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from his parents until they are reunited with their families. there's cared for by child development officers. i did give them we may not be their mother, but we're doing our best self confidence and contact is very important for children under the age of 2. they've already been through a lot, i'm just trying to ease their long since there is going to happen. there has been a huge demand among turkey citizens to either adopt these babies or foster other than children who have been orphan. officials say they will be staying under government protection orphans who survive the earthquakes have also been transferred to this complex in and cut out some have older to started going to school in this new city, trying to pick up as best as they can, where they left off ah, the pol ruth se sabina, a critic of the rwandan president is said to be released from jail where he is serving a 25 year sentence since his arrest in 2021. ah,
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i'm several venues good to have you. this is l 0 alive from doha, also coming up in the program, indian politician rahul gandhi, disqualified from parliament ahead of next year's general election opposition. parties call it an attack on democracy. demonstrations in london against the israeli prime minister's policies as he meets his u. k. counterpart. britton's king charles, the 3rd postpones his trip to france is days of strikes and violent protests against pension reform persists. and a member of mia mars military government tells al 0 plans to repatriate or hang, or refugees from bangladesh will begin next month. ah,
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ah. so paul, rosie saw begin at the man whose story was featured in the hollywood film hotel ro wander, is due to be released from prison. he'd been sentenced to 25 years on terrorism charges tied to an organization of poster wand and president polka, gummy, russo. sabina worked as the manager of a hotel in kigali during the 1994 genocide where he saved the lives of more than 1200. he malcolm web is monitoring this from gama, in the democratic republic of congo. what have you been able to learn about this now? can just a few minutes ago, everyone in government spokesman said that the food was that the gated sentence would be committed following a presidential pardon? i was september 2021 that he was sent for the 25 prison for terrorism offences which he denied. he refused to participate in the trial. now
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that followed disappearance in dubai. in august 2020 widely despite isn't abduction or kidnapping us deceived into boarding a plane that had been paid for by the london government. and then he was later presented in kigali wearing pajamas and handcuff in a cool room. now as family and his associates said that the trial was, was completely unfair. he refused to participate in it. he was given the sentence and not provoked outcry, particularly in the us as the bench in hollywood had made him famous some diplomatic pressure from the u. s. i have a president who could me of rwanda, as mentioned this a couple of times over the last month saying he thought that the situation would soon be resolved. and now we're hearing that recess. the beginner is expected to be released in the coming hours or days and handed over to the embassy of guitar in
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gali, rwanda's capital malcolm, as, as we understand it, his conviction is not being quashed, is that his prison sentence is being commuted. not the same thing. what the statements from the government and government sources indicate right groups and political opposition. rwanda, when documenting for decade, cases of government, critics being killed in rwanda or other countries all around the world of being detained, imprisoned or disappearing with this case was widely seen as being quite different early in the american mind. because hollywood had made recessive, again, a famous and that he was a hero, was a whole lot more attention to this case than others were expected here in the coming hours. if and when full recess being exactly when exactly he is. he's going
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to be really malcolm where thank you very much in your reporting. and yes, parliament has disqualified senior opposition. figure who gundy is an m p. on thursday, a court found gonna be guilty of defamation and sentenced him to 2 years in prison . now the 52 year old is a member of the nehru gandhi political dynasty. he was convicted for comments that he made about prime minister and a renter modi's surname at an election rally in 2019 have limited his following developments from new delhi. there is growing anger among opposition. parties who say that democracy in india is on the danger rollin gandhi is one of, in just most recognized politician. he is the de facto face of the opposition. he's also someone who has led a lot of the criticism against prime minister, raised moody, ranging from allegations of crony capitalism, like favoring big business houses for lucrative contracts to ob,
