a hong kong court has sentenced pro-democracy activist joshua long to three months in jail wang found guilty of contempt of court relating to his role in two thousand and fourteen pro-democracy umbrella movement street demonstrations it is the second time that he has been imprisoned over these rallies. and ahead of the hearing was made a brief but defiant statement had less than an hour about it but they called the hour i will have to do it is different we need to face a prison sentence and presto quite you know the fight for the boat we're seeing in the future right here. and that was hong kong pro-democracy activists joshua wang saying that his movement will continue to fight on but how likely is this given that the umbrella movement's leaders are all tied up in court cases i put this question to hong kong correspondent florence earlier today you know we eat cheese pong of strategy. party and most of these young people surely see disobedience and passive resistance to them being sent to jail ease consistent with what they expect almost accept this as a price to be to get the message

now a hong kong court has sentenced pro-democracy activist joshua wang to three months in jail one was found guilty of contempt of court relating to his role in the two thousand and fourteen pro-democracy umbrella movement street demonstrations it is a second time he has been imprisoned over the rallies he pleaded guilty to the firing in order to leave a protest camp. and we can cross over to correspondent from hong kong for more on this story florence good to see you why is joshua wang being jailed for a second time well of calderon's through really pain and would you also question to if you are the cool to it's very clear east sixteen activists mall which joshua ignored a cool injection back in november twenty fourth jena does happen when the police decided to actively dismantle one of the protest sites in one coke that had been occupied for weeks by thousands of her peaceful protesters start often now seamless umbrella movement will judge you and you down to judgment qualified joshua involvement on the day as d.d. and extensive interesting to note that the judge handed out an even m

hong kong court has sentenced pro-democracy activist joshua wang to three months in jail one was found guilty of contempt of court relating to his role in the two thousand and fourteen pro-democracy umbrella movement street demonstrations it is the second time he has been imprisoned over the rallies and of the hearing one made a brief but defiant statement. saying i will go again but they come out oh i really hope to do it is different we need to face the prison sentences are still quite you know the fight for democracy in the future right here. now how to deal with north korea's weapons program that was the question of the day as the foreign ministers of twenty nations met in canada despite signs that pyongyang and seoul have found a common ground the diplomats warned the international community against easing up pressure and called for a new sanctions china and russia lambasted the meeting but for the ministers gathering in canada at least pyongyang's nuclear program still poses a clear and present danger. allies standing shoulder to shoulder against what they call a growing threat f

a hong kong court has sentenced pro-democracy activist joshua wang to three months in jail wang was foundguilty of contempt of court relating to his role in the twenty fourteen umbrello protests it is the second time that he has been imprisoned over the rally's. a military court in thailand has dropped charges against an eighty four year old historian who has been accused of any saltine the country's monarchy. questioned whether a national myth about a dual fought five hundred years ago by a king on the back of an elephant have really happened the court said that there was not enough evidence to proceed. turning now to syria where the assad regime forces have stepped up attacks on the country's last rebel stronghold thousands of fighters and civilians fled there after the fall of aleppo in twenty sixteen but intense fighting has once again pushed people to flee and agencies warn that a massive humanitarian disaster could lie ahead. but. rebel counter attacks against the syrian regime of. president bashar al assad's forces have stepped up their assault on this last opposition stronghold in

hong kong's high court has sentenced pro-democracy activist joshua wang to prison for a second time forhis role in protests in two thousand and fourteen they were saved a three month jail term for contempt of court his lawyers have asked judges not to send him to prison while they request an appeal be considered. and barcelona the newly elected members of the cattle on parliament are about to be sworn in but some won't be there for the ceremony because they're in jail in self-imposed exile or being investigated for the role they played and last year's referendum to secede from spain on tuesday thousands of and dependent supporters took to the streets of barcelona to protest their imprisonment those are the headlines the news continues right here on al-jazeera after risking it all keep it or. a year in power america's controversy president continues to polarize opinion. in a week of special reports al-jazeera examines his impact at home and around the globe. donald trump's first year on al-jazeera.

a hong kong court has sentenced pro-democracy activist joshua wang to three months in jail wang was found guilty of contempt of court relating to his role in the twenty fourteen pro-democracy umbrella movement street demonstrations it is the second time that he has been imprisoned over the rallies he pleaded guilty to defying an order to leave a protest camp and ahead of the hearing one said that he had no regrets about his involved. let's bring in correspondent florence she joins us via skype from hong kong this morning welcome to you why is joshua wong being jailed for a second time for his role in these protests. well of course the answer depends on who you ask the question because if you ask the court it's very clear he will be sent to jail for every single or often is that they can be trying to. get you off in this case and you know the people ignored injunction back in november twenty fourth t. guts when police were starting to try and clean. occupied sites that were part of the umbrella movement and mancow was one of the sites that were blocked by thousands of people who were prote

