at the center of it all this man president abdelaziz bouteflika who has rarely been seen in public since suffering a stroke in two thousand and thirteen but his decision to stand for a fifth time an upcoming elections has galvanized opposition in the country and while he's offered to limit his term in office after the election promise to change how algeria is run it's not campian rest it's also prompted questions of whether bouteflika is being used as a puppet candidate by a faction of civilian and military figures in a country that largely managed to sidestep the arab spring protests the rallies are a reminder that it's not immune to the discontent that sparked the sunday echo al-jazeera. here in special operator on man ma says she fears a new crisis for the young he lay has briefed the human rights council all to visiting coaxes bazaar refugee camp seventy deca has more from the camp and

bangladesh. the un special rapporteur and then briefing the human rights council in geneva she expressed concern of bangladesh's plans to relocate from just over twenty thousand ringa refugees to hear coffins is on an uninhabited island she says if the conditions eases the need to clear out what the situation is like on the on little so it needs to be done on a voluntary basis she also of course said that the running here need to be able to return home to me and more their safety their rights need to be ensured in a need to be compensation for the land and property lost over the last year and a halt now she's also mentioned that their case needs to be a push towards towards the international criminal court that it sometimes it seems to be happening there's a senior it was in cox's bazaar on monday they're carrying out a preliminary examination in their words we will be hearing from them in a while but that is something that is more binding if you will because not in future could see charges leveled against them the m.r.

governments the running here will tell you that they was through an incredibly atrocious situation and people talking about martyrs about rates about homes looted and borage and they want to see justice but the reality is at the moment even though we enlarged around two to three kilometers away from where we are they will not be going home anytime soon. so i had hair all knowledge is there overnight bombing on by a good use of us back forces resume operations to capture serious losses i feel and play. well i once again welcome to another look at the international focus because some quad's weather now making its way into japan we've had some really heavy showers longer spells of rain just around the eastern side of the country still getting

pulled out of the way of this area of low pressure just not just away tightly packed ice of us are still on the breezy side for a time you can see as we go through tuesday but much brighter temperatures in take care to read eighteen degrees celsius a little more cloud just coming into the western side of honshu cheering choose day and that will think about will make its way further north east was for weather stay sixteen celsius in tokyo was sheltered by the mountains here so it should stay dry getting up towards double figures across the korean peninsula meanwhile beijing on the other hand will get up to sixteen as well again try to slow to dry across much of china at present this thickening cloud that we do have across the southwest of the country will just bang together enough to bring some rather heavy spells of rain for a time on wednesday so that what the weather will set a bit over towards the southeast is settled at a sunny hong kong gets up to about twenty four degrees celsius in the sunshine a lot of sunshine to we're cross the philippines over the next system fair weather cloud in the mix heavy showers will continue across malaysia with more big

downpours for much of indonesia. al-jazeera explores prominent figures of the twentieth century and how libel reigns influenced the course of history was the cuban revolution communist away feel castro is a feudal eastern not a communist just for want of his country che wanted international revolution they came a point when the relationship came to an end the icons of revolution who changed the course of latin american politics. and fidel castro face to face on al-jazeera .

again you know what youngster has reminder of our top stories this hour states affiliated mediates media have reported recovery of black boxes from an ethiopian airlines plane that crashed on sunday boeing seven three seven went down just outside his ababa. to. china and indonesia have grounded their entire fleet of the boeing seven three seven max. more than one thousand dollars gerry and judges say they will not monitor the april elections of president of the contests in the polls on syrian state television is reporting the eighty two year old president has returned home after a two week absence. and the un special rapporteur are minimal says she fears a new crisis for the range of bangladesh relocates them to a nearby island. has been briefing human rights council after visiting conses bazaar refugee camp. us back fighters in syria have launched an offensive on isis

last remaining territory the kurdish led syrian democratic forces resumed their attack on off to pausing to allow civilians to leave yes jeff says there are still around four thousand civilians in the town that i so is using them as human shields not to hold up the homemade cheese in gaziantep they turkey's border with syria so just listen to what you're hearing about this battle. think ongoing as we speak but certainly not to do tent city that we so last night when there is every new back to and was a leech about that actually follows a pattern has been going on for the past few weeks of this says that the as the as as they have the kurdish forces and be coalition carry out attacks. positions and then through. hold and see if there's any kind of reaction if there's any kind of

a wish to negotiate more for civilians to come out even for fighters to surrender if you just recall over the past week we have seen about four thousand fighters surrendered to kurdish forces and then we have seen next to them thousands of maybe about twelve thousand women and children coming out of now it is estimated that about four thousand people are still in there but i have to also say that past estimation had been actually wrong and both the kurdish forces and equalization was taken aback by the number of people coming out of there so to say that this battle will keep on going probably using this same pattern which is intensity of bombardment and charlie and then sort of holding off waiting to see what is the reaction from the other side and if we move out of the southern city of

