Kurdish fighters in the p. K. K. Targeting their bases. While a massive New Cathedral dedicated to the military has left Many Russians uneasy. One of the philippines most prominent journalists has been found guilty of libel and a case seen as a major blow to press freedom maria ressa denies the charges concerning an article published on her news website rappler that link to wealthy businessman to criminal activity its one of several charges against the site which is highlighted extrajudicial killings and abuses during president detaches time in office race is expected to appeal a conviction which carries a sentence of up to 6 years in prison. I appeal to you the journalists in this room the filipinos who are in this. Protect your right. We are men. Canary table we are meant to make you a free. Right so i appeal again. Dont be afraid because if you dont use your rights you will lose them if we dont tolerate a brazen move to try to roll back the rights guaranteed in the constitution we will lose them. Out of dugan joins us live now from outside the court in manila a journalist so this was a very high profile case in the philippines tell us more quickly about the background and the verdict. Well the verdict today was guilty of cyber libel together with another journalist she is expected shes allowed to post bail and is expected to submit a petition to the court of appeals and if that doesnt work she can go all the way off to the Supreme Court many arrests facing 7 other cases filed against her including questions over the ownership of the Online News Network which she cofounded called rappler and also another libel case now we were just with maria over an hour ago we listened to a press conference that was organized by her lawyers shortly after the hearing and that this edition was handed down she appealed basically to filipinos not to be afraid not to even stop fighting for their fundamental rights she said also that this type this is something that was expected she said this was still devastating and in no way is going to stop rappler and other journalists from continuing reports do they say to continue its its fight and to write against against what they see are continuing abuses committed by those who are in power now this is important to remember daryn that this is not the only case that journalists are facing just over a month ago the biggest Media Network a. B. S. E v. N. Was also forcibly shut down after it failed to get its franchise renewed after it expired for 50 years this is now ongoing in congress this spike other networks unable to renew their license as president of the good that they are they also said something i get a b s t b n he said basically that that network failed to air his campaign. Campaign ads during 2016 elections last lemuria also appealed to social media platforms to be far more responsible to help stop the car and to help curb the demonization of journal. Activists online at the John Allen Duggan there in minot jamila thank you for that lets bring in Phil Robertson hes deputy asia director of Human Rights Watch he joins us via skype from bangkok phil good to have you back on the program so what do you make of this guilty verdict against maria ressa and how significant is this charge of side the libel that well the verdict actually highlights the ability of philippines abusive president rodney got to tear to dominant manipulate laws to go after critical well respected media voices and whatever the cost to the country we think that the government should reverse this verdict we think they should wash it and they should you know step back and unfortunately what were seeing is part of a well played out plan by the government to try as maria ressa said very clearly to shut them down and to make them a cautionary tale to other journalists in the philippines who would dare criticize the president and thats an important point you make feel because many observers say that ressa had been targeted by the detents administration coverage of the deadly war on drugs do you think should become a prime target of the president who is accused of cracking down and trying to silence the media. I certainly think thats the case you know as as your reporter said shes facing 7 cases if you look at this case here in front of us what happened was there was an article published was based in part on government documents it was published 4 months before the cyber criminal law came onto the books there was one change in the article afterwards after the law was in effect to especially fix a typo and the Philippines Department of justice with encouraging the president went at it went to the private litigant and said look you you should sue and came up with an entire new legal theory of continuous publication to enable this to happen i mean this is a targeted hit it was a private petitioner but it really the governments behind it. As you say phil this case was always seen as a test for press freedoms in the philippines how much then does this verdict now put the spotlight back on free speech in the country well it it is an exclamation point after the shutdown of a. B. S. C. B. S. Which of course is the largest t. V. And Radio Network in the philippines that was done also at the behest of rodriguez to tear to who again was unhappy with what