kilo again i'm fully back to go with the headlines on al-jazeera violence on the streets of senegal scapel continues for a 3rd day after a court decided that opposition figures should remain in custody fighting between protesters and police broke out wednesday after songkhla was arrested for taking part in an unauthorized nicholas hock has this update from the car we've seen a night of unprecedented violence here in senegal not only in the capital decor but throughout the country we've seen protesters attack cars on the highway attacked french gas station supermarkets as well as. a police station in the region of gives weiser really a higher level of violence still despite the presence of the military and all the security forces no no firing of live bullets they're using tear gas they're trying to contain the crowd. the u.n. special envoy to myanmar has the security council to take resolute action to end the military's repression of anti cool protesters this comes amid reports that at least one person was killed on friday in the 2nd city of mandalay after demonstrators clashed with securit

. >> this is indeed a turning point with regards to the recent unrest in senegal. specifically relationships, and the looming question hovering, up for debate, the will of president sall to be a candidate in the 2024 elections. what we have seen in the last days during the protests was not only support for ousmane sonko, but a cry for help by the youth of senegal over the social and economic impact by the measures taken by the government to contain the pandemic, including the nighttime curfew that has impacted populations. beyond that, there are still questions about the degradation of political liberties and civic freedoms, such as press freedom and excessive use of force, freedom of expression. this is a turning point. many analysts were expecting it to happen much later, during the last part of the current term of the president but it has happened almost three years before the scheduled end of his term. anchor: equatorial guinea's vice president says the number of people killed in a series of explosions and an army base has risen to 98, this as rescuers continue

in senegal. i mean i think you referenced there why some of the anger being directed at france in these big corporations just expands on that which you why are people targeting french in these fronts in these french companies this seems to be about a lot more than just one opposition leader. that's what i mean what's interesting here is that the protesters are this protest movement isn't targeting all french companies are or are french citizens and as such they're targeting specifically one or 2 corporations a supermarket chain that has opened up a lot of of these supermarkets in poor neighborhoods in areas where people who are food in vegetable or sellers cannot compete with with the supermarket chain there's a feeling among poor people in poor neighborhoods that they're being robbed of their jobs by these corporations by these supermarket chains that are that are coming in inside their neighborhood and who's been some go he described himself as the anti establishment politician he's really been

police in senegal have fired tear gas and rubber bullets to break up and to govern the protests one person's been killed senegal's opposition leader or swan song called was arrested for participating in an unauthorized rally and coming up next people in power about what should americans be thinking and doing right now it should be about ideas they don't care about their work is all they care about is making money china is not going to be left out of the calling for a good below defense spike a high the bottom line on u.s. politics some policies and their effect on the world on al-jazeera. that's the global coronavirus pandemic grew in the early 2020 the consequences for millions of migrant workers often living in less than ideal conditions knology went on reported for several months we followed one such group in single pool with the authorities at 1st struggled to contain a dramatic outbreak of infection in workers dormitories things did improve but the experience left its goes on those who lived through it. across the world some of the people hardest hit by the coded 1900 pandemic have been

. >> now to senegal. streets that have become a background -- battleground. in one neighborhood this friday, those who backed the detained politician have been back out in the hundreds. the interior ministry says that four people have died in the clashes there in recent days. >> skirmishes returned to the streets. as friday marks the third successive day of protests. following the arrest of the opposition leader, new restrictions by government on internet access are not enough to quell the dissent. on thursday, chaos erupted as clashes broke out between the police and university students. by late evening, the violence reached a climax leading to the first protester death since it again. -- began. ew>> he was arrested on wednesdy after hundreds of supporters clashed with police. protesting a rape accusation which he denies. as the leader of the opposition party and largely popular among the youth, he is seen as the strongest challenger to the president ahead of the 2020 elections. the lawyers believe there is a conspiracy and play to have him silenced. [speaki

bring is the latest from senegal thank you very much indeed. to iraq now pope francis has made an appeal for common ground among religious groups on the 2nd day of his historic visit the catholic leader was speaking at an interfaith meeting in the ancient city of a significant site for christians muslims and jews francis is the 1st pope to travel to iraq and this is his 1st trip abroad since the pandemic began. believe is a strong element that unifies us terrorism and extremism has nothing to do with religion terrorism exploits religion it is up to us to find solutions and is up to us to face and deal with those who betray religions benj of it has more now from measure. while pope's just left the city of or after making that speech you heard him call himself the messenger for each piece urging interfaith harmony making sure that the message of unity across all faiths in iraq is heard and that before that he was in the city of najaf where he met a grand ayatollah ali al sistani and we've been hearing from various needed of iraq's shia clergy the

