liberated as a journalist was. going to choose as if i were asked what is just a. big gains from hong kong's pro-democracy candidate signs both to send a clear signal of supports to the protest movements. hello that he'd seen and this is al jazeera life until also coming up locked up punished and indoctrinated leaked documents give a confronting insight into the detention of ethnic minorities in china. rescuers struggle to reach areas of kenya devastated by landslides that have killed

dozens of people. and sleepless ific ocean corals that have adapted to warmer seas offering hope for reefs dying elsewhere in the world. pro-democracy candidates in hong kong have won an unprecedented and symbolic victory in district council elections voters turned out in record numbers after almost 6 months of protests of course the territories worst political crisis in decades beijing says hong kong is part of china no matter what happens in elections will be live with sarah clarke in hong kong shortly straight after this report from scott heiler. in a sweeping victory pro-democracy candidates made huge gains in hong kong's district council elections gaining control from pro beijing parties. the voters sending

a clear message of the 1st polling since the protest movement began. even before the polls closed it was clear that this was an extraordinary election and a record breaking day for hong kong elections the highest voter turnout ever over 70 percent of registered voters cast their ballots after nearly 6 months of at times violent demonstrations the polling was seen as a way for voters to officially take sides in this deeply divided city of 7000000 back the probation candidates in the hong kong government or those who support greater democratic freedoms for hong kong in line with the protesters who have been fighting to push back on what they see as increasing control and then china you know that. this election means a lot to hong kong the older generation who. the younger generation hopes for change. it's usually a sleepy election to select a low level local government positions but many will couple early to vote as there

was concern that unrest could mean the polling could be cut short for the pro-democracy camp is about a vote of confidence on no confidence on the carrier government and on the excess use of police force against protesters but a probation camp there was say this is also a defacto referendum on the protests and the violence there was an un easy calm during the few days leading up to the election just a week after some of the worst violence in these nearly 6 months of protests that's mainly because both sides knew this election is critical to their cause. kong's leader kerry lamb while casting her vote recognize the challenging times for the city and the importance of peaceful elections. andrew chu won his 4th term as district councillor the pro-democracy candidate was brutally attacked earlier this month parts. howard you. can have a very strong and clear. method for. the beijing forward and

also the international community to be home as they stand together trying to. fight for our freedom and democracy so even though more people voted than ever before and this is a significant election it's unclear if the victory for the pro-democracy parties will ease the violence or help to move the divisions here. 0 hong kong. well sarah clark joins us live now from hong kong sara just bring us up to speed with the latest results how big are the gains made by the pro-democracy candidates . well the latest count we have is 300 seats for the pro-democracy groups the pro-democracy camp and 58 to the probate parties now until sunday the probation had parties had held the majority of these district council elections but now this is clearly changed and of course this is traditionally an uneventful vote until now it hasn't had that much importance but simply out of

those ongoing protests and the mass anti-government movement this is become a barometer of public support for knowing the protests but for the government that we have seen some quite high profile public stablish mental probe aging members unseated including julius ho and he was of course the fellow who was associated with the triads who were then accused of beating we saw images of these triads beating the protests is doing the campaign with that we've spoken to a promise. kept member earlier. his name is paul cherry and he says that these results for the probation camp a nightmarish this is what he had to say a short time ago. so i believe what we now do is. rather more satisfactory than before and i think the government. of the year is

there just although timing wise it may not be the best time yet but it will be on the table as well. i will say let's look ahead to the rest of the day now we are expecting some pro-democracy politicians to visit the university were some students are still involved in the standoff with police. there is a handful of protesters have been inside that polytechnic university campus for more than a week now we had 1000 late last week but we believe up to about 20 are still holed up inside now some of the civic party nor makers and the candidates who won at sunday's district election they're going to go out and show their support in a demonstration at that university we also have 2 other demonstrations planned we have one flash mob we expect to appear in central which is about a couple kilometers from where we are now and another tongue so at the moment certainly a huge win for the pro-democracy camp at the moment they're celebrating their victory. ok sarah clarke live for us in hong kong thank you very much indeed.

