me play an important role checking human. ringback face in the the united face sees is $33.00 media websites linked to iran. pe, ron condemns it as a breach of freedom of speech. ah, i'm fully becky boy, you're watching al jazeera life and also head hong kong. apple daily newspaper says

it will shut down by saturday after a frozen and a number of staff are arrested under b james national security. now india is government phase, a new call. the 1900 variant has been detected in 3 states and ordered testing to be set up. and republicans in the us senate block and you build that would have made it easier for more americans devote. ah, thank you for joining us. hey, ron has condemned the us seizure of 33 pro iranian media website, calling it a breach of freedom of speech. the us says the side to violate sanctions against the ron. this is a message greeting people trying to look at the iranian english language. press tv site. the channel has now changes domain address, so users can gain access. the us justice department has accused media outlets. t

ron solution regard of spreading this information. hamas linked palestinian website has also been blogged. that's bringing on correspondent in iran dos jibari who's live in toronto doors to tell us more 1st about these iranian use website that have been targeted. and the reaction from the rain in authorities. well, this is the 1st time we're seeing such a large number of websites that have been pulled offline by the american government . of course they're using the local domain now to continue being having their online presence. but it comes at a very critical time. of course, the iranians have said that their, their insights are legitimate news organizations within the country. they belong to various branches of state television. and we parcel heard from the head of the iranian mission to the united nations who has condemned the act by the u. s. government calling it a freedom speech issue, it's a censorship issue and that iran will pursue the matter through legal channels.

we've also been hearing from the president has some ronnie's chief of staff at the weekly cabinet meeting. let's listen to some of what he had to say. about you in as well me check on the con john the, what the us did to iranian websites was a breach of all principles of freedom of speech, which the united states is proud of. they restricted freedom of speech. we condemn this measure. we will use all our legal and international means to counter the wrong policy of the united states. it is not a constructive move at a time when nuclear talks are underway in vienna. as you say, dorsey, this is coming at a critical time, a delicate time in u. s. iran relations when they've been trying to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. how might these us move effect fat? while it's certainly not going to help the situation, the 6th round of nuclear talks in vienna wrapped up just a few days ago. and the iranians are now deciding whether or not they will agree to the draft that's been brought together in vienna. there is

a special committee that's been formed with the various branches of government who are looking closely at the details of that agreement. we heard from the rain in foreign minister and how much about serene, who said that the text he's reviewed is the final one. they have at the moment following months of negotiations and b and since april, so the ratings are in a position to make a decision now. and of course, the newly elected president abraham, right, you see has weighed in on the topic as well. saying that he will continue to support what is in the best interest of the range nation. but we understand that the iranians have to make a decision soon. and there is an understanding that at these kinds of activities or behaviors by the united states government will not likely go down well for in a very conservative various branches of government. we have at the moment and they will just make the work of president sandra honey and his negotiating team much more difficult to convince those various factions to agree to this document that's been brought back to, to her on it will most likely delay any kind of decision by the radians to reach an

agreement, but we are waiting also to find out there is an i e, a technical agreement that expires on thursday. and whether or not this will have an effect on what the news decided to do next remains to be seen, but it certainly will not help the situation does jabari into iran. thank you very much for that. updates to hong kong now where the pro democracy newspaper apple daily has confirmed. it will shut down operations by saturday. after assets were frozen, the announcement follows the rest of its chief columnist, the writer known by spend, namely paying as the 6 staff member detained this month and debate james national security lot. let's go live to diego palin, who's outside the newspapers, quarters in hong kong. so dea, the closure of the apples in the newspaper was something that we expected because the paper has been under a great deal of pressure from the authorities in the last week.

