al jazerra's barnaby phillips went along. >> reporter: it's an unlikely alliance between the britishian and the poll wood film star, but both are passionate about ending sexual violence in conflict. >> we mist send a message around the world that there is no disgrace in being a a survivor of sexual a violence the shame is on the aggressor. >> reporter: it was in bosnia earlier this year they visited war crime sites and heard of how 10s of thousands of women who were raped in the war live with shame and trauma. only a handful of men have faced justice for these crimes. she says she was raped in a town by a serb paramilitary leader it happened in this building. she says bosnia's women have to speak about what happened to them. >> translator: as long as they are silent, they will feel like they are carrying anatomic bomb in their chest you live with that trauma, you sleep with it, and you wake up with it. >> reporter: people have come here if from all over the world and find plenty of support and solidarity. but the real test of this conference is whether it has any impact on future war

barnaby phillips, al jazerra. >>> and earlier today we talked to del fine, she is the u.s.ector of reporters without borders, she says this is not the first time th the egyptian government mass tried to silence journalists she says they have do it over again and have done so since the revolution. >> sincal fall of mubarak, all the regimes have tried to repress the media and control the information. but clearly we have seen that the respect for media freedom has declined considerably since the army ceased power last jump at least 65 journalists have been arrested, but also six journalists have actually been killed since last july. mostly when they were covering pro morsi demonstration. >> del fine of reporters without borders a former news of the world editor has been convicted of phone hacking today. a jury in london finding andy guilty of conspiring to intercept communications while working at the paper. the paper allegedly used communications for it's a stories. rebecca brooks former editor was acquitted of all charges. that now defunct paper was owned by rupert murdoch.

al jazeera am barnaby phillips is there and sends us this. >> not are -- not many are still alive today and many seem overwhelmed. back on omaha beach where he survived but so many of his friends died. and robert also 94 for whom the memories of d-day tumble out in one vivid stream. >> smoke and machine gun fire, rattling all the time, and like hell you digging graves, we are going forward, we have to face the enemy. that's all we can do. make room for guys coming behind us so they can come through too, also. >> reporter: it was one of the pivotal days of the second world war. the americans and british had been planning it for years. running straight into the german guns. there was confusion, much went wrong but they succeeded in opening up a new front against nazis and hastinge hastening thf the world war. in north america and europe still see the men who invaded france on that day as heroes and liberators. ♪ >> so the mood is festive. the roads clogged with amateur enthusiasts driving miniature military vehicles. new generations are taught the story, if americans and europeans feel le

barnaby phillips reports. >> all over the world, the condemnation, from far and wide. >> we are deeply dismayed by the fact that a sentence has been imposed and we are apawme appaly the severity of it. it is hard to credit that the court in this case could have reached this conclusion. >> on sunday, the u.s. secretary of state, john kerry was in cairo offering military and diplomatic support to the egyptian government. landing in baghdad less than 24 hours later, hearing the news from egypt he gave this reaction. >> it is a chilling and dr draconian sentence. and it's deeply disturbing to see in the midst of egypt's transition. it simply cannot stand if egypt is going to be able to move forward in the way that egypt needs to move forward. >> the u.k.'s foreign minister calls for the egypt e-egyptian foreign minister to review the sentence. >> i'm absolutely appalled, including the egyptian journalists and a british national, where important evidence was not available to the defense team. >> the united nations high commissioner for human rights, says the charges are too broad and vague,

barnaby phillips, normally. >>> despite the possible talks there is no sign of the end of violence in. let's go there now. and suggestions that a mentioned at the top of the program that a plain has beeplane has been sho. >> reporter: i can confirm that we have seen a line from the head of the anti--terrorist operation against the separatist fighters. he said the plain has been indeed shot down it was a transport planes soviet era transport plane, it's propeller driven, very slow and they say it was carrying humanitarian supplies for the people who have been internally displaced by the fighting. i have watched the video that's been leased by the separatist fighters. we talked to the separatist fighters inside there and she confirms that it was downed by a surface to-aramis ill. i have seen the footage, you can see the explosion, i have also seen a still taken at the scene which shows that the pilot and the copilot managed to get out. you can see their parachutes being deployed. you can see them coming down. so, yes, a surface-to aramisal has brought down a trans important play, propel

