continue to express anger on the streets after the death of george floyd. many defying curfews. police in several cities firing tear gas. in paris, a protest through more than 20,000 people. some setting fires and clashing with police as night fell. passl's covid-19 deaths 30,000. the president still downplaying the pandemic. parts of the country have partially reopened.

hello and thank you for joining us on france 24. i am claire pryde. which hasn the u.s.., seen nationwide and mainly peaceful protest as people continue to address anger at the death of george floyd in police custody. in some parts of the country protesters defied curfews like in new york. in washington, d.c. and seattle, police fired tear gas. houston,s hometown, the crowd was joined by members of his family. in houston, some rode in on horseback. tens of thousands flooding the streets. his family members addressing the crowd. >> it will be more like a marathon. we want you to continue to support us as we seek justice for our cousin. floyd!ge reporter: in los angeles, the

mayor took a knee surrounded by protesters. a gesture of solidarity made by some police officers who later made arrest for curfew violation. york also detained protesters as they enforced the city's first curfew and 75 years. put in place this week by authorities to quell chaos and looting. as in many cities nationwide, thousands of protesters remained in the streets, defiant of a popolice force they say they cannot respect. >> if they can get away with doing whatever they want, why can't we? we fought for our freedom for years. we still have to deal with racism, discrimination. >> no violence. we will not let trump degrade our democracy today. reporter: new york's mayor has rejected calls from the states governor and the president to bring the national guard. in washington, the troops made a show of forcece on the steps s f ththe lincncoln memomorial.

tension in the capital have been flowed a day after police aggressively cleared protesters out of donald trump's path. by nightfall police begin launching tear gas on crowd to remain at the white house fence, determined to keep up the pressure. the protests over george floyd's death, police brutality and racism started in minneapolis where floyd was killed. that is in the state of minnesota, whose governor announced on tuesdaday an investigation into the policiess and procedures of the minneapolis police department. julia kim reports. reporter: george floyd's six-year-old daughter clung to her mother as she spoke to the press for the first time about his killing. what [crying]

at the end of the day, they get to come home and be with their families. she does not have a father. reporter: in cities across the united states and beyond, thousands have returned to the streets to march against racism and police brutality. against the backdrop of growing violence the state of minnesota has long stay civil rights investigation into the minneapolis police department, which for decades has been accused of brutality against people of color. >> you can expect the administration to use every tool to deconstruct systemic racism that is generations deep. the investigation for review policies, procedures, and practices over the last 10 years to determimine if the department has discriminated against people of color. reporter: charges of third-degree murder and manslaughter have been brought against one officer. the fbi is investigating if the

minneapolis police willfullyly deprivived floyd of his civil rights. about 40here has been -- a an outpouring of international solidarity. more than 20,000 people defied a ban in paris. they focused on n justice for aa man who died in police custody in 2016. protests were held in other parts of francnce. monte francis reports. defying a ban on march gatherings due to covid-19, thousands of protesters gathered in paris to express their outrage over the death of a black man killed in police custody. 2016, he died after his arrest by french pololice. his sister, who helped organize the demonstration, says her brother's case shares parallels with that of george floyd, an african-american man killed in police custody in the u.s. last

week. reporter: experts are disagreed over the young man's death, with one concluding the 24 goal died -- 24-year-old died from a 60 a. another clearing the officers of any responsibility. for protesters, the case is an illustration of racism and police brutality. >> [speaking indigenous language] reporter: at first the protest was peaceful, but then a small number of demonstrators set fires. police used tear gas to disperse the crowd. outrage reignited and wounds

reopened by a case thousands of miles away. covid-19nother 1262 deaths h have been recorded in brazil, taking thehe total there to more than 31,000. as for the number of cases, the country has more than half a million, the second-highest number of world after the u.s. these figures have not stopped parts of the country from partially reopening. the gravediggers of rio de janeiro have not been able to rest for weeks. they say they are bearing an average of 50 bodies a day, twice as many as before the outbreak. >> [speaking indigenous language] reporter: rio may be brazil's worst city after sao paulo, but that is none authorities pushing

ahead with a rollback of lockdown restrictions. as of tuesday, individual exercise outside, incluluding in the sea is allowed. some nonessential businesses have been given the green light to reopen. the rightr reserving to backtrack at any point if the number of new cases spipikes. >> [speaking indigenous language] reporter: brazilian president has repeatedly downplayed the scale of brazil's covid-19 outbreak, accusing mayors who have been implement think economy crippling lockdowns of destroying brazil. his approach p pushing his susupporteters and the tractors- detractors alike to take to the streets.

critics recently embracing the current global wave of antiracism protests, a reminder that bolsonaro was a divisive figure even before the pandemic. to euroropeanened tourists. it hasas been three months since the country went into lockdown. by letting people in the c couny is hoping to revive the country's tourism industry. also a travel ban between regions has been lifted. of anthree months economically crippling lockdown, vita is up for grabs again if you are willing to accept the new normal. the cables at aetna, car has resumed service with some key precautions. >> [speaking indigenous language] reporter: in rome, the sistine

chapel opened to the public on tuesday, giving locals one day to appreciate micichelangelo's last judgment without the crowds the country is expecting for wednesday. >> [speaking indigenous language] reporter: the coliseum has opened its doors,ut anyone e 20 to visit w will have to makeke a reservation. and where a mask. >> [speaking indigenous language] reporter: a stones throw away at the ancient roman port city, visitorsrs have to follow a sers of set paths f for the ruins. a chancece to get a bebetter lot them a according to rerestores.

