so the fact that she's here protesting with all the people who are against police brutality and against racial injustice is a huge sign for all those people who have coverage here. how strong is the presence of police. do you see any soldiers. not here now it's where we are right now as i said just 2 blocks away from the white house my impression is that the police are trying not to be too much visible not to interfere with this very peaceful protest however on our way to the 16th street where we are at at the moment we have seen a lot of police national guard and of course secret service who are protecting and standing by at the white house. so what exactly are protesters demanding except what we've already heard and to racism and police brutality. yet they want justice for george floyd and they want the officers they were involved in his desk to be punished to be convicted and convicted story this is a huge priority for them but it's going beyond that. many of the speakers we heard today at the lincoln memorial they told us about their own experiences with police police brutality how

rallies opposed made famous by the american football play calling captain it in response to police brutality against black people in other states police held banners with statements against violence and racism. some other headlines china has hit back at the u.s. over its decision to end preferential treatment for hong kong because of beijing's proposed security law china says any attempt by the u.s. to harm american interests will be met with firm counter-measures didn't give any more details on what those might be. more protests in hong kong calling for independence from china and with many fearing beijing is trying to end the territories autonomy. boles famous market the grand bazaar is reopened after its longest closure in more than 550 years shut down in march as part of measures to contain coronavirus which has killed more than $4300.00 people in turkey 150000 visit the market every day and 42000000 visitors recorded last year and finally india has begun lifting restrictions more than 2 months of a lockdown high risk zones though will stay shut until the end of june. you will have your news are

police custody in minneapolis 2 weeks ago. triggered global protests against racism and police brutality also coming up protests in new york push lawmakers to pass reforms against police brutality but police unions say they've been made scapegoats to appease national outrage plus she cautioned the phrase the banality of evil to describe the perpetrators of the holocaust a new exhibition in berlin follows the life and observations of. one of one of history's greatest political think. i'm terry martin good to have you with us a final goodbye and a call for action george floyd a black man who died after a white police officer pressed his knee into his neck for several minutes has been laid to rest at his funeral in houston texas friends and members family members spoke about the man they knew and loved floyd's death ignited global protests against racism and police violence. to live now all the all. morning a man his crime in the what's of his supporters was being born black more than $500.00 guests attended the funeral and he sed in texas for george floyd his death under the knee of a white policeman spots global protests calling

huge crowds are also marching in central paris against police brutality and racism is the largest of several protests across across france this weekend which have been inspired by the black lives and that's a movement in the us prison police have ordered the closure of freshly reopened restaurants and shops along the route of the march fearing possible violence gatherings of more than 10 people are still banned in the country in a bid to contain the pandemic. and his cause marched on the streets below counter-demonstrators climbed on the building overlooking the protest and hunger banner denouncing what they called anti white racism residents in the building took matters into their own hands until part of the ban the term. well still ahead here on al-jazeera why sons of a popular kenyan musician steal his coffin to prevent his burial setting off a violent confrontation with the police. as a form of protest how traditional african culture is making a presence a lot of lives now to rallies to stay with us. hello the schimmel wind is picking up again that is the hot dry when the comes ou

police brutality. young people have gathered for a vigil in honor of george floyd a black man who was killed by police police and he weighs the video. to peak against racism against blacks across the world president. the killing of dogs lloyd for the young people who want to move from offer condit is when it's a fight for justice in the u.s. yes i said on the has an american. and as an american citizen i believe that but we also need to fight for in just the right here in africa in ghana police brutality you swim in my life. and this is where we came. down to. the most destructive misunderstanding between secrets. and balkanize is the young people who will protect. me from good about you and. for these young people. to resume her. life trying. now to other stories making news around the world and they were $200.00 demonstrators have gathered hoping to reboot anti-government protests that began late last year as lebanon was facing its worst economic crisis in decades the lockdown virus has put further pressure on the economy prompting a new way for protests despite social distancing restrictions. egypt's president. has announced a cease fire initiat

thousands continue to take part in peaceful protests against police brutality and racism in the unitedtes. hundreds of anti—government protesters demonstrate in brazil against their president's handling of the coronavirus. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. here in the uk thousands of people defied the ban on mass gatherings to join rallies triggered by the killing of george floyd, in police custody in the us. demonstrators in bristol pulled down a bronze statue of a 17th century slave trader, edward colston, and threw it into the harbour. the prime minister boris johnson says that the anti—racism protests across britain have been — in his words — subverted by thuggery. jon kay has been in bristol where the statue was taken down. chanting: take it down! 300 years after his death, edward colston‘s fall from grace. for centuries, he took pride of place in bristol, celebrated as a merchant, politician and philanthropist. now, reviled for his part in the slave trade. that statue represents years of oppression, it represents years of hurt and just a lot of emotio

