the list of all region. it's a story that seems to have been her brush from history. in search of my groups on al jazeera we understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the world. so no matter what you see, winton been using kind of for that matter to you, lou al jazeera with a man, dozens of police officers and oil workers in columbia who had taken hostage during protests against an oil company. i've been released.

ah, well, i'm carry johnson. this is al jazeera la from dough also coming up escaping their nightmare into nicea african migrants return home of the present case sides crackdown, targeting many are leaving in the areas affected by the earthquake surviving. net disaster zone is a major challenger. the difficulties facing earthquake survivors in turkey who are struggling with disabilities and the race is on to the philippines to contain an oil spill from a tank of that sank. the vessel has yet to be located. ah, columbia. at president gustavo petro says, all the hostages, that's an oil facility have been released. 85 people were taken hostage by protests,

as in the southern, the province of kirk wetter on thursday. a police officer and the civilian were killed, protest as were demanding help to repair and build new roads in the area. and of course, we'll have more on this story as we get it here on the al jazeera. now you in the human rights office has urged columbia to speed up the dismantling of armed groups in the country present to saba, petro his vow, to implement the 2016 peace accord and strike new. he steals with the remaining rebels and crime gangs. at least 450000 people have been killed in tens of thousands displaced, doing 6 decades of armed conflict. if you could. okay, well i'm yet, you know, for a lemma, i believe columbia has profound human rights problems which will take a long time to resolve. we have seen the governments openness to recognize human rights problems, discuss human rights problems and proposed solutions. these problems will not be solved overnight. they require structural changes,

development to reach abandoned territories and institutions and the rule of law to reach these places. we my guns from guinea now back home from tennessee. say they were living in hell after a crackdown order by president chi side. he's been condemned for saying that hordes of illegal sub saharan migrants were changing that demographic makeup of the country. it was hot reports from senegal, capital tucker. you know, this is not the lesson on social media, a video of another racist attack on black migrants in tunisia. such attacks are prohibited by law, but rights groups say they're condoned by the countries president. last week, k say it said quote, hordes of sub saharan africans, we're changing the demographic makeup of the country, sparking racist attacks throughout the nation. this is what is left of one black woman's home after it was ransacked. black men and women say they are arbitrarily rounded up by police because of the color of their skin. all the need help from all

over the wall, because we are really suffering. he had hundreds of ivory indians are now beat, repatriated, some injured and unable to walk after the beatings will be what not. we live in fear. people are scared to go out. even those that have the right paperwork that a doctor and for those that don't have visas, they get thrown out on the spot. many of them were hoping to make it to europe. most african migrants from senegal and west africa are not fleeing war, but poverty. but europeans don't want them on their continent that have signed agreements with north african countries, like kanisha to stop them from crossing the mediterranean. according to aid agencies, they are 30 to 50000 african migrants living in tunisia, illegally. tunisian rights activist, miriam, my store says they are mistreated and do menial jobs that tunisians don't want to do. she says she and her husband have also experienced abuse for racism is a, has

a long history enjoying india against black people, even if a black people are like 10 or 15 percent of the population. now people engineered there are in social and economic crisis. so the, the president, he uses a black people as the scapegoat tunisians are out on the streets denouncing the attack, holding sign, saying tunisians come in all colors. it's not only a reminder of the diversity of the country, but a call for unity in the face of growing bigotry and division. nicholas hawk al jazeera de carr synagogue. vincent detail is director of the global migration center. he says the present case site is using migrants as a distraction from chin is his domestic problems well known in europe and was there we still states focusing on my grounds to avoid i

lightings is a real issues. so clearly here again, migrant asa ideal is capable to avoid the real issue that takes place. he's a resident, you find them in the search menu of them are walking ins, informal victor. and in fact they are on so some really bushel money in tradition. and those are important abortion of subservient migrant students. and since it's an important elements and not all are indicative and of course, so it was the community the are used to to, to work in committee work. and there are 2 patients, the head of rushes, wagner mastery group says the besieged ukrainian city of buck. route is almost completely surrounded by russian. troops have testified shutting off access roads

to the west, making it harder for ukrainian forces to move in and out in the video address to present them as a lensky bargain. as chief calls for the town to be evacuated, to save the lives of ukrainian soldiers on the kremlin, says it will take measures to prevent a repeat of a border incursion. it claims occurred on thursday. doesn't latimer person has called the incident where one person was killed and a child wounded, a terrorist attack. according to putin, a ukrainian sabotage unit shot civilians on the russian territory. close to the border. cave says the claim is false and a provocation. ronald rudy reports from brianne sc on the russian ukrainian border . nannan aloe. an out of luck, alida is to receive liking it wouldn't. it could brush as president, has held a closed door meeting with members of the country security council to discuss ways of protecting important national institutions from what he calls terrorism. moscow has described what it says were attacks on southern border villages by ukrainian

