the reason the. money has been and this is my. my mind on al-jazeera. the arab. demands for change ring out in chile huge crowds are arriving for more equality and a new constitution after a year of frustration and protests. oh i'm fully back to boyer watching al-jazeera live from a world headquarters in doha also ahead counting out the votes seem guinea where the president is aiming for a controversial 3rd term after pushing through on laws change. growing skepticism over a new cease fire between azerbaijan and armenia after accusations it's not being

respected and ignoring a ban on protests and threats of arrests demonstrates is in thailand continue to push for a brief warm up the more knock. the ball . thank you very much for joining as what began with protests over train fares is turning into a demand for complete change. tens of thousands of people have packed into the center of the capital as a country counts down to a referendum on the constitution these are live pictures right now from santiago where as you can see thousands of gathered space just gone across there and they're still launch crowds on the streets they've been mocking one year since the birth of a protest movement nationwide their anger and frustration focused on inequality inadequate pensions health care. and the education system protests have resumed in

the past week after being put on hold because of the coronavirus restrictions live pictures once again from santiago and these pictures also from santiago another area where as you can see there is water cannon being thrown on fire on the protesters there were. tensions earlier on the streets of santiago things appeared calmer but it seems once again yvette the tensions are picking up once again between the protesters and security forces there who are firing as you can see water cannon let's bring in our latin america editor lucien human who is in santiago you were in the thick of things earlier the situation appeared to be escalating a few hours ago how are things right now. it really. it really depends where you are where i'm standing and right behind me for about 5600 meters it's very calmed things are peaceful people are beginning to leave the

demonstration many of them had been here for 7 or 8 hours but just about 300 meters to my right there are at least 2 churches that are on fire right now we just saw a fire engine go by * ambulances as well running battles between a very small group of someone called them vandals or others would call a mixture in protesters or anarchists fighting it out with the police and there were ones who set fire to the churches one of these churches belongs or is used by the police of chile it's a symbol of the chilean police force so they attack that 1st i can smell and see the smoke billowing behind me and so once again what had been a largely peaceful joyous if you like a demonstration that lasted all day long with tens of thousands of people has been marred by violence indeed in again the pictures that we were showing your earlier of that. fire is

a church burning in santiago and not as i mentioned water cannon fire on demonstrators but it's actually a fire burning and firefighters trying to put it out this fire tensions really escalating in santiago this evening you see it tell us about the people who are on the streets and why we're seeing this violence today. where the violence is something that has been accompanying these demonstrations increasingly over the months but as i say and i'm very important to underscore this the vast majority of the demonstrators are not violent they were here all day long they didn't so much as throw a stone they they were here some of them are from the poorer working class neighborhoods others from middle class areas of the city all calling for social change and wanted to commemorate the day that is known as the social explosion in chile that was exactly one year ago today but always we are seeing small very

violent groups coming in. and throwing rocks molotov cocktails attacking the police and in this case burning not one but 2 churches the other churches or parish was right next to the 1st one a very close to it so this is continually worries a lot of the demonstrators here who did not come with the idea of ending things this way takes away the legitimacy from these protests are afraid of indeed as you say of the protests have been largely peaceful. about to vote on revising the whole constitution the referendum is you next week are people the people that you've been speaking to on the streets are they hopeful that this can bring about real change. they certainly are at least the vast majority of them are these slogans have been we approve we approve of what they will have to decide next sunday during the referendum whether they approve or not of rewriting the constitution. situation and

the people who are here are the ones who fought for that from october 18th onboard until the government and the political parties finally agreed to go along with it so there is a lot of hope although some say that it won't really change much but others believe that sooner or later it will lay the groundwork for real social change enter and a more equal society in chile deed by the constitution which is not the case at the moment thank you very much for that lucy in human latin america editor reporting there live from the streets of santiago of course continue to keep a close eye on the situation there and those tensions in santiago with you lou c.n.n.'s discussed the situation in chile further now with christina see if this was a chilly she's also in santiago thank you so much for being with us. christina supposed to be a model and always says in latin america what's gone wrong. oh well i think it was never know i think there were a lot of problems that they need so political class didn't want to see it neither

the government nor the opposition and where i actually want to see all the problems that the society has in relation to educations they need quality their health system the pensions so it wasn't really an array seize it was something they always it was from the surface but on the real the reality was totally different so what are people angry about especially you are among the crowds of protesters earlier in santiago tell us about all these chillin on the streets today and why they're so angry what are their demands. is there is a variety of groups there were there were people from different ages there were mainly pacific demonstrators but i think some things have changed i mean that the main demands were still there as i mention education inequality very