that's right fully. and in the last few minutes, the union has confirmed to us that the paper is likely to stop it's printing process officer tonight, which means that tomorrow will likely be the last print edition of the paper. now this echoed the board of directors, concerns and statement saying that the paper will concede to continue to exist and also follow the arrests that were another arrest of one of his employees. this time that 55 year old columnist, you mentioned, he was a prolific writer, well known for as outspoken views on china. he's been arrested on charges under the national security law for collusion or foreign forces. now is seen as an extension of a raid on the building behind me by 500 police officers on thursday where they arrested the number of executives and editors. and for the 1st time in the media organization, confiscated reporter's notebook computers and other journalistic documents. the

police say the investigation is ongoing and it sent chills across the journalistic community. here with stop here, saying that there fearing that they will also be arrested in the following week. and we're also hearing father columnists and other outspoken, well known writers, saying that they will stop their political commentary with one from quite a high profile paper, confirming that to himself. now apple daily is owned by jimmy lie. he's the media mogul and billionaire very was very outspoken. he is definitely pro democracy and made it very well known and was very critical of the authoritarian powers in china . he's currently in jail. 8 also, on the charges under the national security law, all his, all his assets have been frozen along with next digital media, which is the parents, plenty of apple daily. and they have warned that they no longer have the funds,

so the resources to pay their stop or operate and deviate. a big test in court today for hong kong, new security law. right. quite a big day here. it's the 1st day of the 1st trial of under the national security law, and it's a 24 year old man who is accused of robbing his motorcycle in to police out of protest in july 2020. well, carrying a flag that said liberate hong kong revolution of our time. the product prosecution today focus on that, saying that that indicated separation from china about very freight and so it is built up there, k for against them before the session. he also faces charges of alternate charges of terrorism. now the reason this case is being closely watched, as i said, it's on president that along with the fact that it runs the long parallel along with phone calls very,

very valued rule of law. and it is being held in bron in a very different way through normal criminal cases where you would have a jury. but this time there is no jury and with it will have 3 judges providing and all of them have been hand pick by the chief executive vivia. thank you for that deviate palin with the agency from hong kong. in now, more than 20 cases of a highly infectious covered 1900 strain have been found in 3 indian states as closely related to the delta vary. and 1st detective country. as officials say, the new delta plus mutation is a very deaf concern. let's bring in. it is a random correspondent in new delhi. tell us more about this new very, and that's been identified less than just how worried indian authorities are hello folly. well, the ministry of health is worried. that's why they have classified. this is

a variant of concern saying they give the title of variance of interest or concern when a variance is more trans miscible or is more virulent. they said they found 22 cases in the state of mad ostrom, entrepreneur and, and cattle of the government press information bureau is now putting that number at 40 days off the states to put very short containment measures in place where the clusters of the very end have been found that includes contact tracing, testing preventing any gatherings, and also prioritizing vaccinations that they're saying that so far they've identified 3 characteristics of what they call the delta plot very. and that it is more transmissible that it has stronger binding to the receptors of longfellow, and that is a potential reduction an antibody response. they've also said that india is one of 9 countries with what they call the delta plus has been identified. that also being found in the u. s. the u. k, switzerland, portugal, japan, poland, may, paul,

china and russia. and they are trying to get the delta plus under control, which is something that they weren't able to do with the original delta variant, which we have at both in india and abroad. we have the white house chief medical adviser to add to the fact you saying on tuesday that the original delta variant is america's greatest threat to get included on the control and what situation lives across india. when it comes, the cases and the roll out of the cove in 1900 vaccine while the situation has improved a lot in terms of the 2nd way, which killed more than 180000 people mostly in the month of april. and may, that has tapered off in cases have declined in the recorded around 50000 new cases on tuesday to put that in perspective at the height of the 2nd wave about 6 weeks ago, it was reported more than 400000 cases. but the clever task force,

members of the clever task force have said that it is crucial that people continue to follow close mine team protocols, especially because most restrictions have been removed in most places. and the crowds back out on the streets and many people aren't wearing masks. the government is trying to use the time when cases the load really ramped off, vaccinations. they have made vaccine free for all adults from monday and inoculated a record. $8800000.00 people on monday, but they have a mamma to toss their target is to vaccinate $700000000.00 people by the end of the year that would require an occupation. 10000000 people every day and supply of vaccines remains a challenge. and after that record 8800000 on monday drops to around 5.4 on tuesday list. thank you for that update. elizabeth random is not correspondents today. now head on al jazeera, march,