saboteurs on thursday as the acts of terrorism. to border villages remain cordoned off. the russian armed forces are reported to have pushed ukrainian sabotage groups away from the villages. operations are ongoing and russian forces are removing explosives and mines at the kremlin says, the weapons used to attack the 2 border villages were obtained by the craniums from nato. russia will react soon, and the perpetrators will be punished. it says, investigations are ongoing and measures will be taken to prevent such attacks in the future. therefore, the border between russia and ukraine extends for thousands of kilometers. and there are also large forests that are difficult to control and monitor completely before a quarter in bella. ruth's her sentence, the 2022 and nobel peace prize win alice and the at sky to 10 years in prison. the pro democracy activist was convicted of smuggling and financing activities that violate public order. he said he was being persecuted for political reasons. be at

the out. sky is the founder of the asner human rights group or cost here, a star do bits is external communications manager for that the asthma human rights center. he says the verdict will be appealed. the ration is simple, we are outraged. that's simply insane. they the, the length of the business so that they go way just breaking off. we've been opposing the government, the illegal policy of the government for our on the yes. so currently look at his regime $900.00 sanders, s no enemies. so that makes this sentence revenge. in a nutshell, there are no tubal rights anymore, and those that can be exercised just were canceled by decrease shanker on the, on the outside of life did not change

a lot of what we can get from people to this. there is this amount of fear in the society which paralyzes all independent movements, processes ah, this free will off expression and you decide to act or poland online or offline the other 2 defendants. and they will feel, but we do not expect that this process will bring any results in a positive results for us. and for them, at least 17 people have died after fly in a fuel storage station, indonesian capital, the base spread to houses in a densely populated area of the casa, for many people, had fled to their belongings. thousands were evacuated from the area field f. i was

operated by state on energy company, but amena with says the fire has been extinguished. no angry protests have continued in greece over cheese days, train crash that left dozens of people dead. while the marches in this loaner key and athens erupted into violence, breakaway groups through petrol, bombs that police who responded with tear gas for testers, blame the government for the, for conditional resist mail system. well, union say fatal accident was inevitable. a key member of turkey is a 6th party opposition alliance has signaled its pulling out of the block that comes off. the parties met on thursday to select a joint candidate to contest. mays. presidential poll, according to the e party, 5 members of the group, once camel can h, r o lou as their candidate. he's the leader of the largest opposition party,

the republican people's party, or c h p. but the e party says it's preferred candidate is either a cram. i'm a murder, the mayor of is damn bull or man sir. you're vesh who became anchor's 1st c h p. there in 2019 sancho saw you has this update now from anchor. they government circles have been criticizing the opposition for not being able to come around the common presidential candidate so far. and yesterday, the opposition ally and 6 members came together. they discussed the name and everybody was nearly assured that from the meeting is may no position. they, they can coach that would come out and today we heard the 2nd largest opposition party leader met alex. and i also ran who also was an interior miss there during the late 19th. and here she said that she is, i guess it's because she,

according to the public opinion, polls chemical, it stir, old as an opposition candidate, doesn't have my chance. and, and this is all on the polls. i'm kind of mayor monthly about that someone made him a model in the polls come out as potential arrivals against president don, one each and every election so far in his governing term. more than 20 years. i have spoken to some party officers and they told me that this table of 6 was not a table that that came together. it's a point here, michael, is that all the main opposition leader as a presidential candidate, but they came around the same principles. that's why they met at the table which are switching to parliamentary or system if they come to power. and it's been committed to some democratic valley. lillian months after 2 devastating earthquakes

killed more than 51000 people into kia and syria. millions have been left homeless, tent camps on the container. cities have replaced houses and apartments of those who struggle with disabilities. the challenges are even greater to reasonable reports from is the hearing in gesenta province. ah, walking has become almost impossible for 72 year old. cathy looked on bush. his house was destroyed by the earthquake, and he's now living in a container. caddied his wife xhylia says her husband desperately needs a wheelchair. oh, no problem, let me. oh, we don't know what to do either he needs to be taken to his special care center, or he needs an electrical wheelchair so he can go outside. he's always indoors of these crutches. and we found them in a container in his law here at town that like so many others was devastated by the earthquakes last month. though not the only one struggling to cope with the situation is she or stork is also living here and was waiting for surgery before

the earthquake happened. and so is hattie jay was struggling with paralysis. there is over 8000000 people with disabilities into the kia and many are living in the areas affected by the earthquake surviving in a disaster zone is a major challenge because it's not only difficult for them to reach the age distribution points, but also they're shortages of well, chair, crutches and other personal care items that it's not far away in another town. silva is 22 years old and has special needs. the rehabilitation center she attended was also damaged during the earthquakes. and that's why she's here at this kindergarten that was set up in attend for children who have lost their homes. annella led them under them. i told my mother an earthquake is happening. i cried and was afraid. it was raining. children here do sports and

