a palestinian minister dies during protests in the occupied west bank. ♪ i'm shiulie ghosh you are watching al jazeera live from doha. also on the program, building bridges, a pakistani campaigner and his indian activist share the nobel peace prize. secret prisons and torture did not work. the u.s. senate report slams the cia's interrogation techniques. and i'm in the french port where thousands of migrants are

living in some of the most desperate conditions. ♪ palestinian president has declared three days of mourning following the death of a cabinet minister. he died during a protest in the occupied west bank. abdullah is a palestinian activist who was at the protest. he explained what he saw happen. >> in the morning with the minister, we go, we found a big number of soldiers, we carrying in our hands flags and olive trees. they ask us where are you going. we said we are going to our land. they shot tear gas and start to beat us using violence. and one of the soldier by his

helmet he beat the minister in his head and bottom, and the minister fell down quickly, and we found he was in coma. and we took him quickly to the hospital and we found he died. we tried to stop the action and to help the minister. we're very, very sad the minister is one of the [ inaudible ] violence. he is the head of the resistance commission. >> he took part in these kind of campaigns a lot. you protested alongside him in many times. >> yes, many times, but he was activist before that. he participate in [ inaudible ] in many action in [ inaudible ]. but in the last month he is -- every day we have visits to the farmers, and so that this

is -- they don't like it, because many times i am with them, all of that time we found [ inaudible ] they attack us in [ inaudible ] and before one peek, and bethlehem, in many places. they don't like us to move from place to place. they don't like the non-violent resistance to be in all -- in all of the palestinian area. >> we have just had a response from the israeli army. a spokesperson says earlier today, approximately 200 rioters gathered. forces halted the progress of the rioters into the civilian community. the idf is reviewing the circumstances of the participation of the minister and his death. and they are looking into establishing a joint investigation team to review the

incident. we're joined now live from ramallah. what is likely to be the palestinian authority's response to the death? >> well, let me tell you for sure that the palestinian people at large will not buy the israeli story. the man was not sunbathing. he was there going to plant trees. and israel cannot tolerate any trees or peaceful action from the palestinians. the palestinian leadership will be meeting tonight and determining what action to take. >> just to clarify, the israeli troops spokesperson is saying that these people, including the minister, were part of a gang of around 200 rioters.

you are saying they weren't rioting. this was a peaceful protest. >> we have all seen the pictures. i invite you again to review the pictures, especially the pictures released by the palestinian state television, showing that the people were going to plant trees. not even stones were used. and israel categorized those people as rioters. it's really funny when people are holding plants of olives, wanting to plant them is now turned around by the israeli story and being seen -- or trying to be interpreted as being rioters. those were peaceful protesters protesting the annexation of land. they have gone there, and taking the trees, and that was their way of saying no to the

expansion. instead israel used live ammunition, soldiers were buttons on to the teeth, and they were confronting. the pictures are extremely clear, and would stand in a court of law as evidence for the violation that israel has really taken this turn, and has really confronted the protesters with. >> some are saying that palestinian will now suspend the discussing with israel. do you think that will happen? and if it does, what will that mean? >> i'm not sure. but as you know the president has been listing many options, one of which was to seize military and security coordination. there has to be a meeting today as announced by the palestinian leadership later tonight to discuss what steps to be taken. i can't confirm now that security coordination has been

suspended. although there has been rumors and reports here and there saying that is the case. this is one of the options definitely considered. and one of the options is to go to the security council, a step that has been delayed many times. i think it's imminent now that the palestinians will push forward, and the jordanians as well, the party responsible for the motion, and put this motion in to action indeed. >> thank you very much indeed for joining us live from ramallah. robert mugabe has named his new deputy. tell us about the latest announcements. >> reporter: well he has named the first one to be the justice

minister, the second is [ inaudible ]. he used to be an ambassador in south africa. he spent a long time talking about the alleged plot to remove him from power, and he said he will be more careful now, and he said these two vice presidents who have been announced deputies in the party, he said they won't have any real function. but he is still the man in charge. the vps or the deputies in the ruling party become the vice presidents of the country, so we will have two, and they are set to be sworn in on friday. >> there this go some way towards healing the rift which has been weakened by these claims of a plot to overthrow mugabe. >> i don't think so. a lot of people who were kicked

out of the positions aren't very happy. some have been talking saying they feel they have been treated very unfairly, and mugabe should we consider his decision. what you could see is mugabe maybe trying really hard to keep the parties as united as possible. but he is really disappointed about this alleged plot. he is angry and again warning people that he is the man in charge of the party and the country. we would like to see a tougher stance from mugabe, and a clamping down on his party, and people he feels won't try to remove and his wife from power over the country. >> thank you very much for that. a pakistani and indian have

received the nobel peace prize. the 17-year-old is now the youngest winner ever. they both received standing ovations when they accepted the award jointly. >> as far as i know, i'm just a committed and even stubborn person who wants to see every child getting quality education, who wants to see women having equal rights, and who wants peace in every corner of the world. >> my only aim in life is that every child is free to be a child. free to grow, free to eat, sleep, and see daylight. free to laugh and cry. free to play and learn.