daraa where the whole uprising began so that's why we saw protests there on sunday . well the government has actually decided to put back statue of house as a as the father of cheryl as said in the main square now that statue was actually a similar statue rather was pulled down back in two thousand and eleven when the protests first started and if you recall it was actually the doubt that started the protests that actually were sparked a wave across syria people went down to the street protesting chanting that syria is ours and does not belong. there is also an online campaign going on where people are saying that they would bring this that you down again but you know we also have to. reach someone by phone. and he said yes this is

angering us specially that we had the reconsideration process back in two thousand and thirteen in the summer of two thousand and eighteen since that since then has been effectively under control of the government there's also a russian presence in that area but there were some terms of reach goes he ations that haven't been met like the release of detainees that are still held in government prisons or actually the reintegration of civil service who had been dismissed from their jobs and were promised to be able to resume that so yes people are going down to the street to protest the statue but they're also protesting after all bunch of things that they had been. from they had been angered with and they say yes we've done because but at the moment we haven't received anything in return. lines from syria from thanks very much paula.

iran's president hassan rouhani has arrived in iraq for his first official visit president rouhani is in baghdad to convince leaders to defy the u.s. president the trouble ministrations giving iraq a few more months to continue buying oil and electricity from iran before it enforces sanctions against iran. a court in malaysia has freed a suspect accused of killing kim jong strange half brother of the north korean leader kim in a surprise development prosecutors withdrew the charge against and in today's national on monday a vietnamese remains on trial for the murder from a slowly reports from charlotte where the proceedings took place after two years in detention in malaysia city is now a free woman she had been on trial for killing kim jong nam the half brother of north korean leader kim jong il at the start of the hearing on monday the prosecutor asked that the murder charge against be dropped and the reason was given

the judge has granted her a discharge not amounting to an acquittal. i feel so happy i didn't text back that i would be released today a big thank you to president your care would go down and all the ministers the indonesian embassy here point the lawyers from malaysia also of course thank you to the malaysian government for releasing me. says the first thing she's going to do when she returns home to indonesia is see her family. the indonesian government fought hard for her freedom indonesia's law minister had written to the malaysian attorney general arguing that city had been used as an intelligence tool of north korea city's lawyer said there wasn't enough evidence to convict her there was no direct evidence that she had played anything on you don't know as you can see from the c.c.t.v. recording what was the only phone was merely traces of. degrading

yaks and that alone is only various the company that still leaves don t. hong the vietnamese suspect in the dock her case has been adjourned until thursday following a request by her lawyers they too are seeking for the charges against her to be dropped the thrust of the defense arguments for city ayesha and dawn has been the same that they did not know they were taking part in a murder plot they've said they thought they were recruited to take part in a reality t.v. show. defense lawyers say the two women were mere porn's in a politically motivated murder for north korean men the alleged masterminds and identified by malaysian police as suspects in the case left malaysia just hours after kim was killed who ordered kim's death and why it remains a mystery florence louis al-jazeera shot malaysia. former south african president jacob zuma has condemned a panel which released

a report accusing him of using the intelligence services to protect his personal interests and target his successor. zuma tweeted i have never been asked any questions by this committee a committee has two well known apostates spies i've never sold out nor written letters to the s.p. i feel nothing when apartheid spies call me corrupt people are not opening a can of worms which they might regret that made us more. according to a report on the state security agency former president jacob zuma oversaw the creation of spy units within the intelligence service to serve his personal interests now these structures also according to the report apparently spied on opposing factions within the ruling african national congress for zuma factions that included one led by president. now that reports also reveal that not only was the security agency repurposed to serve zuma as interest but it also violated the

constitution during his presidency zuma was previously found to have breached the constitution when millions of dollars of taxpayers' money was used for security upgrades act his personal home now this latest report which was published by us office appears to be an indictment on how factions within the a.n.c. led by zuma abused the intelligence capabilities of the state since two thousand and five it would appear that zuma has influence with in state security allowed him to run for the presidency despite already facing corruption charges when he was the deputy president now the report also says that under suma the security agency spied on unions civil society organizations also influenced the media and abused funds and conducted illegal intelligence gathering operations assume

a resigned as president early last year and that was a number of corruption allegations when he which he still continues to face now since then the president has promised to clean up corruption now there's been no word on whether zuma will be charged but these latest revelations will only add to the increasing legal problems that zuma faces as well as the continuing difficulties within the ruling party. some go to express also called the friendship train between india and pakistan has resumed service and has stopped running because of the recent violence in the region is the only real way that links the two countries has more from the whole rally station. they're trained to india leave twice a week early in the morning. it provides the only hope for many people to connect with families there why did between india and pakistan. the distance between low order not doughty on the indian side of the border maybe less than thirty kilometer

