and in the freedom square. we know that in the freedom square. there is a gathering of opponents of. the man think it's a risk nation after statement of the head of the head or to simply minister. fort. aren't government. provide. great decision. to keep the street. heroin i have located say karen just a 2nd i just to rewind losing the track of the news line and if they could say complicated tit for tat that's been building for months since this truce still was signed correct me if i'm wrong i believe the breaking news the top line is that our media is pm has sacked the chief of general staff in response to military demands earlier on this week for the prime minister to go in and in effect the prime minister said today no more. stamping my assertion military do not get involved in politics i am the prime minister and our correspondent interestedly also said that even though the prime minister wants to sack the chief of general staff it's not necessarily a done deal because the way the constitution works in armenia the president has to sign that o

reporter: opposition represented of say they will spend the night in freedom square. >> the prime minister and this government have diminished in popularity but the alternative, the discredited political opposition has much less support. in general, there is little alternative to him or his government, but this is unprecedented in terms of a military threat. reporter: what is not clear is whether the army is ready to use force to back the call to step down. a replacement forhe army will be announced in the coming days. the crisis will be announced. anchor: still ahead, another vaccination rollout but a different disease -- guinea starts protecting its people against ebola. the president of china says his government has eradicated extreme poverty, but not everyone is convinced. >> it's time for the perfect journey -- the weather, sponsored by cutter airways. -- qatar airways. >> you can see this area spilling across shanghai, southern parts of japan seeing heavy downpours, thundershowers here could lead to localized flooding, certainly one to watch for. that does extend down into parts of s

opposition representatives say they'll spend the night in yerevan central freedom square the prime minister it is government have diminished what people are ready but the alternative the discredited political opposition has much less support though in general there is little alternative to partially own or his government but this is unprecedented in terms of a military record what's not clear is whether the army is willing to use force to back its call for the prime minister to step down question on says he'll announce a replacement for the head of the army in the coming days the crisis he says will be resolved constitutionally but it smith al-jazeera will robin feister will is following developments for us from tbilisi and neighboring georgia and he says it's unlikely if it passing on to call for early elections. people who know nico passion and well have told me that he is a very tough individual very strong very headstrong and perhaps not always easy as person to work with and you get a sense of that kind of a character with his defiance that we see at the moment and that we have seen si

opposition representatives say they'll spend the night in yerevan central freedom square the prime minister it is government have diminished popularity but the alternative the discredited political opposition has much less so or so in general there is little alternative to partially own or his government but this is unprecedented in terms of a military record what's not clear is whether the army is willing to use force to back its call for the prime minister to step down passion and says he'll announce a replacement for the head of the army in the coming days the crisis he says will be resolved constitutionally but it smith al jazeera. still ahead on al-jazeera india and pakistan pledged to hold cross border firing in the disputed region of kashmir by found that diplomacy is about showing compassion plus the diplomats tasked with renewing washington standing at the united nations. i think it's safe to say that temperatures have well and truly recovered now across the deep south of the us stu's day last week the 6 think the fabric temperatures were struggling to get to where they fell as low

opposition representatives say they'll spend the night in yerevan central freedom square the prime minister it gives government have diminished popularity but the alternative the discredited political opposition has much less so or so in general there is little alternative to partially own or his government but this is unprecedented in terms of a military record what's not clear is whether the army is willing to use force to back its call for the prime minister to step down clashing and says he'll announce a replacement for the head of the army in the coming days the crisis he says will be resolved constitutionally but it smith al-jazeera. is the 1st day on the job for the new u.s. diplomat to the united nations linda thomas greenfield has the task of repairing relations damaged during don't. trump's time in office or appointment has been widely welcomed and even russia's approval. james bays reports now from the un. arriving at united nations headquarters on the 1st day in her job and bastard her linda thomas greenfield 1st presented her diplomatic credentials to the u.n. secretary general

opposition representatives say they'll spend the night and yet yvonne's essential freedom square the prime minister and of government have diminished popularity but the alternative the discredited political opposition has much less support though in general there is little alternative who partially own or his government but this is unprecedented in terms of a military record. what's not clear is whether the army is willing to use force to back its call for the prime minister to step down passion and says he'll announce a replacement for the head of the army in the coming days the crisis he says will be resolved constitutionally but it's made al-jazeera. still ahead on al-jazeera another vaccination rollout but a different disease giving starts protecting its people against it both one. time china's president says his government has eradicated extreme poverty but not everyone is convinced. it's time for the perfect. sponsored plan qatar airways however got some very heavy rain pushing into central parts of china at miami you see this little area of cloud here just spilling across shan

