1000000 people could be on the cusp of becoming the world's newest country the autonomous region of bogun vale is located in the solomon sea and is currently a part of pop for new guinea or b. and g. for short starting saturday its people will head to a referendum to determine if they want to be independent or have greater autonomy the referendum is part of a peace process that ended a decade long war between buffer in new guinea forces and bogun with separatists in 1908 although the voters non-binding many are hopeful that referendum will be the last stop on the path to peace. these men used to fight any and soldiers for independence now they are hoping to achieve that goal and a nonviolent way. they handing in their weapons as part of the gun amnesty ahead of the landmark referendum. it's one of many reconciliation ceremonies being staged in the province and the hype they will heal the wounds of the past. through. the bogan of l. became the province of papa new guinea in 1975 and many people whenever happy about it. vegan billions don't feel culturally aligned with p. and g. and they've

they handing in their weapons as part of a gun amnesty ahead of a landmark referendum on bogun votes future. it's one of many reconciliation ceremonies being staged in the province in the hope they will heal the wounds of the past. bogan of l. became a province of papa new guinea in 1975 and many people whenever happy about it. and billions don't feel culturally aligned with p.m.g. and they've been repeated pushes for independence in the past some came at a great cost. in the late eighty's and ninety's secessionist rebels and pub when you can ian full says forge a brutal civil war that killed up to 20000 people. it was the worst violence the region had seen since world war 2. after the war ended the people of bogun ville were promised an independence referendum at some point in the future. now the time has come. over the next 2 weeks some 200000 bogan valiance will vote on whether they want greater autonomy or independence from p.n.d. . ex-pats can also vote and it's expected that people will overwhelmingly back the latter. go looking more so it will mean for this is an important ref

after the war ended the people of bogun vale were promised an independence referendum at some point in the future. now the time has come. over the next 2 weeks some 200000 bogan valiance will vote on whether they want greater autonomy or independence from p.n.d. . ex-pats can all say that right and it's expected that people will back now that. they're looking for so it will mean for this is an important referendum for. all of us it's the people's right and they will be able to vote on how they see things is the peace process it's part of the peace process and part of building deals culture . when we get. the results of that referendum will be announced in december then papua new guinea's parliament will decide whether it'll recognise the outcome. as long as they feature as undecided in their lands are concentrating on reconciling with the past. in the bonus league of brucia dortmund staged a remarkable comeback to draw 3 all at home to part of one sparing the blushes of their coach lucy. striker strelley mama scored twice in the 1st half as the bottom of the table club stormed into a 3

song of freedom people on the pacific island of bogun still close on whether to become the newest nation in the world. the ruling party in the east african studies of burundi is being accused of using fear and intimidation to crackdown on dissent opposition figures attacks are being carried out to smooth the transition of power in a general election that's expected next year and the united nations is warning of a new wave of atrocities the ruling party has told al jazeera the election will be free and fair catherine saw reports from burundi's commercial capital which. protected by you can to cross memories of what happened 4 years ago remain true for they span he tells us his young son was shot by police while on his way to buy bread. right. it started in 2015 when president. grant and warn a 3rd time that his opponent's aid was unconstitutional street protests a field vigilante like attacks and assassinations threatened to tear the country apart another election is due next year and the believed father says people are still being intimidated by security forces and members of the ruling

after the war ended the people of bogun ville were promised an independence referendum at some point in the future. now the time has come. over the next 2 weeks some 200000 bogan valiance will vote on whether they want greater autonomy or independence from p.n.d. ex-pats can also vote and it's expected that people will overwhelmingly back the latter. looking worse over the new quarter this is an important referendum for. all of us it's the people's right and they will be able to vote on how they see things is the peace process it's part of the peace process and part of building deals culture after the war when we get. the results of the referendum will be announced in december then papua new guinea's parliament will decide whether it will recognize the outcome. as long as they futurist undecided they're going billions are concentrating on reconciling with the past. well this is deja news now from berlin up next world stories that we can report is to hear how hong kong's unrest is spreading into its tourist areas i'll be back at the top of the hour with more nice to see them. i'm secu