thousands of people continue to take part in peaceful protests against police brutality and racism in us. huge crowds gather in cities and towns across the country. the number of people worldwide who have died from coronavirus passes 400,000. more than a quarter of those deaths have been in the us. brazil is also a hotspot — hundreds of people have demonstrated there against president bolsonaro's response to the coronavirus here in the uk, thousands of people defied a ban on mass gatherings to join rallies triggered by the killing of george floyd, the unarmed black man who died in police custody in the united states. demonstrators in bristol pulled down a bronze statue of a 17th century slave trader, edward colston, and threw it into the harbour. colston‘s company transported more than one hundred thousand slaves from west africa to the caribbean and the americas between 1672 and 1689, cramming them into ships to maximise profit. the prime minister boris johnson says that the anti—racism protests across britain have been — in his words — subverted by thuggery. jon kay is in bristol wh

states to continue their demonstrations against police brutality it's been nearly a week of protests which have often turned violent it started with the death of a black man george floyd after he was arrested by the police in the u.s. city of minneapolis in minnesota is there for us joining us live again this hour jay just take us through where you are and what it's like there. yeah absolutely and there are huge pockets in this city peter that are either boarded up or like you see behind us burned out and i want to show you how intense that fire was firsthand you can see it has gutted the buildings here and there are scenes like this that play out not only in this neighborhood where just a week ago to the day george floyd was killed but also across the city that are just devastated you can see the flames leaping up here 4 stories and really taking everything that they could swallow here and then as you move along you can see just the entire property in fact we were moved earlier we were on the other side city teams are out and surveying things trying to start to pull things together

to show you a few guadalajara against police brutality. your arrest and deaths of construction work a job on in the past and months ago has caused controversy and conflicting accounts in mexico's 2nd largest city. the police say the 30 year old was detained for disturbing the peace but this video shared widely on social media provoked protests . not far from the city. bystanders identified the man being shoved into a vehicle as one person they say police were using excessive force and that he was arrested for not wearing a mosque there mandatory to prevent the current of our spread police say he was taken out of the cell phone medical treatment and died hours later. the police did no i brutality the protesters are demanding accountability. more some use buttons to smash police vehicles so blease officers pick up whatever they can to fend off protesters one policeman had petal put over her and. the governor of the list goes state says video of lopez's arrest doesn't show the reality or the misleading way in which they made everyone jealous g

have defied curfews to continue protests against police brutality for 6 night president donald trump blamed the far left group known as on t.v. for violence in some protests. and police in some states actually join the protesters this is california melts during rallies opposed made famous by the american football cullen campaign made in response to police brutality against black people. we're looking at some coronavirus news and these are live pictures from rome where the colosseum in the italian capital is reopening to tourists it's been closed for 3 months due to coronavirus knockdowns on the way to work is that groups of up to 14 people will be allowed in but they will have to wait for 15 minutes. after the next after the previous group is gone and so you can go in as a group and the next group could only go in 15 minutes later of course this time of year heading into summer you would usually have thousands of people going through the coliseum and runs other tourist sites this way will be very controlled a controlled reopening of the 3 months in lockdown. well look at india as well

police brutality. young people have gathered for a vigil in honor of direct flight the black man was killed by police officers to minneapolis and the new ways the vigil is also to peak against racism against blacks across the world done as president is one of the african leaders who has condemned the killing of 6 white but a young people they want to move from proper conduct is when it's a fight for justice in the u.s. yes i said on the has and maybe that's as a same as an american citizen i believe that but he also needs a 5 in just a right here in africa in ghana police brutality is well in a life in the. making and this is why we came to see where we came to stand against these things was disrupted clearly a misunderstanding between security officials on to balkanize this and the young people who will protect god good luck to them. for these young people out here who express your concerns and call for an end to resume her whole. life time. let's give you a couple of the stories making news around the world in beirut hundreds of demonstrators have gathered hoping to reboot antigovernment protests that began late last year as lebanon was facing its worst economic crisis. i