they and supporters all over the world feel this case has already gone on far too long barnaby phillipsal jazeera. >> al jazeera rejects all charges and demands the immediate release of all of its journalists. israeli troops killed two palestinians today in their search for three missing is rail he'll teenagers here they say a man approached soldiers in an intimidating manner and a hospital in ramallah say they received the body of a man kill killed. israel has been conducting raids in the west bank in their search for the boys who went missing near an israeli settlement. hamas which operates in the west bank has neither confirmed or denied any involvement. meanwhile, a new round of violence claimed 10 lives in nigeria, suspected boka haram gunmen raided villages in the northeast on saturday. the communities targeted are close to where 276 stool girls were kidnapped. 57 have am could home. a report from nagaduri. >> these are the school girls who managed to avoid capture by boka haram fighters. their classmates are missing. the pain shows. but somehow, they are preparing for their final

barnaby phillips, al jazerra. >>> well, now we can speak to the bbc's chief international correspondent, thank you for joining us here on al jazerra. and also thank you for all the work that the bbc has done in trying to really get the word out. why do you think that journalists around the world have felt so strongly about this case? >> i think we feel very strongly about this case for two reasons, one is it's personal. peter greste and mohamed familiar mfahmy.especially petee worked international limb they are known across the world. they have friends and colleagues who know them personally. wso we are personally very upset and it's laughable that they would be doing anything else but journalist, not just journalism but very good journalism. secondly as you heard the head. bbc news just saying today it's an act against all of us. because it's intimidation, it's trying to stop all of us from doing our job, from trying to tell the truth about stories, from going to where the stories are. and this is the fear that this is not just three journalists and not just those three, there are many

barnaby phillips reports. >> reporter: african and western governments brought together for an emergency meeting looking for ways to defeat boka haram. he said britain as well as france and the u.s. will do more to help the nigerian government. >> this will mean significantly expanding the training and tactical assistance that the u.s. provides to the nigerian armed forces. it will include helping to train units dmrad on counter insurgency operations against boka haram in northeast nigeria. we will also provide further assistance to regional security and intelligence cooperation. >> but it's now months since the school girls were abducted. mr. hague said he wouldn't give a running commentary on efforts to rescue them. but he did say that nigeria and neighboring african countries have agreed to share intelligence and tighten poroud borders. the fact that the school girls are still missing is an indictment of the nigerian government and shows the limits of western power. at this conference, which is specifically looking at ways to protect women in conflict, you can sense the frustration th

. >> barnaby phillips joins me live from that event in london. over to you. >> yes, the event getting under way. a plenary session. i'll bring in my guest, benny ya, a legal advice yore for redress, which works with torture victims. i am sure people watching this will ask "okay, they'll sign wonderful documents at the end of the summit on friday. will that have any application, any meaning in parts of africa, the middle east where wars are going on. >> the protocol they are hoping to find is targeted for practitioners. it is designed to be practical and easy to use. whether it will be used on the ground depend highly on the political will. >> the people who are carrying out sexual crimes say militias, badly trained armies are not here. they are not going to sign the document. >> it's true. but the state, who have the obligation to prevent and protect victims, prosecute and punish the perpetrators are here. it is good that they will be here to be able to understand what they have to do and what actions they have to put in place. >> is it your impr