after the war ended the people of bogun ville were promised an independence referendum at some point in the future. now the time has come. over the next 2 weeks some 200000 bogan valiance will vote on whether they want greater autonomy or independence from p.n.d. . ex-pats can also fight and it's expected that people will back now that. they're looking for so it will mean for this is an important referendum the people . want to see if the people's right and they will be able to vote on how they see things is the peace process it's part of the peace process and part of building deals culture. when we get. the results of that referendum will be announced in december then papua new guinea's parliament will decide whether it will recognize the outcome. as long as they futurist undecided. concentrating on reconciling with a path. for sports now russia's return to international athletics competition is in further doubt after the sport's governing body suspended the readmission process world of platic spoke the decision a day after several russian officials were themselves suspended for add

people in the pacific island of bogun vale of voting in a referendum to decide whether to become independent from papua new guinea crowds march through the streets celebrating the start of the long awaited vote if they choose independence spoke of bill could become the world's newest country. and the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after studio b. unscripted next. sometimes we are right as i think we're really close that most of this. entire relationship with the past is full of. what are my guide in my interest is the let me phrase die you my me to mesa by. i once through trial for allegedly holding off a radio station at gunpoint in defense of democracy i believe was a human problem and human being and you're quite right to say i got myself involved my name is wallace. i'm a turkish british novelist and like every storyteller i'm drawn to stories but also silence is the things we cannot talk about i have multiple attachments just like all the faster and multiple attachments means multiple stories i am in a shack. i felt i knew a live suffolk even before i met or like when i

and the bergenfield government about the political status of bogun bill what that will be and then of course as you've mentioned it will have to be ratified by the parliament and i'm our right in assuming that it should never assume anything but that the pub and you give me government doesn't want this to happen or are they happy to go along with whatever the wishes are of the people and. you can feel governments have been present that's a real shame we've got connection problems with camera there. i'm just checking again catherine can you still hear me yes oh good look i'm sorry we're having a little problem sometimes the pictures freezing up and we're losing you want to start that answer again or i. or. ok. can feel and the p. and g. governments and their leaders have been presenting a very clear. that ok we're going to leave it there catherine if you can still hear me i'm sorry wade is having too many problems with that one and we're going to have to leave it there but that was catherine wilson talking about. the independence referendum there ok local elections being held in hong k

since been scrapped record 4000000 people have registered to vote people on the pacific island of bogun bill are voting in a referendum to decide whether to become independent pop on their guinea crowds march through the streets celebrating the start of a long awaited vote the result is expected in december so the headlines keep her on al-jazeera or news to come in the meantime faultlines is that next. they can find their back knowing ahead they are. in less than a year the united states has seen to it that deadliest white supremacist attacks in its recent history were born far out. in october of 2018 a gunman murdered 11 jewish worshipers at the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh pennsylvania. talked about. then in august 22 people were shot dead in an attempt to kill as many latinos as possible in el paso texas. just 9 months apart these attacks were connected through the ideology of white supremacy and only read gradually and i think we all come to realize how extensive this underground network is of people who have bought into this hateful belief system. those things are being nur

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song of freedom people on the pacific island of bogun ville votes in the hope of independence. in the u.s. the state department has released records related to its teachings with ukraine that a $100.00 page document was made public after a freedom of information lawsuit was brought by an ethics watchdog it confirms multiple contacts between secretary of state mike bump a.o. and donald trump's personal lawyer rudy giuliani earlier this year the exchanges took place in the months before the then u.s. ambassador to ukraine marie evanovich was recalled it supports testimony at the impeachment inquiry that senior officials were aware of efforts to pressure kiev into investigating trump's rival job by let's go live to washington john hendren is there john what more is in these documents. well these documents are the kind of documents that the congressional impeachment firey has been looking for they've repeatedly asked the trumpet ministration for information of the treatment ministration has stonewalled saying it's not a legitimate inquiry so they're not going to turn over the infor