but it still takes six hours destination due to security checks on both sides. had come to the station early and is not taking any chances as year already seen three cancellations because of escalating tensions between. neighborhoods. where you did thirty years or cold and there's hate to mourn the dead braga of the resoluteness and i haven't seen any issues visiting pakistan and have felt the same love which i have back home in india yes i got worried when train services will hold you to recent tensions but now everything is fine and i am going back happily getting surjeet on the other hand is travelling with her family. it is very difficult to get an indian visa people are waiting for a visa here and since long due to the crisis between india and pakistan but now we

are very happy that one who make it this time although dangers are running high bit when india and pakistan the people of the people remain strong were divided families on either side of the border the whole pay. countries will be able to reconcile their differences and create an hour north of albany and. it's time for. goodbye still fear no warm cup of tea a quick break for a stronger move and taking travel documents. many are relieved to be able to travel again. i requested good countries to be friends and live in peace as people on both sides of the book how we little progress and prosperity of days tension some says. i felt honored to be in pakistan when the people knew about me that i am indian they met me with love which is unthinkable they even offered me tea i

think war is not a solution to any conflicts. as more passengers arrive to crowd their space and some even find time to take a call from their loved one to take goodbye as their baggage buyers are in front of us counting room they enter one by one for security. officer clearance and under tight security the passengers board or train for india for many it comes as you are relieved to be finally moving again perhaps wondering if this break your link will remain open. to some got their experience maybe back on track but no one knows for how long come on either al qaeda war. you're watching our top stories states have reported the recovery of black boxes

from an ethiopian airlines plane that crashed on sunday thanks seventy seven went down just outside. the top of the shelf to a one hundred forty nine passengers and eight crew what killed. china and indonesia have grounded their entire fleet of the boeing seven three seven. we have grounded all. boring b. seven three seven dash eight marks fleet which interpreter lines was operating and which was involved in yesterday's accident as a precaution safety measure but this does not mean that the incident was related. defects on this specific fleet but we have taken this as an extra safety precaution well the one thousand dollars area and judges say they will not monitor the eight for

elections if present these beautiful pussies a fifth term a group has formed or spent organization in protest against beautifully his re-election campaign state television is reporting the eighty two year old president has returned home after a two week absence here in special rapporteur on man must says she fears a new crisis for that if bangladesh relocates them to a nearby island yang he has been briefing the un human rights council after visiting coaxes bizarre refugee camp here is back fighters in syria have launched an offensive on i suppose last remaining territory the kurdish the syrian democratic forces resume the attack on after pausing to allow civilians to leave yes t.f. says there are still around four thousand civilians in the town and that eisel is using them as human shields and iran's president hassan rouhani has arrived in iraq

for his first official visit as it were honey is in baghdad to convince leaders to defy the u.s. president. saying that with all the headlines more news after inside story. cutting off russia from the global internet new laws are going through parliament to control and even stop information online opponents say it's even more censorship so he's put in building his own version of china's great firewall this is inside story.

hello and welcome to the program. televisions long been russia's main source for news under the watchful eye of president putin but the internet is fast eroding state television's influence and russia's main opposition figure alexei avani is among those running you tube channels to provide an alternative voice the kremlin's not toppy and through a combination of legislation and surveillance infrastructure it wants to ensure it has control of all media new bills going through parliament aimed at creating a single command post from which the government can decide what information is allowed online putin says it's a defensive response to trump administration's new cyber strategy but critics say it's meant to stave off any domestic political unrest step vast and sets up

a discussion from moscow. this is just the latest effort by the government to control the internet in previous years many restrictions have been imposed already hundred fifty four thousand sites have already been blocked and this bill is more far reaching than previous ones but to really control the internet experts say the government needs a lot of money and a lot of manpower so to create something like in china great firewall many see that as an realistic plan here in russia because. i don't want to leave like in china with her chain the use of fire wall i want the internet to be free and. i want to think and to. to use my mind everywhere and i don't want. some. some and i think it would be. my worst.

because. in our country our politicians don't. don't have any limits like in china and service why i think it's would be your worst. there's been a growing crackdown on internet freedom in russia in recent years on thursday the lower house approved bills banning what's described as disrespect of the state and the spreading of what the government calls fake news they still have to pass the upper house before putting can sign them into law why it's groups say dozens of people have been arrested for sharing or even liking means on the internet which are considered extremist by the kremlin last year the government tried to outlaw communications telegram a move that's caused other services to crash because it interfered with the amazon and google servers that telegram relied on and in the north caucasus mobile

