still waiting and still starving, aid agencies say it will be monday at the earliest before help reaches besieged communities in syria. welcome. you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also in the next 30 minutes. worried about freedom of speech, thousands gather in hong kong and ask what happened to five book sellers. the forces are accused of killing 140 protesters over the past two months. the hollywood actor leads the

mexican police to the world's most wanted drug lord. 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 asunday. our correspondent has the latest from beirut >> reporter: so the u.n. says now they are ready to deliver aid to three villages in syria where people desperately need some kind of humanitarian assistance. we're talking about madaya which is a town just on the outskirts of damascus. that has been under siege by government and allied forces. then two other villages in idlib, about 250 kilometers to the north, where they are under siege by rebel forces. back in september the u.n.

helped to agree on a ceasefire for these sides. last week some fighters were released north of madaya and their families as well. it has taken until this sthaj, a complicated process, to be able to help people who really need aid in those areas. there are plenty of other people in syria who needs humanitarian assistance as well. soming like 4000,000 people. the u.n. wanted to deliver aid but they could only get to 10% to those areas. the people who need aid now is in areas held by i.s.i.l. fighters and there's no current aid delivery plans for that region at the moment an arab league summit in cairo is expect to be dominated by tensions between iran and saudi arabia. saudi arabia cut diplomatic ties with iran after its embassy in tehran were stormed by protesters a week ago.

they were angry about the execution of a prominent shia cleric. iran is denying firing rockets near a fleet of warships. the u.s. navy released a video that shows provocative action. a spokesman says the accusation is false and similar to psychological warfare. thousands of protester marching in hong kong demanding answers over the disappearance of five publishers today. they're linked to a shop selling political books. they have been missing for the past two months. they're clearly asking questions to which they feel they have had not the right answers so far. >> reporter: that's right. there is a sense of anger amongst people who have taken part in this march. all of the political groups, the activist groups.

several thousand have taken part in these protests. some of the demonstrations since then have seen weaning numbers, but we have seen major come out today. hong kong is meant no have a certain amount of autonomy, but people here regard this as being the latest evidence of that semiautonomous status as being undermined with the attack on media freedom. it is an attack on judicial independence, the fact that one of these publishers just over a week ago was apparently taken from thong kong and-- hong kong and abducted across the border. that scares the people here, the scare of the midnight knock and taken across to china. people have marched a few kilometers to get here. they're something like six

thousand here today. they there is tight security here. the authorities are careful that they don't want to see any anger boiling over to any scuffles or confrontations with any of these protesters i'm assuming there will be no official reaction from the government in beijing? >> reporter: that's right. we still don't know what has happened to these five publishers. beijing still hasn't officially confirmed that they are being held, but there have been a couple of well-placed ed tough torials placed saying if the authorities need to take action against people stirring out rumors or putting out this type of material, then beijing would have the right to seize those

people and take action against them. that is being seen as a tacit admission that china has detained those people. it does concern people. there is further injury with a mainland newspaper saying that lee bo sent a video saying that he is there of his own volition and telling people not to take part in demonstrations like this one. so the plot thickens and the mystery deepens the u.s. air force b52 bomber has been on a low-lying flying mission in south korea days after north korea announced a bomb test. ethiopian security forces have been accused of killing 140 people over the past two months in a crack down on dissent. protesters mainly from an ethnic group feared the project would take away the land.

the government sefz dozens of protesters have been killed. >> reporter: a member of the ethiopian security forces shot mother of two lisa in her neck during a recent protest. when her condition began to deteriorate in hospital, she insisted her father take her 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 somebody 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 said police in his town arrest groups of men 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 like walking on the streets

>> reporter: the government admits that the forces have killed dozens of people into the process and he performsd to launch an investigation. the people living here say they have little hope that they will get justice or that their longstanding political demands will be met. they are 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 a development plan. the government says it is aiming to develop services around the capital. many are calling it an unconstitutional land grab. activists and union members say services have killed around 140 people. hundreds of others have been wounded, arrested and detained. >> the problem with the government is simply the

government is trying to avoid recognising real problems in the society. the society is fed up of the regime, especially the young people, they've lost 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 to what it describes as a terrorist organization. >> the implementation of the plan is basically the question of which only the people have the final say. >> reporter: back at lisa's home, her son is too young to have any say in his future. he just hopes his mother doesn't die the mexican government says it knew that the hollywood actor

sp was about to interview joaquin guzman. sean penn interviewed him last year. it was one factor that led to his capture on friday six months after he tunnelled his way out of prison. he has been arrested again. mexico's attorney-general plans to extradite him to the u.s. he is wanted there 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 looked for mr more includes, the government was working on how to extradite joaquin guzman.

