witness our time machine. just. make it. a challenge to accept the truth. turn the status quo and fight injustice with this documentary deception on. me and more as military extends the tension and increases its presence as antics or protesters demand her release. watching us here on my from the headquarters and. also coming up. the vaccination campaign against coronavirus in lebanon has begun but experts warn a patchwork response will keep the country stuck in tragedy i'm santa for the reporting from beirut. no restrictions for those arriving in the u.k.

mandatory hotel quarantines and possible prison time for those with about their travel. no show south africa's former president jacob zuma skips a judicial hearing to face charges of corruption we're live in johannesburg. follow me on mars the pows leader aung san suu cheesed attention has been extended 2 weeks after the army seized power in a coup there is a heavy military presence in young gone as nationwide protests calling for a suit she's released their 10 day tens of thousands of bit on the streets denouncing the coup. she has been criminally charged and her lawyer says she is set to appear in court on wednesday scott heiler is monitoring things from neighboring thailand. this arraignment this hearing i should say has been pushed back until

wednesday and we hear heard from her attorney who actually turned up a court and some some other people expecting her to be released today monday but that was not the case election be on wednesday and issue actually be released then or what the next steps in the proceedings will be is still opaque right now you know we're dealing with a joint us so the military is running the court system right now and making rules and laws almost every other day so be interesting to see what they do with the official charge right now criminal charge is that she illegally imported 6 walkie talkie radios so that's the charge that this was supposed to deal with today on monday be interesting to see if that's the same charge of the deal with on wednesday or there anything else the anything else that's added to that we really don't know because there's not much information coming out from the courts themselves we know in yangon the 2 biggest gatherings right now and are in front of the central bank and also what we've been seeing over the last 10 days and that's the area right in downtown here and gone tens of thousands of protesters are still

coming out now this comes after a night a very tense night because increased military presence along with police and we've been hearing from people who are there saying that there were a lot of patrols overnight the military once once the population to know that they are out there now in force before it was just really police on the front lines of the maybe some military soldiers behind now it's quite obvious that they're sending a signal lebanon's nationwide vaccination program is under way the 1st shots of the fives are vaccine were given to health workers on sunday the world bank has helped the crisis hit country fund the purchases the country's been in lockdown since january amid a renewed search intensive care units are full and there is a shortage of oxygen tanks presented as at a vaccination center in beirut she explains the challenges ahead for the country. so far it has been smooth but yesterday it officially started but today as you can see more people are here at

a center in beirut centers are open across the country this is really a key step to defeating the pandemic but lebanon is facing many challenges. first of all there is population hesitancy and according to the authorities the health ministry nearly 500000 people signed up for the vaccine now that's a low number because that is nearly just 10 percent of the population and if you don't get 80 percent inoculated then you're not going to reach herd immunity also the age structure in this country 20 percent of the population are children which means they cannot be vaccinated so every adult needs to be vaccinated in order for herd immunity to be achieved and then there's the problem of supplies the government the lebanese government did not reserve enough doses for the population only half the amount has been reserved and they were late and it's

a competitive market they've also opened the possibility of the private sector trying to procure vaccines but like i mentioned it is a competitive market and another problem lebanon is facing is funding the government is cash strapped in fact this vaccination rollout is being paid for a by the world bank and also you have the question of $250000.00 migrant workers who is going to pay for them the government says it doesn't have enough funds to pay for these workers and lebanon is also home to 1500000 syrian and palestinian refugees so as you can see that there are a lot of challenges as this this battle really is far from over even though many are welcoming this as the beginning of the end of the pandemic. passengers

arriving in the u.k. from 33 high risk countries will now have to quarantine in a hotel for 10 days the government says it's to help prevent the spread of the highly contagious variants of cope with 19 but the policy which came into force on monday is attracting criticism for the way it's been organized paul brennan reports from heathrow airport in aviation terms the u.k.'s hotel quarantine plan has been on final approach finale 3 weeks now and it was 1st announced back in mid january 10 days and 11 nights of enforced hotel quarantine now wait anyone who has passed through one of the 33 countries on the government's red list but london's heathrow airport said it's had yet to receive what it called necessary reassurances an airport spokesman warned of significant gaps in the implementation of the plan and the union representing some of the security staff is equally concerned about the transfer process from airport to hotel. quite well you're going to be applying

