had not yet been well, that's one of the reasons why there's so much political instability in the country are inter heber morgan life was there in the sydney's capital khartoum he, bye. thank you. just to remind our viewers. before we go to our half headlines that sir, oh, breaking news, coming out of sudan, but the military has arrested several civilian ministers. and also some reports. the prime minister abdullah hendo has also been detained. ah. so let's just wrap up the headlines for you here on al jazeera sydney's protest. leaders are calling on people to take to the streets, to resists what they say could be a military coup. it follows the arrest of several ministers and officials. while the military has shut down internet services in the capital, cartoon soldiers had been ordered to close several bridges and tunnels, across the capital city out his arrows. he been, morgan has been falling developments from cartoon. what we do know is that the

ministry of industry hasn't been arrested. he had without a both just a few was arrested that they are police presence in military purpose outside the. busy coming to arrest him, we also know that the workspace and others hoping to come back to civilian members of the body that effectively the presidency offered them has been arrested. now let's go back to the council and behold, transitional make up up the down. you have a joint military civilian, a government that is shared between the military because the freedom of change coalition ethical issues that process against president dominant district before finding on that power agreement with the military. and they have 5 members of the sovereignty council that be nominated in addition to 5 military members of the company that she has no power along with other group members in that counseling the fact that the, the presidency now the books. but it's worth noting only the book person all over the counselor who has to have been arrested by the military. don't come in light

of tension between the 2. 5, there's been more than a week of probability of the potential pallets demanding that prime minister of the law office cabinet because a fraction of the force of freedom and chase had said that the current government and the current really cool alicia. it's not inclusive of everyone. to decide the resolution that you have, the military that has been demanding that the change makes following in the template. cool. the sense that people have been busy cobbling, overpower, and not focusing on the development of the nation at the needs of the dance competition and the reforms that people have been demanding. so those were the main headlines. the news continues. hay and al jazeera off the listing post more of course, on that breaking news. come to us out of saddam stay with us. the listening post is next lead us from the world's biggest economies. will convene in rome this month to discuss the deteriorating economic situation in afghanistan. but all i will also be

on the g twenty's response to the climate emergency. can they find a way to prioritize the planets, health? oh good g d p. special coverage on out to a zip. las routed gun fire right now to history to the comfortable with no glass they wouldn't see with judge judge carrie, it's all about the demise investigation judge. let's take a little dance about the a solution. i haven't gone away. hello, i'm richard. kiss burton. you're at the listening post where we dig into the coverage and look at how news is reported. here are the media stories we're examining this week. accountability proves elusive in lebanon, and many of the journalists covering the country are not healthy. if you're the russian government and you're tired of complaining about news coverage, you don't like. there are plenty of ordinary citizens who can do that for you. the

death of former u. s. secretary of state colin powell, the coverage. the obituaries have been too tight and another country gets another news channel one. i see you talking about a quick glimpse of why british viewers are tuning out rather than tuning into g b news. 14 months after large parts of beirut were leveled in a cataclysmic double explosion that went off in the cities, port the investigation into what happened that day. and why has turned ugly the judge in charge of that investigation? target? but tar has made some enemies powerful ones in the political establishment. but taras, pursuit of justice and accountability, his interrogations of top government and security officials, have turned him into the target of a smear campaign in the media and online. on october, 14th, tensions over baton investigation spilled into the streets. what started as

a demonstration, calling for the judge's removal, ended in a shoot out scenes, reminiscent of lebanon civil war. the narratives on what happened at that demonstration are conflicting. and i've only added to a polarized and often toxic media debate in lebanon at a time when its people are suffering. and the state is often unable to meet their most basic needs. our starting point this week is beirut. oh, my. it's been just over a year since parts of downtown fe roof were obliterated. close to 3000 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in the city's port and left there for years. a ticket of time bow that despite all the warnings eventually went on hundreds of bay rudy's paid with their lives thousands more with their horns and the injuries

they suffered. it was one of the biggest non nuclear explosions in history and the reverberations including some of the media coverage of the investigation and the man leading it have been revealed. but there are clear signs that some powerful people don't like judge tarik, but tar and his idea of justice. this is stuff again that when you look, for example, at the new state that i know but it didn't a front page headline saying fear god be thought and believe what is that if it's not the best product, what is it? this is not, janet, isn't this, isn't you levin even for lebanon? and it should not be okay? and as attached as i am to the principle of freedom of speech, that i limits starting with the principle of do no harm. and this is simply hate speech. 3rd method is it judicial investigator who promised to reveal the truth, but the political class in general on his below in particular, are trying to silence this investigation using a variety of tools,

including media at the thief on half the what the need then he was a look, the had the attacker cost would be, how much was thawed with it could be a bad may going on my side, it has will not employs june the las activists and social media who answers to right against judge b. tar and accused him of being politicized. saying he will reveal fake information not provide a true and objective report. so as a consequence, the investigation has now become a polarizing issue. and the where one stands is really dependent on their political affiliation. and then the absence of concrete evidence of what happened on august 4 . conspiracy theories now reigned supreme. the ever since 15 years of civil war ended in 1990 and the rival malicious transformed into political parties.

