 people there in attendance to commemorate that theyre dead and the 9 people who were buried today that have been found of the last year. But they also remember the 1700 people whose bodies are still not been found when i speak about a regional or even a local context is located in what was called during the war and still now the republic us its and its leadership and actually the mayor of servants and his and ethnic serbs also have not acknowledged. Do not use the word genocide to no extent the crimes that were committed here so thats quite painful for many of the people. U. S. President donald trump has commuted the prison sentence of his longtime friend and former aide roger stone he was convicted of lying to congress and witness tampering during the investigation into an alleged russian into alleged russian interference in the 2016 u. S. President ial race the move has been met with fierce criticism from his political opponents but. He has reason to celebrate only days before rush just own was to begin a 40 month prison sentence his friend donald trump came to his aide the president i said are numerous occasions that he thought there was a good chance i could be exonerated i agree with that reason book this is this is this is a horror off or if it right near when you realize that this is this investigation never had any illegitimate or lawful beginning it was a witch and february stone had been sentenced to lying to congress witness tampering and obstructing the house and missed a geisha into whether the trunk and pain colluded with russia to win the 2016 election whats the word. Comment on the courthouse steps in an official statement that was published on friday the Trump Administration called stone a victim of the russian hoax that the left and its allies in the media perpetrated for years in an attempt to undermine the Trump Presidency of the us President Donald Trump has repeated these stepped in to protect his associates this marks its highest profile intervention in a criminal case House Intelligence Committee chair adam schiff treat it with trump there are now 2 systems of justice in america one for trumps criminal friends and one for everyone else and trumps rival in the upcoming president ial election joe biden vote that donald trump has surrounded himself with people who flout our loss we shouldnt be surprised that he thinks hes above the law. Even if critics might be shocked at trumps use of his unlimited pardoning power his strongest supporters are unlikely to be deterred by it. For us longtime political confident roger stone the president s willingness to help out his friends has helped pave the road to freedom. Not caving the road for him however is facebook the social network has shut down accounts allegedly linked to roger stone and to hear more about that im joined by my colleague nicole reese tell me about these accounts well basically facebook has found that there is a number of domestic influence operations that have boosting the image of roger stone online so be it clinton praising his books or his political moves or posts that are actually defending him against the criminal allegations and then theres also content pushing local conservative politics and targeting politicians and facebook within this investigation published 2 examples of a very prominent couple these are the clintons and these are posts actually asking why it is that Hillary Clinton is not being investigated when roger stone is and then the other one is referring to the Sexual Misconduct allegations against her husband so its sort of seems that theyre trying to draw the attention away from raw just implications with criminal allegations and to try to pin somebody else down and well that was enough for facebook to take down town yeah i mean its that was like what they call what about is you compare in a way that theres this but what about that how many accounts are we talking about what were talking about 54 profiles and 50 pages on facebook that what taken down some of them had a lot of follow us around 200000 so not too little and they were mainly active before the u. S. Elections in 2016 so when can painting was kind of in full swing and Facebook Says theyre all sort of linked to rochus stone some of those pages even to white supremacist groups so for them that was enough reason to take these pages down and they say that he must have bought these accounts and then have all the. Individuals controlling the pages and profiles on what looks like normal profile just sort of you know spreading certain content and leading into certain topics ok. Facebook once again playing a role in big elections it would seem something well be watching thanks for that. Time to take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. Serbian police have detained more than 70 people after a 4th night of antigovernment protests hundreds of right wing demonstrators tried to storm the Parliament Building a protest erupted after president aleksander announced the return of a weekend coronavirus curfew abandoned the idea. The u. N. Security council is a hold another vote on whether to extend essential humanitarian aid deliveries into syria a single access point. Would serve the rebel held of the bridge in russia and china vetoed an earlier attempt to extend deliveries. The parties in hong kong have been choosing candidates for the Upcoming Council elections supporters have been urging people to vote government Officials Say the polls may breach the new security law imposed by china. To wrench will rains have battered areas of chinas Central Province the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic rivers have risen to Dangerous Levels forcing some 140000. 00 people to leave their homes as the downpours continue several cities along the Yangtze River have declared at the highest level flood warnings doesnt go back there is supposed to be a stage where concerts usually take place now with strand in the water. This is jew jobs along the boardwalk of the Yangtze River every day the flood moves closer to han a catastrophe is looming over the city similar to the flood of 98. 1908 was very bad now the water is almost as high again. The residents of han have come through the coronavirus pandemic and their response to the flood is a practical one the swelling sea chinas largest river is an attraction i mean i was worried they would close a river walk thats why i rushed to come here. Was under strict quarantine for months previously empty streets now filling up as water levels rise its a major setback for businesses which just reopened. Once again people here are not earning any money but they need to pay rent and care for their families. The yangtze is flooding parts of china reservoirs need to release water so the pressure will not get too high our driver explains that this is a big problem for the People Living in rural areas. Villages serve as a basin for the big cities once those are threatened the water is rerouted to the countryside. We drive past the military rescue operations our National Duty Chinese State television tells her roark stories were everyone receives the help they need the reality though is different the flood destroyed the rice fields ruining hopes of a harvest this year and much needed and come. As porridge i dont know what to do my grandchildren also live with me how going to survive. Back to han in recent days water levels rose by more than 60 centimeters special troops are building protective barriers against the worsening flooding even more heavy rain expected in the coming days. Poland will elect a president on sunday after the top leading candidates failed to win an outright majority 2 weeks ago populist incumbent andres judah positions himself as a defender of conservative family values his main challenger is the liberal pro european mayor of warsaw opinion polls are showing a tight race. Conservative versus liberal big city versus countryside poland is divided russia is a community of 8000 people in central poland most here work in agriculture the town is a bastion of support for incumbent president m j do the people here say things have gotten better under his party did to this day if i have 2 children and i get Child Support during the drought we got 8000 euros that was a great help and theres also more money for the animals. And whether those of us want opposition candidate ref l. Just called ski has also made extravagant Campaign Promises hes courting the youth vote. Pose a grad program for the 50000 best and most talented young people from towns and villages so they can develop their abilities and get a shot at an education from the best schools and universities. Just ghosty appeals to people who are disappointed by the incumbent president. So in watching the at how was i going my son just went to khalid as well because his apprenticeship from the Employment Office paid only 240. 00 euros a month thats what kind of salary is that for working 8 hours a day and president do talks about opportunities for young people their only chance is to go abroad thats it hundreds of people come out to see and to me as mayor in towns like russia. But due to the incumbent attraction crowds of thousands of people who dont want things to change theyre satisfied with the Child Support extra subsidies for pensions and tax cuts hes provided. Stuff that could have been no law that restricts or liquidate such benefits will be signed by me you can be assured of that. Due to is confident of victory but it looks to be a tight race. Has the lead in liberal cities victory in sundays elections may well. Be decided by a handful of votes. Some sports news know Jack Charlton one of english footballs most popular characters has died at the age of 85 he was a member of englands 1966 World Cup Winning Team charlton also won the English League title with his club leeds after retiring he became a player after retiring as a player he became a successful manager these are his 1st foreign coach. This is did you news a reminder of our top story. Servants that remembers the massacre 25 years ago you can visit our web site at any time on the spies or things or watch. Where i come from we have to fight for a free press and was born and raised in a military dictatorship with just one t. V. Shadow and a few newspapers with official information as attorneys i have worked on the streets of many cameras and their problems are all of the same 14 the social inequality that the freedom of the press. We can afford to stay side
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