have defied curfews to continue protests against police brutality in atlanta 2 police officers have been fired for using excessive force and they surrounded one car slashed its tires and then tasered 2 people inside before dragging them to the ground and handcuffing. i think is law enforcement if we are ever going to get. out of this face that we are in today we have to recognize that our behaviors cannot consistently be pardoned because we are law enforcement. these these are good guys i know them as individuals i've worked with one for over 20 years. but they made that level of mistake that cannot be rolled back. this is washington d.c. protesters set fires near the white house president donald trump has blamed the left wing group known as anti for the outbreak of violence at some protests. we're looking at portland oregon in the early hours saw on the west coast state of oregon police there have been firing tear gas at protesters have been hurling fireworks and other projectiles thousands of people marched through the city earlier in the day mostly peacefully. in other news india's be

protests against police brutality continue across the us following the killing of an unarmed black man week ago. this is the sitution in minneapolis where the protests against police brutality began — actvists in the city centre are ignoring the latest curfew order. in other news: packed beaches at sunny british resorts. ministers announce an easing of the english lockdown, starting later on monday. brazil overtakes france as the country with the fourth highest death toll from coronavirus. nearly 29,000 people have died in south america's biggest country, and nasa astronauts doug hurley and bob behnken reach the international space station onboard the spacex crew dragon capsule. from new york to santa monica and in more than a0 cities in between, thousands are on the streets again to protest the death in police custody of an african—american man, george floyd. many cities have curfews in place to stop the protests. as night falls we will see if the demonstrations continue or whether as last night, they are ignored. mr floyd, who was unarmed, died in minneapolis last monday after being

cities on saturday to mobilize against racism and police brutality tens of thousands braved the holcim a day to call for reform. the message is clear. in their thousands they converged on downtown washington d.c. . local officials have projected over 100000 people will attend. the heat and humidity are no deterrent. everyone is not racist literally. by. the law. they're old outdated a dish people understand. it's not enough to be angry you have to vote you have to translate that into action you need to be a consequence for that action and they need to be taught that it will happen no more enough either no. while demanding action against police brutality is at the forefront of saturday's peaceful demonstrations these protests are also highlighting a long standing problem of what many call systemic racism and inequality in the united states topics that will likely become central to the presidential battle for the white house in november. as for handed over your correspondent stephanie. rather from washington stephanie how is president trump going to lead the country given what has happen

for a what are expected to be the largest protests yet against police brutality in the united states people are assembling a different points in the city and expected to convene in the white house they turned the day authorities have closed off much of the downtown area to traffic the washington protest and others around the world have arisen from outrage over the death of george floyd he was an african-american who died in police custody in minneapolis 10 days ago. now. let's go straight to washington and brandi w.'s disability for example phenomena who's at the protest at the lincoln memorial and some of the protests are just taking off tell us what's going on. yes they are just about to take of if you can see that behind me they have come together here to protest political views of police brutality and racial and injustice and now they are moving presumably to the white house to continue their protests there there are many different demonstrations across the city today and all of them will presumably elite eventually to the white house to protest against president donald trump it

for what are expected to be the largest protests yet against police brutality in the united states people are assembling at different points in the city and expected to convene near the white house sorties closed off much of the downtown area to traffic the washington protest and all those around the world have arisen from outrage over the death of george floors it was an african-american man who died in police custody in minneapolis 10 days ago. let's go straight to washington to our bureau chief phenomena who's at the protest near the white house understand alexandra the protests have been building up for a while now tell us what's happening where you are. as you can see it's pretty much crowded here it's the largest crowd that i have seen since the protester protests started maybe we can show you how people are still arriving here those people marching for right now are coming from the demonstration in front of the capitol hill i learned today much across the city and now they are here at the white house to be more precise at lafayette square that is in the direct neighborhood of the w

a movement against racism and police brutality. this is in some cases affecting reporters who are trying to cover the story. according to the u.s. press freedom tracker there have been more than 300 total what they call violations since may 26th. these are assaults, these are arrests of reporters on the scene, most of these have occurred at the hands of police when there's been tear gas and rubber bullets used. in some cases protesters, vandals have also attacked reporters in major cities. we saw journalists describing nypd officers stealing his bike and striking him with abaton, shouting expletives to reporters from the associated press. a local san francisco was detained. and we've seen in minneapolis the aclu filing lawsuits to protect journalists' first amendment rights. add voe cassie groups are demanding mayors and governors step in and make sure these assaults are reporters are halted. these were mostly last week. i want to be clear, the violent chapter seems to be over and this newer chapter is about people, so many of them