they were reporting about his drug war and other things you know press freedom now is in significant danger in the philippines that is what the message is from this case and you know it is sub the now time for the filipino people to say very clearly to the government that they value being able to get. Barriers different into independent media pieces that are not just dictated by the government just a final thought to you the National Union of journalists in the philippines and said the government should stop what they call weaponize ing the law against journalists and media groups so what happens next now in the fight to keep the press free to keep the press independence in the philippines what next. Well i mean this is going to be a continuous log its case by case i mean i think ultimately what we need to do is put more pressure on the philippines you may know that the philippines is going to be facing the u. N. Human Rights Council theres a report that has been brought out about the philippines human rights abuses at the u. N. And i think that theres now going to be a demand for accountability and i think more International Pressure on president to tear down his administration to end these kind of tactics is the only way forward through us and always good to get your thoughts thank you very much indeed for talking to aljazeera thank you now the death of a black man of the hands of police in the u. S. City of atlanta is being treated as a homicide an autopsy has revealed that 27 year old brooks died from 2 gunshot wounds to the back after a struggle with Police Officers on friday the killing a spot more protests of a Police Brutality is on the gallica after a weekend of protests following the death of ray showed brooks the restaurant where he died is now a symbol of this nations racial tensions its being cleaned up now but the anger here hasnt subsided the 27 year old father of 3 was shot and killed by police on friday following a struggle with 2 offices. As he fled mr brooks was shot and later died on saturday night the restaurant was set ablaze and city leaders condemned the polices use of deadly force his children will continue to grow up for the rest of their life without a father now we cant we cant magically make rashard brooks reappear this building we can build this building this wendys back up we can fall in Insurance Claim to ensure that this building is built back up i dont condone this but i understand it and im hurting just like everybody else is despite the resignation of atlantas chief of police and the firing of the officer who killed ray sean brooks calls to Police Reform and accountability a growing were going to make sure that if you shoot somebody in our state youre going to be prosecuted if youre long unfortunate. If you chase someone down for a no no i want crime youre going to be prosecuted as Law Enforcement and iraq government is not going to tear gas people here all right. Across the u. S. Anti races protests continue to grow in los angeles the gay pride parade took to the streets in support of black lives matter in South Carolina a 1000000 man march was held as protesters marched on the statehouse the 2 lawmakers to address Police Brutality racism and economic disparities without a shot. Well hear. This thing. Every. Family has plus the fact. That there was an. Education which you know its been 3 weeks since george floyd died in Police Custody now another africanamerican mans name has been added to a long list of victims of Police ViolencePolice Forces across the u. S. Are now banning practices like cho coles others are promising more transparency as momentum for change continues many say that simply not enough to tackle systemic racism inequality and Police Brutality calls for real police for a former now growing here and across the world and it gallacher aljazeera miami florida. Turkey has launched a military operation against kurdish targets in Northern Iraq as Defense Ministry says warplanes have struck the candle mountains targeting separatist fighters from the Kurdistan Workers Party or p k k s drugs are also reported at mt st john turkey frequently targets betake a fighters in Northern Iraq in whats nearly a 4 decade long conflict well across Promised Land costello has more now from istanbul. This is another operation the church a come back say im going to iraq against the outflow could stomach a spark if it take a what we know was thats a good time to open ration is in a wider scale than it has been ongoing since 990 s. Before turkey used to do upgrades targeting s s victoria area but this time its multiple realities and misunderstandings the ration come back to by the Turkish Forces thats why it is why they are scared and surprisingly just d 2 days ago turkish intelligence chiefs accompli down was in baghdad he paid a visit to bark that so. Presumably if they might the turkish and thousands of also might have a talk about how true he is to use the p. K. Case platform from the other side of its border because according to the Turkish Defense minister a straight man and operation has come back safe and to protect the borders time for a short break here and aljazeera when we come back flaming brazil votes in our out of thousands rally against the president s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and why tension in the house escalated in the north on the Korean Peninsula with the north threatening military action against the south more than stay with us. 