al jazeera. that. hundreds of protesters arrested in hong kong the 1st to be taken into custody under a contentious new security law. i'm on tatum says al-jazeera live from london also coming up polls close in a referendum which is expected to reshape russia's constitution and extended lead to may putin's grip on power. more than 80 people confirmed dead in ethiopia where anger over the murder of a popular singer continues to grow. and the growing list of companies boycotting

facebook has calls increased for the social media giant to do more to block racism and hate speech. below the u.k. and u.s. have joined a chorus of criticism directed at china after it imposed a sweeping new national security law on hong kong the 1st arrests were made under the legislation earlier on wednesday when thousands of people took to the streets to mark 23 years since the territory was controlled by britain critics say political freedoms and civil liberties guaranteed by a pact made at the time have now been destroyed sarah clarke reports from hong kong . despite the searing heat and defying a police ban thousands of protesters marched to test the new national security the legislation was fast tracked in record time in beijing and in acted on july the 1st

the 23rd anniversary of britain's handover to chinese rule as sad as it makes me say so far it is yes china is china it's all gone home gone it's china as of today 1st of july it's a sad day but that's what it is but i'll still take the streets i still say what i think because it's my right as a human being. protesters started marching chanting $300.00 lang at the key demands only to be met by a line of riot police. yes but this group of demonstrators say it's they duty to stand up to china day law enforcement in her own home what they always do list you are allowed to protest and make their arrest later so i today i come out and can out and one audit dictatorship knowing full well that probably i'll get arrested or try. the scope of the national security is far reaching article 38 says it can essentially target anyone anywhere extradition to china for trial and

a maximum sentence of life in prison faces violators of the legislation people were arrested during wednesday's rally for breaking the new no they were in position of items cooling the hong kong's independence from china police sealed off the area fired the water cannon tear gas and pepper balls to break up the crowd police say one officer was stabbed in the. strategy by police on wednesday it was a cordon off key areas where the practices had gathered one time times where i've felt like i know much protests rival the strategy straight the police were still able to mike at least 300 arrests earlier on wednesday the city's chief executive celebrated the hand of the anniversary and the swift introduction of the new security lul kerry was sidelined in the drafting of the script but said it was necessary to a stool into and rebuild hong kong's reputation as a leading international financial center in asia yet see a law flat the enactment of the national law is regarded as the most significant

development in the relationship between the central authorities and hong kong since its return to the motherland in beijing government leaders were doing their best to counter critics who say china's actions marked the end of hong kong special autonomy the government in beijing says and one that is responsible for the former british territory and they want to prevent it becoming a springboard for subversion against china sir clock al-jazeera hong kong. british prime minister barak johnson has condemned the new law as a serious breach of the u.k. china agreement. is about to honor a pledge to offer citizenship to almost 3000000 hong kong residents who have tried to continue down this path we would reach introduce a new route for those with british nationals overseas status to enter the u.k. granting them limited lead to remain with the ability to live and work in the u.k. and thereafter to apply for citizenship and that is precisely what we will do now.

the us is also hit out with this extra state my pompei are saying free speech was at risk free hong kong was one of the world's most stable prosperous and dynamic cities now now be just another communist run city were its people we subject to the party elites whims said indeed this is already happening security forces are already rounding up on collars for daring to speak and think freely the world law has been eviscerated and as always the chinese communist party fears its own people more than anything else between you is in beijing and says china is sending a message to the people of hong kong. china's foreign ministry came out on wednesday afternoon justifying and defending this law explaining that this was crucial for hong kong stability it's crucial for its future prosperity and earlier

beijing government officials said that the west often misconstrues this idea of one country 2 systems it's not about the central government having a hands off approach in hong kong it's actually about the central government taking control when it needs to especially when it comes to issues are important as national security going forward beijing's message to the people in hong kong is that the buck stops with beijing the highest authority in hong kong is the chinese government and we see this manifest in the way this national security will is written on complete the very much the public face of this there in forcing this law in the ground but behind the scenes it's china needs intelligence security agents who are pulling strings perhaps what he behind the scenes surveilling those suspected of violating the rules again terry lamb when it comes to courts and cases presided over in hong kong she will select the judges but it is the mainland that has the last say when it comes to the more severe cases these cases will be heard by beijing behind closed doors and the effect of this is very clear beijing wants

