♪ >> hello and welcome to live from paris. people have been killed in iraq on one of the bloodiest days since antigovernment protests began. the top shiite condemning the use of lethal force against demonstrators. siege,he end of a 12 day hong kong police say they found 470st 4000 petrol bombs and weapons while clearing out the polytechnic university campus after protesters left the

building. climate change activists kicking off a round of demonstrations across europe in cities such a s london, berlin, , rome, and par. ♪ we begin in iraq where the death toll of antigovernment protesters continues to climb. security forces shooting dead more than 40 demonstrators and 24 hours in baghdad and the south of iraq and the country's top shiite muslim cleric condemned the use of lethal force against demonstrators, urging demonstrators to reject acts of violence while warning against another wave of violence. the latest on weft -- unrest coming after a day of conflict.

joining me is patrick, thank you for your time. noappears the violence shows sign of easing. whwhato you think the government will do next? patrick:k: i think it is likelyo increase repression. it has killed two mini people to back down now. the official figure is 408 dead. it is probably much greater. the samems to have idea. i'm afraid things will get worse. protesters continue to

flood the streets and demonstrating. it is certainly -- the crackdown does not have the impact the government wantsts. patrick: it is completely counterproductive. i was in baghdad on the day they started weeks ago and it was a small protest in korea square. i had seen protests like that afore, they walked across bridge and security forces opened fire and killed 10 people . it is the overreaction of security forces which has fueled its protest and has turned into something close to a mass uprising and given it an anti-iranian flavor because iran is seen as orchestrating this. annette: iran at this point in

time dealing with its own protest movement. if the violence continues as a result, what impact is it going to have on the region as a whole? patrick: i think it really is a turning point in the region, or could be. one of the most powerful forces in the middle east, a growing voice for decades since the iranian revolution has been this combination of communities in iraq and syria and lebanon and leadership,iranian its enimiesercome and taken power. hat is being broken in irag. -- iraq. they used to have a sense of ,olidarity they could look to

but that is being broken. this could have a transforming effect on regional politics. annette: it comes as the american presence is lessening by the day. patrick: yes. ironically, , it is happeniningt a iran seems to have won .ictory the policy of maximum pressure on iran. iran is probably around the attack on saudi oil facilities that the u.s. is pulling out of syria and at that moment, what appears to be a gross overreaction against a small protest has wrought this at risk

. annette: thank you so much. that was patrick cockburn talking about how the violence in iraq has become a turning point in that part of the world. hong kong police say they have found a 4000 petrol bombs and more than 570 weapons while cleaning up the polytechnic university campus after surrounding it for 12 days to try to arrest antigovernment protesters inside. andrew has more. andrew: it could take months to restore hong kong's polytechnic university to what it was. 12 days of running battles have left the campus looking more like a battlefield with broken glass and barricades making it unrecognizable. it was here and the surrounding streets that saw some of the most v violent protests in neary

6 months. >> the campus was left in ruins. debris.ered it t in no single building or even floor was spared from the damage. andrew: officers say they found an arsenal of weapons including around 4000 petrol bombs. more than 131300 explosisive obs .nd these bows and arrows it took them a day to remove everything that had been left behind by protesters. officers say they arrested more than 800 of them and recorded the details of 300 u under 18 wo could d d up facing charges lalater.

activists have called for rallies in the -- in the coming days. donald trump has made an unannounced visit to american afghanistan's for thanksgiving. trump met the afghan president. he said washington was in talks with the taliban. all the traditional thanksgiving fixings served by donald trump. the u.s. president paid a special visit to an airfield ill afghanistan. he had a more serious announcement to make as he met with his counterpart. president trump: the taliban wants to make a deal and we are

meeting with them and saying it has to be a cease-fire. cease-fire,nt to do a it will probably work out that way and we will see what happens. diplomatic efforts to negotiate a piece deal are still alive. such efforts seemed all but lost two months ago when the killing of the u.s. soldier in afghanistan prompted trump to cancel a meeting with taliban and afghan leaders at camp david. that effectively quashed an agreement that would have seen a withdrawal of u.s. troops in exchange for security guarantees . a recent prisoner swamp -- a recent prisoner swap may have kindled talks to bring an end to an 18 year war. around 13,000 to less than 9000. annette: a law has been passed bashir being

