Release of an Opposition Leader on hundreds of other prisoners as part of a government amnesty. Uniting for the lympics long time rivals north and south korea plan to form a team for next months games and have their athletes march together. The white house chief of staff reportedly tells democrats the president s pledges on immigration joining the Election Campaign where uninformed. Pope francis wades into a centuries old conflict in chile calling for unity in the struggle for indigenous rights. Has freed an Opposition Leader as part of a mass release of prisoners who were jailed over antigovernment protests in twenty fifteen may get a good deal no was released with more than four hundred other. People are always denied violating the law his release is part of a government drive for National Reconciliation paul brennan has more. Morality dina is a hero to his supporters and thousands of excited well wishes for the guard of honor to restore his convoy to nine miles from the Detention Center on the outskirts of paris to his home in the nearby town of braille. The leader of the aroma Federalist Party had been arrested after returning from a visit to brussels a year ago was accused of collusion with outlawed groups a charge always denied by save i have very violated while it is there no owes a former member of parliament and it was a construction in the low. Hour. I have been always you know respect things that. Anyway its good that them out. His freedom came as part of government efforts to stem a spreading wave of violence and unrest which flared up in twenty fifteen has claimed hundreds of lives and threatens the stability of one of africas Fastest Growing economies generally the third in a move into defusing the tension ethiopias Prime Minister announced he would release many prominent dissident politicians always out without a party in their members who will decide is it makes their weeks what to do the right road to do all. The free jelly out to do is a government the call for National Debt or if it is real in the honest the we are for it but Amnesty International and other observers warn that a few high profile releases will not be enough the regime has to do more stories rescind this reckoning loz has to instill judicial reform this Security Sector reform a complete overhaul of the electoral system without this. I dont think the people will be really sets. Thousands of prisoners of conscience are still in jail accused or prosecuted for protesting against the government in a statement the us embassy said it was encouraged by the latest releases paul brennan aljazeera mohammad amo is founder and editor of all pride dot com an independent news website about ethiopia he says the release is a direct result of the overall more protests. I think you know about a year ago i said im jailed fighting for my people my people were let me for free in doesnt say what happened today i think what gives a lot of people of them is aimees this is a young population that is demanding it is right that is asking for more in ethiopia faces a challenge where the purposes are not going away in it has pushed the ruling party to a corner where now there are divisions even within the governing coalition where. Members of the ruling ethiopian Peoples Democratic front is saying surely embracing the protesters demands in calling for reforms i think they challenge power struggle within the party and the fact that there is an assertive Younger Generation of Leaders Within the ruling party in that in the fact that the protesters and the young people who are taking to the streets in demanding their rights this gives people a lot of them ism because one way or another change seems inevitable in ethiopia is just a matter of how soon it will come in the way we are going to see more chains at least twelve people have been killed in twin suicide attacks in nigeria the bombers targeted a market on the outskirts of the city of my degree at least forty eight people were injured and it could do in a state in Northern Nigeria government of kidnapped two americans and two canadians and killed two police officers. North and south korea will march under a unified flag at the Opening Ceremony of next months Winter Olympics that also field a joint womans Ice Hockey Team for the games in chang in south korea the gesture of reconciliation was announced after their first high level meeting in more than two years other measures include joint training and cultural events and pyongyang will send a cheer leading the squad to the games kathy novak has more from the south korean capital seoul. This is a significant agreement between the two koreas especially considering that before high level talks last week there had been no official communication between the countries in more than two years now they have agreed to march together at the Opening Ceremony under a Korean Peninsula flag theyve agreed to form a joint womens Ice Hockey Team and interesting li they are planning to stage events inside north korea theyve agreed to hold training events out at a ski resort that is a pet project of the leader kim jong un theyre also planning to hold a joint cultural event at Mount Kumgang now south korean tourists have not visited there since a south korean was shot by a Security Guard ten years ago and north korea has tried to bring up restarting that Tourism Program in the past there have been displays of unity at sporting events before for example the two koreas marched together at the Opening Ceremony of the two