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Rewind i can bring your people back to life im sorry. But data on the past of aljazeera documentaries this show continues barred from but did till now for these districts we want continues with baltimore anatomy of an American City i have Close Friends who were lost to the streets i can literally see the future of baltimore to the ass of my students and it does not look good we want on aljazeera. The murder or the. Welcome back im out of the top stories here on aljazeera a prominent journalist and government critic in the philippines has been convicted of libel maria ressa denies the charges are of an article published on a rattling news website the verdict is being seen as a major blow to press freedom. The death of a black man at the hands of police in the us city of atlanta is being treated as a homicide the killing of ray shot brooks on friday has again field tensions over Police Brutality and sparked new protests across the country. And turkey has launched a sort of a military operation against kurdish targets in Northern Iraq war planes have struck the condo mountains targeting separatist fighters in the Kurdistan Workers Party and evil people. In brazil thousands of protesters have marched in sao paolo to denounce the governments handling of the pandemic a small account a rally was held in the capital brasilia by supporters of president john bolton r. O. Who continues to downplay the outbreak the country has the 2nd highest number of cope with 19 deaths around the world 2 is about reports. Get out boy tornado chanted this people didnt have any death only stuff in brazil financial capital. And even having now was one of the thousands who felt it was necessary to be on the streets on sunday your book your im here because thousands of people are dying of coronavirus and the government doesnt care about it this is a genocide the government is mocking the working class and the police are killing our families and communities black people cant live in peace in this country we are afraid to die because of our parlor brazil has become the epicenter of 1000 in south america more than 40000 people have lost their lives many blame precedential handling of the crisis as he opposed imposing a logged on to preserve the. Kaname and disregarded the virus as a little flaw. His supporters have also been taking to the streets to defend the precedent and i think its a good day mick its clearly people but its not that much i dont think the koran of ours by the self by of jews that much i think their most part of people about to die by it has another kind of disease but in this hospital in sao paulo many do not agree recess the vice 41 and is recovering from covert 1000 she has been in touch with her family on a video called. Take it seriously because this is not a little some said i couldnt breathe and i know how bad it is i thought i was going to die its awful stay home if you can and if you need to go out take all necessary precautions because its not easy. For survivors like back in their minds who is 50 years old with 19 was a life changing experience. Im very grateful for life my life has changed im grateful to god to my brother in law who saved me to my wife my sister and everyone my life started over because the doctor said i was going to die and today im here thank god i thank everyone here. Brazil is struggling with the spread of cold with 19 and as the death toll continues to rise there is widespread discontent over the president s response. India plans to convert 500. 00 Railway Coaches into makeshift hospitals after a surge in new virus cases led to a shortage of beds in the capital the country reported another record jump in new infections on sunday 10 coaches had previously been turned into isolation wards the new carriages will increase new delhis capacity by 8000 beds other new measures include increased testing and a daughter door Health Survey in the capital. But have to fight the war against crime a virus in new delhi with more strain the federal government to shoot. To move paid to cope with 19 patients in hospitals the federal government is completely back in new delhi fight against grain a virus which strain the World Health Organization is urging the u. K. Not to rush into lifting coronavirus lockdown europes regional director says the government should have an effective Contact Tracing system in place before easing begins nonessential shops are set to reopen in england on monday Prime Minister bars johnson says Safety Measures will be in place all shop staff will have to follow the guidelines on disinfecting products customers frances president among your macro is claiming its 1st victory in the fight against cope with 19 some of the last remaining lockdown instructions a lifted mainland will be on the lower state of alert from monday that means restaurants and cafes in the capital will be allowed to operate at full capacity more people can also return to work. The leaders of somalia and breakaway state somaliland have met in djibouti for talks somali lands president who said he wants a 2 state process to