Teenager. Shooting happened when she was just 16 years old but she was tried as an adult. The after years of protest, she was granted clemency by former tennessee governor bill haslam. She was released just two months ago at the age of 31 and has now published her memoir free cyntoia my search for redemption in the american prison system. To any young women and girls who find themselves in the situation i was in, i would say that there are people that hear you. There are people who understand what youre going through. I understand. I have been through it myself. And there were times i did not think i was going to make it, but the lord brought me through it and he can bring you through it as well. Just keep faith and keep fighting. Amy we will speak with cyntoia brownlong in one of her first interviews after prison. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Shelling is continuing in Northern Syria one day after
Slavery as a child and sentenced to life in prison after been convicted of firstdegree murder for shooting her rapist as a teenager. Shooting happened when she was just 16 years old but she was tried as an adult. The after years of protest, she was granted clemency by former tennessee governor bill haslam. She was released just two months ago at the age of 31 and has now published her memoir free cyntoia my search for redemption in the american prison system. To any young women and girls who find themselves in the situation i was in, i would say that there are people that hear you. There are people who understand what youre going through. I understand. I have been through it myself. And there were times i did not think i was going to make it, but the lord brought me through it and he can bring you through it as well. Just keep faith and keep fighting. Amy we will speak with cyntoia brownlong in one of her first interviews after prison. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy
Have to have a clean speech soon, if you listen to what i said in my speech, there are lots of things that need legislation, we will need to have a budget very quickly and by the way, that thing not connected tonight as we will have a budget with the preparations for a no deal brexit and big business tax cuts and the first week of september. Applause. And then well have the queen speech earliest available. Applause. And then well have the queen speech earliest availablem you can give me a date for a budget why not for the speech . As much as i love you and ive gotten to know you. Steady now. Ithink love you and ive gotten to know you. Steady now. I think there are some things we do not need to talk about in the public arena. So the which ill agreement, is it dad . As it is now, yes. We have to be dead. I wanted to get a deal, and so we have to make some profound changes to that agreement, not that does not mean ripping up the whole thing. But it does mean that backstop has to go. Entir
Well have the latest from ukraine, where the party of comedian turned politician president Volodymyr Zelensky is on course for a decisive victory in parliamentary elections. And liftoff in india which has launched its Second Mission to the moon. Irans seizure of a british flagged tanker has been described as an act of state piracy. Heres uk foreign secretary jeremy hunt. If iran continues on this dangerous path, they must accept the price will be a larger western military presence in the waters along the coastline, not because we wish to increase tensions, but simply because freedom of navigation is a principle which britain and its allies will always defend. That statement came after the uk government held an emergency meeting over the escalating International Crisis in the gulf. Its called for the release of the stena impero tanker which the uk says was seized here in omani waters. Lets take a listen to how it unfolded. Heres the Radio Exchange between iranian guards, the tanker and
I was not happy with it. I disagree with it. The american financier Jeffrey Epstein will have to stay in jail while awaiting trial on charges of trafficking dozens of underage girls for sex more than a decade ago. And instagram is stopping users in some counries from seeing how many likes other peoples posts received it says its to remove pressure on users. A lot to get through on brexit and british politics. First, parliament has voted for an amendment intended to block the house of commons being suspended in order to force through a no deal brexit. Bbcs Political Editor laura kuennsbuerg, amendment passed comfortably. 315 to 274 commons just made it harder, altho not impossible for hypothetical borisjohnson pm to suspend parliament. Remember Boris Johnson is the favourite to win the conservative leadership contest next week and so become Prime Minister. He insists the uk must leave the eu on 31 october whether there is a deal or not. He also has repeatedly refused to rule out suspend