telling stories of people who generally don't have a voice a member of the child like that's going to be afraid to go and ask a question and i think that's what our series does he asks the question to people should be accountable and also if we get people to give their view of what's going on. 'd and seeking racial justice protests in parts of europe with growing calls for controversial statues to be torn down. there on the clock this is out 0 live from our world headquarters in doha also coming up in the program a high profile politician in the democratic republic of congo is sentenced to 20 years jail for corruption. powerful u.s.

attorney who's investigating president donald trump's allies refuses to resign despite efforts to remove him. and a worrying combination the threat of monsoon rain in corona virus for injured stuck in the world's biggest refugee camp. so then a call for racial justice that began weeks ago in the united states is echoing through other parts of the world for another weekend it's just gone 4 pm here that's the french capital of paris where crowds are marching to highlight issues with police brutality and in the scottish capital edinburgh people are demanding the removal of the melville monument that commemorates a politician who resisted calls to end the slave trade and in the united states 4 statues have been torn down in different cities this was washington d.c. where crowds cheered as the any confederate general statue in the capital was

toppled there also protests in the u.k.'s capital and it's with the marches and the london 90 once again protesters gathering right around the country. that's right nick there are different black lives much the protests for a 3rd weekend here in britain now there were several 100 people here in parliament square by winston churchill statue listening to speeches they're making their way elsewhere now there's another group a larger group that gathered in hyde park in central london they're stressing the need for ideas to keep the momentum behind their movement some of the issues that we've heard raise of the fact that the british government is providing things like tear gas and other equipment to police forces and security forces in the us which in their opinion of being used to brutalize peaceful protesters seen since the killing of george floyd they've really put the accent though on activity and

mobilizing people of all different backgrounds here in britain one of the slogans is the u.k. has not innocent they've been reminding people that there have been a number of deaths of black people in police custody where there has been no punishment or action taken against the officers involved they've also been talking about the need to challenge racist behavior and language within the family setting there's a feeling of optimism from many of the young black protesters here that things are getting better in terms of. white people showing solidarity to people of color but that demanding that that's translated into real political action so it's unclear how long the protests will continue like this but the issue certainly seems to be gaining traction and not even a couple of things i see mention the statue behind you winston churchill i see that the it was boarded up last weekend but it's now it's now been has been has been

taken down also what about the government's response to all of this how's that been taken in the u k. well i think that for many of the protesters the statue's debate was something of a distraction of course there was go ficci on churchill statue saying he was a racist a few weeks ago taken off and that it was boarded up. suppose it threats of it being pulled down just like a slave a statue was pulled down in bristol but i think in general what we've heard from the protesters and what we've heard in the why did debates on black lives matter in the u.k. is that there a bit a number of reports going back decades including the macpherson reports in 99 which concluded that the police force was institutionally racist and the people feel that very it's time for action whereas boris johnson the prime minister has just announced another commission into racial inequality people say you have the

statistics you have the steps recommended you even have the wind rush report into the scandalous. behavior of people of caribbean background some of whom were deported after being told that they were able to prove that they were british while living here for decades all of these things are out there you need to take steps to make inequality a thing of the past rather than continue talking. or not only that and thanks very much indeed for that update and then reporting from london. 2 news from the democratic republic of congo where one of the most high profile politicians has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for corruption a court in kinshasa found if you tell it come out guilty of embezzling more than $50000000.00 from a public housing fund a camera his presidential chief of staff and he was seen as a potential successor to the current president fillies to katie his supporters say

the case is politically motivated i'm going to be watching developments from nairobi and imagine what's the latest you've been hearing from the co proceedings. well there are going to be options to the sentencing of michelle vitale come. to 20 years in prison he supporters keep on saying that this was a political witch hunt something that was intended to drive away without coming in from the political scene in that courtroom given the poxy hard with cut and president ship carrying 2018 when he cleared the way for him and agreed to be prime minister if they win the elections but then become. the candidate for the coalition in 2023 that is one of the next elections will be how they keep on insisting that this is

