all football, hooligan, wearing stream fandom come, have life changing consequences. i don't remember how i only felt the flame burning deadly gave algeria and dizzy and firm on al jazeera ah media tycoon. jimmy lies fencing to an extra 14 months in jail for his part in hong kong, and he government process ah, no clock. this is out 0 life and also coming up here and she rides counts degrees to investigative crimes. were committed during the 11th a conflict between israel and her. mom is welcomed by palestinians, but israel denounces it is shameful and says it won't cooperate. the u. s. warns of

further action against an era try conflict with great region. the worst thing humanitarian crisis had run out of space, a burials the threat of a 5th wave of current virus infections in iran, as it struggles to cape with a growing death tone. i within the last jail to hong kong media tycoon jimmy ly has been sentenced to 14 months in jail. his role in anti government protest in 2019 the pro democracy activist and billina is already serving a 14 month prison term on similar charges lies. assets were frozen early this month and the sweeping national security laws and post by china, 9 other actress also faith since the thing the you and he rides council is voted in favor of investigating where the crimes were committed during the 11 day

conflict between israel and palestine would have a broad mandate with no expiry date to look into all alleged violations and systemic abuses. palestinians welcome to move. israel describes it a shameful. kristen slee me reports now from the un in new york, as palestinians in gaza. look for away forward amid attend, sees fire with israel. the un human rights council is looking back at the conflict and how it played out. the organization of islamic cooperation along with palestinians requested an investigation into possible violations of international law. a masses, indiscriminate rocket fire into israel was a clear one, according to high commissioner for human rights. michelle bash lay, but she says israel's response which killed $254.00 people, including $66.00 children, might also qualify as a war crime. this 5 is well cleaned, the menu is building one hosting our group or be used for military purposes. we

have not seen evidence in this regard. such like re serious concerns of wild compliance with the principal distinction and proportionality under international law. the council voted 24 to 9 to open investigation. israel however, refuses to participate another shameful day for the you and human rights council, which not only defamed democracy trying to protect its people. but it what washes a brutal genocidal terrorist organization that are normally indiscriminately attacks israeli civilians but abuses palestinian civilians in gather using them as human shields. the u. s. who secretary of state recently visited the region and other western allies, did not support the move saying it threatened to imperil recent progress towards peace, but the palestinian authority and hamas. welcome the move. my had

a figure out of those. what happened in the gaza strip is a fully fledged war crime that the world watched happen on their television. now we need a further step to be taken, which is to actually punish the occupation, but away from the politics. many see this investigation as important for shutting light on the ongoing struggle of palestinians under occupation. what has come up and this coming up in this room guys come so is the tackling an investigation of what is called the root causes of the recent round of violence. and these are the institutionalized discrimination and the method oppression that israel imposes on palestinians. this is at the heart of what is happening right now. the united nation has been down this road before on israel and palestine since 2005, the human rights council has had 9 sessions on the situation in gaza. and while israel sees this as bias, others in the international community see it as evidence that something has to change. kristen salumi al jazeera, the united nations. let's return now to breaking news and within the last job,

hong calling me to talk in jimmy ly at being sentenced to 14 months in jail for his role, an anti government protest in 2001, 900. we can cross now to allow, who is the chair woman of the international affairs committee of a democratic party of hong kong. also a former member of the chargers legislative council joined us on scott now from hong kong and indeed understand, i believe just come straight from the court. tell us more about how you feel about it. what your reaction is. well, i feel very sad, of course, to see so many of my colleagues being given such long sentences. well, they admitted to taking part in an authorized assembly, but it was peaceful. they never corner on the participants to resort to violence or go up cause me to on that day. they were things are violent, but they did not call me for that. and it's very sad that they are given such long sentences. i want the international community to know that we in hong kong,

