to the charges, as i say, they could face up to 20 years in prison. but this all fits into medic, garland he is the attorney general of the united states. remember, it's just a few weeks ago that he said that domestic terrorism is the biggest challenge facing the united states. and he promised that there would be more resources and more money headed in that direction to make sure that there were prosecutions for people. he believes a threat to the security of the united states. ah, hello, this is al jazeera. these are the headlines. senior delegation for los gatos, donovan, katara to resume talks with the taliban and comes as violence escalates on the ground. the group has captured large parts of the country in recent days. i want to send this to the delegation of afghanistan, heated by the chairman of the reconciliation committee,

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just 6 days before the start of the game. they have now been 44 positive cases linked to the olympics. johnson started july in while major cities and spain imposing additional restriction night because he is now in place in buffalo and other cities aimed at stopping people from gathering beaches and talks. pasadena is in the hardest hit region. catalonia pain report has more than 31000 cases. only on friday. the us president has blamed social media platforms for allowing misinformation about cove in 1900 vaccines. thing they are killing people . jo biden's comments come as infections such across the states, largely amongst the unvaccinated new cases, up 70 percent just in the past week. well, those are the headlines. i'll be back with more news for you here on out to 0 after the listening post. the stay with us from talk to al jazeera,

we roam, did you want the us to take and who stopped you? we listen. you see the whole infrastructure and being totally destroyed. we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter on our sierra and unprecedented display in the street. from the underwood, we're going to read on internet shut down 2014. i've taken a hard line on the biggest anti government demonstration is lauren richard. gilbert and you're at the listening post where we dig into the coverage and look at how news is reported. and when it's not, cubans waited a long time to get access to information over the internet. their government faced with nationwide protests has been pulling the plot. it's a war of narratives with the authorities turning protest songs into propaganda,

whether they're taking penalty kicks or taking a knee. black footballers playing for england are dealing with abuse online, but sports activism is on the rise around the world. and social media is at the center of it all. cuba is witnessing something historic. it's biggest anti government demonstrations in 60 years in response communists. leaders are calling supporters onto the streets to protect the revolution against an opposition movement that has come together online and economy long damaged by the u. s. trade embargo then devastated by the pandemic, has led to shortages of the basics, food, electricity, water. many cubans say their problems run deeper than that. the days of the island being digitally disconnected from the outside world. our god citizens have taken the platforms like whatsapp, twitter, and telegraph to talk about economic mismanagement and corruption,

what they call the failings of the state. the president miguel diaz can now is pointing the finger at washington for waging a covert information war, orchestrating what's unfolding on the streets through misleading social media campaigns, paid for with us tax dollars. and the cuban authorities have imposed temporary blocks on the internet, making credible media coverage and reliable information that much harder to find. our starting point this week is have the series of it's like every demonstrate hugh, but i have seen unprecedented demonstration. the term unprecedented gets thrown around in news story, sometimes when it doesn't apply, but what cuba is experiencing right now. protest across the island over a broken economy, chronic shortages of food and electricity exacerbated by the pandemic,

is without precedent. there's been nothing like this since the communist revolution brought fidel castro to power in 1959. the magnitude of these information, these are completely new procure in the last 60 years. the only example we have is something like nice war, c, 994. and it was really easily controlled. but now we have seen thousands of people all over more than 60 cds all the promises. and it was possible, of course, thanks to social media. it's a perfect storm of all kinds of factors. cove, it has really hit hard. the consequences of us sanctions have been dire and the government has not been able to give people much relief. but, you know,

for a couple years now, cubans have access to the internet. so there's not just one side of the store anymore. and it's also the 1st time that we're seen, the government having to deal with situations like this. and the way they react is by using a narrative that is no longer effective. that narrative forged by the state and pushed by broadcast outlets that remain tightly controlled contains some elements of truth. it blames cube economic problems on the trade embargo sanctions imposed by washington. gail, but it's not the full story since 2018 when the government opened up internet access. even cubans who still support the revolution have been going online, talking about the mismanagement of their economy. when the protests went national,

the authorities imposed an internet blackout that has made it virtually impossible for citizens to get online. and for news outlets on the outside like hours to connect to sources and interviewees on the island. these like coats are working us fuel for the fire right now we are almost 48 hours. we travel are going to actually people asking them to stop to do this because they have not been able to communicate with their families in queue. what they got just creating more problems for the people on the people will keep criticizing the government for a day or by the management of these crisis. these silence also allows like widespread fake news. any report can come from anyone from