a political witch and michelle the retired committee husband very visible in the congolese political scene for most of the past 20 years he's been the speaker of parliament and contested against the president kabila and now was the chief of stuff he's been accused of embezzling up to 50000000 pounds out of a project for building infrastructure. in different parts of the country to kinshasa you certainly was a major player is certainly a major player what's the significance of him standing trial. well 1st of all congo is not a country that's known to try people in politics specially for corruption corruption has been taking place not only in the cup but the book also in the outlying regions of the country. there's been massive corruption cases in the past

involving the minerals of the concrete. abundantly fall off and we've not seen anything of these teachers at any time before which. many observers say lends credibility to the argument but this is just a way of getting this possum out of the way but again the prosecution had come up with. some significant evidence according to the judges in valve body which allowed them to believe that he was actually involved in corruption including. buying property abroad with the. money that he got from the government according to the judges or mohammed thanks very much indeed mohammed are reporting that. a powerful attorney who's prosecuted a number of associates of the u.s. president donald trump is refusing to step down even though the attorney general has named his replacement jeffrey berman says he'll continue his work was elected

prime not reports. as the top federal prosecutor in manhattan geoffrey bindman it's late several investigations into corruption close to the u.s. president's in a circle today and seeing an indictment charging love parness igor froman in october last year he announced charges against 2 main link to donald trump's personal lawyer rudy giuliani they were accused of trying to buy influence of u.s. policy in ukraine and a case that added fuel to the calls for trump's impeachment they saw political influence not only to advance their own financial interests but to advance the political interests of at least one foreign official. these cases and an investigation into giuliani have concern to the trumpet ministration on friday night attorney general william announced berman was leaving his position saying that the president intends to nominate jay clayton the current chairman of the securities and exchange commission a lawyer with no experience as

a prosecutor or statement ending by thanking jeffrey berman describing him as stepping down after 2 and a half years of service their only problem is jeffrey berman says he's not going anywhere releasing his own statement i learned in a press release from the attorney general tonight that i was stepping down as united states attorney i have not resigned and have no intention of resigning my position the trumpet ministration has a growing reputation for forcing out anyone seen as disloyal in recent weeks the president has fired a number of agency watchdogs including the inspector general of the intelligence community whose actions led to the impeachment inquiry bob offered no explanation for attempting to replace berman a republican who once donated to trump's campaign democrats have accused barr of politicizing the department of justice and acting more like trump's personal lawyer barr. or.

her. senate democrat chuck schumer of new york has tweeted the dismissal reeks of potential corruption of the legal process questioning what action by berman had motivated the president burmans laid cases against transform a personal lawyer michael cohen and convicted sex offender jeffrey abstain he says he'll continue to pursue justice without fear or favor until a presidential pointed replacement is confirmed by the senate and exam brian al-jazeera. still ahead here on al-jazeera a mother's growing despair fiza her son is among tens of thousands of political prisoners an even greater risk in syria. as strong as what is gathered for the president's 1st rally in months we'll tell you why the event is already provoking outrage.

hello there will be more flooding as expected from the seasonal rains in central and southern china and you can see the very obvious shape which takes owes rains to japan as well but they're more consistent at the chinese end at the moment and they're consistent where they are as well just south of the yanks you think getting back towards your non this is humid occasionally sherry but not so much in hong kong and north of that it's not quite as humid but just as hot in beijing for example there well may well be some significant rain running from the east side of honshu sometime on monday just catching turkey otherwise it's child to watch out for the fairly heavy rain what harm has maybe moderate rain but mostly just a little rain persistently for monday tuesday wednesday outside the city they will be heavy downpours there will be some flooding and that's true potentially any of

these thunderstorms in borneo with the philippines or further west even in peninsula miocene even in java we're seeing more showers or maybe we should at this time the educator included as you can see is pretty widespread in nature these thunderstorms moment the monsoon trough has gone on long way north now it's about here more or less but the forecast rains in the next few days are on the eastern side of india and then bangladesh. a global pandemic mass protests demanding change economic recession and geopolitical tensions not to mention the small matter of a looming election join me steve clemons in conversation with leading voices on the bottom line your weekly take on u.s. politics and society on al-jazeera. context this is the. story telling you about the biggest issues but had to do you should do it again.