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targeting minorities and, and shrinking space for minority rights in india. and his with disqualification comes a day after he's been sentenced for defamation. for comments made about 4 years ago . opposition party say that this is just the latest influence of prime minister and arrange remote is hardly john property or b, j. p, misusing government agencies ranging from courts to investigative agencies, to tax authorities to target opposition leaders. and so about 14 political parties have now approached the supreme court up with these allegations and. 1 hearing is scheduled for the 5th of april, about $10.00 to $12.00 days. it's also important to point out the gun these not the only opposition leader under the so called scanner. at least 2 other members of opposition. parties are being questioned. oh,
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for alleged corruption. they say investigative agencies have found nothing, and this is just an intimidation tack. attracted by the mo, the government upon kara, is the chairman to media publicity or who gandhi's national congress party. and he says they will fight this decision, the odd and the parts of the people. and that's part of the legal options are concerned. our legal experts are looking into the options available that they may be options available to are. having said that, it's pretty amusing to see that the man who's questioning the governing, questioning the prime minister, always silent on crony capitalism on his brain. but the, my dummy on the, in the book report demanding the joint parliamentary committee, the person who is demanding. all of this gets punished and go any capital is will scott see i think they should the government realize that if they don't realize they will realize that who's going to be in the parliament may not have been as
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little or dangerous for them, but can be on the seat of india will be far more into the for them to be. people are with us. people of it can be a union in france of calling for more strikes and protests on tuesday against the government's plan to raise the retirement age. a state visit by the case king charles has been postponed. more than 1000000 people demonstrated nationwide on thursday to voice their anger at the pension reform. for 157 people arrested. 141 security forces were injured. eventually, butler has more than paris. there were more than 200 demonstrations protest across france on thursday, and most of them were peaceful. but it is true that there were some serious violence at some of them, particularly in paris in the capital, where we told police and protested, crash thumb. a protest is deciding also to smash some buildings up. if you look
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behind the if i just stepped out of the way of the short here, we'll see a part of residential building that is partly burns and bins. also a lot of mass on the ground in the street that also has cafes an average street in paris. what happened is some protesters set light to some of the garbage that's been pining up around the city on the streets because there is a strike by garbage collectors and back to the fire late some of the front of that building. it was a similar situation in the south western city of border unesco world heritage 50 there. some protest is set fire to the door of the city hall. now those, the images that have shops, many people in, from here today, across the political spectrum, most people are condemning the fall for their all. so those who say, look, this is what happens when peaceful protesters are not heard. some people end up resorting to violence to get their message across. at least 200 is really army reserve pilots say they will not report for active reserve duty in protest against
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prime minister benjamin netanyahu is controversial, judicial overhaul. israel's army chief has worn net netanyahu that has proposed reform, could affect the readiness of the israeli army. for any security developments. it is really prime minister is on an official visit to the united kingdom. mister knit yeah. who has met you? k prime minister richie soon talks between the leaders are currently taking place against the backdrop of protests against netanyahu's trip. many israelis in the u. k, and abroad or against his governments. judicial changes which they say weaken the supreme court. jonah hollis following events at down the street when he left in fact, downing street in the last 20 minutes or so getting a full view of the protests outside. he knows the way he goes now. benjamin netanyahu protested as follows. london is no exception. pro palestinian protest was of course, but also the that's an yahoo protested here outside downing street people who believe that he and his coalition. all right,
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i'll connect ultra orthodox policies and he's leading israel down. the bar towards talker said, what did he come here for? well, they came here principally to focus attention on iran, what he said to be an existential threat to israelis trying to build an international coalition. the sand in the way of iran efforts to expand its nuclear program is visited for european countries, including secretaries without the think the fund iran deal. and members of the security council, france, and here the u. k. as well. what he absolutely doesn't want to be talking about on this visit is what these people do want to be talking about. and that is his government's efforts to push through controversial judicial reform in israel that they say is an abuse of power that undermines the judiciary. the supreme court that gives the government power to appoint judges and is essentially they say, an attempt to shield netanyahu himself, of the worst effects of corruption charges against him. a final day of un public
