neave barker takes a look at the border. >> in europe's resolving of the refugee crisis, police firing water canons at hundreds of refugees trying to enter hungary. anti-terrorist you wants were sent in to push back the crowds. some used missiles aimed at the police. they say they've taken lawful action to protect the board, but

neave barker reports. >> reporter: reunited with her capsule, the first woman in space.is now a museum piece, but when it took off in 1963 this journey could quite easily have been a one-way trip. i asked her if she was ever scared. it was work, she tells me. if you were afraid, you would never be allowed into space. this capsule is like a close friend, only made from space technology. she returned a hero of the soviet union, and remains to this day the only woman to fly a solo mission into space. the soviets kick started the space age with a series of firsts, the first satellite, and then the first man in space. and in 1965 the first space walk together with the first space somersault. many of these art facts have never left russia, some needed to be declassified before they could travel. the soviet unions earlier achievements were seen as challenge by the u.s. who eventually beat moscow in putting a man on the moon. there may be a legacy of cold war tensions, but here in the west these achievements were later eclipsed by nasa's lunar landing. but there is one clear win

al jazeera's neave barker has more on the events at the border of hungary. >> angry crowds have gathered at the board desperate to cross into hungary. the desperation soon turned into violence. special anti-terrorist unites were sent in to push back the crowds. some responded with missiles aimed at the police. families, women and children were among those caught amidst the violence. [ crying ] the checkpoint is a shared crossing between serbia and hungary. the hungarian authorities say they have taken lawful action to protect their border. >> this is an armed mob trying to break into hungarian soil. it is not respecting any international or hungarian rules. >> for those eager to travel north the frustration is growing. hungary is has serbia that it has called on the serbian government to act against certain aggressive migrants. they're urging serbia to accept for people. many refugee who is have arrived here have found themselves unable to travel any further. many refugees hoping for a new life in europe's doors remain closed. neave barker, al jazeera. >> well, al jazeera's correspondent

neave barker, al jazeera. >> and on the serbian side of the border with hungary when the violence broke out, they have managed to open the gate. many women and children and others in the crowd felt that the hungarians were going to let them through. they were walking in, clapping, people lifted up on their shoulders. they were smiling and singing. they felt that they were victorious. they were able to get through serbia into hungary, and then barely two seconds notice we heard a scream from the front of the crowd. people quickly started turning and running in the opposite direction. at one point many in the crowd worried that it could an stampede. kids were making sure that they could stay standing up running with their parents, we were told by eyewitnesses that the front of the crowd that, in fact, hungarian police had rushed them. they started hitting them with batons. these folks had been greeted in tear gas as well. we managed to run back to the crowd into serbia, and at that point, the situation was calmed. we have seen people who have sustained many injuries a moment ago. i say a

neave barker takes a look at the border. >> in europe's resolving of the refugee crisis, police firing water canons at hundreds of refugees trying to enter hungary. anti-terrorist you wants were sent in to push back the crowds. some used missiles aimed at the police. they say they've taken lawful action to protect the board, but for those eagle for travel north the prows vision is growing. the border is a vital crossing between european union and hungary. hungary has told serbia it has ordered a 30-day suspension at the checkpoint calling on the serbian government. >> we're on the serbian side of the border with hungary, and mohammed, what is going on at the moment? there are still dozens of refugees who are behind us at that fence, that border crossing, although no one has attempted to cross back into hungary since that incident that happened about 90 minutes ago when they were fired on with tear gas and water canons and in a manic tricken mood ran back into serbia. many injured they are being told that they can take a bus that will take them to the border. many are still afraid about

neave barker, al jazeera. >>> and you can find out much more about that exhibition or anything else that we have been covering on our website, al jazeera.com. jazeera.com. >> planned parenthood executives were secretly recorded talking about a loner long-standing practice at the organization supplying fetal tissues to research institutions for medical research. there has been a lot of complaints about editing that distorts what was said, but the undercover recordings have fueled a powerful new movement on capitol hill to strip the family planning of all its federal funding. thats

neave barker, al jazeera, at london's science museum. >>> much more on our website, the address is aljazeera.com. ♪ >>> general motors agrees to pay nearly a billion dollars over its faulty ignition switches, but families of people who died because of the defects say it's not enough. >>> a new focus for the republican field, donald trump may still be the front runner, but another candidate is getting a lot more attention. >>> thousands of refugees begin the next leg of their desperate journey, heading to croatia after hungary shuts down its borders. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america. live from new york city, i'm erika pitzi. general motors has agreed to pay $900 million to end a criminal probe into how it handled deadly defects in some of its vehicles. the defective ignition switches are linked to at least 124 deaths. the company new about the problem for a decade for issuing recalls. it ensures no individual gm employee will be criminally prosecuted. bisi onile-ere is live in detroit for us. what else do you know about the deal and what it does for gm? >> reporter: this settlement ends a long in

neav barker, al jazeera. >> it is slightly calmer, felicity. about 20 minutes ago we were walking with a crowd of refugees, hundreds of them as they were going into hungary. they were passing through that gate. they had managed to open the gate. and at that points after they opened it, many women and children and other men in the crowd believe that the hungarian officials were going to let them threw. the mood got jubilant at that point. they were clapping, they had their children lifted up on their shoulders. they were smiling and singing and felt that they were victorious, they were going to be able to get through serbia and into hungary. and then barely two seconds notice we heard a scream from the fronts of the crowd. people quickly started turning and running in the option direction. at one point many in the crowd worried that there could be stampede. kids were making sure that they do stand up and running with their parents, and we were told by eyewitnesses at the front of the crowd that hungarian police had rushed them, they started hitt

