but you really. do to. a bellerose ambassador becomes the 1st senior government official to back the protesters 'd calling for president alexander lukashenko to leave. other than oracle this is there a live from doha also coming up a call for change in thailand demonstrates is that why students want the government out and a new constitution. osip leaking oil off the coast immersions breaks apart raising fears of an ecological disaster. but what about that.

i'm trying to keep a dying language on the line if we need to kenyan tribe or just to run full of traditional speakers left. about or was diplomats has become the 1st senior government official to publicly back the mass protests in his country the video of ambassador to slovakia it got less chenier emerged hours before what the opposition of calling a march for freedom in the capital in the message posted online less china says he was shocked by stories of the torture and beatings of protesters who came out about last week over the disputed presidential election. yes a dynasty i stand in solidarity with those who have taken to the streets of belorussian cities would peaceful marches so that their voices could be heard. i sincerely hope that the future of my country will be based on the positions of all

sectors of society and representatives of various political forces. have suffered for this right. all right now in minsk people are gathering for a pro-government rally the opposition rally in a few hours time. for a protester killed last week turned into must displays of anger against the president and reports. euphoria instead of fear on the streets of minsk after security forces stayed away from large rallies which right around the capital in the past 2 days where the. 2 former military man came out to denounce the violence used by security forces in the past week where. i've come to show that you know me in reality is with the nation it always has been thousands held a minute of silence at a metro station where 34 year old. was killed during protests last monday the

memorial house new slee with the funeral quickly turned into a mass rally. i understand i could have been detained and beaten or dead like this one i consider the president of belarus to kind of. is an illegitimate president this president must be judged he should get the strongest sentence possible women carry photos of injured detainees who were beaten and tortured by riot police during protests it could be your son his banner reads. 4 here in this crowd frustration but also fear and sadness in. the state. and. with protests and strikes spreading around the country president look i shankar call flight emir put in asking for help in a significant turnaround employees of state television networks joint in as well.

in the show. i just want to say defending valorous is no less important. defending this whole zone of our allies to set an example for the rest. don't stand strong the wave will go on that way. but analysts don't expect put in to go out of his way to help look at shankar to remain in power the question is desperate for allies his relationship with is are really quite badly at the some people say that look africa has a bit the. touch of reality and that here a learned to both the east and the west also now he is desperate a put in this is lost hope a but put in hospital acted in a way a signal that he is going to rescue will question at any cost so far a possible russian intervention is not in the minds of these protesting

belorussians who are increasingly dominating the country streets their immediate concern is to get rid of shanker and to have free and fair elections step pass and al-jazeera meant. the japanese ship that ran into a coral reef off the coast of russia's has split apart spilling more oil turkey has apologized and offered to pay for damages. reports environmentalists fer the spill will do air a versatile damage to wildlife. seawater flooding in oil to sing out. the japanese owned vessel and the rock a share has split apart and the oil is there spreading along the pristine coastline of eastern richest the ballcarrier running to reef a point there's the 3 weeks ago a 1000 tons of oil spilled into the ocean presenting a huge danger to marine wildlife some unique to the country the area boosts

colorful reefs mangrove forests protected wetlands and pristine beaches. an environmental emergency was declared last week we are facing another threat of another 50 tons of fuel again spilling in the logo and in the long term we're also looking at the in the longer term impacts of toxic elements containing the ship like the batteries toxic paints and other elements counting the ship which we've been to see and contaminate further. so the damage of the washer is not a short term damage it's a very long term damage the japanese ship a god but he has issued an apology on its website saying it's willing to pay compensation for damages japan and france responded to calls for assistance joining thousands of local volunteers who are bracing at the clock to protect the wildlife and some have got creative. using booms made from human hair and husks from sugarcane to soak up as much of the oil and sludge as possible the island of

