there is this up since the source survive. did tell us like will never be the same again that from around the world, he fell to the ground and cried out. i'm going to prison. the question the jury has it, is i now he should she? ah, the german court sentence is a former syrian intelligence officer to life in prison in the 1st have a conviction of an official for torture and mass murder in serious. ah, hello, i'm adrian again. this is al jazeera alive from dough, also coming up. britain's prince. andrew has stripped of his royal and military titles by his mother, queen elizabeth the 2nd. as he faces a civil trial of the u. s. for sex abuse. poland foreign minister says the risk of

war in europe is that its highest in 30 years due to the crisis between russia and ukraine of the assassin of u. s. presidential candidate, robert kennedy is denied parole by california's governor. ah, a former syrian colonel has been jailed for life in germany for torture and murder during serious civil war. and while ross lot is the 1st syrian state official to be convicted such crimes, he held a top position in a prison where detainees were tortured and killed before seeking asylum and germany in 2014, dominic cane reports from berlin. 10 years ago. unwashed sloan was a senior officer in the syrian government forces. now the former colonel is starting a life sentence for crimes against humanity convicted by

a german court of multiple counts of murder, torture, and sexual violence. all carried out during his time in charge of the al hattie prison, near damascus, dang o'clock to lie in titus. as the defendant was a part of assistant. at his instigation, thousands of civilians were brutally tortured. he's also responsible for murder of at least $27.00 people. the evidence we put forward proved fat unambiguously present. ruslan defected to the syrian opposition in 2012 before eventually coming to germany. 2 years later where he was granted asylum, it was only in 2018 that police began checking out his story. when they realized the extent of his crimes, they decided to prosecute. in bringing this case, the germinal forties have invoked the principle of universal jurisdiction. effectively saying that some crimes are so serious that it doesn't matter where they take place, nor does it matter that the victims and perpetrators on not german. what matters is

the justice be done. outside the court on thursday, relatives of those killed in syria gave their reaction to the verdict. yeah, they haven't shown that evidence. yeah, we were actually expecting this verdict and were of course, hoping that this would be the word it. of course, this doesn't bring back our loved ones and doesn't get our loved ones out of prison . we have to keep talking about it and keep reminding the world that there are still a lot of people in syrian prisons. emma, in on the human rights campaign, is welcomed the sentence. i think it's quite a care for their survivor, their syrian how are affected with these crime? so i hope that he said these symptoms and is there little b as strong pays for her future war. and water aslan was not the 1st former member of the syrian government forces to be jailed in germany. and if the government here continues its prosecuting drive against those suspects of war

crimes, there, he seems. unlikely to be the last dominant cane al jazeera, berlin, britons prince. andrew has been stripped of all military and royal titles. it comes just a day after a judge in the u. s. rule that a civil lawsuit accusing him of sexual abuse can continue. virginia. jeffrey, pictured here alongside the prince, said she was forced to have sex with him and other men. when she was 17 years old. the palace says the prince, andrew will defend the case as a private citizen. jenny bond is a u. k. royal commentator. she says the prince, andrew's reputation won't recover whatever the outcome of the trial what we're seeing here is the institution of monarchy acting quite quickly, quite ruthlessly. one might say, certainly, brutally to protect itself. the queen decided that enough was enough her last few weeks. it months of been dominated by leer. it headlines about the duke of york,

all the other work. the members of the royal family doing seems not to get a noticed am and it could not go on any longer. so she moved to protect the monarchy by doing something which very hard for any mother to do, which is permanently sac and publicly humiliate her son. this is going to rumble on and on. and the duke may have to give quite embarrassing evidence, maybe submit himself to what probably now submit himself to 7 hours of a detail legal cross examination. and i just think that the queen felt that and, and the duke of cambridge and the her and prince charles, all of the key members of the monarchy, felt that they had to protect the institution and cut andrew loose. his patronage is and his military titles all being handed out at mediately to other members of the family. it couldn't go on because the military themselves were making very loud noises about how they didn't want this,