people on the pacific island of bogun fell a voting in a referendum to decide on and dependence or greater autonomy within pop on new guinea crowds marched in the strait celebrating the start of this long awaited vote polls will stay open for 2 weeks to ensure those in remote areas will get their say the result is expected and december. i'm richelle carey these are the headlines on al-jazeera records of the u.s. state department's dealings with ukraine have now been made public they confirm contacts between secretary of state mike pompei o n donald trump's personal lawyer rudy giuliani earlier this year john hunter has more from washington d.c. . those call logs confirm that official channels were used the u.s. secretary of state was using the president's own assistant madeline wester house in order to contact rudy giuliani why is that important it's important because it confirms what we've been hearing in the impeachment hearings in which ministration officials have been saying there were essentially 2 channels for u.s. foreign policy one of them the official channel the other one essenti

since been scrapped record 4000000 people have registered to vote people on the pacific island of bogun bill are voting in a referendum to decide whether to become independent pop on their guinea crowds march through the streets celebrating the start of a long awaited vote the result is expected in december so the headlines keep her on al-jazeera or news to come in the meantime faultlines is that next. i. think i'm fine with their factory knowing effect oh they are being attacked in less than a year the united states has seen 2 of the deadliest white supremacist attacks in this recent history we're mourning them in. front of god in october of 2018 a gunman murdered 11 jewish worshipers at the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh pennsylvania. right on the back talking about the guy. and then in august 22 people were shot dead in an attempt to kill as many latinos as possible in el paso texas. ok. just 9 months apart the.

sort of freedom people on the pacific island of bogun ville votes in the hope of independence. and in support of rafael nadal doubles up so winning effect in front of his home crowd the world number one showing his fighting spirit to help spine advance to the davis cup before. we begin this news in burundi where elections are now 6 months away but there are concerns over security opposition leaders say there's a climate of fear and intimidation against those who are critical of the governing party the u.n. has issued a warning but the government has told al jazeera that the election will be free and fair i was there as catherine sawyer reports now from commercial capital. protected by when you can to cross memories of what happened 4 years ago the main flow for this man he tells us he's young son was. shot by police while on his way to buy bread. riot started in 215. rounds and warn a 3rd tom but his opponents say it was unconstitutional street protests a failed coup vigilante like attacks and assassinations threatened to tear the country apart another election is due next year

it's currently an autonomous region of papua new guinea how long has the idea of independence for bogun ville been around is this a long held historical thing. in in 2 parts really. the the idea of the rector end i'm seeking the people's views on whether or not they wanted to be independent is part of the formal peace agreement which was signed in 2001 and that pace agreement took several years to be negotiated conflict probably started around stopped around about $9097.00 so you can see it it took about 4 years to get to that peace agreement and independence was one of the 3 cheap pillas that agreement prior to that there had been a great desire placed some leaders of both convivial even before popular new guinea became independent itself there was a stirring sort of movement for both of them to be quite separate from puppy new guinea well i'm just looking at an article which iversen where you've said that the question they're being asked is it's not so much yes or no it's do you want greater autonomy or do you want independence now if people go for that option or a majority go for tha

the military and senior officials from the old guard retain power people on the pacific island of bogun bill are voting in a referendum to decide on independence or greater autonomy within papua new guinean marched in the streets celebrating the start of the long awaited vote stay open for 2 weeks to ensure those in remote areas have a say in their results as expected in december. saudi arabi is that the people i know it would have celebration and i join them very much they have every right to celebrate because this is a. full cost of all the beginning of good things to come if we're collaborating and what is trash the problem that we implement something that both parties are attributed to archipelago in the western pacific it's home to some of the most intact coral reef systems in the world and a spectacular range of biodiversity pressures from climate change tourism and overfishing they're all intensifying and it clark travel to the pacific nation of palauan sent us this report. it is an extraordinary sight expose structures of ancient coral reef framed in an expensive took weighs the