fault lines america's war workers only on al jazeera america 11 afghan policemen who failed to stop a mob killing a woman are given jail sentences eight others go free. ♪ ♪ hello, welcome to al jazerra live from doha, i am nick clark. also coming up on the program yemen's exiled president and his saudi allies are about to announce their next move in dealing with houthi rebels. after taking romadi, isil sets its sites on capturing more territory in anbar province, we'll have the latest live from baghdad. and president obama bans the use of some military equipment by the police in the united states.

♪ ♪ so then, 11 afghan police officers have been sentence today a year in prison for failing to help a woman who was attacked and killed by a mob. the 27-year-old was accused of burning the koran. the mob burned her body. let's go straight to skwr*e jennifer glasse who is live for us in kabul. tell us more about these verdicts. >> reporter: well, nick this has been a landmark trial in afghanistaned 11 police policemen sentenced for failing to do their duty for a horrific crime in the sent of kabul in march. thousands watched while she was beaten to death with sticks, stones and kicked. eight other policemen were set free. this is the second set of sentences on.

on may 3rd we saw four men sentenced to death and eight sentenced to 16 years, 18 others set free. all of these sentences can be appealed. but what is so remarkable is that trial was televised. afghans have been fixate odd what will happen here. the murder striked demonstrations across the world. critics at the courthouse are saying the sentences aren't heavy enough. and that such light sentences will mean that violent against women will continue here but certainly a step forward for the afghan justice system trying to be open and transparent and trying to find some justice for some of the murderers. >> a stope forward may be. what is likely to be the reaction, do you think, across the country given the interest and attention in these trials in this trial and given the criticism that sentences may be perceived to be a bit light? >> reporter: that's right, nick, we know that the family was very

unhappy with the 49 people who were charged. they say that some of the real murderers got away. this murder was -- there is a lot of video many people videotaped it on their cell phones and posted it on social media. so many of the perpetrators were very easily identified. at least four of them have not been arrested and police say they are continuing to their investigations. we know there is some unhappiness, al jazerra spoke taye member of apartment who was in court this morning and said that the sentences just aren't severe enough. they don't send the right message. >> that the world was watching this case, the world saw what happened to her, she was unjustly accused of burning a koran and a mob killed her in broad kay light in daylight in the middle of kabul and her supporters wanted to see more people brought to justice and heavier sentences to police some of whom just stood by. some policemen did try to get her out of harm's way but some did in. >> thank you very much indeed,

jennifer glasse reporting from kabul. the united nations says close to 25,000 people have fled the iraqi city of romadi after isil fighters took control of it on monday. authorities say some 500 have been killed in the city in anbar province since friday. isil released this video of what appears to be romadi after it was captured. thousands of shima litsch a and now at a military base preparing a counter offensive. live for us in baghdad is zeina khodr, give us the latest on the situation on the ground. >> reporter: well, isil is still defiant as ever, some of its fighters move from its strong hold in ramadi headed east towards the town. what we understand is that they targeted a number of police checkpoints in that contested town and up to eight local policemen were killed. isil still on the defensive like you mentioned shia-led militias

militias. in fact thousands are at a nearby base which is just a near 10-kilometers from the town. preparations are under way they are gearing up for battle but the counter a offensive has not yet begun. we understand that the u.s. led coalition has stepped up air strikes in and armed romadi. we heard washington u.s. officials say yesterday, we have to remember the u.s. is leading the coalition against the fight against isil and they are confident that the iraqi forces will be able to recapture lost ground. and they are promising support. they are promising air coverage of the ground forces who are going to wage this battle. >> yeah, u.s. saying it's just a setback. but what about the overall strategy zeina? >> reporter: well, u.s. officials have long been concerns about the deployment of shia militias in any battle. and particularly in sunni heartland like anbar but we

heard from u.s. officials yesterday really down playing this and saying that the shia militias are under the control of the iraqi government. yes, nominally they are. they have legal cover from the prime minister, according to law they take orders from the prime minister, but a lot of people here would debate that and say that the militias are stronger than the state. what has the u.s. strategy been? it's been launching air strikes against isil, yes, they have been effective. but they haven't really worked in anbar. part of that strategy is building up the regular army, training the regular army. and what we see is that the army is still too weak and unable to wage battles and maybe the most important components of the strategy is to include the sunnis in little security forces and there has been slow progress. >> all right zeina thanks very much indeed, zeina khodr reporting. the white house says it will continue to launch air strikes to help recapture ramadi. the u.s. state department has called the fall of the key iraqi

