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reveals abuse. plus how taking to the skies above the world's biggest cocaine producer is proving lucrative for drug smugglers. ♪ hundreds of refugees and migrants are being barred from budapest's main train station as they try to get on trains towards autria and germany. take a look at the scene right now. this is the live picture from just outside of the station. it has been like this for the past six hours or so. these refugees are calling on police to let them board trains to they can leave hungary. the government saying it cannot allow people to travel unless they have the correct documents. so that's going on for the past couple of hours. andrew simmons is there. and sent this update. >> reporter: what a dramatically

contrasting atmosphere compared with monday when hundreds of people were allowed on trains across the border into austria. now these people have been stopped by a long line of police from getting on board trains, many have spent a lot of money on tickets, and now they are here. these people exhausted, sullen, resting, and these angry, frustrated people demonstrating not violently, but in a passive way trying to get a message across. but there has been no statement from the government, no statement from the police, just a [ inaudible ] saying the station has been closed and now it has been reopened for tourists but not refugees. >> annette is a member of the german bundastag, and she says the situation is unbearable. and europe needs to step up to make sure the refugees are treated fairly.

>> it is a human catastrophe. it is a european shame. it is, really, heavily massive human rights violations. people who fled from war and terror are entitled to apply in a safe country, apply for eye asylum, so they should be entitled for free travel from here to germany, austria, sweden, wherever they want to go. people are sleeping on the streets for days and days, little baby's, no medical care, no nothing. >> german police say they have been so overwhelmed by donations for refugees, they can't take anymore. [ cheers and applause ] >> germans gathered in munich to welcome refugees who arrived on trains from budapest. german expects 800,000 this year

alone. the chancellor, angela merkel says refugees from syria are welcome given the civil war in their country. >> translator: it has been said that those riving in germany are most likely to receive asylum or status of refugee from a civil war country. that's no surprise given the situation in syria, and this should be seen in all over e.u. countries. of course we observe applicable law, except that we have seen every day situation that applicable law is not applied. >> the arrivals continue, almost a hundred refugees have been rescued off of the coast of libya by the italian navy. over 111,000 have reached italy's shores so far this year. that massive number has overwhelmed local reception centers and forced the government to seek help from e.u. partners. taking you to beirut and dozens of propesters there occupying a

building in lebanon's capitol. they are calling for the minister to resign. there have been mass demonstrations over piles of rubbish that haven't been cleared from the street. our correspondent is standing just outside the environment ministry for us to tell us the situation. now whether that standoff continues. and it just seems that the protesters are going forward with their movements. >> well, the standoff has been going on for roughly four hours now. you can see the riot police who have gathered in full force. this is just one of the entrances to the compound, if the camera starts panning upwards, you will start seeing -- if you follow the cable, you'll see at the top of it, some of the protesters looking outside of the window. they had asked for the red cross

to come in and for them maybe to try to immediate some sort of safe exit for them, or at least to ensure their safety. the ministry of interior had said roughly about an hour ago that it was giving them a short period of time to vacate the building. that time limit has passed, and still they are there. it's important to mention in two other facts, one there are severalor or maybe -- we're not quite sure because we're blocked by security forces, but on the outside of this compound there is another gathering of protesters who have gathered outside, and the movement has called on protesters to gather in the square, which is maybe a couple of minutes from here outside of the prime minister's offices, where they had been gathering to show their support for this latest escalation. >> how much pressure are the various political parties in

lebanon feeling with all of the demonstrations going on and protesters coming out on the streets. initially it was about garbage, but the protesters have a long list of demands they want fixed in the country, don't they? >> indeed. in terms of the political parties, what we have been trying to highlight is that they are actually against all of the different political parties, so the chants that you hear here are very much anti-partisan, they believe all of the political parties be it hezbollah or others are all to blame for the parral sis. so in terms of basic services, the rubbish piling up, the lack of water, the electricity cuts that happen maybe five or six hours on any given day, how those political parties are feeling the pressure, well, it's difficult to say, because none of them have been able to come out with a response to this

movement. some have tried to appease the protesters, by saying yes, you have legitimate demands, but nobody has come out with a solution. and the list of demands that these demonstrators have really has a high ceiling, amongst them is the entire resignation of the entire government and having new elections. the political parties have been able to agree on a new electoral law, and the parliament just renewed its mandate, and that political paralysis is what caused the domino effect in terms of services and the government's ability to provide to the people which has made this anger simmer over. >> thank you. a right-wing party says it is leaving ukraine's ruling coalition that would give more autonomy to rebel-held areas in the east. the bill sparked violent

protests on monday where a gan today in was thrown as politicians voted on the amendment. at least three policemen were killed and a hundred people were injured. the president has laid flowers to honor those who died. police in thailand say a key suspect in last month's bombing in bangkok has been arrested. 20 people were killed when the blast tore through a religious shrine on august 17th. police in nepal have killed at least five people have protests turned violent. it's the latest in a number of demonstrations against a proposed new constitution. the government hopes the constitution will bring stability and boost economic development. australia's treatment of asylum seekers has been condemned in a parliamentary