defend what he calls the regions independence somaliland split from somalia 991 but has never gained International Recognition ethiopia and djibouti are brokering the talks after the last round in the go see asians collapsed in 2015. Well further south in the horn of africa somalia has officially recognized the contested leader of the semi autonomous state of jubilant but only as an interim leader former warlord. Was reelected as president of jubilant in august but somalia boycotted that vote and but another candidate in a parallel election adobe is rejecting the interim leader designation. South korea has held an urgent security meeting after the sister of north koreas leader. Kim jong uns warning comes days after the north cut off all communication with the south lexer bryan reports. Under cover of darkness north korean defectors send aid and propaganda over the border theyre fighting against can jones idiology and sending food in it sent to some of the 10000000 people the u. N. Says a going hungry to cross border messages provoking an angry response from pyongyang. Kim jong sr of north koreas leader suggesting theyll be no more handshakes and smiles with south koreas president j. N. Instead shes threatening military action if the south doesnt stop the defectives campaigns she told state media i believe our army will determine something for cooling down our peoples resentment and surely carry it out kim jong un sister is also an influential aide and his in a circle she was at his side during talks with south koreas president moon and later when he met u. S. President donald trump in their summit in singapore 2 years ago analysts say its the norths frustration with the u. S. Over those stories to denuclearize ation talks thats behind the escalating rhetoric theres no doubt that pyongyang feelings a profound sense of impatience and its failure to get any relaxation of International Sanctions the route to washington is going through so thats why its seeing so much pressure on the ministration but i think thats a misread mistreat of the american position and i dont think you immediately produce results. The north has cut off all communication with the south for the 1st time in 2 years warning is have a regretful painful time if it fails to control the defect is in an effort to smooth relations south korea has tried to discourage the activists. Its taking legal action against them and saying earlier this week. We will continue to abide by all agreements between south and north korea to maintain peace on the Korean Peninsula and prevent incidental military conflicts. But it hasnt stopped the out there from the north with choreographed protests against defectors junks described as human skull. The activists are refusing to back down and say their campaign against the north will continue. Separatists in southern yemen have captured a convoy carrying billions the rebels to aid in central bank forces loyal to the Southern Transitional council took control of aden in april stole billions in cash that left the port this can threaten the fragile peace which the group has with the saudi backed government that british Prime Minister baraks johnson has led tributes to the dozens of people who died in an apartment block fire in london 3 years ago most of the victims of the grenfell blaze were poor and from immigrant families the anniversary is again highlighting inequality in the capital as on the whole reports. Church bells toll for the 72. 00 victims of the ground fire disaster in west london the 3rd anniversary marked with socially distanced visits to the site and an Online Church service addressed by the Prime Minister and while no words can undo what happened and the passage of time can heal the wounds inflicted that night i want you to know that i remain absolutely committed to uncovering the causes of the tragedy and ensuring it is never repeated. But campaigners say the underlying causes of many of the greenfeld deaths have not gone away they point to higher death rates from coronavirus among black asian and minority ethnic groups as evidence of ongoing social inequalities 3 years ago. A community in a tower who had raised questions about safety in that were not listened to and one of the main reasons we would archaeal i would argue that they werent listened to was because of institutional racism because of the demographic they were largely a muslim they were largely black they were working Class Community and actually they were not taken seriously the pace of reform has also been slow at ensuring this current happen again as many as 2000 buildings are said still to bare the flammable crowding that allowed the ground fell flames to whip up the side of the building and rage out of control with as many as 56000 building residents living at daily risk renfield tower and coronavirus have more in common besides lives from very different backgrounds in one of londons most multicultural settings imperiled then and in turmoil once more. Inez alvarez escaped the fire with her family and wasnt able to complete her exams at a crucial stage in her School Career the school is shut now because of the virus and in as has missed the chance to sit her a levels its like what are the odds start missing 5 my g. C. S. E. And then all of my a levels get cancelled its