they're largely bare leaving residents lined up in their cars for food and water. president joe biden says he's declaring the entire state that is their streets and . there is hope sustained temperatures above freezing beginning saturday. protesters in myanmar's largest city over john gone are allowed to leave after a tense standoff and finally cracked an overnight. hello there i am however he didn't and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up a judge in brazil clears former president lula da silva of corruption paving the way for a possible return to politics calls for peaceful protests in senegal after the

release of opposition leader it was months on the and surprisingly popular we'll take you behind the increasing demands in iran for translated western literature. but 1st activists in myanmar say hundreds of protesters who had been cornered by security forces in a district in young going to have been allowed to leave earlier both the u.s. and the u.n. expressed grave concern for their safety security forces were raiding homes in the city on monday nights searching room by room for protesters who staged their 1st nighttime demonstrations defying a nationwide curfew and as the crackdown intensifies the military has stripped the licenses of 5 independent media organization. and malaysia's high court has

alleged rights groups to challenge the deportation over men are nationals more than a 1000 people were sent back to myanmar in february including asylum seekers well scott highclere is following all of those developments and more he joins us now live from bangkok own neighboring thailand scotland start with the situation. me and mark just tell us more about what's been happening overnight and since. well let's start with the end since and there is still protesting going on across myanmar right now we know down in the south and the way and then in yang gone to there are some protesters going out in mandalay the 2nd largest city in myanmar this is despite what we saw overnight and that was a further example of the crackdown by security forces in myanmar as well as their stepped up tactic of intimidation i say that because they surrounded a group of about $200.00 young protesters late on monday and kept them in this

district of yang gone and said that they were going to even punish those who were harboring them who are hiding them as the police search for them they use stun grenades they fired live rounds as they as patrols went through this part of yangon so really kind of intimidation tactic we know that about 2 dozen were arrested overnight but again this is an example of just how the security forces are cracking down further and also using different tactics like intimidation like this where they literally sealed off an area and went door by door to hunt down these protesters that they had a confrontation with earlier in the day on monday and the school the military are also cracking down on the press free to what he tells about the stations and the media outlets that have lost their licenses. yeah these are independent media entities that have lost their license and when you

look at how things have been reported both locally and then what's being distributed on social media around the world it was probably still continue because a lot of the platforms that these media entities inside myanmar who have now lost their license they'll probably still be able to get information out and video out and still talk a few out as well so it's not really going to be probably that big of a deal if they've lost their licenses in a government that they probably don't recognize the just the anyway so that will still continue but it's an attempt by the government to try to squelch just to try to prevent what's going on in the streets across myanmar from going outside the country and finally is somewhat related to the situation let's talk about developments in malaysia the court ruling. the i'm the c. international and others are able to challenge these deportations has significance that is especially given that ratifies and people affected by the ruling have

already been supported. it's significant in that this is the 1st time that a court has allowed a challenge against a move by the immigration department previously that is in the books a law says that they can't be challenged by any move the immigration department that is now being allowed by amnesty international another group they are questioning is a move back in february 5 or 23rd when 1086 in myanmar citizens were deported after the coup that was 3 weeks after the coup had started and the situation on the ground was bad already by then so these groups human rights groups questioned the decision by the immigration department and now they the court has said yes ok we can move forward with this the next hearing is going to be in 2 weeks. ok scott hi-lo there bring us all the very latest from bangkok in thailand scott thank you.

the european parliament has stripped 3 catalan separates us politicians of their immunity from prosecution because a loony is former regional leader corliss pushed him on and 2 other politicians are currently the subject of european arrest warrants issued by spain they wanted so for their woman organizing the $2817.00 independence referendum which spain deemed illegal to mourn is currently in self-imposed exile in belgium brazil's former presidents luis in the us your silver is set for what's been described as a sensational political comeback a supreme court judgment shows through and it's his conviction on corruption charges that decision restores his rights to contest next year's presidential election monaco you know kiev has more from rio de janeiro. the reason nasa. was leading the polls and $28.00 team the left wing political leader would have

probably been elected brazil's president for the 3rd time had not been convicted on corruption charges and banned from running now less back in the political scene as the country faces its worst moment in the cold in 1000 pandemic and he poses a serious threat to right wing president jalal so narrow in next year's elections well it's good news that comes at the right time because the political situation in the country is so dire to put up a good idea i would not believe a politician who has already been arrested for corruption and i don't think lula is the right person to run our country. has always said that he was wrongly convicted and imprisoned he says the bribery money laundering in corruption charges were part of a scheme to strip him of his political rights after years of judicial battle a supreme court judge on monday an old licken fiction's against moolah the decision

