Claiming its a world 1st but many scientists around the globe express alarm huge corners have been cut. Broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is r. T. International certainly glad to have you with us lets get right back to our top story. Week after the hugely contested president ial election. Still seeing massive demonstrations throughout the country both pro and antigovernment rallies have taken to the streets on sunday in some cases just meters apart. Opposition protesters have held a march for freedom rally 3 men are demanding that longtime president Alexander Lukashenko resign claiming he is clinging to power by force and ignoring peoples wishes similar marches are being held across the country our correspondent reports from the capital. Thank you all the desert for 45 this is how the protests unfolding now in Independence Square people have moved from the monument to here in the morning there was a progovernment rally here Lucas Shanker but all the people of life now in the square was freed unlike the previous protest that happened here right place on guarding the house of the government there only buried its National Guard people there even sitting on this one office that came out and as i understand asked people not to sit on the barriers because its dangerous and they could fall and thats about all the people are chanting all the familia slogans singing the same songs i cant say theres a certain development or change here. This person has been in power for 26 years hes clung to it with his teeth and doesnt want to let go i think. Were against violence were defending our vote were doing the best for the future of our contrary i want my children not to live in a country which has violence where there is no voice and no freedom of speech thank you i cant agree with whats happening in the country one person is trying to hold on to power by force im trying to show everyone that im against it and thats why im here. To show the demonstrators have also taken to the streets of minsk thousands from all over belarus gathered on Independence Square to voice fears that opposition violence could escalate like in that ukraine in 2014 himself appeared at the rally to thank people for their support. For some sort of predecessor. Going to your. Reality yes i support Alexander Lukashenko i wasnt forced to come here this is my personal choice. Ive heard so many threats but they wont break me i bought the steel. With my own money no one paid me. I support disability whats happening now reminds me of ukraine in 2014 everything started in exactly the same way the young people with flowers now just dont understand what was happening here in 1900 s. Perhaps they want to return to 117 when people toppled the russian empire in a similar way and civil war but we want peace and protests is also being held every day outside the bella Russian Embassy in moscow among kosar of reports from the russian capital. This is the 8th day where were covering the protests here outside the embassy a bill or is let me just to give you himself whats going on this is a live picture you can see people lining up with the white ribbon the flowers with the red and white flags once again this has been happening here for 8 days straight on saturday was still the largest turnout here as the line of protesters extended beyond that long over the last few days because talk to people from all walks of life but this particular protests are caught my attention issues its a big chair theres nobody for you waiting for something to happen being anxious and there is nobody like sation there is no sense theres very space had to shift it feels like theres a trick but you did not know when it will play out todays my wedding anniversary i wanted to you know i. D. C. Events because you know personal life its turning point to 3 sent in from other states is the moment he seemed ok tonight hes in the resources for me uniting the students he was supposed to new life Peaceful Demonstrations continue in minsk as well where our earlier at least 65000 people came out in support of Alexander Lukashenko now those numbers are according to the interior ministry hours later and and see look at shango rally began that building up with our correspondent in minsk reporting that there are over 100000 people the most recent reports indicate that the citys Independence Square is filled to near capacity similar scenes have been recorded in other places in belarus as well as pro and anti look at shankar rallies unfolded to meanwhile nato is calling on men silat all the peaceful protests to continue and said that theyre going to as ation is following the events in bella ruse very closely the statement came when right out. Cira look at shank award to his supporters thats a nato forces on a building up but they are army and near the below russian border lithuanias foreign minister was quick to denounce that say that statement saying that it is indeed a lie however president of belarus site exotica shankar still announced minutes or a drills near the countrys western borders. Although things appear calmer now in minsk the beginning of the week was marred with on rest which left a demonstrator dead video has now emerged reportedly showing the moment of the tragedy now a bit of a warning you might find some of the following that footage disturbing here you can see a group of riot police who are just a few meters away from the alleged victim shortly after comes the apparent moment the protester was killed interior ministry had previously claimed that the victim had tried to throw an explosive device at officers but it went off in his hand now lets take a look at how the events unfolded during the week. I. Just take in people that are doing nothing was c really. Yes i swallowed yes q yes ive come out but i want to leave in a free and peaceful calm peaceful news. Outlet. How much of this mass this is going on can you take the. Leap. It was not so sure. I. Was. But it was. The bellers authorities have also been criticised for failing to