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more distressing video of george lloyd's fatal arrest proves overwhelming for witnesses at the trial of the former u.s. police officer accused of his murder. and a coastal haven that's being spoilt the corruption issue ariens get set for a general election. protestors in me and maher once again on the streets to mark exactly 2 months since the military seized power they continue to defy violence to demonstrate against the current was deposed and santucci elected government and then gone people are gathering to remember more than 500 people were killed by security forces since favorite 1st. earlier security forces kept up the pressure on and to coup activists

by carrying out more night raids several people were detained in mandalay activists say night raids are conducted to terrify people and they intensify when the military faces pressure. it's called hudna joins us live from bangkok in neighboring thailand scott obviously being neighbors of me and ma the thais have become involved now the foreign minister is speaking out what are they saying yes kim you know we the thai government and the joint to have had relations actually the 1st visit 1st and only visit from represented from the joint of the come outside of myanmar came here to thailand for meetings so there is a relationship between the 2 but what's interesting that has shifted a bit over the last 4 or 5 days mainly because of an airstrike that myanmar military. took place in an area just across the border from thailand into me and more territory actually territory held by one of these ethnic armed ethnic groups what that did is it sent people across the border here into thailand they treated

some of the wounded and some human rights groups say that they sent back some people across the border but what's interesting is that out of that and as you mentioned kim the foreign ministry has reacted in the strongest away since the coup next door. to the square very troubled by the reports of more casualties among them in my people. during this past week and. we were doing ok. for the exercise of utmost restraint. the escalation of situation . into violence and for the release of detainees. of course 2 months now since this all began since the military detained elected leader suchi she is a court hearing coming up what's happening on that front. can we you know as these court hearings we've seen

a couple so far since february 1st no she was detained just hours after the coup started as as well as a lot of her political party leadership that we have not seen her from her directly since then we've heard from her legal team they've been there have been a couple of hearings and it's all done via video link because she's essentially under house arrest and then the courts and the judge will have it from the courthouse but what we know is that if this takes place today we haven't heard any word yet of the start time or what it's going to entail we expect it to be kind of go through the charges that are against her we know that there are 2 for certain kind of lower charges one is illegal possession of hand radios walkie talkies and the 2nd is breaching code 1000 restrictions back when she was campaigning during the november elections but since then since we last hearing took place there have been 2 kind of video accusations video release of people claiming that they gave money to young song suchi so we're assuming that at some stage they'll be these

formal bribery charges brought against her but that hasn't happened just yet and we don't know if that's going to take place in this hearing today what we did hear yesterday on wednesday someone from her legal team was actually for the 1st time able to communicate with her directly via video link they had seen her during previous hearings but never been able to speak with her directly but it needs to be said that there were police officers and other officials in the room while that was going on but at least they were able to speak directly but now we're still waiting to hear if and what happened in this video link hearing today on thursday all right thank you for that update. in bangkok. to hong kong now where several prominent pro-democracy activists have been found guilty for their role in a huge protest and $29007.00 of them have been convicted for illegal assembly and an unauthorized protest they include a media tycoon former legislators and a veteran democracy activist

a crackdown escalated of the mainland china imposed its national security law in hong kong last year. rumor in your. presence it may be pretty. significant morning. sarah clarke is outside the court in hong kong with the details. the group has left the court now where we are with talent but they remain defiant in the future for democracy and the freedoms that they say were promised on the 9097 handover agreement on departure we had one of those people it's shocking he said it was a peaceful protest that i took part in it was not illegal he kills the police of valen to beijing. and its critics here in hong kong are all 9 faced up to 5 years in jail on each particular charge and those charges even are saying and participating in what the place seems an illegal or simply this is back in august 29th changing those anti government demonstrations the rally was approved but the place to keep this group of leaving the designated area and taking some of those

protests on a march towards central now the judge made a strong statement during his visit to a decision and he said the court will in no wise allow public order to be disrupted unlawfully but a couple of those people who were found guilty had to say on the way in to court we are sentenced to jail in the future for this case although many other cases are following it it's a battle on. to being cared for walking together with the people on call and we want to say that we are not phone calls and we will continue to fight for freedom and democracy and we love the people hong kong and we all know that we can walk with you and we all know that we hong kong to get to we continue to struggle for what would be so upset. to serve as a right. of freedom and democracy in the future or this is yet another blow to the pro-democracy movement we've got nearly every major voice of dissent or opposition

figure and prominent opposition figure in hong kong there are in exile on overhand we've had more than $2400.00 people have been charged a journal since the anti-government protests and so this is certainly limited the voice of these pro-democracy groups. it was another day old emotional testimony in the trial of former us police officer a doubt that the jury was shown video from body cameras song the last moments of george floyd's life floyd the same crying pleading with offices. reports from minneapolis. day 3 of the derek show vun trial saw yet another eye witness take the stand another view of george floyd's death and another for whom the emotion of reliving that day became at times too much to bear.