the illicit ship to ship transfers hong kong has high court to sentence pro-democracy activists joshua wangfor a second time for his role in the protests in twenty fourteen he's been given a three month jail he's been out on bail pending an appeal of a six month sentence for another offense related to the umbrella revolution. a military court in thailand has decided not to prosecute a historian for insulting the monarchy. was charged after he commented on a battle that happened more than four hundred years ago the eighty five year old has been and out of court since twenty fourteen. the un relief and works agency for palestinian refugees says reduced u.s. assistance will threaten regional security follows an announcement by the trumpet ministration that it will withhold heart of the financial aid that it allocated to the un agency. or christopher gunness is the chief spokesman for he says the organization has always been neutral. we defend to the hilt our neutral role do you really think that under would have had access war zones in the battlefields of syria in places like aleppo if there w

activists have been jailed in hong kong over their role in protests in two thousand and fourteen joshua wang was sentenced to three months in prison for contempt of court file one was given four and a half months the judges declined to release them on bail when the pill was being considered. difficult holland is in hong kong. now two of the sixteen being sentenced today are going to jail that's joshua wall and rafael wong both prominent leaders of the twenty fourteen pro-democracy protests the rest have been given suspended sentences or fines joshua long was defiance before going into courts think i will go all the way but they have. well i hope to do is if we face a prison sentence a question i'm going to fight for democracy in the future the charges stem from the two thousand and fourteen umbrella occupied movement when one of the protests sites not the main one was being cleared by police payloads had ordered the area to be cleared and according to the judge joshua was wrong rafael wong and the rest of them had resisted the police clearance and this is in criminal contempt of the courts w

activists are battling in the courts over a protest that happened nearly four years ago on wednesday joshua wang one of the leading the figures in the so-called umbrella movement was sentenced to three months in jail long was found guilty of obstructing a protest camp clearance during the two thousand and fourteen rallies that paralyzed parts of the city it's the second time he's been imprisoned supporters gathered outside the courthouse promising to continue their civil disobedience. more than a dozen other activists were given suspended prison terms one of them was nathan law one of the leading activists in this group he joins us from hong kong for more on the story and nathan thank you very much for joining us on our program what is the state of your case right now could you still go to prison. well yes probably because josh award. for two cases the one. having heard that yes three days are to go and no one was having friday two months ago but we appealed and we are waiting for their verdict or the court of appeal so for the previous events that may present or more than two months. away. but

the strained relations between the two koreas i honk honk or to sentence pro-democracy activist joshua wang to three months in jail one was found guilty of contempt of court relating to his role in it two thousand and fourteen pro-democracy umbrella movement street demonstrations it is a second time he's been imprisoned over the release he pleaded guilty to defying an order to leave a protest camp. beckel of our body but they come out of our mind we'll have to do it is different we need to face a prison sentence and presto going you know the fight for democracy and a future right here. so a pro-democracy activist joshua long saying his movement will continue its fight but how likely is that given that the umbrella movement's leaders are all tied up in court cases we asked hong kong correspondent for our station here earlier today you know we eat cheese pong of strategy. and most of these young people surely see disobedience and passive resistance to hold them being sent to jail ease consistent reach where they expect the almost accept this as a price to be to get the message across but obvi

for vera roles in the protests more than three years ago the judge rejected a request for joshua and rafael wangto be released on bail while they appeal the details now from the problem. oh i know now it's becoming a familiar sight because i'm off to see activists and foremost chidden leaders in court to face charges stemming from the so-called umbrello are all key pipe protests four years ago one of the best known faces of hong kong to mock prosy movement joshua long is facing more jail time this time for three months up to pleading guilty to criminal contempt thank you a lot of money but they have no mind when we look at how is it from we've become famous presidents that it's a question of going out to fight for democracy and i found her running the other activists sentenced to four and a half months prison is rafael wong he's now the vice chairman of her pro-democracy party i think the government is using the war as a tool against protesters and to punish activists think it will solve political problem that's the real contempt of court ever in all sixteen demonstrators were arrested in the ve

a hong kong court has sentenced pro-democracy activist joshua long to three months in jail wang was found guilty of contempt of court relating to his role in the twenty fourteen umbrella protests is the second time that he has been imprisoned over those rallies a military court in thailand has dropped charges against in eighty four year old historian who has been accused of insulting the country's monarchy sumach civil rasika questions whether a national myth about a dual fought five hundred years ago by a king on the plaque on the back of an elephant had really happened the court said that there was not enough evidence to proceed. unusually cold weather has brought chaos to the southern united states where there were pileups and kentucky highways and louisiana were closed and flights in texas canceled widespread ice made conditions particularly treacherous. well washington has frozen sixty five million dollars of planned funding for palestinian refugees state department officials say that the decision was meant to prompt other countries to help pay for palestinian aid but a recent tweet