opposition representatives say they'll spend the night in yerevan central freedom square the prime minister it gives government have diminished watley larry but the alternative the discredited political opposition has much less of or no in general there is little alternative to partially on or his government but this is unprecedented in terms of a military record what's not clear is whether the army is willing to use force to back its call for the prime minister to step down clashing and says he'll announce a replacement for the head of the army in the coming days the crisis he says will be resolved constitutionally but it's made al-jazeera. lauren spurs is an associate fellow for the russia and eurasia program chatham house he says current tensions stem from comments over who's responsible the territory lost to azerbaijan last year. well this is been described as an attempted coup i think that's an exaggeration i think what we're seeing is a military intervention into civil politics which is itself regrettable and dangerous but the essential dynamics here are about a domestic reckoning wit

opposition representatives say they'll spend the night in yerevan central freedom square the prime minister and his government have diminished watley larry but the alternative the discredited political opposition has much less support though in general there is little alternative partially known or his government what this is unprecedented in terms of a military record what's not clear is whether the army is willing to use force to back its call for the prime minister to step down question you know and says he'll announce a replacement for the head of the army in the coming days the crisis he says will be resolved constitutionally but it smith al-jazeera for now let's speak to roy chalons he is the lowest in southeast england rory covered the nagorno-karabakh conflict extensively for us were able saw the opposition build against passing out after the cease fire and the aftermath of that conflict but these protests appear to have been triggered by a relation but slightly different issue on his relationship with the military. yeah well i don't think since the conflicts last year with azerbaij

here we are near freedom square one of the main squares up for yet of on where we can see the gathering all crawled on protesters representing the opposition prime minister and we can see they. are representatives of all position also all former military leaders all former. former representatives national last some leo forming your argument before he actually demanding the resignation it's a joint so all were off 17. joined together with this calm on the monitors and right now we can hear. i mean you know without me cold. they called something like a long line of this revolution now they're avoiding. voiding the name of revolution but. fixing. the definition as a game on to also press ignition and nothing more and that this is the monsoon must be done in both frames of democracy and in the frames of all states you share and i think any military or. shares and now the situation is. stable because of balshaw words. to be front to be fair and square it's and. meanwhile the same kind of their most ration and the same kind of meeting is you know not the square and the republic square with th

opposition representatives say they'll spend the night in yerevan central freedom square the prime minister and of government have diminished wattle are ready but the alternative the discredited political opposition has much less so or so in general there is little alternative to partially own or his government what this is unprecedented in terms of a military record what's not clear is whether the army is willing to use force to back its call for the prime minister to step down clashing on says he'll announce a replacement for the head of the army in the coming days the crisis he says will be resolved constitutionally but it smith al-jazeera. and richard gere understand who you saw in that report joins us by skype from nearby on his direct to the regional studies center an independent think tank in armenia thanks very much for being with us sir how serious would you say the crisis is in meanie. well it's still a lingering crisis and of political deadlock that is significant and serious however the immediate urgent threat that was posed by the unprecedented military intervention in politics

opposition representatives say they'll spend the night and yet of an essential freedom square the prime minister it gives government have diminished popularity but the alternative the discredited political opposition has much less support though in general there is little alternative to partially own or his government but this is unprecedented in terms of a military record. what's not clear is whether the army is willing to use force to back its call for the prime minister to step down passion and says he'll announce a replacement for the head of the army in the coming days the crisis he says will be resolved constitutionally but smith al-jazeera. guinea has launched an ebola vaccination campaign in stand spread to stop the spread of the virus which resurfaced this month the 1st time since 2016 at least 5 people have died in this latest outbreak is with me. health workers that thin 8 people against ebola in the town of a in southeast guinea and you outbreak was discovered near here almost 2 weeks ago the c.t.'s year i am very proud to be vaccinated and it's a joy to me to see the popula

opposition representatives say they'll spend the night in yerevan central freedom square the prime minister and as government have diminished popularity but the alternative the discredited political opposition has much less so or so in general there is little alternative you partially own or his government but this is unprecedented in terms of a military ret what's not clear is whether the army is willing to use force to back its call for the prime minister to step down clashing on says he'll announce a replacement for the head of the army in the coming days the crisis he says will be resolved constitutionally but it's made al-jazeera. a male is a senior research fellow at the instance years of armenian studies university of southern california he says that many people are angry the position has failed to protect armenia from security threats. here we have sort of the armenian version of donald trump and you call pushing out after you was elected his promise was white against corruption and basically making life better in armenia and grant that there were some objective difficulties related

opposition representatives say they'll spend the night in yerevan central freedom square the prime minister and of government have diminished what did larry but the alternative the discredited political opposition has much less of or no in general there is little alternative who partially or his government what this is unprecedented in terms of a military record what's not clear is whether the army is willing to use force to back its call for the prime minister to step down clashing and says he'll announce a replacement for the head of the army in the coming days the crisis he says will be resolved constitutionally but it smith al-jazeera. ok let's bring in send money and he's a senior research fellow at the institute of armenian studies at the university of southern california who's joining us by skype from washington d.c. thank you very much indeed for being with us how do you think this is going to play out. well this is unprecedented situation for me and a pretty unprecedented response coming from the military alarming in until now military has been the most of the trust that institutio

