ah al jazeera where as a use all the . ready forces in ethiopia, he gr, i say they're back in control of the regional capital invalid to pursue enemy fighters across the ram border. the me. hello barbara sarah, you're watching l. just the real life london also coming up and going occupied east jerusalem is, is really forces them all the ship palestinian shops, many more homes and businesses face a similar fate given 5 days to hand himself in south africa. the former president

jacob boomer is found guilty for failing to appear at a corruption inquiry and europeans living in the u. k. face that deadline to apply for the right to remain will tell you why thousands of people could fall through the cracks. ah, regional forces and grow, you're threatening to pursue what they call enemy forces into every trail. and ethiopia zamora, regions if required, that's after retaking key growth, main city of macula on monday, there have been celebrations across the region as local forces claimed victory after an almost 8 months long conflict with federal troops and their allies. if you, if the government announced the unilateral cease fire with immediate effect, but it's not clear if it's being observed, malcolm where does more now from the ruby on the movements of local forces. we've

also heard on conform repels that. they also took the small town, a sheer was about 100 kilometers to the west and a bit to the north close to the border with eritrea. eritrea who soldiers have also been involved in this conflict, fighting alongside the i, p and government troops, residents from here i said the return soldiers that have been there for many weeks left the city and move north towards the chain border. but the phones are off there as well. it's very difficult to confirm any of that, but it's important to understand that that sci fi that was declared by abby, i'm a government was unilaterally declared, it wasn't agreed with anybody, because the phones are off. we don't know if the government's upholding a ceasefire and everything that the t t l f have said since doesn't acknowledge that sci fi, we're still in the comments that you mentioned just a few minutes ago about chasing their enemies even across the board to make it sound like from from that point of view, this conflict isn't over yet. that's all conflict in the northern ethiopian region

between the national army and the tick ryan people's liberation front has been ongoing since november the p. p l. f. had dominated the few of us politics for nearly 30 years until prime minister of the ahmed took power in 2018. be ordered a military operation against the group in te gray last year after he said is packed the army bases that the p l f says it was unfairly targeted. the grey opposition parties to say more than 50000 people have been killed while the un says more than 350000 have been pushed into famine. nearly 2 weeks ago, the african union launched an independent inquiry into alleged human rights abuses in the region. after widespread accounts of massacres and sexual violence against civilians, and on monday the government in the capital, the sub by declared a ceasefire in t garage shortly after 2 grey and forces took back to the capital mecolas. well, he but morgan has reported extensively on the refugee crisis as tens of thousands

of t. brian's crossed into sedan. she has worn out from khartoum on their reaction to the cease fire. a majority of them who've been speaking to say they just want to be able to go back home. they want to be able to access the farms that they've left behind. many of them have told us her roofing stories of being their families and relatives being killed, of neighbors being shot to death of farm that they see a ready for harvest, but being burned by the bay who they say were her malicious and by retrieval forces . so lots of horror stories that we heard from the refugees. but those who we've been able to reach out to over the past few hours to, to hear their views on the latest developments. say that they don't know what this means. does this mean that they can go back home and be able to access their farms and return to their normal lives? they're not sure if that's what it means, because the t p left and the p d f are yet to announce that they have accepted the fire. the unilateral fire that was announced by the government of prime minister abbey met some of them also say

that they want to know, what does this mean that take rate is now an independent country. they say that's what they want to see happening after the month of war. that is seen what they say, the ethnic targeting of degree and by fellow europeans and by a return troops. the u. s. has warned the field here and there we tre. it will take further action if the fees fire fails, the end the conflict. this comes as a congressional committee on foreign affairs. heard evidence on the violence in the region. she fancy reports now from capitol hill. the bike ministration, express cautious with peace, may be enduring, pulling the declared whether you can government into crime. but there was a warning about human rights abuses. a commitment that the u. s. would act if it was just the efforts toward a political settlement whipping hamper. we will not stand by in the face of horrors, in t grain though rather go that did not elaborate, high level throughout the congressional hearing ethiopians position as a key us ally. and the region was emphasized, even as witnesses and them as