this toxic person to be their honory colonel in chief, a 150 a veterans military veterans wrote to the queen herself and said, we don't want him any more you must strip him and i think that forced the queen's hand and no, there is no coming back for the duke is going to continue to defend himself as a private citizen. that doesn't really wash with me. i don't think it'll wash with the public either. he remains a member of the earth and he remains the queen's son. and i think they're hoping that the institution won't be tainted by his toxicity. but nevertheless, the, the case is going to get enormous publicity. he protests his innocent, he may well be in, but i'm afraid his reputation is shredded. poland says the talks to diffuse the crisis and eastern ukraine have yet to reach any breakthrough. russian troops have been gathering near the border, bracing fears of an invasion dosage. murray reports from moscow. his is what russia

says is within its sovereign right to do hold military drills in the southwestern region, neighboring ukraine. yeah. these drills were held on wednesday as representatives of russia and nato met in brussels for talks of security. the 1st in nearly 3 years since late last year, the west has been concerned by russia building up a force of nearly 100000 soldiers near ukraine. demanding that washington pledge never to let you crane joined a 30 member of military alliance or expanded eastwards, appoint the united states, refuses to accept. and at the opening session of the world's biggest security conference, the organization for security and cooperation in europe. a star warning from the incoming chairman, the risk of war in v o. c area is now greater than ever before. in the last 30 years for several weeks,

we have been phased to have a possibility of emergent america escalation in eastern europe. while the polish foreign minister went on to warn the attentions could up end the post cold war order on the continent, moscow continues to maintain. it has no intention of attacking ukraine. after the bar, which the little gear was put in, you much, we should abandon a vicious cycle of treating russia as the enemy will propose mechanism of agreement, consultation, et cetera. our written ideas for the american side and for the nato alliance are aimed at preventing the scenario through diplomacy, consultations, and not through raising 2 inches and the use of military instruments diploma. you. this follows high level talks between nato and russia and brussels on wednesday, where the 2 sides clearly did not have a positive outcome. after a 4 hour meeting, president vladimir put his spokesperson has called this week's talks unsuccessful.

the criminal says that if the united states were to impose sanctions on president point, it will be comparable to severing ties with russia. it is now clear that dialogue and diplomacy have not bridge the gap between moscow in the west, but rather highlighted their unresolved differences. nor safari al jazeera moscow, russian lead forces center kazakhstan, have begun to return home. they were deployed out a days of violence and several cities. at least 160 people were killed during anti government protests, and 10000 more well rounded up and detained robin for astir walker reports. oh, after just a week in kazakhstan and bailey, a short fire in anger, the russian led military force of around 2000 troops is on its way home. it's role protecting power stations and other infrastructure seemed as symbolic as the parade

ceremony mocking its departure. look differently about the peacekeeping mission of assisting the brother people of kazakhstan. it has been successfully completed on the airbus puget. observers believe the c s t o his mission was actually to show that president kasim jermarta archive had russian backing. this deployment was very much at the request to the cause, externally government. the president took her and her clearly he needed this force to stabilize his own internal situation. once that was stabilized, once he understood that his own domestic forces would remain loyal. then the c s. t o deployment was no longer needed in the city of al marty, where the troops were earlier deployed. what the authorities describe as an official terrorist threat remains. anti government protests had led to the worst violence in casks. don's modern history, more than a $160.00 people died including peaceful protesters and police officers. around

12000 people have been detained. friends and relatives are anxiously waiting for news of my group, but my friend, i can't even call him a brother, isn't, doesn't i keep of it was detained on january. 4th, he was firstly held at the district office of internal affairs like then they told us he was in an internal affairs department since january 6. we've been here and we don't know whether he's alive or not. activists say those detained aren't being provided with their rights, even though on dost additional misty to me? neither lawyers or relatives, no one's allowed in sight, yet lawyers should be present during interrogation. the checkpoints block the access for lawyers and relatives to see what's going on in there. we don't even have a list of the detainees, of brady ha, that's not in to the c s t o is note of be should accomplished. foreign troops are on their way out, but much remains to be resolved in kazakhstan,

