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democracy you have to go a little starch july 1st on t w. this is d w news line from the trump supporters gear up for his 1st rally in more than 3 months thousands have been gathering for the event in tulsa oklahoma the city has a long history of racial tensions and there a fear is that the president's visit could spawn final protests also coming out confronting belgium's colonial ponced we may not historian calling for the removal of monuments to king leopold who headed the country's brutal colonial regime the
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cold is now being echoed by thousands of protesters. and anger in india and china protests erupt across the country in the wake of a good a clash in a disputed himalayan region prime minister narendra modi blames beijing for the violence on rules of his military's kind abilities. i'm rebecca races welcome to the program we begin in the u.s. where thousands of people are gathering intel to oklahoma for president donald trump's 1st campaign campaign rally in more than 3 months the city has a history of racial tensions and there are fears the troubles visit could spawn violence the days of the event is also being criticized coming just a day after june taint the day marking the end. of slavery in the us.
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black lives matter protesters gathered across the united states on friday to commemorate the end of slavery. donald trump's original plan to hold a campaign rally on that date sparked a huge backlash so too did the location tulsa oklahoma is the site of the worst incident of racist violence in u.s. history in 1921 the city's greenwood district was a bustling hub of successful black owned businesses known as black wall street it was razed to the ground by white mobs some 300 black people were killed and while our black men fought courageously to defend their homes and businesses to defend their families they were eventually. so outnumbered and outgunned that white rioters broke through those barriers and invaded the greenwood district and the.
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massacre had begun 99 years later many tulsa residents are still affected by racism they say donald trump is not welcome. the rally will now take place one day later on saturday but there is little hope here that it will contribute to unity and healing. not far from the greenwood district tom supporters have been camped out for days and thousands more are expected to arrive on saturday. black lives matter protesters plan to hold a counter rally in tulsa fearing clashes and violence the city has imposed a curfew around the venue for trump's rally the president himself has tweeted a warning to protesters traveling to told you will not be treated like you have been a new york seattle or minneapolis it will be a much different scene it will be the 1st trump rally since the coronavirus
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lockdown began in march. and the movement for racial justice in the u.s. has spread around the world prompting other countries to face up to racism in their own histories our next report is from belgium where a historian is hoping to capitalize on this moment to get her country to confront the past month marked by brutal racism. finally i'm betsy feels a little less alone. for years the obvious story and has tried to challenge the way belgium deals with its colonial past now she's among thousands calling for the removal of all monuments of the country's longest serving monarch the man who headed up the brutal colonial regime in what is now the democratic republic of congo king leopold the 2nd. we all know that dorothy chills a symbolic bell were and i'm totally confused that for some people. did or did
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don't want us to demonstrate or they will don't want people to demonstrate and to see with these not because they want to keep those to choose their they want to keep else in earth of inferior team. pundits he was born in belgium but had to fight racism all her life she struggled to forge a career in the arts facing many rejections now she has opened her own gallery that spotlights the work of black artists. because the race isn't here is very sceptical and this is what me says makes it so dangerous and so harmful to there are so many examples like if you're looking for an apartment you have to say i understand yeah that you know don't waste my time on black. statues of leopold the 2nd like this one in the seaside resort of all stand are
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everywhere but there's no mention that his lavish public spending was financed by congolese robber and no mention of the millions of congolese people killed in the process instead the official website directs tourists to a walking tour highlighting how the king's achievements bolstered the town's prestige. since the protests started a number of statues and busts have been taken down. but of origins are busy restoring others this history professor things that sends the wrong message. to main problem of belgium and this is again a difference with other former cloner matter poles is that we do not have any monuments for victims of the colonization or heroes of anti communities. unvetted she is collecting her son she wants him to learn as much as possible about his family's history. her own mother still remembers the brutal reality of
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colonial rule and really thinking he'd get back up a bit if they've already been initially. they punish people who couldn't meet their rubber quota by cutting off their hands yes he's seen it myself here and sometimes when they were punishing african people they forced them to turn their backs to stare at the sun and then you would go blind yet they say that this is the year 8 it is good then you have a good. from betsy knows that many parents of congolese the semed do not like to share on pleasant memories but for some of the generations to come she feels transparency is the best way forward telling now some other stories making news around the world activist in paris have sprayed the french health ministry with red paint to demonstrate against poor working conditions and low