but so far, there is no sign that the egyptian authorities are prepared to back down, barnaby phillips jazerra. >>> the new york times printed an editorial today criticizing the obama administration's response to yesterday's convictions the paper wrote, quoting now. secretary of john kerry called them a disturan being setback to egypt's conviction, while the white house urged mr. sisi to pardon the journalists and others given political sentences in little years but there was little talk on cutting back on aid and little reason to believe that mr. sisi would seriously reevaluate the judicial process. >>> federal investigators said that pilot error and confusion tour blame for last year's deadly airlines crash at the san francisco international airport. the national transportation safety released its final report on the crash, it happened today. it says the complexity of the auto throttle and issues with pilot training contributed to the crash that killed three people. the agency says the plane was too low and too slow when it tried to land. >>> house president john boehner accused the

barnaby phillips reports on a campaign to free the journalists. >> you are watching closely the trials of al jazeera staff and journalists in egypt. >> it's a message resonating far and wide. that journalism is not a crime, and in a free society reporters need speak to all sides. the men in the cage paid a heavy brace, peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed - respected journalists behind bars for 176 days. the egyptian authority yes accuse them of spreading lies. having links to a terrorist organization. many disagree and many spoke out in defense of the al jazeera team. >> we'd like to be in a world where we can go about our lawful business without interference, as anybody cap, as a doctor or a lawyer. it's not about democracy, not saying that journalists are above the law or special rules. in this instance or instances like this, if they are doing their job legitimately, people should not be obstructed for doing that. campaign ents have taken place in 30 countries around the world. more than 69,000 people have tweeted using the hashtag free aj staff. they have sent out a

barnaby phillips explains. >> reporter: when the fighters from i.s.i.s. o-i.s.i.l. the world woke up. sunni hard liners had the iraq army on the run of the the crisis had been festering for years. i.s.i.l. could count on the support of tribal leaders who lost faith in nouri al-maliki. >> it turned out to be a sectarian-pro-shi'ite leader, marginalizing the kurds, the sunnis, alienating the sunnis and the kurds and pursuing a centralised government in baghdad. >> reporter: nouri al-maliki has been prime minister for eight years, fighting to preserve unity, he says, against the old regime and terrorists, many of whom have a safe haven in syria. nouri al-maliki is coming under criticism, not just at home, but abroad. in london, oil executives gather to discuss the iraqi situation. the mood is sombre. >> reporter: people came to the conference because of profits in iraqi oil. most want a peaceful iraq. many are worried that the country is in danger of breaking up. this man was the united states ambassador. if he could talk to nouri al-maliki what would he say. >> act im

barnaby phillips reports. >> you are watching closely the trials of al jazeera staff and journal its in egypt. . >> reporter: it's a message that resonated far and wide, that journalively is not a crime, in a free society reporters need to speak to all sides. the men in the cage have paid a heavy price in defense of this right. peter greste. respected journalists. they have been behind bars for 176 days. the egyptian authorities accused them of spreading lies, having links to a terrorist organization. many disagree. many have spoken out in defence of the al jazeera team. >> we'd like to live in a world where we can go about our lawful business without intense, as anybody, a doctor, a lawyer. it's not about democracy, just about freedom. not saying journalists are above the law or that there are special rules. in this snaps, and instances like this, if they are doing their job legitimately, people should not be obstructed from doing that and put in prison. >> reporter: campaign events have tape place in -- taken place in 30 countries around the world. many have tweested using the -- t

barnaby phillips reports. >> we see the world in colour. great artists strive to capture variety and subtlety. they know that colours work well together. a boat on a lake by rehn wire, grabs by van gogh. in both it's the contrast between oranges and blues and greens that makes them beautiful. for many hundreds of years artists struggle to recreate colours in the natural world all around them. >> colour could be difficult. it was hard, it was not easy to achieve. we see colour around us and think of it as being an easy thing. we go to a hardware shop and see it on the screens. it was not straightforward for the painters in the collection to find the colours they wished to create the dazzling effect in paint. >> reporter: artists looked for colours and weird and wonderful places. red, the colour of love, blood and passion. it came from crushed beetles and tree bark. >> this is an exhibition of western paintings. european art did not exist in a slack um. for -- vacuum. for centuries, the purest blue came from afghanistan. and this, so pressure

