makers and talk about the stories that matter 20. the u.n. warns of the disasters a quarter of a 1000000 syrians escaped intense fighting in the last rebel held province. some of them chilling words all of this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up protests in libya against warlord khalifa haftar his forces launch air strikes at targets near the chin is in order. after months of protests chile's president signs the law for a referendum on a new constitution. oh. it was the end of the dancers families grieve for those killed in india during protests against the

controversial citizenship law. hello there good to have your company the united nations is warning of devastating consequences for civilians an eclipse areas last rebel controlled province ily 250000 people mostly women and children have fled the area after 2 weeks of heavy bombardment by russian and syrian government forces fuel shortages are stopping families still from moving out syria's troop movements have been moving towards the city of moderate elmo when president bashar al assad has vowed to recapture rebel held areas and intensify the military offensive despite the cease fire in august it is home to $3000000.00 syrians many of whom are already internally displaced aid agencies have been forced to suspend their operations in the area and there are

even fears that un funded humanitarian supplies will stop entering the region as soon as next month unless the fighting ends are the monopoly on us what today these areas have become disaster areas we declare them disaster areas and they should be dealt with accordingly should not exempt the international community regional countries and the guarantor countries of continuing to carry out all of their responsibilities in order to reach not a short term truce because they do not last but to reach a comprehensive cease fire. well many of the displaced families are trying to seek shelter in turkey but they're not being allowed to cross the border how much are the reports now from the arbiter most of these people have. fled their homes heading to cities such as said our kids run in the cup with all of the province others have gone to government held areas of aleppo province but the vast

majority of them i'm from the areas where the syrian armed forces have been. putting most of their togs that is the area around what about the man and the strategic city that sits on the m 5 which assad's forces are really keen to take from the rebels they have most of them come to woods the turkish border and the turkish old photos is a motor allowing any of the syrian refugees to holes all over the comps are also fool so they are mostly in the open something makeshift comes you know depending on turkish charities giving them warm food but they do not have proper sanitation or water or any other amenities wherever they have set up but come retired general mark kimmitt was a u.s. assistant secretary for political military affairs under president george w. bush he says the international community needs to put pressure on syria russia and

turkey for resolution to the crisis. 1st russia and the syrian regime must on or the united states the united nations security council russia resolutions allowing humanitarian aid inside the city the 2nd issue is there's got to be a clear warning to russia that there bombardment of it is a violation of every tenet of. rules of law land warfare and i think 3rd there needs to be a decision between all parties the turks the iranians the syrians and the russians that the removal of the joe hockey's that are inside of it would must occur but not in the method that it's being used now i think the u.s. position is to stand back to condemn but not to get actively involved in the situation we've never been actively involved in that sector of syria prefer him to work in the northeast area which i think everybody is quite aware of but trying to

get the united states interposed inside that area militarily is not the right answer we can continue to advocate the united nations to use diplomacy and assistance but anything more than that would only make a complicated situation worse in my mind it's neither the russians nor the turks that are the key to the solution the key to the solution is the international community getting involved in this and putting pressure both on the syrian regime and russia and turkey for a resolution that doesn't cause massive human loss of life or a humanitarian catastrophe they deem government forces say warlord soft us fighters have carried out and they are strike and then all were found refinery compound and so we are there that's near the chin is in border it's the 4th attack on the area in just 24 hours to various national oil company says no one was killed. the

libyans came out in large numbers in some way against huffs on his forces there's anger after 2 people were killed in air strikes that struck a busy shopping center during rush hour warplanes also had to pharmacy and residential neighborhoods to our correspondent mark mode to the wide is in tripoli and he says there are strikes could be the response to the turkish president's announcement that he's planning to send troops to help the tripoli based government . this collation of the airstrikes by half to the fighter jets recently has been targeting civilian areas residential areas killing and wandering innocent civilians including women and children this could be read in terms of the actions have to the scam anger. action to the news about the turkish government planning to send troops to live to libya upon official request from the government of national called which is direct ignited by the united