1300000 people relies heavily on tourism many are angry the government did not act quickly enough it blamed bad weather for the slow response and is investigating why the ship came so close to the shore it was supposed to say at least 16 kilometers away. many doubt fear the spill could impact the local economy for decades i do irreversible damage to the local wildlife. the al-jazeera. hundreds of protesters are back on the streets in thailand's capital calling for political reform the past month student led groups have been demonstrating against the prime minister several activists have been arrested they want a government overhaul and the constitution we rested in. his present donald trump is defending the man he appointed as postmaster general despite accusations he's trying to sabotage the system the head of november's election the postal service

has warned that millions of mail in votes may not arrive in time to be counted i canna reports. protesters gathered outside the new postmaster general steve c. home. to joy was a prominent republican fundraiser and those here in so steve's effectively assisting president trump in what amounts to focus suppression former president barack obama in rear public criticism accuse the president off and i quote me capping the postal service for political gain detroit has slashed overtime fired or reassigned key management figures and ordered the decommissioning of 10 percent of mail sorting machines the department's inspector general has confirmed to congress that an investigation into problems in the postal service is under way but president trump has only praise for his appointee making reference to his own

campaign slogan yes he's a fantastic man he wants to he wants to make the post of his great again you ever hear the expression he wants to make the post office great again. and the president repeated his absolute opposition to mail in vote you're going to have. a catastrophic situation with universal mail and votes and on top of it the democrats aren't willing to give the people the money and the post office the money polls indicate that more democrats and republicans are likely to vote by mail vote ironically president trump himself will be costing an absentee vote in an upcoming primary in florida the difference between an absentee vote and a mail in ballot is largely procedural in the form of voters' request permission to vote by mail but in the 2nd case voters need no approval and simply post in their vote in all cases the vote is mailed it's difficult to see why the president sees

one process as acceptable and the other as fraudulent. concern about the impact of failures in the u.s. postal service on the election is becoming an increasingly bipartisan issue we could see a dramatic increase in the volume of mail of people returning their ballots which we would absolutely determine has to be done in a timely fashion so here ruins vote is counted there's no doubt that the postal service has a long term financial challenge and those who need to be dealt with but now it's not the time to be cutting back services sitting in congress is the democratic party coronavirus relief bill that includes a $25000000000.00 injection into the postal service a bull where president trump insists he will not accept in its current form mike

hanna al-jazeera washington. still ahead here on out is around an urgent plane to lebanon as it recovers from the devastating explosion at beirut's port. and feeling the strain argentinians question the effectiveness of the coronavirus lockdown as rates of infection continue to climb and. hello the rain is coming south again the wettest place in the last 24 hours actually just here in southern born here where temporarily we are clear of cloud but forecast wise it is southern sumatra to some degree born here and of course all the philippines are full of forecast on the storms there's an increasing likelihood of that being the case in java as well little less lucky in some ways or west

poppier actually and the focus is certainly heading towards the philippines rob. but of the rest that shows coming south. you know australia well look at this one big swirl in the tasman sea another one coming through the bites of active winter weather really it's throwing what it will through i think snow down in the mountains in victoria but the time being we're talking about when the weather currents are adelaide in melbourne that conversed a nice warm interior breeze means 2021 in sydney and the rain having gone through perth still is falling in parts of western australia but as you can see by tuesday all things are heading down for tasmania to watch news even just getting there until you get there enjoy the fucking weather last bit of high pressure means it's not particularly warm but it is sunny in new zealand on monday and most of tuesday .

