still waiting and still starving. aid agencies say it will be monday at the earliest before help reaches besieged communities in syria. this is al jazeera live from doha. also on the program ethiopia cracks down on dissent. dozens of protesters are killed by security forces. a hollywood actor leads mexican police to the world's most wanted drug lord. worried about freedom of speech, thousands gather in hong kong to ask what has happened to five

missing book sellers. tens of thousands of people who are starving to death in the syrian town of madaya will have to wait at least another day before help reaches them. aid agencies had hoped the trucks with food and medicine would arrive on sunday. some people are so desperate that they're eating leaves and grass. for the latest, we speak to our correspondent in beirut. why is it taking so long to get this aid to people so desperately in need? >> reporter: it has been a very complicated process. it is part of a multi stage deal that dates back to september and we're talking about two distinct regions of syria where the aid is going to be delivered. so it's not just madaya which is on the outskirts of damascus quite close to the lebanese

border, but it is also a region in idlib where aid is also going to be delivered. this has to happen simultaneously for that agreement to go through. it dates back to september when there was a u.n.-brokered deal with also turkey and iran helping to negotiate with different sides involved in the war. they agreed on a ceasefire in those areas back then. we then had last week the release of fighters and some of their families from both those areas as well. so it has taken until this stage that we can actually get to the point where the u.n. is able to deliver that aid that it wants to, to those regions and people that desperately need it there are two areas in syria. what about in the rest of the country where there are many people besieged by both government, opposition forces and i.s.i.l. fighters. what is the chance of them receiving aid?

>> reporter: that's right. i mean, this is just one example, as you say, of many people that really do need humanitarian aid in syria at the moment after this five-year war that is ongoing. something like 400,000 people are thought to be under siege in their towns and villages across syria. hassle of those, something like 200,000, are being held by i.s.i.l. so that's a huge proportion of people and it's a very difficult process to even be able to consider getting aid to those areas as we've talked about. it has taken months to get negotiations ready to deliver to the town of madaya, but a huge proportion of the rest of people are in a desperate situation as well. there's little chance of getting aid to them in other regions as well thank you for that. an arab league summit in cairo is expected to be dominated by the twengs between iran and

saudi arabia. riyadh requested the talks which followed a meeting of golf leader in riyadh on saturday. saudi arabia cut diplomatic ties with iran after the embassy in tehran was stormed by protesters a week ago. they were angry about the execution of a prominent shia cleric. the u.s. navy has released a video which it says shows the provocative action as war ships sailed into the gulf two weeks ago. a revolutionary guard spokesman says the accusation is false and similar to psychological warfare. ethiopian security forces have killed dozens of people in a crack down on dissent. there have been weeks of protests by farmers who feel that they will lose their land because of development. charles extraed forward reports-- stratford reports >> reporter: the ethiopian security forces shot this woman

in her neck in a recent protest. when she began deteriorating in hospital, she insisted she be taken back to her village so she could see her children. >> translation: we went to demonstrate. they allowed us to pass the first check point. at the second check point something threw a stone. security forces then took action. people threw themselves on the ground. >> reporter: the people here are afraid to talk. this man insisted we hide his identity. he says police in his town arrest men who gather in groups of more than two. >> translation: our future is uncertain. we don't know whether we will be detained or killed. we are so afraid we don't even like walking on the streets >> reporter: the government admits its security forces have killed dozens of people in the crack down on these protests. it has promised to launch investigations into who is responsible for those deaths. certainly the people living here say they have little hope they will get justice or that their

longstanding political demands will be met. they're the largest ethnic group in ethiopia. they have long complained that the government has ignored their political, economic and cultural rights. al jazeera has no way of independently verifying this video uploaded on the internet. protests were recently sparked by opposition to the government's so-called integrated development plan. the government says it is aimed at improving the services and developing the region around the capital. many of the people are calling it an unconstitutional land grab. activists and opposition members say security services have killed around 140 people. hundreds of others have been wounded, arrested and detained >> the problem with the government is the government is trying to avoid recognising real problems in this society. it is simply fed up of the