to send a strong message that this law is a deterrent and they're going to be looking to hong kong police to ruthlessly apply this law in order to set an example to the people of hong kong going forward. russia could be on course to pass its most sweeping constitutional changes since the end of the soviet union and keep that image putin in power until he's 83 years old early results suggest an overwhelming number of people have approved the changes in the referendum polls were open for a week to boast to turn out during the coronavirus pandemic. or trying to manage a has been for investments in russia and joins me now so how reliable are these results well election observers in the opposition's they were not surprised by this reported overwhelming turnout they say because the vote was carried out over one week there was no way to ensure that it was fair or free and they reported widespread irregularities in particular employees of state run companies saying

they were being forced to vote in their workplaces they were being registered without their consent in our team in moscow actually interviewed one of these employees who said that lawyers had told her how and when to vote in her workplace she decided to speak out saying actually i love my job but i love my country more but those instances of people speaking out about what was happening to them was very very rare. we saw footage of polling stations popping up in fields in car parks on park benches manned by one person not independently observed we also saw some journalists proving how easy it was to rig the system by voting twice once online and once in person and the kremlin responded by saying those individuals would be prosecuted but there was no mention of how to make sure this didn't happen on a wide scale but that's not to say that people didn't turn out to vote and they were enticed with these giant prize draws their promises of winning shopping balances or cause or flats while at the same time opposition gatherings were banned and even

learn protesters carrying a placard or were threatened with arrest but the vote is now passed so i think we have to ask what does it mean well. putin put the russian language and russian values front and center of the constitution so appealing to nationalist he also put social measures. very prominently not that they needed any changes to the constitution to insure them but that that registered very highly with voters what didn't feature so prominently on the billboards was the fact that this these amendments will make gay marriage unconstitutional and also make it impossible to prosecute a former president giving them immunity and crucially reset putin's presidential terms to 0 so if he chooses to he can run in the next 2 elections and if he wins he could be in power until he's 83 years old and this is

a president whose approval ratings have plummeted from 90 percent to 59 percent he really needed the blessing of the people he hasn't shown what his future plans will be in tons of running for future elections but now he can say if he does i have the blessing of the russian people challenger thank you very much indeed. if you piers military has been deployed to the capital addis ababa as armed gangs roam the streets in a 2nd day of unrest triggered by the murder of a popular singer with an 80 people are being killed during protests following her death on monday when it was a leading voice for ethiopia's biggest ethnic group the aroma or shapiro reports. as a former political prisoner in the room or activist

a chuckle who was known for more than his lyrics about economic and civil rights his songs became the melody of the protest movement and 20 that elevated the new government to power he was shockingly on monday. he needs somebody that is. i can buy a good feeling he passed media and what was needed in the whole of africa. is. how do you really go to. my duty of power had the rhetorical. invasion the critics question was which he you know very evenly committed in fact we don't fight some of the deeply interested and part of the almost heavy facing. his killing provoked a furious response from his many fans thousands followed his casket through the capital addis ababa the room or ethiopia's largest ethnic group which has long

complained about discrimination and oppression even with a fellow romel as prime minister nobel peace prize winner matt said what he called an evil act of assassination was orchestrated abroad in order to divide the country he alluded to egypt and sudan which are in dispute with ethiopia over the opening of africa's largest hydroelectric dam. the could be one as the un security council was meeting to discuss the renaissance stem crisis the cessation crime took place it's a crime which an external force has participated and carried it out using a local force the aim is to prevent us from completing the renaissance dam project our enemies will not achieve their objectives even if we pay more prices and offer more 2nd feiss. about it given a chuckle who was critical of the prime minister to appearing on a media network owned by a government critic joe or mohammed a few days ago. the 36 year old singer spoke out about receiving death threats

