made little difference, rewind, silent, and on to see tens of thousands of indian farmers defy police barriers and march on the capital. they say new problem market laws will only hurt them. hello, i'm c'mon, santa maria here in doha with the world news from al-jazeera. a show of strength in the iraqi capital by the influential cleric. other after announcing he will run in parliamentary elections next june. also don't trump says he will leave office if joe biden is deemed the winner after the electoral college vote. but he's refusing

to concede just yet and going it alone in a report from a remote region of afghanistan where local troops are trying to maintain security without the help of u.s. forces. friday afternoon in india right now where after marching for hundreds of kilometers and battling their way through police blockades, thousands of farmers are now pouring into the capital. police have allowed them to gather in the city after initially trying to hold off these huge crowds. the farmers are rallying to demand the government scrap new laws, which they say damages their livelihoods. farmers have actually crossed entire states to fight these changes. they face barricades, a water cannon as well, and tear gas as police. try to stop their advance. despite officials giving him that hasn't stopped more battles breaking out on the outskirts of the capital,

local media, say delhi police to turn 9 stadiums and to make shift jails. the regional government proposal surprisingly, opposing that plan. so let's start with elizabeth parameters live in new delhi. for us to tell us about what you've been seeing and hearing today, liz, on come on, we are now at the grounds where protesters are going to be brought to by police escort to carry out their protests here. and there is a very large police presence here, as they has been anywhere that we have gone today. there are a number of police buses behind me to take away anyone that causes any trouble. we've heard from delhi's police commissioner, who has appealed to farmers. he says to maintain order and demonstrate peacefully, this is off to nearly 3 days now of tens of thousands of farmers who have been much into the capital. they wanted to march to central delhi that's not being allowed. and that's why there's so many police barricades beyond this point to stop them

from going any further into central daddy. now for 3 days. now farmers have been breaking through police barricades on state borders while facing tear gas and water cannon. they've been throwing barricades into rivers using their tractors to remove trucks that have been placed as as police barricades. and here we've also see a number of panjabi organizations, a number of these farmers off from the station on job. and groups have come here with the trucks full of food and water to feed. the protesters who are set to arrive here, and you can really see the support that these farmers have here in jetty. so it's the more you describe it, elizabeth, the more i feel it, this is just not your average protest. this is a very strong movement because i guess they feel so strongly that this is going to have such a negative impact on their lives. the slow absolutely come out. so the, you know, the round ahau,

india's 1300000000 people working in that sector. there are at least 1000000 farmers and punch out. they have very organized and the changes, the new laws of the indian government cost in september farmers a really concerned that they're going to take away guarantees that the farmers have had for decades around a minimum price for their projects that met with the government about these concerns those meetings didn't lead anywhere. the government said that that minimum support prize would remain, but they won't write it into door and found the trade unions a warri that the changes will only benefit rich corporations and out won't benefit the average farmers. there's also a lot of anger that these that these laws will push through with very little debate . and that is why we are seeing the biggest protests in india since the car on set of the coronavirus pandemic and much elizabeth purana with the update from new delhi. thank you for bats. now,

with us who is general secretary of the all in the head of the communist affiliated peasants front taking part in these protests. thank you for your time, sir. do you feel the protests are working or that they are having some sort of effect on the government? the fact that the government and the police actually allowed them to protest today into new delhi going on for several months, more the government and the men on the bid for the your demands. why is it to be in those, all these acts are totally against the interest of the farmers of india. and even though jackson implemented farmers will become slaves in their own land, they will lose everything. and in that situation, farmers there found it is the death knell does that. so from the ordinance days,

they are opposing it. all, these are part of much our going to asian. we came together it all india struggles. what mission committee, a combination of $250.00 organizations. we started fighting and since the last 6 months. but with the growing us struggle, more people are going well into another. $200.00 channel partners are going to send nearly $500.00 small, big part of much organization all over the country, the united li, demanding that these, and these farmers and people act would be the period. there is no compromise on that because these are the death knell for our department. community of india. the women want to destroy the harm he part of march based agriculture and reduced it to the court voted best exile judge. there almost comment from you. if