the pole leader and fans who changed back june tech, or is back in june to court, accused of crimes that could be her jails for up to 15 years. see if you were seeing this video. it means my house is being rated and i've been kidnapped, and opponents of nicaragua, the president speak out after a crackdown on defense ahead of the me i it's time for the journey with the sponsored by cut on airways. hello. nice to see. here's the weather story . across europe on wednesday, we've got some instability toward the west, some high seats in the east and the south as well. we'll go over all those details right now, but we're going to begin with some wild weather that we saw toward the south of france. we saw hailstones here though 2 to 3 centimeters in diameter that was

enough to bring down some leaves and just pour visibility, trying to navigate through there. and i think we can expect much of the same on wednesdays. storms bubbling up through the north of iberia, through the south of france, pushing into germany, southern and eastern sections right into the czech republic. now let's talk about the high heat. the heat is certainly on. as we look toward the east look at moscow 36 on thursday, that's very likely to break your all time june temperature record of 34.9. also heat for the bulk ins, tarana 37 degrees. and you know, if we go toward the mediterranean, we've got to run some showers across the boss for assembled twice. 7 degrees, look at is near 35. and by thursday, cypress nickos. see you could be touching 40 degrees. we've also got some high heat for areas of libya. tripoli, 45, and your average is 30 degrees. and as we look toward thursday, $45.00 is what sponsored pay cut on airways.

be part of the debate itself defeated and closing in the us or in the u. k, because it will just come back again when no topic is off the table. wanted to talk about the white man touching aloud dream, where a global audience becomes a global community. jumping to the comment, fraction, and part of the discussion, there are like kinetic efforts to silence fell opinions on the online based on al jazeera. ah, the the me welcome back. a recap of our top stories on al jazeera. iran has condemn the us

seizure of 33 media website, calling you to reach a freedom of speech. the west side violates sanctions against the iran and accused the most spreading disinformation. i'm calling for democracy newspaper. apple daily has confirmed that we're close by saturday after the fact that we're frozen is chief economist has been arrested. the 6 staff member detained this month under paging national security. and more than 20 cases of a highly infectious called the 1900 train has been found in 3 indian state, is closely related to the delta, very interest detected the alpha facial favorite, so called down capacity. taishan is a very and stuff concern now me and mars the pose leader on trans which is facing a new tried on wednesday. she is charged with violating the colonial ero facial secret, which carries a heavy jail term of up to 14 years. the military's already brought a series of criminal charges against certain state and power and france, which he has been detained since the cool in february. drawing 3 is falling

developments from caroline por, the charge against hong kong to g for breaking the official secrets, is one of the most serious charges against her. it carries a maximum punishment of 14 years in prison, and she's been charged along with 4 others, including straightly and economic advisor, shawn to know who was arrested several days after the qu, now the case is being heard in the supreme court, which is highly unusual. the vertical, the supreme court cannot be appealed because it's the highest court in miano. but we also understand that the supreme court will be hearing arguments about whether the district court may be more suitable court to hear this case. few people doubt on santucci will get a fair trial. there have been several irregularities before and during her other hearings, including how her lawyers have a difficulty getting access to her. how the charges against her have been announced

. days, weeks, and even months after she was arrested, members of the public and journalists have no access to the proceedings. now, meanwhile, violence and unrest in myanmar not only continue but appear to be spreading opposition to army rule had initially been peaceful. there were protests on the streets, but these have been turning increasingly violent with bombings, as well as killings of june to appointed local officials. us president joe biden says he'll keep up the fight to overhaul the electoral system after the republicans blocked to build, to begin debating the proposals. 3 fifths of the senators duly chosen, and sworn not having voted in the affirmative. the motion is not agreed to aid fell short of the 60 votes required democrats stay. the reform package will