a congress outlined the abbey, a government's responsibility for human rights abuses and malnutrition. if i leave you with one thing today, it is that usa believe famine is likely already occurring. and ethiopia, here hamilton, florida committee was flattered, but we are sick and falling into gray bears the hallmarks of crimes against humanity. and quite possibly a genocide. but if the appear is seen as key to the us as strategic objectives in africa, i'm looking at him, put his criticism, prime minister home and prospects for a durable piece. and if you and it's wrote as a responsible regional leader. now in question, as is prime minister the abi legacy on the ground to ground forces that said they had the regional capital mckelly fully under that control. and there were celebrations in the town of mid report that eric trim troops had left

a t. p levels are about to push south and east to consolidate its position. notably, it has not been so far. the us is treading carefully. washington has been trying to preserve all options with respect to its engagement with, with they've been trying to use diplomatic persuasion up to this point to get the ethiopian government to relent in it's sort of pursuit of total victory in gray. they have not been successful in, in that conversation, but they have withheld some of the most biting sanctions that the united states has . sanctions related to the human rights abuses that have gone on at the hands of b, o. b, in government troops and their allies in the region. it's clear of abiding administration wants to keep, if you can government close, especially as china extends its reach across africa. but there are reports and some members of congress will be keeping a close eye on prime minister, abba is actions,

especially as a way the u. s. is foreign a to budget she ever times the al jazeera capitol hill. ah, there has been more clashes in a palestinian neighbourhood where he's really forces on tuesday, demolished the building to make way for an archaeological part, palestinian professors have been camped in the seal. one area in occupied east jerusalem since is really officer, is both those the butcher's shop. it's one of 20 properties being torn down after and is really court rules that they don't have proper permits. every force it has more now from seen one what took place earlier in the evening was a peaceful demonstration outside that demolished shop where about a 120150 people with chanting, saying that they would defend one of the surrounding areas here in ocoee bodies through them, then there was a march to a protest 10. and at that point there was

a smaller group of palestinian youth who saw what they thought was a car being driven by a jewish israeli. and they attacked that cop with stones and kicking it. and it was totally off to that, that the security forces came in and there were confrontation of damages. gap was used to try to disperse, which crowd goes. this is about much more than one butcher shop. it's about a threat to dozens and dozens of homes in the neighborhood of occupied easter is going to make way for a jewish archaeological talk ear. i mean, n g o is really and which monitors the situation in occupied is just then it says that there are some 20 homes or buildings in total that are at threats of imminently getting such a demolition order. because they were built off to a law which makes it much more difficult to challenge this kind of thing in the courts. there are another $48.00 cases currently going through the courts and there

are more besides that are under threat. so this is a major threat to a major part of poverty in like a palestinian president has received a report on the death of an opposition activists with a growing call for it to be released needs that have been out to died hours after being arrested on thursday by palestinian security officers, he was a critic of the palestinian authority, often accusing it of corruption. family members want an impartial and international investigation said of one from the force he itself was short while ago, and these are abandoned brother, son that made this statement on behalf of the family when alec has based on what they are now, we can say that this is just evasion playing games. it's just live in my family, reject the results of this so called investigative committee say they should have at least had the decency, to show us some of the findings of their cation, the question that is still lingering. was it an arrest or was it a murder?

this is the big question, and we wish they simply answered that instead of in, in big us statement. or we're doing now by jermel nath valor spokesmen for and member of the revolutionary council of factor. and he is in that room. i left for a sir. thank you for joining us here. and al jazeera, very strong words there from the family of nevada, by not calling it evasion lies. and basically saying that this report has no credibility at all. what's your reply? to that, well, i speak for a political movement and i'm not part of the investigation committee, and i'm not a spokesman of the strategic organs and person as a political movement. we do not approve of any type of political giddings, nor do we believe that this case is a case of political assassination. and i believe i have to admit that i haven't seen the report yet. it has come just tonight. i do believe it's

