doing books from the rubble they build a refuge for freedom and democracy. a secret library of hope from which they endeavor to rewrite their story and that of their country. to witness. on al-jazeera. the united states accuses china of an attack on democracy 'd of a beijing's plans to change hong kong electoral system. and joe hockey want to come out santa maria this is the world news from al-jazeera . protesters face off once again with the security forces in may and mark while the u.n. envoy urges swift action against the military's brutal crackdown.

that's the rallying cry of protestors in senegal on the 3rd day of angry demonstrations over the arrest of an opposition leader. have a look at these tire tracks on the red planet's tell you why there's such a milestone for the mission to mars. the united states has condemned china's proposed new veto powers on hong kong selection of politicians calling it a direct attack on the territories autonomy beijing revealed the legislation on friday at the opening of its largest political meeting the national people's congress changes that would effectively dismantle hong kong's opposition by allowing the chief executive to appoint members of parliament in line with the beijing appointed committee. has been speaking to opposition leaders in hong kong

about the changes who say they won't be giving up without a fight. lo kin hey represents what's left of a once thriving opposition party many of its members have been arrested with others now on trial accused of subversion loz doing caught in 6 months to face unlawful assembly charges but is free on bail he says china's government can eliminate hong kong's political opposition but not the aspirations of its people the chinese government or the whole government they can suppress the whole competition's they can suppress the opposition politicians but they couldn't suppress or the oppositions the opposition come from the people beijing's electoral overhaul of this territory will likely mean the opposition's landslide win in district council elections 60 months ago was probably it's lost. many of the winning candidates will link to the protest movement

a year later the hong kong government canceled the more important elections for the mini parliament citing code with 19 now it seems that poll could be perspire again until 2022 china's leaders say that only patriots going to hold elected office in hong kong without specifying exactly what that means but it does though raise serious questions over the future of the opposition and whether credible elections can be held without it moken hayes says with only candidates approved by mainland china to choose from many people will be dissuaded from voting in elections already rigged in china's favor the reform means that they want more control they want more secure election system in hong kong and i think whenever you want to control an election more. representation of the election for the people will just be less and

less shows one calls himself a patriotic the probe asian businessman was. on the mainland and heads a new political party that could benefit from china's new electoral laws he says you don't have to love the chinese communist party to be a patriot actually people should respect communist china and also respect the communist party but having individual china hong kong to love a party which they have very little knowledge or experience with is unrealistic i think those are 2 different things supporters of the chinese government deny the new laws will weaken hong kong's already diluted democracy and insist the promises made before this place was returned from british to chinese rule have not been broken but to some those guarantees now seem worthless adrian brown al jazeera hong kong more with katrina a year now in beijing so can the opposition in hong kong do anything yet they

protest on the street when i try say when those get shut down then in the end when beijing makes a call like this it generally stays. that's right hi 12 well from beijing they say that they've in their eyes they're completely within their rights as. those in control of china and hong kong being part of the chinese territory to impose these changes and there is very little as you see on the ground that those who are fighting for democracy or activists can do about it in a sense beijing is kind of acting like a parent that has been impatient with its child and said look we gave you these freedoms but from these $2900.00 protests which cause much stability instability which affected business which effect of tourism you've proven that you cannot be trusted with your own system therefore we've had to come in with a heavy hand and inforce our own control and beijing has been arguing since since

this is all happened since it began its political or the whole of hong kong with the imposition of the national security law last year that this is what the hong kong people want they want a strong authority to step in and to protect hong kong stability that's beijing's line but of course we've heard just then from that story from people inside hong kong that they are not happy with this and many people off fighting till the end to the point that many have been arrested and charged under this national security law queues of savation and just last week at the end of february we saw dozens of about $47.00 people charged and arrested they had been doing 2019 to try to organize a democratic election primary vote as a part of the hong kong system but now we're seeing of course these people are the silenced the behind bars awaiting trial and effectively nenny of the democratic elements in hong kong removed by these changes and just to stretch your analogy a little further katrina because i like that the parental analogy. china could

effectively saying look this is going to happen anyway in 26 years the 50 years is up it goes back to china anyway so get used to it. exactly in many senses you can just see that this is simply just accelerate in china's plans many of the commentators we spoke to say well they were looking at the protests that were happening in 29000 they were infuriated by the storming of the legislative council they were very embarrassed by this because the communist party is always trying to present this image of order but at the same time they weren't. they were kind of seeing this as an excuse really to just put forward these changes that they were always going to implement to make hong kong resemble any other mainland province take it one step closer to being in line with mainland china we've seen many people of course angry about this we've had gone condemnation from the u.s. condemnation from the e.u.