thousand and sydney olympics but this is agreement follows a period of heightened tensions and increasingly threatening north Korean Nuclear and missile tests south korean president says he hopes this year will mark a turning point in a stablish in peace on the Korean Peninsula but others are skeptical the Japanese Foreign minister has told the meaning of his counterparts that they should not be naive about north koreas intent nor should they be blinded by what he called its Charm Offensive saying that even now north korea continues to develop its Nuclear Weapons program or korea analysts say to voters foster says the agreement works well for both sides but it may not be a long lasting solution to reduce the tension between the two rivals. South korea for the last six or seven months has had a left leaning government that would ideally very much like to bring back the sunshine arrow which is what a ton of the century time basically when the to chris got on much better. But thats really difficult because of the whole new career missile issue when in fact kim jong un had completely ignored moon day and was the name of the the news newish softer president i also have a chill as he put forward ever since he was elected last year and it being completely ignored until now so yes graciously the north agrees to the olympics probably trying to drive a wedge between south korea and its us ally hasnt succeeded safe august alone trump has decided that all this all the credit goes to him and the president made his very wisely sucked up to him but then thats annoyed the North Koreans who caused him a brown nosing around charlie love to use that weapon as the word they used so you can see how it could all still end in tears its perfectly clear now under the one of the many un sanctions that have been visited on north korea for their Nuclear Missile test you cant have no country can have joint ventures past present or future with north korea and dont you know so that cant happen but sports as far as it goes you know what why not and if if perhaps well just have to see you know when this is all over the paralympics finish what two months from now it lasts whether or not you know everything just breaks out again or whether there is any lasting gain plenty more ahead on the news hour including. United in defiance catalonia separatists make every turn to the Regional Parliament plus. From a possible outbreak in northern part of. The other brother three things why. Not take every breath and. Rafael nadal keeps his cool at this training in the open on his way to round three hes going to have all the usual novel and spoke to. Syrias main kurdish parties urging the un to act quickly to protect kodesh controlled territories in the countrys north the p y d has warned that one Million People live in the own flavor of africa which turkey has threatened to attack president to one says he will launch an offensive soon to push out Kurdish Forces tanks have gathered on the tucking side of the border and cut a link to the city and why p. G. Kurdish fighters to turkeys outlawed p k k party which has fought for autonomy for decades strongly criticized the u. S. For arming and funding the white p. G. Which has played a significant role in the battle against i saw u. S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson says he will take talkies account concerns into account but in a speech about syria there was no talk of stopping support for kurdish groups the United States hears and takes seriously the concerns of our nato ally turkey we recognize the humanitarian contributions a military sacrifices turkey has made towards defeating isis towards their support of millions of Syrian Refugees and stabilizing areas of syria it is helped liberate we must turkeys close cooperation in achieving a new future for syria that ensure security for syrias neighbors you know hit on site is a Research Fellow at the middle east Research Institute is joining us now from arlington in the u. S. States over genia thanks very much for being with us why is afrin so important to turkey. Please one of the three johnsons of the Current Study consulate sees two thousand. And. Thirteen two thousand. In two thousand and sixteen launches your first or operations to make sure that the only ones which is. Go bonnie and announces you know not feeling it too often soon for true. Believer that if you will be able to eliminate the y p g threats from that region it is for the that there. Is a border in the vine it will be able to undermine any work and show the kurdish autonomy in the future and in the northeast of syria. Turkeys president as i mentioned before president out of one has said he will launch an attack soon to push out the Kurdish Forces realistically speaking given the fact that the us is supplying support to these kurdish troops is that likely. It is just. Because our has been actually interesting his rhetoric about launching out on dakotas especially so he became pretty disappointed that the Us Administration down on some of the decision was top and kind of need for the kurds in in in syria now seems to me three days the us decided to even for a thirty song want to target is in the syrian console in the kurdish. Controlled area areas of syria that has really concerned it you think that the feather. Pose a threat to the turkish not. Security in that region all that well but in my view like the kurds have been there since two thousand and. Eleven their control of the border that is really and will protect