In a case closely watched around the globe in el salvador, a country with one of the worlds strictest anti abortion laws, a young woman has been cleared of murder. Evelyn hernandez has already served nearly three years in prison prosecutors wanted her jailed for a0 years. She was acquitted at a retrial. Her baby was found dead in a toilet. She has always maintained she was raped and had no idea she was pregnant. Activists hope the result will set a precedent for other women in jail. John ironmonger reports. A young victim of rape from a poor, ruralfamily. Evelyn hernandez has become a figure of hope for women in the macho, deeply catholic country of el salvador where abortion is illegal under any circumstances. Jailed in 2017, accused of killing her stillborn child, she was cleared on monday to the delight of her supporters. Translation thank you for being here, and thank god justice was done. I also thank all the International Countries and i thank my mother for accompanying me throug
In italy, the Coalition Government faces a challenging day ahead. Later the countrys Prime Minister, giuseppe conte, will be making a speech at the Italian Parliament and could face a vote of no confidence. This all comes at a time when europes fourth biggest economy continues to struggle. Italy currently has a massive 2. 3 trillion worth of public debt, which is equivalent to 133 of its overall gdp. Italian banks are most exposed to any default, but french, german and british banks are also at risk. The Italian Economy is still recovering from a recession last year. It grew marginally at the beining of the year, but since then, growth has been stagnant. Despite this, the Italian Government is forecasting growth of 0. 2 for the year, which is above estimates from the European Commission and imf. A major problem is the countrys stubbornly high Unemployment Rate of around io . But it is italys massive youth Unemployment Rate which is causing nightmares. It currently stands at a huge 28.
A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Tell us what you think, just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Hong kongs leader carrie lam has said she hopes a non violent weekend protest that saw hundreds of thousands take to the streets in an Anti Government rally was the beginning of efforts to restore peace in the chinese ruled city. Sundays protest was the calmest since the latest demonstrations against perceived creeping beijing influence in the former british colony escalated in mid june. Ms lam also said the would immediately set up a platform to hold dialogue with people of all backgrounds. To address some anxieties and differences in society, we will start immediately a platform for dialogue with people from all walks of life. So this is something that we want to do in a very sincere and humble manner. I and my principal officials are committed to listen to what the people have t
Now on bbc news, Zeinab Badawi is in khartoum with hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, with me, Zeinab Badawi, from the president ial palace in khartoum. Many here are talking about the new sudan, after the signing of that historic agreement between the military and civilians. My guest in this exclusive interview, his first in the western media, is the man who signed on behalf of the military, and has been described as the most powerful person in sudan. He is general hemeti, leader of the heavily armed, well equipped Rapid Support forces. Now, they have been accused of killing or injuring hundreds of civilians during protests in june and july. Can he and the military be trusted to stick to the power sharing deal . General hemeti, welcome to hardtalk. As one of the most senior members of the sudanese military, can you guarantee that this historic power sharing agreement will be implemented now and in the future . Let me tell you what the american secretary of state, mike pompeo, said on the
In a case closely watched around the globe, in el salvador, a country with one of the worlds strictest anti abortion laws, a young woman has been cleared of murder. Evelyn hernandez has already served nearly 3 years in prison prosecutors wanted her jailed for a0 years. She was acquitted at a retrial. Her baby was found dead in a toilet she has always maintained she was raped and had no idea she was pregnant. Activists hope the result will set a precedent for other women in jail. Jon ironmoger reports. The young victim of rain from a portable family. Diplomatic has become a figure for women in module deeply catholic country of el salvador when abortion is illegal under any circumstances. Jailed in 2017, accused of killing a stillborn child, she was cleared on monday to the delight of her supporters. Thank you for being here and thank god justice was done. I also thank all the International Countries and i think my mother for accompanying me to everything. She was arrested in 2016 of the