before his life was abruptly ended now many ethiopians will remember him as a larger than life figure in life and in death the center of national intrigue. al-jazeera. still to come on al-jazeera waving goodbye to coronavirus closures spain and portugal reopen their joint border after 3 months in lockdown. and plastic piles up in indonesia the government is trying to sort through the names. of. how the weather in europe settled down to recognizable pattern now with the north generally cloudy often breezy sometimes wet fronts running through from the atlantic and the size but the more steady usually the haas a bit too has been pretty hot in scandinavia recent bieber's talk of down to 21

london's down to 21 as well so the thirty's are really from rumania southwards is gay particularly hot in the eastern mediterranean probably in the western med is well spain inland it is getting quite or in between you often find big thunderstorms and they've been nasty ones recently but not so much in the moment big ones were possible in switzerland and then into lombardi in northern italy and slovenia they could be quite active and warsaw does get a few more showers i have to say but poland's forecast isn't a bad one it's got 3 days of showery rain nothing says thunderstorms and the terms of creepy have again to 25 or so about time we get to the end of the weekend. south mediterraneans generally quite a bit of dust in the air rivers and brought these little orange patches the biggest showers and actually a west africa recently through gaza westward through monrovia and up towards nearly the gambia the orange tops signify the biggest showers mostly there and i went

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one of the top stories on our jazeera china has been condemned by several nations after a controversial new security north came into force in hong kong 10 people were arrested on the north after thousands of protesters came out into the streets. early results suggest more than 70 percent of russian voters support a constitutional change which could allow president putin to run for another 16 years in power. police say 60 people have been killed in 2 days of protest in ethiopia but the reported total is a surprise 80 it's been widespread anger after the murder of a singer in. spain and portugal have reopened their joint. border to all travellers after more than 3 months as their coronavirus outbreaks remain under control the spanish prime minister pedro sanchez and his portuguese counterpart and turn your coaster about ceremonies on both sides of the border to celebrate local business owners are relieved when the economies of both countries heavily reliant on tourism

and all other e.u. travel restrictions were lifted last week. business owners in the netherlands are eagerly awaiting the benefits of the e.u. reopening to tourists with some nationalities who most visit the country still on the banned list and would expect the numbers to pick up anytime soon so fast and reports from amsterdam. the traditional dutch fishing village of markan is a popular stop for tourists from all over the world now there are only a few local visitors shop owner opaque had no income at all during what was supposed to be his high season in spring but he has mixed feelings about welcoming tourists back also given your broader unsecure feeling opening your shop and having all kind of people in there. you cannot see if somebody is infected or not. you still have to help them without too much

protection on the other end. going bankrupt so that's that's another fight with disinfectant hand gel and a joke yeah i like the life of me very good good good good good good guides are luring visitors the usual long queues are gone and boats are no longer clogging the canals a perfect atmosphere for a quiet city tour but this eerie piece is not exactly what tourists are looking for in the dutch capital known for its vibrant bars and coffee shops. it is extremely quiet the holiday season has started as all the rest and should be full of people should be outside enjoying the sun we missed that we live in a quiet place and we came here to look for some actually. more than 20000000 tourists visited the netherlands last year providing an income to nearly 1000000 people but with americans the 2nd largest group of visitors still banned nobody

expects these numbers to pick up soon without the masses of tourist amsterdam feels like a completely different city some say they even know only now who don't neighbors are but while a group of amsterdam is has made a strong need to keep it this way others say the city is far too depending on too if you are of. tourism expert stephan hodes has complained for many years to make tourism in the netherlands mostly. stay nable by urging the government to spread attractions to other cities but he says with the current crisis the government wants to go back to business as usual as soon as possible and there are incredible plans to build more hotels 22000 more rooms in amsterdam in the direct environment so the tourist industry wants that but the people of amps are there in creasing numbers don't want it because they are losing where i did to tea with the city the city is no longer their city he predicts that visitors will be back in

force in 2 to 3 years while this might not be soon enough for some artist like to enjoy a quiet moment in the city a bit longer step fasten al-jazeera. americans fears about the spread of coronavirus out their highest levels in more than a month as the world's worst outbreak shows no sign of ending a reuters ipsos poll says 81 percent of american adults are very or somewhat concerned about the pandemic the u.s. recorded its biggest one day increase of nearly 48000 new infections on tuesday texas florida arizona and california have emerged as the latest epicenter is causing some governors to reimpose restriction is 127000 americans have died and 2600000 have been infected around 47000000 people have lost their jobs palestine is implementing a 5 day lockdown in the occupied west bank after a surge in corona virus cases and deaths at the restrictions come into effect on