regime, especially the youths, the young. they have lost hope. total hope. >> reporter: the government admits the people have legitimate concerns that it needs to address. it says it has suspended the integrated development plan and it blames the violence on individuals with links that it describes as a terrorist organization >> the implementation of the plan is basically a question of which only the people have the final say. >> reporter: back at the home, her son is too young to have any say in his future. he just hopes his mother doesn't die the u.s. has deployed a b52 bomber on a low level flight over south korea just days after north korea announced it had conducted a hydrogen bomb test. the b 52 was joined by two fighters planes. the b52 is capable of carrying

nuclear weapons. thousands of protesters are marijuanaing right now in hong kong demanding answers over the disappearance of five pleasurers. that's are live-- publishers. they have been missing for the past two months. al jazeera's rob mcbride is there >> reporter: bringing together some 40 different political parties and activists organizations, this rally should give the clearest indication yet of the sense of feeling and anger about the missing publishers. especially it was released that one was apparently abducted here in hong kong and taken across the border. to add intrigue, a mainland newspaper is saying that lee bo has once again sent a letter, this time also with a video to his wife here in hong kong. he is saying he was in china of his own volition and wondered what the fuss was about.

people who are taking part in this rally don't believe that. they see this as one of the clearest indications yet of hong kong's semiautonomous state as being undermined, that this is not only an attack of free media, but on judicial independence that anybody might get the mid knock night as it is known and be spirited away across the border to a fate unknown going to a china analyst. he joins us live live, a video that claims he is in mainland china of his own volition. what do you make of that? >> well, i think the facts coming out are getting curiouser and curiouser because the fact remained the lee as bo according to fish record did not believe hong kong through through the proper channels. his travel documents are still in hong kong. so how did he manage to find

himself in china raises a lot of questions. those are series of disappearances during the past couple of months. one disappearance was in thailand and linked to this controversial bookshop. there are lots of questions that need to be answered. the explanation that he is doing this of his own volition, of course, doesn't necessarily square with the facts because he didn't leave hong kong through the proper channels. the other - yes carry on. >> the other thing is that according to the pro-beijing kind of international newsletter, they earlier ran an article saying that all the countries seemed to have similar institutions when matters of

high security are concerned, but, of course, it is a fact that many countries are conducting extra terror torial operations and, of course, communities no exception. hopping kong greece a high degree of autonomy and as a separate jurisdiction and has the rule of law. so all these questions about disappearance are truly legitimate. i think the best way to answer them is for the facts to come out and speak for themselves all we have at the moment, it seems, is speculation. do you think that the people's suspicions are legitimate, they're right to be angry? >> yeah. as i said, yes, because it may be a series of an erosion of hong kong's independence as far as rule of law is concerned because hong kong enjoys a

separate legal system and has a high degree of autonomy and this is only one of the several incidences during the past couple of years which were perceived to be reroding hong kong's core values. that's why people are getting a little bit angry and, of course, the same sentiments were expressed during the recent demonstrations over hong kong's electoral reform. so far as this incident is concerned, there are, indeed, a lot of unanswered questions. the best way to answer them is for the facts to come out and people to judge why would china be so interested in those working at this particular book publisher? >> i think that over the past 10 years or so there was a stream

of highly politically sensitive books which had been banned, actually, in china, but with a large number of tourists coming out of china, they come to hong kong and could, in fact, buy these books. of course, they can't kickback these books legally, but it's not too difficult to hide them. so it is quite possible that there was a flowing circulation of these what are perceived as problematic publications. these do not always contain 100% facts and there is a great deal of intrigue and hype and that kind of thing, but the fact remains that these books were banned in china and they're now being made increasingly available on the mainland and hence this sensitivity thank you for that. >> thank you just ahead here on al jazeera, a plea for help. how the cold weather is making

things worse for millions of intermly displaced-- internallyise placed iraqis. plus, speaking a universal language, palestinian and indian theatre groups join hands to promote freedom and justice.