rewind returns with a new scenery. and brand new updates on the past about using these documentaries. was mean. to. rewind continues we have to be an afghan and have a citizen i read of that and this is that the proudest day hour by hour my life that was a real turning point because that gives them a lot of confidence that they can beat any team in a shoe on al-jazeera. route. i don't get what reality is there has reminder of our top stories this hour the butler is a buster's of archaea has become the 1st government official to back the protests

against president alexander lukashenko the opposition is promising the largest peaceful march in the country's history. and the government protesters in thailand are rallying in the capsule bangkok calling for political change they're demanding an overhaul of the government and a rewrite to the constitution. and a japanese ship that ran aground on a coal reef in russia's last month has split apart spinning more oil into the sea there are concerns it could lead to a marine ecological disaster take years apologize and offer to pay for damages. the united nations says it's $200000000.00 short of donations to help lebanon repair catastrophic damage to beirut port the lebanese are counting on international aid to rebuild many made homeless by the huge explosion of relying on volunteers charities and friends president michelle own says all aid will go to people who need it and workers in lebanon so trying to ensure that donations are

distributed properly. and immediate needs are really covering very specific sectors the 1st one is about education because we don't want to undermine the future of human and the children they really need to go back to school and to get all this psychological support food security and obviously we don't want to have any interruption in terms of food in terms of availability of the wheat or of flour but also to make sure that we start the lines are actually that nationally grain supply well correspondent stephanie deca visit a restaurant in beirut that's helping out has made $500.00 mails a day to hand out. this is a lifeline because the government has been notably absent when it comes to any form of aid of help on the ground it's volunteers it's young it's old people you know cooking or giving money or also plastics a lot of the plastics because so much gloss was blown out of all the windows pretty much across the city so you have volunteers putting plastic up to our pool and to

protect you know flats homes are going to bring in now who is the he's the manager of messi and restaurant so tell me a little bit about why you are doing this incredibly initiative. really need someone to help the people look for hope her picture i'm. curious. do you believe that these can be extended. almost every day for them to be in. for them to compete. for. or you know. and little bit about your from beirut how do you feel about what's happened when you look at your city in the state that it's in now to be very. very sociable. normal was. considered everything was.

very good for. us we. think we could. provide good news this is just one example of as we said you know what's incredible is to see how the city in the people have come together to help each other when it comes to you know the 1st basic items now which is feeding providing water and fixing shelters there is a long road ahead here when it comes to rebuilding the city it is devastated billions of dollars are needed a lot of aid is dependent on conditions of reforms as you can be very difficult these are difficult difficult times for lebanon. is ready from a server move demonstrators demanding the prime minister's resignation thousands rallied outside benjamin netanyahu has official residence on saturday night protests have been taking place for weeks against his handling of the coronavirus emergency and his corruption trial. israel has closed the fishing zone off the coast of gaza and. against hamas positions. israelis say they're responding to

makeshift fire. being sent over the border from gaza palestinians are infuriated by the deal signed by israel and the united arab emirates to normalize relations. the government of equitorial guinea has resigned in the wake of the deepening economic crisis caused by the pandemic president. criticized the prime minister and his cabinet for failing to fulfill policy objectives dissolve the cabinet 2 years ago a new government is expected to be announced soon the massive oil reserves mean equitorial guinea is the richest country per capita in africa but more than half of the always one and a half 1000000 people living their lives below the poverty line is the world's longest serving head of state excluding kings and queens the president of the former spanish colonies seize power by overthrowing his uncle in a coup in 1979 his son doron obiang is vice president he was convicted of in bessel

minton from 3 years ago and was prosecuted or 25 of his supercars in a money laundering case last year the slump in demand for oil caused by the pandemic has worsened the country's recovery from recession 6 years ago. as a lecturer at the university of aberdeen scotland he says the government's resignation is unlikely to lead to any meaningful change. this is a government. or the head of state is need to shoot that has been released or wired and long time 979 and that from any family has the neutral. ends so the entire. m.r. formally has kind of captured the state completely so you cannot really need in the name of the head of state. florida economic crisis so

when something like this happens you have to blame someone else so he's kind of pushing away the blame onto a government backed is to trigger has happened before in 2019 and it's out in the again so it's not really it's the kind of drama i'm doing to our teeth a situation that's not a new new cool climate change so the tour again is very dependent on oil for its usefulness of it is there we just entre in africa because it was as one of the smallest population in africa so when you take the oil money and divide it by a little mission when a capital income comes very high that their reality is the one when you goes to very very few people at the top so look at the dependence on oil or corruption but that's that will be our nominee on our wall governance is the real problems. in.