and again watching al-jazeera remind of our top stories this hour and black lives matter protesters are rallying in the u.k. and french compton's against racial injustice and in the scottish city of edinburgh demonstrators called for the removal of a monument commemorating a politician who resisted calls to end the slave trade. of course in the democratic republic of congo his sentence former presidential chief of staff told comedy to 20 years in prison he was accused of embezzling more than $50000000.00 in public funds . a powerful u.s.

prosecutor who's led cases against president trumps our license when it was on the spot to attempt to remove him jeffrey berman took action against transform a personal lawyer michael cohen who is investigating another of his lawyers rudy giuliani. people in the world's largest refugee camp are confronting an even more dismal full cost monsoon rain is the new threat for more than a $1000000.00 ringette living on bangladesh's border with minimal aid workers have already warned of a disastrous toll from refugees contracting covert 19 jammed you as its report. its monsoon season in the world's largest refugee settlement for the rohingya who live here one of the most vulnerable populations in the world and already dire situation grows even worse. than the we're in trouble now when it rains or to enters my house we can't sleep properly we have to keep our children on our shoulders at midnight if it rains. but the weather isn't the only thing keeping

mohammad awake at night far more worrying for him and his family is the threat posed by coke at 19. and less so if there are health risks we're not going out. with following the instructions of the government says dozens of refugees have tested positive for corona virus since the 1st case was confirmed in the camps in mid may concerned about the devastating toll coated 1000 could take on the regime to the united nations refugee agency has been working hard to construct isolation shelters and quarantine facilities that people live cheek to jowl and very crowded circumstances they often say that the population density of the camp is double that and so you can imagine. diseases are quite hard to control the district of cox's bazaar where the refugee settlements are located was placed in lockdown in early april according to u.n. h.c.r. bangladesh while lifesaving and critical activities in the camps continue the

presence of humanitarian workers has been cut by 80 percent in an attempt to reduce transmission of the virus. but maybe the thing to really emphasize is the role of the refugee volunteers because when you're really relying on word of mouth to spread information has to be in a language that people understand i don't know not well with the internet largely shut down in and around the camps this volunteer cyclist is ensuring rohingya refugees are kept up to date. as part of a program sponsored by the international organization for migration in bangladesh he rides around with a megaphone slung over his shoulder trying to spread hope at a time of increasing despair. and disease. demonstrations being held in the greek capital of athens in a show of support for world refugee day united nations refugee agency estimates about 120000 displaced people living in the country greaseball the brunt of

europe's mightn't crisis with more than a 1000000 refugees arriving between 20152060. and similar demonstrations are taking place in paris france is one of europe's main destinations for refugees and migrants it's estimated there are more than $370000.00 displaced people currently living that rights groups according to political prisoners in syria to be released as the number of covert 900 cases rise u.n. officials say the potential spread of the virus in prisons is extremely high a former detainee has appealed for help from russia's president an ally of syria as you know has this. the war in syria made his family refugees in their country he also lost his son. it's been 4 years since man disappeared while traveling to neighboring lebanon his taxi driver told the family he was taken at a government checkpoint. please help me tell me where he is i just want to hear his

voice i don't know anything about him i just want to know if he's alive or that. there are many others in a similar position human rights groups have documented the detention abduction and enforced disappearance of at least 130000 syrians most had taken part in peaceful protests when the uprising began in 2011. calls by the you and other organizations for their release from government jails have grown louder with the spread of coronavirus in late march syrian president bashar assad issued an amnesty for some crimes without mentioning political prisoners rights groups say the decree was a tactic to avoid international pressure they have documented the release of less than 100 people jailed for common crimes while more than 100 were arrested in the same period. it was the 18th amnesty issued and still

