Prison for the mass killing of political opponents. And im we are starting with sports and the arabian gulf cup host qatar on the field right now against the u. A. E. With a place in the semifinals at stake its a game with as much politics as team pride. Thank you very much for joining as Security Forces have stopped and for marching towards a u. N. Base in the east of the democratic republic of congo they were heading to the peacekeeping compound near the airport in beni one of 2 bases in that city at least 2 people have been killed demonstrators have been targeting u. N. Peacekeepers there for more than a week now saying theyre failing to protect civilians from attacks by rebel groups that speak to aljazeera as catherine soy whos in goma the knowledge a city in east india r. C. Catherine tell us 1st about what youre hearing about the situation in beni whats happening on the streets there right now. Well right now the military in beni is expected to hold a press conference in the comi
Wanted to say the Prime Minister must step down immediately. And im leah harding with sports host nation qatar defeat the United Arab Emirates for 2 and a politically charged Arabian Gulf Cup Group match they now qualify for the semifinals on home soil. Thank you for joining us Security Forces have stopped an angry crowd from marching towards a u. N. Base in the east of the democratic republic of congo they were heading to the peacekeeping compound near the airport in beni one of 2 bases in that city at least 2 people have been killed demonstrators have been targeting u. N. Peacekeepers there for more than a week now saying theyre failing to protect civilians from attacks by rebel groups the Congolese Army says the rebels are the protesters enemy and not the u. N. Is promising to deploy more troops to restore order in beni. Now catherine soy is in goma the largest city in eastern d. R. C. With more on the demonstrations still very unsafe on the streets the situation quite uncited as we
Hello im Adrian Finighan this is counting the cost on aljazeera a weekly look at the world of business and economics this week as campaigners demand the world does more to tackle Climate Change we delve into the multibillion dollar Carbon Trading market is it fit for purpose or are the biggest polluters being given a free pass. Big data and algorithms that discriminates we find out why women and people of color continue to get a raw deal from Silicon Valley plus president putin shunned by the west completes his pivot to the east. Scientists already suggest that the planet may have crossed a series of tipping points that mean Global Warming is unstoppable the European Union has declared a Climate Emergency urging nations to cut Greenhouse Gas emissions to 0 by 2050 the question is how one method is Carbon Trading weve all come across some form of taxes or extra charges for using plastic bags coffee cups and of course the optional Carbon Footprint charges when you buy a flight but this i
A powerful typhoon slams into the philippines. And im leah harding and doha with all of your sports argentina and barcelona superstar lionel messi wins his 6th ballon dor title it equals the number one by his great rival christiane arnaldo. Police in the democratic republic of congo say 4 people were killed on monday during protests in the eastern town of banning 3 protesters and one policeman gunfire was heard as civilians marched on a Un Peacekeeping base in the area the call of these army has been deployed to block them from getting close the locals are protesting against what they feel is a lack of protection from the un after a recent spate of attacks by on dreadful groups at least 100. 00 people were killed in november and beyond the Democratic Forces militia has been blamed for much of the violence well the army has issued an appeal for locals to avoid protesting as its preventing the soldiers from carrying out security operations. It. We are calling on our populations and all o
We speak to the indigenous scholar and activist nick estes. Then to the acclaimed writer Arundhati Roy on the crisis in kashmir and growing authoritarianism in india and around the globe. There is no voice thats coming o out of kashmir. Thats why i said the silence is the loudest sound. Everyone, whether its the major politicians, whether its boys who throw stones on the e stree, whether it is businessmen, lawyers everyone is in jail, even now. You u know, thenen they cut t off phones. They cut off the internet. I mean, can you imagine . When has it been done before, 7 million peopople, communication lockdown . Amy all that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. I am amy goodman. In this special broadcast, we begin with the indigenous scholar r and activist nick est. He is s a coffounder of the indigenous Resistance Group the red nation and a citizen of the lower brule sioux tribe. I talked to him earlier this year about his book our h