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those discussions that are to unfolding on capitol hill international filmmakers the world class journalists bring programs to inform and inspire you it's an indie one of us it's got a responsibility to change out 1st in its place for the middle on al-jazeera. a message they're taking right to the top woman rally outside australia's parliament calling for an end to sexual violence. and it's loud and clear in london. police love the killing of 33 year old sarah. hello i'm daryn jordan this is our jazeera live from doha coming up a curfew in brazil to curb soaring coronavirus infections but thousands of people
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are rebelling against more restrictions. another battle for the falklands why the disputed islands near argentina feeling left out. protesters at opposite ends of the world are taking up the fight against violence directed at women in the past couple of hours in cities across australia thousands of joined rallies demanding justice for victims action is similar to what's been happening what's been happening in the u.k. there are mass demonstrations have been taking place against a vigil that followed the killing of 33 year old sarah everett and we'll have more on that shortly but 1st to gauge in canberra weapon a tickle figures are also the target of protest as nicholas oh tell us more about the protest today in canberra you on what exactly women are calling for.
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started with just one woman wanting to protest and snorkelling. thousands of rallies across the street thousands of people have turned out to action against . against a women it was all sparked by shocking allegations that you form a political advisor holloman house was allegedly right by and not the color in the defense minister's office assertion off to the attorney general christians who were to a strictly is a top officer was accused of historical right allegations back 30 years but what's happening right now in all of the house really has been going on for weights and has resonated with the wider community many people have been speaking out about their own stories of sexual assaults and harassment within the workplace but when it comes to pollinate house the real question is how is this
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still happening it was even 2012 that astronomy is 1st female prime minister julie the lots tell us about 6 ism and massage and they even sought the rules of holman and still way hearing stories about bullying harassment and a toxic i'll show a nickel as you say these protests also have a political element to them how they likely to play out across australia do you think. yeah that's a very good question these are extremely complex issues especially when you're speaking about right delegations from 3 decades ago and the police about why close the crisis against the attorney general christian also and the defense minister who are currently on stress leave relighting to look at these issues the defense minister says there have been concerns around how she handles of the allegations 'd of rights that came up we've seen all this but the government says the ease of
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priority to talk old violence against women has set up and in defense that independent investigation into the culture within parliament house but it has been extremely hesitant to scout place an independent investigation. looking at these allegations he's stark allegations for light seem to you this trial is top officer christian or to and that's what many people at this protest have been calling for because they say if issues like these if politicians on held to account even if they're just allegations they should still be will seem to you if that doesn't happen well what's the harm for the rest of the people in australia so there really is a push right now as we listen to this is a thought that is and to make sure that they're good and stories on this and so i want to make a gauge line 1st the incumbent make it up thank you. you know the u.k. prime minister has vowed to look at how women and girls can be better protected from violence as johnson's made the pledge following criticism of police action at
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a vigil for sara everyone who was killed while walking home alone but in barber has that story. anger outside police headquarters in london a day after a vigil ended in seems that shocked many people here in the u.k. demonstrators gathered mixing demands for an end to male violence against women with claims that the police are part of the problem at saturday's vigil the focus was clearly on the we've been victims of male violence here the focus has shifted with denunciations of police brutality hundreds had come to the south london vigil near where sarah ever odd went missing initially police kept their distance but the decision to move in on the crowds and the use of force to arrest women created outrage i. agree pretty patel asked the metropolitan police force for a political the department said they were unanswered questions after she became
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a chief crosser to dick and london's message he can from the opposition labor party says he's unsatisfied with her account insisting the met didn't honor its assurances the vigil would be policed sensitively but despite calls from some for cressida dick to resign she standing firm and strongly defending what happened with her. big crowd that gathered lots of speeches. quite rightly as far as i can see. this is now. 30 which poses a considerable risk to people's health. and. it really invidious position for most us to find. labor's now set to vote against a new policing bill in the coming days this week in parliament we start policing bell 300 or so pages 100. something called this and almost nothing almost nothing if you can believe it. the gaping hole in this bill is what will be voting against
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it on a complete missed opportunity by the government civil rights groups have also criticised the legislation saying it gives police too many powers to ban demonstrations if the cause disruption protests are planned near parliament on monday as the pressure on the capital's police and the politicians it has to increase is. now thousands of supporters of brazil's president have joined protests demanding an end to coronavirus destructions many cities and states have been tightening lock downs as hospitals are stretched to capacity the president has repeatedly opposed lock down saying they aren't necessary and hurting the economy. when x. is an assault rifle was raided this venue in sao paolo and found about $600.00 party goers most without most repentant.