we will continue to struggle human rights for personal safety. democracy in is i don't to be very, very difficult circumstances. lies situation has drawn much criticism from the national community from western governments and international rights groups, but it seems to make the little difference. what further efforts do you think the international community should make? well, i certainly hope the international community will continue to support. i will call for help so that we can continue to exercise our rights under the international covenants, the basic law under the bill of rights in hong kong. these i will write and we never, we never said people should resort to violence. we're not fighting for independence or using violence to overthrow the government. we hope that the international

community can understand that we want what country to system. we want our rights to be preserve and protect it. china, of course, would say that the security law that lie and colleagues have fallen foul of is necessary to restore stability and prosperity. well, of course i think we, we don't mind having stability and prosperity. we love that we've had decades. but now it seems like some being taken away, many people are very afraid of getting the rest of it and put them into prison. if that is hanging over us, it's not necessary. so, but the majority of the hong kong piece people just one trying to on the problem is just joined that and the basic back i will, i will write it up. no,

this is what we will fight. so what do you think the implications of this for allies media, business interests? well, i just think that, you know, people should not, will not call that self censorship. people should continue to speak their mind. and that's what the chinese government have said. they sent the sentence, views should be tolerated, and but of course, sending such good reason people to such long jail sentence, of course as a turning it back to emily. appreciate your time. i really love speaking to us. i just come out of the court where jimmy lie has been sentenced for the 40 months in jail. thank you. the united states is putting more pressure on e. c o p to end violence in it's not to gray region. the country is washington's most important ally in the horn of africa. senior white house official is warding of new sanctions and says the region risks from and if the conflict continues

unofficially has this fighting glucose to the c o p s t great region 6 months ago. if the o, p and trips back by allies, the energy and army claimed the t great people's liberation front was behind the tax on your p and military bases. u. s. s. in the government has a strong ally in the horn of africa, but he's growing frustrated at the scale of the fighting. the senate foreign relations committee was told. the situation is heretic with thousands dead. we estimate that there are approximately 2000000 internally displaced persons. 63000 refugees and 5200000 people in urgent need of assistance. the united states condemns in the strongest terms, the brutal killings, sexual violence, including gang rape, forced removals, wanton destruction of civilian property. and there is a stock warning, the war could spark ethiopia sparse famine in more than 40 years. in gray, after more than 6 months of hostilities,

approximately $5200000.00 people are in need of assistance out of a total population of $6000000.00. approximately 2000000 of them are children. joe biden wants me to cease by the senate, has unanimously called for the withdrawal of if you'll be in troops. secretary of state anthony blank and says what is happening at the great amongst 2 ethnic cleansing. but with testimony brittle sexual assaults as well. the us isn't ready to declare war crimes are being committed just yet. we are acutely aware of the need to determine whether the conduct meets the legal standards for across the primes and we are really and we are acutely waiting for that determination. we haven't any of us. we believe in fact, these are war crimes and crimes against humanity. so and i understand the concerns of such a designation, but we cannot turn blindly away when such things happen in the world. yoyo

has been one that faces strong economic sanctions if the fighting continues, but it has dismissed us interference in its internal affairs. us invoice to the region is headed back the next week, hoping strong messages from washington. white force a change on the ground island fisher. i'll just see the capitol hill in nearly 80000 lives, and known to have been lost to covey. 19 in iran, however, even government officials conceived many more may have died. and after 4 waves, the middle east, worse had country, may be facing a 5th. as it beg report from tara, once the buddies come in one after another. thereon largest graveyard back visitor . the rough loaded and prepared for burial families wait patiently for the loved ones washed and shrouded. according to wisdom tradition, they are handed over,

prayed over, and then already for burial. ah, this graveyard is vast. the dead are buried, 3 deep and more grapes have been prepared. 64 year old mohammed died from covered 19 gotta give him up and she says the choice and he's very bad. i myself scott kroner 6 months ago. but i recovered my father, got it from his labors. my sister and her husband got it, but recovered. he got he suddenly during the 4th a, it was the u. k. williams. he was a calm person. he said he didn't want to be a burden on his children. he didn't want to go to the hospital saying he was ok. you don't. you are. his mother said a final farewell to his son. are happy that every koberson tell the story. under sprague, i just have told the running days on sundays,

