A month of protests in belarus has failed to push Alexander Lukashenko from office no Opposition Leader has a missing or fleeing to exile so how much longer can the president hold on this isnt a story. Hello welcome to the program on iran come on Alexander Lukashenko insists hes not going anywhere despite a month of protests against the by the recent president s disputed reelection tens of thousands of people rallied again on sunday to them on a new fight saying last months election was rigged. They ignored the interior ministrys warning that the demonstration is Illegal Police detain more than 630 people some were seen dragged away or beaten by Security Offices human Rights Groups have condemned lucas and has cracked down on the protests. But im here to express my civic stance against the rigged elections to treating our citizens the way he does. Why do people come here. Because theyre angry. At what about iraq im not sure what you mean what about about a man unlawfully remaining at h
Is fighting to survive. Hello and welcome to the program. Saudi arabia has overturned the death sentence of five people convicted of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in turkey. They been given 20 years of prison instead. Investigated who the killing called it a parody of justice. Accusedaudi death squad of killing journalists Jamal Khashoggi was caught on camera entering the consulate in istanbul. Khashoggi was interrogated, killed, and dismembered. All 21 men were detained by saudi arabia over the murder, much of what happened in the courtroom remains a mystery. Secret andl was a close trial. There were no international observers. The names of the accused were not published, and theres no more appeal possible. So the nature of the evidence and every technical part of the trial has been questioned by internationally accepted judicial standards. Five are given the Death Penalty but that has been cut to 20 years in prison. Three others have been given whatnces of 710 years in is
Developments from the lithuanian capital vilnius. These are mainly local journalists fellow russian journalists working for foreign Media Organizations who have their accreditation revoked warm reliable news independent independent news source from belarus 90 journalists of accreditation revoked 2 of them russians who work for the german Media Organization they are daily they have been deported now the record stations have been revoked the local ones will not be able to work and they face much stricter more severe repercussions from their parties if they try to continue working you know the European Union the swiss the u. S. And the United Kingdom have today issued a statement condemning the disproportionate use of force and the intimidation and prosecution based on political grounds needs to stop that official statement the lithuanias foreign minister said its not a good enough just to condemn whats going on there needs to be actions look the way it is planning to impose some sort of
A football we are not human here we are just a football hundreds of migrants stuck on will be tracks and bosnia describe the abuse spoiler forces. My. The air pandarus is extending its media crackdown ahead of this weekends planned protests against president Alexander Lukashenko some journalists working for foreign media have had their accreditation withdrawn the president has repeatedly criticized foreign media both for their coverage in the run up to his disputed reelection this month and the weeks of demonstrations calling for him to step down was. And hundreds of women are now marching in the bellary seen capital many script call themselves a peacekeeping force in support of victims of alleged Police Brutality there be violent crackdowns against antigovernment protests in belo list since the disputed elections earlier this month. But its worth his life is in the lithuanian capsule vilnius what else can you tell us this hour how about the russian Authorities Say the journalist accre
Environmental disaster waiting to happen the u. N. Sounds the alarm over a decaying oil tanker off the coast of western dam. Tens of thousands of demonstrators in bell are defying warnings to rally against president Alexander Lukashenko is the latest wave of protests against his disputed reelection earlier this month sonia gago has. United in one cause they gathered in the streets and in the squares of the bella recent capital minutes since the disputed president ial vote in august 9th protesters have defied the authorities and have been gathering every day calling for an end to present because those 26 year old despite the continued threats of a violent crackdown opposition supporters say they wont. Give up ahead of sundays rally the bellerose saw me rolled into the central city streets a warning to those marching any unrest monuments and statues would not be tolerated and they not the police would see to that on saturday in the city of good old law in the west to the man at the cente