free to go to school. and free to dream. iraq's autonomous kurdish government says 727 of its fighters have been killed in battles with isil since june. isil has been trying to take control of strategic areas in iraq. the latest town is north of bagdad. jane reports. >> reporter: this is a strategic front in the fight against isil. it's the outskirts of ballad, a mainly shia city north of bagdad, and near one of iraq's biggest air bases. iraqi federal police, fighting with shia militias built these sand barricades in june. police are firing back at isil gunmen in the fields and orchards. u.s. air strikes have weakened isil's ability to launch the huge attacks it did in any summer, but here it is using

snipers and explosives to keep them off balance. 150,000 residents have been told to stock up on food and fuel while the battle rages. >> translator: there is no work or jobs here now. life almost stopped here all always of isil. may god impose his wrath on them. >> reporter: both of her sons are out of work. surrounded by fighting with only one way out of the city, most people have stayed, but they are left with no jobs and no money. this man has taken to fixing kerosine heaters to make a living. >> translator: the city has been under siege for more than five months already. there are no jobs.

we are running short of gas and kerosine oil. >> reporter: he is recovering from a shrapnel wound. one of the things they have in common is iraqi forcing fighting an unpredictable and adaptable enemy. iraq is asking the u.s. for more air strikes and heavy weapons. still to come here on the program, thousands of police are preparing for a operation to clear the main protest site in hong kong. we take a look back at the campaign that is about to end. and we have a report on how people have been coping with the ebola outbreak.

♪ welcome back. i'm shiulie ghosh. the top forries on al jazeera. a palestinian cabinet minister has died in a protest. zimbabwean president, has named new two deputies. they will be sworn in on friday. on tuesday he sacked his second in command after accusing her of plotting to unseat him. and two have shared the

nobel peace prize. now the united nations and human rights groups are l calling for u.s. officials to be prosecuted for the brutal interrogation techniques used on al-qaeda suspects. for more on this, let's join patty culhane in washington, d.c. and this report has certainly caused huge waives. is anyone named in the report reacting today? >> we are hearing from the former director of the cia. throughout the report he is singled out as blatantly lying. he said if everyone on the planet used cia pattern as the model, the overall handling of prisoners would improve. we see several networks and

newspapers still refusing to call it torture. and many leaders are defending the cia, saying the nation had just been attacked and the nation was at war. but the loudest debate is about whether the report should have been made public, not about whether or not torture should have been used as a technique. >> no one is likely to be prosecuted coming out of this report. so what is likely to be the long-term impact. >> the obama administration says they are not going to go back and look at their decision not to prosecute anybody for this criminally. internationally we haven't seen the violent protests that some people said would happen, and they said the report shouldn't be released because of reactions. we haven't seen that. but we have seen several world leaders come out and criticize

the u.s. for her hypocrisy. but the obama administration is responding saying not a lot of nations would have made this information public. >> thank you very much. iran's president has blamed the recent fall on oil prices on a conspiracy against the muslim world. an opec meeting last month failed to reach an agreement after opposition from saudi arabia. >> translator: we have no doubt that this drop is not a normal and ordinary or merely economic decrease. a portion of this fall may be related to global economic issues or recession in the world. however it is a politically orchestrated move, and conspiracy against the region, that will only benefit others not muslims. >> translator: the islamic

public of iran will not forget some conspiracies or treacheries against the muslim world. it will remain in the minds of the people and they will react to it. countries following this path have to know they are creating resentment against themselves and the muslim world. china has jailed a second government figure in less than a week. he is the former deputy head of a state agency, and is accused of receiving bribes. >> he was deputy head of the body that helps to steer china's vast economy. at his trial in september he was found guilty of accepting millions of dollars in bribes. he broke down several times during that hearing saying he brought not only shame to his family, but also the communist party. now he has been sentenced to life in jail. since january this year, more

than 500 low-ranking and government officials have been arrested and charged with corruption. this partly the result of the president's anti-corruption crusade, which he has vowed to snare both tigers and flies. at the weekend it was confirmed that the country's former security czar has been formally arrested and charged with corruption. his trial is expected to happen year. it will be the biggest trial since that of the gang of four more than 30 years ago. thousands of police in hong kong are getting ready to clear roads occupied by protesters. even though the protesters are returning to their jobs and studies, they say they still hope to make a difference. rob mcbride reports. >> reporter: a tank made out of trash guards the approach to this site. neither it nor the barricades