highly classified chinese government documents are given the stark insights into the mass detention of ethnic minorities mostly muslim weekers rights groups estimate that more than a 1000000 people have been locked up in the camps in the scenes young region friends and 100 reports. the chinese government says camps such as this in the shin jiang region are centers for education and vocational training documents obtained and verified by the international consortium of investigative journalists reveal they in fact operate as extrajudicial internment camps for the compulsory indoctrination of ethnic minorities mostly muslims the documents detail how police use an artificial intelligence driven data system to select who will be detained once inside the camps every aspect of their life is controlled from frequency of toilet use and haircuts to visits from loved ones inmates the documents say are

ultimately judged on ideological transformation study and training and compliance with discipline and all that is that in the classes they would tell us that we were poisoned by religion that islam is an infectious disease but it came from abroad that if they needed to be a religion in china that it must people does him and we should not believe in any other religion. human rights lawyers say the documents confirm what many have suspected about the camps there's a human side of these camps you know where you get more points for being indoctrinated with you know the sort of central chinese communist propaganda and removing interesting year on his identity it's the most orwellian thing that ever seemed or as human rights. china's government has rejected leaked documents as fake news the documents so-called talking you're talking about is a. fabrication if you want to have a document about this but case you know training education center we have many

documents we have the 7 white papers published international legal experts say the in term and camps are a violation of china's laws and constitution but the chinese government has long stood defiant against foreign criticism venton meaghan al-jazeera. astray as prime minister says he's disturbed by reports that china tried to install an agent in this country's parliament was described as a chinese espionage ring is said to have planned to run a chinese stranding candidates for election as and pay a stray this intelligence agency is investigating the allegations on the allegations deeply disturbing and troubling and i refer you to the director general statement which said that these matters were already under investigation and those investigations are continuing i would i would caution anyone leaping to any conclusions about these matters and that's why we have these agencies i'm not but i

do find the allegations troubling and disturbing. at least 56 people are known knowns have died in landslides in northwestern kenya but with bridges and roads swept away rescuers are struggling to reach all of the affected villages and are unsure how many people are still missing the reports. william and his 6 year old son gilbert have been searching for alice but so far there's no sign of gilbert's missing 8 year old sister or 4 year old brother. it was about midnight we heard loud noise and then we were swept away by floodwater i heard my son screaming i risk his mother and one other child but 2 of my children were swept away way yet to recover their bodies. this mother is searching for her 16 year old daughter who was at a friend's house when the landslide hit on saturday in kenya's west polka dot

county. i'm here looking for my daughter's body i want to know who can help me get her body back. red cross aid workers are recording the names of people who are missing relatives are reluctant to leave but politicians worried about the possibility of more flooding and landslides arranging them to evacuate the area as soon as possible i know some people might want to stick with them of this is my life to go but. the situation like this where we are losing 19 children 19. i am requesting all of us to leave this place and i'm going to serve our ground. president uhuru kenyatta has sent the armed forces to help but with roads and bridges destroyed rescue efforts have been delayed we have recovered about 4 bodies and yet to. retrieve all. 7. bodies we don't know where they are out of they are accounted for but the president

was very bad. the governor of west polka it says the show to medicine plates and blankets he's appealing in town victoria gayton be al-jazeera. still to come on al-jazeera the u.s. navy's top man is fire is after just spirits over a soldier accused of paul crime spots let's talk colombia's president says he wants and national conversation to address what's behind the mass protests. i once again welcome to another look at the international focus we have signs of some quieter weather pushing in across the middle east over the next couple of days lost the clearing skies we still got

a little bit of cloud and rain sleet and snow just over towards the higher ground couple took temperature of around 8 celsius a similar temperature perhaps a little brighter there for to rob on monday some cloud around just around northern parts of the gulf we could see some wet weather for a tie in kuwait and some thickening cloud to just over towards the eastern side of the med so the pap seeing some wet weather just pushing over towards lebanon maybe towards jordan and also into syria 31st turkey as we go on through each is tuesday and wilson west of weather that's also some showers for cyprus say here's that i think a cloud that we have around the gulf just pushing down swells consummate see a spot or 2 of light rain here 26 celsius as we go through monday will clear through as you go on into chased and i think it will be largely dry and followed a bit of cloud to just around the gulf of aden again southern parts of yemen could catch a shower or 2 plenty of showers there in place into central and northern parts of mozambique those showers they do extend up into tanzania and beyond no sign of the