proving that some of the most powerful moments in the trial can be would nothing is said. 61 year old charles mcmillan can be heard here urging floyd to do what the police say but the restrained floyd can't move at one point he can be heard calling for his mother. concerns increase over time. the longer it went on. and. earlier prosecutors focused on the events leading up to that confrontation trying to add context to the moments before

he was pinned to the ground store clerk christopher martin testified that floyd had handed him what he suspected was a counterfeit $20.00 bill which eventually led to the police being called. later when martin went outside and saw floyd pinned to the ground under. he was distraught and if i would choose not to do this could have been avoided. in cross-examination the defense focused on floyd's state of mind while he was in the store based on your observations of his behavior his speech patterns that's what caused you to form the impression he was on the curb. and jurors ended the day seeing floyd's arrest again and again as one by one the footage from each of the officers body camera was played in the courtroom this trial has shown that so many people who are witnesses to for its death are still suffering from trauma now

trying to relive it and it's even affecting the jury at one point on wednesday the trial had to be briefly halted when one female juror while listening to testimony suffered from what the judge called a stress related reaction gabriel's on dough. minneapolis. staying in the us politicians in the state of georgia have approved a bill to end a civil war era law allows citizens to make arrests a comes more than a year off the facial shooting of a black man but to what bed who said they suspected him of a crime. he was out for a jog at the time the father and son were to rest is until 2 months later and video of the killing became public of been charged with murder the u.s. border patrol has released video showing children being dropped across the southern border by smugglers in the infrared fictious an adult can be seen dangling and then

dropping a child from the top of the fence along the border with mexico. they drop another and appear to hold supplies the children assistance from ecuador and are now in the care of u.s. authorities as just 3 and 5 years old. well the statement u.s. border patrol says sift out for the vigilance of our agents using mobile technology is too tender age siblings would have been exposed to the harsh elements of the desert environment for hours we're currently working with our law enforcement partners in mexico the tempting to identify these ruthless human smugglers mike hanna is in washington d.c. with more. the stark reality of the problem at the border that the biden that ministration is attempting to confront those 2 girls 3 and 5 year old are now in the care of customs and border patrol officers it's not sure how long they'll be in that care whether attempts are going to be made to find their parents which would

appear on the other side of the border but the customs and border patrol pointing out that they were dropped at an area very far away from any human habitation and if they had not been picked up on those camera monitors they would have been exposed to the elements overnight a customs and border patrol got there very quickly they have been in medi medically evaluated they are said to be in good health but they are now joining some 800000 and accompanied children who are now in the care of the u.s. government this number is expected to increase throughout the spring to as many as 150000 by september some in the administration are saying it's something that his administration as imperative it's also pointed out by many observers that there has not been an increase in the number of people attempting to cross the border since the administration changed this is largely a seasonal issue particularly in the spring when the numbers historically continue

to rise but part of the problem facing the biden administration is how to move children from the care of the customs and border patrol officers who are not equipped to deal with them into the health and human services branch who are better equipped to deal with unaccompanied minors. still to come on al-jazeera leaders in south africa discuss the violence in northern mozambique and consider possible troop deployment. brazilians work through the night to bury the victims of covert 19 president continues to resist a lock down it's. time for the perfect gentleman. sponsored point qatar airways. for belgium's march temperature record lasted exactly one day we had another warm one

on wednesday temperatures reaching 24.5 celsius as we go through the next couple of days i suspect it will turn a little cooler we have got so this band of clouds sinking further south was down across the north sea you can see this weakening cold front not much rain on that if any it's cold but it does mark the boundary the cooler and the much warmer air to the south as you go on through thursday 26 celsius their aim paris just 15 celsius there for london and it will start to cool off across the low countries as we go on through the next couple of days by friday 16 celsius 10 degrees colder there in paris not too bad it will be largely driving see that freshening northerly breeze coming in london struggling to get to 12 celsius on friday who were lucky to get to maybe 7 or 8 as we go on into monday so make the most of that there is some wet weather around that same to eastern parts of europe some snow a possibility into that western side of russia still some cloud of rain just around the balkans as we go on through friday shit out of there will drop into that