that was sorry to interrupt you, there are more talks coming up. i believe. next month. do you believe those can actually lead to something? yes, we believe we'd going to go on a manual nor any democratic government. listen to the people, they ask the people if they're going to problem this list entry. but on particularly the more the government and the fastest auto tyria are never could be government totally against common people. and they are working at the end of the corporate houses. national and international court, what else is there one to capture the end of india and then much will be the lose to the slip. so this is the way you describe the government in the way you describe the government there. it actually maybe sounds like we're talking be any use you're saying they basically just want to remove all the rights of the

farmers. is there any point negotiating the question, you know, anywhere, dns, that is that not the duty of a democracy go or when you open dialogue, when there is then what they brought it in parliament illegally, illegitimately them by force. they passed that the aerial shot board, and we are insisting for lustig's man, they discovered the moment they did against far much, but most are not fools. who are also part of most white down on the street. it is not the happy appears, but them. so they are nice, but go on, man, eat not. and if you could discuss till today, luck suffered much are coming past their dead. that will not allow it when thank you so much for seizing. the body does not border, but we uploaded it and we are entering and we demand that god must accept our

demand. we bet we are not going to dig back our more bent. thank you. so much for your time that is 100 mother from the all india supper union. thank you. on to other news in a mass rallies being held in iraq's capital, a show of support following a shia cleric tartarus out of announcement that he would run for parliamentary elections next june. thousands of people gathered in baghdad's tough area square, which was once the focus of anti-government protests that has frequently shown his support for the demonstrations and often made calls for political reform. simona 14 has more from back at today's show of force in tahrir square. it was, it started really stark contrast to the protest movement which started out very strong enough over 2000. 1 and 19, but over the months it dwindled amidst a lot of state sponsored violence, killing kidnappings, and also very importantly,

a gradual and successful infiltration by various political parties, including the sudras movement. when the activists say that their cause was hijacked, that in the end, the sudras produce, they claimed ownership of this protest movement to really use it for future political gains. and that's exactly what they are attending to do now. and on the other hand, if you compare the protesters to the sudras movement, they have not been successful in translating that initial momentum on the street into political capital. they have not been able to organize politically to register parties that have an actual chance to really put up a credible challenge to incumbent parties like the 100 or so in the end like it was really a stark comparison to see the organizational capital bill of these and the political muscle of the sudras today, which really makes it look as though the, the protesters have failed in their goal to topple the ruling class and to overhaul the entire political system to the u.s.

where president donald trump says he will leave the white house if the electoral college confirms the victory of president elect joe biden said, it would be a mistake, though, if biden was confirmed and added, it would be quite difficult to concede. he also repeated unfounded claims about the election being stolen from him because of fraudulent votes. biden's inauguration set to take place january 20th in dealing from all of this i might as well why didn't you just show you? certainly it will certainly, and you know that, but i think that there will be a lot of things happening between now and the 20th of january. mike hanna has more from washington d.c. . certainly it's the 1st time as well that president trump has explicitly said that he will leave the white house should as this is expected, the electoral college confirm the president elect biden as the country's next president. now, president saying that he's still not going to concede,

insisting that there's a lot of battles still to go continuing to insist with no evidence whatsoever that the election was fraudulent. but all of that ends affectively when the electoral college votes in mid december, basically all the electors in their respective states will confirm the votes, which at the present stands for $306.00 electoral college votes for joe biden. $232.00 for donald trump. now at that point to president trump saying he will accept the electoral college is a decision, though if he considers it as a fraud. well, that's not strictly true. he has got no option, but to accept that decision that is a constitutional point at which the next president is confirmed by the electoral college. the next step is for congress to certify all of those votes, and then the inauguration on january the 20th one must point out as well. that in more than 30 cases brought by the trump campaign or other republican organizations,

