it's hard to get, a true sense of what's happening on the ground in t., gride. some reports speak of thousands of people dead, but this is difficult to verify because of an internet blackout restricted media access and blocked telephone lines. ethiopian government troops are said to have surrounded the provincial capital, mckayla, and i threatening a major offensive if the leaders of the tea gripe people's liberation front do not surrender. ethiopia's prime minister ahmed who won the nobel peace prize last year, doesn't appear to be pushing for a peaceful solution. he's demanded the international community stay out of the conflict. the highly aggressive rhetoric on both sides regarding the bite from intent, he is dangerously provocative and it risks placing already vulnerable and frightened civilians in grave danger. over the border in sudan, those who made it out of tikrit, i just trying to get by the young mother who recently gave birth hopes her child point be forced to grow up in a refugee camp. is a quick reminder of the top story we'll following for you ar

we have just seen this report who made but there is still a blackout across the to gride region. what do we know about those civilians who are still in make what we know is very little. we focus on reports that are coming from organizations that are respected to tell us needed information by thought information because we cannot travel to there. but we know poor fact that the ethiopian army, very close to my colleagues in the south, my colleague. and they're heading, taking over the city, and that is the capital to go, which is that the court on tuesday with a population of well over $500000.00 and you have to build, if you're going to replace was not counted in 2007, might even be much higher than the people are going to continue to be affected by the conflict. and it's just an overwhelmingly you know, we lost count, reproduce that are going to more than 40000. but there are many people that i've been unaccounted for yesterday. and there was a u.n. security council meeting, and this would be trade stay on the to graduation. this also comes as international community precious add

and prime minister abi ahmed has declared the government's offensive in the northern to gride region over after the armed forces captured the capital. but international observers say the conflict is likely to continue as rebel forces are able to keep on fighting. and many refugees who fled to sudan have also dismissed ahmed's claims . protesters in bangkok have gathered outside the headquarters of an army regiment controlled by thailand's king. they demanded democratic reforms of the government and the monarchy. demonstrations have been taking place for much of the year. demands include the resignation of prime minister in the end of the constitution and curbs to the monikers power. thousands of people have been evacuated from the slopes of an erupting volcano in indonesia. a column of ash has risen 4000 meters into the sky. officials have set up an exclusion zone on the bottle island and close the airport. seismic hotspot, indonesia has more than 100 active volcano. here in germany, a previously little known small town has become the latest coronavirus hotspot. hilberg housen has re

it's hard to get, a true sense of what's happening on the ground in t., gride. some reports speak of thousands of people dead, but this is difficult to verify because of an internet blackout restricted media access and blocked telephone lines. ethiopian government troops are said to have surrounded the provincial capital, mckayla, and i threatening a major offensive if the leaders of the tea gripe people's liberation front do not surrender. ethiopia's prime minister who won the nobel peace prize last year, doesn't appear to be pushing for a peaceful solution. he's demanded the international community stay out of the conflict. the highly aggressive rhetoric on both sides regarding the vitamin hennie is dangerously provocative and it risks placing already vulnerable and frightened civilians in great danger. over the border in sudan, those who made it out of a just trying to get by the young mother who recently gave birth hopes her child going to be forced to grow up in a refugee camp and ramana. before we go of the top story, we're following for you this hour. ger

after the stock words, many will swell the stream of refugees fleeing the conflict into gride. more than 35000 have already crossed into neighboring sudan. after being registered at the border, they are sent to ramshackle camps. most arrive with little more than the clothes on their body. the lesson is that when we heard the gunfire, we couldn't see it, but we could hear it. we just ran with only these clothes, we came to sit down with nothing. as long as the fighting continues, people will continue to come. the un is preparing for as many as 200000 arrivals. well, the people of burkean afonso have gone to the polls to elect a new president and members of parliament, opposition parties warned of massive fraud in the general election, threatening not to accept the results. polling stations were closed in areas of the north and east were groups linked to al qaida and the so-called islamic state. active voting under the threat of violence. around 6 and a half 1000000 people were expected to cast ballots in the presidential and legislative elections. but in regions controlled by in

