coming up on the program pro-democracy activists found. they were convicted for their. protest. against. the two main parties go head to head. first. trying.

to. destroy the. welcome to the program it's good to have you with us five years ago central financial district looked a bit like this from september to december protesters armed with umbrellas what out in the streets demanding a greater say in how their cities it was a cry for true democracy but wasn't listening five years later it continues to go after those behind these protests. of the. ben were found

guilty of either causing or inciting people to create a public nuisance the verdict means these hong kong goes ranging in age from their thirty's to their seventy's could spend up to seven years in jail here is what two of them said before entering the court to hear the verdict. and no matter what happened today. i have the confidence many people today with me together will continue to strive for hong kong's democracy and will persist on and we will not give up what maestro you feel i still be living in the power of love and peace and i have no regrets for what i have done this is what i say it is that believe that bush john can man and his friend benny time onto the streets of hong kong five years back he has more on what they have been fighting for. beni thai has prepared for the worst he knows he'll pay a personal price for his role in

a movement that paralyzed hong kong for more than two months. we might have done something illegal but we felt it was justified. we were fighting for democracy in hong kong. it was twenty fourteen yellow umbrellas symbolizing the fight for democracy dominated the city center this after beijing still session to allow hong kong people to elect its leader directly but only from a list of pre-approved candidates. to demand completely free elections betty tie and two outta activists found at the occupy movement a must sit in to block the city's financial district that movement joint with other student led protests and demonstrations snowballed into what became known as the

umbrella movement. for all. protests has been peaceful in the past few days. but now police have begun to use tear gas and rubber bullets so we have to protect ourselves. and estimated one point two million people took to the streets but the protests and it without success the thai and activists ended up in court because on one. on the umbrella movement was just a starting point or that we still have a long way to go. given up yet i still wish to do something with the. even if i get imprisoned that is just a small part of a very long journey. hutto gore yeah. the activists say they will be back no matter how many obstacles beijing puts on the

road ahead. and that reporters are joshua wong one of the student leaders during the twenty four thousand protests in own needs the pro-democracy group there mostly store and he joins us from hong kong joshua glad you could make it would it be fair to say that today's verdict was somewhat expected today a verdict just generate children ask if fact to fratton activists and people in hong kong to fight for free in action and democracy now you yourself went to jail because of the part that you played in the twenty fourteen pro-democracy movement what would you say is the state of the pro-democracy movement in hong kong since then one country two systems should be the coral lists made by beijing and british government be a fraud the transfer of sovereignty however in the recent year under the hot line policy off president xi system in hong kong already erode into one country one

inhofe system so to day i just realized and just experienced political prosecution and we also realised on holidays a long term battle for us to fight for free election what all we ask for is just creating elected the leader of our city but all is under prosecution and suppression of. your fighting to suppression against beijing as you porter how is this fight going. nine leaders of the umbrella with an all funky o.t. and take my face to joe's and has announced tomorrow i guess the maximum joe terms might be seven years and it's time for us to ask the late. currency but i would say that no matter what happens even today a lot a lot of our body is still cannot of our might but ultimately what does that mean for hong kong do you for example have must support amongst the people in hong kong

for your movement out hundreds of participants and citizens in hong kong to show their support outside the court today before their court trial at the same time i believe once the sentencing announced who will have more than dollars in zen thousands of people come to the street again i believe must've of hong kong people also stand on the same camp and they are there wants to say mandela will trust to believe in freedom and democracy and i urge the international committee to recognize that in a previous state ha ha seems to be kind of semi to moccasin city but now under certain hot line policy and prosecution it already turned to be semi before retiring city you spoke about the international community there do you as a pro-democracy activist in hong kong feel abandoned by the international community in your fight against bridging. i believe the international committee could be more