have been defeated in the country's courts. so certainly he has no grounds whatsoever would appear to continue to cry, fraud, and to continue to cost any doubt whatsoever on the result of the selection. but he's going to continue to do so. it would appear grab a quick break when we come back. 45000 refugees and counting ethiopians fleeing the conflict at home, struggling to get medical help in neighboring sedan. 100 stead families destroyed the pressure mounts on bangladesh to account for a number of killings by an elite police units. alan northeast china eastern siberia, now reliably subzero by day and by night. and that code is leaking out across the warmer waters, still not ice to producing frequent showers on the coast of honshu and the whole

current. and it fairly small height will turn to snow. seals see snow on mt, fuji, for example, and stay at low levels in. but it's mostly a sunny picture, otherwise you follow the breeze down. here's got a cold breeze, which means it regularly creates showers, and taiwan is the place to get hit by those with taipei for the next 3 days breezy and showery. and that will persist for a while. i suspect the remains of the cycle own needs are just that remains has been heavy rain recently in andhra pradesh. and there is more to come says to potential for flooding and that may not be the last cycle. another one is trust developed here in the southern bay of bengal. this development rather more obvious during sunday. beyond that, despite the recent snow and is a bit more to come in the far north of india in kashmir, for example, it's a generally fine dry and close fairly cold situation. but the weather certainly changed in the middle east in the event. this cloud is just

a hint of what's to come of the next day. after world war 2, france's great empire began to unravel and vietnam to most people. it was throwing themselves into the streets, bursting with joy, kissing each other. and algeria has, until she must, if the indochinese manage to beat the french army, why not that the decline continues in episode 2 of blood and tears french to colonize a shadow on al-jazeera to form

with al-jazeera. these are the top stories this hour. thousands of farmers have gathered in india's capital to demand. the government scrapped new market friendly laws. they say it will damage their livelihoods, some of march for hundreds of kilometers to find police bands. a mass rally is being held in iraq's capital, a show of support for the shia cleric who has been to run in june's parliamentary elections there who's frequently backed. the protesters also called for political reform and u.s. president donald trump says he will leave the white house if the electoral college confirms the victory of president elect joe biden. trump says it would be a mistake for that to happen and repeated unfounded claims about the australian military has moved to dismiss more than a dozen soldiers after an inquiry found some of its special forces committed war crimes in afghanistan. best to get as uncovered evidence that soldiers had

unlawfully killed $39.00, unarmed civilians and prisoners, most of them in 20122013. so 19 current and former troops have been referred for possible prosecution. also the trump administration plans to withdraw 2 and a half 1000 u.s. troops from afghanistan in january. and a further push her end. america's longest war and u.s. bases in are being handed over to the afghan army, even though there is another surge in violence for neo-con to 40 visited one of those bases. an option that once volatile region in the east, where security forces are trying to maintain a fragile calm, these valleys have seen violence and death, like few places in afghanistan. the area was occupied by isis fighters who targeted people in the region and destroyed their villages. now things have changed, but sort of had to suffer as a taliban presence in the border areas of this district. but i saw this completely

eliminated from this area for nearly 4 years, relentless u.s. airstrikes supporting afghan military operations across achieving in eastern afghanistan destroyed. i saw sanctuary here on the floor. afghan army probably gone for years and years ago would have been completely impossible. but now since i saw was going to be they have been very quiet at the nearby base. it's also quiet. it was from here that u.s. special forces with the use of sophisticated technology and air support for i saw the base was handed over to the afghan army may. these emblems are some of the few reminders that american troops were once here when the foreigners left, they did not leave equipment like weapons, vehicles,