has nothing to do with the law as innocence or guilt the supreme court judge argued that the former president had been tried in the southern city of quote egypt when you should have been tried in the capital brasilia. it may be a technicality but one that could be shaped brazil's political and judicial landscape the fact is that lula can now run for the presidency and he still has the support of half of brazil's voters according to a recent poll some of them took to the streets to celebrate and to protest against what they call president bows and arrows mishandling of the pandemic. reacted on twitter saying be an element of the charges proves he has always been right. accuse the supreme court judge of acting on behalf of the workers' party. brazil's political divisions deepening in the midst of a deadly pandemic monica and i give all jazeera rio de janeiro. senegalese

opposition leader is calling for peaceful demonstrations after his release on monday at least 10 people died during the protests against his arrest on rape charges president macky solace also appealing for calm nicholas huck reports from dakar. a night of celebration after days of protests i there he is released on bail. addresses the nation in this press conference by his side are leading figures of senegal's opposition. the people are sending us politicians a message no matter convictions or beliefs we have a sponsor ability to unite the show and bring back politics to its noble cause presenting the people. several people died in scores were injured after he was arrested over rape charges his supporters believe the case is politically motivated

. the presence of the military did not deter demonstrators nor did the tear gas nor the police dressed in civilian clothes will the baseball bats restricting the internet to did not stop the hash tag from senegal from trending. hundreds if not thousands of people are gathering here still the flying the security forces who are far tear gas there's a sense among supporters of my song that when the end detention it's a victory for them and a reminder the government that they're accountable not to big business isn't corporations but to the people. demonstrators looted supermarkets accusing president mikey cell of failing the country's poor by protecting big business interests. after days of protests he finally addressed the nation realizing that the demonstrations were not just about was months ago but about many senegalese

feeling disenfranchised. it's a generation faced with so many hardships its verses on happiness is quite understandable to me at the same time let's avoid participating in anything that the laser's in the quest for a better future when you're in 2nd visions when you take the goods of others you don't create jobs on you destroy them you don't reduce poverty you make it worse. the president extended the current of ours curfew until midnight to allow small shop owners longer business hours but for many the protests are not just about the economic crisis or politics but about defending senegal's a long standing tradition of democracy and freedom values the protesters say are worth fighting for nicholas hawk algis iraq the car. says iran's government has signed a peace deal with opposition groups the agreements in kenya includes

a cease fire which will put an end to years of violence between the governments and reliance of opposition movements in the 400000 people have been killed and at least 4000000 displaced in the 7 year civil war in south sudan. the president of ivory coast has appointed an interim prime minister despite concerns about the results of saturday's parliamentary elections with the governing party and main opposition are claiming victory even though incomplete official figures are still slow they coming out it's the opposition says there's been widespread fraud which the government rejects. still ahead on i'll just hear of the u.s. issues the long awaited guidance for those who've been fully vaccinated against the karuna virus and why jury selection has been delayed in the case of former minneapolis police officer accused of killing george floyd.

got a kid spreta showers across southeast asia as per usual still seeing some lively storms rumbling away into indonesia $100.00 millimeters of rain here in the past 24 hours plenty of showers as we go on through wednesday heaviest showers follow roll them as you can see across the central and southern parts of the philippines over the next couple of days asked it's going to be pretty wet here for the northeast not too bad at all and across a good part of india china or the west sunshine lots of fine and dry weather just the odd rogue shower a lingering on heavy showers there into a job that will see some more very heavy rain coming in here exacerbating at the flooding problems we have seen recently in some heavy showers lingering too across northern parts of australia still a few showers down towards the east coast of new south wales and on into queens and you see this weather system that we have across central pa still

a few showers in the full cost here over the next day i also want to see showers to into south australia 4 times victoria will be fine in 5 melbourne at 21 celsius safaga drives in new zealand we got temperatures around 24 celsius there in crisis sunshine and showers it will cool off as we go on into thursday winds coming in from a southerly direction but it should turn out somewhat brighter through the day russia's then 17 degrees. to make a change. change a life or. the path of a country challenge the accepted truth if you want to create something you 1st break it continually mold up to turn the status quo and fight injustice found out all month you didn't run tests and. sound want to stand out. witness personal documentaries not photo deception on al-jazeera.

