A National Emergency. Im melissa chan welcome to news asia thank you for joining us we start with the United Nations at the hague and the International Court of justice where myanmars leader on sun suu kyi will defend her country against charges of genocide brought by the african state of the gambia myanmars military had run a Deadly Campaign in 2017 that led to the exodus of more than 700000 range refugees now the Nobel Peace Prize recipient and long time human rights advocate will defend what many say is indefensible she will speak tomorrow this is day one of whats expected to be 3 days of testimony. So all the big on the us is that you tell me and mine. To stop these senseless killings to stop this out of barbarity and brutality that has shocked and continue to shock our collective conscience. To stop this genocide of its own people. Cynics say one motivation for on town suchi is appearance she was not obligated to personally appear at the hague is next years elections back home in
Of different other entrance is to this campus most notably a fly over behind me where protesters have set up a barricade and there have been fierce exchanges between them and police the Police Firing volleys of tear gas and also things like rubber bullets the protesters responding with more fire bombs and number of different barricades around here many protesters have been getting ready expecting that at some point the police will try to retake this campus. Another sunday another home called street turned into a battle. At the end of a week that seen a marked escalation in the level of violence. Between protesters and Police Students took over several College Campuses Polytechnic University is the last under their control and they seem determined to hold on to it i think. Because. We have of course for the freedom. They say were not behaving like students but we are fighting for a better future. Violence began early sunday when people turned up to clear surrounding streets of bricks an
Are demanding entry into your yr residence. In connection with a Halloween Party that killed five people exactly two weeks ago in arenda. This is one of several coordinated arrests. All linked to the arenda house party shooting. Good evening, im christen z. Thanks for joining us. Laura anthony broke the story online. She is live now with the latest. Laura. Reporter hi, dan. Just in the last hour, the contra costa sheriff has released a lot of new information. As it turns out the raid at this apartment complex were showing is just one of four. I can tell you the five individuals who were arrested and where theyre from, jar kwez sweeney, 20 years old. Jason isles also 20 from marin city. In san mateo, 28yearold lebron wallace. And devin williamson, 21 years old in vallejo. Williamsson is being charged as accessory. The other four face murder and conspiracy charges. This is the Contra Costa County Sheriffs Office s. W. A. T team. Reporter this is what residents of an apartment complex wok
Carotenuto is a professor at ste university with which we frankly Work Together on african issues which also runs an Excellent Program in nairobi that just celebrate its 45th anniversary. Matt was there doing research and bringing some alumni alone on the trigger and then finally joining the panel is jon temin from freedom house, works on their Africa Program and previous work in the Obama Administrations policy plans to use institute of peace. I want to thank jon for outstanding article he coauthored in the Current Issue of Foreign Affairs on some of the new promising Democratic Movement in some of africas biggest countries which was largely aspiration for this event although we modified a little bit but we had kenya and tanzania to the list along with south africa, democratic republic of congo or as a peace corps volunteer 100 jews ago when it was still practically before Belgian Congo days, and also nigeria and ethiopia. So between the six countries with roughly half of africas popu
We are joined as well by matt guaranteed you know a professor at st. Lawrence university. We frequently Work Together on forgot issues. It also runs an Excellent Program in nairobi to celebrate its 45th anniversary. Matt was there doing research and bringing some alumni along on the trip. They had a great Semester Program in africa. From Freedom House the Relief Program in africa. I also want to thank john for an outstanding article that he coauthored in the Current Issue of Foreign Affairs. On some of the new promising democratic movements and some of africas biggest countries which was largely the inspiration for this email. We modified it a little bit. South africa democratic republic of the congo where i was a peace corps volunteer hundred years ago when it was practically before building congo days and also that nigeria so between these kids six countries we have nearly half of africas rep ovulation represented. A fair amount of helpful notes as well. No one is going to say is goi