Saying catalonia session vote wont happen supporters of the referendum have occupied polling stations in barcelona bad determined their voices will be heard coming up a live update from a very tense. Also on the grid hitting puerto rico while its down trumps accusing the islands mayor of bad leadership as the u. S. Territory tries to recover from the strongest hurricane to hit in almost a century and the uns announced an investigation into potential human rights abuses in yemen by all sides its what yemenis and human Rights Groups have called for for years but really what sort of success right do these sorts of groups even have. And im leon harding thousands are expected to march in washington d. C. Demanding an apology for black men and women immigrants and taking it were following that conversation online but we want to hear from you think about the hash tag it james. You know we can use good live on air in streaming online through you tube Facebook Live and aljazeera dot com and we
Stories currently listening post is coming up next examining the spanish medias contrast and take on catalonia current controversial referendum well see a bit later. I think its time to referendum on it thats. A lie mr ginsburg and youre at the listening post here are some of the stories were covering this week barcelona versus madrid not the football match its the media in competition over the cattle and independent Story Community Radio Stations in mexico and the stories they tell no place to hide two more syrian journalists are killed in turkey and millennia listen up advertisers have got you all figured out. We begin the program with a story from the catalonian corner of spain which is holding an independence referendum this week at the different ways in which the spanish and cattle and media have reported on the referendum suggest that the coverage is one part journalism and one part propaganda that reflects the positions of the governments involved since the National Government i
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A reflection of that many different generation price im going to have to stop you there im afraid time is running out to stay with us here at aljazeera. The difference. And this is. Aljazeera. Whos committed war crimes in yemen the u. N. Has agreed to send a team to investigate what how much politics played in this decision and who will hold those responsible for human rights abuses to account this is inside story. A lot has and seek a welcome to the program is taken weeks of intense negotiations but now the United Nations has agreed to set up an investigation into alleged Human Rights Violations in yemen some European Countries and canada wanted a commission of inquiry but a compromise with a group of arab states including saudi arabia was reached Yemeni Government forces backed by a Saudi Led Coalition have been fighting hutu rebels since twenty fifteen katty a lopez hole diane sets up our discussion. The decision has been described as a game changer the Uns Human Rights Council will
Hello and welcome to aljazeera live from doha im martin denis also coming up in the program accusations and insults a traded by President Trump disini a puerto rican official as the u. S. Caribbean territory struggles to recover from Hurricane Maria a rare admission by the secretary of state to listen the u. S. Is in direct talks with north korea living in a climate of fear nigerians in the northeast mark Independence Day with subdued celebrations. The polls in catalonia opened just over two hours ago as voters cast their ballots in a controversial secession referendum just minutes after voting got underway scuffle. Broke out between police and voters at one polling station and within the last hour the castle and leader. Demand has cost his vote in what is a banned independence vote live now to our correspondent penholder who is in barcelona tell us where you are whats going on around. Martine where the same location that we were at forty five minutes ago this is the Education Departme