rain clearing for kenya in the coming days. whether sponsored by cattle or in this. league stories generate fountains of headlines these protests are saying down with the system and down with all of the parts with different angles from different perspectives just because we came to prison there's a main right stopped at the gate separate the spin from the facts the western media jumps on stories without taking down the misinformation from the journalism it's about telling the stories of those human beings on the ground with the listening post on al-jazeera.

places al-jazeera quick mind of the headlines this hour early results from hong kong's district council elections show major gains for the pro-democracy candidates it follows months of anti-government protests late classified documents from china's governments have revealed new details about the massed attention of ethnic minorities mostly muslim weekers it includes intelligence briefings that describe how police use the data system based about artificial intelligence to select who want to be detained. and at least 56 people have died in flooding and landslides in northwestern kenya emergency workers are struggling to reach the affected villages but bridges and roads have been swept away making the rescue efforts more difficult . the u.s. defense secretary mark asper has fired the navy's top official asper acted against richard spencer over allegations that spencer proposed

a deal with the white house behind his back the authenticity with a navy seal accused of war crimes his case had been championed by president donald trump gabriel elizondo has the latest from washington d.c. . this all stems from the case of eddie gallagher who is a navy seal who as you briefly mention there was arrested in 2800 for alleged war crimes during several of his deployments in iraq war crimes included allegedly killing unarmed civilian iraqis of and also a stabbing to death a teenage iraqi boy that was held captive by u.s. forces there and he went to trial in a military trial in the united states. and he was acquitted of all of the most serious charges by a military court however after he was released seal commanders including the secretary of the navy still demoted gallagher this navy seal saying that he just

did not act appropriately they were still investigating more allegations against him however the president donald trump just a couple weeks ago said that he was going to reste or all of the honors that this navy seal had any gallagher and was going to restore his highest rank that he achieved so there is this real tension between the white house and the pentagon particularly the navy secretary they you baby to a secretary who wanted to kick eddie gallagher out of the navy seals donald trump did not he wanted to restore every all of his. all of his titles. more than 60 talks to say they fear wiki leaks founder julian assange could soon die in prison they've written an open lasser to the british government demanding that assad be transferred to hospital the bill to say he's suffering from psychological problems including depression and a serious shoulder elements. in the maximum security belmarsh prison there in london the u.s.

wants to extradite him on espionage charges. syria's constitutional committee is set to resume talks in geneva on monday the group includes members from the governments opposition and civil society they're trying to work together on a new government documents they hope will help end 8 years of war or diplomacy gets a games based reports on the vast differences that threaten to undermine any prospects of a deal. the un has been putting a positive spin on what was achieved at the 1st round of these talks in geneva the reality though is that there was very little progress made in actually drafting a new constitution for syria but the 2 sides as well as a 3rd group of representatives of civil society showed up in the talks didn't collapse it would be too early to say there is agreement on constitutional principles lore is there yet agreement on which issues should be addressed in the

future constitutional text and which should be addressed in other ways but there was a solid initial discussion and there are commonalities on which to build. the members during the recess to reflect on what was discussed. to build on it the co-chair of the constitutional committee on the government's side because bari has said that any constitution needs to preserve what he describes as national constants in syria now that's a code word for the assad dynasty who've been running the country for almost 50 years it is the key issue and it's likely to be a crunch point soon for these talks. at the united nations. counting has begun the presidential elections there are fears of violence west african nations have deployed troops to try to ensure the peace.

