Now on bbc news hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. The International Reach of the black lives Matter Movement has put a new focus on racism in sport. My guest todayis focus on racism in sport. My guest today is an athlete who made a stand. Adam goodes was a star in australian rules foot pole. 0ne stand. Adam goodes was a star in australian rules foot pole. One of the greatest ever players of aboriginal descent. He quit the game after yea rs of racist aboriginal descent. He quit the game after years of racist abuse. A movie has been made of his story. What can australia and the wider world learn from it . Adam goodes in new south wales. Welcome to hardtalk. Thanks for having me, mate. You quit your sport aussie rules football in 2015 having made a stand against racism. Five years on, racism and racism in sport is top of the agenda with the black lives Matter Movement making it such a theme right across the world. How much do you believe is changed in the past five years .
Of the 10s of thousands of people who fled killings and kidnappings by an armed group in north. And in sport african football bosses will be making some Big Decisions in the coming hours next years cup of nations in cameroon may have to be postponed due to the impact of coronavirus. So then china is about to impose a new security law in hong kong 23 years after it took back control and promised a one country 2 systems policy the controversial law was passed unanimously in beijing just 40 days after it was proposed anything it defines as acts of secession subversion terrorism or collusion with Foreign Forces could lead to life in prison and critics say the law will be used to stamp out all forms of dissent that have already been spontaneous protests in hong kong and some opposition parties or theyve announced that they are going to disband the u. K. The e. U. Japan taiwan theyve all criticized the law but china has dismissed their concerns as interference in internal affairs while were
To kill american soldiers. Even if. We visit a town in britain where work is becoming increasingly scarce. Outlines his plan to rescue the economy and his for the africa cup of nations has been postponed by you to coronavirus the consonance biggest sporting event in cameroon in 2022. All right then china is about to impose a new security law on hong kong 23 years after it took back control and promised a one country 2 systems policy well its now been signed by president xi jinping and will be enforced in the coming hours and i think it defines as acts of secession subversion terrorism or collusion with Foreign Forces could lead to life in prison critics say the law will be used to stamp out all forms of dissent. There have already been spontaneous protests in hong kong and some opposition parties have announced that they are disbanding the u. K. The e. U. Japan and taiwan have all criticized the more but china has dismissed their concerns as interference in internal affairs lets get re
Quicker reform from sudans Transitional Government. Nothing in the briefing that we have just received led me to believe it is a hoax Democrats Press the white house on just how much donald trump knew about allegations that russia paid taliban fighters to kill american soldiers. European union is opening its doors to visitors from 14 countries but not the u. S. Amid a resurgence in coronavirus cases that. Everybody has to chill and revisit a town and bresson where work is becoming increasingly scarce as paris johnson lays out his plan to rescue the economy. China is just about to impose a new security law on hong kong 23 years after it took back control and promised a one country 2 systems policy its now been signed by chinese president xi jinping and will be enforced in the coming hours critics say the legislation erodes hong kongs freedoms our correspondent adrian brown reports. It normally takes a year for Chinas Parliament to pass legislation this time it happened in record time ju
Briefing that weve just received led me to believe it is a hoax Democrats Press the white house on just how much donald trump knew about allegations that russia paid taliban fighters to kill u. S. Soldiers. And protests in ethiopia after a popular singer and government critic shot at. And in school the africa cup of nations has been postponed by 12 months due to the coronavirus the continents biggest sporting event will now kick off in cameroon in 2022. Now china is imposing a new security law on hong kong 23 years after it took back control and promised a one country 2 systems policy its been signed by chinese president xi jinping and is now in force critics say the legislation erodes hong kongs freedoms adrian brown reports. It normally takes a year for Chinas Parliament to pass legislation this time it happened in record time just 40 days the new security law completed its passage after a vote by the countrys most powerful political body the Standing Committee of the National People