authorities and i'm sure that -- was ail to reach out to the authorities in tanzania.if there should be some activities of that nature, it should be the responsibility of the authorities in tanzania to address those facts. i only heard from, you know, of those allegations from you, never heard anything of that nature before. in any case, anything that happens or takes place beyond the borders of burundi is not the responsible of the government of burundi. >>> a u.n. panel ruled in julian assange's favor, saying he has been arbitrarily detained. he appeared by video link from inside the ecuadorian embassy. he's been there three years. he praised the finding of the u.n. group calling the ruling a vindication. he says positions taken by that the british and swedish authorities have now been shown to be invalid. >> put simply, those arguments lost. there is no appeal. the time for appeal is over. no appeal was lodged. it is now the task of the states of sweden and the united kingdom as a whole to implement the verdict. >> barnaby phillips has more from outside the ecuadori

panel ruling saying he has been held in arbitrary detention. >>> burundian refugees in tanzania have al jazeera that militias are hunting down opposition activists in camps. 200,000 people have fled the country since last year. >>> the u.n. peace keeping mission in central african republic says it has identified seven new cases of alleged sexual abuse by its troops. human rights watch say the alleged victims were gang raped. u.n. peace keepers were deployed to restore order in 2013 after an up surge in intercom munal violence. the latest claims come on top of more than 20 allegations last year of sexual abuse by u.n. peace keepers. >> given the information collected through the initial fact finding, the united nations has decided to make immediate measures, including the repatriation of the soldiers. this repatriation will occur after an investigation is carried out. in the meantime the soldiers will coconfined to barracks. >>> three people are trapped underground after a gold mine collapse in south africa. >>> to the u.s. where democratic presidential hopefuls, hillary clinton and b

around half have found themselves in the neighboring nation of tanzania.ugees say they are being attacked by government militia. >> reporter: this camp is home to more than 40,000 refugees who fled ongoing violence in neighboring burundi. when we visited we were only allowed to interview refugees who has been screened by officials from the u.n. refugees agency. the u.n. says it was for refugees protection. several other people wanted to speak to us about security in the camp, but were not allowed. so we contacted them by phone after we left. >> translator: the camp is currently not safe. we live in fear of burundi government militia in the camp. >> reporter: many of the refugees say similar things. many name particular individuals who they say are sent to track members of the opposition. he says those agents have attempted abductions and killings. and the incidents have been reported to camp officials, but many are still in the camp. some left the camp believing they were joining a group in burundi, and later found it was a trap set by the government. one

. >> in tanzania more than 40,000 refugees fled ongoing violence in neighboring burundi. when we visited we were only allowed to interview refugee who is were being screened. the u.n. said it was for protection. several other people wanted to speak to us about the security in the carp but they were not allowed. so we contacted them by phone after we left. >> the camp is currently not safe. we live in fear of burundi government militia. they say the agents have attempted abductions and killings and say the agents are still at large. manner thought they were joining a group in burundi but learned it was a trap formed by militia and many were killed. >> some of our group were tied up. they were loaded on a truck and driven away. they killed my friend but i escaped over the border in the capital the u.n. said any of the refugees should have been allowed to speak and officials were not aware of the cases. >> we had solid evidence, and of course it would be our duty to try to do something about it. but through the government we're not responsible for the security and safety. >>

. >>> burundian refugees say the government is sending agents into camps in tanzania to hunt down itsonents. >>> and while the u.k.'s art bubble may be about to burst. ♪ >>> hello, thank you for joining us. syria's government and its allies are intensifying their major offensive around the country's largest city aleppo. military forces have captured the village as they tighten their grip around the province to cut rebel supply lines. the bombardment campaign has resulted in this tens of thousands of people fleeing and gathering at the border with turkey. zana hoda reports from the border now. >> reporter: the suffering is growing, tens of thousands of syrians are again on the move. those who have arrived to the turkish border are not being allowed in. these people are from the northern countryside of aleppo, many arrived on foot. many of them came with nothing. there is no safe area for these people as the government pushes ahead with a major offensive in the province. >> translator: we left our homes because of the bombings by the russians, aryans, bashar, and the shiite army. we wan