condemnation from chris patten the former governor of hong kong but beijing has repeated its sons time and time again this is an internal affair of china and that the international community soon essentially butt out and allow china to do its work within its own borders thank you for all of that that is katrina year in beijing. the news and protesters are again defying a military crackdown in may in ma these are large crowds gathering in several cities last show a little further in the north about 200 kilometers northeast of mandalay which you often hear about in a sit in protest going on there one person was killed in demonstrations on friday and the u.n. security council has met to discuss the it's escalating situation as well more from our diplomatic editor james spays in new york. in the last week the u.n. estimates around 50 people to be killed by the military in myanmar the u.n. special envoy christine seana bergner believes that after the coup people were

looking to the united nations for help the envoy said that the people of myanmar including committed civil servants or the real heroes and protectors of the nation's democratic progress but she wore in the hope that they have place in the united nations and its membership is waning special envoy shriner bergner made those comments during a closed session of the security council she also told ambassadors there's an urgency for collective action how much more can we allow the myanmar military to get away with we must be clear previous and current crimes will not go unpunished. but the end of the meeting the u.k. ambassador briefed reporters as diplomats continue to work on a new statement on the situation the committee that represents the detained politicians including on sun suchi so they want targeted robust sanctions on a total arms embargo why are you not considering vose measures rather than just more words the u.k.

has taken by natural sanctions on individuals on trade and we have reviewed our aid but as you know from the u.n. point of view any further measures would you agree would require agreement from all council members the ambassador of the european union to the u.n. told me that he. even if the security council can't agree sanctions there will be mounting international pressure on the military you know they might survive isolation for for some time but in the end judgment will come there will be accountability especially for people who go against their own population shooting innocent you know women you know shot bullets it's just it's not it's not sustainable and i think they know it at heart negotiations continue among diplomats trying to come up with a security council statement what's not clear is whether 2 permanent members of the council russia and china are prepared to support a much harsher condemnation of the military james 0 at the united nations

while rights groups are raising concerns about senegalese handling of protests against the arrest of an opposition leader amnesty international sporting to a wave of arrests a partial t.v. and internet blackout and the use of live weapons as well 4 people have died in 3 days of demonstrations and the nicholas hark reports now from the capital dakar. a march the government tried to ban protesters chant this is our society be brave and strong protect our senegal not just a message to the security forces but for a government the queues of stifling dissent thousands indycar in other cities have been demonstrating after police detained opposition leader who spun song go accusing him of both rape and public disturbance to believe. the young people have toyed of the way we're being governed we need to free him some co was everything to

us. police fire rounds of tear gas to disperse the crowd the military has been deployed to help security forces stop the looting banks gas stations and supermarkets have been attacked so go has repeatedly accused president mikey cell of helping french companies profit from senegal spore. in the distance behind me police are far and water cannons to try to disperse the crowds they're trying to protect a french gas station and supermarket there now so much of this protest is less about the opposition leader response unquote more about this feeling shared among many senegalese that they're not getting a fair share of this country's wealth. among those protesting are trader mo his jumps employees he has come out to assess the damage job sees a failure of the state to care for its youth because of that this is

a problem. this is this is not something i'm really proud of my homeland this is terrible you know. kids are angry remodeler have food to eat that's why they're breaking shops stealing to take home children not going to school properly you know . not being looked after properly among those arrested are many teenagers the government is restricting access to certain social media sites they say to stop this information and public gatherings but so far all attempts to bring calm have failed and the demonstrations continue to spread because hark al-jazeera the car. in the news ahead a call for tolerance in iraq pope francis on his victims of one of the worst sounds on christians as it becomes the 1st pontiff to visit the country. people are currently. i have a u.s.