correspondent in tripoli there in other world news up to nearly 2 weeks of nationwide protests against police brutality several u.s. states are taking steps to reform controversial police practices in minneapolis where george florey died while in police custody chokeholds their next restrained a band but as. reports from washington d.c. those policies aren't being implemented. it all sounds very promising almost 2 weeks since george floyd was killed after a minneapolis police officer spent nearly 9 minutes pinning him to the ground by his neck police forces around the country are vowing reform i really believe for the 1st time in our history we have an opportunity to really make change that we've never made it for george floyd's death has really touched a nerve like we have not seen. several police departments including minneapolis of bound police from using true colds california will stop teaching its state police the technique across this country we train techniques on strangleholds that put people's lives a risk now we can argue that these are used as exceptions but at the end of the day karate hold

cities have seen some of the biggest protests against police brutality and racism since george floyd step 2 weeks ago he of course was in police custody in minneapolis when he was killed his demonstrations were largely peaceful. and anti-racism rallies are spreading across europe in solidarity with those happening in the u.s. over the death of floyd these pictures just in from london where thousands are demonstrating outside the u.s. embassy similar protests are being held in spain italy and belgium. coronavirus news now in the global death toll has now passed 400000 with more than a quarter of those in the united states alone this of course the virus tracker from johns hopkins university a reliable source we used to keep track of the situation but it has to be said even this can only be so accurate because it depends on how countries are reporting numbers. which is something brazil's government stopped doing it says it won't publish its running total of coronavirus deaths and infections critics say it's just an attempt to hide the world's 2nd highest number of infections president ja

against. police brutality nearly 2 weeks after the death of george floyd mostly peaceful scenes throughout the unlike earlier this week when crowds felt the full force of riot police and military vehicles patrolled u.s. streets at least 11 have died during the protests and all 4 former officers present when george floyd was killed will face murder charges. i. i. coast to coast on from small groups to streets filled with fury there have been protests throughout the week in all 50 states the national guard was the ploy dinner and half of them curfews were imposed in at least 29 locations with demonstrators describing continued heavy handed policing as rioting and looting spread. from the days that i've been out the only time that violence erupts or gresham is shown is when the police have come out and shown force was struck and as i was trying to walk away. from the protests they began openly shooting rounds of tear gas rubber bullets into the crowd. there was violence by the police a culmination in the streets of jacksonville they resulted in the necessary use of tear gas we saw 1st from tear g

there are protesters, those who are fighting against police brutality and police terror.here are white supremacists, those who are exploiting who black paint in this moment and really try to undermine our protests. then police whwho sometitimes as protesters, so undndercovers, ad also uniformed o officers who he created significant amount of distressed havoc and confusion in protests. we have to be careful when we are protesting, both with covid-19 but also because there are times when their agent provocateurs and different people who have different agendas than what our movement actually hasas. amy: we want to thank you for joining us, patrisse cullors, political strategist, co-founder of black lives matter, and founder of reform l.a. jails. she is the author of "when they call you a terrorist: a black lives matter memoir." back, two autopsieses agree george floyd's dedeath waa homicide. we will go to minneapolis for response. stay with us. ♪ [music break] a amy: "$20 bilill" by tom prasada-a-rao. this is democracy now!, democracynow.o.org, the quararae report. i am amy

in the news this morning an 8th consecutive night to protest against police brutality in the united states in minneapolis where floyd was killed the state's now to investigate police conduct over the last. f.-k. . the risks of reporting the riots coming up to more than a 100 violations against press freedom in 3 days the media watchdog and the russian news agency report a tells us about being fired. here and yelled and grabs and they start shooting me with that. i have been. out on my side i mean this is a clear targeting of journalists. in.

against police brutality or i to my kind of there in washington d.c. mike thank you for that let's speak now to gerald malloy in hartsville south carolina and gerald is a democratic state senator representing the 29th district jerrold we'll talk about joe biden a 2nd but the death of george floyd has galvanized all these protests across dozens of u.s. cities there's a palpable sense of anger frustration with law enforcement and the politicians but why do you think these incidents of white policeman killing unarmed black men a still happening. well i think that what's happening i think that the people that approaches test testing is generational issues that have been happening in that they believe as relates to people of color and they think that there is disparities in the treatment of many individuals and so ringback it has sparked outrage the folks that are really trying to protest really the initially there's a lot of innocent protest folks are doing it because they want to make certain that they can pay attention to the injustices that are being pr