overthrown last april a after ruling the african nation for three decades. the governrnment repealing a controversial l law that recognized women's behahavior in public. the e response condemning the ee currentribing the leadership as illegagal government. , afor almost three decades public order law effectively comes down on civil liberty. women were the main targets. hundreds of thousands of them have been prosecuted. thisis activist was sentenced to 100 lashes for drinking alcohol inin 2010. >> i b became a more v violent

person. these changes happen because it was a victim of violence. indecentcle 152 state outfits isbscene punishabable with flogging. born out of conservative islamic social codod, it imposed a dress code on women and resestricted sosocial lives, education,n, and career. >> we have a lot of systemic violence aimed at limiting t thr participation. we have laws that encourage law enforcement to perpetrate violence against women. >> the head of the civilian led a cabinet d describes the law aa --l r road exploitatition of of exploitation and humiliation.

for women's activists, it is the first step of many to achieve gender equality. ebolae: rebels killed 4 response workers in an ambush in ththe east of the democratic republic of congo. the victims were working to tackle the deadly virus that has gripped the region, but were ambushed by local fighters. fraser jackson has more. r: aid personnel trying to maintain the violence -- the disease isn't the only danger. on thursday, rebel fighters launched two attacacks on aid workers, killing several people. >> two attacks on the democratic republic of the congo killed 4 workers responding to the ebola outbreak and injured five o oths . we are already broken -- heartbroken people have died in ththe line of duty y to s save .

these constant attacks must stop. it will be tragic to see more unnecessary suffering in communities that have already suffered so much. fraser: the fight against ebola has raged for over 40 years. the latest outbreak in 2018 has claimed the lives of over 2000 people. aid organizations believe they have a handle on the situation, but ththe world hehealth organization is worried violence from local rebel groups could lead to the virus gaining a foothold. >> ebola was retreating. any interruption could lead to a resurgence in the outbreak and more people will die. fraser: rebel violence caused great unrest in recent months and seriously hampered efforts to get the outbreak under control. annette: two french army helicopters that crashed on tuesday have notot been under fe from islamic state group

jihadists according to a statement from the french army chief of staff. speaking to us is the radio station rfi. it follows a claim from the islamic state group they were responsible for shooting down the chopper, the collision leading 14 french troopers dead. an escalating war of words between turkey and france with the turkish foreign minister accusing the french president of sponsoring terrorism. the angry response coming after macron criticized turkey's military offensive saying it weweakened the coalition fight. it comes a week after the nato allies are due to meet at a summit in london. >> a sponsor of terrorism, that is what turkey's foreign minister called emmanuel macron for his decision to host an official from the kurdish-led syrian democratic forces in paparis last month.

>> he spononsors the organizatin and hoststs them. if he saysis allies s are terrorists, we have an answer. >> he was responding to criticism of the military offensive in northeastern syria. the operation put turkey at odds with nato allies and growing internal divisions that led some members to queuestion the alliance's goals. >> the questions i ask are open questions we have not resolved. peace in europe, intermediate range nuclear f forces, the relationship with turkey, who the enemy is. until we resolve these issues, let's notot negotiate over the details of costs. over costs and sharing the load have become a major preoccupation ever since donald trump complained nato members were not paying as much as the u.s. that concern may have been

addressed with plans for washington's contributions to decrease and germany's to increase by 33 million euros, bringing the nations into line the natoin a move secretary-general will help solidify ties. >> the european union cannot defend europe. european unity cannot replace transatlantic unity. a strong nato and a strong european union are two signs of the strain -- of the same -- two sides of the same coin. >> the 29 member states are set to meet ada summit in london -- at a summit in london next month. in sydneyrotesters have kicked off a fresh round of global demonstrations against climate change as protests are going to be held across europe in cities such as london, rome,

berlin, lisbon, and paris. activists joining school children. catherine bennett has more. this kicks off a day of global protest. action.mand climate wewe have to ask h how far doess have to o go before our governmt takes action? byaustralia has been debited hundreds of bushfires. >> earlier this year, m my hometown was on the front lines of the bushfires and i guess intokind of shocked me realize this is something that

