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the war and its consequences which are still felt today we tried everything we went to the united nations we tried to make. contacts with different countries and it was clear that all this was just north of the wall in june. tens of thousands gather in washington d.c. demonstrating against police brutality in the wake of 2 points. and there i met clarke this is al jazeera live from doha coming up. around the world from london to sydney tens of thousands marched in the. libyan warlord holy for have to back its calls for a ceasefire after the un recognized government captures key cities and makes
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a push for his stronghold. anti-government protesters and 11 frustrated over worsening economic conditions faced off with rival demonstrators . so the chorus of voices demanding an end to systemic racism in place brutality is getting louder with millions muchly across the united states and around the world this follows a fatal arrest of george floyd in minneapolis that was 2 weeks ago now well right now tens of thousands of people out about in washington with what's thought to be the city's largest demonstrations so far the peaceful gathering has centered on the newly named to blacken lives matter plaza which isn't far from the white house hundreds of mourners attended a memorial service in north carolina where george floyd was born and people waited in long lines outside the church to pay their respects meanwhile the cities of
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seattle and denver have introduced the rules for police using tear gas against protesters it comes a day after new york state california and minneapolis announce a policy changes and the 2 buffalo police officers suspended for pushing a 75 year old protester to the ground on thursday leaving him with critical injuries have been charged with a so-called felony assault both have pleaded not guilty. all right let's bring in every time he does live in washington d.c. it's a cruel thing is that george floyd died on may the 25th now on june the 6th this whole issue of how we police in the united states has become an all consuming issue . right with the question as always what we've seen outpourings of. police brutality in the past is this different and perhaps to help us understand i'm joined by 2 guests kerber about tina's is here
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with me along with her daughter chiara c.e.o. do you think this is different i mean we're going to have so many protests about police brutality in the past do you detect something different now oh absolutely i think. to another level. it's back everybody i came to this country as a refugee. really a way. to come out and support. it's definitely different i could tell you that the conversations that are happening are taking place in the workplace folks are listening and it's a start has changed right now now but i think it has opened a dialogue for why is the issue of police brutality against black african-americans why is it important to you. why is it more visible on our screen do you pass out why is it important to me my daughter's half black i have nieces and nephews.
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black. my friends you know it's a quality it could be me i could be next you know so it's important i think one of the things i love about this country is the justice the freedom for our eyes so it concerns me that. you know certain people are just because the color of their skin are targeted or mistreated and i think it's always been there now it's just more apparent it's caught on video you're awarded you think when you saw george floored being killed by those police officers i ill is very hard to watch that video it was very hard it was very sad. i. i feel for his family and like after that i'll say ok another that you don't need to come together so i'm so glad we are all coming together and being united as one and hopefully we can
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make a change we're not trying to look like you're going to specifically. this report slogans but what does it actually mean when you think this is not to be true i think. that justice system i think the police brutality i think it's the training i think it's the police unions that they also need to be held accountable and we can't just shove this aside i understand their law in order and they need to come out. time stock to address certain whether that's still messed up violence or whatever that's going on within that day but i really think their tactics are brutal you can. visibly see when they. when the police i probably sound mind now i have collar it's treated very differently it's like no we're guards whether they're getting hurt are they going
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to live well once they're done now and resting so i do feel the need to be a reform on how to do that as well is just. what you know start you very very much that is what we hear that when you see those sort of thing d. from the police it's not just well let's just take all the money away it's done take take the money away from a militarized police force that gets budget raises every year into the militarization of equipment but to divert that into social workers people who can deescalate and you don't just look at everything as a law and order situation which will require the. pepper spray or a taser all right she had thanks very much and if that she ever turns reporting that from washington d.c. . it's enough from a toss you can name who has more from a protest march in minneapolis that's the city where george floyd died and she says police reforms are already being put in place the coke old and restraints will be banned if an officer witnesses a chokehold are not being used or any other type of unauthorised force they have
