>> a special "talk to al jazeera". sunday, 5:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> hello, and welcome to another news hour from al jazeera. i'm adrian finnigan. coming up in the next 60 minutes. egypt jails one of the country's most democracy activists for five years for taking part of protests. diplomats gather the talks at the u.n. as an agreement to pull back heavy weapons from the front line of ukraine break down. and a kenyan court throws out sections of the controversial security law

saying it undermines basic freedoms. >> this oscar. >> best actor for "theory of everything." we go to hollywood's biggest ward ceremony. >> an egyptian court has sentenced a blogger and pro-democracy activist to five years in prison for breaking a protest law. a prominent voice of 2011 revolution. human rights groups say its conviction is part of a broader crackdown on descent. >> angry activists could not believe the verdict against a prominent egyptian blog and activist. the court said it broke the law by organizing a protest without a permanent and attacked security personnel.

>> five years hard labor and for each department to play the amount of $13,000. >> the families hoping for justice were disappointed. campaigners and applications criticized the decision to punish peaceful protest. >> they were only holding a peaceful protest. these youth did not have a criminal or violent as much record. this is one of the ways to oppress the youth. >> many outside of egypt have condemned the law and called for the release of activists. >> supporters were expecting leniency after the president if a tallfattah el-sisi speech. he said that some would be released.

but the role during the 2011 up rising as a pro democracy campaigner is what brought enmity to security forces at home. he was first arrested in 2011. >> you live for the military to have committed a massacre in front of the world's eyes, on camera and witnesses and then they try to turn it around and accuse us of instigating that crime. >> alaa was given a 15-year jail term after the protest without permission. he was freed after spending four months in jail. alaa al-fattah will seek justice. his lawyer continues to believe that people have a right to peaceful protest. al jazeera.

>> egypt's government has jailed 10s of thousands of people since since 2011. since the overthrow of the former president mohammed morsi 41,000 people have been jailed in egypt. around 29,000 of those arrested are linked to the outlawed muslim muslim brotherhood. the 2013 anti-protests bans any unauthorized gathering of more than 10 people. human rights watch say that the law is being vigorously enforce enforced. president sisi expanded the power of the military courts. a research researcher, he said that the fattah sentence came as no surprise. >> it was never a question of if

alaa all-fattah would will to jail, it's when. this shows that will there is no room for protest dissenters or people with a different opinion. he was seened a public enemy number one for protesting, and he'll join thousands of other people behind bars for protesting. we've seen a succession of dirty tricks in the courtroom but we should look at the bigger picture here. thethe generation that grew up in the shadow of mubarak protests and now living in jail because that have. we're deeply disappointed at the silence of the international community. for years they've been telling these protesters we have your back. we finally believe after backing mubarak for so long in democracy and human rights. but the truth is they're

inconspicuous by their silence instead they're closing up administration, selling fighter jets and booking conferences in march. this is gross hypocrisy. this is a politically motivated case. they were jailed for 15 years in this absence with three of the defendants trying to get into the courtroom while the judge was sentencing them for prison. this is egypt's criminal justice system spiraling out of control while letting torchers and police marksmen who shot protesters go free. >> a new report of human rights violations in iraq. it covers november and december of last year. 165 executions were carried out following sentences by so-called courts in isil-controlled areas. the report says that members of the countryside ethnic and

religious are targeted. >> rebel groups are fighting soldiers from the regime, but there are many other sides involved in this war. last week forces fighting for president bashar al-assad, iran and hezbollah, said they have taken parts of the northern areas of aleppo. they're retaking areas they lost to assad and killing his men and taking some prisoners. >> we managed to free the whole town were assad's gangs.

