rich countries and big mama give developing countries to take on the streets speed up the role of the backseat. based in mental health good be good food mobile economic growth plus islamic finance doesn't cost the british just. counting the costs on al-jazeera. the arab the air the air. survivors from a 5 day siege in northern mozambique but their fears dozens more have been killed while trying to escape. them fully back to watching al-jazeera live from doha also ahead fleeing out of fear of air strikes to care and people caught up in myanmar's conflicts. thousands of people flee fighting in venezuela to cross the border into colombia.

and pray is in calls for justice for george floyd before the policeman accused of killing him goes on trial. mozambique's military says dozens of defenseless civilians have been killed in a 5 day siege among friends 7 people ambushed as they try to escape a hotel in the northern town of palma foreigners are among those who were caught up in the violence tossed have reports. survivors from the siege in parma arrived in the port city of pinback just along the coast but many others weren't as fortunate defense officials say dozens of others were killed trying to escape the fighting and some of them were ambushed as they tried to leave by road in a convoy one of the courage to call. the defense and security forces regret this

loss of human lives and a drive that they continue to develop at this moment concerted actions of pursuit with the aim of eliminating some pockets of resistance. since wednesday when an armed group lost its attack on parma communications have been down and many families are still waiting to hear what's happened to their loved ones either you're going to need 3 it's been the situation of losing someone it's hard he don't know where this person is he can't reach them or know what condition they're in this is horrible and it's destabilize humanity it's really not fair. this is the only footage that has emerged from inside the hotel where up to 200 people have reportedly taken refuge hundreds of others have attempted to flee the town running into forests and nearby villages mostly. we don't know how we will get out of here if we can get to the sea or if we will be rescued by whom there are helicopters

flying over the hotel they checking to see if we can reach the beach to get a boat out but as you can hear we don't know if it's possible the situation is critical we have no food just water we're in god's hands no. gun battles have been going on for days between the armed group that calls itself al-shabaab and government forces trying to take back control of the coastal town. there's been fighting in northern missouri and beak mainly in kabul gado province since 2017 this is a region major gas discoveries have been made in recent years but the town of parma has been relatively safe for foreigners working on africa's largest liquefied natural gas project until this week. the french in the g. giant hotel has now evacuated $1000.00 of its workers at a suspended its operations it was due to restart a $20000000000.00 project after stopping work in january because of security concerns that's now on hold. on.

we're. trying to. project. more than 2500 people have been killed and half a 1000000 forced to leave their homes during years of fighting in the province it's really a toxic mix of various issues it is programmed the northernmost province or is marginalized people feel frustrated they have been people who are of the land. mining activities they ruby mines specifically amnesty international blame several parties for war crimes it has accused armed groups and the government backed private south african military firm of being responsible for the deaths of hundreds of civilians it also says government troops have made arrests without reason

tortured detainees and carried out extrajudicial killings security forces say fighting is still ongoing with army officials are trying to eliminate pockets of resistance humanitarian workers say it could be days before the actual number of dead is known and they warn they'll be even more internal displacement as people try to escape the fighting. out either. in other world news man mars military has hit karen state with more as strikes forcing thousands of people to flee their homes many crossed the border into thailand and spent the night sheltering in the jungle the military has been targeting the carrier national liberation army the armed ethnical is one of dozens fighting for greater autonomy let's bring in tony chain who is across developments for us from neighboring thailand is in bangkok tony we'll talk about the situation in karen state in just a moment or 1st what are you hearing about the violence overnight in myanmar.

where we've we've seen again incidents of violence all over the country owes just speaking to a contact in mandalay who said they heard not only the sound the shooting through the night but also rather disturbing the sound of helicopters and planes overhead in fact even they were concerned at one stage that they might be the victims of bombing campaigns that never happened of course but i think it's an illustration of just how cute the. afraid people are now not just in these ethnic areas where there have been conflicts with the military regime for decades but now all over me and. gone in central yangon largest city on troop carriers out on the streets that appears to be another escalation again we've seen these weapons of war out on parade over the weekend a 1000000 miles a day now on the streets involved in this fight against the people that in colombia which is a small but strategically important city in chin state there was

a lot of fighting apparently were troops were using not just automatic weapons but piccies in grenades as well and this is our the bloodiest weekend more than 100 died yesterday in mandalay alone there were 30 funerals as local residents struggle to bury the dead. a day after the killings and the funerals begin. the coffin of 13 year old sayen draped in the flag of the national league for democracy or n l d on sunday although there were no protests where he lived in yangon the security forces still open fire on people as but as monks lead the funeral rites friends and family express their grief. was why are you leaving me behind crisis mother inconsolable can't