run refugee camps and we report from there. >> reporter: the camp in tanzania is home to more than 40,000who fled on going violence if neighboring burundi, when we visited we were only allowed to interview from the refugee agency and the u.n. said it was for the refugees' protection and several other people wanted to speak to us about security in the camp but were not allowed. so we contacted them by phone after we left. >> translator: the camp is currently not safe. we live in fear of burundi government malitia who are in the camp. >> reporter: we have spoken to many refugees by telephone who say similar things and many of them name particular individuals who they say are agents sent by the burundi government to the camp to track members of the opposition. they say those agents have attempted abductions and killings and they say those incidents have been reported to camp officials but many of the agents are still at large. several more refugees said a group of dozens had left the camp in november, believing they were joining an armed rebel group in burundi and later learned it was a trap

report accuses the rwandan government, rwanda denies it, back in tanzania both the u.n. and the government say part of the problem is that they're desperately short of funding to deal with the burundian prchgz they just want a place for them to be safe. malcolm webb, al jazeera, tanzania. >> victim sitting in a parked car in lower manhattan when a crane's boom broke and land id across several vehicles smashing their roofs. an investigation is now under way to determine what caused the accident. >>> the founder of wikileaks, julian assange, freedom of movement should be respected and he's entitled to compensation for arbitrary detention. he sought asylum in 2012 in the ecuadorian embassy. hasn't left since. >> the sweet feeling of victory, after years of frustration and loneliness inside the ecuadorian embassy, he savored this appearance on the balcony, says he suffered arbitrary detention. >> however what right does this government or the u.s. government or the swedic government has to deny my children their father for five and a half years? >> in geneva, a spokes imran

she's in tanzania and she's just about to go into the ngorongoro crater in tanzania, one of the most spectacular, stun ingning sights in the world. you see her in the convoy right there. amy, how is it? >> oh, my goodness, george. it truly is the garden of eden. it is spectacular and just moments ago that's right, we descended into the 2,000-foot deep crater and now we have just arrived and i believe a few of our friends came to join us, the you are looking live at the great migration in panoramic views. this is 100-square-mile crater. we have help to cover this. we have five camera, a long lens camera. two drones and, of course, that 360-degree virtual reality bringing this incredible, incredible safari to you and it is stunning. there are so many animals to see. we're going to be looking for elephants, lions and rhinos because those are the animals that are threatened, in fact, our t.j. holmes is in south africa talking about the efforts to try and stop illegal hunting so that we can protect and save these majestic creatures, guys. buckle up. this is going to be an awesome ride. >>

amy in tanzania in the ngorongoro crater. that is home to hundreds of thousands of animals right now and, amy, what are you seeing? >> oh, we told you we were on a mission to find lions, elephants and rhinos and look what we have right behind me, beef a pride of male lions, and a female lion right there. it is really hot here. it's about 90 degrees. you can see them panting and lookining for shade just to try to they hunt at night but had is it really remarkable you're seeing this live with us with our five cameras here capturing it all for you and we want to find lion, elephants and rhinos because among many things they are threatens in this continent and our t.j. holmes is actually in south africa with more on the efrts to try and stop illegal hunting to protect these beautiful creatures. t.j., how is it going? >> hey there, robach. it's going actually really, really well. i know we've been using drones a lot and been using them to track the animals but i want you to take a peek at something on this screen. take a look at t

