> anwar ibrahim gaoled for five years after losing a last-chance appeal against his conviction for sodomy good to have you with us on al jazeera. coming up in the next 30 minutes - setback for india's ruling b.j.p. facing a rout in the state elections in delhi. at the hand of the anti- anticorruption party. allied worses will destroy all boko haram camps within six

weeks. the armed group launches fresh attacks. we meet the victims of a global black market training in human organs estimated to be words a billion dollars malaysia's opposition leader anwar ibrahim lost an appeal against sodomy. after being accused of having sex with a mail aid in 2008. the top court upheld their conviction. and anwar and his supporters say the allegations are politically motivated. the government released a statement, it goes like this:

live to kuala lumpur. it's not just ibrahim saying it was politically motivated, we have a statement from human rights watch, saying it was a corrupt process. in political terms and where he goes now, it's pretty much over. >> indeed. at the age of 67, anwar is headed to the prison about 30km north of kuala lumpur. that's where he will certainly now live out the next five years of the sentence that he's been handed down by the federal court, which is behind me about an hour ago. the decision was made. they were somewhat surprised by supporters and family that gathered. there were many hundreds that gatherred, coming from all over

malaysia to support anwar and his family. as soon as the deliberations began from the 5-man bench, it became evident that a guilty verdict was going to be handed down. for more i'm joined by phil robinson part of human rights watch asia. you were in the court earlier today. what is your reaction to the verdict. you have been following the case for years. >> we are shocked and saddened but not surprised. this has been a politically motivated pertion kougs from day one. now the malaysian government has their man. they put anwar away for five years, ended his political career, threw the political opposition in disarray and essentially left a black mark on human rights issues in malaysia. >> the opposition human rights

watchers and the international community threw the accusation of a politically motivated trial against anwar. what can you tell the viewers about the statement. the government themselves have a point to make that it was made by an individual against another individual and the government had nothing to do with it. >> i think the claim by the government doesn't stand up to close observation. what they claim by the top police officer and prime minister of malaysia prior to filing charges, they tried to maintain the idea that this was an individual pursuing the case. the malaysian government threw the resources behind us. when they weren't confident, they brought in a star lawyer. the special prosecutor that was brought in by the government for this final trial. >> what does this mean now. obviously malaysians will debate

and discuss this. in terms of politics it's had a general election in 2013 a few years left to make an impression on the malaysian government on whole. where do they stand, how do you see the fortunes training. >> there's a challenge for the opposition. anwar was the lynch pin of the coalition. he was the person that held it together. it's part of the dynamic and the first different ideas of the government in terms of pushing this forward, that they'd disrupt the opposition. certainly they have done so at a great cost to the reputation. the government of malaysia will be stunned by the depth of anger around the world of the conviction of a political leader widely admired on charges most don't believe, for a crime that most believe shouldn't be a

crime in the first place. >> thank you so much for joining us. phil robertson from human rights watch. the verdict was handed down an hour ago. we wait to see what the fallout is domestically and internationally. >> thank you very much. live for us in kuala lumpur. >> india's opposition party stunned the b.j.p. with the elections. there was tweeting of support in developing the capital. we are joined from new delhi by our correspondent. >> this is a local election albeit a big, big city. what does it mean for india as a whole? >> well it certainly means the

al-mardy party is back. we are looking at the numbers in terms of seats that it's leading. you are looking at 64 out of 70 seats, a landslide. it's bigger than the projections or the exit polls that we saw over the weekend. what this means for indian politics is the b.j.p. may think the way that narendra modi reflects. will it be a lesson in terms of you can't just have a big campaign you need to resonate with constituencies and people on the ground. that may be a changing point for indian politics as well and how political parties ran the campaign. it's a good lesson on what indians are looking for - cleaner politics and the way in

which politicians engage with the electorates. it may be a big shift in the political landscape. >> why has it happened. it's only a year since seeing the same party boasting putting candidates up in 400 seats, saying it could win 100 seats in total. the national election was a disaster. what changed. >> well you have to look at delhi itself and the demographic images that delhi has been through over the last 20 years. when the b.j.p. was last in charge of the city it was a predominantly northern city a place of migrants a melting pot, a diverse pleas. what this shows is they are perhaps disconnected from what delhi is what the people of delhi are all about, and that's where he has capitalized.

