the world on fire starts aug 12th on t.w. we have to fight back. and dance with the baby. i. this is. from violet beijing intensifies its crackdown on democratic freedoms in hong kong police arrested media tycoon and leading pro-democracy complain a jimmy and searched his news room is accused of colluding with foreign forces under the tough new security imposed by beijing also coming up.

clashes rose as president lukashenko claims a landslide victory despite strong challenge from an opposition candidate the election commission says the same 80 percent of the vote. more clashes in the streets of beirut as thousands school for the government to go to 1st minister quits but that's not enough for the protesters angered by last week's devastating explosions. welcome to the program china has again cracked down on democratic freedoms in hong kong with the arrest of media tycoon jimmy lie he's a prominent pro-democracy companion an outspoken critic of beijing's policies in the territory an aide said lawyer was being held over suspected collusion with

foreign forces under the tough new national security law imposed in june. this was the moment of arrest jimmy lie put into an unmarked police van outside his home in hong kong. then driven away. police raided the publisher's office late in the morning. he was then later brought to the offices of his media company mixed media the paper itself released these pictures mr light being escorted around the office by police officers. police said they were looking for evidence but did not specify what exactly. the 71 year old jimmy lie is among several arrested in a police operation focused on his group of media outlets including the popular tabloid apple daily. in

a statement police said 7 people have been detained on suspicion of fraud and colluding with foreign forces part of the new security law. this morning around 945 together with our colleagues from the criminal investigation department and military staff we got a warrant to conduct an operation to search for evidence of a ration sulfide smooth and we hope to finish soon and not to disturb the operation of the media. it is not the 1st time jimmy lie has been arrested. china's state media has portrayed him as a traitor and accused him of being one of the masterminds behind the many recent protests in the city. he's a well known and outspoken pro-democracy figure in hong kong who regularly criticize china's or thora town rule many here in hong kong see him as an unlikely hero. i don't think the police should be doing this after all this is

a media organization hong kong claims to have freedom of the press so i don't think they should be raiding the media's premises. the self-made billionaire and media owner is the only high profile business person who so far has been willing to open be criticised beijing for the arrests come only days after the us government announced sanctions on hong kong and mainland chinese officials. it's a clear signal that china is determined to enforce the new security law despite growing international pressure. well joining me now from london is nathan law the chairman of hong kong's they most isto party he faces similar charges in hong kong and is threatened with arrest if he returns nathan what do you make of jimmy lies arrest. why this is that kind of classic from the communist party saying that they would opportunity and are basically using. the national security

prosecute and they pretty content like. jimmy and i have been very vocal in criticizing the country for mine and protecting all come people's freedom so that was kind of a case and to track down the other to the silent. jimmy jimmy has been very very vocal you also have been part of these protests as beijing claims the mosque to mind behind this protest. of course not the way they do in portraying is to praying the prominence cul de sac and says to take full responsibility for all the. upheaval for the past year but actually this is a leaderless movement people acting on their behalf and really devote themselves in stimulus money with their own capacity so i don't think that it's a reality maybe just wanted to court cases to prosecute prominent acts. so

you say the movement is a leaderless one but how is this high profile arrest going to affect the pro-democracy movement well it was definitely create chilling effect which means that even though you are not. so-called clued in with foreign forces you are acting on your own but beijing could definitely trauma cases on you and they will. people who what you want to voice out so that beijing is agenda and i urge the public not to be scared of really giving up your voice are you yourself i mean you're an exile if you will in london right now or you yourself said. well of course we understand how far reaching home rich can be even though we are kind of scared but it's our choice to. adopt what actions are

cope with that my actions will be speaking louder and louder to be able to talk all calm people at the amount and genuine thought over the in order to get more international attention the course. and then are you going back to hong kong any time soon. well according to state media i am on a one cut of education so it is unlikely that i am able to go back to hong kong but if i do dispute that it will be hong kong become a democracy and free face. i don't know thank you very much. and i don't know has already left hong kong and many others are planning to do the same the number of residents leaving is at its highest in 7 years according to official figures is that the territories freedoms are being eroded have forced people to consider their options gary and his fiance has just

a few more months when their life in hong kong before they say goodbye to the hometown and then the great to us shadia when gary filed the application 5 years ago leaving was only a backup plan says dan hong kong has the massive social and political upheaval but it was the unprecedented antigovernment protests last year that finally pushed him over the at church. this isn't the hong kong i grew up with anymore freedom has been restricted hong kong will soon be no different from the rest of china i feel even more unsafe under the new national security law we've lost so we have to find it elsewhere or you want. to fight or to flee that's a tough question for many homeowners like gary starting a life abroad will likely be a rocky path even in his job as an engineer gary and his fiance who does not want

to be interviewed because she fears for her job here are prepared to start from scratch a price they're willing to pay in exchange for liberty. it's time to abandon our well paid jobs friends everything we've established here where we were born in ranges we did struggle to make this decision but around a 3rd of my friends are also considering leaving or at least sending their children abroad to. the. official figures show that the number of whole co-residents leaving is at its highest in 7 years around 30000 people left in 2019 a 40 percent search in just a year and that's expected to keep growing since the new chinese security law was enacted last month and then both countries have plans to make it easier for hong