pensions but now we've had the pandemic as well so now we've got issues specifically with the police force the police force is highly criticized because after the protest last year there were clearly abuses. from the police that we didn't see sensitive they didn't ship so that's one point is and in fact there are some policemen had they not actually gone to the justice we have recent some police of usis 2 weeks ago and so there's still anger about the police the police questioned even on misty international quit criticize them so it's well there's. anger against the the political class because nobody has done anything for them there's quite a we're actually. wasn't there there was a concession. in the political class of the protesters and that was a referendum on the constitution which was the main concession politicians made

last november well you know what when the protests were going on how much change do you think it can help bring about this referendum changing the constitution can it turn this social explosion that we're witnessing today into a new plan for chile. i mean it's difficult she said because there's a lot of debate about how much you will change some people say the new constitution one change anything but some people say yes the constitution chill a symbolic because it comes from the dictatorship it has been reformed the last speaker should reform me once in 2005 so yes i think many people have all the hopes on the constitution but we know that most of the demands probably it won't be solved but he said i think it's a big sept 1st step so i think the protests the pacifica protests will continue if that's not so obvious but then we need to see how the political class actually solve that in it all the parents us where the result of the rest of the next week

referendum everybody thinks that it's going to be approved but we don't know who's going to write it if you still tele a national assembly oist that the makes between the congress and the people and that's that's going to be a big part of what's going to happen because if it's half and a half that's going to bring more issues and people don't rely on the political class right in the congress it'll be interesting to see how the situation unfolds thank you so much for speaking to us about chile and the crisis there christina 6 point is a chilly analyst joining us saying i'm sorry thank you for your time. in other world news after months of deadly unrest and a campaign modify violence votes are being counted in guinea's presidential election the poll appears to have been largely peaceful but dozens of opposition supporters say they had trouble casting their ballots. out. this is when the trouble start not enough observers too many votes to count election

officials say a record number of getting came out to take part in this election most are 1st time voters queuing hours before the polls open to have a say in the country's future despite a divisive and violent presidential campaign with candidates for mentoring ethnic tension the voting was peaceful you don't need. to give your vote but not your life we are what we have in common the stronger than what divides us the nation is what we have in common politics divides us you have to favor the mation we have to tell ourselves that we are rather not of his political parties presidents guineans peoples party is largely backed by the milling group while delos opposition party is mostly supported by the philosophy people at the age of 82 president alpha condé amended the constitution allowing him to run for a 3rd mandate despite widespread protest. this is a lever to move goods you can trust but i wish were free democratic and transparent

election and that everything is done peacefully and with tranquility we will make sure all polling stations are secure guinea cannot develop if there is not peace security and unity we call on all candidates who avoid violence already opposition candidate is saying he believes he has won the vote and accuses the election commission of favoring incumbent president alpha condé. descriptive. i'm not worried about the outcome of the election however i have major concerns for peace and cohesion if mr alpha condé tries to seize power for cunning in violence this cannot be acceptable to our supporters and to begin to. have voted for change . while the west african body ecowas and the african union sent observers the e.u. didn't analysts fear the worst is yet to come with candidates refusing to accept the outcome of the vote putting the electoral process in jeopardy. these heem who for one think honest i'm thinking for what. time.

regardless of ethnicity it is have almost no access to electricity or running water with 20 percent of the population living in extreme poverty and yet the country is rich in minerals home to the largest reserves of bauxite in the world the challenge for the country's next president is to deliver on what has become a broken promise political stability and the economic prosperity so many getting into waiting for nicolas hawke al-jazeera. i still ahead on al jazeera the stakes are high in bolivia's presidential election why the outcome could impact the country's democratic future and people in italy face new restrictions after a spike in the number of coronavirus chaos.