back to go live from my headquarters in doha coming up in the next 60 minutes opposition supporters in senegal battle police for a 3rd day in the country's worst violence in. the repression must stop the u.n. envoy to myanmar warns the security council to be resolute and coherent in putting the military on notice also this hour calling for an end to violence in iraq pope francis visits baghdad's cathedral a decade after an al qaeda massacre kills dozens and in the u.s. republicans try to slow down the process about president biden's covert stimulus bill is still moving forward. in school manchester city manager says no suppliers travelling to south america going to flow through into real movement welcome but they're not going to flood the next round of south american world cup qualifying is in doubt jutes a quarantine restrictions. thank you very much for joining us it's been a 3rd day of violence on the streets of capital protestors have been fighting with police after a core decided that opposition politician goal should remain in custody violence 1st broke out 2 days ago when song call was

. -- in senegal. and restrictions to access to markets and gatherings of more than 50 people. but i think the situation is due to a lot of hardships that happened. a lot of people see sonko as the last credible leader and after a run up to the 2019 presidential elections, the ruling majority a few months ago. so, it is in this context where you have the economic fallout linked to the covid-19 pandemic, but a lot of grievances that were existing prior, such as the sidelining of the opposition leaders. that led to these demonstrations and riots all over the country. anchor: at least 10 people have been killed in an explosion in somalia's capital. that happened close to the central prison on friday night. investigators believe a ritual noted with explosives was detonated. another 30 people have been wounded. the al qaeda linked group has claimed responsibility for the attack. earlier, at least two people were killed and three wounded in a separate attack on a prison in the city of both hussle. another pr

ringback protest scene senegal's capital as opposition leader as mansong gore is charged with rape but released on bail. we're watching al-jazeera live from doha with me for the battle also ahead results from ivory coast as parliamentary elections are a net but there's a dispute over who's in the leaves fears of deportation more than 150 rohingya refugees in indian administered kashmir could be forced to go back to myanmar and on international women's day we'll look at where women are making gains or osteo being treated unfairly. we begin in senegal where a judge has ordered the release of opposition leader song coal hundreds of people have been protesting outside the court west uncle was charged with rape opposition party and civil society groups have called for 3 days of math them inspirations some core supporters say the case against him is politically motivated is a rest has pos days of protests across senate out that speak to our correspondent nicholas hock who joins us from outside. was home in the car so next you outside his home what's been happening since his release. well lis

more protests in senegal as opposition leader or small song is released on bail to charges of rape his supporters say it's politically motivated. and interim prime minister is named in ivory coast where disputes continue about who's winning the parliamentary election. there were refugees facing deportation from indian administrate kashmir. and after a year of pandemic hardships women mark their international day with protest celebrations too. and in support of a joke of it talks to al-jazeera about his record breaking spell as world number one. i don't think yet he'll be aware of. the magnitude of this milestone is now being on top of the tennis world for $311.00 weeks during his career. a judge in senegal has ordered the release of opposition leader was months sokol after formally charging him with rape sancho supporters surrounded the coup. tast in dakar is the here and took place chairing that also promising more demonstrations on call says the allegation is politically motivated to stop him from challenging longtime president markey sell his or respond to days of violence in the ca

tensions high in senegal as opposition leader it was months song co is formally charged with rape the president says violence is not the answer. the e. blow and barbara sever you're watching al-jazeera live from london also coming up at the thought from a series of blasts at a military base in equitorial guinea the 98. people defied me and marse curfew to rally against police cornering hundreds of fellow protesters in a district of young gone and brazil courts are known as the criminal conviction of former president lula the scene for clearing the way for him to challenge shaded bill so that all in next year's election. senegal's president says that struck the violence is not the answer to his country's problems was speaking as tensions continue to run high with protesters in the streets after the opposition leader was charged with rape was one song call appeared in court to be formally charged before being release released to await his trial he says the allegation is politically motivated to stop him from challenging president south the arrest the sparked days of violence in the capi

the the old and the rallying cry of protesters in senegal on the 3rd day of demonstrations over the rest the rest of an opposition leaders. pope francis has met with iraq's top shia muslim cleric on the 2nd day of his historic visit to the country the meeting with grand ayatollah ali sistani was held in the city of the shaft the heads of the roman catholic church as the 1st pope to travel to iraq and has pledged to deepen his dialogue with other religions let's get more now from a summer binge of aids who's live for us in some of that meeting is just wrapped is there any indication of what the 2 religious leaders discussed and just why is this meeting significant. well it is history in the making as you said hala you mentioned that the meeting is just between the most revered leader of iraq and the leader of the roman catholic church and at any moment we're expecting that the convoy is going to pass from his home to words the airport where the pope will be going from the jeff to the city of war it is a hugely significant because it is happening for the 1st time we also know that the lead