>> the rebels also lost many men in this fight. some of them belong toal news is a front an al-qaeda-affiliate al-qaeda-affiliated group. they're also fighting groups from aleppo but still remain a threat from positions nearby. the province has important supply roots for the hello and government forces and winning the battle in aleppo would be psychological important for any side involved in the fight. >> it's a big city, the commercial part of the country. has incredibly strategic links to the heartland and the center and towards lebanon towards the isil-controlled areas the kurdish areas in the east. so it's a very symbolish issue that the government and rebels are both willing to fight to maintain their control or at least the areas that they control because the cities are

divided. >> meanwhile cultural. heritage is being wiped out. these images taken from a drone camera shows what is left from the old city. one of the country's unescos site. aleppo has become an incredibly difficult place to live. treeville water and food and many hospitals are not functioning, if at all. that makes the cease-fire all the more important, but unlikely as this intense fighting continues. >> turkey has said that the mission involving hundreds of troops who crossed into syria was conducted to bring an attack on a symbolic site. it involved tanks, drones, and reconnaissance planes as well as several hundred ground troops. france has ceased the passports of six of its citizens who were

bound for syria. it's believed they were planning to fight along side isil. more now from peter oh shop in paris. >> we don't know the identity of the six french citizens, but we know that they were alleged to be planning to lead the countries to be fighting in iraq and syria and their departure was eminent. now at the same time a further 40 french citizens are having their passport examined, and it's very likely that they, too will be panned from traveling to abroad basically. in is all an as a result of the legislation brought in last november to account for the concern of the number of people in this country, the number of people in this country planning to go to iraq and syria. the prime minister put that figure at around 1400. and this is why these measures have been introduced. >> kenya's high court has struck down a controversial security

law that has put restrictions on moot. the courts said that it undermined the constitution and undermineed basic rights. a significant ruling. what exactly did the court have to say? >> you well, the high court judges say that kenya has the highlights in way security forces can deal with acts of terror and terrorism incidents in kenya. number they're saying that they don't need any more. they know how they work. they can't escape journalists you can't really expect them to ask people for permission to cover a security operation because you feel it's not necessary. all this came up as well. the courts said it's not constitutional for the kenyan government to limit the number of refugees coming in because it violates the kenyan refugees. all those issues were brought

up. these laws exist. why is there a need to put more on top of more laws. that's what the judges were saying. >> what ruling--what impact will this have on daily life in kenya? >> it will be mixed. for the somalia refugees, they'll be slightly relieved. it means that there could be less in their community. they've been picked up at night and in refugee camps and other parts of the country. kenyanens are quite mixed. some say that the government issued restriction on the rights of the individuals within the country because they suspect someone is a terrorist they are human beings and they deserve to be treated well. but some say that the kenyan government is not doing enough from thal to protect from the attacks of al-shabab fighters,

for example example. >> thanks, live in nairobi. in chad more than 1,000 soldiers are train forgive an offensive against the armed group boko haram. forces from chad, niger cameroon nigeria are preparing a joint task force to take on the rebel group. boko haram fighters have killed thousands of people during a six-year insurgency. there have been celebrations after liberia reopened it's border. it had been closed for several months following the worst ebola outbreak in history. some parts of the border remain shut pending a presidential order. plenty more still to come here on the news hour. including where in pakistan people are scrambling to register their mobile phones

before they're blocked. we'll tell you why. plus honoring an age-old practice followers fight to keep a turkish ceremony from spinning into a spectacle. and we'll tell you why there aren't sin any foreign runners in pyongyang. that is coming up in sport. >> violence in ukraine is the top of the agenda in the security council open debate on peace and security. russia's foreign minister and his ukrainian counterpart are both attending that discussion. our diplomatic editor james bays is there. what is this all about? >> reporter: well, this is a meeting called by the current president of the security council of china. it's supposed to take stock of the whole system of the international security of the united nations, the u.n.

charter, some 70 years after the u.n. charter was first created 70 years after world war ii. but as you say although that's the formal agenda for the meeting, and that's what they're going to be discussing, we suspect behind the scenes one of the main things that will be dominateing over the conversations, and may make it into some of the speeches as well is into ukraine. certificatesergei i l lavrov is here, and we expect some of these countries to raise what is going on in ukraine and to criticize russia for it's ongoing annexation of crimea, and for the tension that continues in eastern ukraine. >> is this going to achieve anything. it's the latest in a series of diplomatic talks that appears to

have made very little progress. >> no, i don't think it will. but i think it is likely that there could be some public exchanges on this issue. they actually had a vote on ukraine and they passed and agreed on a resolution supporting what had been greed those minsk talks. and then very angry exchanges between russia on one side and many of the other countries on the other saying that russia was undermining that deal that had been done in minsk. it's quite possible that we'll again here angry exchanges. lots of speakers. some 80 countries. >> james bays, thanks. at the u.n. let's take you live to ukraine and explain why those talks in new york matter. paul brethren someone in the eastern city of donetsk. what is the situation there on the ground?