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hearings on his really rights abuses are being held at the united nations in geneva . the commission is examining the allegations of both israeli and palestinian authorities. part of the inquiry is focusing on the killing of al jazeera journalists, sharina buckley, who was shot by, he's really forces in the occupied west bank. last year. i was here arabic, jerusalem bureau chief will lead to murray testified on me in events 2022. he was killed, the army was boating on the ground, about and immediately laid on if you did come in, the city of janine and the occupied was back money. i witness accounts and independent investigations have concluded that the guns are aimed at ugly, and the voters came from the soldiers and that the journalists were deliberately targeted despite waiting,
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distinctive bris times on their lists and elements. a black grey, it was set in the back of his head and rushed to a hospital where he was declared that there is a data here. bruce isn't, is there any bullies attacks the more nose who attended, maintained them with better deliberate targeting of journalists doing the conflict constitutes it world crime more international isn't as and if you're buying is obliged to protect you by people including jo. noticed earlier i spoke with malone katara, he's the commissioner of the united nations inquiry on the occupied palestinian territory including east jerusalem. and in israel, i started by asking him about the final day of the hearings into the killing or colleagues room. sharina walk me theory. we had evidence
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from the generalist and we also spoke to show your family. we are gathering evidence what we can and an appropriate time we really disclose the evidence to the human rights constantly on general assembly the international from another court. so it's part of an ongoing procedure. what else you take away from today and that you'd like to share with this? because as you mentioned, it's not just this commission is not just about sharina killing. it's also about the shrinking space for civil society in palestine territories in palestine and human rights abuses. generally, what we've been hearing is very disturbing. it appears that and you know, some of the hearings we had very close hearing sensitivities of those events. if i to them there, and they're like what maybe hearing a very disturbing that in the past there's been an escalation of you know,
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the closer to that i did face board by israeli authorities, by the authority, by the dia garza and they have being that they're martin marcus is a detention torture of particularly targeting a dvd activist targeting cancer activist and in human integrating bittman. and so we are in the process of compiling all this information which will be presented to the un human rights council in june this year. but what be higher is a very disturbing fill ahead on l 0. why the search for a seek separatist in northwest india has left some people unable to use their bank cards and tough questions to pick out the ceo of the chinese social media giant gives grilled by a us house committee. about data concerns. ah
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ah, there's a weather update in a minute 15 while the city of the red same pocket stones below just stop province us know for the 1st time in march and 15 years, it's about $5.00 to $10.00 centimeters on the ground. they are quite the site now most of the action on saturday is around the capital territory and punjab province . but that is spilling over into punjab state in india as some thunder downpours there's i think that could damage some crops. also seen thunderstorms through care le and tom on. now do states in southern india on saturday now off to india and use that it is a very soggy forecast for southern sumatra, island and really right across the java island. i think we are running the threats of seeing some flooding here. now in this part of the world, temperatures have been very high in northern vietnam. china is how none island seen
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temperatures about 40 degrees. things are cooling off a bit, but really where the concern is, is southern china, just dallas, with ranger some spots more than a months worth of rain. and that continues also funneling in to taiwan as well, but just saga conditions. it's a washout. any way you look at it on saturday, but more quiet for japan, we did have some thunder. downpours in tokyo that pushes away, but still some showers in the mix on saturday. enjoy your weekend. we'll see soon. take care. around 3 quarters of sub saharan africa's cultural heritage is on display in western museums that didn't happen over night. we were rob colored time. the 1st episode reveals how european colonization remove tens of thousands of artifacts and the uphill struggle to reclaim restitution. africa stolen on episode one.
