money laundering and of funding to reason well on tuesday u.s. senators questioned the facebook official over the proposed currency david mark has told the senate banking committee the company would not control libra but one senator said facebook is delusional to think people would trust it with their money facebook is burned down the house over and over and called every arson a learning experience look at facebook's record we'd be crazy to give them a chance to experiment with people's bank accounts to use powerful tools they don't understand like monetary policy to jeopardize her working americans ability to provide for their family so let's take a closer look at libra it's a digital currency being developed by facebook which would allow users to buy products and transfer money to nearly no fees facebook says it would not fully control the currency but have just $1.00 vote in the labor association which includes other companies like visa. unlike bitcoin libras value will be tied to

national currencies and subject to supply and demand for their own capron is director of the financial technology research and consulting firm kaplan asia he says libor is expected to prove more popular than other digital currencies. well i think what we're looking at is a more likely adoption a platform with something might be quite a bit quaint news completely decentralized moves very difficult to use when you have one of the things that facebook is trying to implement with this is usability so in all likelihood at this launches it would be tied in to things like what's out it's but messenger now the platforms like e bay as well as credit card so they use ability in the adopted option of. crypto currency or as a matter of changing money to moving value you much higher than the coin well i think for governments and the reason that they're so concerned about that is there's obvious laundering in k.y. see concerns around that as as one of the officials mentioned before is going to

want to work done globally to combat terrorism financing and other it was it money flows tax evasion etc so there is a big concern about how the platform is going to handle that because facebook was very short on the beatles on that side as well in traditional payment processors and banks could be a little bit scared of what's happening here because it offers a completely separate channel from the traditional channels that we know for making payments around the world which would issue the traditional banking network so banks as well are concerned about where this is going and you know police officer who's actions feel the mashable movements against police brutality were not safe charges were coming up black man he was trying to arrest us and some of the as. the tax. officer daniel panta lael was caught on video putting eric garner in a choke hold that led to his death police were attempting to rest are now on charges of illegally selling loose cigarettes according. to.

the executive but after what was described as an exhaustive review the department of justice decided the evidence did not meet the high bar required to bring civil rights charges against the officer. we evaluate those actions. his training and experience. actions to resist arrest and the duration an escalating nature of the interaction we determined that was insufficient evidence garners family and their supporters were quick to have jacked . 5 years ago my son said i can't read. it today we can't read. because they have let us down. i write those words i can't breathe became a rallying cry for the black lives matter movement against police brutality after garners death in 2014 bringing thousands to the street in protest. the mayor of new

york issued a statement expressing disappointment with the justice department's decision but clearly that wasn't enough for activists and members of their governors family who gathered outside city hall demanding that the mayor now fire officer pants layo while panta lay a won't face criminal charges he could still face disciplinary action by the new york police department but the department is known for protecting its officers. u.s. attorney william barr a trouble point he approved the decision not to charge panda layo a fact that was not lost on activists and local politicians it's a pretty clearly to communities of color. which on the mystery of the show and yet again they don't give a damn about those protesters are again vowing to hit the streets in a country where race relations are already strained and a city where the mare is running for president as a democrat the pressure to act will be intense cristen salumi al jazeera new york

hong kong is gearing up for another large scale protest on sunday it's all part of a campaign against what many see as beijing's attempts to tighten control over the territory. of reports. to say yes. on solid data years among the smoke of the future knock on the golden. ball they haul the light disappears and it starts to get dark saying look it's a silent policeman are barking in the deep. as places of hong kong. the words of a poet sandwich on convey anger grief and resolve can mean a base here so you know they only care about peace and beginning not the people this is why i am inspired by these young people who take to the streets risking their lives to fight for the future of hong kong jason doesn't use his real name

and wants to stay anonymous says 22 years ago they're already dark too slowly a small hong kong. used to have freedom since june a proposed law change that could lead to hong kong extradited to china sparked huge protests and the level of violence and seen in years sealing chang is one of the thousands of mothers who staged a protest and filed a petition in support of the youth movement kerry lam claimed herself to be the mother of hong kong people who behave like unruly children and don't know what's best for them and she was there to help us this is our future our right of freedom of expression of assembly all of east. a guaranteed by the basic law most protests are planned online where security logistics fund raising and exit

routes can be decided without anyone having to meet in person across hong kong ordinary lives have been transformed by a wave of solidarity protesters tell us the 2014 and breland movement provided a lot of lessons because it led to imprisonment and factions now they've adopted a new wave of dissent a leaderless movement they say is harder for the government to pin down. hong kong is widely seen as the place of constant change and innovation and is one of the world's most visited cities. and many here want to make sure none of that's lost protesters here have adopted a slogan of the late famous martial arts star bruce lee the water my friend they say like water they'll be fluid and adaptable and accept that what do you see is a fight for fundamental freedoms will be

