the defends, who make football awe bold and untold stories from asia and the pacific on al jazeera, the. ready news media type in jimmy ly is given a new jail term for taking part in the pro democracy process. ah, i'm come all santa maria with the world news from al jazeera, the united nations human rights council is to investigate with a war crimes were committed in the conflict between israel and math. i think it's 5th wave of covert iran and struggled with the worst outbreak in the middle east

and candidates under threats dozens of murdered in the run up to the mexico local elections. ah. so hong kong media tycoon jimmy lie has been jailed again. so his role in the anti government protests, these the ones in 2019, the activist and billionaire is already serving a 14 month prison term on some of the challenges lies. assets were frozen early this month under pages national security laws. there are also another 7 leading activists who have been sentenced this time more from katrina. yes, she's reporting from beijing. this sentence handed down this 14 months in prison was for protests who took part in october 2019 in that protest was opposing communist party rule ma 70th anniversary of its rule here in china. but he was already serving a jail sentence the earlier protest. so this now will extend his term in jail by

about 6 months. and jimmy wasn't the only one sentenced to day on those. on friday, there were about 9 others also handed down sentences including form lo, make out at home. and they were given sentences from ranging from 12 months to 18 months and to a given suspended sentences. but this is certainly not the 1st time jimmy lie is going to face court. he's due again in june. actually he faces a raft of other charges. also illegal assembly charges, but also more concerning lay charges under the national security will. and if found guilty of these charges, he could face life imprisonment. now trying to really does seem to be making an example of jimmy lie. this is a spectacular fall from grace for him. he's a 1000000000 or millionaire, like a 1000000000 a tycoon who started the poor democracy newspaper. apple daily. he also founded very successful clothing chain. and really,

the chinese government seems to think that he's some sort of traitor, a threat to the peace and stability in hong kong. and we've seen his assets frozen earlier this month. and just this week also backs dealing in his accounts, were warned not to touch his accounts. otherwise they 7 years in jail. we have a closer look at the climb down on the pro democracy movement in hong kong and all the arrests that have happened more than 2 and a half 1000 people are being prosecuted on various charges for their roles in the protests. those already sentenced include veteran campaign as i'm off and leave known as the the father of hong kong democracy. and it's been pushing for direct elections ever since. the 1980s when hong kong was still under british rule, young or activists, people at joshua wong, have also been prosecuted and given jail sentences. others like notes in law and fled the country to avoid being arrested. many headed to the u. k. or taiwan. they try to continue their activism beyond the reach of the chinese authorities. let's hear from emily law form a member of hong kong legislative council and

a prominent voice for reform. she spoke to us outside quarter short time ago. 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 called on the participants to resort to violence or go up caused me to on that day. they were things of violence, 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 for human rights. so rule off for personal safety and democracy in, in i don't these very, very difficult circumstances with our being taken away. many people i'm very afraid of getting arrested and thrown into prison. it's not

that it's hanging over and it's, it's not necessary. so, but the majority of the hong kong fees, people just one try not to on the problem, is that the joint and the basic know the back i will, i will write the rule up. no, this is what we will continue to fight. so or on to other news on the un human rights council is to investigate potential war crimes. during the 11 days a conflict between israel and her math, it looking to abuse is from all sides across the occupied territory and israel. and while palace things have welcome to move, israel is calling it shameful. christine sent me with this report from the you and in new york as palestinians in gaza. look for away forward amid a 10 seas 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 people, including 66 children, might also qualify as a war crime. this by israel clean the menu, is building one hosting armed groups or be used for military purposes. we have not seen evidence in this regard. such light, re serious concerns of compliance with the principal distinction and proportionality under international. 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 defends democracy trying to protect its people. but it what washes,

a brutal genocidal terrorist organization. the don't only indiscriminately attacks is ready civilians but abuses palestinian civilians and 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 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 is coming up in this room guys, concert is the tackling an investigation of what is called the root causes of the recent round of bivens. and these are the institutionalized discrimination and the

