wow what a pity. the stories we don't often hear told by the people who live there mothers of rain could be this is europe on al-jazeera. we have democracy is. that what. a blow to press freedoms in the philippines 2 journalists are convicted for the 1st time in a libel case. committed l. this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up turkey carries out as strikes in northern iraq against kurdish fighters it calls terrorists. a video emerges showing a black man in the u.s. being shot by police and that led to the death sparks

a new wave of protests. words of hope letters from family members and friends become a lifeline for coronavirus patients in mexico. one of the philippines most prominent journalists has been found guilty of libel and the case seen as a major blow to press freedom maria ressa denies the charges brought over an article published on her news website rappler linked a wealthy businessman to criminal activity for online portal is highlighted extrajudicial killings and abuses during president ford rico deter face time in office is expected to appeal against the conviction that carries a sentence of up to 6 years in prison. i appeal to you the journalists in this room the filipinos who are in this. protect your right. we are men. of course canary tale we are meant to make you

a great. great soul the only appeal again. don't be afraid because if you don't use your rights you will lose them we don't go to college a brazen move to try to roll back the rights guaranteed in the constitution we will lose them. the case is the 1st of at least 8 filed against a recess since to turn to came to office in 2016 these include alleged tax evasion and foreign ownership that abandon the city pains the cyber libel case stems from a 27000 complaint filed by a business been over a rappler story published in 2012 just before the cybercrime law was passed well fred ok exact he was defamed when he was links to the then supreme court chief justice who was actually moved from office for failing to declare assets the libel complaint was initially dismissed in 2018 but government investigators reversed

their decision and recommended every step be prosecuted. dogon has more from outside the court in manila. this is not the 1st time though and not the only case that journalists are facing as you know just over a month ago the biggest media network was shut down maybe as c.b.s. also was shut down because of its failure to renew its license there was also another broad sheet that was also threatened to be closed so no the united nations all of the rights organizations have called this of course a dark day in journalism but this is not new this is been going on for the last 4 years although there is no official reaction again from the philippine government that the support from the office of the president you know many many actually believe that this has been the case simply because there has basically which the war against journalists by calling them feet used for the previous statement he made a few years ago that some journalists do this serve to be killed so right now at

this point maria ressa still at her press conference she's sharing her sentiments with other journalists a lot of people say they continue to support maria they think that this is the 1st time that basically cyber libel was weaponized it was something that was passed during the previous administration but a lot of rights groups over the past few years have actually been calling on the government to decriminalize libel they worry though that the case of maria despite being prominent actually has a greater impact to lesser known community journalists who may not have the same gravitas who will feel intimidated every time they write a story every time they write they speak truth to power every time they face bigger challenges and go out against powerful people. who speak now to barbara truth in vienna she is the executive director of the international press institute a journalism advocacy group where maria ressa is part of the executive board thank you for your time is this the final nail in the coffin for media freedom in the

philippines. one of many and i think it certainly is a very negative sign it sets a very problematic precedent for a country where president the president president of turkey has tried in many many way to muzzle the press or successfully also. intimidate the joy of his enthusiasm censorship. and most recently of this nearly 2 all the attacks against them arrests and rappler it also forced the shutdown of the television network so it's a highly problematic verdict to what we're seeing here i do want to pick up on something you mentioned self-censorship you also mentioned a.b.s. c.b. in which went off in right there seemed to be no real small out of that for deter say so are journalists now self censoring has it been effective.

you know self-censorship is something that is very difficult to measure but it is inevitable that in a country where anybody who are speaking up against the government and not in this is just doing journalistic work basically exposing exposing the men's corruption that this government is also affected exposing the breaches of human rights that i do ministration has been committing. anybody is facing the face that we are seeing now with. us so if this is really inevitable that sense self-censorship is the outcome and certainly we see that very much in a philip interest well i was interested to hear maria ressa talk about how social media has been weaponized against her and how that is happening around the world

against news outlets and individual journalists is that what you'll see. absolutely not only we have observed the social media sorry not the weaponization that the use of social media platforms by trolls crawl toward you whatever you want to call them . be a ditch propagandists are the government which also stimulate a reaction among supporters are the government so there is an entire network of people who are heavily active on social media and extremely active in attacking joining lists that like maria ressa even though we have experienced this whenever we as idea i. post any statement in defense of her year on and on social media we need it within a couple of hours we received hundreds of very unpleasant comments are