internet service is what caught for almost two weeks in an attempt to stop and to government protests let's bring in our panel in moscow. we have victor all of it he's the lead analyst at the center for actual politics in london sam greene director of the russia institute at king's college london and author of the book moscow in movement and opposition input in russia also in moscow alexander sort of you're a member of the advocacy group open russia german thank you very much for joining inside story victor i would like to ask you is this a bill meant to look implement censorship what is it disguise in the form of protecting national sovereignty in russia. no it is the bill. is intended to protect russia and russian citizens in the internet

space in an age when that the internet has become a medium for adversarial information wolf where you know for you remember the one nine hundred ninety s. when the internet was starting around the world. it was not yet especially in the beginning of the ninety's it was not yet. widely used enough for information warfare but starting from two thousand and later on we have seen the internet being used by different actors on the international stage to. advance their national interests quickly at the expense of other international activists and other countries we have. cyber attacks being launched by different actors against each other and we have see in cyber threats being openly. openly stated by international officials if you remember in just two thousand and

sixteen after the american election that didn't go the way of the obama white house hoped it would then vice president joe biden openly threatened cyber cyber attacks against russia so it is quite logical that russia would. take steps to protect itself from possible cyber those from other possible steps that its adversary has made. in the in the internet and social media and we will talk more in details above those steps. is this an attempt to preserve digital sovereignty for a little perspective or is this clearly a flagrant move to clamp down on dissent. as your reporter introduction suggested where there's a lot of things going on at the same time and there's a history and a background to this there's been really legislation ramping up restrictions on the

internet really since two thousand and twelve two thousand and thirteen and and all of it seems to point in one direction so unfortunately from maybe from the from this perspective right legislation that has to do with sovereignty and security is going to be interpreted certainly by the people that we're seeing on the streets in moscow and other russian cities today in in that context as part of a restrictive drive are there legitimate sovereignty and security concerns i'm sure there are for russia as for any other country on earth the bought what the opposition will wonder is where the line will be drawn between what the kremlin will perceive as foreign interference and what is the. legitimate domestic opposition and of course the opposition believes and history has shown so far right that the kremlin sees almost all opposition as part of some nefarious generally western plot to overthrow. alexander the government.

all of this was basically saying seized of the internet as being used by other governments advance their own agenda to further destabilize other countries by using cyber attack and therefore the government think this is the right time to change things on the ground. well actually. of course i do not agree with the statement that this is the attempt of the government to defend our country or something because this has nothing in connection with the defense of our or country. it is just another classico tool of a crackdown in order to try to control the information resources in. our country because every independent agenda has come into the internet just because you have no patootie to spread your ideas in television or something

like that or radio or newspapers everything is being controlled by the state except internet and of course they are trying to do this saying that this is very important for the russian security though they have in their reality two main goals first goal already mentioned is an attempt is an attempt to control the information but the second go as the classical corrupt deeply corrupted state they just see this is another opportunity to well to steal more money from the budget because first of all it was said that this law would not demand any rubble from the state budget done they said ok we'll need two billion rubles and then they multiplied this figure into ten and they they've been told telling that we need twenty billion rubles now they are talking about one hundred fifty billion rubles we do not know if this figure will ever stop and this is the classical scenario for any any

attempt to block internet because we've already seen that with telegram it didn't work. victor i mean in practical terms how is it possible to starve this whole new approach basically by seeing the flow of information through centralized controlled by the government from a technical perspective is it possible how much time is it going to take and at what cost. well first of all i want to dispute there's a claim by alexander that all russian media is state controlled or under the control of the government there are a number of newspapers magazines and russian beast internet sites and resources that are not only not controlled by the state or by the government but are quiet openly opposed to government initiatives or one of the government positions in the course political force itself and we can openly talk about. those those

publications of where you're well known. going back to your question of course russia is very much interested in protecting itself in case for example the united states or others decided to switch off the internet yes especially since two thousand and fourteen there have been calls in some western quarters especially in washington and in the capitals of its closest allies in the west to possibly so sort of say quote unquote by russia for behavior that the united states does not believe is in its national interest and to switch it off the internet we have heard similar demands to switch russia out of the swift banking system and russia especially that since two thousand and fourteen to set up its own credit card system in peace the system is blocking russia is blocked out of the system like

you're on was before and so russia is preparing exactly for that for the worst types in the area where the united states and possibly some of its other western partners will try to block a door switch russia off the international internet grid also russia has a tempting to protect itself from such threats as we have seen recently even in the cynthy's ok i mean if you're into the cyber attack against venezuela which has and some other means. the reason why i have. been victor are different out there black are because of a cyberattack if you don't mind i'll definitely go come back to you but you know what's interesting here and this is going to be my question to. victor you seem to be talking about attacks targeting rush as by the same time you're ignoring the fact that the international community united said the russians particularly the g.r.u. which is the bottom is the intelligence has been responsible i'm quoting the british

government reckless indiscriminate cyber attacks in different parts of the world some well i mean i suppose that the experience that russia has had.