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and diverse range of stories from across the globe from the perspective of our networks journalists on al-jazeera. the top stories on al-jazeera this hour the u.s. has condemned china's proposed veto powers on hong kong's selection of politicians calling it a direct attack on the city's autonomy the changes would effectively dismantle the territories opposition. senegalese opposition leaders months own cause appeared in court for the 1st time since his arrest on where the state of his detention sparked violent protests which killed 4 people and protesters are again defying

a military crackdown and me and my large crowds gathering in several cities but the u.n. special envoy to mean maher is calling on the security council to take swift action more now with tony chang who as ever is monitoring events from bangkok in neighboring thailand it's around this time each day tony maybe a little bit earlier that the internet blackout lifts and we learn a bit more of what's happened what have you found out. yes and the protesters are back on the streets again as you mentioned in several large cities particularly in yangon i spoke to a contact a short while ago he said that they were massing. sagat there are no response as yet from the security services but one would imagine as we've seen every day in the past 7 days they will come a point where they will crack down at some stage overnight we've also seen several raids by the security services in the main urban centers like mandalay and yang

gone in yangon on for the past couple of weeks they had set up neighborhood watch stations which were manned through the night because of concerns that they were going they were going to be attacked during the night in the last couple of days security services have been coming in targeting those people on those neighborhood watch. desks which have been sort of located in central points in a lot of residential neighborhoods they were dragging away the people and firing tear gas into some residences in other places people have been hanging up rather strangely women's clothing on lines above their neighborhoods and this is thought to play on the massage any and superstition of many of the myanmar soldiers and police who fear that if they walk underneath women's clothing it will bring them bad luck in some cases you've actually seen them trying to dismantle those clothes lines before they go into neighborhoods it does seem rather extreme but i think

people are really concerned now they've seen the security services not just cracking down on protesters in the ones you know it's not just firing tear gas they're firing live rounds they're doing it in the day they're doing it at night and now going to residential neighborhoods and i think the fear is for many people this is just going to carry on until something is done but overnight we also saw the u.n. security council meet to discuss the past of the past week's events in myanmar. really fail to find a cohesive statement of condemnation parent the objections from the chinese not surprisingly stop them coming but i think the people we've been seeing on social media calling for the world to interview and yet those calls at this stage. thank you tony chang in bangkok the latest on me and mother. the head of the catholic church will meet the highest religious authority for iraqi shia muslims in the coming hours pope francis is the 1st pontiff to visit iraq and has called for

tolerance and unity the country actually has one of the world's oldest christian communities but numbers have dropped in recent years simona 14 reports from back that. the historic trip to a historic land pope francis long held wish to set foot in the homeland of this ancient christian community became reality his visit to boost morale among iraq's christian minority which has dwindled in recent years as a result of war and persecution and he wants to encourage religious coexistence between muslims christians and other religious minorities. the politicians need to promote the spirit of fraternal solidarity there is corruption abuse of power that's not the way at the same time you need to think of justice transparency to strengthen certain values that's how credibility can grow so everyone especially the young people can have hope for the future. this is the

1st time the head of the roman catholic church has visited iraq a country long mired in political economic and security crises most recently the war against eisel and attacks by iranian backed armed groups the iraqi president hopes the pope's visit could mark the beginning of a new chapter let me tell you this is a historic chance to have this visit be a cornerstone in building peace increasing corporation increasing the tolerance and understanding among all sides of society. president mentioned that the pope's visit is a great message for coexistence he applauded him for having come here for having made this journey despite the many challenges that the country is going for not just the pandemic but also the many security challenges that iraq is facing. the pope visited the our lady of salvation church in baghdad to commemorate the

victims and honor to survivors of a 2010 attack which claimed more than 50 lives and accelerated the exodus of christians from iraq but can his words make any difference politically or stop the decline in iraq's christian population no i don't think so because. i mean. on this situation good good security is that really the job is services and this is . the task of the iraqi government to create good. people to come back that would have armed groups and strengthening the rule of law and the respect for human rights issues that many would argue lay at the root of iraq's current problems seem awful to al-jazeera but that. thousands of palestinian israelis are rallied again in northern israel accusing police of failing to tackle

a wave of violent crime in their communities killed 22 people this year the demonstration in the city of the latest in weeks of protests police have tried to stop it from taking place after a similar rally last weekend in violence. u.s. president joe biden's it back to compromise reached by senate democrats and republicans over a key part of his coronavirus relief bill the agreement on extending federal jobless benefits overcomes one of several obstacles the 1.9 trillion dollars package has faced a set of existing relief measures expires in a week. in brazil thousands of elderly people in rio de janeiro have turned away have been turned away after lining up for hours for their 1st dose of the vaccine many started curing overnight in one of rio's northern suburbs after the mayor said vaccines would be given to people over 60 and is only