south africa is easing coronavirus restrictions because a few new infections is getting rid of many or limits on economic activity by moving to a level to travel between provinces and the end of the battle cigarettes and alcohol sales the move to level 2 means that we can remove nearly all of the restrictions. on the resumption of economic activity across most industries. economic activity will be allowed with the necessary and appropriate stringent health protocols and safety precautions in place and many arjun times are questioning the effectiveness of their coronavirus lockdown despite almost 5 months of restrictions argentina still has one of the world's highest rates of infection and the reports from the capital. it doesn't look much like

a quarantine these residents of one osiris enjoying the glorious winter sunshine and escaping one of the world's longest lock downs since march their movements of him restricted of the essential businesses have remained open and schools have been closed it seems to be working but they're going to write an essay to it to avoid contagion and people can't sit on the grass at the benches they can enjoy the public spaces with a mask on and always respecting other people's distance. covered 19 infections are now surging more than $6000.00 new cases reported on friday alone in manhattan found the world is the truth is the only medicine we have is to limit as far as possible the circulation in the meeting of people. the president blames the setbacks on those who don't respect the rules he has extended the lockdown until the end of august. because the number of infections is rising and the already struggling economy is feeling the strain signs are increasingly questioning the

effectiveness of the restrictions on. the current teen was used as the only measure it was not accompanied as it could have been done by a strategy of early detection isolation and blocking of bricks that was a big mistake that we're paying for today. many are simply bored staying indoors for straighted that when they are allowed out there's nowhere to go. but as you know it's very difficult since it affects every aspect of life the social the human the economic and some of the health measures are too much. there are many things we can't do a lot of customs but it's what we've got to come to terms with and we have to let those who make the decisions get on with it. a study released this week by the university of one osiris also found that the consumption of alcohol the medication for stress during the pandemic has increased dramatically the author it is of found

that for the lock down measures to work effectively they need the support of the majority of the population easier while the figures alone but more difficult to impose at the infection rates rise and more and more people decide to leave their homes. there are 201 osiris italian government says the number of undocumented migrants been smuggled across the mediterranean has increased 148 percent over the past year more than 80 percent of them were scaping fighting in libya and the economic crisis in tunisia president is due to meet a sleaze interior minister on monday to discuss next moves. but as tourists have been scrambling to return home office the u.k. imposed a 14 day quarantine for travelers coming from the netherlands malta and france the measure was introduced after a surge in corona virus infections in those countries roche allan's reports from london. list scramble the british press has called it dash

a messy mission but questionable french and bad puns aside this is be no joke for thousands of british and french nationals on thursday evening the u.k. government gave them just 30 hours to make it back or face quarantine on arrival it just seems completely disorganized it just seems awfully ridiculous but. hey. you know i have driven for 11 hours right so you know getting back to make sure that i don't have to stop us like that's it really that ferry ports airports and railway stations people struggled to make last minute changes to their travel arrangements i panicked bought a ticket spent 200 pounds on that she got up a 4 o'clock in the morning went down to nor and. basically huge bought it to get in exchange for those who missed the only 3 g.m.t.