opposition representatives say they'll spend the night in yerevan central freedom square the prime minister it is government have diminished what people are ready but the alternative the discredited political opposition has much less of or no in general there is little alternative to partially on or his government but this is unprecedented in terms of a military record what's not clear is whether the army is willing to use force to back its call for the prime minister to step down question one says he'll announce a replacement for the head of the army in the coming days the crisis he says will be resolved constitutionally but it's made al-jazeera. supporters a man miles military have attacked protesters with knives iraq and sling shot it's unclear how many people were injured in the violence and young go on thousands of people have been protesting against the military says it seized power in a coup this month we all facebook has banned the counseling to the army on all of its platforms citing violence since the army took over. german chancellor angela merkel says e.u. leaders have agreed on

the opposition was in freedom square where as pushing and his supporters were in republic square and there is you know there are tensions that are going to be resolved any time soon or do anything in his cold. will be opposition how would you gauge the support that the opposition. i think the opposition does not have very strong support if we look at the size of even today's rallies question has rarely was much larger despite the fact that many are unhappy with the way he handled the war the opposition includes 17 political parties some of which are established parties such as the republican party and also the armenian revolutionary federation but there are also parties that it's a stretch of the term to call them parties their one man shows and moreover many people in armenia are reluctant to support the opposition because they see that as a paving the way for the return of the former regime and the former regime led by the republican party which has been known to have you know to have been very corrupt and having reached itself the finance ministry according to its of the reuters n

opposition representatives say they'll spend the night in yerevan central freedom square the prime minister and as government have diminished what people are already but the alternative the discredited political opposition has much less of or no in general there is little alternative who partially own or his government what this is unprecedented in terms of a military record what's not clear is whether the army is willing to use force to back its call for the prime minister to step down question you know and says he'll announce a replacement for the head of the army in the coming days the crisis he says will be resolved constitutionally but it smith al jazeera well for more now let's speak to chalons and lois in southeast england rory covered the nagorno-karabakh conflict extensively for us here at al-jazeera rory we did see opposition build against passing on after that cease fire can you talk us through his relationship with the military now. well i think its relationship with the military is hugely compromised hugely affected by what happened in that war when nicole passionately essentia

opposition representatives say they'll spend the night in yerevan central freedom square the prime minister and its government have diminished what people are ready but the alternative the discredited political opposition has much less so or so in general there is little alternative to partially own or his government but this is unprecedented in terms of a military record what's not clear is whether the army is willing to use force to back its call for the prime minister to step down clashing and says he'll announce a replacement for the head of the army in the coming days the crisis he says will be resolved constitutionally but it smith al-jazeera. aren't bros is an associate fellow for they russia and eurasia program at chatham house is also the author of the velvet revolution or thought terror in decline and civil resistance in a multi-polar world he joins me now by skype from london thanks so much for being with us so what do you think is behind the army's move and then passion as decision to go into the street in this way. well this is been described as an attempted coup i think that's

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square. and that gives me a lot of concern when it comes to the future of freedom of speech in this country becauseusers, it's spreading into the infrastructure. you've gotten apple and google of that have pulled parler from the app store the, you've got amazon web services that have pulled the plug on parler as well. so i think it's time for conservatives at all levels of government to stand up and propose some reforms that will hold big tech accountable. so i was glad to see the effort by governor desantis on this front. neil: now, obviously, there's going to be a whole new sec, the pendulum swings to a more democratic bent here, and i'm just wondering whether you're outungunned, outmanned. [laughter] >> yeah. right now the sec is still 2-2, two republicans, two democrats, and we still have pending a petition from the trump era commerce department to take a look at reforming section 230. i continue to think we should have taken that petition up, i think we can. republicans and democrats are going to disagree on what particular speech they want to see. that's fine with our personal capacities. but

squarely on our shoulders. joe biden and his allies in congress are publicly vowing to decimate the second amendment and destroy the promise of liberty and freedomr gun rights or chip away at your freedom around the edges, they want to register, ban and confiscate your firearms. at the same time, they are making it easier for criminals and violent ones to roam our streets. these are the stakes that we face. they could not be higher. i know that many of you are beaten down by the endless stream of struggles the many past months have presented. they are out there working overtime to convince americans that the second amendment's days are numbered. but i say they are wrong. i say that with a full confidence because of people like you, never forget that your voice resonates far beyond this room. it carries far beyond the walls of your own home. and, when you are an nra member, it resonates even further and wider, carrying the weight of tens of millions of nra members and even more americans who support our cause and look to us for leadership. there is no more unstoppable force in the history of politics than nra members. i can tell you, beyond a sha