bialik asked transferred. managed by from part. this is deja vu news live from berlin and hong kong marks 5 years of demonstrating for democracy it's been 5 years since the start of the so-called umbrella movement and pro-democracy demonstrators were out in the streets as they have been every weekend for the last 4 months we'll take you to hong kong for the latest also coming up violence in afghanistan as voters go to the polls to elect

a new president several people have been killed and dozens injured in blasts near polling stations. and zimbabwe's former president robert mugabe is to be buried in his rule hometown today follows weeks of brand link between the government and his family over his final resting place. i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program fresh rallies has been taking place in hong kong to mark 5 years since the start of the so-called umbrella movement which saw mass protests in the territory pro-democracy demonstrators have been protesting for months after a controversial extradition bill which was tabled back in march this year it's since been shelved but protests protesters have a wide range of demands that echoed those of 5 years ago they include direct democracy from hong kong and. tommy from china. let's go live now to hong

kong where our correspondent charlottesville some pill is standing by thanks for joining me how a protest is commemorating today. book clashes rebecca what widely predicted today and that is exactly what we have seen on the streets of hong kong things have thought it's calmed down a little bit now people as i'm sure you can see behind me are starting to go home many of them still wearing the mosque that they were wearing just a short time ago now what we saw with a number of a protest is throwing rocks and stones at police said most of cocktails were also thrown at government buildings a short time later police issued a warning urging people to leave the government complex area or they would be made to leave and then the police moved in we saw riot police on the streets we saw water cannon very briefly police used blue dye in that would come in something that

we've seen a couple of times before were designed to mob the protesters so that they can be identified and tracked down onto it so that has been another violent evening here in hong kong crucially people who are back on the streets in the very area where they protest in 28 at the umbrella movement process salted 5 years ago they were back in the same place many of them one thing to make a point is and by that point with that is that they have backed off going once again for democratic reforms well those protests that you mentioned the umbrella movement of 5 years ago what kind of lessons have today's protests has taken from those protests 5 years ago. a lot of the people that we've spoken to say that what they've learned is that in order to keep the menton to maintain public support they need to diversify that tactic little bit they need to be created previously during the umbrella and they've been the phrase has. the

static they occupied one key area mainly what we've seen though in this year is protesters moving from place to place the idea behind that being that they can move away from brightly as they move in and also keep the focus keep the attention here and in the hong kong the strategy of this entire protest movement this year has been cool to be able to feel like what the people can do it and what we've also seen in the process of trying to diversify 'd what that tactics are so not only are they moving they will say i'm coming up with different ways of processing human chains for example any way that they can think of keeping the world attention on the protest movement does appear to be an effective so far these protests have indeed gone on now considerably don't go down the umbrella. of these protests just one of many rallies organized for this weekend tell us a bit more about what else is to be expected. yeah there are protests planned for the coming days the one the people particularly have that i owned is up

side with us a lot of people that we've spoken to tonight say that they are really gearing up for that event in particular and that is because it's the 70th anniversary of the founding of the people's republic of china so people want to use that occasion to come out onto the streets and resent a different message of the message that will be coming out from mainland china where you can see images of people celebrating cheering people here want to be out on the streets saying that they are extremely unhappy with the way that things have been going and really in many ways trying to trying to embarrass and show up the authorities in beijing china to listen poll in hong kong thank you very much. the polls have closed in afghanistan's presidential election with people voting amid a wave of violence and concerns about legitimacy the taliban opposes the election and there has been reports of several attacks across the country peace talks between the islamist group and the us collapsed earlier this month more than $100.00 civilians have been killed in a spate of. bombings in recent weeks the last elections in 24 tame one mired in

allegations of fraud and ended with the u.s. stepping in to appoint a power sharing government. the security forces are out on the streets to protect the public in the face of threats of violence by the taliban going to vote in afghanistan takes courage. officials are adopting new methods to prevent election fraud every voter has to be fingerprinted and photographed the downside is that it might dissuade more conservative muslim women from voting at all. samir nasri is voting for the 1st time. that i rode the horse. when i demanded the leader i voted for is that he provides security throughout the country. and also that he make peace with the taliban long lasting peace that many voters say peace security and corruption are their most pressing concerns the 2 lead candidates each claim their

