fork rebels in columbia agree to release a general and four others giving hope to faltering peace talks. ♪ ♪ hello, you are watching al jazerra live from our head quarters in doha. also on the program, america's undocumented how millions of immigrants could be saved from deportation by barack obama. plus a rallying cry, nigeria yaps opposition takes a swat at the government ahead of next year's election. spyware beware how victims

of cyber spying have a tool to fight back. columbia as farq rebels have agreed to free an army generally and four other hostages, the general the highest ranking officer ever captured by the group in more than five decades of conflict. his capture led to the columbian government suspending peace talks with the farq. gabriel elizondo reports from bogota. >> reporter: crisis and out right war potentially averted in a nighttime news conference uh-huh vanna cuba, an announcement that the rebels and the columbian government have reached an agreement for a hands over of an army general and two held captive since sunday. >> translator: the parties have agreed on the necessary conditions for the release of the following people the gener general,.

>> the deal was brokered by peace talk mediate years from norway and the release of two other sel old jeffs were releasd the rebels were released but it was the general's capture that intensified the searches in past couple of days. the search involved more than 1,000 soldiers. earlier in the day, before the agreement was announced, several hundred people gathered in central bogota, hopeful there would be a way out of the latest turmoil it keep all sides at the negotiating table. >> translator: this was a long process and the middle there are act like the capture of the general but i think we are closer to peace base of all the achievements up until now. >> translator: hope is the last thing you lose, we are a generation that is been extremely mistreated by the conflict. but i believe that columbia

needs to go through a process of transformation for peace. >> reporter: the fact that they were able to so quickly reach an agreement to end the impasse, only three days in to the crisis, seems to indicate that both sides had deep urgency to try to reach a conclusion. now, when these captives will actually be handed over is really anybody's guess. but it will be handled by the international committee of the red sox, it could be a complicated process that could take days, as many as these captives are held deep in the colombian general and, we held from juan manuel santos saying he was happy the agreement was reached and said as soon as these captives see their freedom he will authorize for the peace talks to restart once again. gabriel elizondo, al jazerra, bogota, colombia. in myanmar at least two rebel have his died in fighting with government forces in the north. a spokesman says the army attacked one of its training bases near the city close to the border with china. 15 others were wounded.

fighting between the army and rebels restarted in 2011 ending a 17-year truce. now be in highly anticipated speech later on thursday, u.s. president barack obama is expected to unveil new steps to protect undocumented immigrants. around 11 million people live illegally in the united states. the measures are set to spare 5 million people from did he deportation this includes those have that have lived in the country for more than five years and those that arrived at children. but any executive order bio bomb a will likely cause a show down in congress and the action could very well be reversed by the new president in two year's time. as al jazerra's andy gallagher reports from florida. that leaves the millions of undocumented immigrants with an uncertain future. >> reporter: when she arrives home she's greeted warmly by her family and for good reason. until a few weeks ago when she

arrived here illegally in florida. the 16-year-old had never met her through sisters. she had been giving in her native ga wall ma'a mall guateme the dangerous and difficult journey to who she feels would be a bet life. life. >> translator: here i feel more protected and secure. in guatemala children are being raped and murdered. i don't want to go back there because i know it's unsafe. >> reporter: unlike her u.s. born sisters her future remains uncertain. like many others she phrases the very real threat of deportation with no path to becoming documented. her father is also fighting for legal status says he wants to keep his family together. >> translator: all of us that come to this country do so to better ourselves and to work honestly to help our families and to help america. i like this country. and i feel american even though i am not. but i am happen any this moment living here.

>> reporter: it's estimated there are around 11 million undocumented immigrants in the u.s. an executive order that provides any relief are welcomed by reform groups, but ultimately many want to see a clear policy that includes all, and not just some. >> it's in the interest of the government troy make it happen. and it certainly is in the interest of the undocumented community to make it happen. and they will continue to fight for it. >> reporter: president obama's decision to take executive action on immigration is a controversial one but it's been done before. ronald reagan made a similar ruling back no 1986, but many now feel that comprehensive immigration reform is badly needed. but it's a divisive issue, and what that is not likely to be solved any time soon. and for the chavez family who simply want to stay together and build a better life, that's a deep cause for concern. andy gallagher, al jazerra, homestead, florida. staying in florida at least would people have been shot on the chasm piss of florida state university. they are being treated for

gunshot wounds at a local hospital. a telephone alert on thursday urged people to take shelter in a nearby building and stay whaty from doors and windows. florida state university said a dangerous situation was occurring at the campus. the united nations has added two libyan armed groups to its terror list because of that i links to al qaeda actual the sanctions targed ben gaza's sister group. the ben gaza wing was involved in the 2012 attack on the u.s. consolate which killed four people. they are now under an arms embargo, asset freezes and global travel ban. last month the group pledged a leaallegiance to the isis. dozens of protesters have been arrested in egypt. they came out to mark the third anniversary of the killing of demonstrators in downtown cairo. an true coup activists say many university students have also been detained. owhere is more.