hello again. the top stories here. aid meant for 40,000 starving civilians in syria still hasn't reached those who need it. a deal was made on saturday to allow aid agencies inside besieged areas and it was hoped that supplies would arrive

asunday, but it will now be monday at the earliest. the ethiopian security forces have been accused of killing 140 people in a crack down on dissent. protesters mainly from an ethnic group feel like developing project will take away their land. the government says that dozens of protesters have been killed. millions of internally displaced iraqis are enduring severe winter conditions in refugee camps. aid agencies are calling for more international help. our correspondent reports >> reporter: whether escaping war or bracing for winter, internally displaced have become accustomed to one cot stroef or another. supplies here are too few and aid distributions are too far between. it's why some children walk around in slippers despite the

freezing cold. >> translation: our condition here is so difficult, the tents are soaking wet and the rain is always leaking in >> reporter: as if on cue, while talking a deluge begins. the nightmare russia had just described becomes real once more. to give you an idea of how bad the weather conditions are right now, it was range a few minutes ago. now it is actually hailing and this hail and this rain is coming into this tent. that's why so many of the internally displaced here are worried about what the worsening winter weather will bring in the weeks and months to come. concerned for the welfare of her children, russia took what precautions she took as early as possible. >> translation: we paid for and built a separate makeshift room because sometimes this tent would fly away. one time the wind carried the tarp away and we had to bring it back here. >> reporter: after three months of saving, russia and her

husband had enough money to buy the wood for this makeshift shelter. tiny compared to the tent they had been in, but at least now they feel slightly more secure against the elements. in other parts of the camp things are far worse. the evidence is all around, like this tarp that collapsed under the weight of rainwater or the trash piling up in the mud. unicef's representative tells us getting money to help the people here is becoming extremely difficult >> what people are forgetting is this 3.2 million displaced people who are living a miserable life. it is the fighting with i.s.i.l. that makes the news. the plight of the people doesn't go to the news >> reporter: he describes the situation children are facing throughout the country. he says he still is haunted by the memory of seeing one child at another idp camp who was so cold he tried to warm himself under the engine of a car.

life for many of the children here is as punishing as this weather and they're becoming accustomed to this suffering egypt's parliament is convening for the first time in four years. 568 were elected in october. 28 were appointed by the president. the session is expected to focus on electing a house speaker. the previous parliament was dissolved by court order in 2012. mexico's government says that it knew that hell hollywood actor sean penn was about to enter the most wanted drug lord for rolling stone magazine. mexican police say the interview was one factor that led to joaquin guzman's recapture on

friday six months after he escaped from prison. the mexican attorney-general says that he plans to extradite joaquin guzman to the united states. he was wanted by the u.s. on charges of drug smuggling. >> reporter: on saturday mexican authorities removed the bodies of five men killed in the raid that led to joaquin guzman's arrest. as forensic experts look for more clues, authorities begin to layout steps on how he is to be extradited to the u.s. to face charges there. extradition could come in a matter of weeks or months, depending on legal road blocks his lawyers are expected to raise. >> translation: as his defense counsel i maintain that national

sovrnlgity must be respected for the carrying out of justice - seventy >> reporter: when he was recaptured in 2014, the attorney-general at the time joked that he could serve time in the u.s. only after serving 300 or 400 years in a mexican jail. his hollywood caper like escape from a tunnel in july embarrassed and humbled the government. they've now changed the tube. the drama of the raid itself is still felt in this small city of the pacific coast. >> translation: it was around 4am when i heard loud bursts of gunfire like never before. >> reporter: the local taco stands 50 metres from the house. the men say they had no idea the world's top drug bust was living in their midst >> translation: i never imagined having him, such an infamous figure, so close. >> reporter: they sure didn't

imagine him crawling under the streets after fleeing the safe house he escape into a sewer after hijacking a car. he came out of here. they fled more than 24 hours ago, but just a few minute ago mexican marines were here and fished out a machine gun. the manhole is in the middle of a busy street. people wondered what other surprises the days might reveal about the raid and the recapture of mexico's most wanted man protests in the german city of cologne ended with police using water cannon to clear far right activists from the streets. it follows attacks on women on the streets on knew yooefs eve.

