More than 1,000 people have been arrested in moscow during unauthorised protests against the banning of many opposition candidates from local elections. There were scuffles as police dispersed groups of protesters, who responded with anti putin chants. The Authorities Say around 30 candidates failed to collect enough valid signatures, but the barred candidates say they have been blocked for political reasons. From moscow, 0leg boldyrev reports. Police told muscovites not to come out for this unsanctioned protest, but a few thousand people turned up anyway, and very soon many of them paid for it by being dragged into custody. The arrests were met with defiance. So the police are trying to push back the protesters, who came here because the candidates they support were not allowed to participate in the elections. We dont know how many people came to protest, but certainly there are plenty of people angry that the candidates theyve been supporting were denied the chance to participate in the vote. Those who come out despite Police Warnings are used to sights like this, but they voice their angeragain and again. Im against these thieves, he says, president putin, moscow mayor, Prime Minister, theyre like a gang, simply taking and taking from russia. Election Authorities Say the grounds for dismissing the candidates are legitimate because signatures gathered in their support were invalid. Well, these citizens are not buying it. The opposition hopes that this anger around city elections will snowball into a wider antiestablishment campaign. But, committed as they are, these protesters werent out in the numbers capable of doing that. 0leg boldyrev, bbc news, moscow. Theresa fallon is the founder and director of the brussels based centre for russia europe asia studies. She says the number of arrests so far put this years demonstration above the rest. People are unhappy. Usually the protest, this is an annual event. Weve seen a lot of protest in the past, but the fact that theyve arrested over 1000 people speaks volumes. It shows that the administration is very nervous about this. The video has shown, you know, they are coming down with a really heavy hands. Yes, i mean, were looking at pictures now and it seems to be pretty heavy handed, these arrests. And as you say, around 1000 people arrested. Is this a big thing in russia . Will ordinary russians be watching this and talking about it . Well, its incredible because in the footage, many people have phones, so we see the video of people shooting it, but on the regular media in russia this wont be shown. It is very much controlled. So people will show this on the social media accounts, but it wont really get much play on the Russian Media itself. And why do you think the authorities are going to such extreme levels . Weve seen political processes and candidates being arrested in the past, but this seems to be ona arrested in the past, but this seems to be on a whole new scale. Its true, but people are out and people are getting fed up. The economy is slowing down, the governments does not delivering, and its incredible when you think about it. We saw today, as well, the protests in hong kong. Russia has these issues. It seems like this aspect of, you know, people are very disgruntled with this kind of authoritarian regime. Elections are in september in russia. Will they be affected at all by this, do you think . russia. Will they be affected at all by this, do you think . I think they are very extremely disgruntled by the fact that the candidates are not allowed to. You know, that they have been disqualified. So i think that the numbers show that the people are out there supporting the candidates, and they are extremely unhappy with how this is turning out. You see a lot of young people, as well. Young people are very disillusioned about their futures. Did you see this coming at all . This seemed to be a bit of a surprise, especially the number of people arrested. Arresting 1000 people is quite an operation. We have seen protests in the past, especially of young people. Even last year we saw this happen. So there is this kind of cycle of protest. Especially in regards to the elections, and i expect that most of the media in russia will really downplay this, but the social media, this will get a lot of play. Hong kong has been engulfed by huge Anti Government protests for nearly eight weeks now, and it is still unclear how china will react to the increasingly violent demonstrations. Police have fired tear gas at an unauthorised protest held by tens of thousands of people to condemn an attack by armed masked men last week. 0ur correspondent nick beake reports. Tear gas, rubber bullets, and anger fill the stifling summer air. Welcome to another weekend in hong kong. This is now the rhythm of life. You find a police force trying to contain an eighth consecutive week of demonstrations. And these are the protesters who wont back down tens of thousands of them. Shame on you, they shout, towards officers they say failed to protect them last weekend here in the town of yuen long, near the chinese border. Men in white, suspected to be triad gang members, had attacked pro democracy activists at a metro station, sending more than a0 to hospital. Hong kong police had tried to ban todays march. It didnt work, and once again, as night fell, a hard core of protesters faced up to them. Well, the police have now lost patience. They asked the demonstrators to leave this area, and they havent. Theyve already fired tear gas, and so street by street, theyre coming through, clearing the way. Repairing Public Confidence will be an even harder task. Im very angry, because the police, they are supposed to protect the people in hong kong. The hong kong people, theyre supposed to protect us. But instead, they dont. They stepped back when the triad attacked people. The police used too much force and violence to the protesters and the citizens, so we are here to demonstrate. Tonight, a show of force to restore order for now, at least. The protesters say theyll be back on the streets tomorrow. Nick beake, bbc news, hong kong. Lets take a look at some of the other stories making the news a burmese government delegation has met rohingya leaders in a bangladesh refugee camp for talks on repatriation, that have been described as positive. 