Benghazi, libya is in a state of crisis as former livein general reportedly was trained by the cia has launched an offensive against militants islamist. We will go to aaa for the latest. Then we go to egypt where al jazeera journalist Abdullah Elshamy is on Hunger Strike, some say near death. Reached 106 days of my Hunger Strike [indiscernible] if anything ever happens to me. We will speak with his brother mohammed who is in new york. Then, you may know the adventures of robin hood and zorro, outlaws fighting for the poor, today we meet the newest member of that club. A chilean activist to goes by the name papas fritas. He says he is destroyed student debt records in chile worth 500 million. The papers are gone, burned completely and there is no debt. Existthese papers dont anymore, theres no way to charge the students. We will speak with papas fritas. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. A new report revea
They left me there for 12 hours in the condition. Today, in a democracy now global broadcast exclusive, we spend the hour with one of egypts most prominent dissidents, alaa abd elfattah, speaking in his first extended interview after nearly four months behind bars. An open internet and political activist, alaa has been at the forefront of the struggle for change in egypt for many years and has the distinction of having been actively persecuted for the past four successive rulers in egypt. He could be sent back to prison very soon. He talks about the future of egypt and the ongoing crackdown on activists. There are a couple of cases where citizens are given 14 years, 17 years, 11 years and so on. Frenzy. On a sentencing if it is a war on a whole generation. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The uns top climate body is warning human driven Climate Change is impacted every corner of the globe, with the poor
Benghazi, libya is in a state of crisis as former livein general reportedly was trained by the cia has launched an offensive against militants islamist. We will go to aaa for the latest. Then we go to egypt where al jazeera journalist Abdullah Elshamy is on Hunger Strike, some say near death. Reached 106 days of my Hunger Strike [indiscernible] if anything ever happens to me. We will speak with his brother mohammed who is in new york. Then, you may know the adventures of robin hood and zorro, outlaws fighting for the poor, today we meet the newest member of that club. A chilean activist to goes by the name papas fritas. He says he is destroyed student debt records in chile worth 500 million. The papers are gone, burned completely and there is no debt. Existthese papers dont anymore, theres no way to charge the students. We will speak with papas fritas. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. A new report revea
President obama is set to visit the kingdom this week to meet King Abdullah. We will speak with Patrick Cockburn on al qaedas second night. Why the global war on terror went wrong. Then, right to heal. People need to support iraq is people right to reparation. You are thousands of families that have birth defects and women who have been trafficked with no right of citizenship now. All of that needs to be addressed. 11 years ago this month, the u. S. Invaded iraq will stop today, group of iraq is elaines and u. S. Veterans of the war come together in washington to demand u. S. Government be held accountable for the lasting effects of war at home and abroad. Where 529 to egypt supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood have been sentenced to death. We will speak with democracy now correspondent Sharif Abdel Kouddous will stop all of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The white house and congressional leaders have unveil
Oeking asylum in the United States out of fear of his safety if he returned. Today he will give his first tv interview. Plus, ned parker in the Baghdad Bureau chief for reuters. Then egyptian prodemocracy activist alaa abd elfattah is sentenced to 15 years in prison. Me. His is not just about if it is a war on a whole generation. We will go to cairo to speak with his aunt ahdaf soueif and Sharif Abdel Kouddous. We will also get an update on Abdullah Elshamy. [indiscernible] my responsibility if anything ever happens to me. We will speak with his brother Mohammed Elshamy. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Iraq is in crisis as sunni militants seized more towns and now set their sights on the capital baghdad. In the past few days, Al Qaedalinked rebels have seized control of mosul, iraqs second largest city, as well as tikrit. The sunni militants now control a territory that stretches from the eastern edge