time. >> only on al jazeera america. paying tribute to the dead. memorial services are held across asia on the tenth anniversary of the tsunami. ♪ hello there, welcome to al jazeera, i'm shiulie ghosh live from doha. also on the program, pakistan police say they killed the mastermind of last week's school attack. we report from albania on the ache-old blood feud sending frightened families into hiding nflt i'm daniel lak on prince edward island in canada, where

coastal erosion is erasing valuable shore front land every year. ♪ ten years ago the word sufficiented one of the worst natural disastered in recorded history. the morning after christmas a ma massive tsunami hit the area. entire communities were destroyed. now a decade on, commemorations have been held to pay tribute to the victims. ♪ >> reporter: survivors gather in prayer in the indonesian province hardest hit i will betsunami, nearly 170,000 victims are remembered.

this woman lost two children and her mother. >> translator: our thoughts about our families stay with us forever. i was head of the school then, and of 300 students only 70 survived. >> reporter: in sri lanka the me moral starts in a train. this woman was on board together with her brother and uncle who died. >> translator: the water was up to my neck when i got out of the carriage through a window. i was swept away by a hung -- huge wave. >> reporter: in thailand they me morallize the victims, 1,500 people were remembered.

for many it feels like it happened just yesterday. and the pain remains. the fear remains that they are unprepared in another disaster strikes. >> although the government believes lessons have been learned. >> a laster can be overcome by change in the culture. i think after the tsunami many have learned so there will be less victims next time. they know they have to run away or go to higher grounds. >> reporter: while still in pain and grief, they also thank the world for its agagenerosity. more than $7 billion was donated. money used to start a new life. and veronica has the story from thailand. >> reporter: it has been called the world's first global

disaster. the tsunami of 2004 came in here, devastating this entire region. and among the fatalities were 50 nationalities, in large part because this area of thailand is a tourism destination. in this beach resort alone, something like 540 swedes were killed, so the swedish government just held a memorial, because for them it's as much of a national tragedy as it is for thailand. looking back on the last ten years if you ask tourists who have come back to pay their respects, and local residences who are making their living off of the tourism industry, they will all say that the memory is as sharp and painful as if it happened yesterday. but they will also say that

business is better, living up to the slogan that the humanitarian community were using at the time of the tsunami, they said they wanted toed by back better, and this place, which was a kind of sleepy fishing village back then is now fully formed commercial proposition. it's very busy, there are many tourists coming here. so in that sense things are better than they were before the tsunami, but there is also a lot of very painful individual stories. it was an event thatter revocably changed lives right around the world. pakistani police say security forces have killed the mastermind of the attack on a school. >> translator: the dead terrorist has been identified as the most wanted [ inaudible ]. his same is saadam.

he was the [ inaudible ] commander of the [ inaudible ] gator group. he was the most wanted and dangerous terrorist. he was the mastermind in many terrorist attacks. he has been blamed to be involved in the recent attack on the school. the intelligence agencies are investigating this. a rebel attack on some of libya's biggest oil terminals has killed at least 19 soldiers. a rocket fired by lib -- libyan dawn set fire. >> reporter: smoke rises over the terminal. fighters belonging to the group libyan dawn launched the attack. libya's oil terminals are mainly in the east of the country, under the control of forces

affiliated to the former general haftar. his men have been fighting alongside soldiers for a government based in tobruk. >> there will be great fighting among the two groups which will result in destroying all of the oil facilities. that's what happened in benghazi, and in triply with the airport. >> reporter: libya is under control of two rival governments. in august, militias opposed to the government took of the capitol tripoli. their own government was put in place. and in november the country's supreme court invalidated the election of the parliament, siting violations of libya's provisional constitution. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: rival militias have also foerl form -- formed two

loosely affiliated blocks. libyan dawn is a loose coalition of militias broadly aligned with the tripoli-based government. the current fighting is based around the oil terminal. libyan dawn wants to secure it before moving on to the other an inoil ports. fighting has caused the oil production to fall by a third, and put libya's only significant source of revenue under threat. riots have broken out in the democratic republican of congo, after a fatal boat accident. youths went on a rampage setting fire to government buildings. the government says there were 105 survivors from the boat wreck.