protect journalists 64 were detained during the week among various reporters working for arties video agency ruptly who spent days behind bars. Nearly 7 purchasers were detained across the country this week the government began releasing them on thursday night promising everyone would be freed by friday though it is unclear if that actually happened doctors were among those being held. What kind of doctors are you youre not doctors i dont know what you are where this is thats the sort of thing they shout at you and a lot of swear words but i dont want to repeat they were also saying this when you were 1st held in the street everyone driving by was shocked person white ropes on their knees with the head of the. Alexander lukashenko has been at the helm of 1904 but this years election has been his most challenging quarter takes a look at the shift in support. In bellerose having the title go or daddy means youve got the most populist position in the entire post soviet sphere and for the recently reelected president alexander look at shank oh hes held the position for decades. The loser who shot the russians have to hold on to look even in the most critical situation as a drowning man who catches the straw that you just took my racing to be 90 percent tomorrow it will be with you like we all know it is not for you to decide for. Themselves i envy myself as i am the last and only dictator in europe. Im not going to hold this position for a lifetime as soon as the people refuse my services ill take my bag under my arm and im going. On board the populist train before it was cool before politicians like steve bannon and donald trump probably even knew the meaning of the word one of his most recent populist stunts involved the dismissal of bellerose his agricultural minister after the ministers cows failed to gain lucas shank those approval. When did you bring me here so why now tell the Security Service to put you in handcuffs with a person does not understand that this is auschwitz and you put him in charge of the Holding People who did not understand you were to. Look at shank as a man of inspections meetings with bureaucrats and reprimands of government officials when the cameras are watching of course this puts a smile on the faces of ordinary people who struggle daily with bureaucratic red tape its also the main reason why they call the kobach up for many baka is also a strong man who created an enclave of the soviet union. Within europe its been a popular stance for years but now look at those image is facing some big problems. Sure look at shank oh claims he won the election it seems like the Security Forces are on his side and for a while he only faced small pockets of pro western opposition but based on the brutality used by the police to control the situation arrests made of journalists and the death of a protester it seems like the entire countrys view of the government is definitely turning sour. That its possible lucas shank goes recent anti russia statements alley and made it his main base of support those who want closer cooperation with belarus is eastern neighbor we need to address the Russian Media reduce them not to say you know incidents if you would youll see you need to get into the situation with dignity you know youll see good we have no gold to discredit the country clues to us arresting russian journalists didnt help the situation either. To the west hes always been europes last dictator even look at shankar himself said he knew people would dispute the Election Results whatever the case the belorussian president will need to father more support if he wants to remain at the head of the table. A number of countries have condemned what they called a rigged election and the heavy handed responses of the police now the e. U. Has voiced its plan to sanction those responsible for the violence and what it called the falsification of Election Results some analysts we spoke to are saying that sanctions from evil might need just a threat but not real action while others said negotiation between the opposition and the government remains key. They will probably never be another election with mr lucas now people are already fed up that shows its very scary to see what could happen you know as a comparison with with ukraine though the situation is completely different i dont think the sanctions would work they dont work you know we all know that but thats the only thing the European Union has so they speak. Im not sure they will impose them they speak of sanctions it seems that the protests against shrink or have quite strong support from outside if you look at the media reports in the western countries you can see a clear sympathy for the protesters against. You see all over the claims that the elections have been raped but no clear proof and evidence has been giving you can see all over the same structures the same the same procedures in all the color revolutions of the past 20 years you can see a quarter thirst which is like a trademark for foreign interventions rich in change operations so this is really alarming and we should look quite closely at this critical point. Whether they are what nature. Or while it will depend on. The regional or shared goal here in doing what he has all done for the last 26 years and that has to be the grid. For success some procedures would be put in place so those are the guys who have gotten around himself is addressed corruption thats not to say that the government is entirely blameless hasnt made mistakes and so on but the only deer in the west are these only because hes a hes a dictator he simply rolled on the other and as we know from many countries in the world in the west in the east governments that are not always popular with everybody else in the interests of everybody supporters of the government and opposition to the government for everybody to behave in a sense for the constitutional flesh and it costs to look at a sheet about what might be a reason the solution that everybody can live with. 2 officers have been