the turkey in many ways socially from that you have even from the other extremists thats for me the third is more psychological of the kurds than of the club or. I think the best way to address these security concern is to engage with the kurds through dialogue and then to a military operation and the event that turkey does take net a tree action against the kurds in syria how do you think thats going to play out across the region. I think it will lead to these answers for everyone for the kurds for what the u. N. Is for so it is as well because if turkey will launch a military operations into offering i dont think twenty plus and then kurds on the other side of the border will be silent and just. So in two thousand and fourteen when coke was under siege thousands of kurds you know cross turkey were looking forward to the truth you should see if you knew there were protests and you know the to kish policy toward it is our job but with syria and kurdistan in the meantime became inclusive it is not water and even if. It is water of the mountain into the city which it led to the destruction of. Most of my kurdish neighbors dish in the e. R. Workers and sounds of charity and also hundreds of lives were not so i think the the operation if ever what would go through according to some reports is of the moment george p. Is not shelling some of the while these are provisions in austria and i think eventually it will be a relief not to us instead of send the property in Turkish National security i think its well undermined Turkish National security. You have and so you thank you very much indeed the parliament in spain is catalonia region has met for the First Time Since snap elections in december theyre still on the certainty over who will be the new president of the parliament separatist parties want to follow money to put them all but hes a selfimposed exile in belgium called pan hall reports. But the first vote in a new session of the cattle and parliament and the separatist members of the new assembly the next chapter in their campaign for catalonia to split from the rest of spain. Were not going to back down were going to work to build up the grassroots and turn a goal of an independent republic into reality. Yellow ribbons marked the seats of elected members of parliament who are in jail or on the run judges accused them of rebellion for leading the campaign to create a breakaway republic when spanish Prime Minister used Emergency Powers to call snap elections to the cattle and parliament is clear aim was to try and realign the balance of power but that gamble has not paid off because once again separatist parties have been able to build a majority and ruling coalition. Of the process session coalition was elected parliamentary speaker at wednesdays inaugural session but i learned that if the. Parliamentary speaker is an important job he will effectively control the political agenda within the next two weeks he must organize a vote to choose the new head of the cancelling government the separatist partys want to reinstate ousted leader demand who fled to belgium when the Spanish Government declared emergency rule in october that we. Will have brazil with him on in. Spanish police say theyll arrest poos demand if he returns unity politicians who favor remaining part of spain also reject the proposal this increase in their force the new forest minister must be hearing catalonia not abroad we will not accept the savior the moccasin virtual politicians are holograms. Separatist m. P. s ended the opening session with the capital an anthem a rebel song about breaking the chains of spanish oppression while outside several thousand rallied to support the separatist cause they sense the stage is now set for a new showdown with Spanish Government leaders in madrid. The white house chief of staff has reportedly said president Donald TrumpsCampaign Promises on immigration where uninformed u. S. Media is reporting john kerry made the comments while discussing immigration with democratic politicians democrats want guarantees to protect undocumented immigrants before backing a spending bill to avoid a Government Shutdown would she have a chance is joining me now from washington d. C. She had just give us some context here what was of the general kelly actually said well it seemed to be another case and weve seen a lot of this recently particularly in that book by Michael Wolff the fury of someone very close to donald trump politically always been a bad mouth him and boasting about their influence over donald trump john kelly said that while donald trump was on the campaign trail his policies his signature policy his keep all of the build the wall was uninformed and the kelly had to explain to donald trump that it simply wasnt possible geographically topographically to build a cement wall from sea to shining sea in addition there was no way that the Mexican Government was directly going to pay for it so thats what was so strange about this that was kelly was bragging about this its all very well but the problem is everything that trump says in public doesnt suggest he has evolved as kelly was suggesting to lawmakers in congress its kind of added to the confusion as to where the Administration Stands kelly then did an interview with fox news there after these reports surfaced where he said he gave it a much more benign context to what he was trying to explain to the members of congress he wasnt bragging about anything it seemed he was just explaining how the realities of pol