robin 1st year walker al jazeera security forces in sudan, shot data protests on thursday, just hours after a senior military official was killed during a demonstration of the capital cartoon. thousands took to the streets to protest against a crew that has plunged the country into political deadlock, demonstrates as one military leaders out and a return to civilian government. california governor gavin newsome has denied parole for the man who was convicted of the assassination of u. s. presidential candidate, robert kennedy, sir hanser hon. a palestinian refugee has been serving a life sentence for the 1968, killing robert kennedy's mother came just 5 years after his brother, president john f. kennedy was shot dead in texas. al jazeera, rob reynolds has more from los angeles, the city where robert kennedy was killed. this, of course, was an act of 968 the killing of robert f kennedy. that really changed the course

of american politics and us history forever and governor gavin newsome today in denying parole for sir hans, are hon. the palestinian born man convicted of killing democratic senator robert kennedy said that sir hans assassination of senator kennedy is among the most notorious crimes in american history. now there was a pool handle hearing back in august of last year. the recommended that your hon be released, but the governor has the final say on that. and the governor newsome in his statement also said that sir han who is now 77 years old still poses a danger to the public. the killing came just 5 years after the assassination of his elder brother, john f. kennedy, the president of the united states and sort of cemented the idea of a tragic or almost the 1st around the kennedy family. that persisted for many

decades sir han for his part was apprehended at the scene immediately, and he later told investigators a short time later that he had done what he did because he was upset with kennedy were kennedy support for israel. so the come here on al jazeera, why mexico's curve at 19 vaccination drive is much slow of last of the other latin american countries. and why public transport work as a lebanon of walked off the job? ah, ah, look forward to brighter skies. the weather sponsored my cattle airways. hello, we go yet more so in the forecast for japan over the next couple of days,

i'm afraid we're keeping that key mausoleum north westley wind rolling in across the sea of japan that see effect snow setting in once again. then as we go through much of friday, come saturday, things will quiet and dam. make the most of that. that doesn't look too bad at all . it should be largely dry. still a few winfrey flower is there across western parts of honshu, much dry. therefore recada than the next system that's making its way out of the northeast of china for the korean peninsula. come next week we will see further bands of snow is going to be very snowy wakened by the end of the week. some parts could see another meter of snow on what we already seen recently. for charter myself. not too bad lassie. dry southern parts will still see some showers and it sunshine showers across southeast asia. as per usual, some heavier ones. now just setting in heading towards southern parts of the philippines, northern areas of her body, i see some wet weather. majority of the showers lingering there across a good part of indonesia, more showers to into eastern parts of india,

but it will quiet down as we go on through the next couple of days. a system is now moving out into the open waters of bourbon goal and try behind. ah, the weather sponsored by cats are always with ah ah ah, ah

ah, oh again, this is i'll just remind me news this out. a full assyrian colonel has been jailed for life in germany, to torture and murder during serious civil war. and what is the 1st serious state official to be convicted such crimes? he moved to germany as an asylum seeker in 2014 britain is prince. andrew has been stripped of his military title. some can no longer call himself his royal highness, as he prepares, the face of civil sex abuse trial in new york law. should lead forces have started to withdraw from context on following the west on the west there in decades. contact president cassim john to kind of ask that help to clown days of antique of approaches in china is facing

a test of its 0 coven policy ahead of the beijing winter olympics. in february, the nearby city of change in is under a strict lockdown with 41 locally transmitted on a chrome cases reported on thursday. travel in and out of the area has been severely restricted. their fears that the outbreak could disrupt the winter games, and also the upcoming lunar new year celebrations next month. for clinic johnson, a live from hong kong groups. tell us more about the situation in china, and they're in hong kong. well, as you mentioned, adrian, the focus of china's covet restrictions and containment is in 10 gin. now, thirties are pretty confident that they know about the transmission. the chain of transmission there which traveled through primary school kids tinge in, is about a 30 minute train ride to beijing, which as you mentioned is the host of the wind to game. so there's a lot of alarm and cause the concern here. and authorities announce that they have