kong ers to emigrate to australia taiwan and britain are among the popular destinations the u.k. government to even allow the really the free media the whole calmness with british national overseas passports or documents from the colonial era to settle there an equation is more than a personal choice in hong kong it's also our issue beijing house wanted to stop reckon i think the special protest from our hong kong president in retaliation for bread. has offered to put them in some hope asian heavyweight if an african with ok a permanent resident things are those granted u.k. citizenship which means they could lose their right to vote and thankfully election in hong kong. the right gary has recently been travelling around home call to capture is iconic scenery these pictures was just 3 memories off took place there were no longer for your lawyerly you said just sad so well especially since many

friends will soon drift apart i treasure the remaining chances to be together and i hope i can still contribute to my hometown by other means in the future. or they fall. to bill or is now where the election commission says president of exam a look at shank 0 won a landslide 80 percent of the vote in the sunday's election but the opposition candidates for the 2nd upscale says the results were rigged and she was the real winner she's said she wants to hold talks with the government while police clashed with protesters across bellerose following the election. on the streets of minsk belew says capital filled with protesters. chanted change and long live bellerose resoundingly through the city. riot police pushed back against the demonstrators deploying water cannon and firing

tear gas and rubber bullets. incumbent president who gushing call had warned would crack down on any unauthorized rallies. 7 was. will follow the law and any talk of repression will disappear the law is above all else if you break it we will respond and we've been like handed in our response so far to be honest with you i've. always held back or law enforcement joe i told them there's no need for a heavy response. the protest kicked off after a state exit poll said look i was far ahead many of those in the streets believe the government rigged the results their concerns were echoed by opposition candidates. who rejected the early vote count. she said quote i believe my own eyes the majority is with us. long lines

formed outside polling stations on sunday with many voters sporting the white armbands that are a symbol for supporters this election poses the 1st serious challenge to look ashame close 26 year rule with support pretty cannot growing over the last few weeks she emerged as a leading opposition figure after her husband was barred from running prompting her to stand as a candidate she is now refusing to accept defeat despite official numbers showing look ashamed go with a huge lead and is the termination to keep a firm grip on power well joining me now is a journalist analyst chalke of front of the election commission says look around 80 percent of the vote do you think that result is at all credible. for the whole i think majority give better sense do not believe it's real results i think these

numbers are fade because i know how elections are being the regulars they don't even count the ballots where they just get the numbers from the central letter all communications and they pulled the right numbers in the final protocols and the only for the commission members is to do this balance into the piles so their servers in the pilot service can see their pilot unfortunately or fortunately the question will not recognize the few last he's definitely in minority right now and he definitely has the crisis of legitimacy of their people in mainz people in 30 other cities that were protesting less line we believe the question can receive more than 2025 percent the fields and now the question if you had their mankato officials they will they will switch the site and they will support the will of people. well if the settlers are going to scare says that she will not accept the

result what harm what what can she do with what are her options. so a bunch of us braith anasta staying brothers because my prediction yesterday to one of the foreign media was that today all of the leaders of opposition will be costs to be already said logical most case free your team may not have a list because he's still a free and the 3rd inmate fled the country ready. to and also have promised in the case of the question for them not change his position and in the not begin negotiations she will join the protesters use about the most terrible cold people drop that it will change the situation. nomadic with and it will be much more people will eventually offer on the streets compared to yesterday. we've seen pretty robust reactions from from the police to the protests what do you make the way of the way the police have responded to the demonstrators

and do you expect that to get more even more harsh 1st the fall of the use of violent force brutal force yesterday it was fully legal police use disproportionate force against peaceful protesters i did see on the video some of the wrong when people took of them the stone and throw the stone into a police line and the 2nd time i saw when people were throwing efforts for oranges i didn't see and increased forms to apples from oranges or loose a launch the water cannons and the grenades and you know what happened more than 50 people injured right now one person dead and 3 percent sorry for the condition right now and we don't know how much people will work and die soon as well after yesterday across the. front of here joka joining us from instead thank you very much with your input for. and now to some of the other

stories making headlines around the world today the u.s. health secretary has met a taiwanese president in when in taipei is the highest level u.s. visits to taiwan in 4 decades as i said he was there to convey a strong message of support from u.s. president will trump the visit has been strongly condemned by china which claims taiwan as its territory. is australia's prime minister scott morrison says he is hopeful that covert 900 cases are stabilising in victoria state the hotspot city of melbourne recorded dropping daily infections the same time the estate marked the country's highest single day rise in fatalities is 19 deaths. rajapaksa has been sworn in as the prime minister of sri lanka by his brother the country's president. a populist secured a landslide victory in parliamentary elections last wednesday observers say that

should give him a big enough majority to cement his part by passing legislation that could change the constitution. but here in germany the center left social democratic party has announced its candidate for chancellor in next year's general election when angela merkel heads into retirement at the end of her 4th and final term it's all off shots currently the finance minister in the coalition government with marcus conservatives trolls has been polling as the country's most populist popular rather s.p.v. politician he's perceived as having skillfully responded to the coronavirus crisis with a multi-billion euro stimulus package aimed at buffering the economic fallout. or this bring in our political response nina harden in a tell us who is all or shows and why is he the chosen one to go for the chancery for the social democrats next year. he is i'm going michael's finance minister

