Brazils controversial former president needed to silva gets a heros welcome after hes released from prison saying hes free and ready to fight. And just many marks 30 years since the fall of the wall in a world that many say is more divided than ever before. And im were hearty in doha with sports a record crowd is in attendance as the england womens Football Team played germany in a friendly at wimberley. Welcome to the news al top story demonstrators in iraqs capital have fled a barge of gunfire and tear gas a Security Forces move in to clear protest sites the Iraqi Human Rights Commission is saying that at least 4 people have been killed and more than 100 injured antigovernment protest as have been on the streets for weeks now say. Theyre fed up with corruption and a struggling economy and hashim going to reports from baghdad. On saturday evening Security Forces from baghdad to basra and karbala confronted protestors in baghdad there were reports of gunfire and tear gas at a square an
We speak to the indigenous scholar and activist nick estes. Then to the acclaimed writer Arundhati Roy on the crisis in kashmir and growing authoritarianism in india and around the globe. There is no voice thats coming o out of kashmir. Thats why i said the silence is the loudest sound. Everyone, whether its the major politicians, whether its boys who throw stones on the e stree, whether it is businessmen, lawyers everyone is in jail, even now. You u know, thenen they cut t off phones. They cut off the internet. I mean, can you imagine . When has it been done before, 7 million peopople, communication lockdown . Amy all that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. I am amy goodman. In this special broadcast, we begin with the indigenous scholar r and activist nick est. He is s a coffounder of the indigenous Resistance Group the red nation and a citizen of the lower brule sioux tribe. I talked to him earlier this year about his book our h
Not receiving help. The severe warning from firefighters as bushfires continue to ravage the east coast of australia. At least three people have died and there are fears the number of casualties could rise. Weather forecasters say more bad weather is on the way. 1,300 firefighters, backed by water bombing aircraft, are tackling dozens of fires in baking temperatures. Officials in New South Wales say 150 homes have burned down. Ben shepherd joins us from the Rural Fire Service headquarters in sydney. Thank you very much for your time, i appreciate this is a busy day for you. Could you start by bringing us up to date with the latest . We still have some 70 fires burning across New South Wales and more than 40 across New South Wales and more than a0 of them i get to be brought under control. We are talking about a massive area we are dealing with, some 600 or 700,000 hectares of bushland that is a light. So we are having to deal with that ahead of these worsening conditions on tuesday. So
As a powerful cyclone moves in. leave your homes for safety or risk not receiving help. The severe warning from firefighters as bush fires continue to ravage the east coast of australia. At least three people have died and there are fears the number of casualties could rise. Weather forecasters say more bad weather is on the way. Thirteen hundred firefighters, backed by water bombing aircraft, are tackling dozens of fires in baking temperatures. Officials in New South Wales say a hundred and fifty homes have burned down. The bbcs freya cole has been keeping up to date with the situation there. Has been some relief tonight and firefighters are trying to get on top of it dont get me wrong, there are hundreds of fires burning across queensland and New South Wales and as we keep hearing, the worst is yet to come. On tuesday, australia is expecting conditions, high temperatures, strong winds, high temperatures, strong winds, high temperatures of around a0 degrees and that fire threat extend
We will start with those fires in australia and a warning. leave your homes for safety or risk not receiving help. The severe warning from firefighters as bush fires continue to ravage the east coast of australia. At least three people have died and there are fears the number of casualties could rise. Weather forecasters say more bad weather is on the way. 1,300 firefighters, backed by water bombing aircraft, are tackling dozens of fires in baking temperatures. Officials in New South Wales say 150 homes have burned down. With me is our News Reporter freya cole who has experience reporting on bushfires in australia. We know there are 1300 firefighters out there. They are entering their third day fighting this bushfire emergency. As we have heard from the Rural Fire Service and as you have just said, tuesday is expected to be a holiday. Let us take a listen to what ben shepherd said just a short time ago. We are talking about a massive area here now that were with. Some six or 700 thousa