stepped up more rigorous checks for inbound travelers into bay jing. now there has also been a suspected case of covey. 19 and in beijing, in the southern fung tie district. that case is believed to be linked to change in clusters as well. so a lot of cause for concern as we know. the one case is one case to many in china and there are really taking no chances for the games. there is a closed loop system where athletes and travelers will be separated entirely from residence. so suddenly there is a cause for concern and, and authorities are ramping up checks that to ensure that the cluster doesn't from tension, doesn't travel to beijing. and that is something that we know about very well in hong kong, chasing cove, it's 0. there are fewer than 10 local cases here. there is some cause for concern in certain districts in weston should mon 2 nurses have tested positive there. and

that sparked mandatory tests and some commotion they of the officials are very confident that they can bring this under control. and they say that thanks to hyped up restrictions, including a band from 8 con phrase, kids from primary school and kindergarten are back to home learning. and there is an outright ban on transit passengers into hong kong as well. chief executive carry lamb is also expected to announce some funds, some support for businesses here in hong kong. as the restrictions have ramped up. but it's not clear whether those restrictions will still be in place in 2 weeks time where people will be gathering for festivities for celebrations, for chinese, new year. adrian, for credit reporting live from hong kong. brittany, thanks dude. teaches in france. so walked off the job in a nationwide strike to protest against the government handling of the pandemic. they say the measures in place don't go far enough to protect them. france is one

of the country's most affected by the on the con variant and europe. infection rates were up by around 45 percent last week. the trash of buffalo reports from parish. well, thousands old, mainly primary school teachers and workers are working across paris to protest at the education ministry. they are angry with the french government for imposing what they say is it restrictions and rules, but a too complicated, unmanageable, often imposed on them at the last minute. so they don't have time to prepare. and they also say those rules are, in fact, exposing them to the borrower is even more than before the time when i will pay infections. also high in problems with the virus is so widespread, they sent them the government to simplify the rule to make them fall clearer and easier to follow more manageable. and they also say they want more measures that are going to protect them. in the classroom, we are protesting against the lack of respect from the government. so we put this

thing against the need to report the coal, which is a absurd, the most critical. indeed the rules change. often viruses change in to so we have to adapt. we're not against the rules, not at all. it's just that we don't want to put the children and our families at risk. well, the french government admits that the rules and schools all complicated and they have changed or older often. but they say not any like the evolving situation with covey and people need to be flexible and to adapt. they say the current rules in the schools i'll put in place to try and keep schools open as much as possible. in fact, people schools open has been a priority for this government since the beginning of the pan damage is also being something very widely supported by most people in phones. it's unfortunate for the government now just 3 months before the presidential election, that there's

a big strike like this. many nations in latin america of steps up there, vaccination drives, cuba chilly and brazil, and are among the 10 most inoculated countries in the world. but mexico is lagging behind that is now experiencing the front of the micron variant as john holeman reports, cove, it's returned to the attack mexico down more than 500 flights in the country, is allowing stuff of good infected or mass with the virus. the general population suffering to we more than $200000.00 active cases. i mean while a lot of our president lopez over the door was sure he wasn't one. this was him, amassed him. his monday morning press conference for this saturday. yes, i'll get tested later, but i think it's a flu burial yoke escape. it wasn't. and when he tested positive for cove, it, there was criticism of a leader who some believe has taken the virus lightly from the star. but even the president's infection hasn't provoked the same interest as it did the 1st time. he

caught cove it a year ago. levels of alarm over the virus in general have gone down, and that's probably because even though january, so the highest daily number of people infected since the virus began a lot less people are getting seriously ill or dying to does that mean a mix code? the war is one, the vaccines working in the virus is week is elsewhere. the expert search caution a or her last couple years. it hopefully this is there below. good of have been there me. we're not sure because he, they all micro barian came out. so can authors in the capital some seem to be taken that warning seriously. there were long cusick government testing boost. well, i took the test to take care of my children and my family. we can't take the risk and think it's just simple flu. i must take my medication cues for the vaccine, also stretched out in mexico city. here the majority came to get all the jobs they can as fast as possible. not so in some other parts of the country,

