A deadline to step down and the opposition in seychelles wins the presidency for the 1st time in more than 14 years. Security forces in iraq have fired tear gas at protesters who were trying to get into baghdads fortified green zone. Thousands of antigovernment protesters are back on the streets of the capital after suspending their demonstrations because of restrictions the protests against corruption and unemployment 1st began a year ago hundreds of people have been killed since then aljazeera simona 14 is following developments in back that. There has been from violence just about a half an hour ago on the republican bridge which is if you go behind us to the left which crosses over to the green zone which houses the federal government offices there was a group of protesters who would try to cross the concrete barricades there are several levels of concrete barrier to all 3 i believe so they crossed the 1st barricade at which point the Security Forces the boys here gassed to push th
On the streets and bella who says president Alexander Lukashenko faces a deadline to step down and the opposition in seychelles wins the presidency for the 1st time in more than 14 years im joining us there with the sports as britains Lewis Hamilton wins his 92nd race at the portuguese grand prix to eclipse Michael Schumacher in time or. Thank you very much for joining us we begin this news hour in iraq where thousands of people have returned to the streets refusing to back down until their demands for political change are met the rallies mark a year since the beginning of a mass protest movement against government corruption a lack of jobs and the growing influence of iran but the protests lost momentum then came to a stop because of coronavirus restrictions early as security for. Fired tear gas at crowds trying to get into baghdads fortified green zone since the unrest began last year at least 600. 00 protesters have been killed and thousands more injured the outrage forced Prime Min
Back down after their Prime Minister ignore said demands to quit. Security forces in iraq have fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters who were trying to get into baghdads fortified green zone. Thousands of antigovernment protesters were back on the streets of the capital after suspending their demonstrations because of coronavirus restrictions a protest against corruption and unemployment 1st began a year ago hundreds of people have been killed since that simona 14 is following developments in fact that. There has been from the violence just about a half an hour ago on the republican bridge which is if you go behind us to the left which crosses over to the green zone which out of the federal government offices there was a group of protesters would. Price controls the concrete barricades there are several levels of property bear 2. 00 or 3 i believe so they cross the 1st barricade at which point the Security Forces the boys here gas to push them back in the protesters subsequentl
Lukashenko faces a deadline to step down and the winds of change and says shall the opposition wins the presidency for the 1st time in more than 14 b. S. I am. Thank you very much for joining us thousands of people have returned to the streets in iraq refusing to back down until their demands for political change are met the ranis mark a year since the beginning of a mass protest movement against government corruption a lack of jobs and the growing influence of iran but the protests lost momentum then came to assault because of the coronavirus fun demick earlier Security Forces fired tear gas at crowds trying to get into baghdads fortified green zone since the young race began last year at least 600. 00 protesters have been killed and thousands more injured the outrage force Prime Minister added laptev mahdi to resign not november iraqs new leaders however have yet to deliver major reforms aljazeera simona 14 is following developments in back dot. There has been from violence just abou
That which says its contained the outbreak that. Hello pressure is growing on more and more governments over when their coronavirus knockdowns will be lifted or this despite numbers of deaths and infections continuing to rise spain has joined italy and the us in seeing more than 20000 People Killed by the virus but officials there say the peak has passed the u. K. Isnt far behind this number of deaths reaching 15000 a government minister has admitted that supplies of vital mosques and aprons are running short after warnings from hospitals we know of the indian state of carolina has added evidence to the mantra that testing is the way out of the pandemic its claiming success with just 3 deaths. When restrictions were lifted is still a big question in the u. S. Some governors are rolling out plans to start lifting measures in their states after pressure from the president and his supporters thats not going to happen in the worst hit state new york where Governor Andrew Cuomo warned he wo