eastern side of here we have got to dry by the coming into southern parts of spain and portugal fought to try to cross the northwest of africa or rather wet breezy to the east. qatar airways when freedom of the press is under threat demonstrators. journalists are dealing with internet outages police intimidation and charges of said dish on the state line becomes the default media namely to phone looking for images that lead to let it get to these guys that just how did he create a nuisance 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. daunting

i'll just there a reminder of our top stories this hour body camera footage has been shown at the trial of the former us police officer accused of murdering george floyd reveals the last moments of floyd's life because he heard begging police don't to shoot him. 7 pro-democracy activists in hong kong have been convicted for participating in an unauthorized protest and $29.00 t. they include a media tycoon former legislators a veteran democracy activist. protestors and me involved once again on the streets to market exactly 2 months since the military seized power the un security council has been warns the nation is on the brink of civil war. let's get more on the process and campaign as a warning with the intensifying crackdown some protestors are being pushed into joining armed groups al-jazeera has spoken to fight his and current state who say

they have no choice but to defend themselves. so almost never thought he would become a soldier he was a youth leader and activists in the qur'an community in part the capital of state in southeast. like many others he's taken part in protests against the coup since they started nearly 2 months ago. i went to a protest every day the police in the open fire at us with real bullets he says he's training to fight after witnessing a friend being shot and seriously wounded by the military during a protest. after i graduate i will go back home and work with the villagers to resist the. al-jazeera met other activists including from young god who have traveled to state to train with the current national defense organization it's one of 2 armed branches of the qur'an national union that has been fighting for more

autonomy for the qur'an minority this protestor has asked us to conceal his identity. when we protest on the streets the burmese army and police shoot at us and of crackdown on a demonstrations but we're not afraid we've been afraid of them for many years and we have to fight against their power we have to win this time. the conflict in k. in state is one of the world's longest running civil wars and has escalated in recent days. this video obtained by al-jazeera shows one of several airstrikes launched since saturday by the myanmar military on areas controlled by the qur'an national union. several people were killed and rights groups estimate at least 10000 have been displaced. i'm very. be afraid i've heard that villages can't flee to the thai side because thai soldiers had blocked. the qur'an national union says it's bracing for

a major government offensive in its territory. and. troops are attacking myanmar positions and cutting off supply routes at least 3 other ethnic groups have promised to support protest as if the man does not stop killing civilians immediately but some fear that may not be enough to reverse the coup and could put the country on the path to a civil. leaders from southern africa the promise to help deal with isis who've kill hundreds of people in the north the u.n. says the humanitarian situation is deteriorating rapidly reports from neighboring zimbabwe pama is deserted international aid agencies say thousands of people have already fled. fighting between soldiers and an armed group that calls

itself has been going on for days the town in mozambique's northern province has been the site of major gas discoveries in recent. the exact number of people killed injured and accounted for is still unknown some of those displaced by the recent violence have started arriving in paperback the provincial capital what has happened in. in in parma is an absolute horror of being in treatise on civilians by a non-state armed group that is what i can say they have done horrific things they're still doing so we have reports this morning of continued radical clashes that is why we are talking about our expectations of thousands of more people moving out from district and towards other areas of the country and towards the border with. far to the southwest in the capital harare southern african leaders say the

is collating violence in northern mozambique is their top priority we. respond in a helpful manner to ensure that we are short of integrity and so that i need to you or one of the southern african development community security troika brings together the leaders of zimbabwe and south africa but one as president. suggest some kind of regional response is imminent speaking on behalf of the troika. following our consultations we are going to me that known and right now to finish off with present. you want need to look for it when you see it there is speculation a regional force might be sent to mozambique deploying troops has been done before in the region in the late 1990 s. angola libya and zimbabwe send forces to the democratic republic of congo to assist the government before that soldiers from zimbabwe help to feature normal insurgence

in central missouri and the u.n. world food program says more than 900000 people in mozambique now require food aid because of the crisis in public. how to. officials in france are hoping the 3rd wave of covert 19 infections could take this few to 7 days with new lockdown measures meant is expected to approve plans to enter a 3rd national lockdown this weekend schools will be closed for 3 weeks and domestic travel is banned for at least a month daily infections are above $30000.00 and hospitals are at risk of being overwhelmed. ecuador's health system is severely strained from a rise 5 in cove in 1000 cases with some doctors saying it has collapsed hospitals are working beyond capacity across the country 12000 cases were recorded in the past week it's nearing the peak experience to