you hear me she says how can i live without you my son. the was and the protesters continue to march here in the city of daraa way in southern myanmar people took to the streets with the now familiar chance for the military to step down. and there is no doubt now about the reception that awaits them the security services fired with no restraint on saturday rubber bullets and live rounds from automatic rifles the pretense of protecting life and liberty has been stripped away and despite condemnation from around the globe little to make myanmar military pull your authority of steps in the world but they need to take these steps and all the condemnation of all is not going to matter very much the people of mean more if they can't see the wall standing up and acting as well as speaking you know when we have. attitudes

a hardening among the protesters too in mandalay they took their rifles to the barricades on saturday hardly a match for the weapons of war they face but now they know this is a fight to the death and more destruction after a fire raged in p.g. dargon township overnight the people living there but kept away by security forces returned to find 60 homes burned to the ground now all they can do is pick through the ashes trying to save anything from the military's policy of scorched earth. and as we mentioned tony as strikes in qur'an states the armed ethnic groups are being targeted by the military now it seems are they going to be drawn into their site. it seems that decided to take the initiative in the last couple of weeks we've seen several of several statements from those armed groups saying that they will fight back if the violence continues it has continued it's certainly stepped up to the

next level but instead we're seeing the attacks coming the other way there have been clashes i mean there are always clashes these are areas that have been in conflict for decades but that now seems to be being stepped up now there are a number of reasons that might be that might explain that. maybe the military wants to seize the initiative but they also appear to be encouraging within their own ranks this idea and this is one that they have traditionally used that they are a nation under siege that they're telling the soldiers that they have to fight because the nation is under threat so they may be encouraging these these smaller conflicts to. create a unity amongst the ranks but it does also it is a risky strategy they could face fighting on many fronts and now not only along the border areas but also in their biggest cities towns and even in the countryside there fighting their own people thank you for that update tony chang life for say

in bangkok. $5000.00 people have fled fighting in venezuela and are taking refuge in neighboring colombia some of them have accused the venezuelan military of abuses including extrajudicial killings they say the military's targeting members of the disbanded rebel which was previously in an armed conflict where the colombian government alexander amputee has more from arrow in colombia on the border with venezuela. people here are getting ready for another night in the 18 shelters that have been set up in the town of out i would keep an eye on other town and other towns along. the border as more people is arriving daily fleeing the fighting that continues in the venezuelan side people here sharing horror stories of abuse is on part they say. security

forces in part to kill or at least in one case also extrajudicial killings a family of farmers people are telling us here now we haven't been able to confirm that but what's clear is that people are clearly afraid of going back or afraid that what i have happened that they were totally surprised by. the violence that they saw happening in their towns this is an on precedented operation inside of venezuela stories that are similar to what used to happen here in colombia doing their many decades of internal conflict but something that is completely unheard or was unheard of until now inside. venezuela and it shows like the government there that has longer tolerate the presence of legal colombian armed groups. deciding to fight go after them especially some of these new groups that

have appeared after the signing of the peace deal in 2006 in colombia. protesters in haiti's capital are demanding better living conditions and an end to a campaign to change the country's constitution watches brock's streets while trying to reach the national palace but were stopped by police they came presidential anomalies this time should have ended last month but is instead pushing for a referendum to consolidate his power protesters say they're frustrated that the government has done little to combat unwilling to violate. in cuba hundreds of people have formed a protest convoy in havana calling for an end to the u.s. trade embargo the procession of bikes and cars was one of dozens of demonstrations around the world pushing for a change in policy from the biden is ministration under the previous u.s. government more than $200.00 sanctions were imposed on cuba for the strengthening a 6 year old trade back. still ahead on al-jazeera. i'm john hendren in

minneapolis where opening arguments begin in the trial of derek show been a man accused of killing george floyd the last we ask if i saw as making a comeback amid concerns it could be a cruel thing in the deserts of syria. it's time for the perfect gentleman who went sponsored plan qatar airways wind is a feature of this time the year's around to rabea and we have a very obvious when doing blurring down the gulf where the strong northerly so temperatures have dropped in doha as one example by about 10 degrees the sandal the dust that came with it is falling out into the empty quarter really of of saudi arabia's not particularly dusty after all of the typical view is one of sunshine

and increasing war it's still only 16 on the levantine coast there's still quite a wind blowing down through egypt the suez canal included and the red sea and that's not going to change substantially of the next day or so in fact it might even strengthen as this show mile when that's when it's cold becomes a little lighter because the weather in turkey is turning briefly back to winter and that tends to enhance that wind with it i think we'll find quite dusty conditions in egypt but probably nowhere else. now equally typical is time of year the wind direction does affect how it feels of places like cape town port elizabeth that's not a particular color direction so you're still in the twenty's but it's not a time to foreign many showers there are few running into the suit to for example but the main rain band the seasonal rain band is for the noles going on through angola and east was so enjoy the sunshine for example in jo'burg. sponsored poll qatar airways when freedom of the press is under threat