this is al jazeera a quick reminder of the top stories this hour hundreds of protesters who had been cornered by security forces in yemen gone have been allowed to leave police raided homes overnight and demonstrators broke curfew to continue protesting a brazilian supreme court judge has thrown out the criminal convictions of former president who recently last year knew that the silver the move followed the popular politicians to run the next year's presidential election and senegalese opposition leader was months on call was calling for peaceful demonstrations after his release

on monday at least 10 people were killed during protests against his arrest rate charges. fully vaccinated americans can gather together indoors without swearing a mask or social distancing that's according to new guidance from health officials the u.s. centers for disease control is also advising fully vaccinated people they don't need to quarantine if they come into contact with someone is tested positive for covert 19 but the c.d.c. says restrictions can only be fully lifted ones most people in the united states are vaccinated and gallacher has more from miami. for these essential they are quite long awaited guidelines but let's give you a snapshot of what's going on in the u.s. at the moment something like 30000000 or so people have been vaccinated that's hovering between 9 and 10 percent of the population of course we need to get to about 40 percent before we get to that magic herd immunity so this is very specific

advice for those that have been fully vaccinated or in other words if had both shots and waited the appropriate time so we're talking about here are more elderly members of the population people who perhaps haven't seen their families for the last 12 months remember people haven't been allowed to visit for instance long term care facilities so. for these people this is a boon this is extremely welcome news because this will help their mental condition they can reconnect with their families but there are some caveats if they are going to visit their families it has to be local only c.d.c. says their advice is not to travel also if they're out in public they still need to social distance and wear masks because the science behind these vaccines is not completely yet known it doesn't know if these people can still spread covered 19 despite the fact that they have been vaccinated but these guidelines have been a long time coming i think for those that have been isolated in a way for their families for such a long time this is extremely welcome news saudi state media say the kingdom's air

defenses of intercepted another attack from yemen its missiles to cage an explosive drone heading towards the city of homs the area and number of military bases and has been targeted before by who the rebels well who things have also launched a series of attacks in saudi arabia's energy facilities on sunday the u.s. state department has condemned the assault and urged the rebel group to work towards a cease fire the who these in our view and in the view of our allies and partners have to demonstrate their willingness to engage in a political process they need to quite simply stop attacking and start negotiating for the head of u.s. central command general kimmitt kenneth mckenzie says his forces will continue protecting saudi arabia. the last wave of attacks even before that we have done a number of things to help the defense of saudi arabia and you'll understand i can't go into those and you'll understand that for operational reasons but we

continue to help saudi arabia defend itself we haven't backed away from that promise and i think we've been very helpful to them very close to war with iran because of their or their strike on the al assad air base we negotiated our way through that through that very dangerous period of time i think right now though again in the spring of 2021 we do have an opportunity to find a political way forward. on the ground in yemen government forces and who finds is have been lost in fierce battles near the city of taiz here you can see the government troops firing on hoofy positions yemeni media say the rebels were forced to retreat but so the fighting is taking a heavy toll on civilians in the area. libya's house of representatives is due to resume consultations on whether to endorse a new interim unity government if confirmed the cabinet prime minister designate abdul hamid baber will replace the 2 wives with ministrations in the east and west

of libya parliament has until march 24th to make a decision. that a lot dollars of today the house of representatives received insecurely to the formation of the government and the proposed plan and the ministry of information was discussed some said that it is an expanded government and it should be a small government at the end of the session the members of the parliament agreed that mr abdul hamid baber would be simone tomorrow to discuss the formation of the government. the u.e.s. nuclear regulator has issued an operating license for a 2nd unit at its baraka power plants is the 1st and only nuclear power station in the arab world you know it's one which 100 percent perilous year the facility was built as part of the year efforts to diversify its energy mix once all 4 reactors come online they'll supply up to 25 percent of the country's electricity needs. the death saw from a number of explosions in equitorial guinea on sunday has risen to 98 when 600

people were injured in the powerful blasts that ripped a building the parts in the port city of butter officials say the explosions at a military base were caused by improperly stored dynamite's along with stubble burning in nearby farms. members of the u.s. congress are reviewing major security changes recommended for the capitol building the proposals come from or a poor soul in the security failures that happens on january 6th when supporters of the former presidents breached the holes of congress heidi to castro reports from washington d.c. . to security experts who watched the january 6th riot at the capitol memories of the 2012 it to hats on u.s. embassies in tunisia and sudan came to mind my draw jaw dropped because of the fact that it happened to see. people in the united states doing this is opposed

to what happens overseas keith used to this is president of fabrication designs inc a manufacturing firm that makes reinforced doors and windows for u.s. government buildings his products were not installed at the capitol where a mob successfully broke through using their fists and a flagpole that allowed them to enter through the through the openings of the glass and really fell in need to be stronger perimeter the nonpartisan task force charged with reviewing security after the capitol breach agrees its report recommends reinforcing doors and windows the deployment of mobile fencing and retractable barriers the hiring of more than $800.00 capitol police officers and a more efficient decision making process for security leadership in a crisis more than 5000 national guard troops remain protecting the nation's capital

a jarring sight for americans who are unaccustomed to seeing their military at work outside of natural disasters or foreign wars but these troops will eventually go home the plan is to replace them with a rapid response team of local guardsmen who could deploy to the capital at the 1st sign of trouble. and after the suspension of 6 capitol police officers for their alleged role in supporting rioters on january 6th background checks are recommended for all identification card holders who work at the capitol of people are going to be here protecting us we'd like them to go through the same background checks and security assessments 2 months after the riot the so-called people's house still stands behind barbed wire and armed guards security experts say the u.s. capitol can return to its normal look we do it either with additional concrete and steel or we do it with laminated and polycarbonate glass.