city as a setback as i have said. but they said that they have a strategy to win it. patty cull cane culhane has this. >> reporter: the u.s. coalition has dropped more than 25 hound bombs on iraq, trains soldiers but that didn't stop ramadi from falling for isil. the official u.s. talking point row mad i was surrounded for so long the bigger surprise should that be it didn't fall sooner. insisting their strategy will succeed eventually. the u.s.' slam to sends in shias mainly populated lie sunnis. that's a step the u.s. has been hesitant to take up knowledge now. >> there was a sense that the ma litsch as were groups we wanted to minimize as much as possible. not work with, not los angeles knit highslegitimizebut we have seen a strand of thought which is we can't be quite owe picky and we have to recognize that iraq is coming tote only very slowly in terms of the strength of the new

government and the reconstitute of the iraqi army. >> reporter: the state department was asked about reports that in the past shia militias had committed atrocities. the question can that happen again? >> i am not sure what kind of guarantees you are asking for we have certainly spoken to our view that the militias should be under the command and control of eye rookie security forces. >> reporter: this is a concern that this will heighten sectarian tensions. >> we say many times in public that we don't need the militias. and this is a clear conflict between our tribes and their tribes. and we told them many times that we have enough volunteers and they are waiting for. that's why they are not very welcomed. >> reporter: u.s. second of state john carry admitted getting arms to the sunniss has been a problem. >> part of the problem is dealing with anbar and the tribes which need more

resources, no more train more initial cover from eight rack security forces. and that will be, i am sure, the subject of much conversation over the course of the next few days. >> reporter: the your honor says it will continues to lane of air strikes and train and arm iraqi troops. insisting their strategy of letting iraqis lead the fight isn't flawed just needs more time. patty cull vein, al jazerra washington. yemen's president will address a conference in riyadh where they have been discussing the conflicts. saudi-led air strikes continues action cross yemen after a five-day humanitarian ceasefire ended on sunday. these pictures showing people being treated in the hospital after coalitions planes raided houthi positions. let's go live to the saudi capital of riyadh. and the riyadh conference drawing to a close today what are we expecting?

>> reporter: nick, basically we are picturing the key factions attends being the riyadh conference to show support for the saudi-led coalition and ask the rudies to disband and pull out from the areas they control. they are also goes to discuss issues like reforming the military establishment. we know that president hadi has appointed a new chief of the staff of the army who is now in the poff i province to lead the fight against the houthis. a delicate situation that comes against the backdrop of the recent spate of air strikes against houthi positions in different parts of the country. now, the concern is those who are attending the riyadh conference would like to see forces against the houthis. the international community has the view that yemen needs a political settlement. not a military one. >> all right we'll follow that as the hours go okay the press conference expected fairly soon. thank you very much.

european union is set to launch a naval force next month to deal with the growing migrant crisis. e.u. ministers approved this. jacky rowland has this. >> reporter: the european union is sometimes accused of being slow and bureaucratic. but on the subject of migration it has reacted swiftly by agree to start a military operation in the mediterranean against people smugglers. >> hopefully already at the next foreign first council in june we night be ready to adopt the launch the operation, that will help to follow the recommendations so the preparatory work that the commander will have in the coming weeks. in the meantime, obviously the work in the security council of the united nations will continues. >> reporter: it's images like these that have spurred european lead nurse to action. the first part of the operation against the smugglers would

involve surveillance and gathering intelligence. but european navies will need a u.n. security council resolution if they want to seize and destroy vessels. >> this is about criminal networks. it's about border control. it's about migration. and therefore the european union is now working on how to respond to this. of course one of the problems is that there might be foreign fighters there might be terrorists also trying to hide, to blend in among the migrants. >> reporter: a key stage on the route for the people smugglers is libya. these libyan security forces have uncovered a suspected hide out for would-be migrants. the e.u. plan depends they have low libyan cooperation. many of the rival factions here are opposed to foreign military

intervention. agree on the ground a military operation is one thing decide siding what to do about the thousands of migrants who have already reached europe is another question. most countries agree that the e.u. needs to share the burden, but some nations don't want to be forced to accept a quota of refugees. many hundreds of migrants have already died at sea this year. and the main sailing season has yet to begin. over the summer months, thousands more are expected to attempt the journey. the political and moral challenge facing europe is huge. jacky rowland, al jazerra brussels. still ahead on the program protests turn violent in southwest china over a proposed railway line. ♪ ♪ and thousands rally in support of macedonia's prime minister following calls for his resignation.