music activities. teachers i hoping to help them forget about the struggles they're facing every day. i will finish her based on that. we have 5 disabled students here . i'll specialists spend time with them individually. as we know what they like doing in the past, they do the same activities with them now, so they can remember the past. oh, hardship is everywhere in southeastern, to a kia these days. and when many are struggling to cover their most basic needs, others like a leader don dish, i desperate for more help that will allow them to cope with a new life. that he said, well, i'll just sita is lakia till kia was that i had her on al jazeera usaa conservatives meeting maryland as a contest to select the republican party's 2024 presidential candidate. what's on ah,

the here's her headlines for the america. we've got it, snow storm cutting across the great lakes. the winter storm warning for toronto could see up to 25 centimeters of snow. those winds will pick up his walls. so that's going to impact the visibility. things had turned quieter for the us. call states in the se effort. we had some tornadoes in texas and louisiana. golf balls size hail in northern texas, but again the picture is much calmer on saturday, active weather returns for northern california could see up to 60 centimeters of mountains snow. here through the sierra nevada and also some mountain snow for the cascades is fall on saturday off to central america and it is still hot, dry and windy across cuba. so that is not helping with the about 80 wildfires burning across the island nation there for the top end of south america, weather alerts in play for some pretty severe storms for the pacific coast of

ecuador on saturday and off to let's go to argentina right now. temperatures have fallen off here, so bio blanca 29 degrees storms are also cooling the atmosphere through the river plate, the southeast of brazil, and seem for that eastern place of paraguay. so assault the on 30 to the top temperature for you on saturday. enjoy your weekend, let's cease and take her. ah. in the blink of an eye, many lives when lost thousands of people buried alive and more left homeless. you are shocked by the number of sight we worshipped by the number of victims al jazeera goes to the most afflicted region in syria. here in northwest syria to see those affected by dia, weight, and mid severe shortages in the humanitarian age. the full report, syria, the continuing tragedy on al jazeera.

ah ah, the watching, i'll just hear a reminder of our top story is this how guineas, military leader has criticize what he called the d grading, treatment of sub saharan africans and to miss yet dozens of good ends up in repatriated altitude. he says, president accused margaret of creating a crime way senior member of took he is a 6th party opposition. a non says is pulling out of the bloom. comes off the advanced metro on thursday to try to select a joint candidate to contest the presidential election in may. and columbia's president gustavo petro says, all the hostages, an oil facility have been released,

and the 5 people were taken hostage by protectors. and the something for himself, coretta thursday protested with him wanting help to repair and build new roads in the area of more on that breaking news, we can speak to alexander, amputee, who joins us now from bogota. so the president says, this has all been resolved, but what's the latest you can tell us terry, that indeed seems to be the case that we just saw pictures of the soldiers after being released, hugging, shaking hands with the minister of the fence, the columbia minister of defense yvonne velasquez and as you were saying, and your introduction was to have a pets or the president sent out a tweet and then a b. b deal again on twitter. essentially is saying that all the police man and the oil workers that have been held hostage had been released. he said that

this was a result of the, the go she ations brought forth by the minister of defense, the interior minister that i have worked through the night and then. busy all day to day on, on friday to manage a best deal with the group of farmers and indigenous people that were holding these police officers. this has been a relatively quick turn around and what had turned out to be a major crisis for the government of a gustavo faith or an in particular for a very peculiar way of trying to deal with moments of tensions, moments of violence in the country. he said that he favors the dialogue that he is trying to avoid the now the use of vile and some part of the police. in this case, at things had gone quite badly with one policeman dead on one of the

protesters who also died in the clashes on thursday. and finally, with the community overwhelming to the police forces that were essentially securing this at all field that was occupied by the professors and burned in parts to the ground on thursday. another sondra. what were the main issues that led to all this in the 1st place? that these populations, these are mostly as subsistence farmers and indigenous people that live in a remote area in southern a columbia, a region called the cag one that has long been at the center of the columbia internal conflict. this was one of the territories that was under the influence of fark rebels until the peace deal that they struck with the colombian government back in 2016. these people were expecting that after that p seal bis,

would have brought benefits to their territory. and in particular, when it came to infrastructure work opportunities, the possibility of bringing their produce to the markets, etc. and that improvement really never happened when the oil company moved in a couple of years ago. they had promised to work with the government in particular to repay that road that brought into the close is that major a town that also didn't happen? so it really started out with a protest about the improving infrastructure. but then it turned into a major, major demonstration against many grievances that were obviously accumulated throughout the years of neglect. president federal said that now he will personally deal with the needs of the community that he will lead that the negotiations that