it could come in a matter of weeks or months, depending on legal road blocks as lawyers are expected to raise. >> translation: as his defense counsel i maintain that national sovereignty of mexican institutions must be respected for the carrying out of justice. >> reporter: when joaquin guzman was captured 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. the escape last year embarrassed and humbled the government. they have now changed their tune. the drama is still felt in this small city in the pacific coast >> translation: it was around 4am when i heard loud bursts of gunfire like ner before.

the local taco stand is 50 metres from the house. they had no idea a major drug lord was in their midst. >> translation: i never imagined such an infamous figure was so close >> reporter: after fleeing the safe house, he and associate escaped into a sewer and climbed out and hijacked a car from a woman who was driving by >> reporter: this was the tunnel where he surfaced on friday when he was running from police with his stop security officer. they fled more than 24 hours ago, but a few minutes ago mexican marines were here and fished out a machine gun. as they retrieved the weapon for later inspection, people wondered what other surprises the coming days might reveal about the raid and the recapture of mexico's most wanted man still to come here on this

program, thousands rally in poland accusing the conservative government of medalling with the justice system. robin hood, a saint turned outlaw for blessings. ssings.

>> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the soundbites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. welcome back. you're watching al jazeera. a reminder of the headlines this hour. aid meant for 40,000 starving civilians in syria still hasn't reached those who need it. a deal was made on saturday

allowing supplies to arrive on sunday, but it will remain on monday at the earliest. joaquin guzman has been recaptured after he was interviewed by the hollywood actor sean penn. he gave the interview from a secret location. the egyptian parliament is in session for the first time for more than three years. it is dominated by an alliance formal to the president. elections in october and november were criticized for banning the freedom and justice party and other opposition groups. the party led the previous parliament which was discovered by court order back-- dissod by court order. france wants mosque to open for public tours this weekend.

it is a plan supported by the government backed muslim council. it marks the first anniversary of the "charlie hebdo" attack. the obvious idea here is dialogue. far too early to tell, but there must be a lot of hope invested in this that it works. >> reporter: there is, yes, because the mosques feel that their image has been dirtied, has been sullied and misrepresented as a result of recent acts. certainly in some places we have seen backlashes. there was an attack against a mosque in corsica, also a couple of days a report of a pig's head being left outside a mosque somewhere else in france. clearly the mosques themselves are struggling hard to counter this negative image and to prevent a far more positive image. that is the idea behind this weekend of opening the doors to

the french public, the idea that ordinary people can go into the mosque and eat ordinary muslims and actually discuss things, have a cup of tea and hopefully demystify the idea of the mosques and what is happening inside them i suppose the people that are driving this, the governments as well, the symbolism is huge. sometimes one drives around french cities and towns and you get catholic and other churches and they don't walk through an open door and have a cup of tea and have a sit down. >> reporter: in fact, i think in many ways maybe french people who are not muslim feel that they can't go into the mosque. indeed, some mosques are very different mosques here in paris. this the grand mosque here, very much the most famous mosque is paris. it has a tea shop where any member of the public can go any aday of the week and have a cup

of mint tea. other mosques in the suburbs are in small, anonymous buildings. there has been the controversial praying in the streets. there are a number of reasons why the relations between the different posts can be as good as they could be. there are the events of a year ago, the "charlie hebdo" shootings when the people who carried out those attacks claimed they were doing so in the name of some kind of a religious inspy registration. then again in november the mosques certainly do have quite a lot of negative publicity to deal with which, of course, is very much the idea of this open weekend thanks very much. protests in the german city of cologne ended with the police using water cannon. the protests follow a spate of