lebanon's power structure has been carved up among them. the president is always a christian, the prime minister, a sunni muslim, the speaker of parliament, a. she's the highest offices of institutions like the central bank and the courts are apportioned along the same lines. judge baton has interrogated or issued arrest warners against officials from across the political spectrum and has been getting blow back from all corners. the most aggressive and impactful counter messaging that's come from has both the iranian back that she a party has the tools, digital know how and social media following to make the judges life difficult. so how does this happen? it's easy. they get paid the way with a public speech to his people, saying someone should be eliminated because they pose a threat because they are a traitor. the mental all the holly had my list in sabby. why most the se,

se, se, lab, and i will, i will have daily than that repeated my influences on social media using hashtags like baton, is playing with fire. baton is a pull. it decides judge in order to destroy his image. anyway, it's character assassination. we see this play out on 3 different levels. it could be just an activist who supports political parties in journalists with a column at the main stream media outlets. and then there is a more serious and dangerous tools used by various political parties nowadays, which is the digital army. we've seen hashtags against judge funding very quickly on twitter and what looks like a coordinated campaign by electronic our needs for the most part of these hashtags are used by accounts with either very small followings or exceeding the large

followings anonymous accounts that appears sudden need to engage in these campaign, and this is an indication that there is an intention and core of the nation supposed enter the investigation and all those who would like to see it come to fruition. because these definite peanuts continuous and definitely not the work of emphasis. this is the judge who is trying to do his job. he is supposed to be completely independent and no one has to question what he is doing and absolutely should not become either the sweetheart or the enemy. didn't it only add to his vulnerability because in a country as divisive as lead on someone who is the fact or someone else's and in that campaign culminated a week and a half ago on october 14th with a protest that turned deadly supporters of hezbollah and the amal movement, demanding the removal of judge baton headed for bay roots talis of justice when

they were allegedly targeted by snipers from the saudi back to christian park. the lebanese forces not to be confused with the lebanese armed forces who were also on the seat. what happened next is as clear as mud and was made muddier by the various accounts available on law. there are 3 theories, are conspiracies on what happened at that day in the unit. the 1st one is that the lebanese forces had snipers positions on residential buildings. and were taking aim on has balance and will supporters as they were marching for the palace of justice . the 2nd one is that the lebanese armed forces fired 1st at these marchers of protesters and then they returned fire. and the last one is that has bella and i'm a supporters were the ones who attacked 1st entering a sensitive neighborhood and that a residence defendant themselves all 3 versions of the story. then some elements of

the truth. but the full story remains incomplete. getting some of the players to defend their journalism on this story is a challenge. we tried the newspaper. alack par through its editor in chief ibrahim alameda. we contacted alman our television as well as correspondent ali, more tata, of our nadine and former m. p. and newspaper editor nasser candy, all either declined to be interviewed or failed to respond. the harassment and intimidation aimed at judge guitar is also being directed at outspoken lebanese journalists. and there is some history to consider to be wary. look, man, sleep was a journalist and filmmaker, a prominent critic of his baba, who said he was getting death threats over his work. earlier this year when sleep was found dead after taking 4 bullets to the head, the has bala leaders,

son joe walden. i said i like tweeted the loss of some people is in fact an unexpected game hash tag. no regrets has bala has since denied it. had anything to do with celine's murder, a case that liked the giant explosions that left much of a root looking like a war zone, remains unsolved. before the fascination of man asleep and his will. last supporters who's to intimidate him, a lot of social media. he has posters, blasters on his door telling him to stop taking his will. le hate speech is used to will the public opinion that just device destination because they make people think this person is worthless, violence the moral and should be executed? actually, that's how it works. and then the j. c. the most speech engendered in the country, even the most good ages, amongst, during the night they go to their houses and they have to face the video that they

are being threatened by publishing by group that has a long history of that fascination. this is really very serious and it has the whole conversation in lebanon, and it's very to present of how the whole country is taken hostage. everyone is picking colin powell who rows through the ranks of the american military right to the very top before being appointed us secretary of state died earlier this week. he was 84 years old. joanna, who has been going through the coverage of his passing his career, the obituaries, joe powers was always going to be a complicated story to tell. it wasn't absolutely and much of the coverage focused on power as a trailblazer. the 1st black american to be named and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, the 1st black men to be secretary of state in the nation, paying its respects to colin powell, who spent a lifetime breaking barriers,