friday and residents will have to shelter at home at least 11 people have been killed by code 19 in the west bank with more than $3000.00 confirmed infections more than half in the city of hebron alone comes at a volatile time with israel aiming to start and axing 30 percent of the occupied west bank this month. but israel's plan appears to be on hold as the government waits for a green light from the white house debate on the issue was due to begin on wednesday the prime minister benjamin netanyahu says talks with the u.s. are ongoing there's been international condemnation of israel's plan the united nations european powers and arab countries of all denounce the proposal thousands of palestinians in the gaza strip have been protesting against an exception they waved palestinian flags and held up a banner which read the occupation should leave our lands palestinians want the west bank to be part of a future state for them. there is a senior political analyst now on bashar says despite u.s.

support this may not be playing out as the white house hoped. netanyahu. has a personal agenda you know he wants he wants to be the king of israel i didn't want to be known for his corruption since he is indicted and he's on trial 'd he wants to go down in history as the man who stood behind the grief of the land of israel he wants to have that kind of illogical zionistic legacy trump my chair some of that i think he was like someone who is angelic of christians on board but he also made some apparently you know some promises or some overtures 'd to some of america's allies in the region including some in the gulf. with the and i think cairo whereby the trump plan was not supposed to be only a box and exception there were supposed to be a lot of diplomatic humbug as well that you know could cover up for for the

annexation the fact that nothing wants to go through with the next station without the pretext of a diplomatic process that could at least say they see in some of those capitals including of. course it is not exactly what washington wants to do immediately so washington wants to. 'd drape this thing in some kind of a diplomatic process or. turkey's interior minister says up to 60 migrants may have been trapped in a boat that sank in a lake in the east of the country a search and rescue mission was launched on saturday after a boat was reported missing in late van near the border with iran following stormy weather 6 bodies have been recovered so far 11 people have been arrested in connection with the incident in december 7 people died and 64 others were rescued after another boat carrying migrants also sank into me. i suppose for more than

$400.00 brands are due to start vanishing from facebook it's all part of a campaign to put pressure on the world's largest social media platform to do more to stop the spread of hate speech and racist content in last minute talks facebook failed to convince advertises that it was doing enough korea gupta has more. it was an ominous warning by the u.s. president during mass protests against the police killing of george tiller it certainly after dawn in times tweet twitter issued a warning for the 1st time so his message to his flood violence facebook didn't follow suit sparking a report test by some stuff right now facebook is trying to walk or really dangerous line where are really fine line in any case between free speech and haste hate speech so zakhar has said repeatedly that they don't want to be an arbiter of truth so some things are being taken down particularly when it comes to a lot of inflammatory remarks trump has made these this is where they kind of fall

short now a campaign by wide scoops urging companies to stop advertising on facebook during july is gaining momentum more than $400.00 brands including. coca-cola ford honda on unilever one of the world's largest advertisers of consumer goods are posing their ad campaigns the point call it is aimed at causing enough financial damage to force facebook boss mark zuckerberg into changing his policy what brands are asking now for is for the industry to put in place advertising industry wide policies which are consistent across the board which means setting standards of what's helpful content today definition of a content will depend on the platform are you dealing with it is about finding common ways of reporting the incidence of harmful content it is about putting in place a thought party verification for the data which is being reported and it's about

creating tools which allow brands to be making informed decisions on where they want their ads to be placed with more than 2000000000 users facebook has long been accused of not doing enough to stop misinformation think news propaganda from spreading among its uses we're going to start labeling content last friday zuckerberg announced that facebook would start flooding use with the content the violet's truth and take violent content down among other measures. and to stay this book announced that it is banning a u.s. based violent attic of the network broadly connected to the book you movement but stopped short of banning all references to the far right program network who supporters believe violence could lead to a 2nd u.s. civil war the july boycott seems to have got sucker books attention but it remains to be seen if it will have enough impact on facebook's profits to force more

