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>> this is al jazeera. held he there, this is the news move live from london. >> coming up oen the program. >> with europe now facing the largest movement of people since world war 2. and hundreds moreare rescued. and scale of the refugee crisis. an feagues protestors are
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removed after occupying lebanon's environment ministry. sexual abuse, self-harm, and even torture, the allegations being levied at australia's refugee prison. >> plus, the rapper going viral in senegal. >> and in sports another big name is knocked out of the u.s. open. the latest big player to make an early exit in new york. >> . >> hello there and welcome to the program. the main railway station in budapest has been closed to stop refugees from traveling on to austria and germany. hungary foreign minister says those found to be what he called economic migrants will be sent back to the country that they arrived from. while hundreds of people are there, and they are demanding that police let them board
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trains so that they can leave hungary. security forces have been blocking the entrance. and this as the number of refugees trying to reach the union continues to surge. the italian navy has rescued 200 refugees. at least four people were found dead. the international organization for migration estimates that nearly a quarter of a million people have landed in greece, this year coming up to september. italy is also seeing more than 100. thousand arrivals. those record numbers are showing no sign of easing. andrew simmons reports now. >> germany may have been a destination they could reach on monday. but not any more. the refugees have feared this would happen, and it did. >> tell us what is the solution? everyone can have us.
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please find for us a solution. >> such dramatic contrast fromnd mo. now the police instead of letting people onboard the trains are stopping them from getting access to the station. a look at the atmosphere, these people just waiting with with no word of what may happen. so many being barred from entry into the station. the demonstrations vocal but not aggressive carries on through the day. but perhaps the dilemma they are on is conveyed more by the size of exhausted families that bought their tickets only to be turned away. they are settled in the shade, wherever they could find it. once again, the issue of free movement in europe, and the biggest refugee crisis since the second world war is playing out right in front of people. >> it is a shame a. because normally people don't
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want this. i came here to see, and maybe i can help. >> a german politician and a fact finding tour says she is appalled. >> it is a complete failure of human rights in europe. this is what i have to say, massive human rights violations here, people sleeping on the streets for days and days and days. it is hardly any water, hardly any food. >> at the border town last week, we met this 13-year-old boy, he has escaped with his sister. four days later we spot him in the crowd here, trying to get information. but he is frustrated. serbia, and hungary, and mas. done yeah. and greece. >> what is your message then? >> my message, please help syrians. >> syrians need help now. you just -- and we don't want
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to go to europe. just that. >> a young boy is carrying a simple message. but words that seem to carry little weight leer. andrew simmons, al jazeera. budapest. >> the enormous flow of refugees is straining relations between european nations, forcing some to implement border checks the ever the first time in years. bob remembered nos joining us live on the border with austria. just paint the picture for us. of what is actually going on there. >> well, we are going to go and show a story that we recorded in just a moment or two from now. right now i am back in the -- as you were saying. under the european -- perhaps idealistic con can september, were supposed to be a thing of the past.
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within and two and from e.u. states is one of the foundation stones of the european -- but now under the pressure of these waves and waves of refugees borders seem to be almost spontaneously, as we found when we visited the small town of nickels dover. >> austrian police stops cars and trucks near a major boarding crossing checking for smugglers illegally transports refugees. a hung garyian taxi is stopped, inside, a family of six apparently from the middle east. officers check papers and escort the family into a police post for questioning. reporters were not allowed to speak with them. >> police also questions the taxi driver, it is not known if he will be charged. a senior police officer says refugee smuggling rings are large, sophisticated and
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adapt quickly to police tactics. organize crimes mean there's many different people working tot, in this kind of network, the contract networks. for us it is a challenge to find out to arrest the driver, but to find the chiefs. >> the reason for the stepped up scrutiny is park add few hundred meters away. this is the new infamous truck in which 71 refugees died of suffocation last week. forensics workers are still collecting evidence. soil clothing removed from the truck, hangs on a fence. authorities say two more persons have been arrests in connection with with this case. they are part to be part of a smuggling ring, and was responsible for the dietines occurred in it. most refugees want to go to
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germany, the wealthiest country with liberal laws. a record number of 3,500 many of them from syria, crossed into southern is germany from austria since monday. >> quite honestly i see no responsibility on germany's part, it's been said those arriving in germany are most likely to receive asylum or the status of a refugee from a civil war country, that's no surprise. >> police on alert at border crossings like this one may save some lives and may put some smugglers behind bars. but commanders admit more police won't solve the refugee problem. >> of course, it is a big channel for police no question. it's also a big channel for austria, i think, but solutions can only come from the politics protestor the government of course. >> political solutions that so far just haven't happened.
