they dream off your life inspiring documentaries from impassioned filmmakers. witness on al-jazeera. more than 80 people are killed in 2 days of violence in ethiopia as the murder of a singer and activist lays bare deep seated grievances. hello and welcome i'm peter dhabi you're watching al-jazeera live from our headquarters here in doha also coming up hundreds of protesters are arrested in hong kong as china's contentious new security comes into effect. voters back constitutional change in russia which would keep blood in me and putin in power

until 2036 but the opposition is refusing to recognize the result. also ahead a yemeni rights group documents abuses including deaths in secret prisons as a devastating war shows no sign of ending. our top story if the o.p.'s military has been deployed to the capital addis ababa as armed gangs roam the streets and a 2nd day of unrest triggered by the murder of a popular singer and activist more than 80 people have been killed during process following a collar when diesel's death on monday his murder has exposed deep seated grievances over decades of government repression and decent was a leading voice for ethiopia's biggest ethnic group the romo the prime minister ahmed is a roma himself and the romeo region is his political heartland he's accusing.

foreign forces of stoking on rest under schapelle. as a former political prisoner and a romo activist a chuckle one day so was known for more than his lyrics about economic and civil rights his songs became the melody of the protest movement and 20 teams that elevated the new government to power he was shot late on monday. somebody that. i can buy a good feeling he passed me and what was. in the hall of. my duties had the rhetorical. bubble in beijing the critics question was which he you know really a really committed in fact waited 5 deeply interested and probably was a little heavy facing. his killing provoked

a furious response from his many fans thousands followed his casket through the capital addis ababa the room already feels he has largest ethnic group which is 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. as the un security council was meeting to discuss their own ice on 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 sacrifices. about it given that chocolate was critical of the prime minister

to appearing on a media network owned by a government critic joe or mohammad like 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. and or should help al jazeera. the 1st arrests have been made in hong kong under the new security law as imposed by beijing 10 people would detained including a man with a pro independence flag $360.00 of those were taken into custody as a rally marking the anniversary of the city's handover from the u.k. to china critics say the law ends the one country 2 systems agreement the mainland has dismissed those concerns set a clock reports from hong kong. the. despite the searing heat and defying of police then thousands of protesters marched to test the new national security rule 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 although it is yes china is trying out its hold on hold on its china as of today 1st of july it's a sad day but that's what it is but i also take to the streets i still say what i think because it's my right as a human being. protesters started marching chanting free hometown lang at they key demands i need to be met by a line of riot police but this group of demonstrators say it's they do to stand up to china they law enforcement in home home what they always do this you are allowed to protest and make the arrest later so i today i come out and an out and one audit dictatorship knowing full well that probably i'll get them. that's state of. 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 are in position of items cooling the hong kong 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 those practices had gathered at one time times where i felt like i know much protests rival the radical right the police were still able to mike at least $300.00 arrests. earlier on wednesday the city's chief executive celebrated the handover anniversary and a swift introduction of the new security law carolan was sidelined in the drafting of the script but said it was necessary to restore order and rebuild hong kong's reputation as a leading international financial center in asia yet see

a lot for 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 well the british prime minister boris johnson today condemned the new law as a serious breach of the u.k. china agreement covering the territory has vowed to pledge to offer citizenship to almost 3000000 hong kong residents. who is trying to continue down this path we would reach introduce a new route for those with british national overseas status to enter the u.k.

granting them limited leave 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. well the u.s. secretary of state might pompei o says the city is already seeing oppression as a result of the new law 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 corners for doing to speak and think freely the rule of law has been eviscerated and as always the chinese communist party fears its own people more than anything else. the u.s. house of representatives speaker nancy pelosi has called for sanctions on russia over allegations that offered money to the taliban to kill american soldiers in

afghanistan the new york times reported on friday the president donald trump was briefed months ago on an intelligence report showing moscow had offered bounties for the deaths of u.s. soldiers there mr trump denies any knowledge of that russians have approved the most sweeping constitutional changes since the end of the soviet union which would keep letting a putin in power until he is 83 years old almost all the votes are being counted after a weeklong referendum official results show that more than 78 percent of those who cast a ballot back to the changes but there have been reports of widespread irregularities . with the media is reporting a new wave of saudi led coalition airstrikes on the yemeni capital bombardment on santa is believed to have killed at least 2 civilians and injured 4 others including children the strikes follow a series of saudi missile attacks on positions as of weapons day last week yemen's hoofy rebels launched missiles and armed drone attacks targeting saudi arabia's