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a duty to report it immediately even if they're on scene they need to pick up the radio the phone and report it they also have a duty to intervene if they do not and they witness unauthorized force they say nothing don't report it they could be punished on par with someone who has actually use that an authorised force the minnesota department of human rights is continuing its investigation into the department on the legal front on monday 44 year old children a former minneapolis police officer who kneeled on george boyd's neck will make his 1st court appearance it will be a preliminary hearing we are told that children has already been moved to another correctional facility due to concerns over his safety libya's u.n. recognize government is pressing on with an offensive to reclaim territory from warlord who before have to entering the stronghold city of sirte the government has rejected the cease fire plan put forward by have to offer to talks with his
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egyptian knowledge mahmoud of the wod reports now from tripoli. proposing a peace deal in cairo egypt's president abdel fatah has sisi with libya's warlord honey for have to. whose falutin month offensive to capture the libyan capital collapsing this week announcing it is time for a ceasefire and old foreign fighters to leave come out ahead if we move our daughter. the initiative aims to guarantee a fair representation of libya's 3 provinces and a presidential council elected by the people under the supervision of the united nations to manage libya's leadership for the 1st time in the country's history but the proposal was swiftly turned down by the tripoli based administration the head of the high council of state told al-jazeera that any deal offered by the egyptian rejean is the rejected the context of what has just been reported about military
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advancements in the last week the series of defeats that have suffered over the last 2 months and its practical exit right now. from the west of libya suggests that in fact the cairo initiative but i don't like liberation as it was called is more about trying to salvage what remains of after this project to protect what remains of his military forces in the east have to his forces have suffered significant set backs in recent weeks losing control of more towns on saturday including a benny will lead as d.n.a. forces continue to drive have to his fighters from western libya moment but we're not after now seeing full control of the capital tripoli and recapturing catheters a stronghold city of kut who now on friday government forces are now gearing up for an offensive to recapture the city of sirte another half to the stronghold and
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hometown of libya's former dictator moammar gadhafi regime symbolism. search is not our ultimate target we're determined to move further to we reach the stronghold of hafter in the east of the country. while saturday's focus was on peace talks in cairo in libya this was the scene following an atheist cly. as live position in green just south of misrata are another reminder that a lasting peace appears a far from read church in this oil rich country the egyptian initiative seems contradictory to its major rule in fueling the libyan conflict by backing the war in tripoli the balance of power has recently shifted in favor of the jenae thanks to turkish military support which the government has was part of an official agreement mahmud up that were hit. tripoli. a lebanese
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security forces of fired tear gas and rubber bullets and anti-government protesters in beirut hundreds of people were rallying against the government's handling of lebanon's worst economic crisis in decades so what has this was a society torn apart i love an on is in turmoil i deepening economic crisis further impoverishing a nation locked in a political power struggle supporters of the ruling alliance faced off with anti-government demonstrators in central beirut. this main artery lebanon's capital has been a frontline since october when the protest movement began against the sectarian political class which has ruled for decades the army and the security forces they are trying to keep the people apart the divide is deep and the tensions are high on this side are those who want to new leadership accusing the ruling elite of corruption that run the country's economy into the ground those on the other side
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are defending the status quo political party using. it who. needs. requirements of that of the people they still are using those needs politically to achieve their goals. protesters are growing frustrated as unemployment and inflation rise as the government think oh she's with the international monetary fund for a bailout they tried to storm the nearby parliament building but were prevented by security forces saturday's call for action was an attempt to revive with many here called a revolution after weeks of lockdown due to the coronavirus pollution areas themselves are here because they want better living conditions so for me and now it is by far more important to find a plan for the canonical prices to find a balance for the electricity prices some traditional parties opposed to the ruling alliance are calling for early elections and their supporters are now. on the
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streets they deny they are exploiting the movement to shift the balance of power in their favor over party i've been participating in this rebelution since day one and 0.2 was in the opposition scene since 5 years ago so we there's nothing new for us we are still in the same place we are still fighting for the same principles the movement which brought together sects which spoke in one voice and carried one flag the lebanese flag appears to be losing momentum those who returned to protest work feel national unity was not revive today instead deep divisions and sectarian tensions resurfaced jennifer their ashes into beirut still ahead here on al-jazeera brazil's government accused of trying to hide the scale of one of the world's worst coronavirus. and why tens of thousands of make of being culled in the netherlands.