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>> rob reynolds reporting there from the boarder, and now we with can take live pictures of budapest, we were telling you earlier, that hundreds of people that have gathered outside the train station, that the authorities closed down earlier. the foreign minister says that anyone who is what they call an economic migrant will be sense back to they country of origin. that per station hasn't managed to put any of the people there off, we can see the crowds aren't thinning out, if anything they are getting bigger, all the refugees there wanting to get on trains and make their way on to western europe, most of them as we with have been hearing but eses specially germany. >> . >> police have forcibly removed protestors. dozens of protestors occupied the ministry in the capitol, and they are from the
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movement. they are demanding that the minister resign, over the country's on going gar banal crisis. there have been mass demonstrations over piles of rubbish that haven't been cleared. the protest evers are also billion fueled by trust race of corruption in government, and the failure to provide basic services. he has been following off the developments. so jamal, some protestors being removed what is the situation like mow, and what do you think is if there is any, the risk of violence. >> from both sides oif building the many. >> maybe the largest group is around the corner from here, we are unfortunately unable to show you that from where we are standing. maybe a couple of thousand protestors have been
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gathering there. the camera pans slightly to my right, you will see the riot police in this scene is duplicated like i say, across the different sides of this building. as you say, the vast majority of the protestors who have entered the building and were occupies have it been removed. many of them said they were beaten including some journalists. we saw three people taking away by stretcher as you can hear there are sounds of bangs, we are not quite sure, in terms of the likelihood of violence, well, that could happen any any time, like i say, the situation is very tense it just knees the slightest of things to spark it. the protestors that have gathered, saw the way in which the security forces dragged out those inside, that angered them even more. especially as they have believed they were constantly
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trying to prove that they were peaceful protestors yes, they haddock pied the building but this they say was a form of civil disobedience. jamal, let's remind the viewers what this is all the about, it is basically about gar banal collection obviously the thing is unpleasant, but it isn't just about that particular issue, just explain to us what many of these protestors are angry about when it comes to the government? >> indeed, it is not. the garbage crisis or the rubbish crisis personified as far as these protestors are concerned the failure, not only of the government but of the entire political establishment or the political system. remember monois governed by a sectarian system whereby each sect both the christians the muslims sunnies and shiites as you can hear the
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explosions behind me. but eke sector is designate add position of power, so the prime minister comes from the sunni sect, the president so forth. this protestors believes those who are elected didn't their birth to deliver, but are based on personal interests of the upper clause who have their own business interests at happened. now this has led to a garbage crisis that we have seen on the streets of beirut, even that was with taken away was dumped by the sea or mountains. but has also led to electricity cutting off, on inch four or time time as day. has average relation now to a water crisis. all of that they say has
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shown the political system has failed and that needs to be chains. because this is a movement that has essentially organically come about, it is still a very long tall order for them to affect that change. that's why they are starting off with the demand of the resignation of the environment minister. >> jamal with with the latest there from beirut, thank you. where it. >> during a grenade esmakes outside parliament. president has paid tribute to one soldier. 140 people were hospitalized after the grenade, and smoke bombs were thrown by protestors. it happened as ukraine's lawmakers were debating amendments to the constitution, that would allow greater self-governance to rebel held areas in the east. the president has defended the constitutional
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retomorrows and condemned the violence. >> the fate of the coalition would be significantly undermined. potential extension of economic sanctions would hurt the aggressor would not been othe table. the grim picture would become a real threat. >> earlier we were joined by the association professor of the kiev academy. he began by giving us his view on the statement. >> this is being interpreted as an extension of the war from the east to the capitol, in an attempt to create a picture of civil war within the country, which in fact, really -- it's not a reality, but it is being done very nicely for an ebbs term press. >> one of the issues of the agreement one of the
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concessions was a change in the constitution. which is highly controversy internally within the country, because it is very strange to have a constitution that is going to be dictated to you by extent powers. we have to accept and dig kates. they are making an attempt to appease putin, but in reality when you have an aggressor held bent on war, it is very difficult to find any kind of compromise position. >> more to come here on al jazeera, including how the war in yemen can be leaving more than half the country's children malnourished. the u.s. president set out on a historic visit to alaska. some environmentalist are giving him the cold shoulder.