and other military equipment that we needed. we are an urgent need of heavy weapons, like artillery, mortars, cannons, and ammunition. if we have all these heavy artillery with us, we will be able to defend our country in a better way. the base commander says the taliban often attacks the base from the mountains day and night. the base is only levon kilometers from the border with pakistan, from where he says taliban fighters can slip into the area. nato has suggested eisold remains a concern here and has promised to support the afghan security forces for the next 4 years. despite the sudden u.s. drawdown in the villages of achieving people who had fled, the fighting are returning to their homes. some say that makes no difference. the americans are no longer in the area with us. you know, when you go, we are proud of our security forces and we are not worried. we want the taliban,

the government, and the case negotiating teams to know that we have suffered a lot and we can't afford to see more funerals of our loved ones. we want peace and peace at any cost. and peace ever comes to this remote corner of afghanistan. people here also hope they can finally have a hospital and a bigger school for all the children. so everyone can know what a peaceful life looks like. for you consciously, al jazeera, a change, eastern afghanistan, african peace envoys are due to meet ethiopian prime minister ahmed. later on friday, to discuss the fighting in take a day. the government has ordered a final phase of its offensive in the northern region. and it's also warn people to stay indoors as the army moves in on the regional capital. mecca lay. a government imposed deadline for to ground forces to surrender expired on wednesday. and the u.n. is warning. thousands of people are fleeing that region, tens of thousands,

already arriving in neighboring sudan with many saying they're now struggling to get access to health care. ever morgan has more from gathering at the border with ethiopia. this is the only health facility at village, a refugee camp near sudan's border with dozens come here for medical assistance each day. techno will die says he was went by doctors back in his home country that he was developing cardiac problems. now he says, days of walking, to flee from fighting in ethiopia, region, and standing in line for aid and for treatment is making him feel worse. i was told to be careful not to exhaust myself to take care of my diet. but since i had to flee my chest pains have been increasing. and when i come here, there's often a long line or no doctor, for hundreds of patients in the camp that hosts more than 15000. the center is the 1st and sometimes the only place to seek treatment. despite that it has little to

offer to patients, all fled to escape fighting from to grey. i wasn't suffering from anything when i was back at my address. i've been struggling to get medication since i got here, and the treatment is very poor. more than 45000 refugees have been displaced by the fighting integrate. it's thought of 3 weeks ago following a government offensive on the to great people's liberation front. the offensive was a response to an attack by the front on a military base and came after months of tension between the regional government and the federal government. 2 camps have been opened in sudan to cope with the influx of refugees. but providing services, especially health services, is challenging as more and more refugees continue to arrive. the camp here has 3 doctors who are also refugees to tend to the sick. we don't even we cannot go blood feeling for them. we don't agree with, you know,

that could be of benefit. there are many here that we need to do that if we don't think about sudan's commission of refugees says it's trying to assist the refugees with access to health care, but need support from organizations to be able to help the sick develop what's needed is for health organizations to provide emergency medication and the refugee community is no mingling with the local community and some turn to local health facilities to get treatment. health organizations need to step up to ensure that refugees have proper health care. most refugees here say they don't know how long they remain in this camp, or if they will be relocated to places with better facilities. but they say they hope their calls for assistance will be listened to before a medical crisis of cory's. morgan al-jazeera state for

french officers have been arrested after a video surfaced, showing paris police attacking and racially abusing a black music producer. this pictures came from the security cameras inside his studio. he told reporters that police followed him in after seeing him outside without a mask. instant comes ahead of a planned protest on saturday against police violence in france. and scuffles erupted in taiwan's parliament over the government's decision to ease restrictions on u.s. . pork imports punches thrown and opposition politicians dumping buckets of pig organs on their rivals. the new policy will allow american pork imports to have acceptable residue of an additive called rat mean. critics are concerned about its effect on by the animals and humans. elite police units in bangladesh is being accused of hundreds of extra judicial killings during several,