a political assassination. i believe it's a tragic incidence and we do not really know the circumstances. constance is under which this has happened. as a fatter movement, we do not approve of political kennings. and we are sure the government will do what, what's necessary to make the truce known to the phone. ok. so you say that you don't believe it was some kind of political assassination, of course, that there are question marks. and the whole point is that to find out the proof, there should be some kind of investigation. do you think that anything other than an independent inquiry, possibly international, could actually have any credibility? i mean, the truth is that no one is probably going to trust something when it's the p a effectively investigating itself. i don't think it's a part of the be a history to kill political opponents. if, if the senior government would condone such a policy,

we would have done this in 2007 when i'm a kid in 700 simians in gaza. so i do believe that the government is capable of an independent investigation and there is no need for international investigation. but do you not agree that there can be no credibility unless it is an outside investigation? because ultimately it is the p a investigating itself. now you say that it's not a political assassination, but without a proper investigation that is seen as impartial. there is no credibility to the process which is effectively will the funniest thing. i need to point out some irony in your attitude to this matter because palestinians have been calling for independent investigation international investigation into israeli crimes in palestine. nobody ever listen to this. now. a tragic incident has happened when

a senior was killed by the seniors and the whole world once an independent international investigation. i don't know if that is a serious attitude to this mother or not. i do believe that our government doesn't need to practice any type of put it together. we are not used to this, it has never happened before in both. but so, i mean, i take your point about, you know, often international investigations into crimes of been committed by israeli forces . but the 2 don't negate the other. i mean, just because there needs to be more accountability on one side doesn't mean that the palestinian authority is not accountable itself to palestinians. the boasting and government will carry the responsibility for what happened. and the 1st step is knowing the truth. the 2nd step is making the truth, public publishing the truth to the whole public. and i need to call on to everyone

to keep call not to misuse what happened to took salt into better senior injuries. we have more dangerous issues, even more serious issues, a deadly conflict with this incident about mister ben has been a tragic incident shot the senior mission. why did it go such a shock? because we're not used to it. we do not believe in the culture of political assassination. we have as a moment, been a political system where people can run for public office. something that never happened before. the creation of the palestinian authority. i don't believe in democracy. we want in actions and we want freedom of expression to every while. no political opponent of the government has been killed since the personal authority established in 1994. thousands of people did turn out to protest. day

after day after the death of nissan. bennett and the palestinian journalists, the union says that basically the palestinian security forces and men in plain clothes as well attacked protest are using clubs, metal rods, tear gas, and they have also been allegations of sexual assault. so do you think there is an increasing growing authoritarianism? which of course, is one of the things that needs to be done at a choose the p, a of i don't. how many, how many individuals have been killed in the united states? if i was asking a question of a united states politician and we'll put that point to them, i'm just saying that there are other issues beyond this, but i am putting you a question as a member of the palestinian authority on behalf of californians. yeah, this moment, this was my introduction to, to, to telling you, police aid has the right to maintain security order. the state

does have a monopoly of the right to use non least so force to enforce the law. i have lived in europe 30 years long, and i have seen the police in many, many, many, many countries, clubbing demonstrators who are demonstrating at the time when they attacked public institutions or other people's life. a tar, especially after soccer soccer games, where hooligans would threaten public security, the police would and they're interviewing with deer guest or even clubs to, to force the people to stop at document that make it right. and that's because that happens from the us in europe. does that make it right? make it, it does make a try when it's when, when it's in accordance with democratic practices, that's the standard. that's how you measure what is right and what is wrong. the

state does have the right to use force to force people to respect the law. i think that's the car, isn't it? him on the folks from foreign member of the revolutionary council of fatah speaking to us from my lead, sir. thank you for having joined us. thank you. former south african president jacob zoom has been given 5 days to hand himself and after a judge sentenced him to 15 months in jail. zoom, i was found guilty of contempt for failing to appear before an inquiry investigation corruption during his time in office for me. the mill of reports now from johannesburg. it's the 1st time a former south african leader is facing jail time. jacob zoom has been ordered to surrender himself to police within 5 days. he was sentenced to 15 months for failing to appear ethical rupture. inquiry. the constitutional court judges decision leaves the former president with few legal options and the extent to which

