a father tries to forget. but his son's quest for answers reveals there are often 2 sides to even the darkest of stories witness the color of the chameleon announces their. russian opposition leader alexina vonnie is taken to hospital in berlin where he's being treated for suspected poisoning. i'm not matheson this is all just here a live from doha also coming up. these guys in the beating math. they told us that they have and nor have. they they can do whatever they want we hear

evidence of torture and abuse at the hands of belorussian police in the days following the disputed election. this sacred duty is my number one priority between now and election day the controversial head of the u.s. postal service pledges to deliver ballots on time as the house meets for a rare saturday vote for emergency funding. a delegation of west african mediators has arrived in modeling to push for a speedy return to civilian rule after the president's ouster in a coup. russian opposition leader alexina vonnie has been transferred to a hospital in berlin to receive emergency treatment for suspected poisoning russian doctors had initially said he was too sick to be moved from a hospital in the siberian city of but they change their position late on friday

the mccain has more from berlin. this is where alex in our van his journey has brought him but world renowned shady hospital and the start of treatment his supporters hope will save the life of one of the most prominent critics of the russian government he'd been brought here on board a special flight through the night from siberia after russian doctors finally agreed he was fit to travel. the patient's family a fully a didn't have all the diaster about the diagnosis and condition of the patient and they're ready to take the risk to transfer we've decided that we don't oppose transferring the patients to another clinic but valley's friends and family are asking why it took so long for these doctors to agree with those who'd flown from germany to collect me now found his wife believes the delay was specifically to allow whatever is in his system to degrade and to make identifying it therefore harder she thinks he drank tea that had been poisoned just before he boarded

a flight to moscow from tomsk the or thora he's at the russian hospital where he was treated deny this. we have come to the conclusion that judging by the fact that there were no poisons found in his blood or other biological materials he has a metabolic disorder lowering of blood sugar levels to be specific due to a rapid change of pressure everyone thinks it was during take off staff here have immediate relevant recent experience of treating patients with the sorts of symptoms that alexy now vanny has come here with now they get the chance to find out what exactly is in his system and how they go about removing it but how it got there in the 1st place remains unclear dominic kane al-jazeera at berlin's charity hospital. is the founder of the german organization cinema for peace which helped bring it to germany for medical treatment he says the russian opposition leader is now where he needs to be his job isn't just. i think we're now incredibly relieved

after 2 days of elicit fit to get him here that the patient has landed and is in a stable condition he was in a coma and they said he's not able to travel but he's landed now in a stable and the doctors at the hospital taking care of incorporation with the family will come up with statements regarding his health condition well there's a long list of kremlin critics who've been poisoned in the past in 2004 genocide on a public public who reported on russian abuses in chechnya became ill and lost consciousness after drinking tea she recovered but was shot dead outside her apartment building in 20 or 6 later that year former russian spy alexander litvinenko died in london after drinking tea laced with a radioactive substance polonium $210.00 then in 2018 former russian double agents said basically paul and his daughter yulia a poisoned with a nerve agent know that shock in the english city of souls very they survived but

a british woman exposed to the chemical dye and butter konkani a is a senior clinical lecturer at the university of exeter medical school he says the types of chemicals associated with previous incidents are extremely destructive. most of these poisons are of the neurotoxin variety there are basically no agents used in industry and when you recognize them you make them super potent and what they do is they are tracked your breathing your neuro transmission and it can occur paralyze you make you are unable to function and sectarian get coma and the idea is it happens very suddenly so sometimes these chemicals bind either very well certainly with your receptors in your body or not receptors and then all you have to do is hope and pray that my new receptors are

generated and that we can keep you alive whilst new get new you know receptors are generated to allow you to function again it's a very fine and difficult balancing act that we have to undertake sometimes people survive with difficulties sometimes people do not survive well before this incident snowball may have been voicing his support for the thousands of demonstrators who've been rallying for a 7th weekend in russia's far eastern region of cut off the protests of in support of a regional governor for the gulf he was detained last month and taken to jail in moscow is accused of ordering 4 murders in 20042005 which he denies forgot supporters say the charges are politically motivated and a kremlin plot against democracy. human rights groups in belarus say last week's police violence was planned systematic and ordered by the top leadership they've compiled 500 cases of torture during the protests that followed the recent disputed