directed at her so it's going it is incredible how much of the social media platforms have left space at this propaganda machine that's how i would call it made of trolls made of supporters made are a complexity of individuals and bots that are active on social media to support the government thanks there bubba trail for you from the international press institute and actually my colleague richelle carey will be speaking to maria ressa herself others on the news are coming up at 10 g.m.t. . turkish warplanes have bombed several areas in northern iraq targeting kurdish separatist fighters it's part of a new operation against the kurdistan workers party or peter kay turkey's defense ministry says it's in response to an increase in attacks on its army bases the p.k. is designated a terror group by turkey the united states and the european union. has more from istanbul. what makes this operation different is that in the previous operations

that have been conducted by the turks since 991009 196 most of those operations targeted single area in those areas but this time armed forces targeted several a riyadh at the very same time of course the there is an importance of the area. code to some workers party named as the immediate defense center is really a defense area as it is actually a kind of view from as describing the qandil mountain areas which is the base for the kurdistan workers party and the comment ship the logistic lines everything is wrong through this area i have to underline that this area as the. media defense. is neither under the control of the kurdish regional government nor central baghdad government it is under control of the p.k.

that's why the turkish military has been on and off conducting operations in this area according to this statement by the turkish defense ministry $8.00 to $1.00 targets were hit by the turkish forces and some of the targets were not hit by a lots minute decision because of the is civilians around the area and the turkish military and the defense minister believes that this is a very success for the armed forces eliminating the p.k. kit that has been in their terms harassing the turkish borders and the petrels and police stations along with the military bases on the other side of the border. separatists in southern yemen have seized a convoy of vehicles carrying billions of reels to aid in central back forces loyal to the southern transitional council that took control of aden in april stole the cash as it was being transported from the port the incident could threaten a fragile peace between the group and the saudi backed government. this 40000000

soldiers have been killed and dozens are missing after an attack by an armed group that happened in the village of goma kora near the border with martone on sunday un earlier said gunman killed 2 of its peacekeepers in the northwest region a russian court has sentenced a former u.s. marine to 16 years in jail for espionage paul whelan maintains he's been framed he was arrested during a visit to russia and 2018 wheelin was attending a wedding and was in possession of a flash drive containing classified information he says it was supposed to hold holiday photos. the death of a black american man while being arrested by police is being treated as homicide and autopsy says racial brooks died from 2 gunshot wounds to the back the killing of the 27 year old in atlanta on friday sparked more protests against police brutality and gallacher reports after a weekend of protests following the death of ray short brooks the restaurant where

he died is now a symbol of this nation's racial tensions it's being cleaned up now but the anger here hasn't subsided the 27 year old father of 3 was shot and killed by police on friday following a struggle with 2 officers. as he fled mr brooks was shot and later died on saturday night the restaurant was set ablaze and city leaders condemned the police's use of deadly force his children will continue to grow up for the rest of their life without a father now we can't we can't magically make ryszard brooks reappear this building we can build this building this wendy's back up we can follow an insurance claim to ensure that this building is built back up i don't condone this but i understand it and i'm hurting just like everybody else is despite the resignation of atlanta's chief of police and the firing of the officer who killed ray sean brooks calls for police reform and accountability a growing we're going to make sure that if you shoot somebody in our state you're

going to be prosecuted if you're long before someone. if you change someone down for a not my crime you're gonna be prosecuted as law enforcement that iraq government is back on it can't ask people here all right across the u.s. on to races protests continue to grow in los angeles the gay pride parade took to the streets in support of black lives matter in south carolina a 1000000 man march was held as protesters marched on the state house lawmakers to address police brutality racism and economic disparities with a shocking plan probably i feel here. if there was any of the system that we have plus the fact. that that happened was you know many of us have had it with you know it's been 3 weeks since george floyd died in police custody now another

african-american man's name has been added to a long list of victims of police violence police forces across the u.s. and now banning practices like cho cole's others a promising more transparency as a mentor. the change continues many say that simply not enough to tackle systemic racism inequality and police brutality calls for real police for a former now growing here and across the world and a gallacher al-jazeera miami florida. still to come on al-jazeera europe reopening will be live from one of the continent's busiest shopping streets as coronavirus restrictions relaxed. how drive in movie theaters are keeping the shared experience of cinnabar lives despite the global pandemic.