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blunder. oh, now jazeera lou . ah, you're watching al jazeera reminder of our headlines for rosa sabina, the man whose story was featured in the hollywood film hotel. rwanda is due to be released from prison or wand, and government says he's received of presidential pardon. in 2021, rosie sabina was sentenced to 25 years on terrorism charges. he saved the lives of more than 1200 people during the 1994 genocide israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has met with you. kate prime minister wishes sumac in london,
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talks between the leaders took place against the backdrop of protests against netanyahu's trip. any, as parliament has disqualified opposition, politician role gandhi as m p on thursday of court, found gandhi guilty of defamation and sentenced him to 2 years in prison. police in india, searching for a seek separatist, emerett pow saying who has been deemed a national security threat authorities in punjab accuse him and his aides of creating discord in the northern state. mom, a judge whom has more in late february, supporters of i'm repulsing, armed with swords and sticks, stormed a security complex in the north western indian state of quinn, job enforced authorities to release one of his aides seeing as a separatist leader and self styled preacher who has revived calls for an independent seek homeland. police accused him and his aides of attempted murder and creating discord in a part of the country which still bears the scars of a separatist movement in the 1981 that demanded the creation of an independent seek
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state called palestine and prompted authorities to launch a military operation that killed thousands of people kind of pulsing lead to separatist organization in punjab, called don casa. he says many in the state were taken aback by how quickly he rose to fame. most of the finale population is surprised. and because of the timing and in the very short period he has, he has hop, he has come into the airline light thing. who attended this rally last month is now on the run. with security operation stepped up, thousands of paramilitary soldiers have been deployed to the state, which is majority c. so far, dozens of people have been arrested. some seek leaders say many people in punjab may still know very little about. i'm rid paul singh, but his message has started resonating blog. good nod one. again, the government is not providing enough employment opportunities. these unemployed
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youth have to go somewhere. thus they started supporting him. meanwhile, it's not just security officials who are growing more concerned. the government has suspended mobile internet services in some regions. that means customers that fuel stations like this can only pay with cash business, mcgovern, or seller. all business establishments have seen a sales have. common people have also been affected. some have had to borrow money since the atm and debit cards aren't functioning along with him. while the seek fight for independence that began in the 1980s had been crushed by the 1990s. authorities in india still worry about potential agitation, particularly among members of the seat community abroad. political analyst jack group sings 2nd, says it will be interesting to see who will be willing to join the movement going forward as her best. what are we bought? a lot protest got it. there are lots of protests in the diaspora that happened in england has happened. and other places i like, the idea is come back into the limelight way. but the thing is how much support the
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have here holostar has to be created in punjab or the people of punjab. ready for it. all the powerful indian state allow it to happen or the here questions that only seem to be multiplying as tensions rise. and a manhunt continues. how much am g m a 0? me and law as military spokesman has confirmed to al 0 plan to repatriate were hanger. refugees will go ahead in mid april. but ro hanger writes, groups are calling it is a p r campaign. last week, a delegation for me and more visited a refugee camp in bangladesh to interview potential candidates for return. but many say they are too afraid to go back more than 5 years after a military crackdown drove nearly 800000 ra, hinders from their holes. tony cheng spoke with me and moore's military spokesman in navy door made a general's omen. turn. said the ringer, we'll welcome back to me, emma. he said the 1st group of volunteers would come back from bangladesh. in early
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april. they would spend several weeks in a processing camp before being allowed to return to their original homes. and most of all, he said he wanted to give assurances that people who fled just 6 years ago, they would be safe on the military control. no, no, you'd read in yes, we guarantee their security. we have already made the preparations to make them safe for the 1st batch. we are going to accept between 1000 to a maximum of 1500, but many people will be very skeptical. major generals are meant and continued to refer to the re hanger as bengal is an indication that mere mars government still doesn't see them as true nationals, and the re hang of themselves will not have forgotten the atrocities committed 6 years ago. that force them to flee myanmar atrocities the international community now considered to be a genocide and the army that perpetrated those atrocities is now in full control of
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the country. and similar scenes are being seen across murmur, tourney chang, al jazeera nador and the u. s. has carried out airstrikes on targets in eastern syria. local sources say 5 people have been killed. the pentagon says the operation came after in a rainy and linked drone attack on a us led coalition base near i'll has soccer on thursday. 5 american soldiers were injured and a contractor was killed. the united states navy has asserted what it calls navigational rights and freedoms. after a stand off for the chinese military in the south china sea, beijing says the u. s. warship was driven out of waters near the parasol islands for the 2nd time this week. washington denies any wrong doing, saying it's vessel the u. s. s 1000000 was conducting a routine operation in international waters. all china claims sovereignty over almost the entire south china sea. despite in international court, same the claim has no legal basis. katrina, you has more from beijing for the 2nd day. now we've had tense claim and counter