attacks on women on new year's eve. the police chief was fired over the poor handling of the incident >> reporter: it was a day of protests that culminated in moments of violence of the supporters of the far right anti-islamic group had been demonstrating against the asylum policies of the government and those who carried out the sexual violence here on new year's eve. but 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 immediately. others injured. earlier the city's area had seen a much larger rival demonstration by left wing opponents. they had come to try to prevent or disrupt the far right rally and to call for greater 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 of the it is incredible what is happening in germany. >> reporter: whereas on the other side the message was stark. >> translation: that is 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 it. 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, and 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: in has already claimed the job of the police chief of cologne. now the chancellor says the law needs to be strengthened so that if rev yees commits serious crimes they can more easily be deported >> translation: it is in the german's best interest but also the refugees. 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 albapian protesters in kosovo have set fires. demonstrator oppose a deal giving essentials more power in

areas where they form a majority. they claimed independence from serbia in 2008. new laws threaten democracy and media freedom. lawrence lee from the capital of warsaw. >> reporter: this very large protest here in warsaw and many others like it around poland today demonstrate the fault line not just in the states of polish politics but in the state of the relationship between poland and the european union as well. every since the new government here, the law and justice party, came to power rerecently after the back of a great deal of nationalism brought about the refugee crisis and the response, they have enacted the government's kit critics say a number of measures which act against the interests of polish citizens. this is outside the state television here.

the government has appointed they're aallow to appoint the head by the treasury minister. the critics would say that's an undemocratic thing to do, lacks plurallism. this means free media in polish. they say that they're extremely worried that poland's democrat accuracy is under threat as well. the governments would say, and again it is plane to a deeply conservative - playing to here, is that that that poland has been outsourced to germany, that labor is used here in things like car factories, poland is being crushed by many. they say it is all about bringing power back into poland. the european union, commission, they don't like these things at all. next week they're going to have a meeting to start discussing

what they're going to do in response to this because they're deeply concerned about the state of democracy in poland as it exists at the moment. poland gained so much from being so up of the european union, not only to travel to other countries and work in places with better economies, but because it has seen so many hand outs in terms of road building schemes and things like that which are all underwritten by germany, but from the points of view of the new ones here, they say the european union is crushing their democracy. it is an expression of the deep problems that exist catalonia's leader is stepping down to avoid a new election. parties have been unable to form a new government since gaining the majority in elections in september. the movement fractured earlier this month when a minority party refused to back him as president.

he has been in power since 2010. muslim groups in the u.s. have called on donald trump to pal jiz to a woman who was heckled and dragged from a rally. she wore a t-shirt saying salam i come in peace. >> translation: i did not want to disturb the proceedings, i didn't want to cause any problems. my goal was just to stand up and to let people know that this is not an appropriate way for a the presidential candidate to speak speak unlike the famous english out law, gi has become a saint which attracts pilgrims every year. >> reporter: gauchito gil is

being paid tribute to by these people also known as the healer. this man came here to ask for his help. >> translation: he gives us what we ask for. i come every year to pray for him, to ask for what i need. health and work are top of the list >> reporter: faith brings people here. >> translation: i cut my hair because i made a promise. my son had surgery and he is okay thanks to gil. >> reporter: the legend says that he destroyed the army in the 1800s. he was executed by authorities and his body was hung on a tree. people believe he stole from the rich and gave to the poor. that's why there's thousands of people who come here every year, not only to request miracles, but also to leave offers to him.

people leaves knives, wedding dresses and even bicycles. this woman has been working here for 30 years says people also bring other things. >> translation: these are coffins with ashes. those who had devotion for him want to be buried close to him and they are here with me. >> reporter: he is not recognised as a saint by the catholic church. although many have been calling for his canonization. in the past the church has tried to distance itself from false saints, but this father says that the church has changed since francis became the pope. >> translation: the message from pope francis is clear. listen to your people and accept them. he is part of the culture and that's why the church has to accept him. for years the church has tried to impose on people, telling them what they have to believe

in. the church gave more importance to power and not service. >> reporter: the image of gil can be seen all around argentina and every year there are more and more people that believe in him, especially among the poor who claim he gives them what others do not scientists in southern australia have found a meteorite thought to be from the start of the solar system. the 4.5 billion space rock was found in a three-day recovery operation. in nas spends billions of dollars to get samples of them in sprays. tracking them down on earth could reduce the cost of space research. the winning numbers have been announced for the biggest lottery in history. no-one has won the prize.

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