mister myers attempted to justify defiance through public statements is off nor relevant. the statements were not for my defeat, it so far to be disregarded. the constitutional court can do nothing but conclude that mister may is guilty of the kind of contempt of calling you me. a resigned from office in 2018 after his own party threatened to pass a vote of no confidence against him for allegations of high level financial corruption and croft during his time as president. he's always maintained his innocence, but is not cooperated with investigators. may i ask you then, as to how you feed to the charges that have been put, you need not to do to, to one by one allocations against whom i include many titans of industry whom he said to have allowed to plunder, state resources and influence state policy, the former president maintains his, the target of a political campaign. but the constitutional court has described his defense and

the pimp to gone up public support as insulting to the people of south africa. years of corruption scandals have left of africa, new leaders with the unenviable task of restoring investor confidence in africa's most industrialized economy. for me, the miller, i'll just 0, janice berg. in the past they, russia reported the highest number of deaths in just one day since the start of the outbreak. 652 people died as the country struggles with a 3rd wave of cove at 19 driven by the delta variant in the capital. moscow, there are new restrictions targeting people who are not vaccinated. leading some to protest against mandatory jobs. charlie angela has not cases of coven 19 of rising and russia with infection rates returning to winter levels and death tolls at a record high. despite the vaccine being available in december, only 14 percent of the population has had 2 shots,

mistrust of the state in its medical system, partly to blame authorities who's been accused of mixed messages and now scrambling to contain the surge. over the last week, we registered a new record of the number of hospitalizations, people in intensive care units, and people that from cove it. therefore we took a number of decisions on restrictive measures linked in particular to the mandatory vaccination of service workers. with the kremlin is using incentives to get people vaccinated in one region, free tickets to the circus for those who get the job, no entry to bars and restaurants for those who do not a strict q r code system requires customers provide proof of vaccination or have a negative pcr test to eat and do many unhappy research and some of so i think like a point of age, it's restricting people from visiting cafe vaccine that, you know, will not safely from that. maybe you get less sick, but there's no point in name. it's making vaccination mandatory that so and it's

another set back for hospitality industry already suffering the other pretty much. there are no options. the only surprise is that people do not need your codes and public transport, fitness clubs, that's the beauty of shopping center. but i guess it's just a matter of time to number a protest nation, dr. faithful, that the sputnik vaccine is still not been approved by the world health organization. an angry that those who refuse it will be shut out of parts of society. alexi rack says a former employee of the criminal statistic agency. he predicts that forcing vaccinations will backfire. it costs only $1000.00 trouble for files and problems to get a fake vaccinate. then you get into the cleaning and the doctor gives you it gives you a certificate for money and throw out the actual vaccine. and the, i think maybe in half a year there will be more people fee,

clear senate and then extra live extended on tuesday. scientist admitted the sputnik vaccine is slightly less effective against the delta variant than originally reported. while the government announced a won't be able to vaccinate 60 percent of its population by autumn as planned. charlie angela algebra at least 34 people have died in canada as provinces record their highest temperature is in a sentry. listen, which is a small town more than 100 miles north of vancouver. hit 47.9 degrees schools, universities and vaccination centers across british columbia were closed when the temperature helped 40 degrees a so called chic though more high pressure traps. the heat is covering much of the west coast. florida. prosecutors are calling for a grand jury investigation into the collapse of a 12 story building near miami rescue. teams are continuing to work around the clock, searching through the ruins for survivors. 6 days now, after the collapse,

all 11 confirmed victims have been named and their families have been informed about a 150 people, though are still missing. a grand jury determines whether there is enough evidence to seek a prosecution. now, wednesday is the deadline for e, you citizens in the u. k. to apply to stay in the country. millions of people have already registered themselves under the settlement scheme. but right groups are worried that large numbers consume lose their right to remain and face the poor. station nadine baba explains his in the u. k right now offering some fri last minutes advice. these volunteers helping you, you citizens, to hold onto the right to be in the u. k. prefer english or the bricks. it mean something that was automatic now has to be applied for, for many vulnerable people, such as the elderly and homeless. it's proved a huge challenge. we have the client that struggle immensely with the application process with understanding english,