thank you very much for joining as we begin this news hour in senegal where a judge has ordered the release of opposition politician song coal hundreds of people are protesting outside the court where some call was charged with rape opposition party and civil society groups have called for 3 days of mass demonstrations some supporters say the rape charge against him is politically motivated his arrest her sponsor days of violent protests in the capital de kock as well as other cities that's ringing our correspondent in senegal nicholas who joins us from outside the court in the car so tell us nic 1st what happened inside the court and what's happened. now outside of it. well inside the court as you mentioned the judge gave a partial release or in judicial terms it's called the judicial control means that is months of course free we know that he's in his house however his passport has been revoked he has to see the judge every friday he's not allowed to talk about this rape cases and there are charges against him for his involvement in this and this rape allegation of course in the very begi

protesters in senegal continue to demand the release of an opposition leader a summer song because lawyers say he's the victim of a state conspiracy. so rommany watching i was there alive my headquarters here in doha are also coming up security forces in me and maher accused of issuing death threats to protestors on tech talk the video sharing app says it's removing content that incites violence. also a call for tolerance in iraq pope francis honors victims of one of the worst attacks on christians as he becomes the 1st pontiff to visit the country also people are coming to her and. the u.s. president urges congress to pass his trillion dollar covert 900 relief bill calling it a lifeline to beat the pandemic and help millions left jobless. but into the program supporters of senegal's opposition leader have been killed in protests 4 have now died in 3 days of demonstrations against the sama zongo being kept in custody there is nicholas haq has been in the thick of the protests in the capital dhaka. a march the government tried to ban protesters chant this is our society be brave and strong

senegal's opposition leader. calling for more protests but says they have to be peaceful he addressed supporters after being released on bail 10 people have died in the unrest triggered by his arrest on rape charges in the president is appealing for calm reports from dakar. a night of celebration after days of protests. there he is released on bail to spend some go addresses the nation in this press conference by his side are leading figures of senegalese opposition look. the people are sending us politicians a message no matter convictions or beliefs we have a dysfunctionality to unite the show and bring back politics to its noble cause you presenting the people. several people died in scores were injured after he was arrested over rape charges his supporters believe the case is politically motivated . the presence of the military did not deter demonstrators nor did the tear gas nor the police dressed in civilian clothes will the baseball that restricting the internet to did not stop the hash tag 3 senegal from

watching al-jazeera reminder of our top stories this hour there's a heavy police presence in senegal's capital dakar where supporters of opposition leader or sponsor a back on the streets hours earlier a judge ordered his release after formally charging him with rape song call says the allegation is politically motivated. ivory coast's president has appointed an interim prime minister even as a dispute continues over the results of saturday's parliamentary election official numbers are still coming in but both the ruling party and the main opposition have claimed victory. the u.n. human rights office is sounding the alarm about some 200 demonstrators it says have been surrounded by police a 1000000 miles largest city and gone elsewhere there have been reports that 2 people died after police fired protest is in another town. international women's day is being celebrated at a time of staggering health and economic crises the pandemic has disproportionately affected women and the u.n. secretary general antonio warns its consequences could last for many years to come round gupta reports. d

am i here you know this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up calls for peaceful protests in senegal after the release of opposition leader it was months on call. a global shortage of microchips highlights a monopoly on production is hurting high tech industries around the world. and a book boom in iran will tell you how on authorized copies of western titles have become so popular. but 1st the european parliament has stripped 3 cancel on independence leaders of immunity from prosecution it's a move that sets inflame once again the whole issue of separatism in spain it means the likes of former president's car this puts them on to other politicians could be extradited to face charges put him on a sin self-imposed exile and belgian 3 politicians are wanted for their role in organizing the 2017 independence referendum spain's government says welcomed the decision as a victory for the rule of law let's remind ourselves of just how we got here catalan authorities held a referendum on secession in october 28th 17. spain's government and the courts deemed the referendum illegal or cataloni

sleep well that was the last few seconds of the senegal's president salad dressing he's a nation obviously the 1st address really since we've seen increasingly tense protests there in the past few days let's go back to nicholas kusa on the streets of dhaka for us we just caught the tail end of that news conference just remind us again what you think the main point that the president was making tonight was. well i think he wants to reassure the population and say that he understands i understand the need empathizes with those that have dropped into poverty last year due to the coronavirus primarily due to the economic fallout of the current artist pandemic he also addressed the criticism made by the opposition specifically this month sancho who argues that he is arrogant and he takes decision on decisions on his own he says that he works towards consensus addressing and also engaging in dialogue with the opposition without. by which he comes up with measures but what's interesting here is the star difference between the formal address of president mikey cells inside his palace and what has

