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we would have died of hunger wanted down. just a short term memory 15 people don't. even. play. this is the deal with the news live from bali grief turns to outrage in iran after the military admits that it was behind the downing of a ukrainian a passenger jet now for a 2nd straight day protesters chant anti-government slogans in coulthard his lawyers for an issue deny shooting down the plane on wednesday who's there coming
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up a volcano in the philippines threatens to erupt after spewing a massive plume of ash into the sky in the manila air force is the cancellation of hundreds of flights and also already has ordered tens of thousands of people to evacuate. and sounds in thailand join a so-called run against dictatorship a protest through bangkok oxter bonding more democracy in the country and opposing the country's military influence in the government. 500 home free glad you could join me angry protests have erupted for a 2nd day in iran after the government admitted that its forces accidentally shot down a ukrainian passenger jet killing 176 people now in teheran thousands of demonstrators many of them stewed. slams the government for initially denying that it was behind
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the disaster process to say that change is a needed to address people's grief and frustration. during which the lawyers company must step down the cry of angry students in front of the american beer university and to run strong criticism of iran's supreme leader. the revolutionary guards are deployed. leave us alone at last the crowd chants. but the guards don't comply. tear gas is used to disperse the protesters. earlier iran's military commander in chief and try to quell ill feeling the tragedy had left him inconsolable how many said. but for some a rainy ins the headlines said it's all shame said one. unforgivable read another alongside
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a list of the dead. back to find the denial and cover up over the past 3 days greatly added to the family's pain and suffering and to mind the. u.s. president donald trump tweeted in english and farsi a call for transparency seeing the world is watching those protests continue in cities across iran all i use will be on the regime's reaction. but let's bring in and they got more of the now she is the diplomatic correspondent for the british newspaper the independent joining us from washington d.c. welcome to the program now you've been speaking to sources on the ground in tehran what are they telling you all they concerned about the government response. well yes as we saw back in november just the anti-government protests that across the country and the crackdown was very very brutal deadly hundreds of protesters
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were killed by security forces directly shooting at people attacking people very brutally basically so those definitely concern in the back of people's minds but then at the same time when you see the demographics of these protests slightly different from what we signed november which had a very strong economic on your chart back in the november protest this time it's led by students it broke at university campuses prominent universities and have gone it's basically the political elite joining in leading a chance although the chancellor very political with them at the same time type of reaction of security forces us to this type of urban middle class where the political protests have been different in the past still we're hearing reports of tear gas beatings and out potentially this as the leading into a violent crackdown against still wait and see right i mean you mention brazil
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measures the previous alarming response i mean with all that in mind when you surprised the public to come out onto the streets to express their anger with the government so i think. there is a certain level of risk when protests on the street and iran in a public very well knows that in the past years eventually protesters have gone home where the protests have faded down because of the brutal repression not because the grievances have been going anywhere so the grievances are still there and then when it wraps when this just becomes saw iraq people feel like they have no other option but to take it to the 3 day is basically messed up with their government that they did with the ukrainian hitting civilian flight on your own capital airspace to begin with just to let that civilian. like google into errors by the middle of this operation and 3 days of denial to spirit sees the rumors that she has caused
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a lot of anger and mistrust right from the partly against their own untaet you mention that because the evolution of all of this is interesting when you have had last week millions of iranians attending the funeral of the general killed by the us drone strike and now thousands protesting against the government and the revolutionary guards how divide it is iran in society. well iranian society is polarized and also divided there are so many opinions like any other society to be frank any president from talks about iranians being on the street as if the funeral for them soleimani wasn't real 2 or it was orchestrated no it wasn't here in washington you had the crowd the president talked inauguration the day after you had a bigger crowd that came out for the women's march so that's basically a natural right of any in any society there's even some overlap soft spoken to reformist political activism on the ground who condemn the soleimani killing because they saw it as an aggression an act of basically stumbling into
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a war in the condemned it and then at the same time they're connecting their own government today or yesterday for this big mass up against their own civilians at the end of the day we have to remember this is a potential war that hasn't even started there are still years are basically paying the price for it so imagine what would happen if a war actually broke out between iran and the u.s. that's what makes most iranians very very concerned crucial point to make an egg. the diplomatic correspondent for the independent that british newspaper thank you so much indeed my pleasure. when iraq's military says 8 rockets have struck a major air base where some u.s. personnel are howls an official statement says the 4 rocky soldiers were wounded at balad air base now that is some 80 kilometers north of the capital baghdad there's been no claim of responsibility yet the u.s. has not confirmed the incident. now some of the other stories making news around the world hopes for a ceasefire in libya have been shaken off of both sides of the conflict accused
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each other of continuing to fight there were reports of gunfire in the capital tripoli early on sunday morning now the rebel libyan arab forces had announced that they would agree to a truce with the un backed government. after weeks of criticism australia's prime minister scott morrison now says the his handling of the country's bushfire crisis could have been better he's proposed a national review into the government's response to the disaster that is made news that another firefighter has died bringing the death toll from the bush fuzz to now stand at $28.00. with several 1000 people have gathered in madrid to protest spain's new coalition government now they object to prime minister pedro sanchez forming a minority government that depends on a catalan separatist party santiago risk out of the far right vox party called on sanchez to rest catalan separatist leaders. tens of
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thousands of residents in the philippines have been ordered to evacuate their homes after a volcano began spewing massive plumes of ash into the sky seismologists say that there could be a hazardous eruption of the type of ok in the near the capital manila any day now authorities of close schools and suspended all flights in and out of manila's international airport. a warning shot from volcano as it spews a column of ash and steam into the sky the ash plume generating enough static electricity to produce volcanic lightning. although one of the philippines most active volcanoes it last erupted more than 40 years ago now experts say an eruption affecting a larger area could be just hours away the ash and steam have prompted thousands of people living in towns close to the volcano to follow evacuation orders.
