A low and welcome to this special edition of conflict zone on the crisis in hong kong. Over the last year, weve interviewed several probate janan prodemocracy figures, and we challenge them all to justify what theyve done and said some of their arguments have clearly failed to stand the test of time. Make the law a leading prodemocracy activist fled to london in june after a warrant was issued for his arrest. This week i asked him if youd ever believed his movement could take on beijing. And when i think we have already achieved a lot of things with demonstrate the courage and bravery of how calm people and making sure the well knows that well received and collaborating in combating the authoritarian expansion of china. So i think we have awakened the world, but the result isnt in doubt, is it, china will get its way, bridging will get its way, wont it . Well, beijing has been suppressing hong kong people at the cost of our basic freedom. And as a matter of fact, the world has been rea
A corona bell out deal with the German Government. And deep and illegally deported human Rights Groups accuse police in greece of physically assaulting migrants and then forcing them back into turkey. Im brian thomas great to have you with us today india and bangladesh are working to assess the damage left by one of the most violent storms in years cycling made landfall yesterday killing at least 22 people and leaving a trail of destruction in coastal communities and west bengals main city kolkata millions of people there are now without electricity and the coronavirus is hampering efforts to provide relief. In a last ditch official these bangladeshis are preparing for the worst. Filling sandbags with their bare hands they braved conditions brought on by one of the most powerful cyclons in decades. Meteorologists have dubbed it a super cyclon and as it headed inland it lived up to that name it sent water surging inland some 25 kilometers the damage compounded by winds of up to 185 kilo
Im adrian for get this is al jazeera live from joe also coming up a new report says that china delayed sharing Vital Information about the coronavirus as the World Health Organization was praising its response back in january. And how the virus on top of years of drought is eating into profits for a vital cash crop in zimbabwe. A president who traffics in fear and division a scathing attack launched at donald trump by democratic president ial hopeful joe biden hes accused him of fanning the flames of hate as he spoke about the death of a black man in Police Custody its been a week now since protests began across the United States off the killing of george floyd in minneapolis last monday. Kid 3. George glorious last words with you didnt die resume. You still being heard include all across this nation. They speak to a nation where too often. Just the color of their skin put your leisure to risk the countrys cried out for leadership leadership the key to 9 is leadership that brings us to
Tourist attraction in china is back in business even as new coronavirus cases are reported in with her. Back into the program lets bring you this breaking news coming out of iran that in a rainy and naval ship has been mistakenly hit by a missile fired by another ship in its own fleet state television says that at least one person has been killed and several others have been injured in the incident it happened when the support fassel got too close to a target during naval exercises in the jasc region of southern iran on the gulf of oman. In other news saudi arabia has announced tough new austerity measures aimed at shoring up state finances which have been battered by Lower Oil Prices and the coronavirus pandemic from july the 1st it will raise value added tax from 5 to 15 percent it will cut up to 26000000000. 00 from government infrastructure upgrades sink looting crown prince mohammeds solve mans vision 2030 project from the beginning of next month is suspending a cost of living all
The largest fundraiser of the year for the jcccnc, the Japanese Cultural Community Center of Northern California. The event this saturday will feature Culinary Creations from the bay area, hawaii, and japan and will help the center continue to serve its 185,000 visitors every year. And we will end with a unique mission as a former child interned at the manzanar camp searches for his classmates. Well show you how he hopes to track them down. All that on our show today. Well, were big fans of books and the written word here; and thats not always an easy thing to promote in this digital age, but it is a Crucial Foundation in education and understanding your own culture and community. Joining me now is christina newhard, the publisher of sarisari storybooks. She was born in the philippines and moved to the us when she was 10, but has held onto her roots and is helping to pass it along to others. Sarisari storybooks are geared to english and many of the other languages associated with the p