and night of unprecedented violence here in senegal not only in the capital decor but throughout the country we've seen protesters attack cars on the highway attacked french gas station supermarkets as well as. a police station in the region of good choice so really how hard a level of violence still despite the presence of the military and all the security forces no no firing of live bullets they're using tear gas they're trying to contain the crowd. the u.n. special envoy to myanmar has the un security council to take action to end military repression of the protests christine bird miss says at least 50 people have been killed in an tycho protests this week hope francis has called for an end to violence in iraq as he begins a historic visit to the country that boko supervisor boosts to iraq swindling christian population and strengthen interfaith ties china has unveiled plans to overhaul hong kong's electoral system allowing beijing veto power over who can run for the legislative council the announcement was made chairing the national people's congress the country's biggest annual

calls for peaceful protests in senegal after the release of opposition leader it was months on gold. and a global shortage of microchips highlights how a monopoly on production is hurting high tech industries around the world. activists in myanmar say hundreds of protesters who've been cornered by security forces in a district of young gone have been allowed to leave earlier both the u.s. and the u.n. expressed grave concern for their safety security forces were raiding homes in the city on monday night searching room by room for protesters to stage their 1st nighttime demonstrations defying a nationwide curfew and as the crackdown intensifies the military has stripped the licenses of 5 independent media organizations. and malaysia's high court has a load rights groups to challenge the deportation of myanmar nationals more than a 1000 people were sent back to myanmar in february including asylum seekers well scott haidar is following all of these developments for a c joins us now from bangkok in thailand and scott let's start with the situation inside myanmar and just give us a sense

and live pictures from senegal the car where opposition leader. is been placed in custody these are his supporters still protesting on the streets of dakar demanding his release uncle was arrested 2 days ago for taking part in an unauthorized triggered which triggered battles in the streets between police and protesters and that situation is ongoing right now in senegal despite a police ban against protests. to the u.s. now where the senate is debating president joe biden's massive coronavirus relief bail the $1.00 trillion dollars package would go towards vaccines emergency payments and help for the unemployed naturally passed its 1st hurdle on thursday night but a number of amendments are expected over the coming hours a package of existing relief measures expires next wednesday at speak to our white house correspondent kimberly how about this she's live from washington so how's this bill progressing kimberly in congress. well it's already passed in the house and now as you mentioned it's in the senate where in fact that debate is underway and t

opposition supporters in senegal battle police for a 3rd day in the country's worst violence in years. we'll be live in a car very shortly i'm fully back to watching al-jazeera also ahead the repression must stop the u.n. envoy to myanmar warns the security council to be resolute and coherent in putting the military on notice calling for an end to violence in iraq paul francis visits baghdad's cathedral a decade after an al qaeda massacre killed thousands and tightening its grip on hong kong china is to expand its veto power in deciding who can run for elections. thank you for joining us there's been a 3rd day of violence on the streets of senegalese capital protestors have been fighting with police after a court decided that opposition politician uncle should remain in custody the violence 1st broke out 2 days ago when some cole was arrested for taking part in an unauthorized rally but the demonstrations are now growing with people also calling for coronavirus restrictions to be eased that speaks to nicholas correspondent in the car he joins us live from the streets there of the sene

leader in jail in anger over continued coronavirus restrictions 2 issues collide on the streets of senegal. hello i'm maryam namazie and london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up on the program an explosion in somalia's capital at least 20 people of thought to have died in me and ma the military's crackdown against the protest movement is now being carried out online. and on historic visit to iraq pope francis delivers a message of solidarity calling for an end to violence and extreme and sectarianism . now there's been a day of violence on the streets of senegal's capital protestors have been fighting with police after a court decided the opposition politician is months on co should remain in custody violence broke out 2 days ago after sancho was arrested for taking part in an unauthorized rally he's also facing rape charges which he denies saying the accusation is part of a plot to block him from running for president in 2024 but the demonstrations are growing with people also calling for coronavirus restrictions to be eased out as there is nicolas haq was in the thick of protests

political tensions flare in senegal as all position leader horsman song rallies his supporters after release from jail. and corona virus restrictions are used for fully vaccinated americans like and now meet in dawson where a modest. starting in may of this hour where activists say hundreds of protesters who had been cornered by security forces in yangon a funny been allowed to leave. earlier the un expressed grave concern for their safety protesters have been defying a nationwide curfew and at least 3 were killed in monday's rallies as the military crackdown intensifies 5 independent media organizations have also been stripped of their licenses we also have malaysians high court which has allowed rights groups to challenge the deportation of me and miles nationals are a 1000 people were sent back to me in march in february including asylum seekers although there are likely to be returned this could set a precedent for other cases in the future let's talk to scott hired lawyer in bangkok for us today so let's start with that side of the story scott the high court's decision to releas