after the stock words, many will swell the stream of refugees fleeing the conflict into gride. more than thirty five thousand have already crossed into neighboring sudan. after being registered of the border, they are sent to ramshackle camps. most arrive with little more than the clothes on their body. the most of it, when we heard the gunfire, we couldn't see it, but we could hear it. we just ran with only these clothes, we came to sit down with nothing. as long as the fighting continues, people will continue to come. the u.n. is preparing for as many as two hundred thousand arrivals. it's well, germany's chancellor angela merkel is known around the world for her diplomatic talents. and today she is marking fifteen years at the country's help when germany's crisis manager in chief wraps up her final year in office, she will have equalled the record of her late mentor. how much call for the longest serving chancellor in german history. and after a challenging decade and a half in office, she looks poised to go out on a high note president anglo america accepting the vote in tw

gride region. earlier this month, the ethiopian human rights commission said that members of a group called summary carried out the massacre in the town of my kiara. scotland has become the world's 1st nation to make menstruation products freely available to all its parliament, unanimously approving legislation that makes free access to items such as tampons and sanitary pads. a big all right, is aimed to end a women's period poverty. the inability to pay for basic sanitary products on a monthly basis. well today marks the un's international day for the elimination of violence against women. and amid the coronavirus pandemic, reports of domestic violence are surging. un data shows that there has been a 30 percent rise in reported instances of abuse in countries such as france, cyprus, and singapore, as lock down measures forced people to stay home. even fork over 1000 hits, it has to show that one in 3 women had experienced physical or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some point during t

we have just seen this report who made but there is still a blackout across the to gride region. what do we know about those civilians who are still in make what we know is very little. we focus on reports that are coming in from organizations that respected to tell us needed information by thought information because we cannot travel to there. but we know poor park that the ethiopian army is very close to mccully. it's in the suburbs, michaeli, and they're heading, taking over the city. and that is the capital to go, which is that the court and the with the population of well over $500000.00. and you have to build, if you're going to replace was not counted in 2007, might even be much higher than the people are going to continue to be affected by the conflict. and it's just an overwhelmingly sided, you know, we lost count, reproduce that are going to more than 40000. there are many people that i've been unaccounted for yesterday add. there was a u.n. security council meeting at this would be trade stay on the, to graduation. this also comes as international community precious ad

i did mention that communication about a shutdown into gride. does this need to change so that we have a better picture of what is going on in the region is on the side of the government offensive? yes. the information blackout that has affected most internet communication is our capacity to monitor as a human. so you moderates and it's a human tendency to easily into conflict areas. and also millions of people have out of trapped in figure out where this conflict is happening and their families and scientists are not able to know what's, what is really happening. so information blackout should stop. and also as a government should say, look, it's humanitarian access. ok to say take it from amnesty international. thank you. the violence and military clashes in the to cry region have forced more than 7000 people to flee to sudan more expected to fall to although saddam has officially, closed this border to e.p.o., be a refugee is, are still crossing and they report receiving assistance when they arrive in vermont, alone by day treating us well, i

it's hard to get, a true sense of what's happening on the ground in t., gride. some reports speak of thousands of people dead, but this is difficult to verify because of an internet blackout restricted media access and blocked telephone lines. ethiopian government troops are said to have surrounded the provincial capital, mckayla, and i threatening a major offensive if the leaders of the tea gripe people's liberation front do not surrender. ethiopia's prime minister who won the nobel peace prize last year, doesn't appear to be pushing for a peaceful solution. he's demanded the international community, stay out of the conflict. the highly aggressive rhetoric on both sides regarding the fight for me anyway, is dangerously provocative. and it risks placing already vulnerable and frightened civilians in grave danger over the border in sudan, those who made it out of just trying to get by the young mother who recently gave birth hopes her child won't be forced to grow up in a refugee camp. now while the coronavirus pandemic is taking its toll on humans, some creature

it's hard to get, a true sense of what's happening on the ground in t., gride. some reports speak of thousands of people dead, but this is difficult to verify because of an internet blackout restricted media access and blocked telephone lines. ethiopian government troops are said to have surrounded the provincial capital, mckayla, and i threatening a major offensive if the leaders of the tea gripe people's liberation front do not surrender. ethiopia's prime minister ahmed who won the nobel peace prize last year, doesn't appear to be pushing for a peaceful solution. he's demanded the international community stay out of the conflict. the highly aggressive rhetoric on both sides regarding the fight for many is dangerously provocative. and it risks placing already vulnerable and frightened civilians in grave danger over the border in sudan, those who made it out of a just trying to get by the young mother who recently gave birth hopes her child point be forced to grow up in a refugee camp. and before we go, a quick reminder of the top story we're following for you t