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under cover. the end the old. welcome back a recap of our top stories on al-jazeera hundreds of thousands of people have packed into the center of santiago as chile counts down to a referendum on the constitution the protests have been mainly peaceful but there's been some violence including the burning of a church demonstrations began last october of the raising of metro affairs but i've grown to include a call for social change and votes being counted in guinea's presidential election 82 year old afrikan days fine for a controversial 3rd term in office the main opposition candidates is accusing condy

of breaking the vote so he can stay in power. at the u.n. secretary general has urged armenia and azerbaijan to respect a new cease fire that's only a day old just hours after it went into effect both sides accuse each other of violations this is the 2nd truce aimed at stopping fighting over the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh the 1st cease fire which was agreed on a week ago failed to hold back for many people in azerbaijan this little hope that the truce will bring peace. to hamid met some residents in gun jehovah lost loved ones and want to keep up the fight. guly if i show you where i was sleeping at home with her extended family her nephew is in a critical condition and she wonders what will do future hold now that the family house is gone but she remains defiant. really should fight until the end we are behind the president we believe in our country we believe in

our army we believe in our people let there be war and let us liberate our territories why isn't the international community stopping this we should defeat them and then just been hit several times since the beginning of october but saturday's attack was the most devastating so far it happened the week after humanitarian ceasefire brokered by russia was announced and hours before a 2nd one was agreed the humanitarian cease fire is only about swapping bodies and wounded soldiers people on either side have very little faith that the conflict will stop each accusing the other of violating the cease fire 1st. military operations have continued in the disputed enclave of nagorno-karabakh there to dehumanize cost is melting in the capital city and a carrot a funeral ceremony was held for a younger minion soldier who people say was killed hours after the 2nd ceasefire

was announced here too many are wondering where is the temporary cessation of hostilities i mean years paid a heavy price so far nearly $700.00 soldiers have been killed on the battlefield in the capital yerevan bells and prayers to commemorate the. as it projects armies making territorial gains in several regions surrounding their goal of care about which have been occupied by a mean year since 1904 they represent about 20 percent of as if by chance territory many as here is like a mean. field the momentum shouldn't be lost yes the war has started and it is obvious internationally that we are gaining more landsberg and are we are strong enough to take our occupied lands but it's true that people don't want to die and war is not nice and we are not afraid of dying i mean for our land because we are enough to pass liberating our lines people live from ground wires rights but whole

nies is to die while you defend your land both countries have indicated that their body swap could take place in the coming days so far there hasn't been a period of calm long enough for this to happen in the human toll of this war continues to rise put up there. jack. vote counting is underway in bolivia in a presidential election many hope will restore stability in the leading contenders are a left wing former economic minister and a former president callousness and many hope the election will restore stability to the country amid a national recession and they've erupted in violence late last year when then president evo morales sought a 4th term in a disputed election which was an old traceable has been following developments from when a sides. can remain a world where the results are pretty sure. party is going to win this

election and i. believe after what happened in the last year. elections were filled with accusations of fraud of irregularities people. were forced to resign and. interim administration it offended many people in bolivia mostly indigenous communities we saw an interim president coming in to the. indigenous communities. in their country. for many. power were present and. it means racism is coming back to what we know right now is that polls indicate that there is going to be a fuckin ground on saturday night they electoral tribute that they were suspended

what is a preliminary research which means that the results are going to start coming out mostly because of what happened in the last election what's important to know in. the former finance minister. who is a writer and a journalist and. is going to face enormous challenges. saudi arabia's king solomon has issued a series of reforms including restructuring the kingdoms and visor the council the supreme court and the highest religious body he appointed a new head for the shura council it's a body of one $150.00 appointed members whose main task is to study and proposed laws then submit them to the king who decides which ones will be referred to the council of ministers sami hamdi is the editor in chief of the international interest a current affairs analysis magazines with a particular focus on the middle east he says the changes may not be what some hoping for. i think it's not necessarily the appointments that we should be looking

at but more the fact that we have a lot of the same faces with the same token suggestions of reform as we saw with 0.0 verdict and then medea appointed as an assistant to a deputy in the shorter council decided that mohammed bin cement is trying to promote women to senior positions we saw this follows on from over the last year we've seen some changes such as the ambassador to washington didn't. for example i think what's interesting is that because the shura council itself it is a toothless or going to organization while it has some significant characters it doesn't have much influence over decision making or policy making in the kingdom what's interesting is there is the continued to of seeing in the council of scholars this suggestion that the government or any of them haven't been cement is content with the way that the religious authorities are operating and we've seen some promotion of the members who have reiterated that and to cut their message