election but who are victims demand justice they have no court to turn to a step vasant reports or minsk. worse than a horror movie that's how to fit family described their ordeal inside a detention center the entire family was detained on august then the evening after protests started against a disputed presidential election police responded with violence and detained nearly 7000 people across bellows. situation and these are guys who are. and the thing they told us that they have. and they have. they can do whatever they want so they have like the highest permission. 16 year old me or most of her family member to be detained he was walking with his mother when police grabbed him there was no protest at a time when christina a marketing analyst and her husband and a doctor went to a police station to look for him and they too were lead taint they were taken to

a christina detention center in minsk where many detainees have said they were tortured. as a stud as devotes a paulist to all the women were forced to completely undress and they were filming us on their phones then we moved to the floor where naked men when the hands behind their backs i could only think about my son's friend who saw her father naked in this position and when she turned her head away she was beaten christina who is a diabetic says she lost consciousness after being refused medication she was kept with 34 women for 3 nights in a cell meant to hold 4 people we should look at surely marmara men were screaming for their mothers there with the sounds of electroshocks sounds of horror sounds of beatings and there were women in our cell who knew their children were among them and their husbands too it was horrifying it was more horrible than being beaten ourselves we were afraid that they had captured the whole city and they would kill

everybody they were shouting at us that they would do that. martyrs outside little attention santa kept shouting their children's names mitterrand was released after 6 hours i have no illusions. of the state just experienced and faced. the worst experience was actually looking for my parents and where they were it was terrible and i just found. this people being in power after looking around the country for his parents miron found them after 3 anxious days the discover family and others who have been detained here at this detention center in minsk have their lawyers to file cases for unlawful detention by human rights groups don't believe their cases will ever go to court because bellows has not signed the rome statute there's no international court to turn to either human rights groups are now preparing hundreds of testimonies to be sent to the un committee against torture they not

protect people from the state the state can do everything with the people we will have more and more political motivated cases and more and more political prisoners about. you know people not like him anymore. with the reality like many others who were detained and abused after the election defeat family sas that fear has now been replaced by anger and this anger they say has now united to ballad russian people like never before step fasten al-jazeera minsk the u.s. house of representatives has convened to decide whether to send $25000000000.00 to the u.s. postal service and block changes to the system before the november election representatives cut their holidays short over concerns the postal service boss donor has been tampering with operations to slow down the delivery of ballots but it will hayne is live for us capitol hill party talk us through the vote 1st of all what are they

talking about. well what they're going to talk about is the $25000000000.00 as you mentioned to the postal service but also mandating that everything that was happening within the post office in last january has to be happening again so here's what the problem is delivery from the u.s. postal service has slowed considerably and you're seeing growing complaints from ordinary citizens who say they're missing their rent checks and their social security checks and they're not getting vital prescription medicines in the mail and you mentioned there's now a trump loyalist in charge and he's implemented changes taking out hundreds of what they call these high. speed sorting machines limiting overtime for some changing the procedures he says it's trying to make the post office solvent in the post office does have financial issues but at the same time he's saying well this is also because we're lacking staff because of coronavirus but democrats say no this is an attempt to delay mallon voting because in many states if you melon your ballot and it's not in the in the county office by election day they don't count

it they just simply throw it away and the postal service has warned the vast majority of states that they cannot guarantee that all of the ballots will be brought in on time so now you see democrats wanting to force the changes now the postmaster general said he would stop him when he changes but he's not reverse himself democrats say that's not enough you have to reverse yourself and that's what they're expected to vote on in this legislation and we're in a very unusual position only partly because this is really the one of the 1st few occasions when the u.s. postal service has become a key part of a presidential election. mellen voting is usually fairly rare in this country only a couple of states make it just standard practice but 77 percent of americans can now vote by mail because remember we're in a pandemic you know the postmaster general says he can still handle the ballots that he's now going to give them a priority which he wasn't going to do before this became public but this is very much become