counteract laws passed in republic in that states which restrict voting access. republicans argue the reform packaging fringes on states rights and his aim that tilting elections in favor of the democrats. it is not a republican concern or a democratic concern. it is an american concern. this is about the american people's rights of both unfettered. it is about their access to the right to vote in a meaningful way because nobody is debating. i don't believe whether all americans have the right to vote. the issue here is their actual access to the voting process, or is that being impeded? and the, the bottom line is that the president and i are very clear to support f one, support the john, the with the voting rights. and the fight is not open. namby carter is an associate professor of political science at howard university. she explains why it's more effective to improve voting rights at the state level. i think the fight will

continue at the federal level. me those who still the job, who is voter advancement act that's still sort of languishing right now in the senate. but there's also movement that can be had at the state level. i mean, certainly, i think there will be lots of legal challenges to these these policies in the states, whether be georgia or texas or other ones that you will be a lot more litigation around. some of this to halt the introduction of these law into practice. i think everyone who sort of concerned about this federal legislation has been trying to chip away at some of the sort of legal basis for these kind of voter id law. namely reinstating the necessary sections of the voting rights act per bit. the activity that have really crept up the passage of the shelby the holder decision, but it still is the case that you have a spinnet, that it stops leopold at least from the republican to any such magic. so the likelihood that anything's gonna happen at the federal level is slim to none,

but this particular split in the city. and it's really going to take some new blood in the minute to sort of change the outcome. i think at least federally where election law concern, but i think it's 2, i think short sighted to only focus on the federal level. the state is really important year us media reporting for saudi's involved in the killing of gen, mr. mahash o g received power military training in the united states, the saudi citizen with murdered in the kingdoms consulate in sambo. 3 years ago, the new york times says a security company, based in arkansas, provided the training in 2017. and that the contract was approved by the state department, but there's no evidence us officials knew the purpose of the saudi team straining. glen call is a former deputy national intelligence officer at the ca. he says, while there is no suggestion of us involvement in casualties matter, the report poses important questions for washington. i think it has important

because to the average listener or viewer, it will associate by one step. remove that all the united states government with the thugs who assassinate, that's not a good thing. however, the training that occurred is the kind of training that, that so the united states and other countries provide to allies to have closer relations to increase the standards and the skills of the other nations. and i know that the united states does not, does not condone or teach assassination techniques. so politically, it's a, it's unfortunate association. it's something that's happened for decades by many nations. and the u. s. did not teach them to do a focus assassination. and her with the war on terror increase in funding. this kind of activity with private corporation says increase quite

a bit. what they train can be could range widely, but it will be how do you protect someone establish a security perimeter for important person such as mal howard and solomon? what, how, what skills do you have in, in the martial arts and in the weapons control? and in securing a, an area that the v i p will travel to things like that for dan's prime minister says fractures within the country, security forces are deeply worrying of della hum donkeys urging reconciliation between the military and political groups and his launch and initiative for unity has been increased tension since plans emerged to integrate into the sudanese forces and civilian military. power sharing administration has governed in long time, neither. omar bashir resigned in 2019 shows. the los gatos could be that was unless

we resolve this crisis, all of a contested issues will remain unresolved too. if we consider the gravity of this crisis and related issues, we will find out it is really alarming. with every challenge comes possibility. once become to realize the gravity of the situation, we will address it with open minds, absolute responsibility and seriousness as much as it takes nice little people in ethiopia. hey, gray regions say fighting has flared up in recent days. north of the regional capital mckelly. they say fighters, loyal to the former regional party, entered several towns, including at the got where people celebrated until a few p and every tree and soldiers arrived. ethiopian military has denies of reports calling them fabrications. no date has been set for elections in t. great. i can be no free and fair election in nicaragua later this year is suppression of the opposition continues, according to human rights watch. it says the arrest of 5 possible presidential