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♪ ♪ hello again, i am nick clark here say quick run through of the top stories here on al jazerra. 11 afghan police officers have been sentence today a year in prison for failing to help a woman who was attacked and killed by a mob. the 27-year-old was accused of burning the koran. eight other policemen went free. yemen's exiled president hadi will address a conference in riyadh shortly where political and tribal figures have been discussing the conflict. saudi-led air strikes are continuing across yemen after a 5-day humanitarian ceasefire

ended on sunday. the united nations says close to 25,000 people have fled the iraqi city of romadi after isil fighters took control of it on monday. isil released this video of what appears to be ramadi after it was captured. thousands of shia militia are now in a nearby military pace preparing a counter a offensive. at least 100 people were injured after fighting pro out during a protest in china over a high-speed railway. >> reporter: the feel of a town that is still waiting for better economic times. a proposed high-speed rail link was supposed to help deliver that. but when the government appeared to change its minds. many in this remote community rows up. rose up, protects are not unusual, but demonstrations in support of new developments are. the protesters carried banners saying we want prosperity and

don't abandon us. it's still not clear how a protest that began peacefully turned in to a violent and prolonged confrontation. here tear gas is fired as protesters attempt to block a main road. in the local hospital, some of the injured accuse the police of using excessive force. this man needed 10 stitches to his right eye. >> translator: i am more than 60 years old. i am very rational. not like those young people. but i was beaten by the police. it was chaos. the situation was out of control. >> translator: i can remember when the p.l.a. liberated our town in 1949, i am 72. i have never been treated like this by a military. i was just passing by. they hit me for no reason. those. [ beep ] were crazy. you can see my teeth. they hit me here.

>> reporter: at the town's entrance a giant poster of the china's former paramount leader whose economic reforms helped pull millions out of poverty. he was born in the nearby town that is also competing for the rail link. our assignment here was brought to an abrupt halt by police commando with his assault rife rifles some & shot gun pointed at us they threatened to shoot before assaulting our producer and and taking our camera all in front of local government who gave us permission to live here. the cameras was eventually returned but the memory cards wiped. unconfirmedded reports say at least three people died and more than 100 others were injured in the weekend around 30 of them police officers. if that's true, then this was one of the most violent protests in china to date. adrian brown, al jazerra in western china. >> joining us now from hong kong

is amnesty international's china researcher william ne: good to see you there, we are tear to talk about protests and government tolerance in the past street protests were allowed to a degree to allow people to blow off steam. but that seems to be changing a little bit doesn't it? >> yeah, i think that the government has always tried to limit these types of protests. what is -- you know, one of the difficult things in talking about this is that the outside world doesn't everybody know the extent of the problem. the government used to compile statistic on his mass incident which could be a few people protest to go goo gigantic protests and often violent protests like the one you just profiled. but the government stopped making those figures publicist a while ago. so it's difficult for outsiders to grasp how this is going but you know, i think that what is very worrying is that in the last, of course, 30 years there has been tremendous economic

growth, and people have been able to get greater personal freedom and in the last 10 to 15 years, different n.g.o. and organization have his popped up to help people express their grievances so they don't have to resort to this type of protest. but in the last two to three years we have seen a crack down on human rights defenders, and many of this is n.g.o.s will come under strain. trying china has a draft n.g.o. management oversees management law up to consultation now and it's very worrying. it's not getting much press internationally but what it would do is make it almost impossible for foreign n. governments to set up and even if they did, they would be subject today supervision from the public security goo bureau and cut off goal stick ngos and charities from international funding and support. >> so what can be done -- what is the comeback for n.g.o.s

and those that want to see their powers remain? >> well, this law is up for public comments until june 4th. amnesty international will be submitting things it's very important for people month maybe have projects with local n.g.o.s to also submit their concerns. this is parts a broader trend they cracked down on think tanks accusing leaders for publishing books and police reports. we have had one of the famous anti-discriminations has had their offices raided and five feminists were detained early in march for 37 days simply for wanting to have protests against sexual harassment on public transport. and they are still under investigation for a year. you know, they have in fact interrogated one of the women.