hospitalized after being hit by a massive rock thrown by black lives matter protesters in Portland Oregon police fired smoke a grenades as some of the hundreds of demonstrators allegedly gratified graffitied excuse me the Sheriffs Office. Says. Hundreds have come out in portland to again protest against police after 2 hours of relative calm some started throwing rocks and tried to storm Law Enforcement property that came as many demonstrated outside the normal county Sheriffs Office that marked the a. T. F. Consecutive night of antiracism an antipolice demonstrations in the city. This week a beirut was gripped by large antigovernment protests following of the massive explosion on august 4th they killed more than 200 people. The lebanese government including the Prime Minister have resigned over the disaster though they are still acting as caretakers protesters blame incompetence by the authorities for the blast they stormed government buildings demanding proper accountability for the explosion that destroyed so many lives along with swathes of the lebanese capital. It. Was. As you can see behind me the protesters have started a fire and they throwing rocks and bits of pavement at the Police Officers and the army on the other side now the army has been responding with tear gas at which point the crowd this side surges back and this comes as the numbers of missing suddenly turns into. Samis and i sang tens of people did were not hearing the sounds of tear gas so the crowd is starting to move backwards the fear is that any moment the situation here and i can i can actually smell to get the situation is becoming increasingly felt dangerous practice time is the army has a lot of tear gas in the air theyve managed to push the protesters so theyre away from the Parliament Building and down the streets and there is the least oh of a smell of tear gas in the air as you can see the riot police and the army are in full gear theyre taking this seriously they have been accused of Excessive Force and theyve admitted that they have used knives ammunition and tear gas in the process of thousands of tons of Ammonium Nitrate exploded on that fateful day leveling of the port area thousands were injured in the explosion its overwhelming beiruts Health System which was already grappling with the pandemic scores of buildings were damaged or destroyed leading up 2300000 people homeless. And of the numbers of course dont give the full picture of how many lives there are changed forever now it is an added tragedy for one family already dealing with their daughters cancer they were in the hospital when the blast struck the father didnt survive or too has been hearing their story. Forgive me if i did anything for me to carry or if i hurt you forgive me i love you i know of you i love you i love you for 2 hours i used to tell him i love you oh you know you are you know i love you i love you these summer months have always been synonymous with joy and celebration for sue his family the birthdays of the children and husband the anniversary of their wedding all of which falls during the sonny season but this year trouble started to loom on the horizon early when her daughter was diagnosed with cancer they called me in the morning they confirmed that its classical heart i knew that it was lymphoma by that time gemmas immune system had been shot to pieces but Hodgkin Lymphoma is not a sentence for children its curable and doctors have been reassuring suha her husband jihad was called by the news abroad in nigeria but couldnt stay away in a crisis like this so several dozen covert tests later he came to lebanon to be with his family we slept in the hospital the same bed the same everything me her and her gemmas hospital room was where the port explosion called the 3 of them the windows of the buildings in front of me crashing and then one by the like this like this i didnt see if fair i didnt see my daughter either then and anything that i wanted to put his head like this i felt that all smashed all all so much that i was not sure that he was alive i saw his soul leaving his body i saw it but i didnt. I wanted to move into another hospital jihad died right before his daughters eyes and only 6 gemma faces 2 battles most adults would struggle to win cancer and coping with her fathers death she drew for me and around. Its circle she she color that was red i knew its her dead. And it was full of blood sue his heart breaks when she blames herself for letting her daughter witness all that and letting down her son by promising that his father would be at his birthday which is this week i promised my son that are me and his theyre going to be on his birthday and i broke this promise and everyone sing with happy birthday for my son its his birthday on the 30th of august. So. My love. I ask sue her if she wants to take a break from the interview she refuses adamantly theres just so much she feels she didnt tell her husband enough suhas biggest concern now is her daughter processing their loss gemma seems to be protecting her mother by not sharing her feelings. She told them here was listening they heard her and i prefer can i not im not a but im not able to give details because they are killing me from inside me so can you imagine. Herself. Can you imagine the images in her brave passing whenever she closes her eyes. Suah finds redemption and relief in family pictures now as she relives the fondest of memories this is how we used to sleep playing our head on each other because you know whenever i put my head on his saw that i have i feel secured even when hes around i dont go so far marcus i dont do anything for the house who takes care of Everything Everything heres a think a lot of clothes from my shoulder. This is the last photo of their family together she shows it to me as im sitting on the very couch where it was taken this story has been gaining traction across me jean the arabic world and we were the 1st she so kindly let in as she struggles to deal with the pain of the loss in the home she herself can face ye