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be somewhere i've been accused of being crazy i'm not in fact crazy on al-jazeera. how to get your desire among the top stories this hour and tens of thousands of people have gathered in washington d.c. to make their voices heard over police brutality in the united states peaceful demonstrations to be the city's biggest since the rallies began over the death of george floyd in minneapolis nearly 2 weeks ago. libya's u.n. recognized government has launched an offensive to reclaim the strategic city of sirte to the stronghold of the just forces the government also flatly rejected a cease fire agreements proposed by half to twinks in egypt. lebanese security
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forces fired tear gas at anti-government protests in beirut hundreds of. companies protesting over the economic crisis around 30 percent of the population are out of work. so back to our top story and protesters against police brutality and racial discrimination continue to grow across the united states as millions of people marched to demand reform it is the 12 consecutive day of public anger sparked by george for instance political heinous today's developments across the united states . it happened all over in cities big and small new york philadelphia los angeles denver and all through the nation's capital washington d.c. awash with peaceful protests while the u.s. president stayed mostly silent inside a heavily fortified white house the protesters filled the streets outside demanding change someone has to do something about that it can't be that we're just dying out
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here and no one's doing anything about that all we get our promises and promises and nothing ever changes but i want my children to see that america we can go out and we can do things like this we can we can show that we support are the true equality our true constitutional values so i think it's a point for my kids to see it after decades of protest. and activists say this time seems different my pride is in this so many people across grows cold in rages and sexual orientation there are people out there you know black people too long to be had to bear the burden alone but police are protesting as well in buffalo new york the 2 officers who did this shoving a peaceful 75 year old man to the pavement seriously injuring him have been arrested on felony assault charges though officer showed up at the courthouse to protest their arrests still this is a massive call for change at least one governor says it's coming legislation is going to come back next week we have the say their name agenda transparency
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of prior disciplinary actions for police officers the 58 bill no choko across the united states they braved the risks of a pandemic to send the united message there can be no more who meet the same painful and as george white all while his family remembered him with a funeral in his north carolina town where he was born and the nation shouted out his. political hand al-jazeera. while there was tension between police and protesters in london during black lives matter demonstrations the crowd tried to march on downing street which is the home of the british prime minister police in riot gear block demonstrators trying to push them back and here in the day thousands gathered in the center of the city ignoring government advice against large gatherings jenna hall followed the protests through london. it's a pretty substantial process protest this has been in london by some counts 10000 people certainly several 1000 people many of them still here in parliament square
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protesting in solidarity of course with the events happening in the united states but not exclusively about those events also about events here in this country institutional racism police brutality the sort of thing that affects the lives of the people in this crowd every day taking the opportunity now to have their voices heard in the sort of messages we're seeing on the streets here look at some of these banners no justice no peace black lives have always mattered silence is betrayal and black lives are worth more than a number thanks very much guys and over here you can see strung up on the statue of abraham lincoln on the edge of parliament square racism is a pandemic too as i said it's not just about the united states here it is about the lives of people in this in the united kingdom about the way policing is conducted here in peace on the scene years decades centuries injustice and things just need to change the title i think what's really sad is that it's bringing people together
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and having some of the patients talk about what everyone should be in all communities it's all racial background and the more you talk the more that action can be taken and of course it's not just the political element it's not just about police brutality there are additional concerns as well about coronavirus about the spread of covert 19 in these enormous crowds and senior politicians and health officials had urged people indeed not to come out at all at this process and be a protest and they've been a rolling series of these protests through the week and they may well go on and they had urged people if you do come out please respect social distancing rules where there's been very little social distancing going on here albeit most people are wearing masks it does rather feel as if the need that people have to be heard in these circumstances outweighs their fear of contracting the virus. and. racism protests were have also been held in cities across france. in
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paris thousands defied bans against demonstrations jewed to coronavirus and many called for justice for item a tro or the son of a mali an immigrant who died in french police custody 4 years ago protests also took place and must say in legal and illegal. solidarity demonstrations were also held in into the southern city of naples hundreds shouted i can't for you at a peaceful protest outside the u.s. consulate. and she is here protesters knelt down and chanted i can't believe some of george once last words some demonstrators compared floyd to mohammed who was easy the chin is in street vendor who set himself on fire in 2010 his death is credited with spark in the arab spring revolution of anti-government protests and uprisings in the region. india has recorded its highs daily tally of corona virus infections as the total number of cases rises about 230000 india now has the 6
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highest number of infections well why the government has been gradually easing lock down restrictions hoping to revive the economy most shopping malls restaurants and places of worship a jew to reopen for monday under new guidelines and kenya has extended a nation like curfew as it tries to contain the rising number of creative virus cases the president who in kenya says the curfew will continue for another 30 days it will be shortened by 3 hours restrictions on travel in and out of nairobi amend their destiny in place all gatherings are still banned and schools will stay closed until september. opponents and supporters of brazil's president are expected to rally across the country on sunday as it grapples with a worsening coronavirus pandemic. who's been widely criticized for his response to the crisis threatening to deploy special forces against demonstrators. as this