anywhere in the country, and you don't have ways as a journalist or even a common citizen to check whether this information is real or not. you don't have any way to verify human rights lawyer. i of course, as opposed mass blackouts, i support the right to receive and spread information. what i don't support is the right for outside aggressors, particularly who are intent on regime change, influencing that country. they're temporarily restricting access to social media site. well that in combination, we already know about the size, scope, and duration, and manipulation of acumen, message by outright rest or seems to me not the most unreasonable that the, this is one of the areas where the cuba story grows and murky. how much of the social media content that's been powering the protests? how many of the hashtags have been created by cuban citizens? and how much of that has been manufactured by online operatives hostile ones

working abroad? starting with the s o s cube, a hash tag, which grew central to the protest movement. researchers have traced its origins to spain from with apparent connection 2 argentine already has limited access to the internet. and so the proliferation of such a hash tag raised a lot of why they were hundreds of thousands of space post by tens of thousands of big towns. we are able to trace some of the post back to a number of individuals in argentina, a country known for right wing dedication to meal liberal politics that illustrates the undue influence that's going on right now. so it's, there simply isn't the capacity for this type of publication from the island itself . i think that that's something people should look into. but i don't think that

this whole thing was engineered in the sense that you can't force an uprising. and the u. s. has been trying to force an uprising for years, and ultimately you have to have a large number of cuban people who are going to go along with the idea of going out into the streets. these are not a paid dissidence. these are people who are just desperate and wanting to and wanting change. ah, the u. s. government has also directed hundreds of millions of dollars to cuban activists and new media platforms, critical of the communist government. and that's been paying dividends ever since miguel diaz can narrow who later inherited the leadership of the communist party from ro, castro loosened the government's reins on what had been at tightly controlled, poorly funded digital space. after his government imposed the blackouts, diaz can now said, social media was creating dissatisfaction. rather than reflecting on,

i didn't get something and then at the moment, did it also not yelling at me. i mean thing talks about pro more john on coming bill. you're going to assume that there are even more many of the done by the story than the beginning can use of ref for missed. and he wants to open up the country to more democratic spaces. neil us can open the country to internet because in order to attract for an investment to modernize, they have to open the content to it. they have to. but the 5 years ago in 2016 journalists were covering what they called the cuban thought. when president obama and ro, castro agreed to start normalizing relations,

lifting travel restrictions and opening embassies in each other's capitals. donald trump later put an end to much of that. and president biden now says he stands with the cuban people, the same people, the us 1st imposed sanctions on 60 years ago. i sensibly to protect america from a communist threat that if it ever existed no longer death. if there is one on intended beneficiary of the trade embargo, it would be cubans, political leadership. the sanctions gifted the powers that be in has on something that every government wants someone to blame. and that's a narrative that is everlasting. the use embargo has actually been from the key when economy and the queue and people live. and also been working on i q sorta q on government for every mistake they do not taking responsibility for or

what the situation in q and regards to their management. u. s. government policies are aimed at creating hunger and desperation and now we have it. and so some of what's going on in cuba is a direct consequence of us policy. but, but not all of it was really have to study this to figure out ok, what was caused by the embargo and what was caused by the internal inability to handle the economic crisis? yeah, of course people should be allowed to take the street, however, decides scope and magnitude as being distorted by outside influences masking the reality of the situation of the cuban people. which if you had to call, which would they prefer an end to the cuban embargo or in any to castro's socialist projects would overwhelmingly be hands off. you book american interior with get

me the issue of online racism has dominated political debate in the united kingdom. this past week after black players on the england football team were abused following the final of this year's european championship bureau. 2020 correct. now office here to take us through what we saw online after the match. well, within minutes of english, losing that game on penalties, the 3 block players who missed that penalty cakes because soccer jayden, sanchez and marcus rushford were getting abused on social media. some of those posts, even including emergencies of monkeys and british police. now fe, they're investigating several cases of racist abuse, but tracking down those responsible is an easy because most of the accounts are anonymous. so rather than celebrating their best tournament result in more than 50 years, the aftermath here has been ugly. exact,