ethiopians fleeing a government military operation in the northern region, opposite gride, all pouring into sudan by the thousands. the un is warning of a humanitarian crisis. and face pain and raised in angola with protesters violently . cash in with police. people out angry about mass unemployment and the rising cost of living class can't see any seeds with a capital help. can you solve the country's deforestation crisis? hello, i'm christine one day. it's good to have your company. the united nations is warning of a growing humanitarian crisis. in the ethiopian, as fighting continues between federal troops and regional forces in the northern region off to cry. about $10000.00 ethiopians have fled to neighboring so done. fia's off a civil war all growing. both sides have seen casualties, it's estimated. hundreds have died, communications remain, cut off in august, up about thousands of people donated blood to adolph federal soldiers battling to gray and forces. and then on tuesday, ethiopian television caused these images off national forces in the region. prime minister made ses, th

after the stock words, many will swell the stream of refugees fleeing the conflict into gride. more than 35000 have already crossed into neighboring sudan. after being registered at the border. they are sent to ramshackle camps most arrive with little more than the clothes on their body. the lesson is that when we heard the gunfire, we couldn't see it, but we could hear it. we just ran with only these clothes, we came to sit down with nothing. as long as the fighting continues, people will continue to come. the u.n. is preparing for as many as 200000 arrivals. all the people of burkean afonso have gone to the polls to elect a new president and members of parliament, opposition parties warned of massive fraud and general election threatening not to accept the results. polling stations were closed in areas of the north and east where groups linked to al qaida and the so-called islamic state are active in voting under the threat of violence. around 6 and a half 1000000 people were expected to cast ballots in the presidential and legislative elections. but in regions controlled by

ok, i did mention that communication shutdown into gride. does this need to change so that we have a better picture of what is going on in the region is based on the side of the government offensive? yes. the information blackout that has affected most internet communication is our capacity to monitor as a human. so human rights and it's a humanitarian situation into conflict areas. and also millions of people have out of trapped in the guy where this conflict is happening and their families and scientists are not able to know what's, what is really happening. so information blackout should stop and also is our government should say, look, it's humanitarian access. ok to say it's taken from amnesty international. thank you. the violence and military clashes in the to cry region have forced more than 7000 people to flee, to sudan more expected to fall to although sudan has officially closed this border to e.p.o. . refugees are still crossing and they report receiving assistance when they arrive means i'm on a limb. so do i, they're treating u

we have just seen this report who made but there is still a blackout across the to gride region. what do we know about those civilians who are still in what we know is very little. we focus on reports that are coming in from organizations that respected to tell us we needed information by thought information because we cannot travel there. but we know poor fact that the ethiopian army is very close to my colleagues in the suburbs, michaeli. and they're heading, taking over the city, and that is the capital to go, which is at the port and he was a population of well over $500000.00. and you have to build, if you're going to replace was not counted in 2007, but it might even be much higher than the people are going to continue to be affected by the conflict. and it's just an overwhelmingly sided, you know, we lost count, reproduce that are going to more than 40000. there are many people that i've been unaccounted for yesterday add. there was a u.n. security council meeting at this would be change day on the to graduation. this also can as international community precious at this av

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dominated ethiopian politics for decades that was until major came into office in 2018 since then the to gride leadership has claimed the federal government is unfairly targeting their its new group in corruption crackdowns for his fost b. accuses the fall for attempting to destabilize the country. intends on perpetrating a culture of impunity and restoring. the un do people it's they enjoyed in the past the t.p.a. live border guards have continuously mounted was covert and overt the pence from the mine the people of egypt and now the new administration now the to gripe leadership have promised to continue fighting until the federal government agrees to negotiate bats and members of parliament in edges of a bus say they do not recognise the t.p.m. if as an addendum of administration and have voted to abolish the state government . for more on this i'm joined by william davidson he's a senior analyst for ethiopia at the crisis group he joins me from adice walk and william what more do we know about the military operation underway in to grab what we know that the fighting is concentrated in west