neave barker, al jazeera. >>> and you can find out much more about that exhibition or anything else that we have been covering on our website, al jazeera.com. jazeera.com. >> planned parenthood executives were secretly recorded talking about a loner long-standing practice at the organization supplying fetal tissues to research institutions for medical research. there has been a lot of complaints about editing that distorts what was said, but the undercover recordings have fueled a powerful new movement on capitol hill to strip the family planning of all its federal funding. that is money that has nothing to do with abortion. defending or defunding planned parenthood, it's the "inside story." >> welcome to "inside story." i'm ray suarez. for more than 75 years planned parenthood has provided birth control reproductive health services, scening for women and men. among the procedures performed around the country are abortions, which puts the clinic at the center of funding. it is once again the target of attempts to strip its government funding. not for abortions. that money is long been de

neave barker, al jazeera, at london's science museum. >>> much more on our website, the address is aljazeera.com> general motors agrees to pay nearly a billion dollars over its faulty ignition switches, but families of people who died because of the defects say it's not enough. >>> a new focus for the republican field, donald trump may still be the front runner, but another candidate is getting a lot more attention. >>> thousands of refugees begin the next leg of their desperate journey,

neave barker went along to the exhibition. >> reporter: it's the u.k.'nticipated show of the year, where activism. and art complied. the exhibition spans 30 years of his work, including art installations, architecture and something in between. in china he's known as the designer of the bird's nest stadium. which he ended up dismissing as a propaganda event. i nationally he's seen as witty, bold, and above all political. after the chinese government lifted a four-year travel ban the soft-spoken artist has been able to personally oversee the show's installation, he also had this mess i'm about europe's refugees crisis. >> western countries have to come up with some kind of decision to help each other to get a better more sound way to dealing with the situation. >> reporter: he has long been a thorn in the side of the chinese government. this piece is made from the rubble of poorly constructed government-built schools, detroit by the 2008 earthquake. thousands of twisted metal bars have been painstakingly sorted and straightened, a monument to 5,000 victims

neave barker reports on the retrospective. >> it's an anticipated show of the years where activism and art collides. it spans 30 years of wei wei's work. including architecture. he's known as the designer of the bird's nest stadium, dismissed as a propaganda event. internationally it's witty, bold and above all political. after the chinese government lifted a 4-year ban, the soft-spoken artist personally oversaw the installation, and had this message. >> western countries come up with a decision to help each other to a better more sound way to dealing with et situation. >> wei wei has been a thorn in the side of the chinese government. this piece is made from the rubble of poorly constructed schools, destroyed by the 2008 earthquake. thousands of twisted metal bars have been painstakingly sorted and straightened. a monument to children. it's work like this that puts him on the watch list. surveillance is a theme, as, too, his time in gaol. this work is a sobering account of wei wei's 81 days held, monitored by guards 24 hours a day. the work casts a cold and critical eye back from the

neave barker, al jazeera. >> well, we're on the serbian side of the border when the violence broke out. we'll speak to him about what he saw. >> about 20 minutes ago we were walking with a crowd. they were passing through that gate. they had managed to open the gate, and at that point after they opened it, many women and children and other men in the crowd believed that th the hungarian officials were going to let them through. people had children on their shoulders, they were smiling and singing, and they felt they were victorious in putting pressure on the hungarian government. they felt they were going to be able to get from serbia through hundredgary. people quickly started turning and running in the option direction. at one point there was fear of a stampede. and we were told by eyewitnesses that, in fact, hungarian police had rushed them and started hitting them with batons. these folks were greeted with tear gas so they would turn away. we managed to run back with the crowd into serbia, and at that point the situation calmed, although as you mentioned just a moment ago we have s

neave barker, al jazeera. >>> okay.ow to richard who is an [ inaudible ] in fine arts in london. thank you for talking to us. i was just wondering about whether it is his message or his art that makes him great. >> well, i think in the end it will be the art that he is judged upon, but certainly the method and objects themselves are very closely related. i think there is two dimensions to it. one your little short piece indicated that it is highly political, but it is also quite important that he is very interested in material culture, he is an architect as well as an artist, and it interrogates the history of chinese material culture, and the culture of the surveillance apparatus and political apparatus of china. >> but it sounds as though you couldn't take the politics away from it, because his very philosophy, his underlying thoughts are about civil liberties and democracy. and that's expressed artistically. >> yes, absolutely. i think he sees art as an activity that can only thrive in an environment where you have f

neave barker has the story. >> in the netherlands, the debate is no longer about if assisted dying is allowed, put whether more should end their lives this way. it's been legal since 2002. to counter one in 25 deaths, and the numbers are growing. the doctor helped dozens of people end their lives. people end their lives euthanasia can be requested on the dutch health service, for many, it's a daunting task. what do you say to them? >> usually i say, and for me, it's a privilege to know you. you are a courageous man. and i'm glad. >> euthanasia is allowed under certain conditions. if a person is suffering pain, and the illness is incurrable, and they make the decision to die. every year here in the netherlands, the boundaries surrounding euthanasia widens further. what begins as a meet of helping those, extent to other people suffering pain, mental illnesses like depression and dementia, opening a new debate. this woman lost her husband. two months ago. he was one of holland's best-loved poets and musician. he suffered with severe depression. he suffered with a mental illness to be all

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