method oppression that israel imposes on palestinians. this is 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, and hundreds of people in indonesia are rallying in support of the palestinians. this friday they've been denouncing the israeli occupation of palestinian territory, multiple demonstrations in fact, over previous weeks, many urging us to support palestine, indonesia, the world's largest was the majority community. it does not have diplomatic relations with israel and the you in is asking for $95000000.00 in an emergency appeal for garza to cover humanitarian needs for the next 3 months. the money is

mainly for rebuilding hospitals, schools, sewage and water facilities. germany has officially recognized it committed genocide in namibia. german forces were ordered to exterminate the hereto and nama people laughter and uprising against colonial rule. in the early 20th century, around a 100000 people believed to have been killed. up to 5 years of talks, germany ruled out reparations, but agreed to provide $1300000000.00 in aid for development projects. the humans refugee agencies, as it is deeply concerned by reports that hundreds of people have been taken by soldiers from camps in ethiopia, northern te grade region, the us is putting more pressure on the government now to end the violence of senior white house officials even warning of new sanctions. allan fisher with this report from capitol hill? fighting to the c o. p s t gray region 6 months ago. you'll be in trips back by

allies. the inner tree 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 us government has a strong ally in the horn of africa, but is 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 as far as famine in more than 40 years in ki 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 antony blinking, says, what is happening in the great amongst 2 ethnic cleansing. but with testimony of brutal sexual assaults as well. the un 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 atrocity crimes. and we are a li, and we are acutely waiting for that determination down as 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 wandering faces, strong economic sanctions if the fighting continues, but it has dismissed us interference in its internal affairs. the 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 eva capitol hill. just to footnote to that story about a quarter of all schools and ethiopian secretary region have been damaged in the conflict. according to a report from human rights watch. it's documented attacks by all sides. the group says government troops used a high school as a military base, his latisha beta, the human rights watch, horn of africa director. and one of the reports authors. she says they've called on the european government to stop this practice of occupying schools. what our report shows, in fact, who are warring parties have been implicated in attacking, pillaging, but also occupying schools across the p k region. now we hone in on one particular school, which is a very historic school in the capital of the region. mckinley,

which is the actually your hammock school, where we basically find, found that for months and on 2 separate occasions, european government forces occupied the score, but not only be occupied it, they 40 find it. they use data as a key watchtower and based in the capital mckinney but they also destroyed a lot of property and find it and pillaged much of the property in the school. so this is not only an impact on school children's ability to receive an education. now, but also has a much longer term impact on school children's ability to, to, to receive the education they've been missing for the last 6 months. key part of this is obviously going to be ensuring accountability for the abuses which these communities have seen happen. as i said, there is a real fear of returning to school because forces that have abused and have

destroyed the schools often around in the, near the head, a whole trained war being used to fight demonstrated in columbia with the latest on that from bobby time. and took care of and then pick game, getting closer to the pressure to capitalize ah hello. once again. welcome to another look at the international forecast. see, monsoon showers really pretty active. now across much of so the stager up into thailand, st. under the 7 millimeters of rain here to the east of a bank, talking more of those showers just lingering across a similar area. notice a little clutch storms over towards the philippines, just to the east of the philippines. and i think my mobile at hearts a few more shouts, go central. the southern parts of the philippines as we go on through the we can

rush, i was there to borneo smart. just seen some heavy showers job are also seeing one or 2 he to the dice shack, but really not too bad where it does look bad in new zealand this weekend. some really stormy weather coming in here. and we got some rather stormy weather. also running into that western side of australia, we are going to see some very heavy rain. some strong winds can pretty cool as well as we go on through the next couple of days, much of w way. we'll see some heavy down pools. it could lead to some localized flooding for good part of australia, though it is fine and dry. lots of sunshine coming through that brisk wind could just bring $1.00 to $2.00 showers in the eastern part on the south wells up towards the gold coast. but look out for new zealand looking very stormy over the next couple of days. in fact, a rare red boy has been issued for ken brown, the funder, the filipino workers, a big boy should buy the landlord to make them pay exorbitant prices to leave over