actively keep the ice in hong kong they have today what we experienced in hong kong is no matter legals corner professor and university barrister or legislator or have been convicted and funky and they need to send joe sentence and it's hard for us to imagine at what kind of experience they will face in the future i believe no matter what the matter a politician in germany in european country in u.s. and u.k. big can recognize that hong kong is the city stand in a front line stand in the forefront to a conference beijing suppression with the uprising trying to model i believe is a must for people to look into the situation of hong kong's and show their support to realize that law and more political prisoners exist in hong kong right never never vary from the time international want to ignore us from hong kong thank you very much. india next week goes to the polls on thursday to elect a new parliament and prime minister it's the world's biggest election with nine

hundred million voters eligible to cost about it it is a head to head fight between current prime minister never more the. both have reached out to voters today election manifestos released within a week of future other more these hindu nationalists beauty of the manifesto released on monday promises better income support for farmers tolerance against terrorism thirty three percent reservation for women in their employment opportunities among other things wrote down this congress party in its manifesto has promised a separate budget for. measures against terrorism thirty three percent reservation for women in parliament a new ministry to knock off the rapid creation of jobs among other things but is there more to read between the lines here is more from underneath correspondent. prime minister noda seems more. emphasis is heavily on.

the manifest also some mention of the controversial. support for the construction of the temple. between hindus and on the other hand we have. the congress. is a minimum. where it says that if the lift all indians out of. how does it do this it proposes to do one thousand. nine hundred fifty million families across the country. that have a corresponding mischa just well there are two cambodia now which has long been part of the southeast asian experience for international backpackers but the country is now firmly on the map for mainstream tourists that's the to a building boom to cash in on the trend but eco activists say that's leaving the

last thing maak on cambodia's beach is. sihanoukville cambodia a city that wants to be the next global tourist hot spot it's known for its pristine beaches and clear blue water but one thing might spoil a little. syringe pumped onto the well directly into the ocean. environmental activist who had the water tested and the results were alarming. there are parasites and lots of other bacteria in the water. the water is dangerously polluted and a health risk by this. scores of new casinos and hotels are being built along the coast but serious and waste management systems haven't kept up with the change piles of trash or another eyesore keeping tourists away. and you sense if there's a trying to keep the problem in check but development races ahead blighting the

very beach that visitors come for on islands off the coast plastic is washing up right under people's homes much of the way says discarded by locals themselves because there's no service here to pick up trash scientists are testing the health of nearby waters and they've issued a warning. development in places like giving us a good example of what we want to avoid here in the future development. go out into the ocean. that's a real problem for. us is in particular. developers say construction would benefit the region if it's done right. we have a couple of issues that we need to deal with the issues all infrastructure basic sewage sanitation. electricity incineration waste disposal this is the way

forward in the way that the city will win and then it can become a world wide destination. but activists say right now greed is winning out over green and they feed beaches like this might just become a paradise lost. that's our show for the day we're given all of those other markets react to recent phone calls were found guilty for their golda meir problem with one protest in twenty four pm eastern time. where i come from we have to fight for a free press i was born and raised in a new town with the painter sheikh with just one t.v. shadow and a few newspapers one official information as a journeys i have walked off the streets a name you can trust and their problems are always the same point to source

inequality a lack of the freedom of the press and. we can afford to stay silent when it comes to the fans of the human side see the microphones who have decided to put their trust in us. my name is jenny paris and i work. at long last carl is going to be former head of nissan and renault speaks out in a combative video which he lashes out at his former colleagues also coming up chinese and european leaders gather in brussels for talks after trying to make e.u. member goodly part of its controversial belt and growth infrastructure initiative

and where do most top notch restaurants in france get their caviar from the answer once oppressed. kris kobach program for my nissan boss carlos go on says he's the victim of a conspiracy he made the claims in a video that was recorded before he was rearrested last week on additional charges of financial misconduct mr gong was credited for rescuing the son but now he says his former colleagues are out to get him. i mean a set of all the charges that have been brought against me and i'm also innocent of all the. accusation that came around these charges that are all biased taken out of context twisted in a way to paint a person of greed and a person of dictatorship. when he's on both callers don't speaking there now

the united states has threatened to impose further terrors of more than one hundred of more than eleven billion dollars on your products and.