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that is the refugee crisis in europe. as we have heard, and andrew's report many of the refugees want to make new lives in germany, specifically. that country expected to register 800,000 asylum africans this year, that is four times as many as last year. so how will the refugees and the germ nan communities cope to try to answer, beare joined from berlin. she is amie congratulation researcher at the german ma martial fund. >> i guess germany perhaps has been the country that has shown the most leadership. what do you think the secret is, and do you think it can cope with 800,000
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appliqueses? >> . >> it's a clear message also to the public that yes, it is a channel. ing quay. >> we are not overwhelmed so you can see that the public, by and large, with 60% of germans saying kay we can manage it, you have quite a support to support the refugees and asylum seekers that are coming here. >> germany is obviously the biggest country around 80 million people, the other biggest are let's say the u.k., france, with 60 million, so germany is bigger, but that us cann't really account for a difference in the reaction in the approach to this crisis. for example, france or certainly the u.k.. >> well, i think two things,
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we can see that germany with are seeing that people are coming. >> of course this is spreading and people are aware of it. we are lacking -- so i think this combined also with families who are already in the country and are offering to their families result in the draw of germany. >> we now have the latest figures that 800,000 this year. even coming up from 2011 until now, jeremy has received 547,000 applications compare that to the u.k., 125,000, france, 220.
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225,000, so a lot more, how do you think that germany could take the political leading role? especially coming up to the meeting on september 14th of the e.u. nations when they try to hammer out some kind of response? what do you think jeremy could do to lead the other nations. they want to make sure this is equally distributed. where it is possible. but with due process so we want to make sure that people get the rightful process, for syrians, for example, we currently -- stop the dublin agreement and said we will not send them pack from the countries they came from, but on the european level, now we want to make sure that the fair share, or that the quota is established. binding quotas, of other countries to also take up the refugees.
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put also a tough question is how to deal with asylum seekers. about 40% of those owho are coming to germany now, are in fact, from the western battics. so this is also a get how can we deal with that, what can we do. on the european level, as well as also on the german level. >> a very interesting meeting when the. u. nations gets tot to discussion this. migration researcher at the german martial fund of the united states, thank you. a lot of politicians in europe have been looking to australia when it comes to ideas on how to handle asylum seekers but also australia's treatment has been criticized by a parliamentary report. detailing allegations of negligence, and abuse. it is calling for children to be removed from the prison on the island. where asylum allyn't cas are kept. it is just one of the centers
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that the the government pays for three years ago, al jazeera filmed what would become the detention center, as australia's army built it. but since detainees have been held is what has become an effect i prison, the media has not been allowed in. that secrecy is one thing the reported conditions say should change, because whether secrecy, there can be abuse. >> the report details some of what is alleged. self-harm by traumatized children, sexual abuse of detainees by guards. even water boarding. though the credibility of the former guard making that accusation because questioned at the inquiry. >> no, i have not personally witnessed the actual event, but i have witnesses what i firmly believe to be the actions after. >> so you have seen people with water on them coming from a building.
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>> and water coming out of their mouth, coughing up water. >> the report says conditions that the prison are not adequate, appropriate, or safe. it calls for a full order the allegations of abuse. >> there are 67 allegations of abuse. that includes detention center staff. >> the reports recommendation include faster processing of claims and the remove of children from the prison the minister has acknowledged for the first time, that things are not okay inside the naru detention camp. but talk is cheap. the minister needs to act. >> the government accepts that sending it's refugees to camps in other countries is tough, but as a deterrent it works. boats like these have stop coming to australia, but the policy is attracting international criticism. >> the united nations has
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said what is doing on is tantamount to torture in some cases. >> it is brutal stuff, no question about it, but it is seen as a deterrent. and a lot of european governments are actually looking to the model the government has made it clear it has no plans to close the camp, the company running it was given a five year contract to continue doing so. >> the millions it has given to host what in effect a prison, is a sizable part of the economy. but it is kept hidden journalists had to pay $6,000 with no guarantee of getting a visa, and no access to the den terrible center even if they do. what this makes clear, is in such a dark place, dark thins are happening. andrew thomas, al jazeera. >> well, al jazeera did ask the australian government for an interview, but we were told the minister in question was not available.