years. it's drawn international concern including calls from u.s., senators from sanctions, people who say their loved ones of missing, tortured or killed. a desperate for odds. reports from dhaka. the 10 senators, both republicans and democrats, say u.n. experts, journalists, and human rights groups had documented the activities of bangladesh's, rapid action battalion in a letter to the trump administration. the site there were cases of extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances and widespread torture in june 2018. jump surely watched helplessly as several men in plain clothes, identifying themselves as detectives and members. up rob picked up his 30 year old son from outside his home in the capital dhaka. he also saw 2 motorcycles with uniform red members as seen, caught on security camera at a nearby shop. police and robbed denied involvement. ali hasn't seen his son again

. i mean, i'm not saying i want justice to be delivered for my son, whether it's done internationally locally or by the prime minister. if they have killed my son, then they should return the dead body if he's detained, then release him. if he has committed any crime, then there is a court and law, they can just kill him. can the human rights groups say a law enforcement agencies are often used by the ruling parties to repress opposition and dissent? rights groups have criticised bangladesh government for hundreds of extra judicial killings. as part of their so-called entered drug and guitar playing down, amnesty international has accused officials there of fabricating evidence to support their statements of gunfights and crossfire that instead of launching a proper investigation. i'll just as request for an interview was declined by the bangladesh home ministry and the rapid action battalion. but the state minister for foreign affairs responded to the senator's letter at

a news briefing that envelops. it was within their jurisdiction to make such comments. but until and unless a state or an international denies ation convey this directly to us only then can we react in 2017, who snared as a husband abdul cook those and 2 other men were picked up from russia's bottom, are area by plainclothes members of the law enforcement agencies a week later who snared i was told by a source close to rob that our husband was in custody at a secret location. there has been no sign of the 3 men since. i still don't know if i was only on them. who recently most of us have done a good dozen. it's been a very difficult struggle for me and my children. the future looks bleak for them without him. i want him to return home. whoever might be detaining him p's, return him. i want justice for him and a proper investigation. in july this year, the killing of a retired army special forces officer by police sparked protests across the country

. several police officers are not behind bars, but no one's been held to account for the disappearance or deaths of hundreds of others. and the body count continues to grow tundra chaudhry al-jazeera, dhaka bangladesh. the funeral of football legend, diego maradona, has been held in argentina's capital was heavy security as his body was taken from the presidential palace, with thousands lining the route to watch. and the reports from the funeral cortege carried diego maradona's coffin to the cemetery where he was laid to rest alongside his parents, the streets lined by tens of thousands of fans saying ideal to a great for a national hero. the loss was felt across the world. for us, diego was a terminal for a whole life. he led argentina to the top. it's difficult for everyone. i've seen newspapers in france and in england, they all talk about him. it's incredible. however,

the chaos that blighted much of marathoners life spilled into events, marking his death fans clashed with police after the gates to the government palace where he was lying in state closed, denying them the chance to pay their last respects with his death has come the opportunity to reflect on what diego maradona i gave to the world of football, to this neighborhood, to argentina. the answer for many is everything. they created shrines of football grounds where he played a bookie juniors and here the continues juniors grounds named after him, where he began his professional career as a 15 year old in 1976. wood. diego is the people, he's the people, it's what he most identified with. he never forgot his origins, the happiness he brought this family for all these families. said, i don't want to judge him badly because he represented all our misery. and as it

says on these posters, our happiness too. like to thank you for all the happiness he brought us. i don't know some applause from the best of our people. thank you diego, really thank you. god that they applauded here and across argentina in naples, in barcelona and around the world. and there, i don't know when the demons he battled the day, the diego, the footballer, his magic, his vision, an ability to excite and inspire live on in his fans. one of cyrus they are an al-jazeera. these are the headlines. thousands of farmers of gathered in india's capital to demand that the government scrap new market friendly laws, which they say damages their livelihoods. some of marched for hundreds of kilometers defying bands from police, others, but piron, and with more now from new delhi.