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we pay taxes and we know the risks we may get sick or infect our family we need to do something in life. the police said the venue had no windows and all the doors were closed elsewhere and they also uncovered a clandestine casino where among the revelers was international brazilian football . the country's collapsing hospitals all over crowded and people are still playing and gathering at the forbidden event with more than 11000000 people infected and 277000 deaths hospitals in brazil are struggling to cope 12000 people died in the past week alone and the united states has been hit hard. we saw a family being destroyed not long ago father mother grandfather grandmother everyone suffered in the family so it's very sad the state government with a population of 44000000 has imposed new emergency measures including
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a nighttime curfew a ban on sporting events and the closure of all non-essential businesses at last a minimum of 15 days. the protesters many of them supporters of president. took to the streets to oppose the measures. we are protesting against the dictatorial attitude of the governor has locked into our jobs our health and to the people of. the more the operation to vaccinate brazil's 211000000 people has been slow to get going one who has is a 75 year old former president popularly known as lula. i hope this vaccine gives the result that i dream of that the brazilian people dream of because all they want is to be vaccinated against this monster called corona virus the president needs to stop being so ignorant. while some fight the pandemic
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of this brazenly defy it the only certainty. of ours casualties continue to rise. while cyrus well that's coronavirus tension in the netherlands as well just 2 days before people go to the polls in the hague police use batons and water cannon to disperse hundreds protesting against restrictions police accuse demonstrators of breaking social distancing rules at least 20 people have been detained early voting begins on monday to people in high risk groups. where one right wing populist party has been using that anger to sway voters by campaigning on just one issue to stop the lockdown steadfastly reports now from breda. remarks his style has been compared with former us president donald trump ignoring coverts restrictions the leader of the anti immigration populist party. is trying to attract voters by calling covert 19 a common flu and blaming international conspiracies for being behind the pandemic.
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hundreds of people at the moment are in the hospital right suffering from corona many people in an island have died more than 15000 so it's a serious issue here that's a normal number for a series flu we've had for thousands of years everyone does have complained to hospitals are full they can't cope with the work flow. well those stories are highly disputed party became the largest just 2 years ago but the race is. now a stepping in growing sentiment against a lockdown with an american style campaign based on conspiracy theories and the tax on the media. sentiment in the netherlands against lockdowns has grown especially after a nighttime curfew was introduced in january riots broke out in several cities and covert testing facilities were attacked far right parties might form for democracy appear. to be benefiting from this anger because. i can go anywhere i want to and
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even if i didn't go out i should have freedom that has been taken away from us and that is horrible. i hate him i like what he says about freedom i want schools to reopen i'm a 1st year student and i can barely follow my studies because it's all online i was my. dad's party is polling around 3 percent of the vote another anti immigration party the freedom party of us is predicted to win around 20 percent come the 2nd largest like it did 4 years ago the 1st time it's not about immigration or islam it's about corona yeah it is and i will take a responsible view it as well as a people because we're really in for. the public health as well and making that a big issue not a problem for you it's not about immigration it's well if you look at the polls it's not that i think are responsible for that we will benefit from it but it's not it's not like you want to benefit from
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a pandemic i'm just doing my job this chance to become part of the government are slim since nobody wants to govern with him because of his views on immigration and islam converse and writer of a book about willis says that even though around one 5th of the dutch electorate voted for far right parties their influence remains limited in the netherlands are sometimes called as the middle finger fold people middle finger to the political establishment and want to shock the establishment and how can you shocked by choosing somebody who is always shocking. their politicians in the debates and that is what will this does the main question is how successful a complaint soley based on covert restrictions will be and many in the netherlands are fed up there's also a large group who do take the fight against a virus seriously step fasten al-jazeera and. lots more to come here in al-jazeera including. treatment is tantamount to torture as iran files new charges against not
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the names of gary radcliffe her husband calls to have. bad news already for anglo-american sparty as germany's election year kicks off more of that stay with us. how there was say some violent storms into the u.s. recently this big bowls of cloud brought some very heavy rainfall into parts of utah into parts of colorado as well and a number of tornadoes as well on this cold front as it made its way across the deep south that's going to be pushing some very heavy rain a severe storm still likely here possibility of a few more tornadoes as we go on through monday it is awakening feature but it's there nevertheless snow still across the northern flank of that system monday into
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tuesday it topples a little ace words will cease and what's the weather coming through here and to say still seeing some heavier pulses of friends system as she makes its way up to also northeast not particularly warm new york just 3 celsius trounce out about 3 celsius as well as is the case to into casper and will be more snow just rolling in across the rockies as we go on into the middle part of the way further south it is generally dry and fine as is the case across the good parts of central america we've got a few showers along the spells of rain just making their way into the eastern side of the caribbean i think all the way up across several much of the when we're seeing some showers as we go through monday grassi say in them is across the leeward says well meanwhile for the greater antilles fine and sunny. welcome to down from every one of this. even those. working quietly behind the