will stop the police when they come. the umbrella square is where the occupation movement began. it is where it will likely end. on september 28th, thousands surged past police lines to block one of hong kong's busiest highways. >> it's just a new day for hong kong. >> reporter: activist jeffery chung was among the first to protest. over two months on, he is still here, and ready to be arrested when the police move in. >> i believe there is no such thing as the last day, because the last day is just another start. >> reporter: kelly has an 8-year-old son to return home to, and is packing up. she too believes this is the start of a longer campaign, and there will be more actions. >> yes, there will be. i don't know when, but there will be. we will come back as the banner suggests. >> reporter: many hong kong people have been coming to

witness and document the flourishing cultural movement that has accompanied the politics. >> translator: it's sad that all of this will be lost o become history. you might not see the change now, but the people's awareness about democracy has been awakened. rrm but as the community is skept away, gone with it will be any expectations of immediate change. as the movement has become increasingly marred by violence, what -- it now has become dashed hopes. a new law has been passed this japan that prevents leaking intelligence. liberia's president, has

launched a new campaign to fight the ebola outbreak. operation ebola must go is also encouraging people to accept survivors back into the communities. >> reporter: this woman is carrying the weight of grief and the burden of being, marked by ebola. nine members of her family died from the virus. she her two children, and who of her younger brothers survived. she hoped they would find a way to start over again in the home of her only living uncle. but fear has left them alone in one room temporarily provided by a church. >> translator: the pastor said should i bring them to our house? he said no, he was not free. even now he is here, but he can't call us? only one time his wife came here to us. >> reporter: first there is the loss of loved ones, then follows

the sigma. it's pattern seen in the ebola epidemic zone. even the health care works have reported being shunned in their communities. this woman and her family have found generosity through a church community. >> they don't have clothes. they don't really have sufficient foods. the place they are living, there are six in the room. >> reporter: the pastor is hoping a donation can help lift these people's circumstances. he wants to be sure the children can attend school. >> i want to see the ability that will all be in school to at least try to rebuild their lives. >> reporter: time may help eliminate the fear. >> translator: i just want to tell them. they should not be afraid of me, because since i came in this

community, people are not afraid of me, so my own people should not be afraid of me. >> reporter: this is a family of survivors, one day it may also be a family united. a frenchmen kidnapped in mali three years ago has arrived back home. serge lazarevic is the last french hostage to be released. he was greeted by the french president. he has urged citizens not to travel to areas where they risk being kidnapped. >> translator: i want to send a clear and simple message to all of our citizens who may find themselves in zones considered risky. we are in a dangerous world, there are certain regions to which one should not be allowed to travel to. there are rules. we now know the riskings involved. two or three years ago we could

still ask ourselves some questions. right now there is no more uncertainty. authorities in the french port of cally, they are overwhelmed by the increasing number of migrants trying to get to the u.k. mohammed reports. >> reporter: under the rain and under the mercy of the elements, this is a makeshift camp for migrants. driven by a desire for work and hope, the migrants just keep coming. faces like this are now everywhere here. >> translator: there's only problems here. but nothing compared to what we witnessed on the way here. there were many times both in the desert and at sea that i thought i would die. >> reporter: most of the migrants are from eritrea. the origins of the misery in cally lie thousands of kilometers away in countries

suffering dictatorships, oppression, and griengdi griengding -- grinding poverty. for many this is not the end of their journey. this man is from emer -- from eritrea. he says he was forced to sign up for the military. >> i want to be able to have the family, have a normal life here. >> reporter: 17-year-old emmanuel fled eritrea too, but for different reasons. poverty and the need to work. >> translator: my mother is dead, and my father is in prison. forced to care for my three brothers on my own, i decided to come to europe to work. >> reporter: every evening the migrants line up for meal provided by a local charity.

it is the only food they will get all day. for many this is a dead end, but others refuse to stay in france. they want to go to britain, because they believe it will be easier to work and study there. >> translator: we want to go to england. it's not like france where we live on the streets. >> reporter: it's another day, and another opportunity for the migrants to try to get to england. they do these by smuggling themselves into containers and trucks traveling down the channel's tunnel and on tracks, taking the ferry to the british port. the truck drivers must continuously look for stow a ways hiding in their trucks. with britain refusing to accept them, french police also use every means available to stop them from britain. the migrants say they won't give

up. and we have got more on the issue of migrants and the sheer numbers of them who risk their lives searching for a better life on our website. the address, aljazeera.com. >> the report on u.s. torture, and you can understand why so many people did not want it to come out. that's inside story. hello, i'm ray suarez .