silva of corruption paving the way for a possible return to politics calls for peaceful protests in senegal after the release of opposition leader it was months on the and surprisingly popular we'll take you behind the increasing demands in iran for translated western literature. but 1st activists in myanmar say hundreds of protesters who had been cornered by security forces in a district in young going to have been allowed to leave earlier both the u.s. and the u.n. expressed grave concern for their safety security forces were raiding homes in the city on monday nights searching room by room for protesters who staged their 1st nighttime demonstrations defying a nationwide curfew and as the crackdown intensifies the military has stripped the licenses of 5 independent media organization. and malaysia's high court has alleged rights groups to challenge the deportation over men are nationals more than a 1000 people were sent back to myanmar in february including asylum seekers well scott highclere is following all of those developments and more he joins us now live from bangkok own neighboring

so we begin in senegal where they are running battles between protesters and police on the streets of the capital to car after a court decided that opposition politician has months uncle showed to remain in custody violence broke out 2 days ago after sancho was arrested for taking part in an unauthorized he's also facing a rape charges which he denies saying the accusation is part of a plot to block him from running for president in 2024 that's ring in nicholas covering these protests for us from the cock quite some unusual scenes on the streets of the car today nicholas tell us about what's been happening these past few hours. where we were in front of one of the main arteries of the capital normally. at this time of the day it's a bustling with traffic look at it now the very end of the road here are protesters who earlier on worse chanting. which means in french free zone they're met with police in security forces were shot here a gas but on this roundabout also the military have been deployed for reinforcement and in front of the military a.p.c. unit a total gas station a french g

welcome to the program all supporters of senegal's opposition leader have been killed in protests 4 have now died in 3 days demonstrations against all smiles on closed attention after those nicholas haq has been in the thick of the protests in the capital dhaka. a march the government tried to ban protesters chant this is our society be brave and strong protect our senegal not just a message to the security forces but for a government the queues of stifling dissent thousands indycar in other cities have been demonstrating after police detained opposition leader who spun song go accusing him of both rape and public disturbance to believe. the young people have toyed of the way with being governed we need to free him some code was everything to us. police fire rounds of tear gas to disperse the crowd the military has been deployed to help security forces stop the looting banks gas stations and supermarkets have been attacked so go has repeatedly accused president mikey cell of helping french companies profit from senegal spore. in the distance behind me police are firing water cannons to t

reporter: free senegal is a rap song turned into an anthem for many young people. he moved to the capital after the reelection two years ago. they started major infrastructure projects, but the once booming economy is now stalling. >> i voted for him, i thought he would move us forward. but he is moving us backwards. some say it is turning into a dictatorship. we need to protect our democracy, it belongs to the people not the politicians. reporter: critics accuse the president of using the court to a limited opponents. protest after the opposition leader was arrested and accused of rape. several politicians and trade unionists have been arrested. local media estimate 600 people were detained, some now awaiting trial. while the protestant stop for now, the anger has not subsided. for the opposition, those detained inside the courtroom are political prisoners that need to be freed immediately for the court and the government, they are criminals that are involved in public disturbance and diluting of private property. and/or says he is not a looter, a man trying to ge

this woman says, she was among the senegal soldiers rounded up and he took power in a coup in 2012 and was held in captivity for 19 months and raped every night. to her, the court decision is wrong. >> it is over for mali. the military can't commit criminal acts without having to face justice -- the military can commit, and all acts without having to face justice. worse, they will use the law of amnesty and reconciliation to cover their crimes. >> saying there's no proof to her allegations, the court did not issue a verdict with the judge cited a 2019 law offering mnc -- amnesty to specific crimes committed in the 2012 crisis when arm grew -- arms groups took over the north and that military leader took over the north. he said his plan was to bring back with the rule of law and break dachshund and political corruption. >> as a soldier i am not a political man, not willing to have a political career. >> during his short three week roll, senegal ordered the arrest of presidential guards accusing them of fomenting a coup against him. they were tortured and blind told thrown into a mass gr