nations recently have to his forces have targeted by air strikes. an area near the oil refinery of zawiya city stand about 40 kilometers to the west from tripoli is until you have to and it has in its cost to be the pilot that was detained or was captured by the pro-government forces 3 months ago while he was targeting their locations in. so after those forces are accused of committing war crimes by the government ministry of defense which is that said that have to. strike starting civilian areas could mount to world crimes chile's president has signed a decree for referendum on new constitution next year there have been months of protests against president sebastian pinera and the vote was one of the main

demands of demonstrators the current constitution dates back to 1981 the country was under visit tate a ship of general augusto. i mean it will wrap this once again with a pencil and paper we citizens in be able to express an opinion and they find the paf how country will take it. or boris venda spec is the founder and editor in chief of chile today he spoke to me earlier vs skype and i asked him if the signing of the stickley will finally satisfy the protests no they won't won't 'd be satisfied because there's been a lot of things that happened over the last couple of weeks that are still not soft for example the human rights violations parents unit so many people who died who got severely injured. people getting shot in the eyes by riot police at this moment and. there are large protests with a lot of oppression again so the protesters they will continue because they're they

see now that the protests really they do change something so they were right now look for it for other ways to to get for example to human rights violations punished and boris pinera approval ratings i believe can read correct me if i'm wrong on this or about the leaven percent do you think the his presidency can recover from these very serious human rights violations accusations so that's going to be to the question on one side he can right now be to president and under his presidency a new constitution will be written i mean it's a chance for him to write history but on the other side i mean there's a lot of blood on his hands for everything that happened during the protests at the end is responsible for the atrocities committed by the army by the police so in some form he is responsible and the coming months or the months until the referendum and everything that happens after death will be very key for his presidency will he be the president of the human rights violations or will you be

to president of the new future interior. india there have been protests outside the state building of our pradesh in new delhi over allegations of police brutality 18 people have been killed during 2 weeks of demonstrations against a controversial new citizenship law elizabeth per annum spoke to the families of some of the victims. the only. a mother overcome with grief and her family in mourning as neighbors come to ziad hussein's home to pay their condolences. he says his 20 year old son still a man was shot dead by police following friday prayers last week. when he was coming back from prayers the police started beating people everyone drowned but he couldn't because he had a high fever and the police caught him and shot. his son was studying to join india's civil service. he is one of 18 indians killed in

the state of altered. in 2 weeks of protests against the new citizenship law which critics say discriminates against muslims going to the police commanders and maintain officers acted in self defense and to prevent communal violence or it could be every outing. there came a point where there was fear of clashes between heroes any muslims on levy nor how we have to stop that from happening if we had not been there then things would have deterred you had it. but those who are too afraid to speak out say police attacked people in their own homes. as a result muhammad's larger then tells us police broke into the heart of his brother who was paralyzed and beat the entire family with battens but. the police barged in they broke the door and dragged him out of the house they beat him up now

he's detained the police have detained around 6000 people in both a position connection with the citizenship protests they've only charged $1000.00 of them. the people. inside. the police because of. the noise sending messages of reassurance to distressed people but rights groups say they're too late. members of a fact finding team who travel to say the police are carrying out a reign of terror on muslim communities there's a lot of people are staying up all night in the muslim communities in order to try and guard the walls because this leads to every fight of a police raid. so those. activists point out that while protests against the citizenship nor have happened nationwide was that protesters have been killed only

in states such as. which are governed by the ruling b.j. people police are detaining any protesters who come to power here in the capital new delhi to stop people from speaking out against police action in the golden state and civil rights groups are demanding the immediate release of what they call innocent protesters arrested by police and they want supreme court judges to order the field investigation into allegations of police brutality a little bit more on an al-jazeera. so ahead on al-jazeera a show of dismay iraq's highest shia leader gives politicians the silent amid political stalemate a new player in the space race but can china make it. all that more when we come back.