capital riyadh. a human rights group in yemen is accusing both sides in the civil war of carrying out abuses the more time a organization for human rights is documenting hundreds of arbitrary detentions forced disappearances and torture going back to 2016 at least $66.00 yemenis it says have died in secret prisons the report identifies at least 11 unofficial detention centers it claims the who fees and the militia they're trained by the u.a.e. for most of the abuse more than 100000 people have died in the nearly 6 year long war involving iran back to the rebels and the saudi u.a.e. coalition roger wakil is the chairwoman of the matan organization for human rights is calling for the immediate release of detainees. a was the very terrible details about torture it was back to the extent that i couldn't review

their report more than once i refused to read it more than once i didn't even imagine that parties to the conflict are dealing that. the in a terrible terrible where they were to date and and to end the reports 66 of those who were detained by different parties to the conflict where killed they have died so the torture it's not one case not even 2 or 3 or 4 cases it's many cases of a horrible details of torture inside the facility is different an office full of prisons facilities detainees since 2016 until now. they are in a very bad situation and even when covert 19 just a period in yemen we were very scared and we pushed that they did denise we should be released because we also have done research about the situation offered

detention centers and different given rates and we know it's it's a horrible situation and if the court in $1000.00 just started with one case in any detention facility so it's going to be a disaster for all day chinese that's why it's very urgent that all parties of the conflict should release those data needs iran russia and turkey are calling for a political solution to the war in syria and the calling for talks between opposing factions following a video conference a joint statement said they agree that the conflict in its 10th year has no military solution some estimates are suggesting fighting has killed at least 380000 people and this place millions more. the police in italy have seized the world's biggest haul of amphetamines produced by ice sold in syria 14 tons were found hidden inside machinery in the port of salerno south of naples the drugs are valued at more than a $1000000000.00 syria has become a major producer of

a vast means during any 10 year long war the narcotics have been used by eisel fighters on the battlefield and sold for profit still to come here on al-jazeera certifying stole the nobs the un's cultural agency warns its logo is being used illegally. but. there's been some minor flooding in georgia probably something in ohio as well this general line of thunderstorms stretches all the way from scratch remotes over down towards the southern states the u.s. sort of conference the 2 frontal systems which are moving very much to be honest but will be the southern end develops more showers significance ones maybe all way back towards texas and beyond the border the heat's still there as far north as

wooden peg dry heat now the thunderstorms have gone the eastern side of the u.s. we're talking about sheen with weather in the thirty's it's much drier in the mountain states in the 4 corners are still got red flags sort of warnings you know fire warnings at the moment because it's dry dusty and quite hot. we're seeing a resurgence of big showers in the caribbean not just the small islands where the rise reports a recurring hispania are in cuba they will do the same for the next 2 days you can see them there the blue blooms orange tops might be more frequent in nicaragua maybe in honduras you can see south of this we eventually see the cutoff of the season no showers or into the opposite season now every winter has a winter storm warnings for you it's like start raining or snowing in the chilean andes but it's going to be wintertime in europe quite the logos offshore but it remains behind fairly cold. but. some imprisoned dissidents to inspirational leader.

from founding the independent state to fiercely defending his people from ethnic cleansing in the conclusion of a 2 part documentary series al-jazeera world explores the rise to power of the 1st scene of an independent bosnia herzegovina. is a bag of h. . from prisoner to president on a. war . welcome back you're watching al-jazeera peter dhabi here in doha this hour your top stories dozens of people have been arrested at a rally marking hong kong's handover from british rule to china 10 were detained

under a new security law as imposed by the critics say it ends the one country 2 systems agreement. with the media is reporting a new wave of saudi led coalition airstrikes on the yemeni capital the bombardment on santa is believed to have killed at least 2 civilians and injured 4 others including children. ethiopians military has been deployed to the capital at the top of his armed gangs roaming the streets in a 2nd day of unrest following the murder of a popular singer and activist at least 80 people have been killed. there stay with the story let's bring in a young to a young man she's part of the a room of community she's currently studying at the university of california in los angeles to yana is this loss so big and is it being so is it being felt so deeply because this man articulated what people feel that yes definitely this is i mean how talented was the voice of