struggling to deal with the number before the pandemic. about 1780 funerals. a day were held here at the peak of the pandemic. there were more than $400.00 graveyard officials. i've told people they need to attend funerals in lower numbers to observe health protocols. but because so many people are dying, the still a considerable amount of mona's hair. one of the father of a can nazareth through the cooler. it is an unprecedented crisis over the past 50 years until may 22nd. we have had more than 30000 this due to kronos. it is about 40 percent of the total krona this last year in the wash, but is with water. and even now in the most of the muslim countries, it is not done. but here we do all religious procedures. one would compare here with other countries around had an acceptable live in iran has bought vaccines from

both china and russia as well as working and developing its own. it's hoped the worst is over and there won't be a 5th wave. but that's of little consolation to those who have already lost loved ones i spoke bake. i'll just thereon a japanese cabinet minister says the government is looking to extend the state of emergency in tokyo and other areas as a number of covert 900 patients in critical condition saws and organize the olympics have been warned of a potential disaster. if the take your games goes ahead and the chairman of the japan doctors union is concerned that bringing together tens of thousands of people could lead to the development of a new limpid strain. he says the games must be cancelled. people vaccinated against crane of ours and the u. s. state of california could be in the running to win a total of a $116000000.00 in cash and gift cards. the biggest individual power will be $1500000.00. an estimated 12000000 people have still not been inoculated. the state

is the latest to offer cash incentives on thursday. oh hi. oh. announce the 1st winner of its back for 1000000 lottery. still ahead, aaron. out 0. 0, great risk for political candidates, mexico. we've got a special report from one of the country's most violent parents. we check out a unique project in berlin, which will bring in 3 global faith together under one roof. ah, ah, it's too late for the journey to winter sponsored by cattle airways. how i once again welcome to look at the international forecast and drive sums up the weather across the middle east as per usual snow, great changes here. it is hot, even for the middle east. having said that, 48 celsius and q way to 43, they're in doha, still about 40 celsius for most,

scott hoping not quite as hot as we go through the next couple of days, but i still plenty hot enough further north for getting up into the other mid thirties to damascus, 20 in by one or 2 showers possible into a central northern parts of turkey, but nothing too much to speak to vanessa. a repeat performance really. as we go on through sas day, so fine and dry and sunny across much of the iranian peninsula as the case to the northern parts of somalia, we have got one or 2 on shore showers coming into southern and central parts of somalia into the european harless will be the usual rash of showers into central parts, not quite as widespread as they should be. they are still there. nevertheless, some heavier showers the over towards cameroon. it's who were central and southern part of nigeria come south of that's march of southern africa dawslet dry and settled. we got a few showers just around the southern k greys in the southern k,

and not the actual temperature in portland service. as we go through saturday. sponsor cut on airways. be part of the debate itself to seem to end closing in the us or in the u. k, because it will just come back again when no topic is off the table. what we wanted to talk about were the one white man impacting our dream, where a global audience become a global community. jumping to the comment section, and part of those discussion there are like kinetic efforts to silence fell opinions on the online pace on al jazeera. ah ah

again, you're watching out there or might have top stories and jail. busy to hong kong media tycoon jimmy lyons been sentenced to 14 months in jail to his role in anti government protest in 2019 for democracy. activists and billina is already serving a 14 month prison term on similar challenges. the us is boarding of new sanction to finance in ethiopia. to grow region does not stop. thousands of people have been killed in 2000000 displacement is broken into november. the human rights council is voted in favor of investigation where the crimes were committed during the 11th day . israel palestine conflict would have a broad mandate to look into all alleged violations and systemic abuses while reaction among palestinian people as being skeptical as needed. abraham discovered in ramallah in the occupied west, back in palestinian saw people gathered around they turned on the tv, walter woods and events such as the president speeches un security council session