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report. the sign on the window car dealership. reminds customers of the need to use face masks and anti-bacterial gel it's the 1st phase of the city's reopening despite record numbers of 19 deaths and president. at the center of growing criticism for downplaying the virus strain it and attacking lockdown measures is going further. he is borrowing a page from his u.s. counterpart donald trump and trusting to leave the world health organization. either the w. ite show works with ideological impartiality all we are also out we don't need outsiders why young in on our health here brazil is now the 3rd highest number of covered in 1000 related fatalities in the world and experts believe it will soon become the 2nd scientific models predict that more than 125000 people could die by
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august 4th. critics of both scenarios say he's responsible for many brazilians never taking the pandemic seriously. anything it's sad but he didn't wear a mask he made fun of it didn't believe it shook everybody's hand and unfortunately he caught it it's very sad but that's the tree. but none of this is the tearing the president in its efforts to minimize the gravity of the situation the newly designed ministry of health daily report on the spread of the virus no longer records the total number of deaths. and the minister has announced a review of the criteria used to confirm coverage in 1000 deaths which critics fear will be used to manipulate the real numbers but some are. under a huge price from here because they say. they're all it says against. and now they're trying to find out people are out how to solve the problem the
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problem is so their government is trying to act in a really dangerous road trying to change that right to try to change that numbers at that they. the growing divide over the coronavirus response in the country will take to the streets on sunday as protesters in favor and against both so maddow will face off in sao paulo and other. cities. doctors and nurses across brazil keep working around the clock to save as many lives as they can in a country ravaged by the virus and deeply divided on how to respond. in the netherlands tens of thousands a mink being after the infected several farmers with coronavirus government says this is to prevent farms from becoming long term reservoirs of coburg 19. farmers are killing their mink by gassing them with carbon monoxide one by one
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after the family at this farm fell ill that covert 19 it became clear other people didn't infect them the genetic structure of the violence they contracted was similar to make infections every year thousands of young males are killed and their fur is exported to china russia or the united states to be made into cold and fashion accessories the dutch government initially said it wasn't necessary to call them changed when it became clear infections to widespread a last minute court case filed by animal rights activists failed to save the animals. they would have to kill their mothers departed a company nobody wanted to do and their newborns are only $4.00 to $5.00 weeks old that is of course heartbreaking. the netherlands is the 1st country where covert 19 has been found in maine farms and researches are urging other countries such as
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denmark and spain to test their animals as well there is a fear that. farms could be a reservoir in future the outbreak in the netherlands is now decreasing is fading out in humans so we don't want to have a reservoir in mink farms because there will be a continuing risk 4000000 mink are caged in $145.00 dutch farms researches don't rule out that most will have to be called nearly $10000.00 mink are being killed here at this farm today and this is only one of the smaller ones i mean our rights groups have long protested against mink farming and the government has decided that they all need to be close by 2024 but some farmers have said that this by the risks of infections they want to continue their business until then animal rights groups say the farms should be closed immediately after rumors spread that activist wanted to freedom a police started to patrol the area questioning them and journalists there's
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a lot of talk about. the danger of an animal agriculture to the public health krone crisis. is just one of them. so there is a lot of tension among the farmers they feel threatened in their livelihood and that makes some people aggressive and that's why there's a lot of police always when there's animal activists the farms are located in the southern that islands which has the highest number of covert 19 deaths in the country residents of known as the dutch main capital blamed the government for acting too late they had urged the killing of mink as soon as they became sick a month ago step fasten al-jazeera in the southern netherlands. hundreds of people in israel have protested against the government's plan to annex parts of the occupied west bank jewish and arab rights groups join the demonstrations the plans would see about 30 percent of palestinian land become part of israel from early
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july the united nations recognizes the occupied west bank as palestinian territory by international law. opec and its allies have extended historic oil output cuts throughout july nigeria says it's preparing to make additional cuts starting next month until september that's in order to compensate for producing more than its quota in may june paik made the record cuts last month to boost oil prices which have been hit hard by the lockdowns imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus . this is out there these are the top stories and tens of thousands of people have gathered in washington d.c. to make their voices heard over police brutality in the united states and launched a peaceful demonstration is thought to be the city's biggest since rallies began over the death of george florida minneapolis that was nearly 2 weeks ago. people
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across the world have gathered to express that anger over floyds death to in the u.k. people rallied to denounce institutional racism thousands gathered in london with a small number of protesters clashing with police. libya's u.n. recognized government has launched an offensive to reclaim the strategic city of sirte stronghold of worldly for have to forces and the government also rejected a cease fire agreement proposed by have to after talks in egypt melich train arizona highway leading to sirte with more on the government's offensive the word. here tell me that they want to continue on after still 30 very strategic it is based in central libya. but if this comes after forces that position themselves there are some say to keep a position in power of position in impossible negotiations this will be a major step back after have to have lost several cities in western libya to this
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earth will be a major setback in any possible peace talks in the future lebanese security forces have fired tear gas at anti-government protesters in beirut they demonstrated against the economic crisis around 30 percent of the population are out of what. india has recalled its highs daily tally of corona virus infections as the total number of cases rises above 230000 india now has the 6th highest number of infections worldwide. brazil's health ministry has taken down a website that tracks the corona virus outbreak by region and start reporting the total number of cases president to both scenario defended the decision saying the data did not reflect the moment the country was in state health secretaries have denounced the move for terri and. headlines got more news right off the inside story.
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it's time we learn to live with the coronavirus and how should we old for a new wave of infections some countries reimpose lockdown while others prioritize their economy this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm. lockdowns to stop the spread of coronavirus are being lifted worldwide shops and businesses all.
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