john hendon, al jazerra donetsk, eastern ukraine. >>> former u.s.cer darren wilson will not face criminal charges of violating civil rights after the shooting of an unarmed black teenager. michael brown was shot dead in ferguson, missouri last august. the incident sparked widespread protests across the united states kimberly how death has halkett has more. >> reporter: the investigation lasted for months, it was ordered bite nation's top lawyer, attorney general eric holder who concluded. >> the facts do not support the filing of criminal charges against officer darren wilson in this case. michael brown's death though a tragedy, did not involved prosecutable conduct on the part of officer wilson. >> reporter: hole der said his teams of investigators reviewed ballistic, forensic, and physical evidence. they gathered testimony from dozens of witnesses. in the end the justice department concluded the evidence did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that officer darren wilson intentionally violated michael brown's civil rights when he shot and killed hi

john hendon reports now from the separatist' held city of donetsk. >> reporter: in separatist easternone price of independence is half empty shelves. angela yaps grocery store went from 10 suppliers all around ukraine to one here in donetsk. >> translator: it's impossible to find new suppliers. as for the few he should we just live one day at a time. >> reporter: at this grocery shane not far away, you can still by meat and fish, but the choices are slim. what's left, you can still buy if you can afford it. since january eggs have doubled in price. tea has tripled. this fish was 45 then, 95 now. separatists might consider themselves proudly independent but they are not happy about rampant inflation. >> price have his increased and salaries andsalariessalaries and pensions haven't. cooking oils used to cost 19, now it costs 32. >> translator: things are getting worse and they won't get better until kiev understands you shouldn't kill your own people. >> reporter: the official inflation pays for ukraine is an annual rate of 34.5%. but here in separatist donetsk it's much higher. and tha

john hendon reports from rebel-2ke8d anheld donetsk. >> reporter: the machinery of war keeps rollingragile ceasefire the silence is broken daily by small arms fire and mortars. that's hours he says. >> translator: in principle the ceasefire is holding but there is regular small arms fire so complete ceasefire can't exist before you arrived here several small shells landed on our side. before we fired back, there were grenade launchers fire at us. >> reporter: as occasion volleys routinely violate the tenuous ceasefire, a report released monday by the united nations found 6,000 people have died so far. separatists say it is ukrainian forces who are violating ceasefire. >> translator: the ceasefire from our side, we are not just trying, we are upholding it completely. the firing yesterday was because the ukrainian side again violated the minsk agreement and start today open fire. >> reporter: a year in the to conflict in eastern ukraine the death toll continues to rise on a landscape transformed by the war. and with each passing day the frontline continues to shift. in weekend fighting

john hendon has more from rebel-held donetsk. >> reporter: it's here that separatists fighting againstan government forces prepare for the battles to come. in a battered warehouse the size of an aircraft hanger lie the casualties of war. thanks with broken tracks, many are trophies rested from ukrainian troop on the bat he battlefield in this year-long conflict that has left 6,000 dead. now despite a fragile ceasefire this army is readying them for future battles. a ukrainian army man is fixing them. he asked not to show his face or say his name. >> if you want peace you must prepare for war. our equipment will remain steal with special places to restore it ready for the time when it will be necessary to use it again. >> reporter: this ukrainian armored personnel carrier is still covered from hay from a field where it was captured. the separatists are preparing it if a ceasefire fails to hold they will use the ukrainian's own equipment against them. forces on the ukrainian side of the frontlines are also preparing for the next battle. >> so what we need is what i would call critical de

let's speak to john hendon en route to the scope. what have you heard about this john. >> we are hearing conflicting reports. one person has been killed so far. we are seeing another report where up to seven people have been killed. there are a number of people - i'm sorry, 30 people. there are a number of people trapped here as many as 70 people trapped in that mine. it's been difficult for rescue authorities, first they have to release poisonous gas before they enter it. it could be time before we know the time. because of the conflict it's difficult for medical authorities and medical workers to get there, and to have the correct equipment to treat people. what we have here is fluid in terms of the number of people killed and the number of people trapped. that will cole out a few times. we are awaiting confirmation on the numbers, if they are true its significance. sadly, they are far too many mining disasters in the eastern part of the country. >> there are, indeed and not all of those mines are considered safe. we have the large

john hendon, al jazerra donetsk, eastern ukraine. >>> an average 50,000 migrants arrive in greece asugees every year most are detained at the border now the government says its economy can no longer support migrants in search a better life. al jazerra reports greece is opening up detention centers and demands europe takes in its fair share of refugees. >> reporter: this is comfort food for mohamed a simple bread made from flour and water dipped in broccoli stew. he shares it with fellow fax stan i flat mates in the basement they call home on the outskirts of athens. he is trying to wash way the taste of the detention center where he's just spent nine months. and what happened there to another pakistani detainee. >> translator: he had been locked for 20 months, he was released and given a month to leave greece, but was arrested again. he told police needed to work and sends money moment to his mother and brother and sister. but they didn't listen. three hours after they brought him in. he hanged himself. >> reporter: the second suicide in as many months here testament to the failure o

john hendon, al jazerra donetsk, eastern ukraine. >>> students in myanmar's biggest city are locked inwith police who are preventing them joining protests against a new education law. the students say the legislation curbs academic freedom. florence looi reports. >> reporter: it's a small gathering on the outskirts of the town, attracting more onlookers than demonstrators. it's in solidarity with a sit-in protest by students in another turn calling for the amendments to the recently passed educational law. fear of the for being arrested without demonstrating without a permit they disperse after 10 minutes. >> translator: education is not just related to students, it concerns the younger generation, 50 million people in the new generations to come are subject to the education system. so it needs to be better and more democratic. this is why we support the protest. >> reporter: for the past few days activists have been trying to evade police, holding protests in different places, announcing the locations just a day before the protests. and sometimes turning up hours later to give securit