Burning tires coming up in business. We will explain why french farmers are taking to the streets in protest. And a terrifying close call in south africa as a World Champion surfer fights off a shark attack and survives. That and more on the way but first our top story. First Hissene Habre the former dictator of chad goes on trial accused of war crimes and crimes against humidity. That is in senegal is history making. It is the First Time Ever the courts of one country prosecutes the former ruler of another for alleged human rights abuses. Reporter after years of struggle victims get their day in court. I wish he had the courage to come to the bar and tell me why i was arrested and detained four years. Reporter these chaddians have come to senegal it testify in the trial of their former president apz prosecutor who ruled from 1982 to 1990 and they are determined to get justice. The time has come for the victims to regain their dignity by way of these explanations, this hearing in the c
Bodies. How afraid we are for our children. How afraid we are for our loved ones on a daily basis. Amy between the world and me. Thats the title of the explosive new book i Tanehisi Coates written to his teenage son. It is released after nine churchgoers are killed in South Carolina and the horrifying death of sandra bland, a 28yearold africanamerican woman in texas who was pulled over for not signaling a lane change. In video of her arrest and officer commands are to get out of her car or he would light her up. He welcomed the nations marking the First Anniversary of the Police Killings of eric garner in Michael Brown and Michael Brown. After baltimore erupted in protest over the death of freddie gray in police custody. Even for those of us who escaped those neighborhoods, even those who are able to live in better places, the threat never quite leaves us. Once we are no longer afraid of the neighborhood, it turns out we actually have to have some fear of the very people we pay taxes t
Allegedly failed to signal giving a lane change. Video captures her saying you are slamming my head and the ground and an i can hear. She was then jailed with bond set at 5,000. Three days later, she was found dead in her jail cell. Authorities now say sandrabland committed suicide. Her family strongly disputes that account. We will speak with Sandra Blands sister Sharon Cooper and with the familys attorney cannon lambert. Any Blacklivesmatter Movement takes center stage. Lets be clear, every single day folks are dying. Not being able to take another breath. We are in a state of emergency. We are in a state of emergency and if we if you dont feel that emergency, youre not human. Amy we will speak with a three founders of the Blacklivesmatter Movement, Patrisse Cullors alicia garza and opal tometi for hosting a movement for black lives convening in cleveland this weekend. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman
Cascade. Now thats clean. Well, what youre looking at here is a monsoon storm that battered the phoenix area, delivering a monstrous wall of dust. Powerful winds and torrential rains. At one point the storm packed wind gusts up to 55 miles per hour. It made quite a mess for the commute and some Power Outages were reported. The monsoon season winding down now. It typically runs from june 15th through september 30th. Disappointing news for the millions of Older Americans who take fish oil to keep their brains healthy. Taking omega3 supplements did nothing to slow cognitive decline according to a study. Researchers say a much better approach is to eat foods naturally high in omega3 fatty acids like salmon, flaxseed and walnuts. I always keep walnuts in my desk if you need it. Good to know. Over the past 37 years, egg over the past 3 years, in vitro fertilization and egg donations have resulted in more than 5 million healthy children. One egg donors experience now drawing attention to poss
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