a fraction of the doses needed to cover the population were actually available lines of people in vehicles stretched for several kilometers the vaccination efforts and brazil of installing due to a lack of supplies. now the outskirts of the french capital of seen an increase in youth violence since pandemic restrictions 1st came into force last year and in the past fortnight 3 teenagers have died in separate incidents. as that story from the paris suburb of bondi. flowers for iman a 15 year old boy shot dead in this hall during school holiday activities last week in the paris suburb of bondi his father who had arrived to pick him up saw the shooting 2 brothers age 17 and 27 have turned themselves into police a man was a talented kick boxer who recently won a regional championship some of his classmates are still in shock over now i can't believe it i can't imagine never seeing him again it was someone who loved making us all laugh we're all affected our teachers too we all are eyewitnesses said iman

in the brothers had been arguing earlier in the day but at this remembrance walk few people understand how a dispute could end so tragically in jail as engineers young people here need to feel they can grow up safely i mean with ambitious sporty his death is an injustice there's been a certain teenage violence in recent weeks in the paris suburbs and some here say that covert restrictions are playing a role by feeling boredom and frustration and exacerbating existing problems. by means boxing coach says the government should consider reopening sports facilities got back to us there's been a big impact on kids they don't know what to do with them so it's as if their case they need to do some sport of course there's a health crisis but we have to find solutions because kids are getting into trouble they don't know what they're doing less than 2 weeks before i am and skilling to 14 year olds was stabbed to death in separate fights between teenage gang south of

paris the mayor where one of the killings took place says covert restrictions have made the situation more fragile but violence between teenage gangs is a decades old problem often made worse by poverty or marginalization. when a child does like this we have filled collectively as adults we have to work to avoid that happening again we have to educate in schools so the little ones of 6 so . 89 don't become the future perpetrators of france's interior minister has sent police reinforcements to some neighborhoods and promises to do more to stop youth violence but many young people in suburbs like this say the government ignores them and their aspirations for months of restrictions compounding a sense of alienation for those here iman isn't only a symbol of vulnerable youth but also a generation that could be lost to tasha butler al jazeera body. while the

world health organization says the global pandemic caused mass trauma on a bigger scale in the 2nd world war director general ted ross our compressors warned the impact could be felt for years to come. after the 2nd world war. the world has experienced must drama because sick and wouldn't affect many many lives and now even with this pandemics we are bigger minute to more lives have been affected almost the whole world is afaik to each and every individual on the work on the surface of the world actually has been affected. and that means maestro which is beyond proportion even bigger than what the world experienced after the 2nd world war funny is 1st test drives go this on a bad one short but significant for the 1st time nasa is perseverance rover

ventured a few meters from where it landed on mars last month and the u.s. space agency says all systems are go. making tracks on mars the perseverance rover went for a spin 2 weeks after landing on the red planet. and milestone on a mission in the mobility of home like we've driven on earth but driving on mars or even to all. so many people i can't even how i work toward the ferry moment here it wasn't a long trip just over 6 metres in total nor was it a fast drive the whole exercise took 30 minutes and almost 0.02 kilometers per hour but so far perseverance is working perfectly we haven't had any hardware issues you know everything i've been working that we've been checking out. and so it's it's actually been amazingly smooth and in

that respect and what here in this picture of a rock formation near the landing site you can clearly see stratification or layers of rock they may be made of sediment washed down billions of years ago when mars was rich with surface water either executive or air grokked are likely to populate by rivers flowing into the engine right gender out and perseverence has been flexing its robotic arms with the instruments named sherlock and watson mechanical detectives searching for signs of ancient life within weeks the rover will deploy its mini helicopter ingenuity for a test flight scientists have named the landing area in honor of the late octavia butler a novelist who was the 1st african-american woman to win top prizes in science fiction and a macarthur fellowship for her books including parable of the sower with the help

of a spacecraft orbiting mars scientists are plotting possible routes for perseverance to reach its goal an ancient river delta that may hold some. signs of long extinct microbial life forms if found such signs would be evidence that life perhaps even intelligent life exists in abundance beyond earth throughout the vastness of space robert oulds al jazeera los angeles. past the hour these are the top stories the u.s. condemning china's proposed veto powers on hong kong selection of politicians calling it a direct attack on the city's autonomy changes what if.