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to. your geology is there a reminder of our top stories this hour from a journalist in the philippines has been convicted of libel already arrested denies the charges over an article published on her reps news website verdict has been seen as a major blow to press freedom. turkish warplanes a bomb several areas in northern iraq targeting kurdish p.k. cases the defense ministry says it's in response to an increase in attacks on its army base it's. a russian court has sentenced a former u.s. marine to 16 years in jail for espionage or wheel and maintains he's been framed he was arrested during

a visit to russia in 28 team. across europe coronavirus all downs of being eased with borders reopening and life returning to normal drivers no longer have to stop for border checks as they move between this west village of chassell and neighboring italy italy opened its borders to the other e.u. states almost 2 weeks ago the southern german city of munich has also reopened its airport flights are mostly restricted restricted rather to people traveling else and bound flights for foreigners are expected to resume next month. and in the u.k. non-essential shops are being allowed to reopen jonah hall joins us from london's oxford street usually also it's one of the busiest shopping streets in london what's happening there today. well great excitement i can tell you particularly outside the nike term store here on regent street in fact we're on the corner of regent street and oxford circus one of the busiest as you say shopping junctions certainly in the country if not more widely than that nike town opening in an hour

there's already a long queue around the block a great deal of excitement at the front of the queue there as they wait for the doors to open and others say stretching all the way around the block top shop next door offering big discounts 7570 percent off an enticement to try and get shoppers through the door on this day. that britain takes the next step in the lifting of its lockdown restrictions nonessential stores are now allowed to open that means retail outlets large and small department stores clothing store sports shops book shops many will open not all will open and that's because there are very strict rules in place around this opening of course the 2 metre social distancing rule is still very much in place inside the shops it's not in evidence much in this queue however there will be plastic screens around the tills you have the other touch and feel the merchandise on display in the shops you can even try anything on in

a fitting room no access to fitting rooms all of which sort of begs the question if this is such a different shopping experience what most people are accustomed to and happening in this environment when the pandemic is still very much a reality coronavirus still very much around how many people will actually want to go out shopping well here in oxford street the estimate is that there will be a return of some 20 percent of footfall 80 percent down on normal levels that will be ok for some but simply not viable for others with overheads of perhaps much smaller store. as they simply won't open and i'm afraid the reality is many shops around the country may never open again very different shopping experience indeed. so what measures are in place then jonah to try and mitigate the spread of coronavirus even as all of these shops are you know. well as i explained to you there they were plastic screens being put up around

chills you can't touch the merchandise on display you can't try anything on mosques are not compulsory inside shops other than in smaller spaces where social distancing isn't. going to be possible always more difficult indeed mosques are now being brought in compulsorily on public transport as of today that's another measure in the lifting of the lockdown and also schools are opening on a wider basis from today to slightly older people so britain aging more and more towards a total lifting of the lockdown the next big milestone is july the 4th with the opening of the hospitality sector that pubs and restaurants bars and so on and i think a lot of very anxious eyes now will be cast on the infection rates this week and in the coming weeks to see if they begin to rise hoping desperately of course that they don't because that would signal the potential of a 2nd wave and that of course is what everyone is so worried about even as they try with these measures to resuscitate an ailing economy thanks for that update there

jonah hala live from london's oxford street. pakistan is reporting a record rise in corona virus infections the government to sealed off more than a 1000 high risk areas to try and curb the spread experts predict 80000 deaths by august and a 1000000 infections the world health organization is warning the health system is underfunded and could be overwhelmed kemal haida has more from islamabad. one has to go back to the last day of ramadan that different the government decided to ease down so that people could do day shopping day of course is your standard operating procedure procedure that people would have to wear a march and to follow all the air still beats however people who rushed to the market today did not care about then there were days or days families relative intermingling getting to know you do know the situation of god safety and their love by now we are sure that also the city of lahore 'd

which is the provincial capital of the barn job the health minister today said that jump from tomorrow night large sections of the city into the order to be a dad will be seeded all because home and being right in the number of games days which are going to radio will remain focused on medical facilities yesterday the minister for planning also say that the. rate of infection could go up to 300000 by the end of this month and court crossed the 1000000 mark by the end of july. china has locked out another 10 neighborhoods in beijing after a cluster of crowed virus infections broke out at least 87 cases have been reported in the capital of the past few days many new infections are being traced back to a market that supplies most of the city's nice and vegetables china has recorded more than 84000 cases and mexico coronavirus patients have been relying on nurses

to keep them in touch with their families john holmes reports on the next is of hope people receiving. this bit of paper means the world christian. it's christophe who's picked up to a ventilator fighting kogut in mexico city's general hospital there's no visits no video calls allow and that's why the nurse was about to have the idea to deliver letters from relatives to patients and read them aloud it's become a lifeline to the families this is the full tip one from christian and his sister jessica puppy only a manuscript is this going to go you have to do the same for mary was a person i think ok. this is. where thank. goodness this is her number here pretty much the same 1st grade in the store it's you know the most one of the for me here. it's the most. disturbing most

difficult in. memory is think this thing would be. christofer always heavily sedated for those volatile since his vital signs still jump when he reads the letters to him and that helps christian to. miss began saying this began to. begin with the response indignities dang it. got be about 8 us i mean the. focus is on what i keep going on i must. be your single it's the most and. the plans now there's a whole group of families on the seas doing the same case for thomas is going to today he's brought along a letter from his 11 year old sister or like almost us it's better yesterday but i'm going to get the star you know a charlie gun that you got that others you know are going to not get over here

