Something to help us. We get punched, humiliated, insulted, raped. Jubiliation in rio as flamengo win the showpiece tournament of latin american football beating river plate, in lima. Lets start in hong kong, where local elections are under way. The authorities have threatened to suspend voting if theres serious trouble, but pro democracy campaigners have told their supporters not to cause any disruption. This vote is the first to take place since protests and often violent clashes with police started back in june. So it will be a test of support for pro democracy and pro bejing candidates. The poll is for the lowest rung of government in the city. More than a thousand candidates are running, competing for more than a50 seats throughout the citys 18 districts. A number of seats currently held by pro beijing incumbents, are being contested by pro democracy candidates, butjoshua wong, one of the prominent protest leaders is banned from running, because he called for Self Determination fo
Hello, and welcome to bbc news. Lets start in hong kong, where local elections are underway. The authorities have threatened to suspend voting if theres serious trouble but pro democracy campaigners have told their supporters not to cause any disruption. This vote is the first to take place since protests and often violent clashes with police started back in june. So it will be a test of support for pro democracy and pro bejing candidates. The poll is for the lowest rung of government in the city. More than 1,000 candidates are running, competing for more than a50 seats throughout the citys 18 districts. A number of seats currently held by pro beijing incumbents, are being contested by pro democracy candidates, butjoshua wong, one of the prominent protest leaders is banned from running, because he called for Self Determination for hong kong. Hes given his reaction to reporters. As the only candidate being disqualified by beijing, which proves the election in hong kong is being manipula
Abolitionists and temp rest movements. This is the first of a twopart program. Hi, everyone. Welcome to the National Portrait gallery at the smithsonian institution. Im Kate Clarke Lemay and im the curator of votes for women, a portrait of persistence. For this exhibition, i worked about 3 1 2 years researching, teaching myself this history and finding all the objects. In the exhibition we have about 124 objects of which there are 63 portraits and in curating the exhibition, i was hoping to commemorate the 19th amendment and tell the history of the 19th amendment and how women lobbied to get this amendment passed and ratified. But also ask questions about it and ask what does it do and what does it not do and why 1965 and the Voting Rights act is considered another sort of part two of the 19th amendment. So if youll follow me, im going to take you through the exhibition and show you a few of the objects that tell this history. Lets go. Were in the first gallery of the exhibition and i
Including trips to mars the moon and the development of a space space 5 g. Network installed Brazilian Team flamenco are now targeting success at the Club World Cup in qatar the rio sarge lifting the League Trophy just days after becoming south american champ. But 1st 3 planeloads of yemenis have been welcome back to their country from prisons in saudi arabia 128 men were flown into sun as International Airports aboard red cross planes just a few hours ago to be greeted by he commanders and some family members well they were released as part of an Exchange Deal u. N. Special envoy Martin Griffiths has welcomed the prisoner swaps that come amid a new push to end the 5 year war the saudi you a United Coalition an assault weapons say that santa airport would reopen the limited flights long patients to fiats for medical care well mohamed was at the airport in santa the prisoners arrived. This flight is the 1st flight. For the president before this the 1st offer szell swarup all relays are
In 2015, she was sexually assaulted by a member of the Stanford University swim team, brock turner. He was later sentenced to just six months in jail sparking nationwide outrage in the recall of the judge. The text of her victim impact statement was read by millions around the world. Today Chanel Miller will join us to talk about her remarkable new memoir titled know my name. In court was so stripped of identity. You dont have any. You dont have characteristic traits. Your spoken about in terms of being a some of your body parts and really nothing more than that. So coming forward is my way of saying, i have a history. I have people that love me and i also have talent in writing. Amy today, Chanel Miller for the hour. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In northern syria, dozens have been killed and tens of thousands have fled their homes amid the Turkish Military offensive against kurdishcontrolled areas