demonstrators and journalists are dealing with internet outages police intimidation and charges of sedation and the state line becomes the default the media namely devoutly looking for images that leak that if the these guys are just how did he create a new system makes it hard for people to know what's real and what's not step outside the mainstream to shift the focus covering the way the news discovered the listening posts on a. welcome back our top stories on al-jazeera dozens of people have been killed in an attack in the town of tama in northern mozambique following a 5 day siege among the victims are 7 civilians who were ambushed fleeing

a hotel on mars military has carried out more airstrikes targeting separatist scientists in karen state thousands of people have fled their homes with many crossing the border into thailand and nearly 5000 people have escaped fighting in venezuela and taken refuge in neighboring palumbi at the military is carrying out an operation against an armed group near the border. by syrian kurdish forces in control of the north east of syria have launched a sweeping untie so security operation they've arrested more than 30 people at whole camp many of its 62000 residents are foreigners who are believed to have ties to i saw that when dozens of medicine now hold this year the operation at the camp is expected to take around 10 days and the u.n. special envoy for syria has told they are wearing signs the group is trying to gather strength in the desert the warning comes as u.s.

secretary of state anthony blinken is set to meet other foreign ministers to discuss what washington calls the ensuring defeat of the armed cool diplomatic editor jane space recourse from the united nations. they create their own different toes straight down to parts of syria and iraq and read in a most brutal way justifying their actions with their own interpretation of islam. 2 years ago president trump declared eisele had been defeated that after a long military operation some of it human rights campaigners say also carried out in a brutal manner involving kurdish fighters the iraqi military american special forces and u.s. bombardment from the air. now their former capital racker lies in ruins but experts say eisel may be slowly rebuilding themselves in the deserts of syria and what we witnessed in central syria in particular is

a robust and growing isis campaign that is applying pressure on the military and oil infrastructure that is actually forcing the russians the regime and the iranians to respond and try to figure out how to stabilize the security situation is such talk alarmist not according to the u.n. special envoy for syria pederson you should or should be worried about what you see as increased direction activity is in the desert and in certain areas of syria and i have never before as you know the members of the security council now we need a collaborative effort you're fired the terrorists are still active in syria i mean . the fact that i'm going to be. on top of this there's another problem related to isolate the world is not confronting there are thousands of prisoners some of them foreign fighters but mainly women and children being held in camps in

northeast syria in the largest camp i'll hold there are nearly 30000 children the conditions a grim they risk being alienated and further radicalized james pays 0 at the united nations. the ship that's been blocking the suez canal for most the week has been partially refloated it follows a multinational operation to unwaged ever given additional tug boats had to be brought in for the task the container ship has been blocking access on both sides of the suez a major maritime traffic jam almost $300.00 vessels have been stuck in the area at sesame to 2 of cost scoble trade up to $10000000000.00 a day. foreign companies are being told not to mix business with politics if they want to keep operating in china the warnings come from a spokesman for xing john's regional government at a news conference where he was asked about the alleged use of weight or forced labor to purchase cotton a growing number of western retail giants including h.

and m. and nike facing a boycott in china for voicing their concerns that sparked a backlash on chinese social media with dozens of celebrities dropping deals with the brands. chinese people including those in drum have already expressed their anger these companies are just harming themselves we hope global enterprises like internet can open their eyes to what's right and what's wrong and not just blindly impose these measures they need to be reasonable if they want to continue doing business in china aaron brown is in hong kong with more on the message officials are sending. the message was quite simple and it was basically this don't believe what the western media is saying about the situation changing it bears no comparison with reality where's the evidence of sexual violence against women in these so-called vocational training centers which human rights groups call labor camps where is the evidence of forced labor in the cotton farms and cotton mills

and cotton factories where is there evidence of all of people being repressed when it comes to religion there is no evidence and that was the message that came through loud and clear and there was another i think theme throughout and it was this don't mess with china we've had you know years decades of being humiliated by the west we're tired of the smears we're tired of the lies the media who were in attendance were actually invited to go to shin jang to see for themselves what of course as we've seen from the past when the media go to shin jang they tend to be heavily chaperoned so this was an attempt also by the not just the shin jang government but also by the the central government to respond to these sanctions that have been placed on china those targeted sanctions by the united kingdom united states canada and the e.u. because of the well documented repression they say is taking place and changing and of course china in the last few days has responded with sanctions of its own so

