A deadline to step down and the opposition in seychelles wins the presidency for the 1st time in more than 14 years. Security forces in iraq have fired tear gas at protesters who were trying to get into baghdads fortified green zone. Thousands of antigovernment protesters are back on the streets of the capital after suspending their demonstrations because of restrictions the protests against corruption and unemployment 1st began a year ago hundreds of people have been killed since then aljazeera simona 14 is following developments in back that. There has been from violence just about a half an hour ago on the republican bridge which is if you go behind us to the left which crosses over to the green zone which houses the federal government offices there was a group of protesters who would try to cross the concrete barricades there are several levels of concrete barrier to all 3 i believe so they crossed the 1st barricade at which point the Security Forces the boys here gassed to push th
On the streets and bella who says president Alexander Lukashenko faces a deadline to step down and the opposition in seychelles wins the presidency for the 1st time in more than 14 years im joining us there with the sports as britains Lewis Hamilton wins his 92nd race at the portuguese grand prix to eclipse Michael Schumacher in time or. Thank you very much for joining us we begin this news hour in iraq where thousands of people have returned to the streets refusing to back down until their demands for political change are met the rallies mark a year since the beginning of a mass protest movement against government corruption a lack of jobs and the growing influence of iran but the protests lost momentum then came to a stop because of coronavirus restrictions early as security for. Fired tear gas at crowds trying to get into baghdads fortified green zone since the unrest began last year at least 600. 00 protesters have been killed and thousands more injured the outrage forced Prime Min
Back down after their Prime Minister ignore said demands to quit. Security forces in iraq have fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters who were trying to get into baghdads fortified green zone. Thousands of antigovernment protesters were back on the streets of the capital after suspending their demonstrations because of coronavirus restrictions a protest against corruption and unemployment 1st began a year ago hundreds of people have been killed since that simona 14 is following developments in fact that. There has been from the violence just about a half an hour ago on the republican bridge which is if you go behind us to the left which crosses over to the green zone which out of the federal government offices there was a group of protesters would. Price controls the concrete barricades there are several levels of property bear 2. 00 or 3 i believe so they cross the 1st barricade at which point the Security Forces the boys here gas to push them back in the protesters subsequentl
Lukashenko faces a deadline to step down and the winds of change and says shall the opposition wins the presidency for the 1st time in more than 14 b. S. I am. Thank you very much for joining us thousands of people have returned to the streets in iraq refusing to back down until their demands for political change are met the ranis mark a year since the beginning of a mass protest movement against government corruption a lack of jobs and the growing influence of iran but the protests lost momentum then came to assault because of the coronavirus fun demick earlier Security Forces fired tear gas at crowds trying to get into baghdads fortified green zone since the young race began last year at least 600. 00 protesters have been killed and thousands more injured the outrage force Prime Minister added laptev mahdi to resign not november iraqs new leaders however have yet to deliver major reforms aljazeera simona 14 is following developments in back dot. There has been from violence just abou
Up next testimony from dacts lien kraniger. She talks about her agencys role in protecting consumers during the pandemic. This hearing will come to order. This hearing is another remote video hearing. Ill go through quickly some of the standard reminders to remind everybody, once you start speaking, there will be a slight delay before your picture shows on the screen. To minimize background noise, please remember to click the mute button until it is your and if theres a technology issue, weve move on until it gets resolved. The fiveminute time still some senators say they dont seem to be able to find that. If you go to the righthand side of the screen and move your mouse, some options will show up. One of them is the grid view. If you click grid view, you will see a grid of everybody, and one of the things youll see is the clock. Ill try to gently remind people, because some senator have asked for the reminder because they cant see the clock. Again senator brown and i have agreed to go