of hong kong the british national overseas passport. that's right so we've heard that the hong kong government has written letters to 14 states saying that they should not use that this british national overseas possible as a valid travel document now the beano possible is essentially a defacto u.k. passport given to many hong kong residents that grants an access to the u.k. now originally that only gave them about 6 months access to live and work in the u.k. but in january british prime minister boris johnson expanded the rights of being the holders said that they would be allowed to use this document as a pathway to migrate to live and work permanently in the u.k. and this was in response to many of the political changes that we've seen recently in hong kong from beijing specifically the imposition of this national security law which bans subversion and under which we've seen dozens of pro-democracy activists journalistic cetera imprisoned under this law in which the u.k. has said really crushes the democratic freedoms which beijing pr

write letters to 14 different governments saying that they should no longer accept this british national overseas possible to be and over as a valid travel document now this b. and o. or is granted to a number of hong kong residents and it essentially gives them access to the u.k. and in january boris johnson and his government expanded the rights of holders saying that they could use this as a pathway to migrate to the u.k. and this they said was a result of beijing failing to uphold its side of the bargain in providing democratic rights to hong kong residents for at least 50 years following the handover of course we've seen beijing in this past year in a number of political or the whole actions in hong kong including the national security law which banned subversion and under which we've seen dozens of dissidents pro-democracy activists and journalists arrested now we haven't heard from these 14 countries as to whether they're going to reply to this letter those countries include italy japan and south korea and so far the signaling has been that they will continue to recognize the be a no or th

over the british national overseas passport tell us more about. that's right so the hong kong government has written to 14 states around the world saying that they should no longer recognize this as a valid travel document now the british national overseas possible to the b. and or is essentially a defacto u.k. travel document which has allowed hong kong residents access to the u.k. and originally it only gave them about 6 months opportunity to live and work there but at the beginning of this year prime minister boris johnson expanded that to allow the b n o to become a pathway for people in hong kong to migrate to the u.k. and that was in response to some of the political changes beijing has made in hong kong including the imposition of the national security law which bans subversion which the u.k. government says crushes the democratic freedoms and rights that were promised to the hong kong people for at least 50 years after the handover from the u.k. now after the boris johnson government expanded the rights of you know possible to hold as chin

of hong kong's government has told 14 countries to stalk stop accepting the british national overseas passport it wants them to recognise its hong kong passport instead a dispute over the travel document began earlier this year after the u.k. introduced a pathway to citizenship hong kong residents who want to leave life out of beijing to train you is that what message is beijing sending with these new case sanctions katrina. well the aging is sending the message that it's becoming less sensitive to criticism from the west and that it's not afraid of standing up to what it sees as attacks against what it considers its core interests now we've had since beijing has issued their own sanctions a response from the u.k. foreign secretary dominic rather who says that beijing should allow access to international human rights experts to sion jiang if it has nothing to hide and we've seen this tit for tat between beijing and london becoming increasingly hostile and what as a result has happened is this deterioration between the 2 states now beijing has issued sanctions on 9 individuals and 4 en

that's right so this action is over the british national overseas passport all to be and all are now the hong kong government has reportedly recent to 14 different countries saying they should not recognize this as a valid travel document and this is a sensually a de facto u.k. passport given to many hong kong residents and it gives them access to the u.k. originally it was just granting them 6 months work living access in the u.k. but the boris johnson government expanded that to allow it to become a pathway to migration as a response to all of the political or the whole we've seen in hong kong by beijing most notably the national security law which the u.k. government says crushes the democratic freedoms which were guaranteed to the territory after the handover now china immediately after that partner was opened up said that the buno possible would no longer be recognised by china that many states and governments have continued to allow it to be used as a travel document so china has reportedly written to italy south korea japan among other countries and they've all said that they

british travel document according to a report by the reuters news agency officials say a british national overseas passport should not be considered valid it wants them to recognize its hong kong passport instead britain says the hong kong government has no authority to decide which passports foreign governments should recognise that speak to our correspondent david greene a u. what message for us is beijing sending with these sanctions against these officials. i think they doing is trying to send the message that they warrant stand idly by with measures that they consider unfair from other countries this is very much a symbolic move it's reciprocal move it sanctions 9 individuals 7 pullet issues and 2 academics and 4 different organizations in the u.k. including human rights and we got a research center and it's issued travel bans on the individuals involved and their families as well as any asset freezing. assets in hong kong and macau on the mainland and beijing is really angry at the u.k. government at the moment they've also some in the u.k. ambassador here in beijing over what they say is a

against the week or so and hong kong's government has told 14 countries to stop accepting the british national overseas passport according to a voices report official said they should recognize the hong kong passport instead a dispute broke out earlier this year when the u.k. introduced a pathway to citizenship for 3000000 hong kong residents wanting to leave the republicans in the u.s. state of georgia have passed new legislation adding restrictions on voting access after last year's election critics say it's an attempt to make it harder for minorities to cast their ballots the number of people who've died from coronavirus in mexico has not passed 200000 it's a 3rd country in the world to pass that soldering number after the u.s. and brazil mexico has a population of about 130000000 and egypt's suez canal authority has now suspended all maritime traffic tugboats work to dislodge a giant congo ship that's stuck in the waterway it could be brought for weeks at an estimated cost of the global economy of $3000000000.00 a day. those are the headlines coming up next here al-jazeera world. she didn't on the