barnaby phillips reports from london. >> reporter: at the headquarters of one of the world's most famoussters, an uncharacteristic moment of silence. and solidarity with the al jazerra team in egypt. >> the egyptian authorities are not just robbing three innocent men of their freedom, they are intimidating journalists and inhibiting free speech. >> reporter: the bench bc and other british news organizations are sending a letter to the egyptian president asking him to intervene. many bbc journalists protested because they know and respect peter greste, who worked for this organization for years. but the bbc believes that there is a wider principle at stake. that the verdict in that cairo courtroom was an attack on the freed u press. this was how the news bullpen ended on channel 4 a leading independent station in the u.k. and this is how al jazerra journalists marked this day in our by owes aroun borrows aroun. in baghdad, in peter greste's base nigh robe and i in our doha headquarters. but how much impact will all of this have in egypt where state-controlled media says foreigners should

journalist from the bbc also holding a silent vigil outside their offices in london, barnaby phillips there. >> reporter: many bbc journalists took part in this practice test because they personally know and respect the work and integrity of peter greste who worked for this organization for many years. but the bbc management i believe thathat think that there is a wr principle at stake. that that verdict in eye cairo courtroom is an attack on journalism and free speech and intends today intimidate other journalist who his may want to report from egypt on egyptian affairs in the months and years to come. the bbc head of news james harding said that this organization and other british organizations will be sending a letter to president sisi calling on him to intervene. this story has played very high across the british media, across commercial television, a cross british newspapers over the last 24 hours. >>> also earlier today we talked to de del fine. u.s. director of reporters without borders she said this is not the first time the egyptian government has tried to silence journalists

barnaby phillips, al jazerra, london. >>> just to remind you that if you want to find out anything more about the stories that you have been seeing on our bulletin you can always log onto our website the address aljazerra.com. thank you very much for watching. >> i'm steve chow, malaysian borneo, where villagers are restoring one of the world's oldest rain forests. >> i'm omar khalifa and i'm in the philippines, where the humble coconut is leading the fight against environmental

barnaby phillips, al jazeera, london. >> just ahead are we witnessing the fall of iraq?if so, what can the united states do about it? more importantly what should the u.s. do about it. we'll talk to the former bush administration official about the dire situation. also it is said that one man's trash is another man's treasure. we'll show you proof of that coming up on al jazeera america. >> iraq's most senior shia cleric called on answer iraqis to help defend the country from insurgents. fighters led by the islamist group isil, and the rebels advancing on the capitol leaving iraq's government desperate for help. president obama said no american troops will be deployed. >> now iraq needs additional support to break the momentum of extremist groups and bolster the capabilities of iraqi security forces. we will not be sending u.s. troops into combat into iraq, but i have asked my national security team to prepare a range of other options that could help support iraq security forces, and i'll be reviewing those options in the day ahead. >> prime minister nouri al-maliki. >>

barnaby phillips looks ot unemployment. >> reporter: two months after leaving school sara's days havea particular pattern. she looks in the pain or for jobs -- paper for jobs. many offering little pay. she has been to 20 interviews this week. she tries not to get her hopes up. >> translation: i send cvs. people don't apply. if they do they tell me i have no experience. after so many nos i am starting to lose motivation. it seems difficult to get a job. >> the problem for young people that suffered unemployment is in there may be long-term consequences. economists believe that their future career prospects, arranges, and their happiness can be affected by a spell of yoouth unemployment. so each as economies start to grow in southern europe, the consequences of this crisis could be felt for decades to come. >>> claudia is older than sara, and is an experienced set designer for the theatre. she likes to keep busy. the work dried up. she hasn't had a regular job for twoors. in these conditions -- two years. this these conditions, it's not possible to start a family. . >> translation: i ha