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>> israel has demolished the home. there was a shoot out between israeli portioned and the arms group after dozens of vehicles turned up at his house in the occupied west bank. several fighters were arrested and dozens of others were injured. >> . >> . >> doctors are in yemen are warning of the devastating impact that the war is having on children. they estimate 60% of the children are now mall now european --ed. >> . >> a father places his baby on scales in yemen's capitol. doctors are running a screening program to monitor malnourished children. before the war, yemen had one of the highest child malnutrition rates in the world. now more children are in poor health, because they can't get enough nutrition food to eat. >> because of the siege and
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the air strikes there's been a big increase, around 30% of children used to be mall you can nourished now it is more than 60%. >> the children at this clinic are described site mine supplements but they say the supplies are low. they have received some aid, but they say need more. our children are facing famine. we can't sit back and do nothing. we call on the united nations to look at the children who are innocent, and shouldn't be experiencing malnutrition like this, look at the children's fear, and the anxiety we are all facing. people are suffering from severe shortages. relative calm has returned where forces loyal to compiled president pushed out houthis rebels last month. a houthis strong hold the fighting continues. and until it stops the healthcare system won't
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likely recover, from months of war. victoria al jazeera. >> a lot more still to come on the al jazeera news hour, including into the red. why canada's economy has found itself in recession. and in sport, a heros welcome after their historic efforts at the word champions.
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>> at one time i felt that selling cocaine was my purpose. >> as the amount of drugs grew, guns came in. >> the murder rate was sky high. >> this guy was the biggest in l.a. >> i was goin' through a million dollars worth of drugs every day - i liked it. it's hard to believe that a friend would set you up. people don't get federal life sentences... and beat them. >> they had been trafficking on behalf of the united states government. >> the cia admitted it. >> top architect david adjaye. >> for architecture to be emotionally relevant, there has to be a connection. >> talks about the pressures of his biggest projects... >> everything i was passionate about was about to be tested. >> and improving the world through buildings. >> architecture does inspire social change.
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>> every tuesday night. >> i lived that character. >> go one on one with america's movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change. >> gripping. inspiring. entertaining. talk to al jazeera. stories here.inder of the top all refugees arriving in the country will be sent back to where they just traveled from. he was referring to the economic my grants. authorities have also closed the main train station to stop refugees from traveling on ward to austria, and germany. some protestors have been forcibly removed by police, after staging a sit in at the ministry. demonstrators from the movement are demanding that the minister resign over the on going garbage crisis.
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and ukraine's president has paid tribute to soldiers killed in a grenade explosion, outside parliament, as two more servicemen die from their injuries. gaza could become uninhabitable within five years. that's according to a new report, just released by the united nations conference on trade and development. israel has staged three military operations against gaza in the past six years, the report says hundreds of factory and commercial centers were destroyed. it puts the economic losses of those campaigns at equal to three times gaza's entire economic output, or gross domestic product. the destruction of industry has effected the unemployment rate which is rubbing at 44%, which is the highest level ever recorded. the report says feeding the population is a concern, with 72% of households experiencing food insecurity. i am joined now by the author
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of the report. sir, thank you for joining us here on al jazeera. some pretty shocking statistics. tell us more about the findings of your report. >> well, basically, the main points the message trying to send regarding gaza is gaza did not have any chance to recover. as a matter of fact, the heading that you just said about gas disa being uninhabitable that was based on a study done by the u.n. in 2012. and what we are seeing in our report that since 2012, gaza has experienced or has suffered a major military attack, and did not -- look -- no reconstruction has been done. so in a sense, it is much much worse than the time when the report was written. in a sense, by 2020 gaza with
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living condition will be major subhuman conditions. actually gaza is under an almost complete economic blockade. with nothing allowed in other than essentially humanitarian needs. most of the industry in gaza is basically fishery. because of the restriction on fishing and anything more than three. agriculture has also been hit. so basically gaza is no no condition can to any human being no condition can to live like a human being. and it is getting worse. >> obviously we have seen in the past three wars, there and military operations, and obviously they have a huge economic impact the devastating economic impact as well as loss of live, but assuming and hoping that there are no more military
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operations, in the gaza strip, is there anything that can be done within the strip, or with assistance of the international community to try to at least begin a sort of recovery. >> the first step is basically lifting -- nothing can be done. i mean the international community has pledged $3.5 billion to for gaza in private conference last year. but actually because of the blockade, only 27% of that money, and went in to meet emergency purposes. but nothing major for reconstruction. so is the major obstacle -- once the blockade is lifted will it be no problem. right before the war in 2004, a lot of -- were allowed in. and actually the economy responded very well, but after that, the economy is under tighter blockade.