>> reporter: they have come out if a third consecutive year. again, dedenouncing what they call the heavy handedness of security forces. and demanding justice. again, commemorating the day in november 2011 when dozens of demonstrators were killed on the streets. what's different, they fear, is that a new anti-protest laws in place banning public gatherings without previous approval. witnesses reported scuffles when security forces fired tear gas and bird shot at the march. more than 40 of those that came out were arrested. >> translator: we are spread out across the downtown area because of all the cause for protest that his we have seen on facebook. thank god there is nothing at all as you can z we are combing the entire area on foot. all those who are intent on doing something shouldn't. >> reporter: these university students chose to mark the anniversary with anti-coup protests call for the reen

statement of former president mohamed moore seem the an true coup lines which included the muslim brotherhood had called the anniversary to be a day of reunite think but some groups refused. mohamed street leads to the up tear your ministry where they fought to days in 2011. the security forces tried to break up a sit-in, close for 50 people were killed. it split the pro-democracy movement that brought down former president mo bar he can. the co since of revolutionaries has accused the outlawed muslim brotherhood for betraying the revolution, saying they chose to prepare for the lexes instead of heeding the call to bring security force to his being. to date, no security officer has been brought to trial. in 2011, the army place i placef as a buffer between police and the crowds. since then the military has been accused of stage that go as part i've plan to regain its grip on

power. as for the revolutionaries who oppose a military-backed government. they remain divided. al jazerra. and al jazerra continues to demands the release of our three journalist who his have now been in jailed in egypt for 327 days. peter guest, he mohamed fahmy and bahar mohamed are falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their convictions. police in kenya have arrested more than 100 suspected al-shabab members in a series of raids on mosques. many of them are accused of radicalizing young people in the coastal city. katherine soi reports. >> reporter: this is one of the mosques raided by security forces in an operation that start odd monday. police say the mosques in the coastal towns are being used to brain wash young plus lil's. here young men show us the aftermath they say those who raided the mosque, desecrated

their place of worship. >> translator: we are living in fear because they raid our mosques and accuse us of having bombs. >> reporter: but they are not prepared to confront police. the minute they spot a vehicle they take off. the government says there is evidence that links the mosques to what it calls terrorist gangs. police raided this mosque at dawn. they said that they found petrol bombbombs and hand grenades. this is the third mosque to be raided by police in the operation. those arrested in the raids, some as young as 12, were broad to court but not charged. the imagine straight allowed police to keep them in custody for seven days. pending investigation. he also ordered that minors be separated from adults. outside the courthouse anxious parents wait. them. that their children were arrested unfairly. >> we do recognize that we have

bad elements as any society in the world has bad elements. but in the process of rooting out and weeding out the bad elements you are not going to make everyone guilt i felt we are not going to have people bearing the sins of others. >> reporter: police deny targeting muslims but say we will continue to track down on rat radical mosques and youths teaching these extreme ideologists. away from the courtroom and in one of the most dangerous suburbs. she mourns her husband. he was one of three people matched to death on tuesday night by gangs of young men in what seemed like revenge attacks after the first two mosques were raided. >> translator: the attackers were wearing blood head bates and carrying arabic writings, they were only attacking men. >> reporter: her husband is only one that have died in these

attacks, that have left this town terrified. catherine soi, al jazerra, in the on the kenyan coast. this is much more on th to . plus an american comedy icon get his new show shelved after accusations of sexual assault emerge.