next interest over the years today. for example, this green is road casting. the human rights council session at the un. what the tv is on mute and people are just going about their lives. why they're not wanting it? what's the use of those meetings? who's standing with the palestinians? no one, the world against us were fed up with empty talk. the u. s. talks about israel's right to self defense when it's the only nuclear power in the middle east and the u . n is doing nothing. and the security council doesn't have a say that all united nations security council resolution, this sort of all or then some of the people here we spoke with. they said the majority of the decisions which i'm finding were it's implemented. that's a loan, that human rights council know across generations. we're seeing more and more frustration when it comes to the international community. the ability to change

things on the ground for palestinian. that's why they say they only have themselves to rely on whether you and ask you for $95000000.00 in an emergency appeal for garza to cover humanitarian needs for the next 3 months. the money is mainly for rebuilding or repairing hospitals. schools and sewage and border facilities. aid has been just trickling in on thursday, hundreds of people lined up for good sent from egypt. israel has summoned frances ambassador to discuss remarks by the french foreign minister, referring to apartheid during an interview this week, john eve, latria said the prospect of a 2 state solution was starting to disappear and added that the risk of apartheid is high. if israel continues with its single state logic, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the dream comments were insolent and false. the human's ation body is launching investigation into the way bella roost diverted a european passenger jet and arrested a pro opposition journalist on board. and more you states joining the blockade,

bella, roosters s base france and austrian airlines have cancel flights to moscow because russia failed to approve an alternative route around that. a ruse is rory change reports. the detained journalist family is asking the world for more help to get him back. that's a nice conference in war. so on thursday, remind practice age. his parents made an impassioned plea for help in freeing their son. and they said that country look we, his parents were asking the people, journalists, the presidents, the governments with some kind of influence on lucas shanker on his regime so that he can stop torturing the wonderful young bright youth. and stop all of the evil things that he is doing at the moment. well though, the e u has yet to put new economic sanctions against that route into action. their intention is clear in lisbon. foreign ministers discuss their options. and at the moment, at least the talk is tough. what is clear is that we want to show that we will not

be satisfied with small steps for the sanctions. but rather, we want the sanctions to put significant pressure on the better russian economic structure and financial structures to the repercussions of felt. the liquor shank regime is made to understand that the moment it's all august passed as long as things like those of the last week as to what the sanctions will be better if his foreign financial transactions could come under fire. also its oil sector, and one of its key exports. the spoke lavish potassium. i think that the key word is potash. we know that by the rece produces a lot of potassium is globally ones, the biggest exporters, and i think that this would hurt if we manage. they might do assume that we will manage this by june. the 21st. when we have a foreign ministers meeting in luxembourg, and that is the most important thing just to be on a 20. yes, and we are starting so much better is president denies the west and allegations of piracy. and the keys is what he calls the ill wishes of waiting

a hybrid war against his country. on friday, he travels to russia for a meeting with his main financial and political support. you may putin, russia has started to refuse, landing permissions for european plains, avoiding better russian ass base. it's assign. moscow wants to push back against what it sees as a shared threat. better. ruth, russia and the west. the economic costs of this stand off or increasing will reach helen's out. his era, syrian president, bashar al assad has as widely expected been re elected for a full 7 year term. crowds of his borders have been celebrated in damascus, said to one just over 95 percent of the vote. places parent rival took about 3 percent. people could only cost ballots in government control. there is and western capital to describe it as a shot to rival leaders in somalia say they've resolved a longstanding election stand off. the government says voting will now take place

within 60 days. prime minister mohammed, his st. verbal says he's committed to free and fair polls which were supposed to be held in february since and been best violence. the opposition refused to recognise mohammed, i believe he will have it as president saying his for your time has expired. more than $800.00 candidates for next month. local elections in mexico had been murdered . the president blamed criminal gangs. the latest victim was running for mayor and city violence played with jackins date. and his 1st report from area john, home and reports on how drug cartels and games fighting for control when, when a local candidate in come away in mexico, filmed the video to the start of his campaign, he didn't expect the shot summed up the major issue in the biggest elections in mexican history this sunday, most positions in the country are up for grabs,