or you know the doors of that robot up there all of that can be hidden the cost of the security recommendations run hundreds of millions of dollars and some members of congress have already baulked at the price but included in the report is a warning but threat from domestic extremists is growing and the need to arm a robust defense is urgent heidi joe castro al-jazeera washington. u.s. courts in the city of minneapolis has to lead the start of jury selection in the trial of a white police officer charged with killing george ford's the judge is awaiting an appeals court decision on whether a new merchant charge can be added floyd's he was black died in may after the officer knelt on his neck for nearly 9 minutes his death triggered and see racism process around the world's the u.s. is guns in temporary protected status to venezuelan migrants live in there the

decision could help around 320000 people and follows up on election promises made by president joe biden his administration says it's working to coordinate international pressure against venezuelan president nicolas maduro to hold free and fair elections finesse and human is a venezuelan american former diplomats who serves as a consultant to the state department on the thin america she says the decision has been welcomed by venezuelans but as one that asked for a celebration because it represents a shift from the relationship with the trump residence you get to the relationship by the president among venice what is an absolute collapse you have something like 90 percent of that has fallen in the country have food insecurity meaning that they women stand on line for 10 hours just to find food to eat and then when they when they when they at the exit if they have worn from going to swallow it will be the biggest migration exit is in the world it's going to surpass your area by the end

of this year so the fact that the state department downstairs and the international day of woman's day is significant because that women are have are so greatly impacted and basically we already have a goal to have over $7000000.00 refugees by the end of this year so biden is giving the example he has said that he will not abide by that presidency so he is giving the example that step one you need to address the humanitarian crisis and to be. it says that you need to protect this humanitarian crisis and enter the united states t.p.s. permission is very very clear that it is temporary protected status applies to the people who have who are here in the united states you know and this is their main residence so that takes them from being illegal to being legal basically so these are people who are entering the united states are here already are trying to or they can't we're there we're in this diplomatic limbo. 18 protestors in thailand

have been charged with sedition for anti government rallies they held last year another 3 process leaders accused of defame in the monarchy are being held in jail until their trial next week thailand's pro-democracy protests movement has been calling for the prime minister's resignation and reforms to the monarchy since last year 4 other activists leaders have hurts their bail tonight 5 times and are still in jail awaiting trial. the tension between the u.s. and iran don't students appear to be going away anytime soon but that doesn't mean arrhenius aren't interested in reading about the lives of u.s. presidents and 1st ladies some bookstores are full of western titles which are proving surprisingly popular that iran isn't a member of the universal copyright convention so the big sibling translates it into farsi and published with the author's consent as a bait reports from to her own book lovers students and avid readers all come to

center the front to look for the latest releases and it's here in a quiet back street where one publisher translates western titles. he's just finished his 5th edition of former u.s. presidents barack obama's promised land we do. you know there are severe sanctions laws big american publishers don't get themselves involved in a situation that can be dangerous for them getting involved with the run and risking the sale of millions of copies of their books they say they can't get involved with the reigning publishes we can't have cultural relations with americans or a financial relationship not even to receive a simple permission stuff here say obama's book was sold out in 2 days people don't like to know about everything that is going on in the world and of course america is one of the important ones so people are interested to know outside on the streets there's an appetite for western titles. i've read hemingway's old man

and the sea and now i'm reading tolstoy's resurrection this famous iranian bookstore has western titles in both english and farsi the books are printed inside the country and not authorized by the original authors or publishes the exception is american academic norm chomsky who reign in publishers say gave permission for his works to be translated and printed you can find books on u.s. president joe biden here michelle obama's becoming and the book and former u.s. president donald trump and fury all in farsi consumed by iranians but there is a downside to an authorized publishing especially for authors trying to make a living. british author nick a shock found out his book the good immigrant had been translated and published after a google that i thought was great has an international reach amazing thing for. what i originally envisaged as a small project but i also thought. that the writers should be compensated

because you know these are all writers who got paid money for the original book and that's kind of the shame of this that we didn't have any so we didn't have any we don't have any say on how it's been translated house remarked the publishers we've spoken to say they'd like to be a part of the copyright convention it could increase translation standards and reduce the number of publishers allowed to print a book but u.s. sanctions mean many companies don't want to engage with iran missing out on reaching a country with a population of more than 80000000 people as a big al-jazeera the iran. this is al-jazeera and these other headlines hundreds of protest says he had been cornered by security forces in yangon.