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so the major issue is living the blockade, reactivates the movement agreement which was signed in 2005 between the israeli and the palestinian. and constructing gas disa sea port, and negotiating about gaza airport. i think major steps have to be taken. the international community is willing, and ready to inject money, to fulfill the promises but the major issue here is lifting the blockade, and activating the movement access agreement which was signed. >> also of the united nations conference on trade and development, reporting thank you so much. ooze the campaign in canada leads up for a federal election, the economy has become a major issue.
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and that means a recession for the second time in the past seven years. the decline in world oil prices and global stock market turmoil has hit the country hard. from toronto, here is daniel. >> can can da's oil depend economy is in country, once there was talk of being an energy super power. china's turmoil has also come calling. it's all shaken confidence in a country that was proud it came through the 2008 international banking crisis relatively unscathed. >> the most visible effect downward pressure on the country's currency. this is $20 canadian, and $1 coins and in 2013, it was the same. as $20 u.s., but these days just a year and a half on, you have to add another $5
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canadian to get yourself 20 u.s. dollars. >> it is not all bloom and doom, a lower canadian dollar and buoyant economy have boosted manufacturing in exports though not enough to offset low oil prices. >> 75% of the economy is still growing at a pretty solid pace. because they are not producing oil, provinces like alberta, where oil production is a good quarter of the economy, directly, you are looking at negative growth if not outright recession. perceptions matter. >> the governing conservative say trouble times call for stability for their re-election, opposition parties promise to turn things around with a better plan, analyst wonder if that's even possible no party has a lock on the issue of managing the economy, the
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underlining reality is that the governments don't really determine the success or failure of the economy. only at the edges. but they try to convey the impression that they do. >> as the local election campaign continues, canadian politician might be well advised to pay as much as tension to world markets as to opinion polls at home. the shooting happened in the south eastern province, it is the second time a turkish shot has been shot and kills along the boarder ever iraq's deputy foreign minister says that the irhinian minister made the comments during a meeting with the u.n. special envoy with syria. who say that teheran sees asaad a part of any political
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solution in the future of syria. iraq's military says isil has launched a series of suicide attacks in anbar province. 12 soldiers and militia men were killed outside the town. after a mortar assault on army positions, two suicide bombers blew themselves up near troops. police then launched a follow up attack. the iraqs prime minister is continuing to face strong opposition as he tries to implement a new reform program. he announced the changes after massive protests over government corruption, and the lack of paragraph. reports from back dad. >> this is why people began to take to the streets. the shortage of electricity in the extreme heat was the breaking point for many iraqis. the sector has been worn down by years of war, but people blame the authorities for mismanagement and corruption. the government of prime minister promised to take action.
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the electricity minister was questioned in parliament, he blames former ministers for not investing enough to develop the distribution network. parliament was satisfied with his answers. but it causes more anger on the streets. >> it seems parliament isn't taking people seriously. >> some of the member whose back the minister were from the block in parliament. is headed by former prime minister who himself has been accused of corruption. he leads the biggest politic in parliament. >> the stated law is not united there is the abadi wing and the maliki wing, and they are against each other. they are all standing against him, he is fighting for reforms alone with the backing of the street and the highest shia religious
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authorities. >> the prose tores have not chanted slow danes. in fact, they have been protesting every friday to give him support to bring about change. >> after first, they demanded better services now many are demanding for corrupt officials to be held accountable and an independent judiciary, they also want to reform a political system where appointments were made according to party loyalties and power, distributed among sects. it is basically a call can to end sectarian politician. >> little has chained for the people weeks after announced reforms. to meet the demands the people minister needs the support of the political establishment, but the same politician who back the people, seem to be standing in his way. >> parliament members are ever cooing up for each other, they are afraid of one minister and others will also be dismissed and this means parties will lose their power.