>> well, we've seen a significant reduction inial till hear. you'll hear the constant thud of explosions from artillery exchanges between the ukrainian and separatist forces. but it's not a comprehensive cease-fire yet. south of mariupol there is fighting there and ukraine is saying today that it is refusing to pull back its heavy weapons just yet because it says a cease-fire is not holding across the whole of this region. it's not ready to pull back its big artillery guns until the smaller weapons fall silent. the situation remains very much on a knife edge. as far as the diplomatic situation goes, i have to say that the people there the donetsk people republic, the authorities, they seem to be in

rather triumphant mood. we have a rally here today. it is a pro-russian day here adopted by the authorities here in the region, and the rally largely involved people being paraded and giving awards, dancing, and nationalistic songs being sung, and the feeling here is that they've made as much progress as they can at the moment, and they're in a very comfortable position. what impact the security council will have on that, i think very little indeed. >> paul brennan in donetsk. russians today are marking father land day president vladimir putin attended a replaying ceremony to mark the occasion. the event is particularly significant this year due to

those events in ukraine. to yemen yemenis have been asked to be painter and to rally around president hadi. the daily protest there are a number of provinces. this is a funeral procession in id. union rights watches say that they're concerned that houthi fighters have claimed protesters protesters. greece's government is expected to present an outline of a reform. out finance greece will face bankruptcy, which could bring more troubles to the rue row zone. >> greece mark clean monday, the

beginning of lent, by flying kites, but the government has to come up with a list of reforms to summit to its creditors. that was the condition they agreed to at the bail out. the government is planning to include measures to combat tax evasion and fight corruption. there are reports that they want to stick to their red lines of not cutting pensions and gradually increasing the minimum wage angered they seem to have the support of many people here. >> i trust this government, because they give the impression that they are caring about the people, and it's very human. >> our government is going to face a lot of reactions because

it's a little opposite from what they have promised before the elections. >> now even if a list of reforms are accepted, it still has on it approved including here in athens. in the longer run it's far from clear whether the greek government can do enough for the european union european bank and international monetary funds. >> bird man has flown at the oscars. the show won best picture at hollywood's biggest award ceremony. we have the highlights. >> the oscar goes to "bird man." >> well, no surprise there then. "bird man" always stood a good chance. it was inevitable that it would be this or "boyhood" that would

take the big one. there was an indication that "bird man" would also get best picture. it didn't yield best actor that went to, you can see this is a man just getting a hang of the business. >> this oscar. [ sobbing ] this oscar--this belongs to all of those people around the world battling als. >> and the oscar goes to julian moore. the film was universally praised.

>> it's our time to have wage equality once and for all and equal rights for women in the united states of america. >> i'm not going to lose you. i'm not going to go anywhere. i'm going to stay right with you. >> best documentary short, a snapshot of volunteers who man the phones talking to war veterans with post trauma stress disorder out of taking their lives. the best documentary feature went to "citizenfour." about edward snowdon. filmed by the journalist who enlisted to help him from the very start. so was it an evening of surprises? no. the predictions were spot on. yes, there have been

controversies over movies but ultimately the academy did what the academy does. it picked the films that it likes. and there are 25 very happy winners as a result. of. >> all right, heads up on something that you'll hear a lot more about in the coming hours and days now on al jazeera. our investigative unit has obtained hundreds of secret intelligence documents were agencies around the world. in the coming days we'll reveal the spy cables with aj plus and the guardian newspaper. here is a round up of what is in store. >> the spy cables hundreds of intelligence documents leaked to al jazeera's investigative unit raising from christian raiseing from confidential to top-secret. israel's masaud.

and south africa's facing it's largest and most damaging leak. >> the state security agency that has not had edward snowdon. i would think that this may an shock at the extent of the slide back of the democratic controls on the security apparatus. >> over the coming days, al jazeera will refeel a wide range of stories contained within the spy cables. documents will be redacted to protect identities. the stories expose dozens of operational secrets from all over the globe dating from 2006 right up to december last year. they include the israeli mosaud true assessment of iran's nuclear program. an assassination plot targeting an african union leader, and m mi6 operation to recruit a north korean spy.