the rallying cry of protesters in senegal on the 3rd day of demonstrations over the arrest of an opposition leader in the ancient city state in religious significance because where pope francis will hold interfaith dialogue on his visit to iraq. starting with me and i were anti coup protesters are again defying the military crackdown large crowds have gathered in several cities one person killed in the demonstrations in fact on friday when also a united nations envoy urged the divided security council to take swift action against the military's brutal crackdown. the magic had to change spades reports from new york. in the last weeks the u.n. estimates around 50 people to be killed by the military in myanmar the u.n. special envoy christine seana bergen believes that after the coup people were looking to the united nations for help the envoy said that the people of myanmar including committed civil servants or the real heroes and protectors of the nation's democratic progress but she wore in the hope that they have place in the united nations and its membership is waning special envoy shrine

that's the rallying cry of protestors in senegal on the 3rd day of angry demonstrations over the arrest of an opposition leader. another protesters killed in me in march for the un envoy. against the military's brutal crackdown tell you why these tire tracks on the red planet are a milestone for the mission. but over in the united states has condemned china's proposed new veto power on hong kong selection of politicians they're calling it a direct attack on the territories autonomy beijing revealed the legislation on friday the opening of its largest political meeting the national people's congress the changes would effectively dismantle hong kong's opposition by allowing the chief executive to appoint members of parliament in line with a beijing appointed committee bronze when speaking to opposition leaders in hong kong about the challenges they say they won't give up without it. no kin hey represents what's left of a once thriving opposition party many of its members have been arrested with others now on trial accused of subversion loz doing court in 6 months to face unlawful assembly

senegal's opposition party and civil society groups are calling for 3 days of nationwide protests starting on monday they say the arrest of opposition leader. and the charges against him are politically motivated they're also denouncing heavy handed tactics by security forces to crush the growing protests reports. in the cars neighborhood this is what is left of a french supermarket following another night of riots and lost for words i have tears in my eyes. as she watches people including young children take away what they can a bag of pasta for her endure an unemployed carpenter saw an opportunity to find a meal for his family tonight but it's not just about shooting from. her suffering . people have. to get by and feed. protesters at the supermarket on fire following days of nationwide. adminstrations it all started after the detention of opposition leader on some call last wednesday he's accused of rape inciting and authorized protest and public insurrection but his supporters say these charges are politically motivated spends on this part of himself as the anti establishment politicia

for some months on go is one of senegal's rising opposition leaders for others including the state prosecutor he's a rapist responsible for public disorder after protesters upped it following his arrest last week but sancho who is out on bail says the allegations against him are politically motivated. i have committed no crime we can't trust the justice system in the way the case is being carried out against me the trouble nortons by altering the law in the process or to sentence political opening the prosecutor is not working for the state but. the government deployed extra security forces including the military to end days of nationwide demonstrations rights groups say hundreds of people are being detained the protests stopped after president monkey cell called for calm and dialogue in a nationwide address but song go is calling for more protests what we are seeing right now is a revolution but this is not a privilege to overthrow president. it's a smart revolution we need to organize local elections that are 2 years overdue in the parliament election in 2022 so that the people can freely e

police in senegal fired tear gas at supporters of a jailed opposition leader will be live in dhaka. and later we'll have an update on nasa's mars rover as it continues its journey on the red planet and i'm proud of how much with all the support but just a day away from one of the most important elections in the history of football club barcelona 3 candidates on the final ballot for the crucial vote. we begin our news hour with pope francis on the 2nd day of his historic trip to iraq the catholic leader has made an appeal for common ground among religious groups he was speaking at an interfaith meeting at the age in city of or a significant site for christians muslims and jews francis is the 1st pope to travel to iraq and this is his 1st trip abroad since the pandemic began. belief is a strong element that unifies us terrorism and extremism has nothing to do with religion terrorism exploits religion it is up to us to find solutions and it's up to us to face and deal with those who betray religions but i've done so as they project director of the iraq initiative and senior research fe

protesters the list of accusations against me and morris military continues to grow anger on the streets in senegal after opposition leader luiz months on call is arrested he says charges against him are politically motivated the aim. and tsunami warnings go off in new zealand after a powerful earthquake 6 dreich the country's north. the u.n. and the u.s. demand that eritrean forces leave ethiopia stieg great region over allegations that they may have committed war crimes the un's human rights chief has warned that reports of killings a sexual violence and rape are still streaming in months after ethiopia's government said the conflict in te grey was over if he appeared the clear victory after launching an offensive against the tikrit people's liberation front in november but since then there have been reports that every train soldiers and ethiopian forces have continued fighting in the region hundreds of thousands were displaced and thousands more were killed in last year's conflict riviere shamdasani is a spokeswoman for the un human rights office she says independent monitors must be allowed int