which makes him number 2 in the current german government he is anglo-american olds deputies so whenever the german chancellor is on holiday or life choice acts temporarily as the german chancellor and interestingly he's also the most popular politician you've mentioned it but that is interesting because he used to have a very different image he used to be considered to lack and was not really somebody who could appeal to voters but that image has changed especially during the covert crisis and so the s.p.d. are now going with their strongest man and that is an interesting side because they've essentially kick started the german election campaign now to be nominated their strongest man but what heartbeat are his chances of actually becoming the next chancellor i would say if angle america was running for a 5th term then the chances would be very slim but since she isn't it is

a very different ball game and i believe that the s.p.d. has recognised that opportunity they have essentially nominated their chancellor candidate really early on in the game and that is putting the other parties under pressure to. essentially present their own candidates and position themselves politically because the s.p.d. is signalling with a nomination of well off faults that they have overcome all the infighting they used to be a very big debate about whether the s.p.d. should move for the left or stay in the middle and the left sides is sort of the candidate where the s.p.d. leadership is saying we are leaning left but he is more traditional so we've overcome our differences now to the other parties show us what you've got and we're ready for the election campaign you know thank you. in lebanon government minister the minister of justice has resigned following the catastrophic explosions in the port of beirut last week more than 150 people were

killed and hundreds of thousands left homeless lebanon has been rocked by days of clashes between protesters and security forces the demonstrators blame the country's political elite for deep rooted corruption and negligence. another evening of anger in beirut violent clashes with security forces as people protest for a 2nd day the sun raised was said off by tuesday's mass even devastating explosion these protestors laid the blame directly on what i say a lebanon's corrupt leaders sunday saw a number of government officials over the crisis in the hand that this is the point of no return the people are hungry the economy is collapsing the economic financial and monetary crisis is escalating how family children relatives and friends are homeless consumed by grief despair and frustration. authorities have had little involvement with the cleanup so far instead it's been left to volunteers to clear

the debris lebannon was already struggling through a financial crisis when the explosion he's making the recovery from this disaster that much harder. but. let's have some compassion where we feel pain we cannot stand these people from beirut from become from the north everybody is hungry we're not just here protesting to take a picture and post it on facebook people are hungry and when people get hungry well that's it. lebanon faces huge challenges dish reconstruction costs and the welfare of an entire nation under trish the now the on rest of the last few days looks it to carry on into a new week. meanwhile world leaders have pledged more than 250000000 euros in emergency aid for lebanon during a virtual donor conference war but no money will be made available without

political and economic reforms. saying that lebanon's future is at stake french president a man well mark hong appealed for a unified international effort to help the country as he opened the emergency donor conference in which other world leaders also participated. together we have to do everything we can so that violence and chaos do not win the day and aid was arriving in beirut from around the world the united states air force loaded food and medicine destined for lebanon on to planes at an air base in qatar. at the vatican pope francis called for unity in lebannon and help from abroad during remarks in st peter's square. you know well you know into the debate i once again appealed for a generous help from the international community when. morocco was also

air lifting aid to the country prompting lebanese journalist soon beirut to express their gratitude. thanks morocco for their help and i thank all countries all countries face crises but they support us the support is stronger than politics and interests. russian rescue teams continue to search for survivors at the site of the blast in beirut hope of finding any fades with each passing day. motor sports must say these have failed to win a formula one race for the 1st time this season red bulls march to stop and took the checkered flag of britain substance which was hosting a grand prix race for the 2nd time this month for. formula one the 70th anniversary grand prix was a creative name for the 2nd silverstone race in as many weekends organizers are limiting travel due to the corona virus pandemic miss avi's had won every race so

far but only bought us and teammate lewis hamilton both got away cleanly at the front but behind them red bulls max for stop and quickly move past surprise 3rd place qualifier nico holcomb. there are isa pass in fatal spawn on another awful day for the german. dutchman for stop and managed to go in front of potus following a pit stop and promptly sped away his tired choices were looking superior on our hot day in britain. hamilton then over took part asked later on to move 2nd and limit the damage is the ariza record equalling 7th title. but the victory was for stepan's ending a run of 4 straight wins them a safety so far in this corona virus affecting. season. yeah we had a lot of place in the car i've been without a lot of tolerations at all. i have just kept pushing and yeah an incredible result

of course the wind here. pushed up and goes above but i sent a 2nd in the overall standings behind hamilton. you're watching news here's a reminder of the top stories we're following for you right now beijing has intensified its crackdown on democratic freedoms in hong kong but the arrest of media tycoon and leading pro-democracy campaigner jimmy lie out of his office he's accused off colluding with foreign forces under a tough new security composed by a judge. has been clashes around pharaoh's off the president of the shank a landslide victory in sunday's elections election commission said lucas rankled took 80 percent of the fault but the main opposition candidate says vote was rigged . this is the dummy news coming to you live from the early hours of call because of the business that's up next the main topic

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