and this is i said to 1st presidential election since early sunday morning she's kept a close tell you of the vote in her neighborhood as an independent observer for candidates . this election campaign isn't just about choosing a new president but it's also about changing the country's divisive political culture when candidates may start insulting other candidates and i think this kind of behavior shows the kind of person you are and what you can do for your country in the future. is the front runner in this election he's the candidate of the powerful african party of the independence of cape verde and also known as the sea it was founded by independence leader. and to this day all presidents have been from this party and it continues to hold the majority of seats in parliament important to note however is that the function of the

president is limited to nominating a prime minister. whoever gets the most votes and is elected into office will have to share power with their p.r. agencies and all their incumbent president of us is much to blame for the current political crisis opposition candidates say that they appear in its members have their share of responsibility for the political crisis. fought with vast over the management of resources he enjoys the support of angola who is looking to exploit box site in this unexplored mineral rich country west african countries like nigeria and cynical view angola as interest in getting the south with suspicion when people move on. 'd and all these countries i feel really really comfortable because the same way i talk to our audience i talked about unions among african additional west african troops have been deployed as part of

a stabilizing force some of these countries support a rival candidate in bhalo sissoko caught in this regional power play by the people of bizzaro like nurse to santos who has gone almost a year without pay because of the political crisis or unemployed graduate student. who can't find work for this election is a chance to finally get a say in the direction of her country number 2 because hawke al-jazeera bizarre. colombian president ivan decay has been missing newly elected mayors and governors to hammer out a deal on reforms the so-called national dialogue follows days of anti-government protests many are angry about corruption and possible changes to the minimum wage pensions and taxes a curfew was imposed in the capital on friday but it didn't the tara people from returning to the streets a day later central has more now from bogota. this is

for today this straightforward thing which there have been demonstrations as you can see behind me tauzin people are out with banging on their part. about the same happening in other parts of the city and the city saying. and the west of the city and this is happening and growing bigger and bigger every every day the difference today is that there hasn't been any of the violence that we have seen and previous days the police has not shown up a lot of these demonstrations were broken up by the police moving in violently and actually f. police brutality is one of the region's people are out there mending changes from the government yesterday an 18 year old was seriously injured by the police he was hit in the head and a lot of the people here are chanting his name saying that they are all the land

crews the name of the person that was that was hit in the head when he was demonstrating and people are saying that they will continue staying in the streets staying out until they manage the changes that they are demanding from the government. the plight of rango refugees who fled bangladesh for me and mine has been a focus of attention for years now but another misson group also living in crowded camps in bangladesh has been largely forgotten their children reports on the decades of discrimination the bihari people face. yes mean shafi has been living in this camp since 1971 when she was 7 it's been a long arduous journey since then now she has a several grandchildren and wants them to have a better life than she has had. we faced many fold problems unclean water limited space to sleep frequent electricity cuts and so on it's very hard for us to

sleep eat and live in such a small place you can't possibly stay healthy in such an environment there are 7 of us who share this room which barely can accommodate 2 people this camp is one of 17 bangladesh it is just one school conditions are dire in this camp nearly 25000 people are crammed into an area smaller than the size of a football field houses are separated by a distance of one metre wide passageway used by resident livestock this small spaces are home to entire families with very limited access to basic services recently biharis where in the news when dozens of people were injured in a fight between police and camp residents the violence was triggered when authorities tried to cut the electricity supply. there were protests in the camp for several days i went to my workshop to get some work done during the fighting with the police suddenly some stray shotgun pellets hit of my body and one of my

eyes from which i can't see any more. most of those living in the camp get no help from the authorities and create their own jobs but they also face constant threats of evictions and no the biharis i think challenges like can be shown. and the past all the opportunities they the biharis the region of bangladesh according to the need judgment so they are no more 3rd less or refugee so why they are occupying the government there are all the private plan so all the government is trying to evict the camp without any ne or without any settlement. but where will the biharis go the government is considering relocating those living in the capital dhaka to a new settlement with 300000 people spending multiple generations fear they'll continue to face discrimination and richard 3 al-jazeera dhaka bangladesh at least 4 people have died in flooding that's hit the south of france hundreds of

people have been forced to leave the region at least 2 of them have died one is missing and high flood waters have some cars and turned roads into rivers. now coral reefs around the globe are dying as oceans warm and become more acidic because of climate change but the corals of polo in the western pacific a proving to be resilient and that could help save the world's reefs are just series over virally reports from the sea beds of polos barrier reef. thank. our seas are teeming with life most of it concentrated here on the country's barrier reef stretching over 500 kilometers it's one of the planet's few remaining pristine coral reefs but this beauty comes with the fragility of a one of the most pristine reach of the world but there's just a here is of the threat. around the world coral reefs are disappearing at an alarming rate it's estimated over