ba barnaby phillips has the story. >> reporter: it's a message that resonated faur and wide. that journalism is not a crime. that in a free society, reporters need to be able to speak to all sides. the men in the cage have already paid a heavy price in defense of this right. they're respected journalists that have been behind bars for 176 days. egyptian authorities accuse them of spreading lies, of having links to what they call a terrorist organization. across the world, many disagree, and many have spoken out in defense of the al jazeera team. >> we all like to live in a world where we can go about our legitimate, lawful business without interference as anybody could, as a doctor, lawyer, anybody could and should be able to do. it's not about democracy. it's about the simple freedom. i'm not saying journalists above the law or special rulings for jurmists, but in this instance and instances like this, if they are simply doing their job legitimately, people shouldn't be obstructed in the course of doing that and put in prison. it's crazy. >> reporter: campaign events have ta

barnaby phillips reports on the campaign to help free them. >> you are watching closely the trials ofal jazeera staff and journalists in egypt. >> reporter: it's a message resonating far and wide that journalism is not a crime, in a free society reporters need to be able to speak to all sides. the men in the cage have paid a heavy price in defense of this right. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed, respected journalists have been behind bars for 176 days. egyptian authorities accused them of spreading lies, of having links to what they call a terrorist organization. across the world many disagree and many spoke out in defense of the al jazeera team. >> we'd all like to live in a world where we can go about our legitimate law of business without interference, as anyone should be able to do. it's not about democracy. i'm not saying journalists are above the law or there are special rules. in this instance, and instances like this, if they are doing their job legitimately people should not be obstructed in the course of doing that and put in prison. it's crazy. campaign e

and barnabie phillips is live in london and three al jazeera journalist which the focus is on and journalismround and freedom of the media has been attacked. >> reporter: yes, that certainly has been the feeling here in london over the past 24 hours. on all the commercial stations, there has been solidarity with al jazeera, all the british newspapers this morning, the verdict in egypt has been reported extensively with strong condemnation and crucially perhaps here from the national broadcasting organization, the b.b.c., a name that is respected around the world. i think many b.b.c. journalists join this morning's protests because peter greste, our reporter worked for this organization for many years and he is a name that is respected. but i also think that the b.b.c. believes there is a wider principle at stake here. i spoke to the deputy director of global news at the b.b.c. >> the b.b.c. we know peter greste particularly well because he worked for us of course and know it's completely impossible he could be described as a terrorist and we think actually we have to make a sound here for fr

barnaby phillips, al jazerra, at the national gallery in london. >>> really colorful way to end thist join me again in a couple of minutes. then then, bye-bye. are >> how many gun charges do you have in your history? >> two. >> two. and selling heroine. >> yes sir. i have no excuse for it aside from i was being stupid. trying to make money. >> whenever i see something that has happened in the news, my first reaction is to say please god don't let this person have been someone that we released on parole. >> did you fight with a nine-month pregnant ex-girlfriend? >> all i did was just- iid

barnaby phillips reporting live from london, thank you. >> a woman who is a panelist at the summit and has seen sexual violence firsthand talks about what leads to these crimes. >> the former u.n. ambassador to syria said armed shipments should be ramped up to the opposition in syria. in an op ed, saying the free syrian army needs more. this is a quote: ford says that the u.s. doesn't help, the u.n. road step in. >> an armed group is now in control of the second largest city in iraq, mosul. it has taken over key government offices, banks, the airport and police headquarters in a matter of days. u.s. trained iraqi troops have dropped their weapons and abandoned posts in the city. the prime minister has declared a state of emergency. aljazeera takes a closer look at the sudden rise to power have isil. >> thousands of arab and foreign fighters make up its strengths, led by the mysterious figure captured by the u.s. forces in 2005, but later reds. the group has its origins in al-qaeda. the group became known as the islamic state in iraq. the group got a new leader in 2010. >> this is one o