In belarus, imprisoned and held in isolation. We have a special report. And, great britains Kieran Reilly wins Bmx Freestyle gold, at the World Championhips, in glasgow. On bbc london. On newsnight at 10 30pm as the first Asylum Seekers board the governments barge in dorset, we look at the Asylum System as a whole. Is it fit for purpose . Well speak to representatives from the conservatives and labour. Hello. Its a controversial policy, thats attracted attention around the world. Its been attacked by human Rights Groups and is subject to legal challenge. But today, the first of possibly hundreds of migrants and Asylum Seekers, moved onto a giant barge docked in dorset, to be housed while they await the outcome of Asylum Applications. The government says the vessel, which can accomodate up to 500 men, will be better value than hotels costing £6 million a day. But concerns have been raised about the possible impact on local services, and campaigners have called it a shameful way to trea
zoom, which became synonymous with remote working during the pandemic, has ordered staff back to the office. the firm says it believes a hybrid approach is more effective, and people living within 50 miles of an office should work in person, at least twice a week. the oscar winning film director william friedkin has died at the age of 87. he became famous in the 1970s with the classic horror film the exorcist, and the crime thriller the french connection. he was given a lifetime achievement award at the venice film festival in 2013. those opposing the leader of belarus autocratic regime, alexander lukashenko, of course face imprisonment, but now it seems, must also endure total isolation in jail too. they include the opposition activist maria kolesnikova, who was sentenced to 11 years for her role in peaceful street rallies three years ago, following widespread calls
a man in tunisia sets himself ablaze in a forgotten for lone tunisia town. and you see the indonesian envy in every arab county, you autocratic regime, whether it s egypt or tunisia, ruled by a man at the top benefit dynastic ambitions for their family. and kind of cruelty for the people. and this discrepancy between these young sophisticated people in the streets and these old autocrats, we are seeing a crisis of civilization in front of us. fouad ajami, he was my professor at johns hopkins university. professor, thank you very much. we will be learning from you for many, many more years.