this 32—year—old man was shot dead in senegal�*s recent protest. according to amnesty international, he was one of 12 who died. it was his first protest. translation: my brother went to the protest, - to fight for the youth of our country. young people here can�*t find work. there is a lack ofjobs. they have lost hope. it was these people he was fighting for, and that�*s why he was there, holding the senegalese flag. the protest kicked off after the arrest of the opposition leader, ousmane sonko. he was accused of rape, but some people are worried that the case is an attempt by president macky sall to silence the opposition, something the government denies. it�*s the worst violence seen in the country in nearly a decade. two—thirds of the country are under the age of 25. senegal is seen as a beacon of democracy and stability in africa and the economy here has grown in recent years, but young people say that wealth is not being shared with them and they have had enough. unemployment is a huge issue here. around one in three are out of work o

your child is there with me so robin and remind of all top news stories most supporters of senegal's opposition leader being killed in protests 4 have died in 3 days of demonstrations against osama tsonga's detention nicholas son has will from the capital dhaka. a march the government tried to ban protesters chant this is our society be brave and strong protect our senegal not just a message to the security forces.

political tensions flare up in senegal as the opposition leader months longer rallies supporters after his release on bail. also a search for survivors an ecuadorian guinea the death toll is up near $100.00 after a series of explosions battered a military town. coronavirus restrictions are eased for fully vaccinated americans they can now make people indoors and not wear a mask. like monday evening in brazil right now where former president luisa not so little silver is set for what's been described as a sensational political comeback his conviction on corruption charges has been an old by a supreme court judge it restores his rights to contest next year's presidential election remember lula one of the most popular figures on the left of politics in brazil and if he decides to run for president he would face off against the far right populist gyal sinatra. 7 this is some paulo lynas supporters out on the streets celebrating the colts ruling saying it has given them hope monaco you not have has more now from rio de janeiro and just vision was taken not because they considered to be in t

attacked so go has repeatedly accused president mikey cell of helping french companies profit from senegal spore . in the distance behind me police are firing water cannons to try to disperse the crowds they're trying to protect a french gas station and supermarket there now so much of this protest is less about the opposition leader response on quote more about this feeling shared among many senegalese that they're not getting a fair share of this country's wealth among those protesting our trade or more he's jumps employees yes come out to assess the damage job sees a failure of the state to care for its youth but this is about this is. this is this is not something i'm really proud of my homeland this is terrible and i know. kids angry they model how. that's why they're breaking the shops stealing to take home children not going to school properly you know. not being looked after properly among those arrested are many teenagers. the government is restricting access to certain social media sites they say to stop this information and public gatherings but so far all attempts to bring call

i'm barbara starr you're watching al-jazeera live from london also coming up anger on the streets in senegal after opposition leader was months on call is arrested he says charges against him are committing clee motivated. beating killing and unlawfully detaining protesters the list of accusations against me and lars military continues to grow and the u.s. capitol on high alert intelligence reports suggest extremist groups could be plotting another attack. if yo paean and eritrean forces may have committed war crimes in the t grade region and the government must less independent monitors investigate now that's the message from the un's human rights chief michel bashfully who's warned that reports of killings sexual violence and rapes are still streaming in months after ethiopian government said the conflict in te grey was over ethiopia declared victory after launching an offensive against the tea great people's liberation front in november but since then there have been reports that every trance all jersey and other forces have continued fighting in the region hundreds of thousands were disp

senegal's political turmoil has triggered more unrest and the deployment of the military banks petrol stations and supermarkets was set upon in the capital dakar with shelves stripped bare the violence began 2 days ago when opposition leader horse man song called was detained is a bad in court accused of rape rights groups are concerned about the crackdown on his supporters and site to t.v. stations that have been shut down due to their coverage of the on wrist it was hank was in one of the businesses in dhaka that's been trashed. this is much more than than politics whilst the the rest of response song has crystallized this feeling and remember we spent on co describes himself as the anti establishment politician he's been very critical of the relationship of big corporations with the state and the government specifically the president himself accusing him of corruption and that has really resonated among many people here as this typically after this year of pandemic where the government has put really restrictive measures on the on the on on people the curfew has badly affected some

to senegal now where supporters of the leading opposition figure go has been fighting with police in the capital the car they've been demanding his release after sancho was arrested for taking part in an unauthorized rally he was due to appear in court to face a rape charge that he denies and says is politically motivated and speak to our correspondent in the car nicholas hock and make the there were some tense scenes earlier in the contest about the situation right now have things calmed down a bit. still very much the same here this is one of the major arteries of the capital the road called shaken to jump and look right behind me police and gears still in front of the university and in the distance protesters throwing rocks this is true on this side as well as behind me there today since opposition leader has been arrested in still the security forces have not been able to enter the university premises in there are demonstrators that supports suncor they say they'll continue these protests in these demonstrations and till he is freed he's currently being held inside a police stati