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to more was all the way when the volcano started blasting steam we ran away up here the road was crowded to get gas and pebbles were falling from the sky. yeah but the bottom about the ash fell as far away as the capital manila some 60 kilometers north of manila airport authorities grounded all air traffic affecting dozens of domestic and international flights. in the standoff with the forces. on the top you know full. well. as travelers wait so do the people of the philippines to see what else tile volcano may have in store. well thousands of runners in thailand's capital bangkok have been taking part in a 4 kilometer race to show their discontent with the government now it is called
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the run against dictatorship and the protesters say they are highlighting what they see as a continuation of military rule event also comes in response to news boss ortiz to ban thailand's most outspoken all visitation policy called fiction for which. his son hasn't come up yet but they are already out in droves patiently waiting to register for their protest right. peter song interbred i'm not even keen runners but they both feel they're taking part in something important something long overdue but. it's time for us to come out here and you know spread the word so we would like to do something about. the situation that thailand is facing. 9 months after the elections thailand has made little headway in restoring democracy after the last military coup systematic obstruction and intimidation of any opposition continue that's why the organizers formally staged to run rather than
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a rally. they just do anything any way to prevent us from like at ranging the event that we can speak out but they say that this country's democracy but you know the thing that they did to us is not. just after 6 am the runners embark on their 4 kilometer race dept run to oust the uncle and not so subtle japanese prime minister employee of china cha who goes by the nickname uncle to. the right for your. time out on your own growing grandkids is the star amongst the protest us the charismatic future forward leader has been under heavy pressure since his newly formed party won and france if 80 seats in last year's elections. you can see a typical angle of the people you can feel the disappointment on the people and i think. it's it's an widing saw. i doubt
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you see if the current government lost the. tunnel tones pati most certainly runs later this month thailand's constitutional court is likely expected to ban future for what were spurious accusations even though davis all of a padi. does spirit continuos just struck gold continues saw we are not watered we will continue i was struck go i last until we get a democratic thailand back we would not stop despite last year's elections thailand's democracy still leaves a lot to. he desired and the political climate is getting increasingly tense today's event although it's been a fun atmosphere has revived memories of the street protests that have plagued the thai capital repeatedly over the past 2 decades protests that led to 2 military coups talents political fate could be hanging in the balance and might be decided
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in the streets yet again. or to sports now and in tennis novak djokovic helped seal victory for serbia in the inaugural a.t.p. cup in sydney after defeating his longtime spanish rival rafael nadal after the singles results were tied $11.00 a doubles match decided the title djokovic partnered with vic to try it skate to beat spain's capital can you guess that he's here on a low post 6364. when iran's only female a limp dick medalist kimya elisa day has defected from a country the 2016 bronze medal winner in taekwondo cited quote the hypocrisy of the regime she claims humiliate athletes while using them for their political agenda and the 21 year old will she can phone the reason social media stated quote i am one of the millions of oppressed women in iran who have they have been played with for years elisa days reportedly now training in europe and is hoping to
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compete at the 2020 tokyo olympics but not under the iranian flag. reminded our of our top story. for the 2nd day protesters have gathered in iran to honor the victims of the down to ukrainian plane and oppose the government's handling of the crash the protests erupted after the head of u.s. force of the revolutionary guard accepted full responsibility for the downing of the jet. and you're watching the news and i don't want free c.c. . but dusty brits muddy tires and drums we deliver urgent life saving boxes we give our everything to reach those who need us the most every box feeding their futures. boxes full of college help.
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