a long term struggle to. hong kong. now one of the world's most famous theater festivals is underway in the french city of europe's refugee crisis is a major theme this year. a 14th century pope's palace dominates the southern french city of avignon and provides a spectacular backdrop for one of the world's oldest and most prestigious there's a festivals. with nearly 2000 performances an offense it's a feast for theatre lovers. and i love the. time that i've come it's an amazing atmosphere people talk to each other in the capital and. we love above the street performances you get lost in the streets and nothing is planned. to festivals dire. says he chose to focus on the theme of exile and refugees in the festival is not just a big list of beautiful shows itself so

a place. where people tried to think the world we're living in and so the refugee crisis is also a big issue for europe so we in this festival this year we talked about you and with. celine pernelle turned her experience as a volunteer working with migrants miss so-called jungle camp in cali into a play that condemns french police brutality and celebrates solidarity to dunedin a little daughter tiffany i wanted to give migrants identities names to people who have families who've taken terrible journeys and when you meet people face to face it changes the way you think. that is beyond. the festivals focus on exile and refugees has inspired a number of plays about europe that examine issues such as identity immigration and rising nationalism including one play with a special cameo appearance by former french president i kid for ross warlord was in

office at the height of europe's refugee crisis and 2015 in the west but. a border isn't a dream a border can either scare you or reassure you the ability of this decades old festival in an ancient city to tackle contemporary issues and in thrall audiences is a key to its enduring success natasha butler al jazeera adding your frogs. part of a quick check of the headlines here on al-jazeera a deal has been signed between the military and protest leaders in sudan they've agreed to form a power sharing body that many hope will eventually lead to civilian rule. if. the transitional military council is reach an agreement with the freedom and change forces you have witnessed the signing of the document it is a huge achievement representing a step towards an all inclusive agreement among all the forces in sudan in

a new era and paves the way for the upcoming steps of the console the dacian and celebration and reinstatement of the constitutional document for the transitional period it's a glorious moment the world health organization is holding a meeting in geneva to decide if a boat outbreak in the eastern democratic republic of congo is an international health emergency there is concern the outbreak could spread quickly after cases 1st in densely populated areas bordering rwanda and uganda the virus has claimed at least 2 lives in the democratic republic of congo in the past week including one in the city of goma. the us government is imposing its strongest sanctions to date on me and mars military leaders they target me and mass commander in chief and several other officers in response to the mass killing of range of muslims in 2017 humans who the rebels say they have again targeted saudi arabia is just an airport with a drone but the saudis say they intercepted it with the say there disrupted

operations at the airport which has been hit many times in recent weeks managing the risk of digital currency is like facebook's libor it will be a priority for g 7 officials meeting in france wednesday is gathering follows a public hearing in washington d.c. where u.s. senators questioned a facebook official over the proposed currency one senator said facebook is delusional if the things people would trust the company with their money. a new york police officer will not face charges for killing a black man he was trying to arrest the justice department made the announcement on tuesday 5 years after eric bana died in a chokehold his family say they are dismayed by the decision. last words i can't breathe well a rallying call for the black lives matter movement. so those are the headlines the news continues here on the al-jazeera after inside story expansion thanks so much but i'm.

a huge stash of weapons found in italy with neo nazi sympathizers the italian government says the see here is unprecedented so how significant is this and what does it tell us about the reemergence of naziism and the far right movement in europe this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program and has an arsenal of weapons has been seized by italian police in a raid on a far right group authorities say the incident is significant and almost without

precedent stockpot was discovered during an investigation into the involvement of italy's far right movement in the conflict in eastern ukraine and it included in a missile rocket launches and automatic rifles described as latest generation neo nazi propaganda material was also seized police have arrested 3 people including a former candidate for the neo fascist forza knew all the party fabio del jones' house was found to contain a huge stash of alms as well as hitler memorabilia. the europe has experienced an increase in the popularity of right wing groups in recent years much of their rhetoric is based around national populism and attacks on migrants and muslims and they've gained more ground with the rise of far right political parties in european parliament's right wing movements have held protests against immigration and slam

in several parts of europe and violent attacks have been carried out by far right activists including near nazis and white supremacists germany's domestic intelligence agency the b f v says there are more than 24000 far right extremists in the country and believes almost half are potentially violent in france 10 people suspected of planning attacks on mosques muslim leaders and women wearing veils were arrested last year and in the u.k. the european union's law enforcement agency europol says 5 right wing terror plots were recorded in 2017. let's bring in our guest now to talk more about this in pescado italy via skype we have italian journalist stephano veggie in lisbon we have michelle believe it he is the chair at the center for research on prejudice at the university of warsaw

and in new york also via skype we have. did george she she is the manager of the far right program at the social enterprise group moonshot countering violent extremism good to have you all with us so far let me start with you how significant is this development do you think the seizure. of these missiles that appear to be. pretty have been acquired by this neo nazi group in italy. well according to to the telly and police the anti-terrorism police is one of the most significant seizure and the story of italy. it is significant as in both near now the neo-fascist groups and one of the 3 people arrested. used to be in the can you gauge for a political party into the neo fascist blue group party called for time although. i