a whole generation who was an artist and activist he was beloved by young and old alike and we just have not had the opportunity to mourn him due to the government's reaction. 80 people have lost their lives do you think it will get worse before it gets better. well so far the government's handling of this situation has really exasperated the situation instead of giving people the space to mourn that government has shut down the internet it has its arresting people as we speak and it's sending a very dangerous and wrong message it's telling the art of war that we are not even allowed to mourn one of the most beloved young men whose life was cut short you mention the internet being closed down there could be in a situation where what's happening right now is actually worse than we are able to report it because the internet has been shut down we've been trying here on this

channel to get through to people and it sounds like nobody is picking up or no one can actually make their telephones operate properly absolutely this is a very dire situation we know historically that when if you open government shuts down the internet it means that people at risk they're at risk of being disappeared they're at risk of being tortured they're at risk of not having their family members advocating for them here in the diaspora were completely disconnected we don't know what's happening to our family members so it's a very dangerous dangerous situation and which is why we're really advocating for the government to turn the internet back on and for people who support they've given government to or really a pressure them to or to turn on the internet the relatively pardon me for interrupting you the relatively new prime minister comes from this community of the a romo community as a fellow a romo for you and for people you know back home what do you need to hear from

him that will successfully decompress the tensions here. you know what i think when the only really need to hear is that we have the space to more and we need to be we need to just be allowed to mourn and we need to be allowed to express how what this situation means to us we need to be able to go because people are really wondering do no more cannot i'm a bit lonely here do they have a right here to just exist to more at others family was attacked while they're in mourning his friends and family have had that war or you know that tat and this is a very very dangerous situation and the government really needs to back off. ok we have to leave it there a young to arianna in california in los angeles thank you very much. public health experts are criticizing the united states for securing more than 90

percent of the world's supply of rem disappear the only drug license to treat curb it 19 there are fears that there will now be included shortage after the u.s. and i'm certain bought virtually all available stock for the next 3 months the drug which was originally developed to treat the bowler has been shown to help people recover faster from covert ninety-nine coronavirus campaign as a warning the move by president from sets a dangerous new precedent. american fears about the spread of coronavirus are at their highest level in more than a month reuters ipsos poll says 81 percent of adults are very or somewhat concerned about the pandemic the u.s. recorded his biggest one day increase of nearly 48000 new infections on tuesday texas florida arizona california all emerging as the latest epicenter is causing some governors to reimpose restrictions more one 127000 have died in 2600000 have

been infected. israel's plans to annex parts of the occupied west bank appear to be on hold as the government waits for a green light from the white house debate on the s.c. was due to begin on wednesday but the prime minister benjamin netanyahu says talks with the u.s. are still ongoing there has been international condemnation of israel's plans the united nations european powers and arab countries of all denounce the proposals. thousands of palestinians in the gaza strip have been protesting about the annexation they waved palestinian flags and held up a banner which read the occupation should leave our lands they want the west bank to be part of their future state. palestine is implementing a 5 day locked in in the occupied west bank after a surge in coronavirus cases the restrictions come into effect on friday and residents will have to shelter at home at least 11 people have died from cope with 19 in the west bank with more than 3000 confirmed infections or than half the city

of hebron. the un's cultural agency is warning that its name and logo are being illegally used to traffic african artifacts unesco says it's been printed on false documents to certify the value of stolen art some trafficking is connected to organized crime and the funding of terrorism interpol arrested more than $100.00 people and recovered $19000.00 stolen artifacts in the month of may. alone drew is the director of culture and emergencies at unesco he says rampant fraud and looting of artifacts forced the agency to take action. we talking about. cultural object that are coming from from africa that you know that are really important for the country's cultural and cultural heritage for the identity so this are very important testimony is often how you know. that couch as that's

so important and having them it's sometimes sort. of because people are using the name off your desk or we thought really it was important to want everyone against this kind of situation unesco does not issue a set if it gets. for people to fraudulent he said or do transaction about countries cultural heritage this has been going on for for falling for many many years in all the east you're fighting. against cultural property unesco we have been doing it for the past 50 years this year we celebrating the 50th anniversary of this effort and that's why it was important to really one if you want i would add on the war that i were all is to work with countries to. prevent this sort of looting then to issue phallus if you get to