it's important to keep in mind though, that the racist backlash didn't start with that penalty shootout several black england players face similar kinds of racist abuse before. and say that unfair criticism has been leveled at them by the u. k. right. when press marcus russia, for example, he's spoken out on child poverty. he frequently the subject of dubious stories in the tabloids about his lavish lifestyle and his quote luxury homes. contrast that with glowing coverage of campaigning, former football as white, like david beckons. and what about the johnson government? what's its position on the abuse of its footballers or prime minister boys? johnson has called the abuse appalling critics among the former and current england . players have accused johnson on his home factory, pretty patel of being hypocrites because they failed to back. the england team stand against racism, his patel speaking last month about players taking the knee before matches. just

support. people participates in that type of gesture, gesture, politics. this ethnic fences are linked another black member of the indian squad from the up in this tweets patel saying you don't get to stoke the fire at the beginning of the tournament by labeling our anti racism message of gesture politics . and then pretend to be disgusted when the very thing we're campaigning happens. ok, thanks talk. it's not just footballers taking a knee. all kinds of athletes are taking part in acts of protest on tennyson, basketball courts, baseball fields, and hockey ranks just about anywhere that athletes compete. they're putting their political and social activism out there for sports fans to see ever since the 19 sixties and seventies. when african americans like mohammed ali and kareem, abdul jabbar brought the civil rights movement to

a wider audience. they've been told the world of sports should not be politicized or as the bron james, the basketball star has been taught, shut up and dribble. that kind of argument just doesn't fly anymore. social media has allowed this generation of athletes to get around billionaire, owners and broadcasters uncomfortable with mixing sports and politics. now they can connect directly with their millions of fans, and that's forcing leaks. federation and the brands that athletes represent to do something they've long tried to avoid. take a position on social issues. let me post johanna, who's now one sports activist in the era of social media law. my name is kelly, the profile. i am for my captain off of one national team. for me, football has been always a great tool for my activism to be voice for voiceless women in a war turn country and mid dominated country like of renaissance,

where women and girls have never know right. one of the great tools that has helped me all the time was the access to the social media. it has given me a platform where i connect with other people around the world. leader paul paul is a sports star whose social media messaging hescol game. she aligns with a likes, a basketball player, le bron james football or marcus rushford and tennis player. now me a soccer actually to combine action on the field or the court with activism on the web. raising awareness about issues like inequality, racism, and police violence. bringing politics into around that hasn't always welcomed it. the world of sports for too long athletes were considered to be unintelligent performers, which is really not the case. we've seen sports be a vehicle for really important discussions about anti blackness, anti and vision,

80 homophobia, islam, a phobia we have to remember sports has always been a political space. players for marginalized communities have more labor that is expected of them. as opposed to like a white straight footballer who doesn't have to worry about their humanity. so fighting for equality and equity, these are things that the marginalized athletes have always had to do. what's interesting is that athletes now are seeing an opportunity in the corner in platforms now to speak up at scale and in collaboration with or at least of similar prominence. you could tell women's m b as a whole. speaking out about racial justice, megan repeat on behalf of the us from triple team in relation to social issues as well. she stepped up, mark as rush was, took on the british government twice over supplying free school meals to children. poverty is important. remember there's a huge tradition of actually speaking out. it's a tradition that goes back to at least 1936. the year numerous athletes boycotted

the burn in olympics in protest against the rise of naziism in the country. 3 decades later sprinters john carlos and tommy smith brought american civil rights issues into the mexico olympics, raising their fist in a black power salute. they were fighting the same fight as boxing champion. mohammed lee lee was a force in the ring and had heavy weight communication skills modified of legal. but if you're notice, i'm been the most prosecutor. he brought those skills to issues like racial inequality and the war in vietnam. but sport stars have paid the price for their activism. when a li refused to fight in vietnam, he was stripped of his title and barred from fighting for 3 of his prime years. sprinters carlos and smith were dropped from the us track team. and more recently nfl quarterback calling copper nick lost his job for silently protesting social

injustice. no other team has touched him since me. when confronted with politics, the sports industry finds itself compromised. it's wary of upsetting conservative audiences. a position summed up in the ninety's by basketball superstar and the face of sports floating brand nike. michael jordan, who said conservatives by sneakers too. since the late 19 sixty's, the sport industry has grown. i didn't astronomical levels, right? television, money, advertising money. the influx of corporate sponsorships really skyrocket. so that meant that. 3 app, it's like michael jordan figure could be successful on the court, but could be really successful in terms of advertising. and in order to become a corporate icon, you have to have a very sanitized image, sports off broadcast all over the world. and consumers of those sports have a wide range of social values, traditional values and sponsors like to play it safe. and an asset is outspoken on