750,000 rohingya fled a wave of ethnic cleansing in myanmar in 2017. A repatriation deal signed 20 months ago has not won the confidence of most refugees. The hungarian Prime Minister, viktor 0rban, has claimed that the european project had been taken over by liberals, and it was high time, in his words, to return it to its national and christian roots. Speaking in romania, mr 0rban again declared himself to be an illiberal leader. Thousands of tunisians have turned out for the state funeral of the countrys first freely elected president. Beji caid essebsi died on thursday at the age of 92. Foreign leaders including the french president , emmanuel macron, and the palestinian leader, mahmoud abbas, also attended. Over 1,000 passengers have been ferried to safety from an express train trapped by torrential rains near the indian city of mumbai. Helicopters, boats and diving teams were deployed by the authorities after the train was stranded on friday night close to the town of vangani. Heavy rains have battered mumbai and the state of maharashtra. Yogita limaye reports. Stuck in a flood, a train with 20 coaches carrying hundreds of passengers. A river near the tracks overflowed because of several hours of heavy rainfall, which meant the mahalaxmi express could go no further. People were stuck on board for nearly 15 hours. They had run out of food and drinking water. Then, a massive rescue effort was launched. Boats were sent in, and dozens of rescuers. Slowly, they brought everyone out to safety. Nine pregnant women are reported to be among those evacuated. Helicopters had also been put on standby. Mumbai and the areas surrounding it have seen intense rainfall since friday, as have other parts of the country. This is video from rajasthan in western india. Assam, in the countrys north east, is also facing floods. Hundreds have already lost their lives this year in weeks of monsoon rainfall, and in many regions, more bad weather is predicted. The Prosecutors Office in sudan says at least eight military officers will be charged with crimes against humanity over last months killing of pro democracy demonstrators. It happened when Paramilitary Forces fired on demonstrators outside the Army Headquarters in the capital, khartoum. Doctors linked to the opposition say the dead numbered almost 130, but Fath Al Rahman saeed, the head of the official Committee Investigating the massacre, claimed the total was 87 as he described the moment the killings took place. Translation it was discovered by the committee that there were two anonymous people. They were also three anonymous people shooting live ammunition at protesters from the top of the building in the medical compound, wearing uniform. Britains thriving science sector would be put at risk by a no deal brexit. Thats the warning from the head of the wellcome trust, the uks biggest charitable funder of scientific research. The trust spends around a billion pounds a year supporting research most of it in the uk. Katy austin has more. Jasmin is a scientist from germany, researching sex chromosomes at the Francis Crick institute in london. She is not sure whether to stay in the uk, though, because the country is leaving the eu. My feeling is that over the next ten, 20 years, if brexit actually happens, especially if it happens without a deal, which seems likely now, that uk science is on the decline, with regards to, yeah, funding opportunities, positions that are available, attractiveness of living here. You could see this place as a symbol of britains status as a science superpower europes largest Biomedical Research facility under one roof, with 1,200 researchers working here from across the globe. The director here warns continued success relies on collaboration that he says is incompatible with a no deal brexit, and not just because millions of pounds in funding would be at risk. Its our reputation, its being able to attract people. Its making them feel comfortable here. All of this is in jeopardy if were turning our back on europe and saying, we dont really care about you. And what it will mean is, is we have to follow the rules and regulations that weve had no role or impact on in setting up ourselves. So in fact, we lose power, we lose freedom, rather than gaining it. Now, britains biggest science charity has written to the Prime Minister, praising his vision for a thriving science sector, but describing no deal as a threat. Were already a science superpower. But there are some clouds on the horizon which, if we dont banish them, could erode that position. What we are anxious about is that the science that is done here goes on being excellent. And to do that, it requires both more investment and support from the government. It also requires an immigration policy that welcomes to this country the best researchers in the world, and their families. In a statement, number ten said the Prime Minister is committed to supporting the uk science sector to take full advantage of opportunities outside of