Now on Bbc News, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. It barely merits international headlines these days, but americas guantanamo Bay Prison is still operational. A0 inmates are left. Most have been held for nearly two decades without being charged or tried. For m years, my guest today, mohamedou ould slahi, was held there, having been identified as a high value alqaeda terrorist. He was eventually released without charge, and now a film, the mauritanian, has been released, telling his remarkable story. What is the Guantanamo Legacy . Mohamedou ould slahi In Nouakchott, mauritania, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much, stephen, for having me on your programme, and i salute your audience. Well, it is a pleasure to have you on our programme. Lets begin with how it feels to have a film made about your story and in a sense have your name become recognised Around The World years after you were finally released from Guantanamo Bay, when perhaps your story should have been b
Alqaeda terrorist. He was eventually released without charge, and now a film, the mauritanian, has been released, telling his remarkable story. What is the Guantanamo Legacy . Mohamedou ould slahi In Nouakchott, mauritania, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much, stephen, for having me on your programme, and i salute your audience. Well, it is a pleasure to have you on our programme. Lets begin with how it feels to have a film made about your story and in a sense have your name become recognised Around The World years after you were finally released from Guantanamo Bay, when perhaps your story should have been better known to the world, but almost nobody had heard your name at all. Does it feel weird that your story is now the subject a film . Im still trying to digest but in a positive way because this whole operation, you know, when i was kidnapped, was conducted in total darkness. No one should know anything about this abduction, no one should know anything about torture, no one s
And surfing china style. Well reveal why catching a wave there has never been so popular. Live from our studio in singapore. This is Bbc News. Its newsday. Its 7am in singapore, and 1am In Geneva where, at an emergency aid conference, more than 1 Billion dollars has been pledged to help afghanistan. The country is facing a major humanitarian crisis, with the impact of Fighting And Drought made worse by instability following the Talibans Takeover last month. The Un Secretary general, antonio guterres, said one in three afghans did not know where their next meal would come from. The people of afghanistan need a lifeline. After decades of war, suffering and insecurity, they face perhaps their most perilous hour. Now is the time for the international community to stand with them. And let us be clear, this conference is not simply about what we will give to the people of afghanistan. It is about what we owe. Joining me is dr mohammad haqnal. Hes the former head of afghanistans public health
To reshuffle his team after the partys disappointing performance in the elections. Hes already removed his deputy Angela Rayner as campaigns chief. Police are granted more time to question a man arrested in connection with the murder of Community Support Officerjulia james. And disruption continues on some of britains busiest Rail Lines after small cracks are found in some high speed trains. Now on Bbc News, its hardtalk with stephen sackur. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. It barely merits international headlines these days, but americas guantanamo Bay Prison is still operational. A0 inmates are left. Most have been held for nearly two decades without being charged or tried. For m years, my guest today, mohamedou ould slahi, was held there, having been identified as a high value alqaeda terrorist. He was eventually released without charge, and now a film, the mauritanian, has been released, telling his remarkable story. What is the Guantanamo Legacy . Mohamedou ould slahi In No
Struggles to cope. The Coronavirus Pandemic has had a devastating impact on the Travel Industry in one of these places is the Galapagos Islands. Tourists go there to see the unique flora and fauna and other industries continue. These services are essential. This is a place of beauty, of natural wonder, but it can also be a place of effort and hard work. Maria Elena Guerra tends to her coffee plants. Her plantation produces 70 tonnes of the stuff per year, but customers are often surprised when they find out whos in charge. Translation there are many women working in the fields i but it is the men seen at the forefront. Its the face people want to do business with. Its a similar story across the islands. Thousands of hectares of Arable Land and its women who do much of the farming. We know from the figures that officially almost 75 of the farms are in the husbands name, but those who go to the fields and those who do the work are mainly the women. In puerto ayora, the most populous town