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columbias farc generals have agreed to release an army general and four other hostages. the general is the highest ranking officer ever captured by the group. in myanmar at least 22 rebels have died in fighting with government forces in the north. a spokesman said the army attacked one of its training bases close to the border with china. and u.s. president barack obama is expected to unveil new measures to protect undocumented migrants. they could spare deportation for people who arrived as children and others that lived in the country for more than five years. millions of people living illegally in america could benefit from the move. now to malaysia, and a special al jazerra undercover investigation in to how authorities there are treating immigrants, many people that live in malaysia have no legal status because malaysia never signed the 1951 u.n. convention recognizing refugees. so if they are caught, they face arrest and detention.

an estimated 150,000 of sigh lum seekers live in malaysia. it's porous borders and proximatproximity to many regiof conflict made a key destination for these asylum seekers. but once they arrive their lives can turn in to misery. al jazerra's steve chow reports. >> reporter: refugees are not only unwanted in malaysia, they are hunted. on the streets of the capital we watch as uniforms and plain closed police troll for those without immigration papers. it doesn't take long for them to make arrests. there are an estimated 150,000 sigh lum seekers in the country. once in custody, they are sent to detention centers. with a hidden camera we secretly enter one of these facilities, everyone is handcuffed, some

even chains. we quietly lend phones to these people. they are one of the world's most persecuted ethnic minorities. we also find children locked up, which violates international agreements malaysia has signed. malaysia's deputy home minister doesn't deny some refugees are must treated. >> certainly there must be something like this happening everywhere. so we cannot also 100 percent, mmy assurance is that on the basis of generally we are doing very well. >> reporter: in malaysia asylum seekers turn to the u.n. hcr to then. they are issued cards to identify and protect them. but al jazerra has learned of widespread fraud. here a man offers to sale these refugees unhcr cards, they cost 600 u.s. dollars. his i.d. shows he's he's a

translator working for the u.n. he claims a top official in the agency is behind the scam. the u.n. acknowledges there has been fraud, but won't say if any u.n. staff are involved. >> if allegations come up that have some credible basis to it, they are investigated and proper action is taken. so it's not appropriate. i. >> reporter: are you confirming it? >> i a think not confirming or denying it. >> reporter: they are increasingly distrustful of u.n. ideas. it's meant that more refugees face arrest and harassment making life miserable for those that have already fled a missable existence back home. and you can see steve's full investigation called malaysia's unwanted on you "101 east" it airs right here on thursday

later at 2230 gmc. in syria government jets have launched two air strikes on the isil controlled city of rack a. this video is said to show the aftermath of the strikes. it's believed tell killed a number of people and injured others, but the exact number of casualties isn't known. meanwhile kurdish forces in iraq are advance on his two north eastern towns held by fighters from the it lamb i can state of iraq and the levant. fighting taking place around the ice el strong holds since wednesday morning. soldiers are trying to remove roadside bombs, isil says they killed dozens and burned tanks and military vehicles during the fighting. aid parcels have been delivered to thousands of refugees in chad who are escaping the conflict in neighboring central african remember will be. more than 100,000 people are sheltering in chad. they are distribute being

cooking you 10 stills, mosquito nets, nappies and blankets to the most vulnerable families. staying with after chasm the united nations says a humanitarian crisis sun foldsing in nigeria as a direct result of attacks from boko haram fighters. saying the violence has forced more than 1.5 million people from their homes. in the past six months alone, 900,000 people were displaced. in addition 100,000 have escaped for cam room. >> reporter: no time in taking a swipe at the government. in its first major rallies all progressive conga used goodluck jonathan's administration of capitalizing on boca huh raps bs violence. >> we are unhappy with the situation in the northeast. we have concluded that lives are being sacrificed. just for political end 67 the

radical group's tacks have been concentrated in three northeastern states viewed as strong holds. the viktoria fight as the okay six seeks to remove the come tans and power since aville general rule was restored in 1999. unlike the ruling people's democratic party the opposition doesn't seem to have a freight candidate just yet. there are a number of top contenders. while they have until december to make a final decision, for now the ruling party appears to have an advantage. in a gathering dubbed the mother of all rallies, president goodluck jonathan declared he would seek a second term. jonathan's administration has been under mined by boko haram's ruthless campaign the highlight of which has been the kidnapping of 200 school girls who are still in captivity two months later. >> it's easier to blame

somebody. but you need to go back and look at who created this situation. who allowed this situation either by commission or omission. we are going to get those facts out to the public. >> reporter: the political in fighting very much on voters minds. barely able to support himself and his siblings, he says he's worry about security during and after the vote. >> they are fighting, it's affecting us because we are the poor masses. for them it's on top. we don't know what we are passing through. >> reporter: campaigning is take place while prices are affecting the economy. corruption and access to basic services remain major issues, while adding to the buildup ahead of what is expected to be the most closely contested vote since military rule ended 15 years ago. al jazerra. abuja. at least seven people have