and threatened to put her in a male prison and have her raped. this is the thinking behind the n.g.o. law. but what is ironic if you restrict the space for civil society, then it will be harder for people to express their grievances and we may see more of the unfortunate protest that his we saw just now. >> all right william ne. very good to get your perspective. we appreciate that. thanks a lot. >> thank you very much. former thai prime minister has pleaded not guilty at the start of her trial. she's accused of dereliction of duty for her role in a controversial rice subsidy scheme. if found guilty she faces a maximum prison sentence of 10 years, she says the charges against her are politically motivated. >> yes, i believe. [ inaudible ] everything will be followed by due process. thank you. in burundi we are getting reports of new protests against

the president on the streets of the capital. on monday, the army was deployed to quell demonstrations soldiers fired gunshots in parts of the town where people had rallied against the president's plan to run for a third term in office. thousands of pro-government protesters turned up to show their support for macedonia's embattled prime minister coming a day after opposition supporters started campaigning outside his office demanding his resignation, rob it's foster-walker reports now from the capital. >> reporter: nationalist anthems made up the platelets of this pro-government rally. the prime minister is fighting for his political future. but says this crisis is about macedon yeah, not about him. >> translator: macedonia is a european state and will have the place that it deserves. we have a team, we have a vision, we have people, we have

smart people which make right decisions that's why macedonia is strong, long live macedonia. >> reporter: that is the message from the prime minute stick a clear sign that despite all the scandal surrounding the corruption allegations despite the resignations of could i figures inkey figuresin his government, despite the opposition rallies, he has no intention of going anywhere. and he still has significant support. many of those traveled from beyond to be here. >> translator: we are here to support the prime minister and defends our father land, to defend macedonia. they want to implement a ukrainian scenario here in our country. >> translator: he has opened new factories, he is giving people jobs supported the disabled and the sick. >> reporter: western diplomats wants a resolutions for the practice tests.

>> peaceful demonstrations are part of a democratic society. the important thing is to avoid more violence to make sure that the democratic institutions are developed and that the rule of law is implemented in full. >> reporter: on the other side of the city center, anti--government protesters have vowed to hold their ground, separated for a time by the prime minister's crowd but by gulf in opinion, al jazerra. the ukrainian government is set to prosecute two men it says are elite russian soldiers. the men were taken prisoner on sunday in an area controlled by pro-russia rebels. ukraine's foreign minister says the the arrest the arrests proves that moscow is involved in the war but how cass denies this. a restaurant shootout in texas left nine people dead and

wounded. police say in the aftermath of the shooting, they have received threats and a warning of a revenge attack. >> we won't talk about what we are doing. we'll just say that we are prepares and able to handle any threat that comes towards us. in the u.s. government is to ban the use of some military commitment by some police stores the decision announced i president obama. comes after a spate of mass demonstrations against police brutality in baltimore and ferg an alan fisher explains. >> reporter: after 14 years the usa is wiping down its foreign wars but so much of the equipment used in iraq and afghanistan is now finding its way onto american streets. in ferguson when the death i've young black man sparked protests armored trucks flanked by camouflaged heavily-armed police officers was the response. it opened the debate about the

militarization of the police and had the president questioning how far things had gone. >> there is a big difference between our military and our local law enforcement and we don't want those lines blurred. >> reporter: under a pentagon program known as 1033 equipment and gear no longer wanted by the military is passed on to the police. for example alabama has nine grenade launchers from 2006 until june last year, among the military equipment that has been passed on to america's police forces includes 432 mine resistent ambush protected armored vehicles. 435 other armored vehicles. more than 44,000 night vision pieces, 533 planes and helicopters and almost 94,000 machine guns capable of firing in sustains bursts. >> the idea that on you are police officers are armed like this are problematic. you put those things together

especially with procurement without accountability to cost overruns without any accountability in the sense of insuring that these weapons are used for the purposes that they are specified for. none of that is happening. >> reporter: heads of police around the country are reviewing their tactics ask in how to rebuild trust with local communities the white house clearly believes looking less like the army is an important first step. alan fish he should al jazerra washington. shell shareholders are meeting at the hague after accepting a revolution demanding more transparently on climate change, they have been facing continues versus i over their plan to drill in the arctic ocean. it's been accused of harming the climate through its exploration for oil and gas reserves. the most valuable coin collection in private hands expected to bring in more than $200 million when it goes to auction this week. the 650 coins from the collection go under the ham

never a series of auctions beginning at sotherby's in new york on tuesday dating from the birth of united states, the collection contains perfectly preserved examples of coins from 1792 up until the 1830s. don't forget to check out our website, all the news, comment analysis there, al jazerra.com. offensive. blame the rich foreigners, that is the ugly undercurrent of a growing debate over the affordable housing