somebody who would broke racial glass ceilings and who was a towering figure. however, powell is and should be remembered for what he said at the un security council in early 2003, when he parroted some of the bush administration's motion tore his life the justification for the war in iraq. that were the alleged weapons of mass destruction. saddam who signed fictional links to al qaeda and paul even brought a vial 2 to security council, which contained what he said was an iraq. he made and tracks which is a biological weapon. now the bishop ministration was always going to invade iraq with or without paul is help. but what he did was he took those lies and presented them to the world through the un, no power later describe that speech as a blot on his record and not some block. but if you dig into that record, it's not the only one. know there is, for example, vietnam, the, me like massacre in which american soldiers killed hundreds of young to me,

civilians including children. now paul, himself wasn't present at the event that he was involved in the subsequent investigation and the cover up in the end. it took american journalists to expose what really happened. they're not colin powell. so that's what he really should be remembered for me like iraq, but many news organizations, not just in america, are glorifying his memory. instead, it's important to note though that those obits, most of them, they mention iraq, but the shortcomings width those obits with the journalism as it so often is, is in the emphasis was that the emphasis but also tongue. and there were a lot of critics online who pointed that out, for example, a professor at the university of london, la lake lily, who tweeted, colon powers justification of the iraq war in 2000. and 3 was only one of the more recent times he lubricated. the machinery of imperial warfare and someone else on twitter said that people are out here wishing a man to rest in peace, he deprived thousands of other people from it's just unfathomable. and the american

left leaning magazine jacobin titled his a bit to read this way, colon power, politely anguished, war criminal, dead at 84. okay, extra. as we reported last week, the awarding of a 2021 nobel peace prize to moscow based journalist. dimitri more tough was a clarion call on the challenges the 4th estate faces in russia. the authorities there have been gradually, systematically clamping down on journalism targeting outlets critical of the kremlin or that have revealed graft and wrong doing on the part of the rational eat . the very same day as the nobel announcement was made. another 13 journalists and media outlets were classified by the russian government as foreign agents that classification and makes practicing journalism. they are difficult, if not impossible, and it's far easier for the authorities to justify that kind of crack down. when they can argue that the initiative didn't come from them, that it came from

a citizen, for instance. that's where so called patriotic activists come in. ordinary russians working for kremlin friendly organizations who make official complaints about journalists that start legal proceedings. the government is happy to pursue and enforce the listening post topic. now for now, on efforts to criminalize critical news outlets in russia and the patriotic activists who are doing their part, 0 one lane design desirable. it literally means different claim to the men in your family can. and from him, i knew you must mean media completely split into 2 can one green carries its work out honestly and in

good faith. i mean i've run absolutely nearly all the others and tries to show a country for a client. the client is well known, the usa department in the ca, lucy, and i was coming in with the speed with which this unfolded. it was like someone high up simply said enough . someone who was done with independent journalists in russia. he just woke up one spring morning in 2021 and decided let's just put an end to this finish will show up in chef blue. since then. it's been open season on journalists. dozens of news organizations and reporters have been blacklisted. classified as foreign agents, undesirable or both. nobody nice for 1000. what spurred view authorities to act?

it could have been the botched poisoning. we're laughing about anybody now imprisoned. his opposition movement, outlawed, for which the kremlin faced. few, consequently, perhaps the authorities were triggered by what the full in neighbouring bellow roof, where the government was hunting, john left down. or was it the larger context? the theory, the investigative bombshells that have exposed russian officials revealing rampant corruption and vladimir putin in a circle. and beyond, we tried to touch the most doubled the most under reported topics. we did a series of articles on the secret families of russian top rank officials thought was mister putin. there was a story on his secret wife and his previously unknown daughter. we established that

they had really enormous wealth. the story. it was like a big bump in russia. so we don't know for sure what was the immediate story, which made them angry. but i guess all of them in july product and non profit registered in the u. f was labeled an undesirable organization. rahman badani who was also labeled a foreign agent, learnt of if and he stated on holiday with his family and made a decision not to return to russia. one of the more curious aspects of the case brought against prior act and other media organizations. if the role played by pro criminal activists like vitale. but i didn't bother the new, the former employee of rushes, interior ministry, who once could vladimir putin have political idol? he's active on instagram way, shows photos of himself rubbing shoulders with rushes. elite breton made the

complaint, the kick started proceedings against private in it. he cited verbatim. an article from statement broadcaster r t, which alleged cracked had received foreign funding a little. we saw the investigation on r t. we saw that roman ben daniel does not hide his links with a u. s. and decided to consult the prosecutor's office to check project funding and list these journalists as foreign agents. these people who are trying to create a so called revolution in this country are completing an order from the american intel services. and they aren't hiding the fact. they say what they're doing. the mafia examined the close relationship between the director of russia, the foreign intelligence service again and escal and billionaire property developer, god, nathan, much of fine monster seemed pumping the business of taking

a swim in his personal pull. but i didn't says doctor investigation cross the line, you get the least different words going to the story about the head before an intelligence are almost the same as terrorists. show me one country where people are deliberately running around filming heads of state filling. the intelligence chief, but then it is lucky that are authorities for special services. let him and journalists like him leave in peace, the russian authorities, they need to have a full who make the complaint that we are breaking the law. these guy was mr. but i mean, in our case, he does something for the russian authorities. and he received some benefits from that. some money with insulin when i run into a nation, which represents the interest of the community of citizens. what does it mean to, for some kinds of snitches for the kremlin? who calls me that position? media?