a partisan issue with the president donald trump saying that melon voting is not safe and there is no evidence of that he says if there's mallon voting you'll never see another republican president there's no evidence that melon voting actually helps democrats more than republicans he says it will lead to voter fraud there's actually no evidence that that is in fact the case but republicans have been rallying behind the president on this they say that the democrats are trying to make this a partisan issue now mitch mcconnell the leader of the senate he says he's unlikely to bring up this bill meaning it might not actually become law but at the same time you're seeing a growing anger from the american public the postal service is one of the few things in government that people actually like and they really rely on it especially in the middle of a pandemic so if you see growing pressure on the senate the majority leader could reverse course but right now he says this bill even if it passes the house it's not going anywhere but he thanks very much that's particle hane at capitol hill huge far has broken out

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we want you now to see a reminder of our top stories this hour russian opposition leader alexina van that has arrived at a burn hospital to receive emergency treatment for suspected poisoning it was initially considered too sick by russian doctors to be moved from siberia but they changed their position late on fighting. the u.s. house of representatives is meeting to decide whether to give $25000000000.00 in emergency funds to the postal service before the november election the head of the service is being accused of favoring president trump by tampering with operations to slow the delivery of ballots. a huge fire has broken out at the attorney general's building in the indonesian capital jakarta at least $100.00 firefighters are fighting the blaze so far but are no reports of deaths or injuries. a delegation of west african mediators has arrived in mali to push for

a swift return to civilian rule following a military coup former nigerian president goodluck jonathan is part of the group representing the regional bloc ecowas president even him before he was ousted on tuesday rebel soldiers say they plan to appoint a transitional leader but they haven't given a timeframe well ahmed address is following developments from abuja in nigeria he's joining us live so it looks as though this delegation is hoping that the coup can be reversed but from what i gather the people in mali at least many of them don't really want that. exactly that's the situation in mali the course summit that was held in a bush a few days ago insisted that the coup must be reversed and it brought him because members of his cabinet all those detained by the military should be. released from custody however the situation on the ground speaks of local support

from mali and on the streets and when goodluck jonathan arrived by macor just an hour ago. in his 1st address to journalists on the on the tarmac it was like a cause would be willing to shift ground its demand that they could be reversed immediately and book a kid to be returned to power because what you when you look at the situation right now both sides has what the other what the other wants 1st of all on the part of a course they want it but what could keep one of their own to be out of custody alongside members of his cabinet who have been arrested and detained although the military leadership in mali said it's protective custody on the other hand the coup plotters or the military the new military junta and in mali want to see the easing of sanctions imposed by ecowas and of course they be given the freedom to run the

government form a transitional government. in town for election in mali however from the statement from met by goodluck jonathan the leader of the delegation it looks like probably there is a middle way from this. i think. we're going to need to. be seeing what is happening in my life i think what i want to dance and. argue. i believe at the end of. there is going to be a new good right. now as a good luck jonathan they're saying that they want something that's a success for the people and is good for a cause and good for the community but there is a problem isn't there because you might as well might get rid of the president but that doesn't mean to say that immediately solves the problem the money is facing does it. you know it won't solve the problem of

money how it on the other hand a lot of people expect this situation to be a bit more serious than it was before remember in 2012 when there was a military takeover in mali that pushed president money to run the tour out of power. rebellion in the north of the country west capitalized upon even by a look aida father excess of the situation in mali we've seen how within a short time rebel groups and extremist fighters in northern mali why able to expand their reach and that's the fear right now the fear is that groups from al qaida islamic state ethnic militia in north and central mali will seize on the. the only opportunity presented by this political stalemate and part vacuum in mali to sort of establish themselves and gain foothold in various parts of mali already they funding from within mali to neighboring countries like kenya fossil and the

