To urge voters to go to the polls and and a lot of people and a lot of people heeded that because these local authorities you have to understand they wield lot of power and if you you know if you get at loggerheads with them then they can really make your life miserable so a lot of people did turn out at the Polling Stations today but it doesnt mean that they were all there in support of the government. Thats in local and foreign Rights Groups say this bill is not credible you mention that as well the Main Opposition Party was dissolved by the Supreme Court last year what can you tell us about the overall situation when it comes to limited dissent in the country well politically that thats what they did they say they saw that party there but that wasnt all there is they start down a lot of liberal Media Outlets in the country a lot of Radio Stations were shut down newspapers were shut down there were critical of the government or sold to people who are said to be loyal to then and
a second five year term and opposition candidate to my left the say the poll comes as the country battles a wave of Ethnic Violence and jihadism. Zimbabwes former president Robert Mugabe has declared he will not vote for the man who ousted him last year amberson and god wot speaking in harare he says that his successor quote illegally took power but he encouraged them bob weigh ins to accept the results of mondays president ial election. Israel has released palestinian teenager i had i mean me from prison a seventeen year old was jailed for eight months alongside her mother for slapping and kicking two Israeli Soldiers near her home in the west bank israel says shes being used by her family for political reasons or palestinians she has become a symbol of resistance. Extreme Summer Temperatures in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere have left firefighters battling massive blazes in the United States at
least five people have died in infernos raging through Northern California include two small children who perished with their great grandmother more than Thirty Eight Thousand people have been ordered to evacuate their homes and authorities warn the fires are far from under control. People in Northern California are used to wildfires but not on this scale fire fight to say they have never seen anything like it. Theyre doing all they can to contain the flames but so far less than five percent of the blaze is under control. Its burning in every direction all at the same time and weve got even though we have multiple resources the way that its burning the intensity thats burning uphill downhill even if it doesnt have a strong wind on it its its burning is its got a Santa Ana Wind or for a strong sixty mile an hour seventy mile an hour winds. More than six hundred
properties and homes have been destroyed since the fire broke out on monday night Forty Thousand people have been forced to flee the flames. But the family of Sherry Bledsoe seen him on the left did not manage to escape she received the news that had children of four and five year old boy and her grandmother were killed as they waited for help their former home has been burned to the ground and neighbors said the community was taken by surprise by the speed of the fire there was we were told we were in danger this was like you see in the movies with tornadoes. One minute its fine the next minute everybody is screaming. The National Guard has now also been drafted in to help. But the dry weather and winds are hampering their efforts to put the fives out. To russia now which is put on a display of its military might during the annual Navy Day Parade on show were
forty warships sailing in parade formation through the waters of St Petersburg president Vladimir Putin presided over the event saying his countrys elite helped protect russian interests large crowds turned out to catch a glimpse of warplanes and submarines as well. A culture of militarization and nationalism is one thats instilled early in Young Russians every Summer Thousands attend summer camps where they learn to fire guns and simulate clearing a building of terrorists the socalled patriotic summer camps are now growing in popularity. For a Summer Holiday playing war these Kalashnikov Machine Guns may not be loaded with real bullets but it was a bit but camp the boys are learning how to handle them. The kids here are aged between ten and sixteen. But its like the old i know. Little its nikitas first time in the military summer counter the fifteen year old is from nearby moscow like many of the boys he wants to try out life as a soldier here to decide if its for him. You dont feel like a normal russian citizen here you feel like a soldier maybe even in another country and on a secret mission its totally different from normal life so shane that teacher. Today the boys are swinging into action to clear a building of terrorists. The instructors say these are current real life scenarios from the russian armys operations. But the instructors in the camp have a Military Background several are even actively serving soldiers though the program is open to girls the Camp Counselors see it as a male rite of passage. To me i would make them sleep with their weapons each with their weapons a man should always have
a weapon with him its his job to protect the weak and to protect women if it doesnt have a weapon hes not even a man anymore is what. It is a private camp and receives no Government Funding but the idea matches the mood in russia a recent Government Survey shows that over ninety percent of people in russia feel patriotic. So far military summer camps are the exception rather than the rule in russia but a recent. Education in the country praises the camps it says theyre a good way of instilling patriotism. We need a strong generation. To protect country and bring up decent kids. And bring up a whole generation in the ninetys After The Fall of the soviet union. And thats why the government is also putting an emphasis on these military patriots. Like. The battalion gathers to review the day before. The organizers insist the camp is about and not about patriotism or preparing a new generation to fight for russia. Isnt as important to me as the law for your home country when she became but also plays a role if you have that feeling already developed its impossible not to be patriotic here. Nikita is Still Deciding whether the army is for him in the long run but for some of the boys this camp has clearly kindled a flame that will be hard to put out. Just a reminder of the top story were following for you. Party has claimed victory following National Elections extending Prime Minister and thirty three year grip on power human Rights Groups have criticized her crackdown on dissent and the
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