As modern planes and twitter introduces a new subscription service, but will users want to pay . Hello and welcome. The detained bela rusian Opposition Journalist Roman protasevich has appeared again on state television, tearfully confessing to helping to organise anti government protests. He is also seen recanting his criticism of belarus authoritarian president , alexander lu kashenko. His Family And Opposition groups say he was clearly speaking under duress. The authorities, whove labelled Mr Protasevich an extremist, Claim Television Confessions by Government Opponents are purely done voluntarily. Mark lobel reports. The moment Roman Protasevich s life was turned upside down. The Journalists Flight was redirected to Minsk Airport under the pretence of a bomb threat, before he was led away by belarusian security forces. 12 days on, this belarusian State Tv Presenter teases his viewers. There was a bomb on the plane, he reveals an information one. He then introduces an allegedly volu
China where people could commemorate the events of 10 and it was an indicator of the territorys political freedoms under its one country 2 Systems Arrangement with beijing china Hong Tung one of the organizers of the event reacted to the sentencings i wrote disappointed in Paul Court had been failing to save got our rights to say the iraqi people was amiss they got a right to defend us russian. The cookie was stressing that. All of us have more freedom than now that it is not we are not sick a more freedom of the not a real seeking ill grant you right under our constitution under our basic law under the bill of rights we have Samuel Chu of Hong Kong Democracy council he joins us from washington d. C. Samuel ewing your father have participated in the Candlelight Vigil in the past its gone on for 30 years now young activists have been sentenced for showing up your thoughts. Well i think that the timing of this is unmistakable were coming up on the 32nd anniversary next month just under a
the u.s. senate is about to gavel in as congress faces a midnight deadline to keep the government funded and avoid a shutdown. the house, senate and white house continue negotiations behind the scenes on a spending bill and a covid-19 relief package. a weekend session is expected. now live coverage here on c-span2. the chaplain: let us pray. o god, our shield and fortress, we thank you for your unfailing love. look with favor upon our senators to guide them around the obstacles that hinder their progress, uniting them for the common good of this great land. lord, enable them to go from strength to strength as they fulfill your purposes for their lives in this generation. striving to please you. help them to stand for right and lead the consequences to you. lord, give them a sense of partnership with you in seeking your best for all phases of our national life. we pray in your mighty name. amen. the president pro tempore: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance.
japan s capital faces a state of emergency after reporting a record rise in corona virus cases for the 3rd day and how a ban crops levanon is struggling to keep its children from going hungry. police in hong kong are demanding the arrests of 6 pro-democracy activists living in exile they include former british consulate workers simon chang he says he was tortured by chinese agents to give information about anti-government protests also on the wanted list this prominent opposition figure nathan law if led to london in fear of persecution under the new national security law imposed by china it sought to be the 1st time police have using new legislation to target activists outside of the territory they go palin is in hong kong she says beijing is cementing its position on the law. from the start china had asserted that hong kong unrest dissent was also a mentored from abroad it was jus to foreign interference so this is china underlining that fact the national security law was t
accused of masterminding the massive task of prominent twitter accounts 2 weeks ago . and zimbabwe sends out its military to enforce a ban on anti-government protests dozens of people are detained. now hong kong police are reportedly seeking the arrest of 6 pro-democracy activists living in exile as china steps up its enforcement of its newly imposed national security they include former u.k. consulate worker simon chang prominent activist nathan law and u.s. citizen samuel chu now chang says he was tortured by the chinese authorities for information about hong kong s anti-government protests while north fled to london soon after china imposed that national security law and truth founded the hong kong democracy council in the united states the police have declined to comment but it would be the. time to talk of an activist outside the 50 under the federal law joining me right now from los angeles is samuel chub one of the activists whose arrest has been ordered by the police