how the weather remains slightly dry and fine across the southern parts of china the little further south we got this is a system still swirling away here that is of course what remains of typhoon i'm pauline that's making its way towards vietnam gradually weakening as it does so will still face some other wet weather to central parts of vietnam over the next couple of days behind that was still dragging in some rather wet weather there over lose on the showers will tend to fade away as we go on into sunday by sunday some of the west weather just getting into the southeast of china so hong kong will try to increase the wet temperatures falling away to around 19 degrees celsius down into southeast asia what is very much a case of sunshine and showers that improving picture across the philippines malaysia seeing quite a rash of showers the showers extending down into indonesia on the heavy side as

well as we go on into the 2nd half of the weekend job could see some localized flooding is the results of that sumatra looking pretty disturbed but up towards the mill a peninsula dry wanted to show was there into the fall south of thailand so the chance of one of 2 showers into the far south of india maybe into sri lanka but for much of a nearest dry and up into the northeast dying very cold. the weather sponsored by qatar in. a city defined by military occupation there's never been an arab state here at the capital of jerusalem everyone is welcome but the default structure that maintains the can only project that's what we diffuse it was one of the soundness of the settlement with this and the story of jerusalem through the eyes of its own people segregation occupation discrimination injustice this is apartheid in the 21st century jerusalem a rock and

a hard place on al-jazeera. welcome back you're watching ounces here a quick reminder of our top stories this hour the united nations is warning of devastating consequences for civilians in syria is it the province only 250000 people have fled the area after 2 weeks of heavy bombardment by russian and syrian government forces debian's of joined protests against war not heard before have tar and his forces angry at the killing of 2 people in airstrikes libyan government forces say have to us fighters have carried out another attack at an oil refinery near the chu mysie and border chile's president sebastian pinera has signed off on

holding a referendum on a new constitution in april next year there have been weeks of protests against the government and the bill was one of the main demands of demonstrators. u.s. civilian contract has been killed in an attack on iraq military base several rockets were fired into the base near kirkuk which as is both iraq and the u.s. military u.s. officials say multiple service personnel were also injured all staying in iraq where there have been an anti government process now since october calling for complete political reform grand ayatollah ali al sistani the country's highest shia religious leader has been critical of politicians for not heeding the protest as to this week he declared he'll no longer get involved in politics so 1 2 of alton reports from niger a shia stronghold in southern iraq. as iraq slips deeper into political crisis the one man iraq has looked to for guidance is silent grand ayatollah ali al

sistani is friday's sermon delivered through his representative usually includes comments on political matters closely watched in streets and halls of government alike this week the cleric announced his no longer speak on politico. issues and he passed a cryptic message to iraq's politicians explaining why. if you read history you'll find that the problem is not with the people who have wisdom and intellect but with those who don't listen to those who have wisdom and intellect. clerics close to stanley say his silence is a show of dismay that iraq's politicians are not heeding his advice to start his reclusion comes at a critical time on thursday president barham saleh said he would rather resign than appoint the nominee for prime minister danny seen as representing the status quo.

what is the point of talking on political issues we are repeating the same points over and over again if they want to get advice they'll find in previous speeches. it's not the 1st time sistan has done this he stopped making political speeches temporarily in 201320162 put pressure on political leaders and. when he pointed response and record progress towards early elections. when he finds little response he resumed giving political price. to stunning may have also grown tired of his words being used to meet political ends to fossil political forces does take the steps houstonian interpret them according to their interest. not just has seen some of the worst violence since demonstrations began here 2 protesters have set up camp in the central square determined to stay until their demands are met they feel encouraged by cystitis support but unless there is a complete overhaul of the political system they doubt that early elections

a priority for psystar any will bring meaningful change. the choice is made by the politicians we want prime minister and a president to be elected by the people that grand ayatollah ali al assad has listed and boersma esteem is necessary for the nomination of a new prime minister and his decision to no longer comment on political developments is regarded as pressuring political parties to choose someone protesters can separate to silence also creates a leadership vacuum that some. fear could worsen the crisis from what i've told him al-jazeera not just. 3 of america's biggest rivals have started joint naval exercises near the gulf iran is hosting 4 days of warship drills with china and russia in the gulf of oman it's the entry point to the strait of hormuz through which much of the world's oil is actually transported iran denies involvement in recent attacks on gulf oil tankers. colombian riot police are coming under