sue dam has [ inaudible ] have been asked to leave. the expulsions come off of a rise in a peace-keeping effort. the author of root causes of saadam's civil war. >> [ inaudible ] feels they have the upper hand with the u.n. ever since the icc investigation against the president has been hibernated. it was hibernated because the security council wasn't putting enough effort dehiked it. so i think they feel they can make a real push to remove the force from dafor. in libya dozens of women say

they have been sterilized at public hospitals without their consent. they came forward after the supreme court upheld a land-mark ruling that found that three hiv positive women were sterilized. >> reporter: many come to clinics like this unaware of as they rights. and that's lead to accusations that some women were specialized without their consent. this woman was told she needed a c-section. >> translator: when i went back for a checkup, the doctor explained i had been sterilelized.

and they said it was because i was hiv positive. >> the supreme court upheld an earlier judgment that found three hiv positive well were sterilized would giving their consent. the court didn't agree it happened because of the hiv status. this is among a group of about a dozen women who are preparing to launch their case next year. she receives emotional and psychological support from the women's health network. she can't work because her menstruation often lasts weeks. the procedure wasn't done properly. she hasn't married. she says men don't want a wife who can't have children. these graduates have been taught their rights by the organization driving efforts to hoed the government to account. >> the challenge is now, the women we are educating are the only ones in [ inaudible ]. what kind of violations are happening there in the other regions in the villages.

>> reporter: the ministry of health refused our request for interview. but before he was elected president, we asked how it reflected on the human rights record. >> we fought, we died for it. so now what can they teach us with human rights. >> reporter: but those rights are being taught here. if they don't these women are afraid no one will. tania page, al jazeera. still to come here on the program, why lebanon is clamping down on the number of syrian refugees coming into its territories. plus new design for the local twist. we'll take you to the runways of swahili fashion week. stay with us. ♪

♪ welcome back, i'm shiulie ghosh. let's remind you of the top stories. memorials have been held marks ten years since the indian ocean tsunami, described as the word's first global tragedy. nearly a quarter of a million people died when the tsunami swept away whole communities. pakistani police say security forces have killed the suspected master mind of last week's school attack. 132 children died when taliban fighters stormed the military-run school. and a rebel attack on some of libya's biggest oil terminals

has killed at least 19 soldiers. u.s. lead coalition forces have carried out more than 30 air strikes on isil fighters on iraq in syria. it followed a wave of air strikes by syrian go forces. among the targets was a city in aleppo province, which was killed by isil. government air strikes also killed several people a refugee camp south of damascus. well lebanon hosts around 1.2 million registered syrian refugees, but the lebanese government has decided to impose stricter conditions on those entering the country.

>> reporter: they wait for hours and sometimes their relatives don't arrive. it's harder now for syrians to enter -- lebanon. just a few weeks ago 15,000 people used to cross back and forth every day. the number has dropped significantly. the government has imposed stricter conditions because it can no longer cope. it says only those who have a humanitarian reason or those escaping fighting can enter. >> at the time what we were hearing was abtry -- arbitrary policies, and letting those who were just coming for the weekend. >> reporter: it's hard to confirm this when we are denied access to the humanitarian office. privately the syrians tell you about the difficulties.

this family wanted to go to syria for a visit. but if they did, the lebanese authorities told them they would never be able to go back. officials say a person that goes back and forth won't be considered a displaced person. >> translator: lebanon is under a lot of pressure. we can't absorb more people. it has been four years now for example men in their 20s are now allowed in, because of the security problems. >> reporter: the refugees don't just pose an threat, there are those who come to work, and they work for less, leaving many lebanese without jobs. not all entered from here. many people were using illegal smuggling roots because they wanted to avoid syrian army check points. that has now changed. they have managed to close most

of those illegal routes. so this crossing is a lifeline for syrians who for decades were able to come and go freely, but for lebanon it has now been a defense line. in jordan one thing hasn't changed over many decades and that's government sensorship of books. >> reporter: not every book is welcome in jordan, whether printed locally or imported, the government has long censored and banned books it deems problematic. at least 52 books were banned by the government since the beginning of the year. >> if you criticize the peace process or anything that, you know, the royal family or, you

know, the prime minister or something, they -- they -- they don't read this. >> reporter: one of the recently banned books at this publishing house was [ inaudible ]. the authorities took him and his publisher to court over the novel, but weren't able to stop tens of thousands of people from reading it online. it talks about protests which ended with security forces killing students. >> translator: the old generation kept quiet about this incident for more than 28 years. my book unearthed buried history and that irritated authorities. sometimes the truth hurtts. >> reporter: certain books about the palestinian israeli conflict that put jordan on the wrong side of history are also sensitive. up until 2007 no one could publish a book before the

government read it. there is a similar provision for imported book. but that year the law was amended to stop the prior review of books, and although this meant an improvement in freedom of expression, publishers say books can still be banned if they deal with issues the government considers sensitive. they ignored our request for censorship statistics, but they say the government bans 50 to 100 books a year. >> translator: since 1955 over 2,000 books were banned. but so many other books were banned that we don't know about. the authorities don't like to document this. if you ask, they will actually say no books are banned in jordan. >> reporter: it looks like jordan will continue to control what people can and can't read. as part of what seems to be a measure to maintain security and the status quo.