. >>> this is the third weekend of protests against police brutality and racism. people marching in philadelphia, and washington, d.c., including at what what's being called black lives matter plaza.

commenting on how the protest was good natured this is all against the backdrop of what people say is a misunderstanding here that there's only police brutality against black people in the u.s. where as people here point out that there have been incidents of deaths of black men in power in police custody over the last few decades with very little numbers of them convictions or prosecutions against police officers so that was behind the passion that you saw on the streets of london and other cities in the u.k. on sunday. china is using the racial unrest in american cities to criticize u.s. action on the hong kong politicians and state media comparing the riots to the un to government movement in the territory but here's what the editor of approach chinese government used paper wrote. u.s. house speaker nancy pelosi once called the violent protests in hong kong a beautiful sight to behold u.s. politicians cannot enjoy the sight from their own windows such as it was difficult palin has the reaction now from hong kong. chinese state media has been giving blanket coverage to the events unfolding in the united states telling its viewers that this i

police custody has spread around the world with demonstrations in many countries to protest against police brutality and racism thousands of people in paris defied a ban on large gatherings to protest the 2016 deaths in police custody of. her trainer a young frenchman of mali and origin and who expresses well their anger at that country's races many of the demonstrators carried signs with slogans linked to the black lines matter movement in the u.s. the demonstration went off peacefully until police used tear gas to disperse the crowd after protesters helped them jack tunnels. earlier we spoke to did a correspondent in paris lisa lo as she spoke to us about some of the issues that have led to the protest in front feeling here is certainly that there hasn't been much change and if the have been change actually in the wrong way it's been in the wrong way you know just look back over the past few years there have been lots of demonstration is specially the yellow vests protest and there was a lot of police violence now at the palace and he's even discussing as a new know a draft law that would forbid p

this is one of the most well known lawyers fighting against police brutality in new york. mr how many cases in general have you. solved and had a positive outcome for your clients thousands to south police brutality has to be in the high hundreds or thousands i think police brutality is a real issue in this country i have a number of cases where people were injured very badly in police chase cases and when you speak to a police officer and question them about the training they receive in the cademy they will tell you they're never in a real situation that's a very good point but. with this case the question is did the officer have the right to do what he then did let's watch one it's about couple more minutes here. and i got no problem with. this who kicks the phone out of his hand. generally the kid gets up. there are shots. actually more i think a lot of this issue escalated because. officers don't like when people talk back to them or don't like when people don't comply with their the mint's i think in this situation no is different in somebody's others because this offi

protests against police brutality continue, at least a0 cities and washington dc have imposed cu rfewswith a heavy police presence at the white house. moments after he threatened to deploy "thousands and thousands" of us troops against the protests and riots that have engulfed dozens of american cities, president trump has been on an extraordinary walkabout through downtown washington dc. he eventually stopped for photos, holding a bible, in front of the so—called church of presidents, damaged in the disturbances. a peaceful protest outside the white house was tear—gassed by police, to clear the president's path. earlier he'd told state governors they must dominate the protests and get much tougher. the death of george floyd, in minneapolis, which sparked the latest unrest, has now officially been declared a homicide. the following measures are going into effect immediately. first, we are ending the riots and lawlessness that has spread throughout our country. we will end it now. today, i have strongly recommended to every governor to deploy the national guard in sufficient numbers tha

an 8 consecutive nights of protests against police brutality in the united states in minneapolis where george floyd was killed the state's now to investigate police conduct over the past decade the risks of reporting the riots reporting on. more than a 100 violations against press freedom in 3 days says a media watchdog a russian news agency reported tells us about being fired. for and yelled at and they start shooting that horizon of stinger i have. on my side on my doorstep this is a clear targeting of journalists.

church for the funeral of the man who died in police custody in minneapolis 2 weeks ago floyd's death triggered global protests against racism and police brutality also coming up protests in new york push lawmakers to pass reforms against police brutality but police unions say they've been made scapegoats through peace national outrage. still no clear answer for sweeping the unsolved assassination of prime minister all of paula more than 30 years ago prosecutors named their main suspect but decide to end a probe into the killing plus she coined the phrase the banality of evil to describe the perpetrators of the holocaust newtek submission in berlin examines the life of. one of history's greatest political thinkers. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us a final goodbye in a call for action george floyd a black man who died after a white police officer pressed his knee into his neck for almost 9 minutes has been laid to rest at his funeral in houston texas friends and family members spoke about the man they knew and loved floyd's death ignited global protests against racism and police brutality. morning a man his crime and the watts of h