for very well. what are. they going on once they know how to how now you have every minor problem and then not income. the u.k. government says it's hotel quarantine plan amounts to decisive action against curve it 19 but even as the 1st arriving process does go into enforced confinement there is strong criticism of the way the policy is being operated under enforced. inbound passengers need to show a negative test just to board an aircraft and pre-book to further tests for the days after arrival lying on a passenger locator for now carries a 10 year prison sentence ministers who spent the past week talking up the plan we have among the toughest regimes anywhere in the world but doubts persist australian states introduced hotel quarantine in march 2020 and they've learnt tough lessons since then procedures on meal delivery times ventilation staff testing and

protective masks have all evolved significantly yet the state of victoria is now back on the lockdown after an outbreak of the virus spread within this quarantine hotel australian infection experts say the u.k. needs to be ultra cautious about what i know about the cases it's good to know that smokers will not be allowed to leave their rooms but there's still about to leave the rooms we learned very much the hard way that just doesn't work. the government says its policies are based on best practice that may not be good enough paul brennan al-jazeera heathrow airport lawyers for the former south african president jacob zuma say he will not attend an inquiry investigating corruption during his time in office the commission has been hearing allegations their wealthy gupta family used its friendship with zuma to win government

contracts and influence policy as many as 36 affidavits have implicated the former president in what's known as the state capture scandal both zuma and the gupta family deny the allegations from a to miller is joining us from johannesburg where that inquiry is taking place so what happens next now that the former president has decided to skip this inquiry. well at the moment the commission is addressing that but ultimately dealing with the fact that zuma the former president hasn't appeared despite a summons issued by the commission and also a constitutional court order that city would have to abide by the law and anything else would be undermining it just to give you a better idea of why zuma has not appeared he's made a number of points saying the vet the summons issued for his appearance was irregular and so not valid he's also previously said there's a political agenda against him he says he's been vilified and targeted and he's

even gone as far as saying that legal processes have been created to target him and now the commission lawyers have said that the excuse is not valid that essentially it's groundless and there's no basis for the former president not to be here he also had adequate time to address some of these concerns through the constitutional court and he didn't do that so for zuma this is playing against him within the structures of the commission even though he has said that this latest reason for not appearing is not to be misconstrued as defiance but what the commission has said today is that earlier this month and previously jacob zuma had said that he is prepared to defy the court and stand up against it and what he says is him being targeted now we're waiting for the commission to say what happens next at the moment they're dealing with processes around the president the former president not

showing up and there are a couple of options the commission could seek a warrant for his arrest through the courts he could also be fined. commentators so 5 say that you know while this could result in the rest of the former president there is the potential for it to be a slap on the wrist for the former president which of course would then bring about issues around the credibility of the commission ok farmers are miller thank you for that update from johannesburg. still ahead on al-jazeera from street parties. brazilians are trying to fill the void left by the cancellation of this year's carnival. threats intimidation and targeted killings and despite deadly challenges facing afghanistan's independent media we hear why they keep broadcasting.

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days or lightish breeze as for the showers in queens and they are probably going to fall in places where they haven't done for a while so i think that will be welcome as for new zealand may i just caught it before no thought and in particular there's a spinning storm to write off your tuesday you won't mind that very much once it's got out of the way you join the rest in not 30 warm weather but sunny weather. there was a. a lot of their in this community and others where they lived on the women they were going to look for to get all the while making want up when this is all men she worked with local women to solve the main problem plaguing their community was not always a key problem auction plan had been bought us a priority and led the way in transforming a difficulty into a success so empowering all one to me is standing economy. women make change on al-jazeera. on

order. to. form. well again top stories on al-jazeera. as the pows leader and she has had her detention extended until wednesday nationwide protests calling for her release have entered their 10th day. appear in court later this week. lebanon's vaccination program is under way world bank has helped fund the purchases 11 on a struggling with a recent surge in cases intensive care units are full and there is a shortage of oxygen tanks the former south african president jacob zuma will not attend any inquiry investigating corruption during his term in office the

commission has been hearing allegations the wealthy family used its friendship with zuma to win government contracts and influence policy. the world health organization is planning a rapid response to an ebola outbreak in guinea after the 1st outbreak of the disease there in 5 years 7 people have now test the positive and 3 have died during an epidemic in west africa between 20132016 at least 11000 people died guinea and w.h.o. say they are better prepared this time because of progress on vaccines so after you my typos will be international federation of the red cross and red crescent societies he says health authorities are on high alert. team's response the team had to go do it piece on 2 of the outbreak from good day and a lot of part in this government badness and you. give according to the