to senegal now where supporters of a leading opposition figure. have been fighting with police in the capital to say they're demanding his release after he was arrested for participating in an unauthorized ronnie some go is due in court to face a rape charge which he denies and says he's politically is politically motivated nicolas hock is in the coffers joins us live from those protests quite a tense situation in the senegalese capital this tell us about what's been happening. i mean this is very unusual rarely do you see protests with such magnitude and if you get behind me we're at the university police are firing tear gas to try to quell the angry crowd in the distance the protesters continue to throw rocks this is one of the major order of the capital and right now it's a battle zone between security forces and supporters of months earlier on the police had to push back a few 100 meters because the protesters came in and they called reinforcement for this fred a special brigade is called the b p r. it's a special brigade deployed when the pol

a judge in senegal has ordered the release of opposition leader after formally charging him with rape sokol supported surrounded supporters rather surrounded the courthouse in dakar as the hearing took place cheering but also promising more demonstrations some call says the allegation is politically motivated to stop him from challenging longtime president marquees sell his arrest sparks days of violence in the capital as well as in other cities let's go straight to nicholas park who is in dakar nicolas you're at a rally now of so-called supporters what's happening there. what were called the nation square where supporters of response were told that he would come here and address the crowd and show his face after spending a week in detention but since there are still thousands of people have gathered if you look around me but just moments ago the police the right police are further ahead have been firing tear gas to remove the crowds and now there is smoke billowing in the distance here now it seems that the security forces do not want this gathering to happen we never were under the

to senegal now where supporters of a leading opposition figure on coal have been fighting with police in the capital the car there demanding his release after he was arrested for participating in an authorized some go is due to appear in court to face a rape charge which he denies and says is politically motivated let's bring in our correspondent in the car nicholas hochul has been in the thick of things this is a make a tense situation on the streets of the senegalese capital tell us about way you want and what's been happening these past few hours. well foley we're just outside the university the main university of the capitol the car and if you look right behind me there are hundreds of students lining up there and they've been throwing stones for the last 2 days supporters. and as a response the police has taken aback that and they are letting the special forces it's called the b.p. the get down to put event on which is the equivalent of a swat team to take control of this situation they've been firing tear gas to try to get the protesters to move back but to no avail they seem to

leader in jail in anger over continued coronavirus restrictions 2 issues collide on the streets of senegal. although i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up on the program a crisis in may in ma where the military's battle against the protest movement is now being fought online. as story visit to iraq france's delivers a message of solidarity with calling for an end to violence and sick tarion ism. and the vaccine that one over a continent how russia sputnik the is a victory for moscow in latin america. welcome to the program i actually want to begin this hour with some breaking news and medical sources are saying that at least 20 people have been killed in an explosion in the capital of somalia now this happened at a restaurant near mortgage issues central prison a further 30 people have been wounded with a nearby building collapsing during the course of rescue efforts which are taking place now the attack has not been claimed by any armed groups at this point so no one has claimed to be behind the attack as yet earlier on at least 2 people were killed and 3

and he's moving to break up protesters after the arrest of senegal's opposition leader. but as well as presidents accused of using the country's gold reserves to evade international sanctions. however it is set to turn somewhat cooler across northern parts of europe over the next couple of days we've got a barrier of high pressure into central parts and that's getting squeezed out of the way so that's going to allow some banks of cloud and rain to just roll in from the atlantic canada will see that western weather moving across southern parts of england through wales as we go on through thursday down across the low countries sinking down across a good part of germany further east we still have some restate in the snow there from moscow 3 degrees celsius is that system makes its way through 7 celsius in london 12 degrees there in paris we go on through friday will see that cola wetter and wintry weather it ties sinking further south with the 7 degrees there in paris by this stage is that disturbed weather just pushes down into central possibly some wet weather around the

still to come in this half hour senegal's main opposition leader is of arrested accused of stirring up protests over a rape allegation and former french president nicolas sarkozy speaks publicly for the 1st time since his corruption conviction and cows are clear his name. over the past few days we have seen some very wet weather into northeastern parts of australia and down into the southwest up to us in northeast we have tropical cyclone and there around that is in the process of pulling away and down towards the southwest it got this area of low pressure which should be free to some very heavy rain flooding rains in parts very close to perth again that will ease as we go through the next couple days that's thursday's pitch of the shall still in place and you can see how near and moves out into the coral sea clear skies come back in behind it in fact much of australia will be fine and dry as we make our way into the weekend shell is pulling away from the southeast as well cool enough still in melbourne at around 21 celsius and we'll see that shabby running gradually making its way int