$130000.00 political prisoners are in jails are also been deaths due to torture despite the embassy's the us a government denies holding prisoners of conscience and torturing detainees to death in secret security prisons but u.n. investigators say tens of thousands of people have disappeared and may no longer be alive some who survived like dr mohamed al are turning to an ally of bashar assad for help. he wrote a letter to russian president vladimir putin which was published in the russian media. him to pressure bashar assad to release that arbitrary b.-ball the most the bill so far email is empty they didn't provide me and the response so far but i did my you duty actually. hold them accountable actually. years of campaigning have done little to pressure

the government to release the prisoners or allow independent monitors into detention centers if you believe anything will change for a man's mother there doesn't seem to be any end to her pain said to her the beirut . well let's turn for a moment couple and he's head of policy analysis at the arab center for research and policy studies and he says it's unlikely prisoners will be released in the near future. this has been one of the most and bought issues and this. 9 years all conflict no. reason has always used torture and detention as a tool nor that to terrorize and been allies it's a bonus and if you look back like that it is a go at the united states hasn't acted as a act one important component of that act actually was put into business and in syria it was actually designed in order to put pressure on the syrian regime in

order to release those people who have been detained and then the main wanted of that act was in fact the photos the 55000 photos of more than 11000 people who have been tortured to death and in. and out. and so i think this is about to be one important to the issue of in the coming weeks and months that it's going to be discussed d.d. and and the media and also and discussed it with the discussion between the different political actors and see the the set and message these are mainly and it's not it's not designed for but it's good business i think that asian is holding those people actually in order to use them as a tool to depressurize the position and also 'd for a few which are deep and to exchange it with political concessions so i think that ideally doubt it that the regime with that it is and able to get business before a final solution to this crisis is reached one of the yemeni government's largest

special forces camps has been taken over by sudden separatists on the island of sumatra this comes a day after they stormed a local government building in the city of. the u.a.e. back to southern transitional council is fighting for control of the island through the saudi backed yemeni government the 2 sides were allies in fighting 3 rebels on the mainland. brazil has now recorded more than a 1000000 cases of cave in 19 projects but it's a warning that the worst is yet to come a report of more than 54000 infections on friday that's a new high for the country which is the epicenter of the pandemic in latin america is mostly in human. the 1st football match of the rio de janeiro state championship was anything but a joyous occasion was yet another layer fans of brazil's most popular team flamingo protested outside the magic on ask him against president jade bull so nat'l he's

been betting that the return of football matches will send a message to brazilians that it's time to get back to normal and back to work because a couple of bad political movement is against the reopening of the championship it's a fascist irresponsibility of the government which is not committed to helping people only concerned about the economy the game in arguably the world's most football crazed country was played without fans inside while right next to the stadium at least 2 more people died from corona virus in an emergency tent hospital. in brazil the number of infections and deaths is unrelenting and with more than a 1000000 infections now confirmed former health minister luis enrique mandate that tells al jazeera that the pandemic is still a long way from subsiding but i think that we are in the middle of the pandemic season we have a country that is really a continent and we had some cities there really went through the problem was in the

middle time and other ones that didn't start yet so i think that we were. struggling with from latin america's atlantic coast to chile on the pacific the pandemic is accelerating chile now has the highest number of infections per 1000000 inhabitants in the world and despite months of partial or total lockdowns less than 40 percent of chileans are staying home prompting the government to limit permits to go out to buy food and medicine to twice a week. the president has asked congress to fast track a law raising penalties for violating quarantine to 5 years in prison but many are questioning the strategy the vast majority of the people in the cars that you see here are returning home from work legally there are countless industries and businesses that are operating like for example this well known coffee chain and that are supposed to be providing essential services but the clearly are not and what's also clear is that the government is turning