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>> this crisis is casting the credibility and the career could be at mistake, and if he goes there are popular wings who are redirect examinationdy to step in. >> the united nations special repertoire or freedom has con can determined the sentences passed by a court on al jazeera journalist and he is calling for the immediate release of fahmy and mohammad. the journalists detention and subsequent trials have been inconsistent with international human rights law from the start. the three journalists were sentenced to three years in prison, after a retrial found them guilty of disseminating false information, and working without a license. al jazeera denies the charges and demands their immediate release. just a short time ago, the spokes man for the secretary general made mention of the
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detains journalists and underlying the need for journalists to be given freedom to report the news. i think the secretary general has come out forcefully, on the situation with the al jazeera journalists and others in egypt, and that there is a need for governments to ensure that journalists are able to work freely, i would say especially in zones of conflict, where the risks of journalists are already high enough as they are. >> meanwhile, two british journalists and an iraqi works for vice news have been charged by tushish authorities who allege that they are members of isil. they were arrested on saturday, they have been filming fighting between security forces and youth members of the prokurdish. u.s. president barack obama has used the visit to alaska to highlight othe dangers of climate change, saying it is a problem that needs to be
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addressed now. he points to the importance of the arctic, but he is facing criticism for allowing oil drilling to go ahead there. >> u.s. president is dragging the national spotlight to a place it rarely goes. the far northern state of alaska. >> for the past 60 years alaska has warmed twice as fast as the roast of the united states. last year, was alaska's warmest year on record. just as it was for the rest of the world. the impacts here are very real. >> he will tour melting glaciers and towns with vanishing coastlines. talk to people that are dealing with the impact of climate change. a chance to reach the third of the americans that tell pollsters they don't believe that client change is real. >> but this trip has some environmental activists calling the president a hypocrite, pause he recently
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approved drilling for oil in h the very place he is touring. the administration says they couldn't stop it, because president george bush first approved it while in office. but environmentalists say that's just not true. >> president obama has never shied away from executive action before, i think he has been on the defenseny the last couple of weeks trying to claim these were buescher rah leases to drill in the arctic. but really it has been his decision, and if he cares at all about protecting that progressive legacy, he can cancel this lease. it is not too late. >> president obama has made climate change a central part of his legacy, he often talks about green energy, but at the same time he is pushing for more drilling. when he took office, the u.s. produced over 5 million barrels of crude each day. that number jumped to around 8.7 million, that is a 39% increase. the president defends that saying lit take time to get more drone energy. >> our economy zillion has to
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rely on oil and gas. and as long as that's the case, i think we should rely more on domestic production, and we should demand the highest safety standards in the industry. our own. >> the mission in alaska to focus the country on the impact climate change is having on land, while not highlighting the cause of it just off the same coast. al jazeera, washington. >> still to come here. >> they have a different or similar problem than they did. >> and in sport, the man in charge of organizing the olympics says the city and the watt her be ready on time.
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well, roger federer and andy murray boothe get their u.s. open campaigns underway. 2012 champion of australia a little later on. federer is just starting his match. at 34 the five time champion is looking to become the oldest u.s. open winner in 45 years. the women's lucy tournament is over. beaten in the first round, this happened just four days after she defeat fire department same opponent in connecticut. after losing in straight sets and becoming the highest seeded player to exit so far.
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second seed a much easier time of it, her opponent retiring injured. now the man in charge of organizing the rio olympics say he is account the city and the watt her be ready for next year. he has told our cor ever respondent, that guarantees the health of athletes is his cop priority. the water quality is under particular scrutiny. claiming he was infected by pollution during a test run there in august. >> we have the best in very gooden cans, that the national federation we have more than 320. >> are you sure that this big cleaning task, is huge, can be done in the time you have? this must be taking a lot of work right now. >> yes.
