Hello again im peter w. Watching al jazeera live from Global Headquarters here and also coming up thousands of homes uninhabitable dozens of schools destroyed one week on from the beirut blast cleanup efforts reveal the extent of the damage. Growing concern over russias corona virus vaccine germany says the product must be safely tested before being released for general use. And reports of a social media post considered offensive to islam sparked violent protests in southern india. Begin this bulletin of aljazeera will accuse with the latest fallout from sundays disputed president ial election in belarus state media is reporting that several protest organizers have been arrested on weapons day in minsk that brings the total number of opposition supporters detained. More than 4 thumbs the country could now face sanctions because of suspected vote rigging and violent crackdown on demonstrators e. U. Foreign ministers are expected to meet on friday to discuss what to do next correspondenc
Lot, lets get to the news this morning in the east bay, the Oakland City Council unanimously approved a ballot measure. To make sure that the Citizens Police commission is more independent in its decision making. The oakland Police Commission was established by voters back in 2016. Under measure l l earlier this year, the commission made headlines when it was involved in the firing of former Oakland Police chief Anne Kirkpatrick the lead author of the Measure Council member Rebecca Kaplan says this will protect the cities. Public of the public civil rights and also help increase Police Accountability and oversight. The residents of all clinton voters, the bulk and tired of this and we want to make sure than we have someone in there that can make sure that these reforms are man. Well if this measure passes in november civilian Inspector Generals Office will be established within the commission the office will research an audit the commission on the Police Departments effect in this at f
Efforts reveal the extent of the devastation. Growing concern over russias corona virus vaccine germany says the product must be tested safely before being made public. Reports of a social media 1st considered offensive to islam sparked violent protests in southern india. And the European Champions League returns to action with an all new formats 8 seems on portugal for a knockout tournament it will decide this seasons once. We begin this news hour with the latest fallout from sundays disputed president ial election in belarus state media reporting that several protest organizers have been arrested in minsk it brings the total number of opposition supporters detained to more than 6000. 00 protesters have rallied for 3 nights now since president Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner of the vote his opposition is opponents say was fortunate the country could now face sanctions because of suspected vote rigging a violent crackdown on demonstrators e. U. Foreign ministers are expect
In the center of lot of 70s rather and the Santa Clara Valley got that and were also check the tropics quite busy including down around texas with a new Tropical Storm. All right dave thanks a lot. We begin in the east bay this morning more accountability for the Oakland Police department thats the change. The City Councils putting. In the hands of the voters. The City Council Unanimously approved a ballot measure to make the Citizens Police commission more independent in its decisionmaking kron fours dan thorn reports. In an effort to strengthen oaklands citizen Police Commission City Council Members vote to eliminate what oversight advocates called a poison pill now that weve excluded wording of exigent circumstances. Well give the Police Commission more authority and more independents exigent circumstance would have allowed the open police chief to change policies without the commissions consent in relation to Public Safety mariano contrasts with the coalition and Police Accountabil
And we report on the rise in child labor in syria as the war forces kids to of money for their families. Hundreds of women by the roofs have marched through the capital minsk to protest against Police Brutality antigovernment protests show no sign of easing around 6000 people are being detained state media is reporting several protest organizers are among them they were arrested during clashes with Security Forces over the past 3 nights the violence erupted when president Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner in a vote that his opponents say was raked aljazeera steadfast and is in minsk. What we saw in the last couple of nights when the people came out at night protesting not knowing really what to do so there were different parts of the city now this is one group of women as you can see theyre all waving flowers they are also saying stop beating us and they get an enormous response from people around this area who see them their. Horns as a sign of opposition and also they alwa