have to say for some while there remains the statement right after the arrests since tensing itself from from this guy whose name is better. how significant is it then in in terms of the the the large a far right movement not just in italy but throughout europe that is there is there a connection there so far we cannot say anything about this cause the police didn't say any anything about connections with the other groups what is sure is that the investigations targets. because the police was investigating an etonians who had fought alongside russian backs the party's forces in eastern ukraine namely the dumbass region. so it might have some connections with the other people fighting there this from a logical perspective it's quite interesting on on a political basis in italy as. and other neo fascists groups political parties

have pretty much the same ideology as the italy's ruling party at the moment which is the league headed by moto salvini if you look at the political programs of sorts as a pound and a lead they're pretty much the same michelle believe it's how serious is this sees you do you think. i think this this problem is relatively important and significant in the whole europe and for example the party forced on the war by the right to extremist party in italia with whom those people that were front today were connected this party has a very strong connection also to the polish far right and they have been present almost every year at the at the rallies of the polish rightwing extremist parties the independence marches in november that we have every hour or so you see

that this connections are relatively close and last year police president was participating in wanted one of these marches so you can see that they are coming very very close to the mainstream politics and also in many countries for example in in eastern europe they are closely connected to football hooliganism and football stadiums are places where much of this mobilise ation of radicalized far right happens. now the authorities have been tracking many of these far right movements across europe and there has always been this concern that it could spill over into real violence is this evidence of that with the seizure of these weapons or is this is this just an exception is this the one off do you think. so i don't feel a. thing not just a question but never come to. states for example. to the global terrorism and

that's the number of attacks has increased for example in the 13 years prior to 24 that were trying attacks but 3 years prior to 27261 attacks that required the you take on a program has recorded an increase of 300 percent of referrals to white nationalists since 2012 as compared to 20 percent increase in jihadism cases so this is an evolving terror threat. is gone except. interesting if you centralise networks and then for talking about a small number of perpetrators of side that have met these kind of activity with violence they have a sense it's a for a high impact attacks and to be more interest or. just broaden this out a bit and i want to ask you a little bit more back how you believe this may all be may or may not be connected

with the rise of the far right movements in italy in general which we have seen in the politics in italy in its government and in the recent european elections. well yes let me stick to the facts so this guy the guy arrested the better job is a former officer of the talent customs and border protection agency. he was one of 141 of us candidates in 2001 of the senate's. in his house police found large amounts of weapons and neo nazi neo-fascist symbols such as speeches of mostly me and hitler. so going to the political issue. on the other hand we have to notice that for a national leader. who used to be a member of the european parliament was sentenced in the eighty's bunnytown of

tribunals for an armband and terrorism. these party forts and along with because of these are the 2 main fascist parties in italy as it was mentioned before if you look at the their political programs they're very similar they're both nationally east they both want to stop migrants to come to enter actually. their very traditionally catholic they say slum wants to invade europe they are against abortion. the most against the globalization both against the influence of the usa i need to be in both in favor for a russian let's say so if you look at the political program delete the party headed by so many you'll see it's very similar so what happens in the elections is that these 2 neo fascist party and. didn't get you can get enough votes to have their representatives elected into the parliament at the same time the league got 34

percent of the votes which is the biggest result they they have are ahead so according to many tally and political analysts much most of the. voters. in the end decided to vote for the lead and this is why the me was able to get 30 kircher cent of the votes all right michel if we if we could go beyond italy for a moment and look at look at europe more broadly in the rise of these these groups stefana brings up a number of issues there that are driving this like immigration globalization and so on to what extent do you see do you see this driving the rise of foreign movements elsewhere in europe. you know of course i mean the movements put on the agenda the problem so if you me gratian they are usually very const closely very much expressing homophobia and negative attitudes towards people and equality

rights for gay and straight people in a society so there are some things that are very much common for them one thing that i think should we be mentioned is the connection with russia and of course when you think about these weapons found in italy. i mean they are of no use probably in the current politico activity of movements and parties like forts and was going to home countries but they might be useful for their so-called international missions and unfortunately we know that in poland for example the far right wing movement. was active in the fights in don bus in the eastern or crane joining of the russian russian sponsored forces in that area and recently political capital institute in hungary made the whole list of right wing extremists the police the sions in the eastern europe who have very close ties to russia and to the and and to particularly in the context of war were you know crane's so this is

context of. pro russian isn't of this party we just kind of historically paradoxical because they are the young nazis i mean they are very much referring to the nazi nazi rhetorics but the connection with russia i think seems to be also something which is very similar in many contexts and the last thing he said what already has been mentioned here they kind of mainstreaming of their ideas into the mainstream right wing parties because for example in poland the right wing extremist parties are losing popularity they're not gaining support significantly but what has really changed is that much of their a genda. can be now seen in the mainstream the same is true about hungary when it's no longer you'll be which is proposing that the extremist right wing views but rather the central right wing foetuses taking their.