the eu, so it can offer the best environment for cutting edge research, and the best global talent. Katy austin, bbc news. Bahrain has been condemned by human Rights Groups after executing two prisoners who were allegedly subjected to torture and forced confessions. Ali al arab and Ahmad Al Malali were convincted last year on terrorism charges. Last night a protester was arrested after climbing to the roof of the Bahraini Embassy in london, calling on britains Prime Minister, borisjohnson, to intervene in the case. The embassy has defended bahrains judicial process, saying the court based the decision on clear and convincing evidence which left no room for an alternative explaination. But amesty internationals lynn maalouf says the men did not receive a fair trial. Well, the concerns are that two men today were put to death after a trial that met no fair standards, international standards. This means, according to the information that we have been able to collect, these two men who are in their mid 20s have been tried with very serious concerns about the fair process. And this means also, and including the fa ct this means also, and including the fact that they were savagely tortured. So the reports came through about electroshock s, about toenails being ripped off. This simply means that the government has been unable to try them and convict them via due process in a fair trial, and has despite that moved ahead with the strongest of punishments, which is the death penalty. Human Rights Groups have called on the International Community to intervene in the case of saudi dissident salman al awda, who they say is facing the immediate threat of execution. The reformist cleric was arrested in 2017 under terrorism related charges, a move described by his family and Amnesty International as politically motivated. The trial is set to resume on sunday after a six month postponement, with saudi authorites yet to revealed the charge sheet. The bbc has spoken to salmans son Abdullah Al Awda about his fathers treatment. Translation what happened to my father is classified internationally as torture. He was deprived of treatment and sleep. He was questioned for days on end. They tied his hands and legs inside his cell and blindfolded him. He would be thrown into a car to be taken from one place to the next, without regard to his age or his history. It was a shock when the Public Prosecutor called for his execution for 37 charges, incredibly trivial charges. The first was exposing corruption in seeking to overthrow the regime because he called for a Constitutional Monarchy and rights and freedoms in 2011, and for protecting the rights of minorities. Then some other very general charges such as owning books that are bent, making fun of the achievements of the state, and then the strangest charge. Not praying enough for the ruler. Is that a charge . The current king and crown prince used to ask my fathers advice in political affairs. The state needed him in countering terrorism. His rhetoric was one of the sharpest and most significant in countering terrorism in saudi arabia. I learned from my father the cause is more important than the person, that caring for the future of my country is more important than myself or my family. Stay with us on bbc world news, still to come who said playing Computer Games was a waste of time . The worlds best gamers are battling it out at the fortnite world cup. 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Lets stay with hong kong now. Victoria hui is an associate professor of Political Science at the university of notre dame in the us. She says the response to what started as a demonstration against a proposed extradition bill has helped expand the citys protest movement. Every week there have been new protest because the government would not really make any further concessions, in particular withdrawing the bill completely and also starting independent investigation. 0n also starting independent investigation. On top of that, the police have been using Excessive Force. So every week there have been your reasons for protesters to come back out in subsequent weeks. You talk about Excessive Force that. Lisa say they have been using rubber bullets and tear gas because of violence from the protest is, how angry our people and protesters with the police . Police say. People are extremely angry. They are showing the contrast between last week and today. And last week you had people in white who are gangsters. And today you have police forces. It discriminates with beating up protesters. Do you see protesters being fearful as a result of this is it making their resolve Even Stronger . It seems that all of this has only backfired and so protesters have become even more determined to come back out. After last sunday, then a lot of the hong kong people said it was kind of like a terrorist attack and we should not be intimidated by the violence and we wa nt be intimidated by the violence and we want to come back out and show not afraid. So where do you see this protest going next . Will people keep coming out onto the street and if so what do the authorities need to do to keep them off the streets . Well, people have already been planning weekly protests and saying basically its like going for another five or six weeks already. Where is this going . Looks like every week the police are going to come back out to do something to intimidate people. And then of course, given what we have been seeing so far, it is just going to escalate. How is this going to end . It does not look like it will end very soon. Because, again, the government will not make any further concessions and eve