public and even recently there was some incidents on the border with ivory coast so that's a feat right now that's ahmed is bringing us up to date from abuja in nigeria and thank you very much indeed. the ruling party in ivory coast has formally chosen president alassane ouattara to run for a disputed 3rd term in october his election he accepted the nomination at a rally in abidjan the opposition says it's unconstitutional and amounts to a coup that could unleash chaos or tahrir initially declined to seek a 3rd term to change his mind after his chosen successor died last month at the u.n. recognize government in tripoli has called for any mediate ceasefire in libya the rival parliament in the east aligned with the wall awfully for have to up as called on all parties to stick to a truce after has yet to respond. to someone who can enter will have to will respect to cease fire where they will to guarantee he would respect to cease fire after the burning talks or previous agreements if you respects this is fire we will

welcome that because we do not want to be in bloodshed we call for peace however if you violate the peace agreement we're ready to fight and we will force him to leave like we forced him to leave western libya al-jazeera is maddox traina is in misrata in libya with more details on what's been agreed. the head of the internationally recognized governing national court in tripoli pfizer has called on a cease fire on friday and return i give us all the speaker of the eastern based parliament has also called on a ceasefire now whether or not this will actually lead to a serious and permanent cease fire remains to be seen but we haven't seen is khalifa haftar and whether or not he will accept the conditions of the ceasefire or not this is gained international traction with countries welcoming the statement including the u.s. the u.k. egypt the u.a.e. qatar and various actors in the libyan conflict we spoke to the spokesman of the

military operations here for suited a job for a and and what he said is whether or not have to actually accept or respect the ceasefire agreement is yet to be seen if he does we will we welcome that and we do not want further bloodshed but if he is going to violate the ceasefire agreement they are saying that they are ready to fight and will continue on to they liberate all of libya in his words now there have been previous cease fire agreements in the past that hasn't really amounted to a serious political solution here in libya so whether or not this is going to actually. be the beginning of a serious political and military solution is yet to be seen. doctors in kenya as public hospitals are on strike over delayed salaries and poor quality protective gear to treat coronavirus patients police fired tear gas at more

than 300 medics demonstrating in nairobi on friday uyghur is growing over allegations the government officials stole millions of dollars in funds for protective equipment at least $700.00 health workers have been infected with covert $19.10 have died dr dennis miscavige is acting secretary general of the kenya medical practitioners pharmacists and dentists union he says the government isn't offering doctors any protection. ready union doctor right now is working under extreme conditions where we are made ready to work with limited people we are merely to work with substandard b.p. in some and some of the terms we have in the force to really use some of the people and. also the fact that there is a huge number of doctors and health care look i will be infected and that we take an active management of patients on their screen in the numbers and as a unit really try to push for them or to hire more workers but the speed at which

they're been doing to look would say that this is a tragedy for the whole process of the medical cover the 'd doctors some of the competition can it be a little 'd bit. insurance cover had expired 2 months ago and they're been working without any medical coverage and when they all think they have to pay from the book and they don't know if you're going to get something for their belief that your government should do what you need to protect you just treat you get your policy or even the other you know try to push for them to compensate those of the health care workers died more than to love it and when you know she called and called we'll say the same but that i will so that's one of the major issues when it comes to working with the medical coverage it could get worse and for us as a doctor we don't just wake up when the and we try to don't know what to do in the middle of a condom and we are tight with the government from the president when called on

they are. not thinking that in early march and you had endless meetings with them well done media but a beaten up bill for them to be able to help us and sadly nothing much coming. south korea is said to reimpose tighter social distancing restrictions from sunday to cope with the resurgence of corona virus infections the country's reported its 9th day of triple digit case increases nightclubs and churches will be closed again and large gatherings are going to be banned that's well known that feelings of isolation and loneliness have increased during coronavirus lockdowns for people suffering from dementia restrictions have deprived them of social contact and routine stimulation which can help keep their condition at bay as emma hayward reports from southern england that's brought new challenges for their carers. out simas has robbed linda a former artist of her ability to communicate and walk unaided and of the future