report detailing allegations of negligence and abuse. it says children should be removed from a prison on the island where asylum applicants are kept. it is just one of the off-shore centers australia's government pays for, instead of allowing refugees on to its soil. andrew thomas has more. >> reporter: three years ago, al jazeera filmed what would become a detention center as australia's army built it. but since detainees have been held here, the media has not been allowed in. that secrecy is one thing the report on the conditions says should change, because where there's secrecy, there can be abuse. the report details some of what is alleged. self harm by traumatized children. the sexual abuse of detainees by guards, even water boarding, though the credibility of the former guard making that acquisition was questioned at the inquiry. >> no, i have not personally

witnessed the actual event, but i have witnessed what i firmly believe to be the actions after. >> so you have seen people with water on them come from a building? >> and -- water coming out of their mouth, coughing up water. >> okay. >> reporter: the report says conditions at the prison are not adequate, appropriate, or safe. it calls for a full order to the allegations of abuse. >> there are 67 allegations of physical and sexual abuse against children, that including staff. >> reporter: the recommendation includes faster processing of claims and the removal of children from the facility. >> the government has acknowledged for the first time that things are not right. but talk is cheap, the minister needs to act. >> reporter: as a deterrent

australia's government says it works. boats like these have stopped coming to australia. >> the united nations has said what is going on is tantamount to torture in some cases. >> it's brutal stuff, there's no question about it, but it is seen as a deterrent and a lot of european goes are looking at the australian government. >> reporter: the government has made it clear that they have no plans to stop running the camp. naru is tiny, a dot in the pacific. the millions given is a sizable part of the economy, but it is kept hidden just to apply for a visa to naru, journalists have to pay $6,000 with no access to the detention center if even they do get approved.

what is clear is in such a dark place, dark things are happening. do stay with us on al jazeera, still ahead . . . we'll take a look at what is at stake in iraq as politicians play the blame game over the crumbling infrastructure. >> reporter: i'm simon mcgregor-wood in paris, a city struggling to control its pollution crisis with the introduction of some tough new measures. ♪

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jazeera, in hungary, officials have closed the main railway station to stop the refugees you looking at right there, from traveling to germany and austria. hundreds calling on them to allow them to board the trains. protesters have stormed the capitol in beirut. protesters are calling for the environment minister to resign. australia's government is being urged to remove children from a prison holding asylum seekers on the pacific island of nauru after a parliamentary report said the camp is unsafe and inadequate. to iraq where people say little has changed since the prime minister announced a set of sweeping changes last month. it came after massive protests over government corruption and a

lack of infrastructure. and now ah is being called to step down. >> reporter: people here blame the authorities for mismanagement and corruption here. the government of the prime minister promised to take action. the electricity minister was questioned in parliament. he blamed former ministers for not investing enough to develop the distribution network. parliament was satisfied with his answers, but it caused more anger on the streets. >> translator: it seems parliament isn't taking people seriously and underestimates our will. it is making people even angrier. >> reporter: several members were from abadi's block in parliament. the shia alliance is headed by the former prime minister, maliki, who himself has been

accused of corruption. he leads the biggest block in parliament. >> translator: the state of law is not united. they are against each other. abadi was relying on the leader of the sunni block, and shia leaders, but they are all standing against him. he is fighting for reforms alone with the backing of the street and the highest shia religious authority. >> reporter: the protesters have not chanted slogans against abadi. they have been protesting to give him support to bring about change. at first they demanded better services now many are demanding for krup officials to be held accountable. they also want to form a political system where appointments were made according to party loyalties and power distributed amongst sects. but little has changed for the

people weeks after abadi announced reforms. the prime minister needs the support of the political establishment. but the same politicians who publicly backed the people seem to be standing in his way. >> translator: parliament members are covering up for each other. they are afraid if one minister is fired others will also be dismissed. >> reporter: this is testing abadi's credibility, and his political arrear could be at steak, and if he goes there are powerful members who are ready to step in. zana hoda, al jazeera, baghdad. the u.n. has confirmed that isil has destroyed another significant ruin in the ancient city of palmyra. this shows what the temple looked like earlier this week. but the u.n. released new satellite images taken on monday showing what is left. the temple was more than 2,000

years old. turkish police have raided the offices of a media group. they are just the latest in a series of raids targeting any man who used to be an ally of erdogan. the state-run agency says 23 companies are being searched on suspicion of providing financial support. two beneficial journalists and on iraqi producer have been charged by turkish authorities with being members of isil. they were arrested on saturday. the lawyer for jailed al jazeera journalist, mohammed fahmy has called for canada's prime minister to intervene in his case. on saturday fahmy along with baher mohamed, and peter greste were given a three-year jail term for quote spreading false