best suited to address the country's problems the one is the incumbent president ashraf ghani sola. they will this peace is the 1st demanded of our nation. and this election will give us the legitimacy we need to bring peace to this nation for that definite stand with. the other isabella dollar currently the country's chief executive the 2 have been in a government of national unity since 2014 after they both claim victory in elections marred by fraud whoever wins this time will have to find a way to deal with the taliban. and. to the taliban forces who have threatened this election process i would like to say as a citizen of this country and as a voter that threatening innocent people is not a demonstration of strength on your part. and that casualties among innocent

civilians will not benefit you. after decades of war and misery and a number of fraudulent elections voters will be demanding bold action from the new president under what continue to be very difficult conditions. found some of the other stories making news around the world nigerian police have rescued more than 300 people held in chains in a building in the northern city of kut do you know most of the captives were children a police spokesman said the building housed an islamic school and that several teachers have been arrested. british prime minister bars johnson has been referred to a police watchdog over allegations of corruption during his time as london mayor investigation concerns his links to a u.s. business woman whose companies were allegedly awarded state funding which is. the urban climate known as the french spiderman has been arrested after he scaled a high rise building in frankfurt alain robert is known for climbing some of the

world's tallest structures without safety equipment or commission police in the german city were waiting for him when he came down again. in zimbabwe the former president robert mugabe will be buried in his rule home village today it follows weeks of wrangling between the government and his family over his final resting place the funeral will be held at his birthplace the village of code to thomas sorry where his body was taken last week with a died in a singapore hospital earlier this month at the age of 95 he's a controversial figure many revered him as a freedom fighter who helped bring about zimbabwe's independence from britain yet his 37 year rule as president was defined by brutal repair per pression and economic chaos. we're joined now by correspondent privileges' found here you who's in khatam a village full that burial now privilege it seems

a rather quiet fair affair they had today. yes quite a more distant crowd at your family or instead where the final resting place for the late former president without god is going to be. the crowd is be fitting probably for their use wish to have a private burial it is rather. the national way huge crowds are normally drawn to come and witness the burial of national interest so they ease surely more describe the just come out probably more people from the close family and friends come to pay their last respects and the decision to have his burial here has caused some conflict between her family and the government how did they finally come to an agreement oh oh.

no no no i think the government had to give in because from the testimonies that we have had is that robert mugabe really intimated that you did not want to be buried at the national heroes because you failed to that he was. following the military overthrow in your him by 2017 even though the government wanted him to be very different national. they had to give in to defend their loot. because that's what the. ultimate brother had see that you wanted to be down to these fellows. and program he was very controversial figure how will he be remembered by those in his hometown. coming. to some he remains

a hero. to some easier vilain. do you know in the sense that you went there was one of the founding fathers of independence zimbabwe and some of the things that you did for the community and for zimbabwe and even some within the region itself in africa is all he's regarded as a pan african most but on the other hand you also have people who. was receiving and who is rein saw their opinions i divided for a man who was a liberator and i'm in warsaw at the end of his reign he was a dictator privilege most fun here in town a village thank you. to washington now where the u.s. special representative on ukraine has resigned in the midst of an and page one inquiry into president trump kurt volker stepped down after

a whistleblower report emerged about a phone call between trump and the ukrainian president focal was named in the report which alleges that trump tried to pressure the ukrainian government into digging for information on a political rival democratic presidential hopeful joe biden and congressional investigators a jew to interview and 4 of the state department officials next week. they've also subpoenaed secretary of state might pump for documents concerning contact with the ukrainian government trump says democrats have launched a politically motivated witch hunt. the show is carrying on as normal at the white house president trump meeting hispanic community leaders a key voter group he needs to win in 2020 crisis what crisis. but away from the cameras the president is raging his anger directed at the man now leading the impeachment inquiry against him. on twitter trump wrote adam schiff

must resign and be investigated he has been doing this for 2 years he is a sick man. chairmanships committee is now in overdrive the california democrat has signaled he's keen to hear from key witnesses as soon as possible and they're from the president's inner circle if the person. giuliani the president's personal lawyer has been leading the efforts to prove unfair fight allegations against trump's rival joe biden for months he has met repeatedly with ukrainian oligarchy and officials the committee wants to know if his freelance efforts damaged u.s. interests also in the inquiry science might pump a state department they want to know if giuliani used diplomats to make contact with ukrainian officials american diplomats are supposed not to serve political

parties and on thursday mike compared denied they've done so to the best of my knowledge from what i've seen so far of the actions that were undertaken by state department officials was entirely appropriate congress is poised to scrutinize that claim the judicial committee will continue work through its current fall break the speculate.