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wages for medical workers activists also put up a fake medal outside the building to highlight what they say is the government's failure to address address the concerns of health care staff struggling to cope with the coronavirus pandemic. tens of thousands of people in mali have taken to the streets demanding the resignation of the country's president abraham. is accused of corruption and failing to contain at the heart of some insurgency it's the 2nd protest this month that is being spearheaded by a newly formed coalition of opposition groups. a year leaders have failed to reach agreement on rescue packages to help the bloc through the worst economic crisis in its history a virtual summit to discuss a 750000000000 euro coronavirus recovery fund ended we have no consensus a new round of in person force is planned for mid july. indian
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prime minister narendra modi says his country is hurt and angry following monday's border clash with chinese troops in which at least 20 indian soldiers were killed age side blames the other for the violence the deadliest clash in the disputed him a land border region in 4 decades the prime minister has warned he's given the indian army free rein to respond to any new aggression from china. saying goodbye to a father family members and the community attend the funeral of seeing. the indian soldier was one of at least 20 who died in violent clashes with chinese soldiers in the disputed valley on monday indian prime minister narendra modi says no territory was lost in the incident and warned of his military capabilities. whether it be action or counter-action our armed forces are doing what is necessary
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for the security of the nation on land in air and on water. the country today has such capability that no one can even dare look towards an inch of our land. the fight erupted in a region of the himalayas where an exact border has never been defined both sides have accused each other of intruding into their territory provoking the incident. china has acknowledged that its forces suffered casualties but has not released any figures. the 2 sides are currently engaged in dialogue to resolve the issues on the ground through diplomatic and military channels i have nothing to offer. bangor has now spread across india sparking protests calling for a boycott of chinese goods. we are calling for the chinese president to be hanged the chinese army brutally killed our
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troops our movement will continue to protest and demand that consumers shun all chinese products sold in our country. experts say while the 2 nuclear neighbors are unlikely to head toward easing tension in the region is essential. as crossover today to be correspondent nation chimes fall in india and correspondent mathias building in beijing michelle like to start with you prime minister narendra modi is warning china and people in india seem really angry is that the overall feeling across the country what about that there definitely is anger and resentment against the chinese which had been building over the last week given the tensions along this de facto water that i know actually until or and the deaths opinion soldiers as you've been quite matter still ahead but it is important to point out that the. test region as we have seen have been held back to it perhaps do it
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resent a whiteness sentiment in india especially china when it 1st loses and in terms of economic data sheet association points up and as forefront of bad on cheney's list and perhaps more concerning that i wonder what sort of a sink in yes telecom industry average. perhaps rolling back on the china cabinet for the good this might regard the project. with india and china. dollars do you cannot and this is something which can hurt india what that check right material change for you now we heard that modi has threatened to use whatever force necessary to sort of hit back to china what are the reactions there in china from that morning. yeah the chinese diplomats have always been quite vocal in what they said they've even
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lost to china india to discipline its military but here inside the country the cho nice quiet though it's the conflict is almost absent from the news here in china not to me that looks like china is really trying not to fan those nationalist sentiment that is easy to stir up here in the country in order to have more options china's diplomats are also constantly. reiterating that they are in dialogue with india and they are trying to solve this diplomatically so at the moment they are definitely not playing the nationalist card as the have been in for other conflicts neisha what does this mean for the future of this very longstanding border dispute letter back of us such rules of engagement that complement this what it is you don't believe the 2 sides can drop down south they have been wanted as building measures that arms not be used and on the border which is what made these
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did these deaths all of them more shocking now that they're on to what's coming out that perhaps he has militia last reconsidering these rules of engagement there's a little a need from the insect world is really strong stance against china what it seems the same as aggression last time and denies this incident is going to. do the chinese and indians deny this matter and to see the villain shot at more length x.t. these by china. shot in delhi and it is burning and beijing thank you very much. football star name on has just waved goodbye to a small fortune after losing a court case against his former club. the brazilian star claimed that boss alone owed him nearly 44000000 euros as a bonus for signing a new contract and 2016 most of the faith wasn't paid to him after boston
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a blockbuster lowness said he breached his terms by joining paris st germain just a year later the spanish court ordered neymar to pay back nearly 7000000 euros of the initial bonus payments. you're watching data over the news we'll have more news headlines at the top of the hour until then you can stay up to date on our web site that's dot com if you get to follow us on twitter and instagram as well i'm rebecca ridges thanks for watching. hijacking the news. where i go from the news was being hijacked jurors were still has become the script do a reality show it's not just good versus evil hosts versus them why and why. in countries like russia or china or turkey people are told that if there is a and if you're a journalist and you try to get beyond that.
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