people to make business with. turkey's interior minister says up to 60 microns 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 the boat was reported missing in lake van near the border with iran following bad weather 6 bodies have been recovered and 11 people have been arrested in december 7 people died and 64 others were rescued after another boat carrying migrants sank in the lake. more than a 1000000 people have now been affected by flooding in the northeast of india apart causing 2 thirds of the world's remaining one horned rhinos has been engulfed by water at least one animal has ground more than 70 percent of the cause it anger parking assem state has been flooded after monsoon rains it is a world heritage sites and houses elephants and other animals. almost 230 people have been killed in indian administered kashmir in the last 6 months according to a local human rights group the latest came on weapons day

a civilian and a soldier died during a shoot out in support of the north of sri lanka has been smith's caught in a gun battle between indian paramilitaries and kashmiri fighters bashir carne is the latest civilian victim of violence in this region. yeah yeah yeah yeah there are. in this incident one soldier was martyred 3 other soldiers were wounded during the firefight one civilian traveling in his vehicle with a charity jump from his vehicle and ran for safety but he too got hit by bullets indict. the child was mr khan's grandson. lucky to be alive local police took him to his family from the scene of the shooting in support north of srinagar. oh the death of a car increases the total of civilians killed in kashmir since the beginning of the year to at least $33.00 also killed says the local coalition of civil society

$55.00 armed forces personnel and more than $140.00 fighters for kashmiri independence. relatives say he was deliberately killed by the security forces. militants that i want on the budget as if by job. if militants killed him how did the child survive they would have been some bullet marks on the vehicle these are all lies the truth behind this is that security forces killed him in cold blood. allegations denied by the police who say they should be thanked for saving the grandson's life. forever the one who has learned that. it's now almost a year since india's prime minister stripped kashmir of rights they gave it widespread autonomy or under modi says the territory needs to better integrate with the rest of india. over the area remaining under military control with one of the

world's longest most vile internet blackouts that doesn't seem to be much in the way of integration. bernard smith 0. no after a 3 month closure spain and portugal have reopened the joint border to all travellers both countries coronavirus brigs remain under control and spanish prime minister petro sanchez and his portuguese counterpart antonio costa held ceremonies on both sides of the border to mark the occasion the economies of spain and portugal do rely heavily of course on tourism. europeans dependent on tourism for their income the restrictions can't end soon enough however visitors from some countries like the united states who make up a big chunk of the tourist industry still band steadfast in reports now from the netherlands. 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 ok 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 hand i'm scared of going bankrupt so that's that's not a fight with disinfectant hand gel and a joke like the why do you play an oz 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 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 people should be outside enjoying the sun we miss that we live in a quiet place and we came here to look for some action more than 20000000 tourists visited the netherlands last year to finding an income to nearly 1000000 people but with americans the 2nd largest group of visitor 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 more sustainable by urging the government to spread attractions to others. cities but he sassed 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 and the director environment so the tourist industry wants there but the people of amps are there in creasing numbers don't want it because they are losing their identity with the city the city is no longer their city he predicts that visitors will be back in force in 2 to 3 years 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 amsterdam. this is al-jazeera these are the top stories ethiopia's military has been deployed in the capital addis ababa as armed gangs roaming the streets in a 2nd day of unrest after the murder of a popular singer and activist at least 80 people have been killed dozens of people

have been arrested at a rally marking hong kong's handover from british will to china 10 were detained under a new security law imposed by beijing critics say it ends the one country 2 systems agreement british prime minister boris johnson has condemned the new law as a serious breach of the u.k. china agreement on the territory he's vowed 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 leave 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 e.u.'s house of representatives speaker nancy pelosi has called for sanctions on russia over allegations that offered money to the taliban to kill american soldiers in afghanistan it's reported president trump was briefed about it months ago but he denies any knowledge the police in

italy have seized the world's largest haul of amphetamines produced by i saw in syria 14 tons were found hidden inside machinery in the port of salerno south of naples the drugs are valued at more than a $1000000000.00. public health experts are criticizing the united states for securing more than 90 percent of the world's supply of rem disappear the only drug license to treat covert 19 fears they will be a global shortage after the u.s. virtually all the available stock for the next 3 months the drug which was originally developed to treat a boner has been shown to help people recover faster from the virus up next is counting the cost i'm back immediately after that with 30 minutes of al-jazeera will i will see you. be the hero of the world.

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