118 of them and exposes the business one al jazeera. ah ah ah ah, the tell stories with our on al jazeera hong kong media tech and jimmy lives been jailed alongside 7 others for taking part in anti government protests in 2019 the pro democracy activists and billionaire is already serving

a 14 month sentence on similar charge of the you and human rights council voted to investigate potential war crimes during the 11 days of the conflict between israel and come out to look into abuses from all sides across the occupied territory. and israel and the refugee agency that is deeply concerned by reports that hundreds of people have been taken by soldiers from captain ethiopians. northern region, the us is wanting sanctions against the government could be imposed in in iran, nearly 18000 lives unknown to have been lost to coven 19. but government officials are conceding that many more have in fact died. and after 4 waves, the middle east was take country is now facing a 5th. as a beg reports from terran, the bodies come in one after another. thereon largest graveyard by the rough loaded

and prepared for burial families, wait patiently for their loved ones washed and shrouded. according to tradition, they are handed over, prayed over, and then already for burial. oh, this graveyard is best. the dead are buried, 3 deep and more grades have been prepared. 64 year old mohammed died from covert 19. give me what the situation is really bad. i my says scott kroner 6 months ago. but i recovered my father got it from his labors. my sister and her husband got it recovered. he got 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 okay.

you are, you are. his mother said a final farewell to his son. are happy that we go back and tell the story under sprague, i just have told the system is running and some day 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, there still a considerable amount of mona's hair on the fog of ache and nausea for that cooler . it is an unprecedented crisis over the past 50 years until may 22nd. we have had more than 30000. this due to corona is about 40 percent of the total corona this last year, and it was parties 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 have. and i live in iran has bought vaccines from both china and russia, as well as working and developing its own its hope to us 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 spent bake, i'll just be there on a japanese cabinet minister says the government is looking to extend the state of emergency in tokyo and other areas as the number of coven patients in critical condition source organizes have been in big games. have been warned of a potential disaster if the tokyo games go ahead. the chairman of the japan doctors union is concerned that bringing together tens of thousands of people could result in the development of a news. as it were, lympics strain of code with india though,

reporting its lowest number of new cases in over a months the official tally has dropped to less than 190000 new infections in the past 24 hours filled 3600 debts have been recorded, and experts continue to warn that the actual figures are likely to be much higher. friendship. president manuel microns ended his visit to rwanda. he's now heading to south africa, is meeting with president several rema poll. so we'll focus on trade between the 2 countries. and the response to the pandemic, excuse me, france and other e, you states want to support vaccine production in south africa to help ensure a supply for the entire continent. molly's military says the president and prime minister have been released from detention after agreeing to resign, colonel esteem he go to one of the military officers who lead last year, who arrested those transitional leaders. on monday. nicholas hawk has the story from monica. molly's president, bow endow, had it coming, says,

but your bundle gera, 9 months after taking power. the security, social and economic situation is getting worse. he says, after a 3 day detention at military camp in county, the pm and president announced their resignation. the military, june 10, now claims they've been released, bundle president bond dollar needed to go for the sake of the country. they seem incapable of running the nations affairs taking incoherent decisions in the lead up to the pm in presidents arrest, the country's largest trade union organized nationwide strikes. and the government was accused of failing to address their grievances among those protesting is teacher. get a we met him in 20193 years on his demands for what he calls. decent wages have still not been met. no reason to give up what we want is a government that delivers the promises made up. and if they don't, we will protest, even if it means the downfall of the government. just before the agenda over through president kita, last august,

crowds looted homes of politicians and destroyed the national assembly in the national assembly is just throw away. we cannot film it because it's being guarded by the military. government has become a civil and not the rule of law, but rather read and corruption with many here. believing that elected officials well off the back of the mountains, people instead of protecting the interest that would be in the military june. his action has drawn international condemnation. the west african body echo was threat and sanctions. as molly delved into a deeper crisis in its struggle to fight off armed groups, young mountains are upset with their leaders, inability to lead, to merely aiding to seat away. our military is acting in a country at war. our economy should be fighting on the frontline for a country, not for government positions. 60 years after gaining independence from frowns,