minus the presidency and criminal groups a fighting to get their candidates into power, wiping out rivals. there have been more than 80 politicians killed during the campaign or going to coming up with my war. this is a truck of memo valencia running for mayor of morelia on a security platform. he wasn't in it that he himself was accused of involvement with the car. so when he was a mere one of met because most violent regions 8 years ago, he maintains the clean governance is all but impossible. i want to keep it in them . they are, but i assume that there is, there are municipalities with 3 cartels operating. imagine a life of an official there between a rock and a hard place on the one hand, the presence of really dangerous criminal groups. and on the other, the indifference to the authorities that could go for many of the most violent parts of the country. but politicians aren't just victims. that can be benefits

deciding with the criminal to power money. in certain regions, it can seem like everyone's in on the game. those questions arose again when it emerged of the candidate for the ruling party. marina, the measure of the town of where tumble was wanted by the us drug enforcement agency, the d. e a. we went there to ask him why effect on exactly why i'm on that list. i don't know, but i think it's because of a situation that my father literally once upon a time, i deny categorically that i'm a criminal but were helpful to you. does recognize the criminal groups have a grip of politics in his state. i just, there are many public officials specifically michoacan that have looted the municipality. and that directly linked to other criminal groups whether gets into office, admit, because violent hinterlands this sunday is likely to feel the threat and lure of organized crime that can only be bad news. democracy and mexico citizens john home

. and i'll do it a mid to account. when you watch the premier of john holmes news special, the full report living in mexico kills about $930.00 gmc this sunday. and may, the 30th right here on al jazeera protest is in the u. s. state of louisiana, i want the police department to sac and prosecute officers involved in the death of a black man in custody in 2019 i the we protested the governor's resident's to demand that recently released video shows officers beating and checking right old green calling ecology, state and federal authorities are investigating muslims, jews, and christians as be united for worship under a single roof in germany. work has started on berlin's house of one shapes of forge, greater understanding between the 3 religions that baba says,

report the celebrating the start of a mostly faith adventure, 10 years in the making. in the heart of berlin. they've laid the foundation stone of a building, housing, a mosque, a synagogue, and the church. it's called house of one, as well as representing the 3 abraham religions. the idea is to provide a space for events involving people of other faiths. so none situated close to where the city sprang up is actually on the site of the famous st. peter's church, in landmark, finally destroyed by these germans in the 1960 s. after lying in ruins after the 2nd world war, the projects pastor. so he's glad they're not just rebuilding the old house of worship for me as we don't have enough tuition. and we have enough churches here in berlin. it's much more exciting to explore something new. what's changed in our society? that's what most people are. how can people of different religions and cultures live together peacefully? and how can we respond to that we couldn't get off and during the recent escalation of violence in israel and palestine into community tensions increased in germany,

the president of the buddhist toggle parliament spoke. i show you, he warned anger over his radio strikes with spinning over into anti semitism. spoken thursday event, the use undistributed. a recent anti symmetric riot is following the escalation of violence in israel misuse, religion for political ends. that's why dialogue between religions is so important . and why we need more exchange, more education, more knowledge about each other and more interest in each other to survive the last 2000 years without optimism. so yes, we will also get here a new stars and something new where muslims, christian truth can respect each other. maybe also at the end loving berlin, his home to more than 80 mosques in islamic press spaces. but this will actually be the 1st in the city center, the house of on the passive 11,

solve all the problems. we need to acknowledge that there are political responsibilities involved. and our task is to provide people with prayer and teaching to convey a vision of peace. so they recognize that we are different where one human family house of one is partly funded by the federal and berlin state governments. it's expected to take at least 4 years to complete, but it's backers hope it will be a place of peace and dialogue for many generations. nadine baba al jazeera. ah, so i'm nick logged into the headlines here now to 0 and jailed hong kong media tycoon jimmy ly has been sentenced to 14 months in jail for his role in anti government protest in 2019 the pro democracy kristen billionaire has already said a 14 month prison term on similar charges. 7 other activists have also been since you and human rights council has voted in favor of investigate.