increasing pressure over the way they've dealt with protesters taking part in the national strike one student has died many more than blinded by. a university student dragged into an unmarked car. another protester brutally kicked in the face killed by a police project since a national strike started over a month ago colombia's riot police known as is mired has been under pressure for its violent response to the mostly peaceful demonstrations. martial arts trainer alexandra de yes marched in the 1st protest but had been playing pool for 2 hours when he was attacked by the police as he fled the bar flooded with tear gas he lost his right eye after being hit by a rubber bullet. they didn't care if we were confronting them or not they simply attacked us if it wasn't me it would have been another of my friends because they

shot at us directly i felt a rubber ball hitting my right eyelid i saw it on the floor when i tried to pick it up i passed out. the un commission for human rights in colombia is investigating cases of excessive force in arbitrary detentions of protesters and journalists during the demonstrations at least 10 people have lost and i doing protests. oh you to come out of your seem fine on the surface or lost sight in her left eye i mean there is not the riot police never followed protocol that's why dylan died that's why i lost my sight and so on they always use brute force. a month after the killing of dylan cruz hundreds of people gathered at the spot where us to leave the injured there demanding the dismantling of the years my human rights organization say that colombia's riot police is responsible for the best ever.

$34.00 people in the last 20 years even if it's supposed to be a force opposition congressman who is supporting a bill in congress to replace the force says the issue goes beyond. the problem in colombia is that during 50 years of internal conflicts the polices always supposed the existence of an internal enemy that had to be confronted with violence we're living in a historic moment of change in colombia with the peace deal and our institutions need to understand that security forces need to change as well. that the countries riot police rarely violate protocols and actually needs to be reinforced many big things of their actions here beg to differ. sudan's transitional government has outlined plans to gradually lift steel

subsidies next year and increase wages for government employees from car to inhibit morgan explains how some of those economic reforms could prove controversial recently appointed council of ministers revealed the new government's 1st budget and that is for the year 2020 which had passed late on friday now according to the government there will be free education in public schools as well as free health care and public hospitals and there will be an increase in the pace of civil workers as well as cash transfers to those of low income but where the main focus of the government's budget for the year 2020 comes is on the fuel subsidies the government says that there will be gradual lifting of fuel subsidies according to the former government which was deposed in april following an uprising that was triggered by the economy last december the government pays up to 90 percent of the fuel costs which cost that the government more than $50000000.00 per week and the minister of finance and the president meant when he revealed some details of the

2020 budget said the change will be gradual so that people on the street get used to it. but the moment. we have put down this budget with a response to program the looks into subsidies that allows us to make achievements without letting those achievements go in vain through inflation we recognise the importance of having the fuel subsidies lifted gradually and not immediately now despite attempts by this government to assure the public there are concerns that the lifting of fuel subsidies will not go down well previous attempts by the previous government in 201-220-1320 extension 16 all lead to anti-government protests and the 1st rejection to this budget came from the forces of freedom and change coalition that is the coalition that has been leading at a government protest since december last year which led to the ousting of former president ahmed bashir and his government in april the coalition says that the by. it doesn't look into the suffering of the sudanese people which led them to take to

the streets demanding a better life to begin with the country's already facing an inflation of more than 60 percent and more than half of the country's $41000000.00 population live below the poverty line so there are concerns that the lifting of fuel subsidies will raise prices of commodities in the market despite an increase in the pace of civil workers and increased as well as an increase in the minimum wages but the government says that it needs to make those are short term reforms to try to improve the economy in the long run. kazakhstan has grounded all that air and folk or a 100 flights after a crash on friday left at least 12 people dead the jet came down near the airport shortly after taking off smashing through a wall before hitting a house the cause of the crash is still unclear alexia ryan of port. emergency crews calmed the wreckage of the airliner torn in half the main body of the becket barely recognizable its real resting in a field the flight had just taken off from airport bound for the capital nossel