molly is still dependent on french and un troops to ensure security that the state has so far failed to provide. gara is among those millions who see in this crisis and opportunity to bring back a strong state that works not against but for the people. in the meantime, he says some sacrifices have to be made. nicholas hawk algae route by co. now at least 17 people are known to have died and more than a 100 others remain missing. during a months of anti government protests in columbia and human rights groups say those numbers, the real numbers are actually much higher. alice, under run betty as a report from baton with nearly done you know somebody tanner on public safety scheduling. it's 6 surgery a may 1st. he was hit by a gas canister shot by columbia controversial riot police, cussing him 22 fractures and the loss of an eye, a shaft in training. he was out protesting when the police began setting off. your

gas join don't meet our grown widow. i started filming, and shooting when one of them sees me names directly at me. yes. shooting straight up my face. i don't, i was just filming, i was matching peacefully and i actually, it was the 1st match i'd ever attended. this video shows him unconscious being carried off in a car to a hospital where they said this life, i li, 1700 people have been injured in clashes with security forces since the protest began on april 28th. the government that's so far, confirmed 17 dead. but that number is believed to be much higher as more than 300 have been reported missing. protesters wrote the word this appeared in giant letters along one of the main avenue, a cry for help that has remained insert. police abuses turned what started out as an anti tax protest into a rallying cry for

a more just society and called for police reform. as we were filming clashes in bold with dozens of residents came out of their homes to berate the police. in the same, the protesters showing just how deep the distress stores, the institution has gone out of the ship. yet until they columbia, as defense minister survived the no confidence both in the senate insisting that the police respects protocols. if this is your most to think this fund encourages us to keep working for a security force placement and soldiers that are admirable for many, the problem is that columbus police force has long been used to fight left wing quickly. yes, drug traffickers in paramilitaries in the war torn country and now it's 3 thing civilian protesters as battlefield enemies, because police function under the umbrella supervision of the minister of defense like the army and the navy now reforms that will

guarantee in the future. it different type of fully disable to fulfill its role without committing abuses. juan pablo says they should make, i'm in it on my own because there is no recognition that the police are causing ham, that they are killing people, shooting indiscriminately. they should at least say that, sorry, well people will not back down. meanwhile, victims like one pablo or let carrying the human cause fighting for the rights in columbia for the rest of their lives. allison. and just with that now more than 80 candidates for next month, local elections in mexico have been murdered. the president blames criminal gangs. and his 1st report from the area john holman, is in mitchell. come state on how drug cartels and gangs of fighting for control

when, when a local candidate come away in mexico's film, the videos to start his campaign, he didn't expect those shot summed up the major issue in the biggest elections in mexican history. in a little more than a week, most positions in the country will be voted on minus the presidency and criminal groups of 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 was this is a truck of memo valencia running for mayor of morelia on the security platform. he was in it the that he himself was accused of involvement with the car. so when he was a man in one of mit because most vile of regions 8 years ago,

he maintains that there governance is all but impossible. i want to keep us in and they, oh, but as soon as i got there municipalities with 3 cartels operator, imagine a life of an official there between a rock and a hard place. finally, on the one hand, the presence of really dangerous mental groups and on the other, the difference the authority of that could go from many of the most violent parts of the country. but politicians are just victims. they can be benefits deciding with the criminals to power money in certain regions. it can seem like everyone's in on the game. those questions arose again when it emerged, the candidate for the ruling party, morena, the measure of the town of wit tumble, was wanted by the us drug enforcement agency, the d. e. a. we went, that was kim. why is that exactly? why i'm on that list. i don't know, but i think it's because of a situation that my father lived 3 once upon a time. i deny categorically that i'm a criminal but were helpful to you. does recognise the criminal groups have

a grip of politics in his state. there are many public officials specifically michoacan that have looted the municipality, and that directly linked to other criminal groups whoever gets into office and met because violent hinterlands is likely to feel the threat and lu, organized crime that can only be bad news to democracy and mexico citizens on your home and i'll just say to mitchell and i miss the premier of john holman's news. special on this story. it's called the full report living in mexico. it's killed zone 930 g m t sunday may. the 30th on al jazeera ah, looks like you see the headlines now, hong kong media tank in jimmy lions been jailed alongside 7 others. taking.