a year ago and one hospital in crypto patients are being treated in tents corridors cafeteria and office spaces. brazil's crowd of our situation is also becoming more dire by the day almost 3900 deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours a brazil's president is resisting any new restrictions that is about ports. burials in the middle of the night this is how the city of how power is trying to cope with the rising death toll from coal with 1000 in brazil's economic capital. so far over 300000 people have lost their lives in brazil more than 3700 of them in the past 24 hours experts in the country say brazil's need to adapt urgently to turn the tide. brazil needs to rapidly increase the speed of

vaccination primarily among the most vulnerable population to stamp out speech in favor of medicines that science do not say are effective against covert 19 and lastly improved vigilance and tracing of the variants the could have more aggressive biological behavior from the mutant strains of covert 19 virus. the death toll rice comes as brazil's bill done 10 biomedical institute detected a new strain of the virus similar to the one registered in south africa. they will and this president jade also nat'l struggles to cope with sliding popularity and growing pressure over his handling of the pandemic. on tuesday top commanders of the armed forces step down coming just one day after an atta replaced 6 government ministers in a sudden reshuffle that appear designed to secure a loyalty. and the beginning of the been demick brazil's president disregarded the risks of covert 19 and resisted taking extreme measures to reduce

the spread of the virus. was at their most boys in india we have 2 enemies the virus element bomb and it is reality we are not going to solve this problem by staying at home. in spite of the rising death toll also no continues to challenge medical recall monday sions bill will go to far as a cure this policy of isolation risk rejection and curfew is a sort of rational right to come and go goes far beyond even a state of siege i have built all of it or it is in brazil to review this policy and allow the people to go to work. the slow pace in the vaccination campaign have people frustrated and angry only 2 point one percent of brazilians have received 2 vaccine shots and only one 3rd of the 77000000 brazilians who qualify for shots i've been vaccinated covered 9000 is a major challenge for latin america concerns are mounting in the region because the

pandemic cannot be contained if the crisis in brazil lingers argentina really suspended flights coming from brazil and other countries like believe via has stepped up efforts at the border to prevent the spread of the virus there is no more i'll just see that one of cyrus. well gary and i will head to the polls for a general election on sunday one of the biggest issues is corruption but it's better reports from back seacoast. a haven for rare and threatened species or gary as black sea coast is protected from unregulated development by the mess to get the e.u. rules yet the landscape is scarred by hundreds of illegal buildings the simple because of the corruption. is a local councillor who's managed to stop for now some of the most blatant abuses. this was signed off by the planning directorate as a war to stop coastal erosion so no need for a public inquiry it's clearly much more than that it's owners now admits it will be

a hotel but say it will also protect the coastline the corruption is spread up in bulgaria since we joined the european union and says the board here says there bulgaria mafia get their hands on the european funds and the bulgarian mafia become stronger and stronger and have the money needed to but i the government. just in the last 6 years the e.u. has sent 10000000000 euros in from them to bulgaria will get along with hungary romania is at the bottom of transparency international european corruption perception index describing this country as having a systematic problem with corruption and it says there's little transparency or accountability of government institutions. people angry because this is

a very highly protected area what should be unspoiled coastline is being exploited by those prepared to ignore the law knowing they're unlikely to be prosecuted. cannot build everything and. i think that no concrete is needed here. we should leave some. children but. this private marina was built without permission by a well connected politician access to the beach was also sealed off even though walled beaches in bulgaria a public property only one thousands of people protested last year was the access roads reopened i find 66 because this is my kitchen this is my country and i have i can't do anything about it apparently because apparently the law is not enough for these people and according to them they are above it the environment ministry told r.t. 0 no one was available to answer all questions about corruption over the next 6 years

the e.u. will give bog area another 29000000000 euros to help recover from the coronavirus crisis. bernard smith burgas bulgaria. you can find much more on our website than just that is al jazeera dot com. you're watching al-jazeera reminder of the top stories 7 pro-democracy activists in hong kong have been convicted for participating in an unauthorized protest in $29.00 team they include a media tycoon former legislators and a veteran democracy activist. we are sentenced to jail in the future for this case although many other cases that are following idiots are back on. to be in jail for walking together with the people of hong kong and we want just want to say that we

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