saturday morning deadline it's 2 weeks of staying indoors and minimal social contact to say that this is hopelessness level i have my own business i clients that will booked up the next 2 weeks i've had to push them back unfortunately so it's affecting my business i'm self-employed so it's not easy but that's the way it is. hidden. other complications for those facing quarantine when they return a boss is saying they should take this as unpaid leave and self isolating children missing the 1st few days of the new school year another chapter in britain's seemingly endless saga of covert 19 chaos or a challenge out. london. donald trump says he's considering imposing a ban on chinese tech giant alibaba the move would add the e-commerce company to a growing list of chinese firms facing punitive actions in the u.s. on friday trump gave the owner of popular video up to 90 days to sell its assets in

the united states years presents as the tech firms pose a threat to u.s. national security and u.n. agency is warning that as many as $200.00 languages spoken in africa may disappear within the next century one of them is your content already classified as extinct but is still spoken by a few in kenya now called web went to dull dull to meet some of the last surviving speakers or about the or about the robot or about there are fewer than 10 people in the world who can speak the language. to reduce achoo use one of them he doesn't know exactly how old he is but when we met him before the global pandemic all of the remaining speakers were over 70. were you. now in an anger that does the imminent with.

the language of the yard an ethnic group of about 4000 people most now speak other languages they live in the hills of central kenya near the town of dull dull this nearby building used to be a center for yahoo culture and language it was built about 20 years ago with charitable donations people used to sit around the fire here and sing songs that about 7 years ago it was abandoned during a conflict between some borough and messiah a neighboring ethnic group both more populous and both with their own language still in use so the cultural artifacts and books that were kept inside were taken away and put in storage and the gathering stopped but about the arc of people who used to be hunter gatherers living in a nearby forest to read you now heard livestock instead. the massai a larger ethnic group of herders moved into the area about

a 100 years ago these people realized if we embrace masai we. try to transact with these people we can own the cattle and the cutter economy came with the language the rest of to reduce family don't know how to speak. they speak the messiah language my home his daughter when i speak swahili with her friends you know. i would like 10 to speak at school she can learn it at home because i don't know it if she learned in school then she can teach us. but when jiro school so that we can see it's mostly english it's been the language of education and business in kenya ever since british colonise ation and it was white british settlers who displaced the messiah into the ark his homeland. this traditional yaku song about living in caves and hunting in the forest. it's

a way of life that's long gone. and soon the language and the culture and identity that come with it gone to. malcolm webb al-jazeera dog kenya 'd. you're watching al-jazeera these are our top stories about. has become the 1st government official to back the protests against president alexander lukashenko the opposition is promising the largest peaceful march and the country's history demonstrations have been held for days against the disputed presidential election. yes. i stand in solidarity with those who have taken to the streets of delhi russian cities would peaceful marches took up the voices could be heard. i sincerely hope that the future of my country will be based on the conditions of ethics of society and representatives of various political forces we have suffered

for this right. people are already gathering in the capital of bella ruse to show their support for the president and the live pictures in minsk where this pro-government rally is taking place. anti-government protesters in thailand are running in the capital bangkok they're calling for political change and they're demanding an overhaul of the government with a rewrite of the constitution. a japanese ship that ran aground of the called me from russia's last month has split apart spilling more oil into the sea take years apologized and offered to pay for the damages. here's president donald trump is defending the man here appointed as the head of the u.s. postal service despite accusations he's trying to sabotage the system ahead of november's election states have been warned that millions of votes may not arrive in time to be counted the united nations in lebanon says it's almost $200000000.00

short of donations to help cover the immediate aftermath of the beirut explosion people are counting on volunteers and charities for help to clear up the city and provide food israel has closed the fishing zones off the coast of gaza the strikes were launched against hamas positions in southern gaza the israelis say there was funding to makeshift fire bombs attached to balloons being sent over the border. south africa is easing coronavirus restrictions because a few in new infections that's getting rid of all limits on economic activity that allows travel between provinces and the end of a ban on cigarettes and alcohol sales. not with all the headlines more news here on al-jazeera rewind. the. political destroyed. controversy of a choice to oversee latin america's recovery from

a. company. that wasn't even. counting the cost. hello and welcome again to everyone santa maria here on rewind we're revisiting some of the best and most influential programs from more than a decade of documentaries in the al-jazeera archive as well as bringing you news of how the story has moved on since i can 979 the world woke up to news that the russian army had swept across the border into afghanistan.