it's gone out. found out who delhi its are, what they are looking for and that's where the support came from. in terms of trends we hear that those voters who ket congress party in -- who kept congress party inside delhi someone towards the party, not because they agree with what they stand for, but this is a way of voting against the b.j.p. and getting them for the electoral loss in the national elections. in terms of why this is not just the demographics of delhi, but why it is important to have national campaigns, but with ideas and policies that resonate with people on the ground in their neighbourhood, with what the election is all about. >> back with you in the course of the nest few hours. thank you, indeed. >> a series on the human organs. we visit nepal, where the

business appears to be booming for traffickers. 300 people from one distribute alone -- district alone sell kidneys, and the game is spreading. roxana saberi went to investigate a black market in human body parts worth maybe a billion dollars. >> reporter: people in this village say 53-year-old does not have longer to lie. his one kidney failed. the other was stolen a decade ago. >> translation: my friend asked me to go to india. he said i would be fine. i went with him. this is what happened. i found out 24 hours later. now my heart burns, i have no appetite, my body is stolen. >> he was asked to donate blood. the traffickers took his kidney he was given $800. many have been tricked by organ

traffickers. only three criminal cases have been registered so far. >> cases came after people had their organs trafficked. there's a strong network of traffickers, and we can crack the middle level. >> people say that some who sell their kidneys get plastic surgery to cover the cars. i ask locals how many have been victims of kidney trafficking. just as one started counting another interjected. many are wary of outsiders. >> reporter: some say media attention brought embarrassment. others say it's difficult for traffickers to operate here.

activists say traffickers move to other district and women are the new targets. >> the organ transport act allows close relatives to donate kidneys. >> translation: traffickers use fake documents to make kids look like family members. it's easy to get marriage certificates to look like a wife is donating to the husband. >> reporter: many lives have been destroyed, but the demand or kidneys is high. as lock as there's money to be made traffickers are never far away. >> we go to damascus for talks with the government. they are expected to meet syria's foreign minister. they plan to push for a freeze in fighting to get aid in the city. aleppo is at the heart of the government forces and several

competing groups. many made it clear. they would not allow foreign ground troops. >> we are keen defending syria's sovereignty, we will not allow anyone to impinge on our sovereignty. we'll carry out our mission with courage. >> kurdish peshmerga forces have taken areas around mosul. mosul being controlled by the islamic state of iraq and levant since june of last year. nearby they control the water supply for several large towns. the u.s.-led coalition has been giving the kurds air support. >> egypt's investigation into an incident at a stadium in which 19 were killed. it's been called a tragic event, but an attempt to distort

egypt's reputation during vladimir putin's visit. he attended a 2-day visit and attended the opera with abdul fatah al-sisi. abdul fatah al-sisi has not offered condolence but will look into improved security the canadian government called for release of the al jazeera journalist. mohamed fadel fahmy has been in egypt for 409 days along with producer baher mohamed. junior foreign minister lynn yell itch tweeted:

they are accused of supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood, charges which they and al jazeera refute. their only conviction had been thrown out of a 2-phase retrial this week. a third al jazeera journalist peter greste has been released conditionally coming up on al jazeera ... >> i'm imtiaz tyab in hebron in the occupied west bank. where in an unprecedented move a council of this settlement is trying to impose taxes on their palestinian neighbours. >> the new shape of things to come connecting the capital of ethiopia.

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the inside story. >> now at its new time. weeknights, 11:30 eastern. on al jazeera america. you're watching al jazeera. these are the headlines. malaysia's opposition leader anwar ibrahim lost an appeal against sodomy. he was sentenced to five years in gaol after being accused of having sex with a male. india's party beat the ruling party. narendra modi condepratulated their opponent. >> united nations envoy is in

damascus for talks. they've been at the heart of clashes between government forces and competing rebel groups. >> nigeria says it will defeat boko haram. the vote for february 14th was pushed back. on manchester the national advisor advised that all boko haram camps will be tape out. niger's parliament voted to send troops. they will join nearly 9,000 strong force from nigeria, chad and cameroon. boko haram released a video in response to the announcement of the force. they vowed to defeat the coalition. boko haram launched attacks along the nigerian borders.

suspected members kidnapped 20 people. it was travelling from the town of cosa to near the nigerian border. security sources say 12 of the hostages were killed. an explosion ripped through a local martin it's the third attack in niger in four days. mohammed adow reports on the fight for control in the town of gamboral. >> this is a town of gamboral on the nigerian border. it's now under the control of chadian troops. they patrol around the town in case boko haram fighters decide to come back. >> they are now outside the town. no one is here now. probably some of the injured will be in remote abandoned