tanzania has arrested three elephant poachers who allegedly shot down a helicopter that was trackingheir illegal hunting activity. the incident occurred friday in a wildlife reserve near serengeti national park. tanzanian officials say the poachers fired an ak-47 at the helicopter, which crashed, killing the pilot. tanzania's minister for tourism said park rangers discovered the remains of three dead elephants nearby. poachers who kill elephants for their ivory tusks are blamed for reducing tanzania's elephant population by 60% since 2009. the demand for ivory is strongest in asian countries, where it is used for jewels and ornaments. and finally, myanmar, nobel peace prize winner and aung song suu ki who spent the better part of two decades under house arrest takes over the new parliament elected in november. on wednesday in maryland president obama makes his first visit as president to an american mosque. and make sure to join us on the newshour tomorrow for more coverage of the iowa caucuses. that's all for this edition of pbs newshour weekend. i'm alison stewart. thanks for watch

to a crater in tanzania. it's known as the garden of eden of africa. >> the visuals, however, are stunning. tuesday, for the first time in network history, you, the viewer, using your tablet or mobile ah device, you're going to be able to choose your own adventure. im-360 is our partner in this. amy robach joining us from tanzania with more. looking a little bit more like a better looking crocodile dundee. >> you have to look the part. when you're here. >> i know. you wear it well. walk us through the moving parts that will make this "gma" adventure so cool. >> first of all, and i believe you have said this. this is the first ever live safari in the ngorongoro crater. on television. it's never been done before. we have a crew of 22. the drones. the im-360 camera. and it is spectacular. bauds at home, you don't have to travel the 28 hours it took me to get here. you can, from the comfort of your couch, go along with us. we'll be moving live in vehicles through the ngorongoro crater. there are about 25,000 anim

amy robach joining us from tanzania with more. looking a little bit more like a better looking crocodile dundee. amy, good morning. >> you have to look the part when you're here. >> i know. you wear it well. walk us through the moving parts that will make this "gma" adventure so cool. >> first of all, and i believe you have said this. this is the first ever live safari in the ngorongoro crater. on television. it's never been done before. we have a crew of 22. two drones. the im-360 camera. and it is spectacular. because at home, you don't have me to get here. you can, from the comfort of your couch, go along with us. we'll be moving live in vehicles through the ngorongoro crater. there are about 25,000 animals in the crater. the great migration has begun. you can sit at home and move with us. and see whatever you want to see with our 360 technology. it is going to be spectacular. so, we're bringing safari to you. back there around the country. and, it's breathtaking. >> well, amy, we want to say thank you -- >> i want to also tell

she'll join us live from tanzania. to explain the this unprecedented network tv event. >>> first, the growing beyonce backlash. the singer getting grief for her controversial video for the song, formation. and for her performance at the super bowl halftime show earlier this month. >> some police unions are unhappy at what they see as her anti-cop message and are calling for a law enforcement boycott during her tour. eva pilgrim joins us with more. >> reporter: goooo morning, guys. the fallout from beyonce's super bowl performance is gaining ground. cops all across the country are refusing to go to her show. this morning, queen bey facing a police boycott of her upcoming tour, creating security questions. most venues depend on officers to volunteer for at least some of the security shifts. now some union leaders are calling for cops not to be on hand when her formation comes to their city. i got hot salsa of police in miami, where beyonce's tour kicks off, citing controversy over the star's super bowl halftime show. oka

the burundi government from this refugee camp in neighboring rwanda and rwanda denies it and in tanzaniad the government says they are desperately short of funding to deal with the burundi refugees and the refugees say they just want a place to be safe, malcolm web. >>> a film has rare insight in the lives and culture of neglected ethnic minorities in bangladesh but censorship says it is unlikely to get played in the country it was made. >> reporter: festivals here are a rare occasion to promote movies, not just for a global audience but for bangladesh people themselves and the local cinema is in decline with crowds dwindling since the 1990s. >> the old cinema halls are dying and the new film theatres have not replaced them in this way and this is one that you cannot show to the larger audience. >> reporter: at the same time local movies have been receiving more recognition abroad but the bangladesh film with most international attention this year won't be screened at home any time soon, my bicycle the first movie in bangladesh about the indigenous communities is getting trouble getting