>> governments and president ministers use the services for political purposes, which could be played the other way where the agencies manipulate the politicians for their own agendas. >> the papers reveal power and cover ups carried out by the world's intelligence agencies. they expose unethical actions secret from companies and embarrassing security failures. over all the spy cables offer an unprecedented insight into the highly politicalized and secret world of intelligence. phil reese al jazeera. >> and our coverage of the spy cables begins here on al jazeera at 1800 hours gmt. we also have coverage on our website at www.aljazeera.com. we're approaching the midway point on this news hour. the afghan army launches a major offensive against the taliban. this time they're get nothing help from foreign forces.

australia unveiled new counterterrorism terrors but muslims say they're being stigmatized. we'll tell you why. and inspiring england to their first 2015 world cup win over locally scotland, but are they in good enough shape for the tournament? details in 20 minutes in sport.

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ukrainian counter part are attending the meeting. in kenya high courts repeal some laws that undermine basic rights. mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed are accused of helping the muslim brotherhood charges that they deny. the court adjourned the case because there was not enough witnesses. a new court date has been set for march 8th. >> reporter: it was a familiar scenario inside an egyptian courtroom for mohamed fahmy baher mohammed. inthe judge postponed their retrial until march 8th. >> the same inefficiencies. the witnesses don't show up. the evidence, that's the responsibility of the court. i don't get it. >> they were freed on bail earlier this month but they still bear the weight of criminal charges and a a

retrial. the men are accused of aid aing the muslim brotherhood. it was declared a terrorist organization just four days before they were arrested on december 29, 2014. peter greste was deported to australia just a few week ago. mohammed fahmy renounced his egyptian citizenship hoping that the same thing would happen to him. baher has been reunited with his people.

>> legal experts have called the case against the men a farce. six other al jazeera journalists have been sentenced in abstentia to a decade each hyped bars. journalists across the globe have come to their side in protests. >> the afghan army has launched operations against the taliban and for the first time without the help of nato forces. dominic kane reports. >> of a damage soldiers prepare an offensive. it is considered a taliban stronghold. the government is aiming to strike before the annual taliban spring offensive. this is the first time the afghan army has launched such an operation without international troops. >> our troops, our forces proved that they are happyible of defending the country. and as you are aware we have planned many independent

operations right now we have a very good operation going down in hell pond. >> for years the military police plan to fight the taliban but the decrease in funds have decreased numbers. the government has allowed 14,000 international troops to remain. but now they'll reinforce their support of the strategy. that could mean taking another look at the timing and sequencing of base closures. >> and this may be why. taliban fighters preparing for war. al jazeera was given rare access to them. they say their mission is unchanged, to fight against the

foreign invasion and those who support it. >> they can crisis themselves in the name of god. they're following god's orders and fighting in difficult situations to please the almighty. >> talks between the taliban and afghan government have stalled meaning these fighters war is more likely than peace. dominic kane, al jazeera. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry and iran's foreign minister have met for second day of new nuclear air talks. it has long maintained that the

nuclear program was for civilian purposes and not for weapons. >> this domineering behavior is imposeing scientific discrimination. any other developing country could become target too. >> defense spending in north africa is projected to reach $900 billion in the next five years. some that have money is spent right now in the united a nighted arab emirates. stephanie dekker is there. >> reporter: these are uncertain times in the middle east. and even though this is make believe part of the opening ceremony of the conference, there are very real fears here. >> of a civil war. libya being pretty much and much insurgency in sinai. who could take over in yemen.