anymore. my god this is my. family. how was it been for you to be sending these letters to your magic what i watch on the bottle of moment the. moment. when i sort of put us you. i don't know if i see it go to. these return of dollars. these families are hoping their words will give the relatives the strength to beat this so they can to face to face again john home and dizzy to mexico city. the united states recorded 382 coronavirus related deaths on sunday the lowest in more than 2 months recently about 800 people have been dying each day on average down from the peak of around 2004 the us is the worst affected country with nearly 116000 deaths. i call that democrats force the closure of cinemas

around the world but many drive in venues have stayed open to movie goers and such as the big screen experiments at a safe distance from us also enjoy the reports from the u.s. state of virginia. in the middle of the cold at 19 pandemic americans are tired of being cooped up inside watching movies on their big screen t.v. not surprisingly those living close to a drive in movie theater are seizing the moment sunny barry says the drive in was a joy of his childhood in the 1960 s. here they have a playground so we just played the game on the playground and do all that great in the team here running around and pass out and in the 2nd movie was full of the older people you know so they watch the older films it is all pleasure to welcome you to this guy live in the 1950 s. and 1960 s. some 4000 drive in theaters opened their gates to americans every weekend they're

ready for. food socializing and the latest entertainment all on order but as land values soared in the 1970 s. and 1980 s. theater owners took the money and ran only $300.00 or so drive in theaters are in business today somehow we decided to come out of the family and enjoy the beautiful weather though you can at one time like sunny berry jim cooper grew up loving the drive in and then his dream of being here all the time came true thank you i became a patron a 19 a poem and i started to talk with alan all the family of the boat us they'd all and i always told them if you have a one of the give up. right now and one day i got that phone call on this night coupes job is making sure the customers follow new public health rules and that we create the perfect. every car 2 meters apart. paying for snacks with the phone

app and though no one can listen to the sound on the car radio the old fashioned windows speakers are covered in plastic just to be safe you can actually have even though that they're covered up your stoke i mean. sunny barry and his family say that even with the rules the drive in is a gift on a lovely spring night we have a big family and it's hard to limit our gatherings to 10 people at a time so we figured this would be a good option we can maintain some sort of social distancing with the children it's always hard though. as the sun goes down moviegoer settlin and enchanting story and each other's company under the stars 2 metres apart roslyn jordan al-jazeera stephen city virginia a senior militia facing charges of war crimes relation to the darfur conflict is

a pairing of the international criminal court for the 1st time they could ship is accused of committing crimes against humanity between 20022004 the i.c.c. issued a warrant for his arrest in 2007 he surrendered last week is believed to have liaised between the groups and sudan's government while ethnic cleansing operations took place in the darfur region up 230-0000 people were killed 2700000 people driven from their homes. this is al jazeera and these are the top stories a prominent journalist in the philippines has been convicted of live very aggressive denies the charges of an article published on her play news website the verdict is being seen as a major blow to press freedom. i appealed to. the journalists in this room the filipinos who are in this. protect your right. we are

men. of course canary pale we are meant to make you free. trade so you again. don't be afraid because if you don't use your rights you will lose them we don't call it a brazen move to try to roll back the rights guaranteed in the constitution we will lose them. turkish warplanes have bombed several areas in northern iraq targeting kurdish separatist fighters it's part of a new operation against the kurdistan workers party or p k k turkey's defense ministry says it's in response to an increase in attacks on its all the bases separatists in southern yemen have captured a convoy carrying billions of reels to aid in central bank forces loyal to the southern transitional council who took control of in april stole billions in cash as it left the poor. russian court has sentenced a former u.s.

marine to 16 years in jail for espionage all women maintains he's been framed he was arrested during a visit to russia and 2018 the shooting of a black american man while being arrested by police is being treated as homicide and autopsy says ray shot brooks died from 2 gunshot wounds to the back the killing of the 27 year old in atlanta on friday sponsor more protests pakistan is reporting a record rise in corona virus infections the government sealed off more than a 1000 high risk areas to try and curb the spread of a senior militia leader facing charges of war crimes relation to the darfur conflict is appearing at the international criminal court for the 1st time. accused of committing crimes against humanity in the early 2000. more news here on algis there are witness to go away. on counting the cost to india labor reforms but is it reform when they cracked the job fed in the millions with no

redress what china is tightening. its financial hub status. virtual jobs. the real deal. counting the cost on al-jazeera. and i think i know. what to do you mean they need. to be in the us. is not going to. so we don't know if they're going to.