he said it will start in the coming days to try and settle the situation there. and he said, try to avoid a repetition of this. and also this will be a moment for the government to try and rebuild dinardo fortuna, therefore, as plan of the calls a total piece to move forward. i sandra here to long for us in bogota with that update. thank you. the navy coast guards in the philippines are searching for a sunken tank that's creating a huge oil spill threatening protected that marina is most been described as a potential environmental disaster. while the slick now measures more than 24th square kilometers, the empty princess empress sank in rough seas and deep water on tuesday. the crew of safely, but the exact location of the wreck is still unknown or affairs. most of the 800000 liters of diesel fuel on board as yet to leak from its tanks. bonnet below has more

from the oriental in the room in the philippines. well, the oil spill off the island of been doro, which is where we are right now, has shrunk to about 3 kilometers long, from 6 kilometers in length. yesterday, that's based on the aerial surveyed that the philippine coast guard did earlier in the day. officials of the philippine coast guard delphi arising that the bulk of that oil spill is a diesel oil from the engine of the oil tanker rather than from the 800000 liters of industrial fuel oil from that oil tanker. now it's important because industrial fuel oil is unrefined oil, so that would be more harmful to marine life here. although of course we're not saying that these an oil is not harmful, they're still testing water samples. they have yet to determine whether it's diesel oil, really, or if it's industrial fuel oil. but authorities are also saying that they are facing a number of problems right now, including strong currents in winds. that's preventing them from installing booms to contain the oil spill. but also more importantly,

the oil tanker has completely sunk in so they can't pinpoint the exact location of this oil tanker, the waters here, very deep, almost twice as tall as the eiffel tower. so they can't find it. they can't siphoned off the 800000 leaders of industrial fuel oil that, that oil tanker was carrying a 1st. it's beyond the capability of technical diapers. second, we don't have submersible mechanical equipment. now the problem isn't just at the main site of the oil spill. oil has been found in a few coastal towns in this locality. the oil that has been found is a thick. it is smelly, and it is black, which are size that it could be industrial fuel, oil or unrefined oil. now within these localities are a number of marine protected areas. the university of the philippines, marine science institute warning that $24000.00 hectares of coral reef is at risk

from this oil spill. find it below al jazeera, oriental min, dora the philippines. the un human rights chief has criticized israel's finance minister, who calls the palestinian village of who are to be raised. oh, bezel. out small church made the comments on wednesday days after 2 settlers were shot dead in who are, and hundreds of settlers set homes and cars on fine response book. a turk said small churches statement is an incitement to violence and hostility. the attack was strongly condemned by the president of israel, who called it and i quote, criminal violence against innocence which harms us as a moral society and a lawful country. yet that violence minister publicly called for the town of who are to be wiped out an unfathomable statement of incitement to violence and hostility. the head of the you and that nuclear watchdog,

his into iran for talks with the iranian government refill grosses. a visit comes days off international atomic energy agency reported an iranian nuclear side had enriched uranium particles to near weapons grade level. iran maintains its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes and not for the purpose of nuclear weapons or to the u. s. now where republicans party members are holding the 2nd day of the conservative political action conference, it's seen as an early test for those seeking to challenge donald trump from the parties. presidential nomination, former even ambassador nikki haley and former secretary state might compare a both scheduled to speak. and fisher is their 1st. ah, if you want to judge who got the best reception over the last few hours, it was steve band and the man fired by donald trump is still very close to the former president. when he talked about donald trump winning election and the next presidential election that brought the crowd to their feet. certainly by far and

away the biggest response, we've seen it. if you what running the holes here. you will see many people wearing from pat t shirt selling portraits. he's still very much the dominant figure here in the republican park, you know, to potential appointed forum and the republican party. i've already spoken. first of all, we had from mike from kill the former secretary of state. he wasn't afraid to take on donald trump by name saying that donald trump added to the national debt when he was an office. and that is something that has to be rectified. and then he talked about rejecting celebrity leaders with fragile egos. who could he possibly be talking about? asked for nicky healey. she of course is a declared candidate, but this was our 1st real test. she was out of the comfort bubble of supporters in south carolina coming here to what essentially was a less than half fool whole to speak to the rank and file. and she started her speech with a criticism of both joe biden and donald trump. when i liked my campaign, i said,

every politician over 75 years, all and should be required to take a man on competency test. have you seen daisy lately? we shall start with joe biden, and we shouldn't stop there. if you want to talk about the elephant, not in the room, then that's the florida governor on desantis, nor many people would suspect that he would be a very strong opponent for donald trump if he were to run. and many people think he will declare. but he's decided to opt out of c fact he's going to make a big speech in texas on saturday. but there are supporters here. and if you put donald trump up against ron de santis, who is very popular in florida and is brought in some policies that are very popular with the rank and file of the republican party, he does very well. but still the overwhelming favorite at this point to win, the republican nomination would be donald trump. and this hall will be packed on saturday evening when he comes here to speak to c panel. ah.