most importantly with lack of evidence that they don't have for the children or other family members with lack of any evidence whatsoever. from thursday you citizens will be in the u. k. illegally. if they haven't applied for either settled status for those in the country for 5 years as of last december, what's called pre settled centers, more than 5000000 people have already done so with a backlog of 400000 cases and an unknown number who are already in the system, the government's accepted, it will need to be flexible. a week before the deadline, the u. k. home off, it said it would be 3. anyone who hadn't applied with a 28 day notice. it confirmed that off to that period, they may be liable for enforcement action and will not be eligible for work benefits or services. if you and you citizens living in the u. k. in its official guidance, the home office says it will be lenient with anyone who has a good reason for applying late. and nobody who is waiting for a decision will lose their rights. a campaign is fair. a repeat of the wind rush

scandal named after the ship, bringing british citizens from the caribbean colonies, and to work in the u. k. off the world war 200 new hostile environments in the 2000 and ten's thousands of people who lived in the country for decades were told to prove it. in many cases, the home office had destroyed crucial paperwork. some wind rush victims with a thought it others had been light in the u. k. ruins, even though they have been given the opportunity later on to sort out the status. people were denied cancer treatment or if, if they were given it arrived home to find a massive bill or not able to find accommodation, were not able to get a job. and experts, a warning that could be real problems in the future for people who, for whatever reason, slipped through the net. if you have people, for example, who simply didn't realize until they tried to get a job 10 years later that they didn't have stages. it can be very challenging to go back a long time and try and dick off evidence to you here many years ago. and that was

created such a challenge for the wind rush generation. the u. k. government says it's working to make sure employers and landlords don't discriminate against people who have applied for settle status, but haven't got a decision, but for tens of thousands of a use, it happens. what happens next is far from clear. nadine barbara al jazeera london, sheila has started a major overhaul of its police after allegations of corruption in human rights violations. but some people are questioning the speed and sincerity of the process or latin america attitude. lucy and human reports from santiago given some on the 3rd row, 36 year old son beulah can be, i was walking to the bus stop to go to work. when she was kidding this trace by a tear gas canister. she was blinded for life. the police officer accused of the attack still hasn't been tried. be that little what, asking that you take walk in our campaign on monday to demand justice by covering

both your eyes that will help me and all the others who have been injured or lost life. widespread charges of police abuse and misuse of power during and after demonstrations are among the many reasons why chills police force is being overhauled the police to enjoy prestige here. but corruption scandals involving top ranking police officers cover ups attention supplies. the evidence in the video to secure conviction have cost respect for the police force, as you can see on the graffiti of these walls. chiles new director of police says police reform and modernization plan aims to recover trust and legitimacy among citizens. i mean, look, look under to dallas will be know that cultural changes are the most complex to the imply reverting and deep rooted the behaviors and body of that means making the police accountable to civilian authorities rather than just to themselves.

training for new recruits has been extended from one to 2 years, putting an emphasis on human rights and the proper use of crowd control weapons to lease deputy interior minister argues it takes time to think i'm dead. but it's not a matter of magical transformation from one day to the next. it's a process probably will have an impact on the short, medium and long term to hopefully win over our citizens. but it retired colonel who resigned in frustration while in charge of the police human rights course says the problem is political. will we lend though. i think this reform process has been very slow. the police needs a new conduct code. now, the need to own up to the great human rights charges that have occurred. now unfortunately, i don't think this reform is the property and in the meantime morale is low and the police force and resignations are escalated almost as quickly as

respect for the only institution that has a monopoly on the legitimate use of force. the sea and human al jazeera santiago and you can find out much more on our website. the address al jazeera dot com. ah, and now reminder of our top stories on al jazeera, regional forces in peak ry are threatening to pursue enemy fighters across the every tray. and border after retaking the regional capital on monday, they were being celebrations in mcclay and the cross the region is local forces claimed victory in the nearly 8 months from conflict with federal.