a 3rd of all reefs will be destroyed or seriously damaged within the next 10 years climate change is warming season which has a devastating effect on corals forcing them to reject the colorful algae that normally lives within them and bleaching them white much of the reef here in palau has been spared and that's in part because the geography of the region water trapped by the lushly forested limestone clips forms a sort of lagoon and warms in the sun but instead of getting bleached the coral here has adapted to these extreme conditions and remains healthy these are so-called super corals and the only exist here in the western pacific and that makes them fascinating for scientists who hope they can be used to repair damage reefs around the world even the forests the lab and then we. stress them increase the temperature of the water that they're in and we'll see which of them are survive and those will be on it all and corals and the efforts that scientists are

making here show the healthy reef supports millions of species and on the edge of the reef in the fast flowing currents sharks there of what that species of sharks and rain in the quarters here off the coast and over that goes are endangered. in order to protect them well outwit the world's 1st shark factory. there are strict laws at play and a wildcat push for sharks and rays places at the capital to use. however it's a lucrative business shark fins fetch big money in the markets of asia where they used in shark fin soup. we've only been in the water for a few minutes when we come across this a gray reef shark missing its dorsal fin. it's illegal fishing vessels catch sharks hack their fins off and then toss the rest of the fish still alive back into the sea the prospects for this shark a bleak without offense keep it upright it will soon tire sink to the bottom of the

ocean and die as climate change decimates coral reefs and fish bear the scars of humans greed ploughs turquoise waters and the secrets they contain are a small beacon of hope in a vanishing underwater world all of the vanni al-jazeera on palau is barrier reef. this is al jazeera and these are the top stories early results from hong kong's district council elections so major gains for pro-democracy candidates who are to stand out in record numbers after all 6 months of protests that have called this cause the territories worst political crisis in decades sarah clarke is in hong kong with more on what these results mean it's a huge of morale boost for the pro-democracy front as well as the protesters it also has implications for the legislative council this is obviously the power of

hong kong's effective parliament here in the city because $117.00 of these district councils are selected to stand on an election committee which plays a crucial part in voting for hong kong next later now that election will be in 2020 a kerry lamb is very unpopular at the moment but certainly if the pro-democracy groups in the pro-democracy parties have the majority in these district elections you've got to assume that a large part of those $117.00 district councils selected will be from that side of politics. classified documents from china's governments have revealed new details about the mass detention of ethnic minorities mostly muslim weekers rights groups estimate that more than a 1000000 people have been locked up in the camps in the singerman region the documents include intelligence briefings that describe police use a data system based around artificial intelligence to select who ought to be detained the u.s. defense secretary mark esper has fired the navy's top official esper active against

richard spencer over allegations that spencer proposed a deal with the white house behind his back the matter has to do with a navy seal accused of war crimes it carries his case had been championed by president donald trump more than 60 doctors say they fear we can expand or julian assange could soon die in prison they've written an open letter to the british government demanding that a son be transferred to hospital the doctors say he's suffering from psychological problems including depression and a serious shoulder elements songes in the maximum security belmarsh prison near london the u.s. wants to extradite him from the u.k. . and that's you up to date steve stay with us here on al-jazeera the u.s. continues after listening post. from the ounces here in london brew cost center to special guests in conversation when societies divide when women are divided and the only thing that benefits from this contract itself and from

states uninterrupted is the 1st $1.00 square goods of those who don't work for him or in his shop vac meats well he's saying cash if you like to think that there's nationalism is not as ugly as someone else's nationalists in studio b. unscripted on al-jazeera. great israeli airstrikes in gaza severed all the hard work but i think that's all right there right now that cuts out of i'm. fighting for his political gosh. hello i'm richard burton you're at the listening post here are some of the media stories we're covering this week cause and effect there are hard stakes electoral politics playing out in israel and palestinians are paying the price yet again do you tubers chronicling and powering the protests in al.