police brutality has always been hard to legislate against.hieved equality in pay — a form of income segregation that persists today. the racism is a sore that has been festering over and over and over again. and it's like when the sore is about to heal, the wound is reopened again by incidents like this and you have to start all over again. and the question is, how much can people take? cheering many hoped the election of america's first black president would repair, even heal america's racial breach, but barack obama never wanted his time in office to be defined by the colour of his skin. in terms of racial progress, his presidency was less historic than the fact that he became president. this american carnage stops right here and stops right now. he was followed into office by donald trump, whose political rise started when he disputed whether ba rack obama was born in america — a groundless accusation. many reasons explain his victory in 2016, but mr trump certainly benefited from a backlash against a black president among some white voter

here's one thing the protests against police brutality. i was 5. 000-000-0000 however by night the protests take a much more violent for. lyndall ism moving and a tax on business owners many see this as an extreme expression of economic inequality obert. by looting bothers people so much more than knowing that across the country black men and women are die the looting of america has been going on for over 40 is the copra saw the ultra rich though some business owners are even willing to stand with the looters also properties are always can be replace but loss of life so no they're fully upset with the looting don't think that looting is necessary. but i definitely feel like something needs to be done you know to kind of protect everybody says a large scale looting 250 buildings have been damaged in minnesota alone that prompted members of george floyd's family to call her home got this car stuck. on a 100 they don't know nobody i don't know why i cannot testify i was stuck trying to get up in the schoolyard stuff. right now oh my. god. it'

football league has handled players' protests against police brutality in the wake of george floyd's death in police custody who down says the league was wrong for not listening to black players concerns and will now encourage peaceful protests against racism thousands of people have protested across australia in solidarity with the black lies matter movement until polls have debts of indigenous people in police custody india and china say they want to peacefully resolve the border disputes general some both sides are meeting close to the site of the recent standoff in the family and the dock region india accuses china of encroaching onto its side of the border several times in may each country has sent thousands of troops to the frontier and france says it's killed the leader of al qaeda in north africa the french defense minister says abdel malik day died in an operation on thursday in northwest somali those are the headlines coming up next counting the costs. we understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the world. so no matter what you want to see al-jazeera wi

well in the wake of nationwide protests in the us against police brutality following the killing of george floyd many districts are under pressure to remove police from schools brunell's brings this report. fueled by protests against systemic racism and policing the executive board of the los angeles teachers' union has called for cutting the public school police force. in many us cities police officers are permanently stationed in schools to provide security a trend that accelerated after deadly school shootings like the one at columbine high school 21 years ago i am but now activists want to divert school police funding to hire counsellors librarians and mental health workers to support students only not while is a co-founder of the black lies matter movement and the mother of 3 children in l.a. schools there is an embedded racism that says that white children are children who should be nurtured and black children are children who should be surveilled traumatize our children they are there with guns in their repressive force if there's anywhere police don't belong it's our schools that p

thousands of people show up, let's say let's move on to charlotte, north carolina, to march against police brutality, okay they are welcome, fine. so you are right pool to peacefully protest. but if thousands are at a rally in charlotte, two months from now, they are cold they are responsible, dangerous, selfish. >> the president is extremely irresponsible and potentially a deadly threat today in the middle of the pandemic. to move the republican national convention to charlotte, he wants 20 more thousand people to gather in the arena there packed, screaming, shouting on top of his each other in the midst of this pandemic? is that what he is saying? >> laura: have any of you seen the crowds in raleigh and charlottesville north carolina? if you want to open your doors to customers, they will stop you or send state inspectors and they will have measuring tapes and make sure your salad bar is in order, but if you want to ransack a restaurant, they will give you the green light. if you want to go to church, they will send cops out to harass you. but if you want to burn down the church, they will basical

being accused of violently cracking down on those breaking coronavirus restrictions protest against police brutality were held in kenya's capital mine broke your monday they followed the police watchdog saying 15 people including a 13 year old have been killed since a curve in 1000 curfew was introduced in march. police eventually buried benny and secrets in the middle of the night allowing just one of his brothers to attend. was his mother who couldn't be at the funeral sat on his grave to prevent mourners from examining his body still relatives never thought they'd ever have to face. sort of does you know. antigovernment protests are continuing in the southern syrian town of psuedo for days demonstrators in the government held area have demanded the resignation of president bashar assad they blame his government for the collapse of the economy after nearly a decade of war they're also calling for the release of prisoners and the end of the a rainy and and russian presence in syria more than 80 percent of the country's population live in poverty. a rescue operation is underway in china to save peop