these things have really happened. so arguebly people would be looking at much more convention conventional military capabilities. >> the threat is also a large concern for the delegations here. not just in iraq and syria but the danger of their cross border reach. top military men from all over the world secretary of defense chief of staff and generals rub shoulders. this is not an opportunity to look to the future. the defense is a multi billion dollar industry, and we're talking about weapons of war which is also why countries are so secretive when it comes to those details. we've been chasing delegations here but no one will speak to us. >> despite falling oil prices, no one is concerned that defense

budgets could be cut. some up isers were keen to stress that they take great care in knowing who they're selling to. as a german company we probably have a disadvantage due to the german law, but on the other hand we find that because no one wants to look at a german soldier anywhere in the world. >> the reality is that war is a dirty business and these weapons kill. not only those who are perceived as the enemy but many innocent citizens as well. old traditions with newer ways to control and more effective ways to kill. it's all in the way of international security, but many claim that these weapons cause

the exact opposite. >> bangladesh's government has ordered an investigation into what caused afer my to capsize killing 70 people. it happened around 40 kilometers northwest of daka. more than 60 people were rescued, and it's believed that 150 people were on board the vessel when it capsized. >> i'm in bangladesh, the cargo vessel sunk in the river every year this is a common phenomenon. dozens of people are killed in fatal launch accident. manically due to overcrowding and lack of safety standard. since then, there has been increasing demand towards the government for enforcing a stricter control so there is a control of overcrowding and also

better safety standard. but this has gone unheard but it's reputation year after year. most do not carry passenger names on logs, which is why people people do not know who was in the boat. unless the government enforce this accidents will continue happening year after year. >> across pakistan people are queuing up to region stir register their mobile sim cards. in pakistan all phones have to be accounted for. this comes after an attack killed 175 people in december. countries like afghanistan and china are considering the same steps. some countries like canada, the czech republic, new zealand and the u.k. have rejected the measure. in a recent report the

association of mobile operators said that there is no evidence to show that the measure helps security. more now from can mall haider. >> under the government new action plan, the military of interior has made it mandatory that an all phone providers within afghanistan will have to register their phones. you can sigh people queuing in order to insure that their phones are not blocked. after the deadline any unidentified sim will be oughtcally blocked. they'll have to go through a bio metric process. the government said it is doing this in order to insure that the sims are not used in heinous crimes and acts of terror.

many of the bomb blasts that have taken place in pakistan have taken place through mobile telephones. they want to make sure that are no loopholes left there. it has to do with 103 sims. >> mohammed mashid was dragged into court and tried for anti-terrorism laws for trying to detain a judge in 2012. thailand has sentences two opportunity actors to two and a half years in jail for insulting the monarchy during a stage play. dozens of activists protested outside of court in protest of the sentencing. it's been a fictional king and his adviser. south korea has summoned a

japanese diplomat. in protest of claims of dispute ed islands. called in to discuss the japanese cabinet appearance during a ceremony, a move that south korea called a provocation. the disputed island are a frequent source of tension between the top countries. australia's prime minister tony abbott has announceed new measures against homegrown terrorists. >> walking home from her doctor with they are younger sister, they found a man blocking their path. >> he kept coming towards us, and he just whacked me with his shoulder and called me a bloody terrorist.

she's increasingly concerned about how muslims are perceived. >> when people look at me, they think terrorist. it breaks you inside. >> on monday, as he announced new measures to counter the terrorist threat, it was suggested that muslims could do more to help. >> i've often heard western leaders describe islam as a religion of peace. i wish more muslim leaders would say that more often and mean it. >> tony abbott said that threats were rising, decease siege in cafe shows how an individual can cause havoc. there are 400 anti-terrorism operations running and a number have gone to syria and iraq to fight, and it could prove dangerous if they return home. >> if there is a choice between

latitude for suspects or more powers for police and security agencies, more often we should choose to support our agencies. >> new proposal include an appointment to national counter terrorism coordinator and revoking the australian citizen of those with dual citizenship further proposals to ban further groups if they make excuses for islamist fanatics. >> so this issue of you're either with us or against us, very bush-like is very unhelpful. it's going to impact short term security interests and long-term security interests. >> some say that the measures to tackle threats could alienate the very people that australian

government most needs help from. >> just ahead in the sport nascar puts a bad week behind as the season gets under way at daytona 500. all the details coming up.