this media conference was part and parcel of that. hundreds of people have escaped a fire at a state owned oil and gas refinery in indonesia was. video shot on social media show huge flames at the west java facility officials say 5 people are in hospital and are being treated for burns it's believed the fire began on sunday night the oil company says a cause is not yet known it has shut its has shut down the refinery to prevent further the spreads. to the us now a national civil rights leaders are calling for justice for george floyd's they held a prayer service alongside his family just hours before the start of their metta trial. minneapolis police officers think used a kid in floyd in maine the case is expected to center on the question of what led

to floyd staff if convicted could face decades in prison john hendren has more from minneapolis. george floyd's death reignited the u.s. civil rights movement and set off a racial revolution in american streets. it energized the black lies manner movement in harden the country's racial divide now the trial of the police officer accused of floyd's murder could either close a bitter chapter in american history. or rekindle the arson fueled riots of the summer of 2020 across the united states another will be similar to what took place when this happened you know we felt it all the way in chicago. you know people are angry. but to their frustrations will say they know how the murder trial of fired police officer derek children is perhaps the most intense repeated civil rights case here in the u.s. in the 21st century it will mark

a test case of racial justice in 2021 in the case of a black man who died beneath the knee of a white police officer who held him there for 8 minutes in 46 seconds. that jury will see show that in this disturbing video as floyd cries out for his life at the bridge. these are the images we don't take anything for granted we have to keep our eyes on the prize to make sure that he doesn't get away with murder as so many other police officers have done to people of color in america not since the racially charged trial of the white police off. charged in the 1991 beating of rodney king has one legal case so captured a moment in american racial history. when a largely white suburban jury found the defendants not guilty the streets of los angeles erupted in violent fury in black america police are now often seen in the

darkest light now people are not viewing the police as a welcome. rather as an unwelcome presence as it's been referred to over the years and that you plan on worse. as minneapolis anxiously boards up for new demonstrations many fear what could happen if children is allowed to walk free people gonna be outraged because it again has proven that the system is not protected and so i think people gonna be upset and why. we have 15 this time a racially diverse jury of $12.00 and $3.00 alternates 9 white 4 black into mixed race will decide the fate of another white police officer. and that could set the direction of the american civil rights movement for years to come john hendren 0 minneapolis. ivan bates is a former prosecutor and is currently a colonel defense attorney says. most likely to argue their case based on the

evidence from the medical examiner. i do think it's very possible to receive a fair trial what you think you know to have had a lot of media tinge for the defense point of view they're going to say the most damaging evidence the world has are you see so you don't have that shot crap their defense now has are so empty to lay their case i'm so he could probably you're with they say this case really revolves around what the medical examiner says and here the medical examiner it really does dr baker dr baker made a ruling that because of that me in the back of the neck by the police officers are that that was the constant yeah and he will that are homicide however the medical examiner actually gave the fence things they can argue with the medical examiner said mitchell or that there were other contributing factors such as. mr floyd that hard to see if it's found that may well laden's body armor had recently

used methamphetamines actually looked like there was that knowledge toxic ation and so those significant conditions as dr big referred to them and his medical examination report that is what the defense will argue the defense will argue this action was don't paxson the policy and this poor gentleman died on their own. the president of chile says he'll ask congress to postpone next month's election because of a surge in coronavirus cases sebastian pinera wants to vote for an assembly to write a new constitution to be moved to may there's been a new wave of calls $1000.00 infections since the end of the summer holiday season last month on sunday the government announced new knocked on measures to combat the spread of the fires mexico meanwhile has revised to say it's covered 1000 death toll by nearly 60 percent on saturday the government said the number of clone of isis is about 321000 not 200 in 1000 the spigots they reported mexico's testing

rate is no and its health care system has been overwhelmed that means many people are dying at home without getting tested and the revised figures put mexico above brazil as money and accurate explains from rio de janeiro. the official numbers were too low that's because they're slow at counting also the health care system was overwhelmed to so many people died at home so what they did was they reviewed the what the. deaths that had happened and they counted what were what is called the excess deaths they compared. last year's deaths with this year's would be expected deaths and tried to figure out why there were so many and those word tributed to cold did 19 so now back. to back to march. after the united states in the whole world and brazil which has

a population of almost double the amount of mexico's has 311000 deaths whereas mexico has 321000. airport staff on ecuador's galapagos islands have discovered a suitcase containing $185.00 baby turtles the endangered reptiles were less than 3 months old and were found individually wrapped in plastic 10 died the rest are recovering at galapagos national park they're highly sought after in asia way they can sell for tens of thousands of dollars. the you know again i'm fully back to bill with the headlines on dozens of people have been killed in an attack in the town of palma in northern mozambique after a 5 day siege among the victims or 7 civilians who were ambushed as they were fleeing a hotel.