we've seen the sermons change in mecca and medina the 2 holy sites to try to promote some of the saudi policies this idea that we would have seen a conservative backlash we're seeing that there is this continue if you would suggest that the government is at ease with the religious authorities toeing the line after a string of imprisonment of religious figures outside of the official state apparatus and official state institutions so i think that continuities speaks volumes as to how mohammed bin cement feels about the situation feels about his control of the kingdom chief palestinian negotiator saeb erekat has been taken to an israeli hospital more than a week after contracting covered 19 he was transported from his house in the occupied west bank to western force when the palestinian liberation organization says erekat requires special care due to chronic health problems he received and long term spent in the u.s. 3 years ago. israel is easing its 2nd coronavirus lockdown after

a month of restrictions says been a drop in infections therefore people cannot travel more than one kilometer from their homes and restaurants can open but only for takeaway speeches and kindergartens have also been given the green light to operate in italy the prime minister has announced new measures saying there's no time to waste after a spike in covered 1000 cases giuseppi contest says he wants to avoid a full lockdown by the situation has become critical mayors will be allowed to close public squares in the evening to stop people gathering gyms and public swimming pools may remain open but qantas said that could change if the rules aren't followed. a thing we should wait a few days before we can see the results of these new measures we must commit and continue to make the sacrifices while waiting for the checks to be completed before monoclonal antibodies and for vaccines so that we can make them available for all of us. we have to commit to situation is

critical the government is present must play its point all together will be able to overcome difficult moment. rallies have been held across france in honor of a teacher who was beheaded samuel patty was killed days after showing his students cartoons of the prophet mohammed during a lesson about freedom of speech the suspect was shot dead and several people are in custody aka has more. this is where paris comes to defend what some see as french values thousands gathered at the past of the republican solidarity with samuel party a history teacher brutally killed in a quiet paris suburb the level good for we're here to defend the republic the values of the republic liberty equality fraternity and secularism we can feel that the fatherland is threatened that those values are under threat. the murder suspect named as a was shot dead by police on friday close to samuel party school.

he was an 18 year old born in moscow of chechen origin and had no apparent connection with the teacher or the school investigators say he stalked the area before following the teacher whom he stabbed and then decapitated with a knife an 11th person's been arrested as part of the investigation. earlier this month party had shown his students cartoons of the prophet mohammed in a lesson on freedom of expression the caricaturist were 1st published by the satirical magazine charlie abdo which led to a wave of attacks in paris and 2015 is believe the lesson angered a number of muslim parents activists say the authorities had been warned about the killer but it failed to act the person who committed this horrendous unspeakable unfathomable crime was hardly reported worktable times on social media because he was already displaying sign that he was about to commit something and many of the

people who reported him were muslims and some warning the french media already muslims can report someone who produced to be one of their is a. hero a moment of unity in the face of a brutal crime the french government promised a 0 tolerance approach with tighter financial controls on religious cultural and sporting associations but the killings a reminder of fault lines in french society weeks after president emmanuel micro-loan controversially described islam as a religion in crisis while defending the country secular values not islamist. the murder has shocked the nation focusing the spotlight once again on tension successive french governments have struggled to resolve neve barkha al-jazeera. protesters in thailand ignored warnings from police and demonstrated in the capital on sunday kong for the prime minister to step down they came out in their thousands despite a ban on whose gatherings and interagency are also demanding and more democratic

constitution and changes to the monarchy tony chang was at the protests but once again for the 5th day in a row protesters have come out onto the streets of bangkok to so displeasure the government and again the authorities have tried to stop them and earlier in the day the police had warned that anyone attending would be charged. and arrested they even said that those people who turned up and posted selfies on social media could be liable for 2 years in jail or $2000.00 fines but clearly that hasn't deterred anyone people are still here and they're still determined that their demands be met quite a lot here in holland. i think we need to change we need to demand an end to the unfairness that has happened the 1st thing that i want to see is that they stop ignoring our voices we should be able to gather and protest peacefully and i want

to see more freedom not arrests at this stage we don't know how long these protests are going to continue to a certain extent some of the phase has gone out of this because the protest leaders have been detained that said these protests have now spread they're taking place in different sites across bangkok and tonight even in different places across the country the protesters are shown that after the crackdown on friday night they're still prepared to come out there still to come out prepared to come out and numbers and they're not scared and now the ball is very much in the government's court. where again i'm fully back to go with the headlines on al-jazeera hundreds of thousands of people have packed into the center of santiago as chile counts down to a referendum on the constitution protests have been mainly peaceful.