police departments to adopt national standards this comes in the wake of nationwide protests against police brutality after the death of george floyd in police custody police in france are demonstrating against a new ban on chokeholds during arrests the government introduced a ban a spot of efforts to clamp down on police brutality police unions say it goes too far and will prevent officers from doing their jobs thousands of people in france have launched in solidarity with the black eyes matters movement in the u.s. and to denounce what they say is systemic racism in french law enforcement and protesters gathered in hong kong as a controversial national anthem law comes into effect the legislation makes it a criminal offense to mark china's anthon activist seen as another sign that beijing is doing away with hong kong's autonomy and it's also one year since demonstrators surrounded the government headquarters leading to months of protests those are the headlines on al-jazeera the news will continue right after 101 east stay with us as protests read joules of police brutality and coronavirus rips the

being accused of violently cracking down on those breaking coronavirus restrictions protest against police brutality were held in kenya's capital mind robey on monday they followed a police watchdog saying 15 people including a 13 year old have been killed since a curfew 19 curfew was introduced in march. police eventually buried benny and secrets in the middle of the night allowing just one of his brothers to attend. was his mother who couldn't be at the funeral sat on his grave to prevent mourners from examining his body still relatives never thought they'd ever have to face. sort of played out and just you know. the number of britain sleeping on the streets fell dramatically during the current a virus lock down a base in government funding meant emergency accommodation was quickly found to stop homeless people spreading the virus and there are fears that money will dry up as emergency restrictions and lifted for a challenge reports from brighton england south coast. drug strength just scale it last or just doing more i need to do to survive i'm not really thinking about myself or other people or

protest against police brutality and against racism —— black lives matter.ge floyd in the city of many applets. earlier we learned the california national guard is leaving los angeles. that was announced by the mayor, a response to the fa ct the mayor, a response to the fact that many of these protests have been peaceful. we will bring you up—to—date with more information as we get it here on bbc news. hello there. the first week of summer has certainly brought a big change in the weather pattern. over the weekend, cool northerly winds, some rain, and a good deal of cloud around as well. interestingly, at loftus, in redcar in cleveland, there's been more rain in the last week than we've had during the whole of spring. the start of the new week, though, looks a lot drier. the winds won't be as strong either. that's because we've got this area of high pressure, or at least the nose of it heading towards the uk. may not last long, but for a while, it will keep those weather fronts at bay from the north—west of the uk. now, many places will have a dry day on mon

it's the latest rally against police. brutality following the death all george's it's been 12 days since the 46 year old daughter to a policeman knelt on his neck as he was being arrested let's join. from downtown washington d.c. lots of activity happening behind you. that's right so hello and this is by far the largest protest that has gathered here in the front doorsteps of the white house for 4 days are expecting anywhere between 500-022-0000 extension 0 protesters gathered here protesting against the police death of george clooney as well as demanding systemic reform and that is the message that they have been trying to deliver across the spends that's been recently fortified and to the white house that is directly behind the found some president donald trump is home today we know he doesn't have anything public on his schedule this weekend and he hasn't been tweeting about what can be clearly heard from within the white house which is the chance of these protesters and what we have been hearing are these chants out of the name

just want to point out that, in demonstrations against police brutality, police, not law enforcement, they're counter protestors. so the police are not law enforcement. they're counter protestors. according to the writer of the magazine. be explained by saying, in many ways, they are taking these protests personally? >> well, there's probably some truth to that. but remember that police departments are the arm of local government or federal government, depending what level you're talking about. whose mandate is to try to keep the peace. the dynamics that occur in a mass demonstration like this, especially these that have been going on and on and on, are very complicated. and they're very stressful, for both the protestors and the police officers. you'll see, behind the skirmish line of officers, there are other officers. those are, frequently, supervisors. and part of their job is to try to keep the officers on the frontline calm because they're being, in many instances, not all but, in many instances, they're being insulted. they're being spit on. there is a lot of things that are go