particularly the poor states, in which the vaccine hasn't arrived at some far flung communities. well, they've simply been reluctant to get the shot from mexico, but could spell trouble to was no right, matters of letting them vaccinated are the main reeks were would themselves because they could get far more seeker and eventually for the population. because of the possibility in this group, that new strains come up. but for now the countries running as normal, with no new governmental restrictions, trying to ride out the latest attack of a now familiar fo john hohmann out is eda metzger city. an 80 year old palestinian american who died after being detained and beaten by israeli soldiers, has been buried in the occupied west bank. omar are sad, was arrested after visiting a relative near the city of ramallah. the us state department is asked israel for clarification. although we go now and i'll, i will go who ala would know. he was on his belly, him with his face to the ground enhanced character. they cut one side of the zip

caps of his hand. the other was still cut. i checked his pulse, there was nothing we called the doctor, but it was too late. the soldiers didn't talk to us. they had their weapons pointed to our heads and saying, hush or we'll shoot. and if i were to wave a fly away, they would have shot them. they were so aggressive. a soldier looked at him for others came. they whispered to each other and left after they checked him. and activists are calling for the release of a palestinian prisoner who's suffering from cancer. nasa alba ha. mead has spent 30 years of his life behind bars. white's group say that he's among hundreds who are critically ill in his really custody. i'll just seriously there are abraham has more from ramallah in the occupied westbank. these protestors are demanding israel to release a 49 year old has been diagnosed with august of last year. but he's been

a worth and that human rights organizations, i've been a medical negligence against both indian prisoners. i know he's been given medication based on speculations and not proper medical testing at the end. israel bears all responsibility for the deterioration of his health. and we have the proof of our years, a 100 of them are to 80 how cancer and they say that they're not receiving proper

medical. public transport workers in lebanon are on strike. drivers have been blocking roads across the capital bay rouge. angry about higher fuel prices at a shop to probably ration of the current street. i'm 0 say the holder reports. they try to paralyze the country, public transport workers blocked roads across lebanon, and the hope the authorities will improve their living conditions. and international increase in fuel costs is adding pressure to their financial challenges. but it's the rapid depreciation of the local currency that made petrol unaffordable for many is up phone a lot going on as we demand, they fix the dollar rates, so we can live, we can survive with the fuel prices. we can't feed our children, we are in pain, lebanon inflation has reached triple digits, and is among the highest in the world that led to fuel consumption, falling by nearly half as many people are no longer able to afford using their cars, filling them with fuel costs more than their monthly minimum wage that's now worth

$20.00 us dollars. he kinda went to work is cheaper than using my car, but i still have to pay one ford of my salary for transportation. a few months ago that nearly bankrupt government lifted subsidies on fuel because of a lack of foreign reserves and public transport costs increased by 400 percent. i know people who walk in for kilometers because they can't afford to pay for the ride. everything is too expensive. the economic crisis is likely to worsen as politicians blame for years of corruption. don't have a recovery plan needed to unlock international financial aid much. i'm going to talk, we have to beg for money to survive. we are dying slowly. the situation is drastic . many people are also struggling with power outages, lasting 22 hours a day because the state can't afford to buy enough fuel. on this phone, i pay 1000000 600000 mirrors for private electricity that is more than an average

salary. what about the other bills? food inflation in lebanon is among the highest in the world. most people in lebanon are paid in the local currency at the official exchange rate of $1500.00 to the u. s. dollar, but the prices of goods and commodities are based on a parallel market rates. that's now more than $30000.00 lurise. there doesn't seem to be a clear way out of the crisis. the government hasn't convened in 3 months because a political infighting. all the while desperation among many is increasing in what was once a middle class country center for their elders. eda beirut, ah. it is good to be with a solo adrian, so they've been here in dough hauled. the headlights on al jazeera, a for syrian colonel, has been jailed for life in germany for torture and murder during serious.