profile and. provide and supported tools in minutes that. include. your i fantasy m.s.f. . c.d.c. you see and or departments in countries that are supporting the government to do to you to provide support and to do to stop resist out to brett in a short time liberia's health authorities are now on high alert because the deaths in guinea were reported in and around the city close to their shared border liberia was declared free from ebola and 2015. supporters of jailed russian opposition leader alexei navalny ignored police warnings and they held vigils across the country they used valentine's day to bring attention to his imprisonment but after thousands of arrests in the past few weeks they've suspended their major

street protests now the barber has more. as night fell on valentine's day they gathered in small groups in various parts of russia to show solidarity with the opposition leader alexei novelli who's currently in jail in playgrounds and courtyards the place candles in the shape of a heart and sean lights from mobile focus the coordinated action came in response to a call from a man called leo lead vocals now based in lithuania he's a close ally of alexei navalny he wants russians to copy tactics used by pro-democracy activists in neighboring bella reuss our force is more. sophisticated than them that the more creative and we have to think about other forms of protest and the over the environment something vocal verged people to post pictures of sunday's gatherings all social media using the slogan love is stronger than fear the aim was to avoid large demonstrations of the type that seen thousands

of people arrested across russia in recent weeks among them alexei navalny his wife who's now reportedly in germany and his spokes person kira yarmulkes they were among the women activists being honored in the 2nd city sent petersburg around 100 women formed a human chain near a monument to victims of political repression and i think it will have an impact at least will show the while that we're here that those people are not alone that we stand in solidarity with them in the valley was arrested in january immediately after flying back to moscow he spent many months in germany recovering after he was poisoned with a nerve agent an attack that nearly killed him on friday he was in court facing slander charges which he's dismissed as politically motivated has already been sentenced to nearly 3 years in jail for parole violations while he was convalescing abroad after the recent crackdown his team perspired mass rallies until at least the spring and just a few days ago president putin suggested the street protests were not really about

novell me it was let each of you you know what this person under investigation is being used precisely at the moment you went in countries all over the world including our own people are tired irritated and discontented about the conditions in which they live and their income. but if your thoughts is continue to go after political activists this type of event could well gain momentum the day barber al jazeera. at least 4 people have been killed after a landslide caused by heavy rain in indonesia rescue workers are searching for 14 others burnt in the mud in eastern java rain overnight also cause more rivers to burst their banks and other districts in the province be 2011 uprising in bahrain a sought to establish a free and democratic society according to its leaders but during the last 10 years that revolutionary dream dissipated after

a crackdown on dissent lower burden memory reports. that. it's peaceful it's peaceful chanted these protesters the behinds capital 10 years ago. what followed however was anything but. the government launched a security crackdown that led to massive arrests claims of torture and several killings. of shia demonstrators were demanding political and constitutional reform. authorities were accused of silencing them in the name of law and order. of business at terry divide between the disenfranchise shia majority and the ruling sunni family has mocked behind for decades needy people died during the 2 months of protests including 5 police officers the 2 sides tried to play. the king orders an

independent commission of inquiry the report published 9 months later said the government used unnecessary excessive force and other forms of physical and psychological abuse including the demolition of property to punish protests as it stressed the need for the authorities to adopt such reforms it also concluded the opposition should have accepted calls for negotiated compromise. the opposition dismissed the report as biased in favor of the authorities the government accepted the bulk of the findings and implemented recommendations including the creation of an investigative office to address complaints of violations the but during the months and years that followed moose prominent shia political and religious leaders were arrested and booked to trial. yet fish senior cleric share how salmond the

leader of a with the largest shia opposition party is serving a life sentence in jail was up to hug. the co-founder of the bahrain center for human rights and 70 year old activists has some ashame of the co-founder of the movement alliance who are public and don't know at least 12 activists are on death row one facing imminent execution. up to 2000 activists were jailed although hundreds were reportedly released due to cover 1000 measures in crowded prisons. amnesty international says over the past decade freedom of expression has been severely cupped this is included the censoring of social media the closure of newspapers and the denial of access before need god with a number of issues and grievances unsolved the political divisions remain and the