>> hello again whirlling derbishs some worry that they have been a form of

entertainment. >> it's a practice that 750 years old. legend has it that as the islamic scholar walked through a market and heard the hammering of gold smiths and their chanting of god's name broke out into ecstasy. twirling until reaching oneness with the divine. a devout muslim. his followers say this deeply spiritual ceremony has been turned into entertainment something else for tourists to take off their istanbul must see lists. a 22nd generation deseason accident and now launched a campaign to reclaim his ancestors practices. >> they're only doing it to make

money. >> they've met with officials including the prime minister to does its worries. but despite official promises, there are performances today that probably they would not recognize. >> you >> so this is an acceptable way to show. >> yes yes yes. >> this group the culture and art foundation says its ceremony is faithful and respectful, but

they perform without the oversight of descendants and without that control the family fears that the skills needed will be lost. bernard smith, al jazeera, istanbul. >> time now for sport. >> thank you. we'll start with cricket in england recruiting their first win of the world cup beating scotland. while their performance was gather from outstanding the victory will take some of the pressure off the side who aren't giving their fans much to cheer about. after being humiliated by new zealand in their last match there was much more than pride on the line for england in danger of an early exit. they did what their side so badly needed. hammering shots all over the ground. to score 128 runs of 107 balls.

ali's partnership with ian bell put england in a commanding position. scotland lacked spark and struggled from the get-go. their rivals for 184 with england's captain unprepared for a victory speech. >> it just puts things a little more at end. rubbing off against any any--talking to guys who have had a little bit of success today, it will be good for them. >> the victory removing england from the bottom of their group. syria coats, al jazeera. >> north korea has banned foreign runners from participating in an international marathon scheduled to be held in april. authorities are concerned about the spread of the ebola virus.

it's reported no cases of the virus but its borders have remained close because of fierce it might spread. the marathon has been held every year since 1981 with found runners allowed to compete for the first time in 2014. north korean authorities have canceled the over all games this year. >> we were run up by our north korean counterpart. they said because of ebola we're not taking foreign runners in the country. so we had 500 runners already amateur to semi professional. they were being canceled. they're very careful if you like but particularly careful of the virus getting into the country. that makes perfect sense. it's the system there could not

cope simply. the ebola have no reason to think that it is because of the ebola crisis. i think they've taken it to an extreme, and it is a great pity that they're stopping an event like this and stopping tourism. the situation is under control. >> to football now, manchester city over barcelona the 27-year-old french international was speaking ahead of city's champions league on toss. the side would be 4-1 on aggregate in the same stage last season. they believe that was because city gave barcelona too much respect, and the english champion won't make that mistake the next time around. hosting 2013 finalists both teams enjoying contrasting

fortunes. juve has the five-point lead. on to real madrid, they are head early in the second half. ronaldo scored the second, with 2-0, the final scour. in the second half, they would steal the wind. it's ten league games unbeaten now. >> the response has been magnificent. we've been playing two and three times a week over the past four months, and today was a huge win to come any time was--it's always a good victory. to come here in the back of a

tough european game in the wake, and not concede to score two goals shows the level of play you can see players here running for cover after missiles hailed from the crowd. it's considered one of the most dangerous derbies in europe. thankfully there were no injuries here. they would win 332-1. >> the spanish of tennis player was up in the final of the open. ferrer winning in straight sets for the 23rd title of his

career. further medical tests will be done before the doctors will release the f-1 driver from hospital. the 33-year-old suffered concussions. after a week plagued by crashes, nascar finally got back to racing. >> the daytona 500 focus back on the track for the season-opening race on sunday. the eventually itself was an anti-climax until the last 50 miles. surging ahead on the sprint finish after a wreck behind him. >> middletown, connecticut joey logano, wins the 500.

>> logano winning his first daytona 500 title, and the second one for the team. >> for more sport on the website check out www.aljazeera.com www.aljazeera.com/sport. we've got blogs and videos from our correspondents from around the world. >> with the most sincere apologies for anyone who is a nascar fan being an f-1 fan i don't get nascar. do you like it? >> i'm more of a f-1 fan. >> thank you indeed. that will do it for the news hour here on al jazeera. the team would like to extend their thanks to you for watching. stay where you are we'll be back with a full bulletin of news in just a few minutes. see you then.

>> egypt's interior minister is caught on tape talking about how to crackdown on protesters. hello, this is al jazeera live from doha. also ahead diplomats gather for talks at the u.n. as an agreement to pull back heavy weapons from the front line in ukraine breaks down. a kenyan court throws out sections of a controversial security law saying it undermines basic freedoms. >> this oscar.