global platforms about issues that many people are conservative about is a threat to their income streams. and that's a natural class between the desires of capitalism, the desire of social progress, social justice, what have you call in over the past decade, social media has rewritten the rules, allowing athletes to circumvent media gatekeepers and communicate directly with fans in 2018, the british football raheem stirling trip to instagram to the q sections of the british press, a fueling racism with their portray or black players. in the past, sterling would have to go through those same media outlets to get his message out. now he can shared with his millions of followers with just one click as can lead up our can tell you that's a game changer. in 2018. unfortunately, our national team faced a major challenge,

a culture of sexual abuse in gunnison football federation. the creator of that culture was the former president of, of one from football federation. and the only thing i was thinking about how i can use my social media channel to raise awareness about what is happening with the national team. we received a lot of hate messages and backlash from the football federation on people who are against our fight or against our campaign. but we managed to get a lot of support for our players. the ways in which, you know, previous athletes had used platforms for activism. the difference lies in athletes now have their social media at their fingertips. the mohammed ali didn't have twitter. can you imagine of mom a dolly had twitter. i mean, it would be the best twitter account ever, but the thing is, is that their messages in previous days were still, they were still funneled through media. they were still funneled through journalists who did have their own biases and own agendas. and now there's no

filter the evidence of that was all over social media in 2020, when athlete spoke out as never before. yeah, the murder of an unarmed black american, george floyd does the catalog resulting in an explosion of activism on the street and online. and the global black life matter movement was born and sports stars amplified the message on the very together, leaks, federations and sponsors had no choice but to start paying attention. 2020 was a year where app it's around. the world spoke up almost in an unprecedented manner . and i think that's because you had this combustible situation of the pandemic. those frustrations built up right in the broader public. and that's fill out into the sports world, along with the force of the bio circulation of the murder of george floyd,

really unleashing this global social process movement. and that athletes, them were following the lead of the people in the streets that didn't create these movements. they were really amplifiers of the issue that will already play. you can do it to raise your game for those keeping score. it would be sports activists. one sports industry. neil. now brands like nike, avi dos, a new balance or throwing their weight behind sports activists. the u. k. premier league has launched her no room for racism action plan. while the w m. b a from the social justice committee. it's not a sto, leagues, and sponsors have suddenly developed a social conscience and are now sacrificing their bottom lines to embrace these causes. they have been made to realize that in 2021. failing to do that won't hurt, not help their businesses. it's opportunism,

fueled more but profit than principal, but the athletes will take it. it's a win win. now athletes can be crystal clear and has fiction speak to speak up in class because what company are like what brand are going to say? we don't want you to talk about this because i will say they want to silence me and then what happens then the fans come out. public support cannot be overstated. here because they're considered consumers. there are clients of companies that are supporting funding, but also they have a say in sport, and for too long the fans and the athletes were regarded as the lesser players in the us. and that's completely focused on that side. now. finally, back to cuba and a case of if you can't suppress them, join them earlier this year and artists collector released a protest song pack area is either homeland and life. that's a play on fidel castro's motto, homeland or death. a choice that many cubans have rejected by leaving the island.

the song went viral in a big political way, so the authorities banded and arrested some of those involved. but they can't make the song go away. instead, they produced a slew of state backed re mixes released on government run television channels and websites. here's one version. it's called homeland or death for life. in cuba, the beat goes off, was the next time here, the listening. the really good deal for me, this is the duddy does good and the most getting things

in the for me, since i'm with my families, the pain is unbearable for of their relatives were killed last week doing a military operation ordered by the venezuelan government security forces accused him of being part of a colombian rebel group and said date, died and come, but the neighbors and family members insisted they were innocent,

taken from their homes and executed under pressure vinnish. well, as defense minister of the me to pipe dream said the forces were obliged to defend their country from regular groups that added the human rights needed to be respected. and that the events that the order would be investigated. the. ready high stakes negotiations get underway and harm between the ton of the african government fighting escalates on the ground. ah, hello there, i'm this. hey, this is alan 0 life and also coming up germany calls in the military to help with the clean up after once in a lifetime. floods kill more than a 150 people across europe. tokyo confirms the.