prize to individuals and organizations which fight for human rights this year's award will go to ilham tohti the we go human rights activist who has been sentenced to life imprisonment by china in the recent 2 day trial. now to some of the other stories making news around the world clashes have broken out between security forces and protesters in the colombian capital the unrest or erupted after demonstrators announced it would hold a new nationwide strike following crisis talks with the president the protests which broke out last week on the biggest the country has experienced in decades. at least 39 people have been killed in flooding in the democratic republic of congo torrential rains hit the capital kinshasa overnight causing landslides near the main university at least 2 bridges and part of a major road collapsed the search for missing people is ongoing. 6 people have been killed in similar 10 years explosions in iraq's capital baghdad the blast struck 3 shiite neighborhoods after about a dozen people were injured in a violent and to government protests earlier in the day demonstrators

prize to individuals and organizations which fight for human rights this year's award will go to ilham tohti the we go human rights activist who has been sentenced to life imprisonment by china in a recent 2 day trial now just some of the other stories making news around the world. polls opened in maybe as general election the ruling party held a final campaign rally urging people to vote for a tried and tested party president had again god is facing discontent over the state of the economy despite the south west african state mineral rich. clashes have broken up between security forces and protesters in the colombian capital bogota the unrest erupted after demonstrators announced they would hold a new nationwide strike following crisis talks with the president the protests which started last week are the biggest the country has experienced in decades. police in spain have towed a drug smuggling submarine to shore it's the 1st cause saab to be seized in europe and investigators believe it's carrying several tons of cocaine from south america to ecuadorian men were arrested when the vessel wa

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