much jonah hill there in london for us well huge crowds are also marching in central paris against police brutality and racism it's the largest of several protests across france this weekend which have been inspired by the black lives matter movement in the us prison police have ordered the closure of freshly reopened restaurants and shops along the route of the march possible violence gatherings of more than 10 people are still banned in the country in a bid to contain coronavirus and as the crowds marched on the streets below counted demonstrators climbed a building overlooking the protest 100 banner denouncing what they called anti white racism residents in the building took matters into their own hands and part of the ballot down. a violent arrest by police solve an indigenous leader in canada is also provoking outrage the 12 minute dash cam video shows an officer tackling chief allen adam to the ground and punching him in the head police charge the aboriginal leader with resisting arrest for an expired license plate an assault and an assault on the officer which his lawyers are challenging pri

rally the pows made famous by american football player calling kappa nick in response to police brutality against black people in other states police held banners with statements against violence and racism other headlines china has hit back at the u.s. over its decision to end preferential treatment for hong kong because of beijing's proposed security law china says any attempts by america to harm chinese interests will be met with firm counter measures and they've been more protests in hong kong as well by people calling for independence from china many believe the new law will simply end the territories autonomy. south africa has postponed reopening its schools by a week because of concerns of a possible covert 19 infections students in their final year of primary and secondary education word you should begin studies on monday but teachers unions oppose the move saying there's not enough protective equipment some schools in the western cape province have been criticized and they reopened on monday. and officials in india are allowing some citizens to resume work and other activities off to bei

protests against police brutality and racial discrimination continue to grow across the u.s. as tens of thousands of people marched to demand reform and scenes often more festive than tents people demanded change following george ford's death in custody pedicle plane will wrap up a fence outside of washington after this report from she had her tonsils. it was the biggest demonstration in the nation's capital since george floyd's death 2 weeks ago tens of thousands gathered to protest across d.c. many feeling this is a turning point feel that god it feels like i get to be a part of history and a part of the group of people who are trying to change the world. unlike previous protests that have followed incidents of police brutality it was clear this wasn't just about registering horror and anger but about practical solutions people understand now. it's not enough to be angry or have to vote you have to translate that into action but it seems that event his election was also in donald trump's mind from his vantage point behind the new fencing around the white house several hours

and many other cities to mobilize against racism and police brutality tens of thousands through the streets off the u.s. capitol to call for reform authorities have closed off much of the downtown area to traffic the washing protest and others around the world up arisen from outrage over the death of george floyd the african-american man died while and police custody in minneapolis last week. as outrage spreads over the killing of george voight in the us protesters have taken to the streets in many part of the world they are calling for an end to racism and police brutality in the united states but also in their own societies here's a look at some of the protests taking place around the world today in solidarity with a black last match your movement. rarely have protests the deaths in custody drawn so many israeli and tens of thousands rally going astray in cities large and small their focus hundreds of aboriginal people who have died in jails and police stations in the last 30 years with no officer ever found guilty here the death of george floyd has suddenly created widespread anger about

on saturday the capital and other cities for largely peaceful protests against police brutality demonstrations 1st began after the death of george floyd in police custody and to racism rallies are spreading across europe in solidarity with those happening in the u.s. in london thousands demonstrated outside the u.s. embassy similar protests were held in spain italy and belgium. in the british city of bristol anti racism protesters took down a statue of a 17th century slave trader the bronze monument to edward colston was later dragged across the streets and thrown into a nearby river. in libya forces from the un backed government have reached the city of sirte as they continue to drive after his fighters further to the east the warlords ceasefire plan announced with his egyptian allies on saturday was quickly rejected by government leaders in tripoli. reports from their. proposing a peace deal in cairo egypt's president abdel fatah has sisi with libya's warlord honey for have to. who's 14 month old fence if to capture the libyan capital collapsing this week announcing it is time for a ceasefir

wounds to the back the killing of the 27 year old in atlanta on friday spot more protests against police brutality. a pakistan is reporting a record rise and cried a virus infections the government sealed off more than a 1000 high risk areas to try and curb the spirit experts predict 80000 deaths by oldest and a 1000000 infections the world health organization is warning the underfunded health system could be overwhelmed. joins us now live from islamabad kemal why are we seeing this massive surge in cases. first of all one has to go back to the last day of ramadan that different the government decided to eve down the lockdown sure that people could do day shopping day of course is your standard operating procedure procedure that people would have to rid of march and to follow all the air still be. people who rushed to the market today did not care about that then there would be families relatives intermingling getting goods or you do know the situation of chafey and their love. by now we're door. also the city hall which is the provincial capital of the barton job the head minute that there is a j