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scenes. so you can relax and enjoy the breaking news. and when you leave with a smile we know our day's work is done. welcome to our home. welcome back a quick amount of our top stories here on the al-jazeera large protests are underway across australia demanding an end to violence against women one of the biggest rallies is happening outside parliament house in the capital canberra. and thousands of people have also protested in london as anger against the police
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handling of saturday's visual to sara everett a 33 year old woman abducted and killed earlier this month. thousands of supporters of brazil's president tomorrow are demanding an end to coronavirus destruction smaller than 1100 people have died of coca plant in the past day contributing to its deadliest week yet. me and mas ousted civilian leader is due back in court in the coming hours she faces at least 4 charges including the illegal use of walkie talkie radios and infringing coronavirus protocols. this follows one of the bloodiest days of demonstrations against the military coup security forces killed at least 38 protest on sunday telly check reports. defiant protesters again mount through the streets of mandalay on sunday in strong voice and in large numbers they were clearly on by the violence of the day before
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that's when the security services shot dead at least 6 people in a crackdown in the 2nd city and injured many more but with the death toll rising a call for revolution from the former vice president now leading a civilian administration in hiding. this is the darkest moment of the nation and the moment when the dawn is close this is the time for us citizens to test their resistance against the dark moments speaking of a new federal democracy the message was clearly aimed at bringing diverse ethnic groups together to overcome the army and the coup. when forming a resistance unity plays a vital role despite our differences in the past this is the time we must hands together to end the dictatorship for good. these diverse ethnic groups as scattered across myanmar's borderlands divided they don't represent
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a significant threat to the military who've been fighting them for decades but united they could be a considerable obstacle but there's long been distrust between these groups and the n l d the national league for democracy bringing them together would be no small task in peaceful defiance protesters break the curfew to honor the dead in candlelit vigil is across the country you know. we come out on the street to show that the military dictatorship by breaking. reveal continue fighting but as the military continues with its brutal tactics on the streets calls for a revolution that's not so peaceful may gain increasing support tony ching al jazeera. britain's foreign secretary says it's unacceptable that iran is pursuing a 2nd case against iraq live the british iranian woman who's been detained in iran
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since 2016 has appeared in court on a new charge she's now facing a charge of propaganda against the system known as an unfinished her previous 5 year sentence for a separate conviction early last week while her husband richard ratcliffe says the treatment against is tantamount to torture. this has been a 5 year ordeal where she's had one for charge country end of it and we never knew one that has carried a huge toll on her we last week submitted to the british government you know how medical for pointing out that her treatment is tantamount to torture and yeah i i do worry for her the longer this ordeal continues how long it'll take to put the pieces back together so i think that last name is being held over a british. government dispute over money she's a hostage in albany and i would like the government to make it clear that that is unacceptable. they should be getting home but they should also be make it
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absolutely clear that you cannot shoot an innocent person. is out rutty different things they could do 10 to distant had to take you. and we'll see which ones the new take routes the most recent request we had was for them to tantrum what happened. that they declined to company her and we will see when a fan is the concept you can very strong it is evident in his statements today condemning the court appearance but we'll see what happens in the coming days and i think there's been a reluctance on the part of most western governments to what to call it hostage taking to acknowledge that states can do it in the top states but certainly iran practice it more and more and certainly a reluctance to work to challenge the practice so the british government for instance would prefer to talk about consular cases and treat nothing like she's a regular case with british and that's got into trouble overseas and need some help so i think there is an interim estate and there is
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a need to look at what are the reasons why iran is taking us just an address those and then also look at that distance and revising the practice of the moment it's a reason effective tactic we're in the thirty's and that's what's grown. the saudi led coalition says it's intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by yemen's who these which was headed towards the saudi city of honey some shade it's happened less than 2 weeks after the coalition said it shot down 6 explosive drones directed towards the kingdom of heaven 2 explosions in the afghan capital kabul police officials say at least 3 people were killed and 12 others injured no group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. nigerian security forces have repelled an attack by armed men in the northwest who attempted to adopt students from a school officials say all children and staff are now accounted for and troops have stepped up this for 36 other students still missing after gunmen attacked a college in the same state kaduna on thursday there were night raid was the 4th