rules in the region and hong kong government has sold 14 countries to stop accepting the british national overseas passport according to a report by the reuters news agency official say they should not be considered valid and they should recognise the hong kong passport instead the dispute broke out earlier this year when the u.k. introduced a pathway to citizenship for 3000000 hong kong residents wanting to leave. the republicans in the u.s. state of georgia have passed new legislation adding restrictions on voting access after last year's election the new law includes limits on early voting and adding additional voter id requirements for mail in ballots argentina has announced it will suspend flights from brazil chile and mexico to prevent the spread of new coronavirus strains the measures will come into effect on saturday those are the headlines on al-jazeera i'll be back with more news right after witnessed stay with us. first major legislation for president joe biden is getting the pandemic under control with a massive each action of money we bring you the stories and developments that are ra

and hong kong's government test sold 14 countries to stop accepting the british national overseas passport a diplomatic dispute broke out over the document earlier this year after the u.k. introduced a pathway to citizenship for hong kong those wanting to leave the territory and republicans in the u.s. state of georgia have passed new legislation adding restrictions on voting access after last year's election the new law includes limits on early voting and adding additional voter id requirements for mail in ballots those are the headlines i'll have more news for you on al-jazeera after people. the 1st major legislation for president joe biden is getting the pandemic under control would it matter if it is action of money we bring in the stories and developments that are rapidly changing the world we live in now while the pandemic has devastated many industries to give it a huge boost to the videogame sector counting the cost on al-jazeera. mexico's soon to know a cartel is one of the most powerful drug trafficking syndicates in the world but it's $1000000000.00 narco bosses are also dealers

and hong kong's government test sold 14 countries to stop accepting the british national overseas past it wants them to recognise its hong kong passport instead a diplomatic dispute broke out over the travel document earlier this year after the u.k. introduce a path to some way a pathway to citizenship for hong kong residents wanting to leave. now and maher security forces have been intensifying their crackdown on untitled protesters and people are now starting to escape to neighboring countries thailand is preparing for the possibility of a large number of refugees arriving at its border scott hide the reports from may sots on the time myanmar border mojo was a student leader in the 1988 uprising in me and. for that he spent 12 years in a yangon prison. at a mason museum dedicated to myanmar as political prisoners he shows us the brutality of everyday life. torture techniques that myanmar security forces have used for decades in their attempt to squash dissent the judge is accused of continuing these methods today but he thinks the protests happening now on the streets of myanmar are

sent letters to 14 different governments saying that they should no longer recognise the british national overseas passport be in a passport is effectively a de facto u.k. passport that was given to many members of hong kong citizens hong kong residents before who were born in hong kong before the handover from the u.k. back to the mainland so if originally the beano guaranteed these holders 6 months of travel and work in the u.k. but earlier this year prime minister boris johnson and his government basically said that the be in a b. and o. could be used as a migration pathway because of this political overhaul that beijing has been acting in hong kong including this national security law which u.k. says crushes the promised democratic hong kong freedoms now china was angry about this and immediately said that that they would no longer recognise the be an hour and that was in january but there were still some countries that have continued to recognise it as a travel as a valid travel document including japan south korea and italy so so far those countries have still said that they will continue to

overseas. let�*s take a look at the moment when he made the announcement. so with immediate effect i have taken the decision to advise british nationals against nonessential travelongside the changes to border and a range of other restrictions which are now being taken by countries right around the world. following today�*s changing travel advice, british nationals who decide that they still need to travel abroad should do so fully aware of the increased risks of doing so and that obviously includes the risk that they might not be able to get home if travel restrictions are subsequently put in place that they had not anticipated. we urge anyone still considering travel to be realistic about the level of disruption they are willing and able to endure and to make decisions in light of the unprecedented conditions that we face. well, the aviation and travel industry have been badly affected since the beginning of the pandemic, but with a potential date for when international travel can resume set for may 17th — how is the industry preparing? andrew bell, chief executive of regional and city airports to operate seven regional airport including bournemouth, exeter an

gibraltar vaccines, as we have with all other british overseas territories, and i'm delighted to be able to tell the house that yesterday gibraltar became the first nationathan van tam, sir chris whitty, sir patrick vallance, wei shen limb, sarah gilbert, andy pollard, my officials in the department, colleagues across this house, and so many others who have made this a success. with 25 million people vaccinated, and a clear road map out of lockdown, we are taking careful steps out of this pandemic. there are over 7000 people in hospital across the uk with covid down from 40,000 few weeks ago. it has halved in the past 16 days and the rate which people are dying has fallen by a third in the last week. as a result, i can tell the house that we are, from today, writing to all those clinically extremely vulnerable people to let them know that shielding will come to an end on the 31st of march. i want to thank all of those who have shown such fortitude and all of those who have done so much to look after the most vulnerable. the shielding programme truly has been written at its best, pulling together to help those most in need. i know that colleagues in the

british people are almost uniquely interlinked with events on the far side. we have earned our living as a maritime trading nation. in 2019, the uk sold goods and services overseasreally the safeguarding of people. i am determined that the uk willjoin our friends to ensure that a free societies flourish after the pandemic. sharing the risks and burdens of addressing the wealth was �*5 toughest problems. the uk �*s toughest problems. the uk presidency of the g7 has already produced a global treaty on pandemic preparedness, working through the who, the world health organisation, to enshrine the steps counties will need to take, prevent another covid. we will host the meeting in glasgow in november and rally as many nations as possible to net zero. we are leading by example because the uk was the first major economy to accept this obligation in law. britain will remain unswervingly committed to nato and preserving peace and security in europe. and from the secure basis we will seek out friends and partners wherever they can be found building a coalition for openness and innovation. and engaging more deeply innovation. and engaging more deeply in the indo pacific. i