a blind eye because of economic considerations all the while telling people that they have to stay home hospitals are at a breaking point and while countries from europe and asia worry about a 2nd outbreak here in south america it will be months before the 1st one even begins to subside you see in human al-jazeera santiago costa rica's government is holding the reopening of its economy after an increase in unifications the tourism department has been urging the government to open up the borders switch it closed until the end of the month 100000 jobs have been lost in the central american nation since the president declared a state of emergency and that was back in mid march. u.s. president donald trump is preparing to hold his 1st campaign rally since the corona virus outbreak so residents and businesses tried to stop saturday's event in tulsa over concerns it could worsen the pandemic but oklahoma's top court says it can go ahead but as rob reynolds reports the president's decision to hold a rally in

a city where you saw one of the worst racial attacks in u.s. history has also provoked widespread anger. supporters of president donald trump have camped out for days outside the arena in tulsa 2 whether by choice or lack of historical knowledge president trump has chosen to kick off his reelection campaign in a city notorious for racist violence and mass murder in 1021 tolson's prosperous greenwood neighborhood was known as black wall street when rumors spread about an encounter between a black teenage boy and a white girl armed gangs of whites rampage through greenwood killing and burning planes dropped incendiary bombs witnesses said some tulsa police officers set fire to homes and businesses while others stood by without intervening up to 300 african-americans were killed people saw bodies. lined up on the

sand bars in the arkansas river and people talked about how bodies washed up downstream. and their people who said they saw people being tossed into mass graves . in 2020 toll so remain segregated with a history of racially discriminatory policing as protests over the killing of george floyd in minneapolis seethed a senior toles a police officer said this in a radio interview. in 2016 a black man named turns crutcher was shot and killed by a white policewoman while standing next to his vehicle crutcher was unarmed the officer was acquitted of manslaughter tiffany crutcher is terence's twin sister in

the same policing culture that burnt down my great grandmother's community black wall street also known as the greenwood community is the same culture that continues to persist the day the same culture they killed my twin brother trump one oklahoma overwhelmingly in 2016 why then hold a rally in a state he'll almost certainly carry again. once. and. i think a large part of the president's reelection effort is going to be. the strategy could back fire brand the middle of a pandemic and this will be the 1st large event since we've shut down everything after this family and it turns out there is a significant outbreak. among. i think that's really going to put into jeopardy the

president's strategy it's a volatile combination a history of massacre a bitterly divided nation on edge and a deadly virus spreading fast with a president poised to stir up the brew robert oulds al jazeera. the right time for we cover the top stories here on al-jazeera and black lives matter protesters are running in the u.k. in french capital to get in place an injustice and an editor in scotland to demonstrate his call for the removal of a monument commemorates can petition who resisted attempts to end slave trade. a court in the democratic republic of congo has sentenced former presidential chief of staff of company to 20 years in prison with hard labor he was accused of embezzling more than $50000000.00 in public funds going to nairobi he's been

gauging reaction his supporters keep on saying that this was a political witch hunt something that was intended to drive away without coming from the political scene and the court will give in doubt pocky hard with current president critics she carried in 2018 when he cleared the way for him and agreed to be prime minister if they win the elections but then become. the candidate for their coalition in 2023 that is when the next elections will be how do they keep on insisting that this is a political witch. a powerful u.s. prosecutor who's led cases against president donald trump's allies says he will not resign despite an attempt to remove him jeffrey berman took action against transform a personal lawyer michael cohen and is investigating another of his lawyers rudy giuliani. monsoon weather in bangladesh is threatening the safety of

a 1000000 range of refugees already at risk of coronavirus aid workers have repeatedly warned of the disastrous toll it could take in the world's largest refugee camp as infection spread. a rights groups are calling for political prisoners in syria to be released as the number of cave in 1000 cases rise u.n. officials say the potential spread of the virus in jails is extremely high. one of the yemeni government's largest special forces camps is being taken over by southern separatists on the island of so-called track comes a day after they stormed a local government building in the city of how people the u.a.e. back to southern transitional council is fighting for control of the island the saudi backed yemeni government it's. going to take the headlines swear you've got more news here on outsider right after the bottom line by. the health of humanity is its stake a global pandemic requires

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