died in heavy snowstorms in the u.s. state of new york. more than a meter of snow fell in parts of the city of buffalo. new york's governor declared a state of emergency in 10 counties and 100 national guard troops have been sent in to help residents. freezing temperatures were also recorded in many parts of the u.s. now, the american tv network nbc has scrapped a proposed project with comedian bill cosby. it's the seconds show to be pulled since sexual assault allegations resurfaced against the comedian, he faces no local charges yet. but new video has emerged showing the 77-year-old refuse to go comments on the accusations, here is more. >> reporter: the associated press released the footage filmed on november 6th of cosby being asked about the accusations against him. >> can i ask you if -- with the persona that people know about bill cosby should they believe anything differently about --

>> there is no comments about that. >> reporter: the allegations that bill cosby has a rapist resurfaced when a stand-up comedian's routine on it went viral in april. >> pull your pants up, people, i was on tv in the '80s, i can talk down for you because i had a successful sitcom. yeah, it's great, bill cosby. >> reporter: he said he had been performing the routine for months but this appears to be the first time it was recorded and up loaded to the internet. he was simply using information that had about long been public to make his points about cosby's self positioning as a moral guide for african-american youth. and such allegations have his been in the public domain for sometime. in 2000 significant, a civil suit was brought against cosby. 13 women are reported to want to testify that the ca kpwhraoepbd raped them. but cosby settled with the plaintiff and the case never came to trial. the number of accusers now stands at 15. cosby has never been charged with any crime.

in a radio interview over the end it became clear his policy was not in his lawyer's words to dignify the allegations with his any response. >> there have been serious allegations raised about you in recent days. you are shake your head no. i am in the news business, i have to ask the question. do you have any response to those charges? shake your head no. >> reporter: however, cosby's lawyer had to subsequently issue a statement admit that go not all of the allegations against his client have been discredited. a new biography of the star made no mention of the allegations and in the newly released a.p. footage it seems clear that he felt there is a tacit agreement for the media not to bring up the rape accusations. >> we thought, by the way, because it was a.p., that it wouldn't be necessary to go over that question with you. >> reporter: the statute of limitations has expired for these allegations.

but now some are asking whether a blind eye was turned to the persistent allegations that followed such a key u.s. public figure and if so, why? al jazerra. now, is your government spying on you? well, there is a free tool to help you find out a group of human rights and technology organization is his launching d. text it scans for spyware offense missed by anti-virus programs. julie mcdonald explains. >> reporter: governments, law enforcements and intelligence agencies worldwide are said to be spying on every day computer users. there is mounting evidence the practice is being used by some countries to target political dissidents, journal assists and human rights advocates. opposition activist is one of its victims. campaigning against human rights abuses in bahrain, he not only endured a series of attacks on his home and colleagues, but also on his computer here in

britain. >> i think it's devastating. when you know that you have no privacy in your life, when you feel that as if you are walking the street without your clothes on, because someone else is monitoring your movement, you feel really, really frustrated. >> reporter: the spyware is so powerful, it can take over the user's entire system. sending e-mails, switching on cameras and tracking every key streak. it can then be used to discredit victims and be removed without a trace. >> they were saying that you are tweeting things that do not conform to your personality. such as, for example, sending links to foreign graphi porn gr. which i never did. and we were serious about it. look flag to it, why and how it happened. we always thought it was a virus

that did this. until i realized it was not the case. >> reporter: but now victims of cyber spying can fight back. detect is a new public software tool that scans devices picking up on spyware that regular anti-virus programs can't find. this is what is so terrifying about that kind of spyware is it goes way beyond what has been traditionally surveillance capabilities around listening in or interception of communications and it's actually getting the information right at the source your computer. this is really a bespoke piece of software that is been developed to find and pinpoint traces of that spyware that we know is being used against activists. >> reporter: so for now it's a battle between those intends on protecting activists online and those creating programs to help governments stop them. julie mcdonald, al jazerra. and a reminders that you can

keep up-to-date with with all the news all the time on our website aljazerra.com. the latest on our top store there and the farc rebels in columbia agreeing to release that colombian general. again, the address, aljazerra.com. >> you know, election day didn't end the political year. the u.s.a. freedom act was turned back in congress as was the keystone xl pipeline. next up: executive action from the president on immigration. it's "inside story." ♪ hello. i am ray suarez. on election day, republicans