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claim from the us and china over in standoff in the south trying to see on thursday . we initially had a statement from china navy saying a u. s. guided missile destroyed us as millions had sailed without permission and legally into an area of the chinese co. she shut by the parasol islands. they then said that this destroy was expelled by the chinese navy and accused us of creating instability in the region. following that, washington released a statement saying that this was false and the 1000000 was continuing. what it says off freedom of navigation, operation in international waters. now again, on friday, a stimulus statement from chinese navy saying it's expelled. this destroy the same 1000000 once again. and now we've had another counter paying from washington from the spokes person of the u. s. 7th league saying unlawful and sweeping maritime claims pores, a serious threats to the freedom of the seas. and it's continuing its operations to make a point and do what the us says is defending the claims of other of other countries
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in this region. now the resource rich south trying to see if claimed mostly by beijing and despite counted claims and it is disputed territory, but still agent continues to build up artificial island and intensify military activities there. and the area where this particular incident took place is a 7 square kilometer door and by the power cell also claimed by taiwan and viet nam . north korea says it has tested a new underwater drone state media, se leader kim jong, and over saw an attack simulation using this device. young has stepped up missile testing this week. the code side with joint military drills between the u. s. and south korea. rom, mcbride has more from the south, kara, south korean capital. so this would be the 1st time north korea has tested what he calls a nuclear capable underwater drone. it was apparently conducted this week when the drone traveled under water for nearly 60 hours before hitting its target. it
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claimed it would be capable of unleashing a radioactive nami, against the enemy's naval facilities. i did comes as the us, the south korean forces conduct large scale joint exercises, the largest in 6 years, which include joint naval exercises. north korea state run media says the test was overseen by leader kim jong and who is also a picture attending the launch of new types of cruise missiles, all part of the north efforts to develop it tactical nuclear off, you know, to threaten its neighbors without career and the us do to hold more exercises in the coming week. so the weapons testing by north korea also look set to continue. robert pride al jazeera. so the head of the worlds fastest growing social media app has faced 5 hours of questioning by us house committee. pick talk ceo was grilled
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about data security like hannah reports on this from washington, d. c. it was a rare moment of bipartisanship in a divided congress. welcome to the most bipartisan committee in congress. we may not always agree on how to get there, but we care about our, our national security here at issue here of free speech rights. federal control, social media and national security issues in recent days shows the 2 and his team had been lobbying in washington, including eating each member of the committee, the charm offensive carried on tick tock itself. i'm super excited to announce that more than a 150000000 americans on take on decimals half of the us. but congressional critics were not deterred chick talk is a grave threat of foreign influence in american life. it's been said, it's like allowing the soviet union, the power to produce saturday morning cartoons during the cold war,
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but much more powerful and much more dangerous than krisha and shown to the committee disturbing, tick tock, content that was found on the feed of a 16 year old who killed himself by jumping in front of the train. it's alleged the content contributed to his suicide. we must save our children from big tech companies like yours. number one. we will keep safety, particularly for teenagers, as a top priority for us. shoe insisted to talk didn't share information with the chinese government, saying the company would take steps to ensure independent monitoring of data use. all protected us data will be under the protection of u. s. law. and under the control of the u. s. that security team, i was a few liberal members of the house of oppose the move to shut down tick tock. the primary fear that this would be against the 1st amendment, the freedom of speech clause in the constitution. but it appeared the majority
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support either shutting the app down or forcing the sale to a us company. the f. b i director has told congress that tick tock represents a national security threat. the federal government has ordered that it be removed from all federal devices. the previous administration attempted to shut tick tock down, but the move was stopped by the court. and whatever merges from these hearings is likely at some stage to be a protracted legal argument based on 1st amendment from mike hannah. i'll just hear a washington. thank the utah has become the 1st state in the us to pass legislation restricting the use of social media for minors. specific care until permission will now be required for anyone under the age of 18. to use platforms like picked talk, instagram, facebook law designed to make social media giants more responsible for their content.

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