Im michael okwu thanks for joining us in bello rues protests against president alexander look at shant go are growing thousands of factory workers have walked off the job as demonstrations against sundays disputed election result continue for 6 day workers from state run plants once the voting base of look at go or downing their tools and joining the protests across the country theyre calling for new elections and an end to the violent crackdown against the opposition. Who is facing the biggest challenge to his rule in years as dismissed the protests as a foreign backed plot. Were now joined from minsk by journalist. Hanna weve been seeing images of protesters in front of Parliament Whats the situation in minsk right now. Well. Some people are protesting right now at me and dont think of the parliament in minsk thats a peaceful protest people are sitting on the ground they are sunni they are clapping they are so there was a situation in the beginning. Again and their best some soldiers
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Power also on the program in afghanistan really symbolic taliban prisoners as a precondition for peace talks but the move faces opposition. Im phil gayle welcome to the program crowds reported in the 10s of thousands of taking to the streets of belarus as capital minsk in another display of anger of the Violent Police crackdown against peaceful opposition protesters well sources have now released some of the 7000 people detained by police over the past week a many of them report being beaten and tortured in custody demonstrators have been joined by factory workers once considered loyal to president lukashenko. That. Their defiance is growing. Crowds of protesters are on the streets of minsk for its 6th straight day. There are chants and banners right side the bellows in parliament echoing across the city. And the protests arent limited to the capital and other towns and cities of protesters have come out carrying White Flowers one of the symbols of this push for change. In factories li
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Friends of the National Report to memorial. World war ii memorial. The program is earning minutes. 30 minutes. Welcome to the memorial as we commemorate and celebrate vj day. Victory in world war ii. Ladies and gentlemen, our ceremony for todays event includes my cai deck. He has been a journalist for and is a weekday morning news anchor here in washington dc. You can see him monday through friday on wake up washington from 4 30 a. M. To 7 00 a. M. Mike was honored with the local emmy nomination for his prime time special, cool schools, the future is now. Please welcome our masters or moneys come a great american, hideck. E hello. Good morning and thank you for joining us for such an amazing experience here at the world war ii memorial. This is your world war ii memorial. Im honored to be a masters of ceremony as we commemorate and remember the allied victory in the pacific and in the end of world war ii. Can everybody here ok . I just want to make sure the microphone is close enough.