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mass abduction in the region since december spanish police say they've taken down the largest drug gang in the country's capital some 600 kilos of cocaine was seized in madrid police also found cash 20 luxury cars and an arsenal of weapons they say the leader of the network liaise with other gangs in spain as well as colombia morocco and northern europe. not just outside paris hundreds of marched in memory of a 14 year old girl who drowned after allegedly being thrown into the river sent a 15 year old boy and girl are being held on suspicion of premeditated murder they face up to 20 years in prison the suspects were classmates of the victim alicia last month and each has mother father bullying complaint against the pair after they shared intimate images of her daughter. german chancellor angela merkel's christian democrats have suffered big losses in 2 state elections on sunday exit polls and a partial vote count so it shows social democrats and the green party as the main
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winners experts say it's a sign of what's to come in the national elections in 6 months time the mccain reports from berlin. it's a personal triumph for higher social democrat prime minister of the rhineland class a nucleus lost 8 years after sunday's vote now able to plan another 5 years in government anger yes mark i and i would like to thank all our citizens for this great trust they have placed in us thank you very much to all of you and of course i thank my party because we worked so hard to carry this election victory home triumph also for the greens in the neighboring state of barton vata barrack whose lead candidate here has been prime minister for almost 10 years vin fleet kutch man 2 can now plan the next 5 years in office. after marked you have once again made is the strongest political force i see this as a mandate to continue serving our state as prime minister and i accept this is
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signed it with great gratitude and humility. little doubt over the night's big losers the christian democrats whose vote slumped in both states and who are ruing the twin effect of a financial scandal involving several of its federal parliamentarians here in berlin and growing concern across the country of their management of the corona pandemic. we see of course that the population is growing dissatisfied and also lacking understanding among citizens about the corona crisis management people's impatience is growing which i can understand personally therefore everyone who is now responsible has to critically question themselves again although sunday's election was only in 2 states in the southwest one analyst told me what happened there will resonate nationally. it is not just about this it is feeling good pals as you put it if you're into parts of the whole country. that's. give us a good limbs intrude. into you know the state of affairs not the general electorate
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it's a glimpse of the christian democrats may not like the look of having shed many votes in sunday's state elections they must find a vote a winner for september's general election with angle americal rule that they have but 2 options the current party leader army lash it who divides opinion both inside the party and out or the bavarian prime minister markers or whose poll ratings are much higher but who represents far fewer conservatives knowing that the wrong choice could cost them dearly in 6 months time dominic cain al-jazeera berlin. the future had many businesses in the falkland islands is under threat after it was left out of briggs a trade deals between the u.k. and the e.u. it means firms in the british overseas territory that export products like fish and squid could pay higher tariffs under stories about reports argentina's government is seeing it as an opportunity to strengthen its claim over the islands. the
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falklands islands in the southern atlantic also known as my levinas for people in latin america are considered part of the overseas territories of the united kingdom but 2 days after finalizing the bricks agreement the european union announced that it would stop recognizing overseas territories under british rule and the benefits that came along the decision came as a surprise for residents of the islands that of the other surgeries were allowed to vote in the referendum even though. we respect that decision after it was quite a bit of a shock i think when the when the result. we hadn't really expected that relationships change that next piece of the puzzle does need to be addressed. we need a relationship with the cape. as well for years industries here have benefited from being a member state until now jean while less is concerned about what's coming next i
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find it very concerning that the situation is that at the moment any fish or squid to react support to europe or attract a tariff of between 6 and 18 percent i mean to give you an idea in terms of the conservative view based on our recent financial performance that 6 percent represents 30 percent on average of our profits over the last 5 years so as extremely disturbing the decision by the e.u.'s perceived as a victory for argentina which has been demanding before plans are moving a silence to south georgia and the south sandwich islands belongs to them. the thought printed dispute over the islands led to a war between britain and argentina in 1982 it lasted for 74 days and left almost 1000 dead in spite of losing the war argentina continues to demand that the islands are part of their territory inherited from the spanish colonial rule
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many females who seem charge of the mill venus issue in argentina says he's government is going to continue pushing for. the most rudimentary we're still in the early stages up to brics it but europe has signaled a change in its position on the islands there was a similar case at the u.n. when the child goes archipelago the u.k. lost 114-2686 months to return the island to more rishis the only e.u. country to vote for the u.k. was hungry. on the islands argentina's ambitions are perceived as a threat that's why people here are hoping their needs from now on one being annoyed. when a site is space x. is making history again after launching its reusable falcon 9 rocket for a record 9th time if it. lifted off from kennedy space center in the u.s. state of florida the rockets carrying the latest batch of space x.'s internet
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beaming satellites called starlink once complete the satellite constellation aims to offer high speed internet to the world's most isolated places. stuff a quick check of the headlines on al jazeera a lot of protests are underway across australia demanding an end to violence against women one of the biggest rallies is happening outside in the capital. has more on the protests from canberra. what's happening right now. really has been going on and has resonated with. many people who have been speaking out about their own story sexual assaults and harassment. place but when it comes to. the real question has always been. it was.
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