houses. >> for nine months they controlled the area. imposing a strict form of islamic law. big parts are deserted. most of the people were forced to leave for neighbouring chad and cameroon. others escaped to other parts. for the chadian troops everywhere left. these men are pictured of belonging to boko haram. they are released, but only after convinces ing forces that they were not involved. the battle has not been easy for the chadian army. it lost 17 of its soldiers. they say they did not mind boko haram's rule. >> we used to go and come back from our comparisons without problems. they asked to teach the children the koran. when we told them we pray and have a koran, they left us

alone. >> reporter: they put together a force of 7,800 fighters to fight boko haram. it is the cause of delay of nigerian elections. the troops are part of an original effort against the radical group. any town and village would bring the reality of postponing elections a little closer. the conflict in south sudan has tape a heavy toll on the country, as it faces another food crisis. 2.5 million people are on the brink of famine and stocks in some places could run out by next month. more than 6 million people. over half of south sudan's population need aid. they are looking after 100,000 civilians.

dominic kane reports. >> this woman comes to collect emergency rations. she is one of around 25,000 people like many others they worry where the next meal is coming from. >> translation: the big problem is hunger. we need a lot of help. all we can think about is the war. we are hungry if we are hungry we can't think about anything else unless someone helps us. >> on sunday the u.n.'s emergency relief coordinator flew in to speak for herself. valerie amos believes millions are at risk from famine. one of the main causes the unstable political and military situation. around why rebels from the sudan liberation army is on patrol. south sudan's internal conflict

forced nearly 2 million from their homes. the government and rebels have set a deadline of march the 5th. similar deadlines came and went before. >> the message is clear, which is that the fighting has to stop and the people of south sudan need to be put first. if you put people first, there's a huge impetuous to get to a peace agreement which is solid. >> the u.n. raised more than 600 million in aid for south sudan. but it says another billion nor is needed an illegal israeli settlement in the occupied west bank is trying to collect taxes from palestinian neighbours. the palestinians say they will not be paying. imtiaz tyab reports now in the occupied west bank. >> it's been a stressful few

weeks for this man. in january the father of 13 received the letter under the door a tax bill for 22,000 dollars, and was sent to jabari. the charges are for a municipal tax, which is only paid by israeli residents living in areas run by the israeli government. >> joep what anona is. we have never heard of such a tax. i don't get any service from the settlement. everything here - the land the water - all the services are provided by the municipality. >> the land is surrounded by israeli settlements. 12 years ago a group of settlers constructed a synagogue on the property. they put the county to court,

where the structure ruled that it should be removed. setting a precedent making it unlikely that they'll be required to pay the council anything much it appears to some the attempt to collect the tax will not work the reasons behind are simply. it's part of a long document of harassment by the settlements council. >> the governor of hebron tells me palestinians that live close to settlements are threatened and intimidated by settlers as part of attempts to push them off their lands. >> translation: as well as a way to hear about as knlains, it's a dangerous precedent. something we can present as evidence to the international criminal court and other international organizations. >> council officials declined a request for an interview, but told us anyone that lives within the settlement boundaries are subject to tax.

with the previous court ruling it's unlikely he'll have to pay the $22,000 bill. his frequent battles with the council cost him something he values more. his peace of mind. ethiopia is literally speeding up efforts to reform its image, a 400 intercity light rail system is being tested in the capital. a lot comes from chinese money, and could take half of all traffic off the road. we have this report. >> this is addis ababa's new form of transport. the government completed the light rail connecting the ethiopia fast-expanding capital. for many the transit system is a marvel and a milestone. many in the city came to see,

they will be ready to carry passengers. they say they would miss the. >> they'll use the train for a few years. i'm glad my children and grandchildren will benefit. >> the 41 bit trains will have a capacity to carry up to 60,000 people in peak times, and this will reduce the overcrowded and overburdened road transport system by 50%. this is the first train in africa and the first chinese-built model from a country trying to shed off an image of death since the famine. it's not just the railways there's construction everywhere. most backed by chinese investment. the government is building

highways hydroelectric dams and housing states ethiopia wants to develop like south korea, taiwan and china. >> some analysts worry the country may rely too much on china. >> making the independence on one country. you have to be careful. what matters is it's your own domestic capacity to generated savings. government officials insist the country's well within its means and has been taking manageable low interest long-term loans. >> we are not only taking the loan. we are taking the technology also. our people our contractors are working with chinese so after a short time we'll construct by our own selves. >> maybe ethiopia are proud of their country's achievements

and hope that the benefit of this group will trickle down to them. for more on all of our stories, go to the website, aljazeera.com. the headline story out of malaysia. prfe the us rooted out child labor practices 75 years ago. but today, us agriculture remains a stronghold for child labor. >> i know most kids come out here to help their parents out get the money to pay the bills.