news. human rights lawyer says she has had support from canadians on the ground, but she believes the government can do more to help. well human rights including the freedom of expression are under attack in gambia. amnesty international saying the situation is getting worst after the government refused to address recommendations put forward by the u.n. back in march. our correspondent has the story from senegal. >> reporter: it's a song gambian radios won't put on air. ♪ >> reporter: and yet it's going viral, spreading online throughout the country. it denounces gambia's freedom of speech, arbitrary detention and rampant corruption. >> after being fed up and seeing my people not being able to speak out against police brutality, against corruption, against people going missing for

no reason, not being able to speak out against the level of hardship in this country, i really believe in the voice of the people, and it's on me to speak out against what is going on. >> reporter: behind these lyrics is this young rapper who grow up in harlem, new york. after being involved in gang violence, his family sent him back to gambia. there he saw what he says was the biggest gangster of all. the president. human rights organizations have accused him of being a brutal dictator. to celebrate his 21 years in power, following a coup, he freed hundreds of people from prison. is this when the rapper released his song, and his family started getting threats with his wife, daughter and manager, he fled the country by road to senegal.

>> looking at what happened to other people such as journalists and others nobody knows where they are at for a long time, getting tortured, but considering that my song is bigger than what anybody else ever did, i believe they would have used me as an example for any other artist who dared to do what i did. >> reporter: thousands of d dis -- dissidents have made this their homes. none could speak to us on camera. gambian authorities have still not given al jazeera permission to report inside the country. tourists, though, are welcome to visit. the country, nicknamed the smiling coast, received 60,000 britishal nationals on halladay last year. >> people don't know about this sense of fear in gambia.

you can feel it, you can touch it when you are in gambia. people really are scared about talking, about thinking different than what the government is saying. >> reporter: away from gambia and no longer afraid, rapper ace is looking for a safe place to express himself. he has been refused a visa entry into the united states. but he has not lost hope, determined more than ever to make his music heard. nicklas hawk, al jazeera, senegal. peru is the world's top cocaine producer. the government has stepped up efforts to clamp down on drug-smuggling flights. our correspondent reports. >> reporter: the move is swift and calculated. in just over five minutes a small plane lands on a clandestine airstrip, on average, 300 kilos of coca paste

or cocaine are loaded. there's hardly an exchange of fire with police or the army. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: for the most part traffickers ship the drugs out by plane. and it mainly comes from this region, a production area the size of puerto rico. the fight against the drug trade is tough. the government says by 2013 it eradicated nearly 10,000 hectares. it is destroying landing strips and processing labs. now congress passed a lou that will allow the air force to down suspected flights. despite the efforts peru remains the world's top cocaine and coca paste producers. >> eradication is no longer a way to mitigate success,

beproducers are using new means to get more per hecktere. >> translator: if they begined forced eradication, the cocoa farmers will die defending their fields. it that's only crop that sustains their families, educates and feeds their children. >> reporter: this is one of thousands of farmers who say they will continue to sell coca to whoever buys it. >> translator: i try to sell oranges in the market, but sometimes no one buys them. but coca leaves sell like hot cakes. >> reporter: districtics say there are hardly any states sent here. the people are very, very poor,

so their only option for a better future is to continue working in the coca leaf business. experts say when [ inaudible ] begins less drugs will be exported. coca leaf prices will fall, and farmers will have a tougher time making a living, and then new routes will pave the way for the drugs to sell again. unusually high temperatures in italy have caused their glaciers to melt at a higher than normal rate. at least 3 meters of ice cover has disappeared. workers covered segments of ice with white cloth to try to protect them from the heat. experts saying between three to six years of snowfall and ice has been lost because of the heat. the major of paris is producing new measures to reduce pollution.

large trucks will now be banned from the center of the city, and that's just the start. simon mcgregor-wood has more. >> reporter: many of these market trader trucks are about to be banned from the center of paris. they are too old and too polluting, according to the mayor. and the drivers are not happy. >> translator: it's going to affect us, of course, three-quarters of the market traders here don't have new trucks. wengd up paying. >> reporter: but paris has a problem. parisians like to drive. back in march the city briefly had the worst air quality in the world. critics say this is more about the city of paris trying to avoid a huge fine being imposed by the european union, and also trying to get its house in order before it hosts the world climate change conference later this year. the city says it will encourage drivers to buy newer vehicles

with cheap loans. >> translator: air pollution costs france $110 billion a year. that's a travesty for our health and economic travesty. we have to improve air quality so it doesn't harm our health. >> reporter: big operators with 500 vehicles nationwide are taking steps to obey the new rules. all are regularly serviced, but it costs a lot of money. >> this is a -- i should say a pr exercise, yes? but it's also a symbol, symbolic but important to tell to the people the professional and the people and the inhabitants of paris to understand that they have to do something now. >> reporter: it's not clear how aggressively the new rules will

be policed. but the first steps will be taken by the small operators, and it's not clear they can afford it. simon mcgregor-wood, al jazeera, paris. just a reminder you can keep up to date with all of the latest news on our website, aljazeera.com. ♪ ♪ shifting the balance of power in the arctic, president obama calls for more u.s. ships in arctic waters. a kentucky clerk again defies the law of the land, refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples this morning, even though the supreme court declined to take her case. and hundreds of migrants in