is happening and time i do something about it. the time for protests was spearheaded by greta thurn berg. skip work on fridays to raise awareness of the climate crisis. world leaders will meet to finalize the 2015 paris climate treaty do to o come into force n 2021.. scientists warnened the earth is heading toward a global tipping point and we are in a planetary emergency. if temperatures continue to rise, some parts of the planet will become uninhabitable. annette: time for a look at the day's top business news and i am joined by brian quinn. that big retaiail holiday otherwise known as black friday has begun in the e u.s. and i it markrks the start of t holiday season. it has certainly spread across most of the western world, would

you say? is it worth it for those shoppers? brian: that is the question. plenty of american shoppers are answering yes, they waited, stayed up late, waited in line to nab the best deals as many stores open at midnight on friday. the phenomenon taking its name from the black ink shops would be able to use in their ledgers as holiday shopping took them out of the red and into the block -- black and they promise savings as consumers promise to spend big. of the deals are rarely the year. james takes a closer look. james: a once-in-a-lifetime deal or well-crafted scam? crossingday has been borders the last years and 2019 is set to be another global spending spree. in the united states, when many start their christmas shopping, americans are expected to drop a

whopping $7 billion on the day. last year, only half of customers ended up regretting their purchase. consumer organizations announcing the pressure advertising is putting on customers with sales no different than the rest of the year. in france, clothing, high h tec, and beauty products fly off the shelveves. the biggest retail day for amazon is the online company employees 10,000 e extra workers for the end of year sales. in the united kingdom, many products were sewn to be cheaper before and after black friday. groups are advising shoppers to do their research before they buy. withpending continues cyber monday. brian: black fridaday arrived in anance ls than a decacade ago. it got off to aa slow start, but it has been gathering steam.

sales are expected to hit nearly 6 billion euros, more than 4% greater than 2018. french mps proposed legislation banning black friday. the country has strict lawss .gainstt discounts businesses that break those laws face up to 300,000 euros in fines. the law would designate black friday as a sale and subject to restrictions. at 200 brands are already rejecting the black friday sales , a welcome move for environmental campaigners. >> when i see black friday, it is unbearable. i think about the people making these products and who are very poorly paid. t time for a check on t the marketets. european indexes mixed on friday as i investors stay raraled by

u.s.-chihina trade tensions. new u.s. tarifif are set t to ht december 15. ftse 10000 down a quarter ofof a percrcent with new data a showig consumer confidencnce at a 6 yer low. speaeaking of hong k kong, chery -- toured the eastern economic corridor. several assignments on free trade were signed as hong kong and china submitted 168 projects worth around 2.3 billion dollars for approval to the board of investment. trade between hong kong and thailand hit $15.5 billion in 2018 and the country is becoming an increasingly important

destination as trade warsrs and protests push -- she believes her territory will remain a crucial financial asian hub. >> i wish to assure our friends hong kong's fundamentals including our unities -- unique strengths on the one countries are rule of law and independent judiciary. i have everyry confidence hong kong bouncnced back, as they alwaways do. brian: bmw and its partner are planning a new facility in china and the plant will produce 160,000 vehicles per year. project --lion euro electrics and plug-in hybrids account for 20% of a all salaley

2025. crisis ing climate paris. government o officials, econono, and rerepresentatatives are meig dayt the fifth a annual clilime -- e encouraging and keeping trk away f from fossssil fuel ininvestments.s. a pair of ngosos accused frerenh babanks of overstating modest efforts of change while continuing to invest massively. catherine bennett reports. catherine: french banks are under fire for not implementing investmentsort says by french banks are responsible for 2 billion tons of co2 equivalent. that is 4 times as much as the entire country. they are calling for the government to step in. >> either banks take determined

actions or the government uses regulatory power to say it is over. stop all fossil fuels together by 20 50. >> the 4 larargest multinatitiol french tanks placed 70% of financing in fossil fuels. banks are making the effort to transition to a greener type of finance. >> we started from a situation in which we depended on oil, gas, and coal. >> greenwashing, where company say they have taken steps to tackle climate change without doing so remains a problem. french finance minister says the green transition is not fast enough. france is pushing the european union to impose standards on companies. he also said france aims to stop its financial instititutions making cold investments in europe within 10 years. that: some actction on

front. hopefully we are seeing the movement gather steam. annette: it does appear r the environmental vemements arting t to carry sosome weightn the finance sector. thanks for that. that is it for thihis he dish a. i will be back after a short rake. please stay with us for "france 24." ♪ ♪

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