Thank you to our symposium coordinators kevin pollack and dan welch. Unfortunately, because of the covid pandemic we had to postpone this years inperson symposium and all the work kevin and dan did to get ready for that weve postponed to next year. Tickets are available at this time but theyre the ones who stepped up to help make todays virtual symposium possible. Thank you for your work. I would like to introduce our next speaker, sarah kay bierle, the managing editor of emerging civil war, the one working behindthescenes to keep the blog up and going and make sure that all that free content is coming to you every day. Her work is absolutely invaluable to our organization. Sarah is the author of the emerging civil war series call out the cadet from the emerging civil war series, the battle of new market. She is also at work on the gallant pelham and will present some of her Research Associated with that book today. Sarah kay bierle. Well, good morning, good afternoon, or good evening.
Has been found guilty of war crimes. He is someone that no one thought they would ever see in the dark. So just for that, its a huge step forward for justice. But yes, there are certain aspects of the verdict which we are not so happy with. For example, the recognition of the crimes against humanity for rape. But the fact remains that in general it is a very positive verdict and a great message for the victims that justice is being served. Ethiopias government says that the grand Regional Forces have started to surrender. It follows a deadline by Prime Minister ahmed for them to lay down their arms by wednesday or face the time or the main city of mckelway. But to graze leadership says that fighting back at the destroyed an Ethiopian Military division, including a helicopter. And 2 tanks are serious, marc webb is following developments from nairobi in neighboring kenya. Both sides are making claims of advances. The Ethiopian Government has said that many to grain, special forces and mi
From the e. U. From Anti Corruption groups that these schemes they say are a way for criminals and the corrupt to hide where they are it increases the risk of Money Laundering and its a back door to europe because what theyre not doing is buying citizenship to become cypriots theyre buying a way into europe. Well cypresses interior minister has hit back at the investigation firmly denying the findings coing it propaganda nobody hears that are going on within the borders of the media or the interior ministry has investigated all the information aljazeera has given to the public and all the names brought up on the investigation have been looked into when they applied for the visas there were 100 percent entitled to it was no criminal record in their home countries and where they were living we investigated and there were no complaints against them from any other sources or interpol this is deliberate distortion and deception of the elements biol dizzier. At least 2 people have been kille
A very symbolic visit as well because mccrone chose the day of his return september 1 which coincides with the 100th anniversary of the creation of the greater state of lebanon that was announced by french mandate authorities back in 1920 france of course being the former colonial power the french minister is now on board the Aircraft Carrier behind us hes been meeting and chilled representatives of the United Nations this morning but the treaty to mark levin on summation heard last night he met a singer who unifying figure in this country all that before sitting down with a politician so the message from across is we will push for radical change in this country not many believe him people welcomed him in the streets last night a few protesters told him that you are accepting the Political Class to create a new government we want a new system of government we want the ruling class to leave our all together but my 1st response is these are elected leaders what do you want us to do but i
Battling with police into the early morning. When they try to right there police was already blocking the road detaining people so the the people were sort of trying to get together but they were all separated by police then there was a clash of police was firing a stun grenades into the crowd one police truck ran into protesters and took one protester with them so im guillen says were taking away the injured people and around the city the police have been blocking off roads trying to stop people from gathering and at the moment people are still driving around in their cars honking their horns showing their protest signs raising their their fists so thats still happening in a deep in the night here its been and also what were hearing in other cities around that are rude these scenes have not been witnessed before in since there were protests against election fraudulent elections of 2010 but those protests were much smaller theyre also faced a crackdown by police than by the future were