communist albania was one of the most isolated countries in the world. now after a quarter of century of democracy, it is trying to build a functional justice system. but many people are caught between the law and a fierce code of honor. john reports from albania. >> reporter: these children were born in to captivity. they are not allowed to leave the house except to change address, they do this at night. they have never been to school, but they know that strangers are trying to kill them and their parents. >> translator: my children's hearts are like hearts of rabbits. they are always afraid. they can't sleep. they are watching over me. they never ask for anything, not clothes, present, not even cell phone. all they ask to be free to walk outside. >> reporter: 22 years ago his brother killed another man in a land dispute and escaped to

america. under traditional albanian law, the is now responsible for the blood that was spilled. the spilling of blood, it says, can only be avenged by blood, no reconciliation is acceptable. he has sent dozen ambassadors to his pursuers, the result is five attempts on his life. >> translator: i have written several letters to the government, they send people to my house, who say why do you keep complaining. you are in a blood feud. this is where you are going to die. >> reporter: two years ago they nearly escaped the town by driving to sweden.

they were turned away after the albanian government said they could help the family. >> translator: albania is under pressure to build a proper state. and is afraid to confess that it cannot protect itself own. but it's a lie and a crime at the expense of the families. >> reporter: the rule explicitly states that women and children should never be targeted. it was a cold designed to uphold male honor, but honor is lost and the weak are lost. canadian researchers are using video game technology to predict coastal erosion on prince edward island.

daniel lak reports. >> reporter: barbara and emmett know coastal erosion too well. where their home stood is now 25 meters off of this beach, underwater. when they visit they remember what they lost to the surging sea. >> we get used to it, i guess, the fact it isn't here anymore. it grew on us gradually, and it's just one of those things you have to accept. >> reporter: this has some of canada's most sought-after shore front property. but the seas are washing it away a little more each year. >> you are losing land and money. so now for every little square foot that drops off in the water, it's hurting the money belt. >> reporter: this light house will soon be moved inland by

volunteers. sewage treatment plants, bridges, roads, even wind turbines. the sand stone cliffs and beaches that surround this island, so crumbling you can crush them in your bare hands have been eroding since the place existed. but a new computer program is showing residents what climate change is doing to their property. if it looks like a video game, that's because it combines data on erosion in sea levels with gay controllers. you swoop over the island to see vulnerable areas. as coastal people themselves were shown on a tour of the technology last summer. >> some people were brought to tears over it. they are concerned about their property. they feel very anxious, and i was surprised as well, that most people suggested that we were underplaying the vulnerability,

underplaying the risk. >> reporter: the government says people need to factor erosion into their plans, build their homes further from the shore. rising seas and worse earning storm surges are far beyond what a small canadian jurisdiction could deal with on its own. what emmett and barbara experienced is just a fact of life. from tanzania erika wood has this report. >> reporter: [ inaudible ] is a savvy young professional, who has a growing following amongst east africa's fashion conscious. >> and very simple dresses, huh? >> reporter: her operation is

small, but she has dig -- big hopes. she says her clients are a growing number of african professionals. >> with a dress i keep it simple, sort of a modern simple dress, but with an african print. >> reporter: from the rack to the runway, slowly, but surely, african fashion is growing from the inside out. ♪ >> reporter: the founder of the swahili fashion week says there has been a boom in the industry in the past five years. that's because designers can now more easily grow a following on the internet, and because of the increasing number of fashion shows to showcase their garments. >> at the end of the day, fashion is a business, and we have to grow the industry. >> reporter: africa's economy is expanding at an average of 4%

each year, and it has the word's biggest youth population. according to the world bank, there are 200 million people between the ages of 15 and 25 in africa, and that is said to double in the next 30 years. that means a big available work force for a domestic textile industry. and hopefully a big middle class who can buy their clothes. [ inaudible ] says it's time the world stops seeing africa through stereo types and instead as a legitimate place of business and design. >> [ inaudible ] ebola or something, we are modern, you know, we have huge resources, and the richness of resources and clothing. >> reporter: he says it will be a while before they are in line

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