why doesn't army get the trunk men? they are just frontman, put forward to create the illusion that there is a big group of activists fighting for freedom of information and information sovereignty only. great, i'm not sure the scheme has worked. and if you meet them, you realize that these people want one thing powers and they use these strange methods of complaining about independent media to get power for them. so that was me. lydia, you're part of the mosque base correspondence for medusa, whose headquarters aren't lance v. and the consequences of being a foreign agent seen, designed to slowly kill off the business model that allowed medusa to become russia most popular independent media outlets. medusa sold advertising to funded journalism, including to stay turned company through bolted after it lifted as

a foreign agent. the outlet last more than 95 percent of advertisers in a week. foreign agents are required to post this warning along fight whatever they publish. this also needs to be included on personal post on social media. the label foreign agent, not only to turn advertisements, but also thought of and contributing. however, it doesn't appear to have put off may do that audience donations from a 100000 readers, have kept the outlet afloat for now. this is a sheet of lesson did the, i'd say our audience even got slightly bigger because everyone was suddenly interested in who this russian fought an agent twice. this repression made people have compassion for us. and we had a successful crowd funding campaign. if this whole story of enemies of the people, foreign agents, and undesirable organizations had been put in motion 5 years ago,

when people still trusted the government, it would have had an effect. but now i think it's very limited. emotional shalise leaves russian youth consumers with the choice journalism produced by what the kremlin fees with loyal patriot or that produced by trade. the foreign agent law 1st adopted in 2012 and expanded federal type thing is being used against almost anyone or money from abroad and both a political opinion. ah, but many of the critically minded newfound now emerged off the previous government control tv, the press. they know how to adopt to survive based on my experience, based on soviet experience, i believe that russian journalism can survive the future and survival of rational,

independent investigative journalism is in potential collaboration. we're all on the attack, and the only way to survive this attack is to be altogether. there is a lot of media outlets or surviving on the subscription model. and as far as i can tell, medusa isn't about to close despite the depression, enough subscribers. so i can only conclude that russians are prepared to pay for the news to keep informed, to get insight into what was, looks like. as long as they have this wish, i think we will definitely survive. and finally, there's a relatively new player on the british broadcasting landscape g b news. just what the u. k needs in a country where most of the newspapers sold already lean to the political right. helping sell politicians like boris johnson and policies like breakfast to voters.

now there's a 24 hour news channel that does the same. it's mission was described as being a counter voice to the walk warriors and the establishment media in britain. g b is launched in june, kind of, it was more like a blue up on the launch pad. it's early broadcasts were a technical disaster advertises, fled the channel, as did the journalist. it was building its brand around ex bbc hand. andrew niel. now that it's up and running, giving british viewers a taste of the fox news formula. we've put together a few clips of what g b news looks like. so you have to, we'll see you next time here the listening post showing me now is s a s b squadron veteran, rusty firm and welcome ross data. talking pines ah, has not years very good to have you here. i've learned a very important lesson in the last few minutes, which is when you're doing research live during a program, just don't just type poor hobbit, just if your freedom means i might catch covert from you,

then. so be it. if my freedom means you might catch covert from me, then so be it. for the sake of freedom, yours and mine together, i will cheerfully risk catching coolard bars. johnson's not a bad role model, actually because we know that he's a bomb viva. he likes to drink, he likes a bite to eat these highly libidinous amount of appetites, basic ne avlin, get him. it concerns about islam and many of the cultural practices in communities . tonight, media watch special. we ask companies by coaching g v. news for peddling hate. what on earth are you talking about in the next episode of planets as to as the head of the upcoming un climate conference will be heading deep on the ground and up into the air. get a new perspective, the changing face of the coal mining industry in poland will report on illegal

logging in romania and explore how catastrophic wild flies in greece since created new problems that all feed into the destructive cycle of extreme weather joined us for planets as well as on al jazeera ah, sedans, military arrest, several civilian officials, including one of the prime minister advisors and a member of the southern council. ah, hello, i'm down, jordan, this is al jazeera live from dough said coming up. the military has shut down internet services in the capital, khartoum and several bridges and tunnels are reported to have been.