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this is a lot of work, the former organizing cities of the olympic games they have a different or similar problem, and they did it, and especially pause we have one thing, in the middle of the city, with scenarios back to where they have never happened before. that we have no doubt we will deliver. >> kenya's athletes will expect more success following their historic effort at the world champions in beijing. the team has been enjoying a victory parade after topping the medals table for the first time. kenya winning seven gold medals six silvers and three proneses to finish ahead of jamaica and the united states. landing the gold, kenya is also charged with not doing enough to catch drug cheats. two of their unarers tested
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positive in beijing, and 13 are serving bans for doping offenses. al jazeera was in nairobi for the teams triumphant return. >> . >> this is everybody is talking about them, six team medals, every kenyan part of the association. >> this is a feat that has never been achieved before, and here is another first. proud kenya the first gold medal in a nontrack event. which he learned from youtube to win the world champion. >> but kenya has also been in the spotlight for doping allegations two athletes fail
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add drug test in beijing. they have tested positive for doping in the last two years some have even been banned. >> government sporting agencies including athletic kenya are aware about the doping claims. >> we must fight. thank you. doping aside, kenyans are basking in the glory of being on top of the word. in the country can to bid in the summer olympics to be held in rio next year. al jazeera, nairobi kenya. >> former club have been showing off the plans they hope can create a couple of gaps. midfielder and brazilian defender signed just before the league transfer won on monday. also certainly have money to spend after manchester city, and nico intire milan for a combined figure of more than
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$100 million. >> india's cricketers have beaten sri lanka in an away series for more than 20 years. also the first series win as captain, colleague team winning what was a pretty feisty match. and winning by 117 runs, the last time india won in sri lanka was pack in 1993. if i make a mistake again, i will be made a child again. let the things be the way they are, right now. i think it is time for us to celebrate a win. any mistake that i make in the future will be collected. but it is important to ocherish good movements as well. >> hand you back to barbara in london. >> andy, thank you.
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haw moon rights are under attack in gambia. anyone with a descenting voice is being targeted. and artist are being forced to flee. >> it is a song they won't put on air, and yes, sir it is going viral spending online throughout the country. >> the lyrics denounce the freedom of speech. arbitrary detention, and rampant corruption. >> see my people be quiet, and not being able to speak out against police brutality, not being able to speak out against corruption, not being able to speak out against people going missing. as an artist i believe that i am the voice of the people, and being a voice of the people, i have this responsible which is on me to actually speak out against what is going on. >> behind these lyrics is
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young rapper. he grew up in harlem new york. after being involved in gang violence, his family sent him back. there he says he saw what he calls the biggest gangster of them all. president dr. yaya human rights organization have accused him of being a ruthless dictator. he hit the headlines when he threatened to slit the throats of all homo sexuals. he frees hundreds of people from prison. this is when he released hissong, although the song wasn't officially banned his family started getting threats. >> with his wife, daughter and manager, he fled the country to senegal. nobody knows where they are, get tortured for curing my song is probably bigger than what anybody else ever did, i
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believe my situation would be even worse. i believe they will use me as an example for any other artist or anybody that dares to do what i did. >> thousands have made senegal their home, but here too they fear that gambian security services. >> we have spoke ton a number of artists journalists and social activist, none of them will speak to us on camera, too scares of the preprecushions. authorities have 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 british nationals on holiday last year. >> i think what is happening in gambia is invisible. people don't know about this sense of fear, even you can el foo it, you can can touch it when you are there. people are scared about talking, what the government is saying it is this kind of fear that is everywhere.
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away from gambian is no longer a afraid he is looking for a safe place to express himself. in hiding in senegal, he has not lost hope, determined more than ever to make his music heard. nicholas hawk, al jazeera. >> it's become one of the most recognizable brands in the world, but now google has announced it's changing it's logo. it is the most significant redesign since 1999. google says it is meant to reflect the way people now interact with it's. you can find out much more on our website, the logo is still the same, and aljazeera.com. that is it for from for this news hour, but lauren taylor is going to be back with more of the days news hope you join us then, bye bye.
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solution. find for us a >> desperation in hungary as police stop hundreds from boarding trains out of the country. ♪ . >> i'm lauren taylor, this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up. more protests against the government, as demonstrators occupy. sexual abuse, self-harm, and even torture, the allegations being leveled at australia's refugee prison. plus.