a bit like why me i guess like people have had struggles in their life time everyone goes through their own battles so its kind of like im no use and im not special and has anyone else in terms of. Having finding something that keeps me going i guess everyone has something that keeps them going and i mean its nothing particular for me its just. I just keep moving forward i can. Once again a light is being shown on societys imbalance demands for change now more urgent than ever journal aljazeera west london now the leader of Russias Orthodox Church has consecrated a New Cathedral dedicated to the armed forces for the monument is causing among Many Russians who say it shows more devotion to military leaders than religion some of the expense. It is one of the tallest cathedrals in the altar docks church built just outside moscow at the military themed pitch park. The resurrection of christ cathedral is a shrine to Russias Armed forces it was that we got a point with this harmony between the might of the armed forces and the spiritual might of the church of the spiritual and material of church and state let the part of our people go into the future in peace and prosperity and of this path god willing let there be new victories new achievements and you know defeats. A military mega church built in just under 600. 00 days the main dome stretching out a precise 19. 45 meters symbolizing the year the 2nd world war ended and the atheist soviet unions victory over nazi germany etc i am absolutely sure that all those who will come here will remember our countrys past deeds and prepare for a future feast. Replete with icons old and new as well as metal salvage from nazi military hardware but these secular flourishes have not impressed everyone in the orthodox church. I am afraid that this is not the subject of a religious orthodox cult it is a cold object of a new religion the civil religion of russia their religion a victory cult of victory it turns out that our altar is not decided to christ not to christs victory but to something completely different their all why did concerns that using religion as a way to honor the military will lead to not just a loss of independence but create a mythologized history. This is not about religion this is for the army as current military and state leaders think russia needs an ideology we need political control of the armed forces and since for the time being official ideology is prohibited they invented that the Russian Orthodox faith will be an imitation of such an ideology its a symbol of president putins new state ideology elevating the army to a quasar religious rank and among the pomp and ceremony the creation of a new history something i go out as era. A quick reminder all the news of course on our website there it is on your screen the address aljazeera dot com. Time for a quick check of the headlines here on aljazeera a prominent journalist and government critic in the philippines has been convicted of libel maria ressa denies the charges of an article published on her rappler news website the verdict is being seen as a major blow to press freedom. I have. The journalists in this room the filipinos who are listening. To protect your rights. We are men. Canary peo we are meant to make you free. Right so you again. Dont be afraid because if you dont use your right you will lose them we dont probably agree to try to roll back the rights guaranteed in the constitution we will lose them. The death of a black man of the hands of police of the u. S. City of atlanta is being treated as a homicide the killing of rae shot brooks on friday has again fueled tensions of the Police Brutality and spot new protests across the country. Turkey has launched a military operation against kurdish targets in Northern Iraq war planes have struck the candle mountains targeting separatist fighters from the Kurdistan Workers Party or p k k india plans to convert 500 Railway Coaches into makeshift hospitals after a surge in new coronavirus cases led to a shortage of beds in the capital the country reported another record jump in new infections on sunday the new carriages will increase new delhis capacity by 8000 beds. Thousands of marched in the brazilian city of san paolo to denounce the governments handling of the pandemic brazil as the 2nd number of cope with 19 deaths worldwide with more than 43000. Despite the rising number of deaths and infections president jaya both tomorrow continues to downplay the outbreak insisting lockdowns understructure should be. The leaders of somalia and breakaway states met in djibouti for talks on a downs president wants a 2 state process to defend what he sees as the regions independence somali nonsport from somalia in 1990 s. Well those were the headlines the news continues on aljazeera after a statement thats alleging by philip. On counting the cost indias labor reform is it reform cracks the job. With no redress for what chinas tightening grip on hong kong its Financial Hub status. The real deal. Counting the cost on aljazeera. To rewind im Richelle Carey since Al Jazeera English launched more than a decade ago we have built up an extraordinary archive Award Winning documentary here on rewind returning to some of the best of them finding out whats happened in the years sense back in 2009