>> reporter: it was a day of protests that culminated in moments of violence. supporters of the far right anti-islamic group had been demonstrating against the asylum policies of the government and those who carried out sexual violence here on new year's eve. in the event, some of their followers ended up throwing bottles, stones and other objects at police. in their turn, the police responded with water cannon to try to restore calm. a number of people were held. others injured. earlier, the city's also saw a protest by lefters. they were calling for a better tolerance in german society >> translation: i would say society is getting really divided at the moment into those holding on to the welcoming culture and the fascists. it is incredit ebl what is happening here.

>> reporter: on the other side the message was stark. >> translation: that ask about to happen, what happened on new year's eve is a no-go. it can't happen again and we will stand up for if. when the going gets tough, us germans will fight again for it. >> reporter: the fallout from the sexual attacks and robberies of new year's eve continues to resonate more than a week on. more than 300 complaints have now been made to the authorities. one young woman told me how a female friend of hers was groped and that she herself was threatened. >> translation: i was really afraid and was really insecure, which is not like me. i didn't know how to react. i didn't know how to respond and just started staring at the floor. i was afraid of the looks >> reporter: the clam or for something to be done has already claimed the job of the police chief of cologne. now the chance lar says the law needs to be strengthened so that

if refugees commit serious crimes, they can more easily be departed - chancellor >> translation: it is in the german best interests but also those if in the vast majority of refugees who arrived here. it is very important. >> reporter: the two demonstrations that have been staged in this city center have now come to an end with the police moving in to restore law and order. but the debate about what this country does with the asylum seekers that it has encouraged to come here is far from over. dominic kane ethnic albanian protesters in kosovo have set fire to state buildings in the capital. tear gas has been used. demonstrators oppose an e.u. brokered deal giving essentials more powers in areas where they form a majority. muslim groups in the u.s. have called on donald trump to apologise to a woman who was heckled and escorted from a campaign rally. rose ham mid stood in silent

protest in south california ol in -- corolina. freedom of liberation are taking the stage in india. a group is on tour along with an india street theatre group. >> reporter: this is a performance of freedom, a freedom march. it is being staged by the freedom theatre from the west bank and india's jeru m, meaning the people's theatre. the plan is to share palestinian ideas of freedom and liberation with indian awedens. -- audiences. before the tour, we spoke to some of them in the west bank. >> translation: the theatre school was for us like a journey

to discover ourselves. for me as a woman in a conservative society, this is a form of cultural resistance. in janine harris scarfe hard to find people to support this art. >> reporter: actors from different backgrounds do an exercise meant to help them work together on stage. usually in theatre there's always some apprehension about joint productions between different countries. >> but immediately when it came to india and palestine i said yes. >> reporter: the palestinian director says the history between india and palestine has shown the shared values between the two people and also the differences they can use to learn from one another. >> theatre, that they're doing the street theatre, and the political issues that they're presenting and the very important issues that they are presenting in india made us think that we have a lot of

similarities. >> reporter: for the indian performance, the issues of freedom of speech and expression that the palestinians deal with are also of concern to them. >> all the ideas are tremendous threat and that's the reason why they need to bring artistical issues here to india and palestine. >> reporter: the hope is that sharing these ideas will help create a debate about the state of freedom in both communities. indians and palestinians have historically had a long friendship together. indians have been moving closer to israel. this performance is meant to show that the cultural ties and friendships between the two people still remain strong the winning numbers have been drawn in the biggest

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