prospect of real stability remains uncertain the lure of the al-jazeera. zimbabwe says it will begin its covert 1000 inoculation drive next week after receiving its 1st shipment of vaccines 200000 doses of china's vaccine donated by beijing have arrived in harare another batch is expected this week frontline health workers will get 1st priority. this would have been the long weekend that brazil holds its annual carnival a festival which normally brings and millions of tourists was cancelled because of the global pandemic but as monica reports from rio de janeiro some resilience are trying to keep the spirit of celebration a life i'm. sure bright orange jumper long wooden legs the rhythm a new suit costa has it all and nobody to dance with. the thought boy

said i'm going to got out of all hell if i'm totally in favor of the government's decision to cancel carney val mass gatherings in a pandemic are deadly but i found a safe way to spread joy during these gloomy time. it just takes a low morning walk in a socially distant costume to do the job. and use who hands out flowers in the hilltop neighborhood of sympathy is a favorite among tourists. in normal times i would never be able to be walking in the middle of this street with this silence at this time of the year it would be packed with people dancing dressed up but this is a completely different carnival this was the same neighborhood last year and the feat was somebody parade with tens of thousands of tourists celebrating just as the pandemic was hitting is still it since claimed almost 240000 monks.

this is real somebody'll now no revelers just doctors and nurses vaccinating the elderly in the brazilian city with the largest couvade 19 death toll. the coronavirus has also dealt a punishing blow to brazil's economy carnival would have made a difference had it not been cancelled. last year's brought in hundreds of millions of dollars and would have created more than $35000.00 temporary jobs at a time when unemployment is at a record 14 percent time say the beach nobody out there up to 120 people working for somebody school producing everything for carnival and on the day of the parade you have other jobs such as flood pushers security and even more people so we have 300 to 350 people on the ground. involved

corncobs on the beach 10 times less this year than last year know about as to the locals don't buy as much as tourists my customers are mostly foreigners but with no call me will there are almost not meanwhile in center that is still to man is keeping what's left of the carnival spirit alive reaching out to those who are locked up at home still waiting for the vaccine to open the door meineke in all just sirrah we have vision narrow. and independent media has been one of afghanistan's biggest achievements and 2001 but it's come at a price afghan journalists especially women have been threatened intimidated and even killed specially of the only all female station show your concert for ports from kabul. in the book in the media the basement of the house is not on t.v.

had ever hope to be but the pandemic and financial problems forced the founder of the all female station to reduce the staff and cut costs and when the targeted killings of journalists began some women left and others were told by their families to stop working so how some are ask the government for help this is the message of the government for all the t.v. station by the weapons where somebody would give you the license but even with the license the report that the weapons but even with the license we need to just switch. for the government. this should be it is the promote. the permit for the workers the license. t.v. went on there in 2017 with 70 staff and only few men the international community and afghan officials pledged support but now all that has changed this is these new control room former journalists are supposed to be broadcasting their programs it's small and basic not only because the new facilities are limited but

also because only half of the original staff remain at the station. about a dozen of them work out of another couple station while they wait for security to improve and move to their new facilities 80 percent of the stations programming has been dropped and he broadcasts online for only a few hours a week those who are left carrying on is risky so i want to ask. when i leave my home my father asks me where am i going if i'm going to zante who is with me if i have my colleagues with me not only my family where all those women who are working in the media in afghanistan their families are concerned about their safety. facing threats of targeted assassinations the women here say they are scared but refused to stop one day our day they told does the be careful with yourselves because we faced

a treat and also. you know all of that we feel like we will die like we feel like that but when we see. country situation when we see or woman those who can't forgive those who need to rid the our hands so we save our with our self if we stop or way so we can trace the our hands one local organization that supports media in afghanistan says 7 media workers have been killed recently within 9 weeks the director says the government must protect and support journalists and for years much progress in afghanistan's media over the last 20 years could be lost more than 15 of. best join a list of the current. good. maybe tens of them they are

working the story they are observing to change the field of working they are observing or they are thinking or they are making decision how to change it this is the catastrophe that i could i could see it and it's them in concert. but for now it's on t.v. everyone says they'll keep the station alive no matter how difficult that is fully a controversy al-jazeera kabul. argentinos former president carlos menem has died at the age of 90 his casket arrived at the national congress for the wake of president has declared 3 days of national mourning ranum of the country for 10 years from 1989. hello again the headlines on al-jazeera man mars deposed leader and sponsor she has had her detention extended until one.