town survivors say passengers screamed as the plane started shaking then tilted before smashing into a concrete faints and slamming into a 2 story house raisky was worked in subzero temperatures to save dozens of injured including 8 children. playing began shaking severely it was a nightmare inside i put my phone in my pocket and taught my safety belt the plane leaned forward it was clear that we would crash into the ground see what you know we found 2 sets of skid marks from the back of the plane on the runway meaning it touched it twice and mostly those passengers at the front of the aircraft were the ones who died flight recorders have been found and have been brought in for inspection nobody will be left without state support we will provide the needed help to the families of the victims and the injured president kasim caiaphas formed a government commission and says anyone responsible for the crash will be in his

words severely punished he's also declared a day of national mourning on saturday because the plane is so rugged and well built that they are in very high demand and it's very difficult to get a good for 100 today. and their life seems to go on because if they will mine time and they've got a very long structural lot the government ordered the airline to ground its fleet of dutch built jets which are more than 20 years old all back air flights have been suspended until crash investigators can work out how this happened alexia brian al jazeera. china has successfully launch one of the world's most powerful rockets saying it's a big step in its ambitions for the moon and mars the long march 5 rocket was carrying a communications satellite it launched without a hitch on like the failed mission 2 years ago that was caused by an engine problem

elizabeth pearson is an astrophysicist and journalist specializing in space she says china will find it tough to catch up with countries trying to get to mars. in the last couple of decades china has come in in leaps and bounds so they've been very much concentrating on their human space flight they are trying to build a space station a permanent space station to rival the international space station within the next decade or so and they've also sent multiple very successful missions to the moon and that's a trend that they can plan on continuing so they definitely come a long way one of the things that people really learn from the apollo era and the space race in the 1960 s. is that if you try and compete directly both sides lose out so it's all about working together or at the very least doing collaborative complementary missions so rather than stepping on each other's toes pretty much everybody realizes that if they want to go to mars with a big mission specifically

a human mission then you really need to work with other nations obviously going to mars any kind of space mission is very expensive you're talking billions of dollars to the big missions so that is again another reason why international collaboration is so important because rather than becoming one nation trying to put $10000000000.00 it's 10 missions trying to find a $1000000000.00 which is a lot more manageable. this is ounces here and these are our top stories the un's warning of devastating consequences for civilians in syria as if the province nearly 250000 people have fled the area after 2 weeks of have bombardment by russian and syrian government forces there are fears even un funded humanitarian supplies will stop entering the region as soon as next month unless the fighting ends how the monopoly on us what to do these areas have become disaster areas we declare them disaster areas in the

should be dealt with accordingly should not exempt the international community regional countries and the guarantor countries of continuing to carry out all of their responsibilities in order to reach not a short term truce because they do not last but to reach a comprehensive cease fire. libyan government forces say warlord khalifa haftar us fight is a carried out an airstrike at an oil refinery compound in zawiya that's near the chin is in border it is the 4th attack on the area in just 24 hours libya's national oil company says no one was killed and libyans came out in large numbers in so we're against have to and his forces is anger after 2 people were killed in an airstrike that struck a busy shopping center during rush hour chile's president sebastian pinera has signed off on holding a referendum on a new constitution in april next year there have been weeks of protests against the

government and the vote was one of the main demands looming that will not be once again with a pencil and paper we citizens will be able to express our opinion and define the parts our country will take. 3 of america's biggest rivals of start to join naval exercises near the gulf iran sourced in 4 days of warship drills with china and russia in the gulf of oman it is the entry point to the strait of hormuz through which most of the world's oil is transported china successfully launched one of the world's most powerful rockets saying it's a big step in its ambitions for the moon and mars the long large 5 rocket was carrying a communications satellite those are your current headlines the news continues here after inside story we'll see you a bit later but by. iraq's

president has rejected the nominee for prime minister he says his brother's quit someone rejected by protesters who are demanding an independent candidates so what's the way forward for iraq this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm dating for months now iraqis have been voicing their anger and demanding a change in their political leadership they say they are fed up with corruption unemployment and a lack of basic services hundreds of people.