tourism accounts for 13% of italy's gdp, with many foreigners still advised against travel to italy. they faced an uphill battle to get the country's tourism sector back on its feet. claire: for more on this we can speak to o alberto alamano. thank you very much for joining us on francece 24. to italyly letting european travelers in now? we see more and countrieies reopening their borders but t we have to considr most o them still have quararantine measures. they still have some forms of covid requirements that a making movement in europe not a reality yet. italy might belong to an outlier set of countries, including

greece and spain which are slowly looking at how they can reopen. most of them are doing it selelectively, unlike italy itself. this is inevitably problematic one,he travel-free z which has eroded or suspended at thee moment d despite all the bt attempts by the eueuropean union to prevent the situation from happening. claire: countries are unilaterally making decisions to reopen bordersrs. has the european union been weakened because of this? well, there is no doubt the european union has been caugught by surprise with its member states when covid arrived and spread from italy to other countries. despite their best attempt at coordinating the way which the measures were adopted and now

lifted, it is true to say at the moment most of member states are not listening to the europepean union criteria that basically says all that matters is the situation of the different regions in europe. different countries are introducing measures based on reciprocity. for instance in spain, you enter the country but you are subject to a quarantine. this is not the case if you enter france. sayse same time, france quarantine on all spaniards were people coming from spain into france. why france is introducing a quarantine vis-a-vis spain but not the other countriries, thiss discriminatory in naturere and e europeanan union's extreme the hesitant and going after countries that are introducing discscriminatory measusures. --t his wife many that is

that is why many are concerned. the political will to protect one of the major achievements of europe, the free movement, which is basically allowing millions around --- around d 20 million o live in a different country and work in a different country. this is at stake today.. we d don't know if this will be solved in the future. it will take many more months to see how it will play out finally. claire: what about the fact italy was hihit first in europe and very hard? it is fair to say little help at first from its neighbors in europe. has that affected how italians feel about your battle? -- europepe at all? alberto: the fact the european ununion has been hesititant wite otheher member stetes tossisist italy in the very first stageges ofhe pandemic plays in a nonorma's role in thehe way whi- an e enormous role in t the way

which the avererage italian perceives the union. at the same time it is giving an opportunity for italians to see europepe as the popotential satn the future when it comes to the financial crcrisis. i think my own assessment is mititigated. europe has a chance to fix the original sin it somehow caused in its slow reaction vis-a-vis the pandemic's arririval in ita. we see a lot of happening inn brussels witith more european leadaders finallrereacting andnd saying we are herere to be together and come up with a solution that might addresss the emergency but also the financial one, and potentially the democracy emergency. meaning what will be the future of europe because if we are not able to tackle epidemimic, which is across national -- a cross national threat, what are we here for? these are questions that will keep busy the political leaders

after ththe summer with a confnference on the future of europe will determine why we are together and how we can potentially transfer more competency from ththe member stateses to the ununion and fors to repatriate some confidence from thehe european ununion to e member states. it is a moment of proof for europe in 2020. claire: thank you very much indeed f for your time and analysis. that is it for this edition. do stay tuned to france 24. ♪ hello. with -- from rfrfi radio. >> hello. good to see you again. >> you are an academic researcher with -- speciaialized in africa.

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she had been arrested? >> i heard her voice about three weeks after i arrived at the prison at the end of june. between my cell in the room where i was beining interrogate, i heard someone call out. in f farsi that memeans freedom. prison i came to know the true meaning of a number of words. cell was aas her floor above. the conditionons and incarceratn for womenn are very y different from those of men. there conditions are not as their condiditions are not as s strict. shshe recognized me and she shououted ou i clclearly recognized her voio. it was and i r realized she e wa prprisoner. i saw her again on the 25th of september and d the third of february.

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access, i started watching foreign films. i was not wawatching for the content. i was just trying to understand anand rememember names to rebuiy memory. as time went on i i would spend days trying to river thehe names of polititical figures i had knn so well in the pasast. isolation is not just being cut off. it is forgrgetting everything yu have done, everything you have wrwritten, everything you have worked on. that is so very trying. interrogations were goioing worse andd worse. interrogators were becomoming me anangry with me. they wouldld shout at me. when you come from the quietness of your cell a and then n you he peoplele shouting at you, shoutg questions like, how was it possible you cannot remember all of this? from a psychological point of view i'm sure they were using many techniques by many other

countries for interrrrogations. >> your first contact with the ououtside world was different consult? >> the first contact i have the foremostts firirst and at thehe infmary in thee prison. i was able to see a doctor when i needed it in the prison. ailments. serious papanic attacks, claustrophobia. it became e clear soonon i needo see a doctor. i saw dr. in the infirmary. r in the infirmary. i was given pills.

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sent me bookoks. it is thanksks that t i am hee today. without them and the b books, i n't know where i i would be. it was not widely known you have been arrested. it was announced in july. for you it was only announced in october. i suppose it changes things for the media speaks about it. i expect ththe french authoritis were then able to speak in public. in february was during one o of my interrogatios somewhat took m me aside had a long conversation with me. been surprised i had refused such simple things as being able to call my family. the most simple thinings were nt even being given to me. i went on a smalall hunger stri, and the i interrogatotors said s

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situation because it raised concern. end i was not treated any better than the others, but i was not mistreated or abused in prisison. still allowed t to see a doctor and get medical care. and i was not sent to another cell. had that hapappened, it woululde been the end of it for me. >> did you have anany recentnt ? shshe has some issues,s, dingy? -- didn't she? >> she went on a very long hunger strike. i was askiking simple requests. i was wondndering why hoho not call my family, , the lawyer, te consulate, why i was no o longer able to receive books. she had clear demands. she had seen me and when we sasw

each otherer i was not really tiptop. she was concerned by it. that is why she went on a very long hunger strike.

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