candidates is a strategy to eliminate competition. a latin america editor, lucy newman, reports that you see us on the me start for more than a week. these messages have been posted online one after the other man, man, and correct you and brothers. and if you are watching this video, it is because i have been detained by oh, takers regime. now, i'm your list. if your thing, this video, it means my house is being rated and i've been here be and you're seeing this video, it means i've been captured on when you go, if you are seeing this, it means i've been detained by the police. these are only some of the recently imprisoned opponents of nicaragua, the ruling couple. president daniel ortega and his wife from moody you, his vice president, 5 of them are aspiring presidential challenges for november elections. others are opposition, party journalists, even bankers and prominent members of the business sector. the majority of them are

accused of violating national sovereignty and independence in religious recorded message to nicaraguans. mrs. ortega called the quote servants to a foreign god she noah should remish in. do else would attempt to submit the people who wishes committed the times the world? the same one who trouble is coming from the afternoon. she's referring to the united states ortega's former enemy during the left descending east of revolution. the top of the garage was for most a dictatorship in 1979. now a great many of the new lord pages former comrades in arms accused him of replacing the most of the dynasty with his own family. beyond the legendary gorilla commander durham idea, and general doris rescued ortega from prison during the han denise, the insurrection have also just been arrested. i say, the same time. 46 years ago,

i risk my life to get daniel ortega out of jail. i'm 73 years old. i never thought that at this stage of my life, i would be fighting in a peaceful civic way against the new dictatorship. one of the few critic still creed is opposition. alliance leader initiative element, who did a student revoke 3 years ago. he says, okay, the strategy is to discourage nicaraguans from going to the polls at all in november and women, it was to generate total. granted, there is massive extension that way danny. little take, you can say i want 1000 square, i just didn't have any competition. so we're going to do my wife's watch is asking the un secretary general to invoke article $99.00 of the charter to bring the matter before the security council. calling it a threat to regional security. the fact that you can do this within your name without any meaning for questions. internationally. a very wrong message to other

americans that are going towards dental practices. if you are a little bit president, daniel ortega, who has not been seen in public for more than a month, has not responded to requests for comment to see and human al jazeera as exactly one month before the start of a tokyo olympics delayed by a year because of the pandemic, the decision to go ahead is highly controversial in japan, organizes in fist all the necessary precautions will be put in place to make sure the games are safe, including a ban on alcohol. rub mcbride reports with one month to go before the game starts. this with the rehearsal for the opening ceremony with bus loads of stuff playing the part of a limb, p and but the organizes are still unable to predict a sure how this lympics will play out before the closing ceremony. also being put on show for the media, the athletes village, which will be home to $11000.00 participants. it was originally planned for many of

them to eat together in vast dining halls. but instead, competitors will be asked to eat alone with extensive precautions in place. the organizes are insisting these games will be safe. after these are the i stayed in the athletes villages for total of 11 times 7 times as an athlete and 4 times as a team leader. but we started out this village is by far the best. they'll be restrictions on when and where spectators, concert's sing, and their numbers will be kept at 50 percent, which may be further restricted. by the time the games get underway, what small spectators from overseas or band dealing a big blow to businesses like no motive to knock a sports bar in downtown tokyo, already struggling with business down 2 thirds during the pandemic. when we, when we were hoping the gaines would give us a boost. but i'm torn because having more customers can cause

a coven cluster. equally torn it seems, is public opinion in japan about going ahead with these games? you don't lucky. people are asked to make sacrifices and put up with the restrictions, but the government wants to hold the games with spectators. i don't, under random came we've waited a year and we should just go ahead with a stadium full of spectators and there's not enough information about people coming from outside japan and if they've been vaccinated, i'm concerned the virus will spread further than i, as official olympic posters are unveiled, there are still so many and answered questions. but finally, the biggest one is now seemingly resolved. the games will go on. mcbride al jazeera . ah no, again, i'm fully back. people with the headlines on al jazeera,

tehran as condemned the u. s. seizure of 33 pro iranian websites, calling it a breeze, your freedom of speech, the usa, the sides, violate sanctions against the law, and the justice department has accused me the outlet is connected to the revolutionary god of spreading this information. das jibari is entailed on with more.