she and her husband john had planned he now does everything for her wellness so looking after the couple's daughter who has down syndrome lockdown meant linda's routine had to change and she's been unable to access the specialist daycare center she used to she doesn't recognize people anymore she doesn't. talk as much as she used to talk she but she does talk you can probably hear in the background it's more mumbling. words that dumped my kitty since the start a lot down if you want to and i will she would tell you she can't do that now. you will too cheerio nation through lack of mixing with people it's hard to know where the linda's cognitive decline is due to a natural progression from out simas or months of social isolation or both but dementia charities say her situation is far from unique and people with dementia

have been disproportionately affected by cope at 19 with official figures showing the disease was the most common main preexisting health condition and deaths involving kobolds between march and june this year in england and wales at the same time visits to relatives living with dementia inside care homes was stopped to try to help the spread of the virus around 850000 people in the u.k. are living with dementia lockdown and social distancing has been particularly challenging for supper as and i carers and few feelings of isolation and loneliness gather up and given all dementia u.k. says calls to its helpline rose sharply during lockdown leslie is a specialist to mention helping families like johns in why all that invisible army and i could care is i think quite often if you know the coughed inside even pretend i pray look down. kind of. it can be quite lonely

existence and i think look down. at that. i think some of the you know areas that i struggled with if he's not there needs not being recognized intensive the level of care that they provide and some of the rest by they have that they've not been able to access linda and her family have faced constant trials since the diagnosis the coronavirus pandemic has led to tens of thousands of deaths the number of those whose lives have been changed and challenged by it though is hard to comprehend and they would sarah. this is al jazeera these are the top stories russian opposition leader alexina volley has arrived at a burglar in hospital to receive emergency treatment for suspected poisoning it was initially considered too sick by russian doctors to be moved from siberia but they

changed their position late on friday the u.s. house of representatives is meeting to decide whether to give 25000000000 dollars in emergency funds to the postal service before the november election the head of the service is being accused of favoring president trump by tampering with operations to slow the delivery of balance huge fire has broken out at the attorney general's building in the indonesian capital jakarta at least a 100 firefighters are fighting the blaze so far there are no reports of deaths or injuries but delegation of west african mediators is a rived in mali to push for a swift return to civilian rule following a military coup former nigerian president goodluck jonathan is part of the group representing the regional bloc ecowas president abraham baha was ousted on tuesday . i think. what we need in order for if. we see what is happening in mali i think what i want to paint the. first party is

deeply and i believe at the end of. something that is going to be and it might well be. the ruling party in ivory coast is formally chosen president allison what tata to run for the disputed 3rd term when it took over his election he accepted the nomination at a rally in abidjan the opposition says it's unconstitutional. doctors in kenya as public hospitals are on strike over delayed salaries improve quality protective gear to treat coronavirus patients under is also growing over allegations that government officials stole millions of dollars in funds for protective equipment for libya as a u.n. recognize government has announced an immediate cease fire the rival parliament in the east aligned with wall haifa hafta has also called on all parties to hold the financing and those are the headlines these continues here on al-jazeera after the bottom line good buy. in this edition of 2000 there are will take you on

a journey without you qatar's diverse wildlife will be joined by i'm reading by mentioning stick and also 800 patients and we'll be discussing the impact the potential uncontrolled development good hands on these diverse one like species living here if i'm protected. hi i'm steve clements and i have a question as going back to school become the political football of this season let's get to the bottom line. the new academic year is off to a chaotic start for america's $50000000.00 students and their families in many schools that are open for face to face learning some students or teachers have already tested positive for corona virus we need to quarantines in temporary shutdowns within days with vague and conflicting guidance from public officials each of these school districts has had to come up with its own guidelines think about that for a 2nd in a country with.