meaningful action. on to 0. more than a 1000000 people have now been affected by flooding in northeast india and the areas rhino population has also suffered at least one of the animals has reportedly drowned after a park housing 2 thirds of the world's remaining one horned rhinos was engulfed by water or than 70 percent of because a ring of park in assam state has been flooded after monsoon rains. when the world's worst plastic polluters has banned the use of single use plastic bags mountains of waste have almost filled up indonesia's landfills and the government wants to take action that's been made worse by rising online shopping and food deliveries during the coronavirus pandemic jessica washington reports from jakarta . on the outskirts of the indonesian capital this is where jakarta's rubbish ends up a mountain of garbage that never shrinks and there's always more on the way for

those who live here it's a danger to their health but for many it's also their livelihood as coppa 19 forced many in this densely populated city to stay inside and order groceries and meals on line. and her husband were among those sorting through the mess they've worked here for more than 30 he is happy to be back up mostly because of course on our fires there's more plastic now we find a lot of water bottles plastic cups i mean what waste management is a major problem for jakarta with its population of more than 10000000 landfills are overflowing and the city's rivers are among the most polluted in the world local authorities say it's time to change. single use plastic bags of plastic in general is a serious problem for jakarta and the majority of waste in temporary landfills and your call to this plastic. starting this month all single use plastic bags are then

did markets grocery stores and malls most of the city's plastic waste comes from markets such as this one and sellers say the band will make their jobs more challenging the sound. it's difficult should we wrap our product with banana leaves it's impossible if we wrap a paper it's costly plastic is cheaper but if it's banned i don't know what else i can do but environmental activists say the change has been a long time in the making and banning plastic bags is just one small part of improving waste management here we've. asked for years specifically. this is been a hard time coming and. quite excited that it's finally happening on the 1st day of the new policy local government inspectors visited shops in indonesia's largest shopping mall explaining the rules to store managers many have already embraced the new policies rejecting plastic in favor of reusable options and plastic activists

say the next step is to encourage online stores to do the same just to washington al-jazeera jakarta. eloquent when you can catch up any time with all our stories on our website the address that is there dot com and you can watch us live here on the line michel. and one of the top stories on our desire china has been condemned by several nations after a controversial new security law came into force in hong kong 10 people were the 1st of hundreds to be arrested under the law after thousands of protesters came out onto the streets to mark the anniversary of britain handing the city back to china one man was arrested for holding a hong kong independence flag territory's chief executive carol lam so the law was essential for restoring stability after moving here protest. free hong kong was one

of the world's most stable prosperous and dynamic cities now now we've just another communist run city were its people we subject to the party elites wimps said indeed this is already happening security forces are already rounding up on collars for doing to speak and think freely the world law has been eviscerated and as always the chinese communist party fears its own people more than anything else early results suggest more than 70 percent of russian vote is support a constitutional change package it would allow president putin the reality to hold power for another 16 years the amendments would let him stay in the kremlin for another 2 terms beyond the current limit and have been reports of irregularities and concerns over lack of monitoring. police say at least 80 people have been killed in 2 days of protests in ethiopia has been widespread anger after the murder

of a popular singer a child who was a video voice for the country's largest ethnic group in the room of the prime minister says his death was an attempt to destabilize the country. spain and portugal have reopened their shared border 3 months after it closed at the height of the coronavirus outbreak in europe spain's king and portugal's president attended a ceremony in a frontier town comes as the european union has begun to reopen its external borders travelers from 14 nations deemed safe can now reenter the broke there's a top stories do stay with us they're not just there the stream is up next hour more news for you straight off the bat thanks so much lee for watching live from.

i every i k. watching a stream yemen is in the midst of a 5 e.a.'s civil war millions of people in yemen need aid and protection but are they getting it the answer is obviously no as we delve into the conversation about what is happening in yemen i want you to see i report on my colleagues out is iraq dot com it gives you really good idea of what is happening down on the ground some of the things you're about to see some of these images of very upsetting this whole .