the 2nd statues of leopold are now coming down across belgium a national reckoning along with royal regrets about the painful colonial past and the legacy still haunting both nations today i'm burned off in berlin this is the day. that. the time is come to belgium to undock on a journey of research my journey of truth the attorney of memory. of the seas of congo is not really independent. and he went on the truth and memory and both acknowledging the suffering acknowledging the suffering of office to put on its independence by name but not mentally politically or physically if you can move. this recognition was clearly expressed this morning by a son friend in his message to president to say katie to the congolese people. that didn't it's a measure of progress it's not a letter of apology excuse it is difficult if you'll have to apologize or rather ask to be forgiven for what our ancestors did little said. also coming up tonight the european union begins reopening its borders tomorrow to travelers from countries that have the coronavirus occur canadians will be allowed in americans

i'm black are maybe not maybe your bread apartment has a reading has already been taken statues of leopold the 2nd like this one in the seaside resort of austin are everywhere but there is no mention that his lavish public spending was financed by congolese robber and no mention of the millions of congolese people killed in the process instead the official website directs tourists to a walking tour highlighting how the king's achievements bolstered the town's prestige. unvetted he is collecting her son she wants him to learn as much as possible about his family's history her own mother still remembers the brutal reality of colonial rule in the midst 20 century and the feet of our parents back in africa didn't want us to see how they were abused so one day they told me not to come near but i was curious so i hid and so have a slap to my father. why are they doing this i asked. and he replied i was punished because i didn't have enough money to pay our taxes. and betty knows that many parents of congolese descent do not like to share on pleasant memories but for her son and the generations t

face up to the country's colonialist past especially the cruel tyranny imposed on the congo by king leopold the 2nd. finally and betsy feels a little less alone. 4 years beyond historian has tried to challenge the way belgium deals with its colonial past now she's among thousands calling for the removal of all monuments of the country's longest serving monarch the man who headed up a brutal colonial regime in what is now the democratic republic of congo king leopold the 2nd. we all know that both teachers have a symbolic belward and i'm totally feels that for some people. they are they don't want us to demonstrate or they will don't want people to demonstrate and to see with these not because they want to keep those issues there they want to keep elf in earth of inferior team. pundits he was born in belgium but had to fight racism all her life she struggled to forge a career in the arts facing many rejections now she has opened her own gallery that spotlights the work of black artists. because the reason here is very sceptical and this is what mrs nixon it's so dangerous and so home for 2 t

statues of leopold the 2nd like this one in the seaside resort of austin are everywhere but there's no mention that his lavish public spending was financed by congolese robber and no mention of the millions of congolese people killed in the process instead the official website directs tourists to a walking tour highlighting how the king's achievements bolstered the town's prestige. since the protests started a number of statues and busts have been taken down. but all forages are busy restoring others this history professor things that sends the wrong message. to main problem of the belgian and this is again a difference with other former colonial matter poles is that we do not have any monuments for victims of the colonization or heroes of anti community since. unvetted she is collecting her son she wants him to learn as much as possible about his family's history. her old mother still remembers the brutal reality of colonial rule and you're thinking he'd get back up a bit if they've already been initially. they punish people who couldn't meet their rubber quota by cutting off their ha

that's right king leopold the 2nd colonized congo in a way that makes some other. message hers look look small by comparison more than $10000000.00 congolese were killed during the period that belgium ruled congo and of course many of us know about about the chopping off of hands and feet if rubber production wasn't up to the standards of the belgian overseers so this has been a longstanding complaint that belgians of connally's descent and even other belgians have had that king leopold 2 should not be held in a reverent status there should not be huge statues of him all over the country and we have seen those statues then the lies over the last week almost every day in a different park around the country and they are saying it's time for king leopold 2 not to be seen as this wonderful figure that you know did brought peace to peace and security to congo and instead he should be seen in the in the context of his very brutal treatment of that country and the march today in brussels that comes after a 1st attempt to organize a black last night or march on monday what

he's still here in belgium king leopold the 2nd who made congo his personal property abused the people and exploited their land. the statue is of all places by matangi a brussels district named after an area of congo's capital kinshasa a slice of africa in belgium and a magnet for tourists. share this dinner sure she owns a bookshop in the district she says she doesn't feel accepted as a black belgian woman. part to look at more of her i get angry when someone just walks into the shop without asking or talking to me or someone who comes in him asks where i'm from where i'm from belgium because as he's young believe the roots of her family and that of many others a part of congo is trauma. king leopold colonized the country in 1905 and ruled was horrific brutality cutting off people's hands was a common punishment. some estimate that more than $10000000.00 congolese people died chewing gum which is rule and exploitation of. congolese natural resources i free. when european colonialist left independence was not accompanied by compensation. many belgians have congolese roots and many are

confronting belgium's colonial past we need an art historian calling for the removal of monuments to king leopold who headed the country's brutal colonial regime recall is now being echoed by thousands of protesters. china unveils details of a new national security law being drafted for hong kong critics fear it will crush wide ranging freedoms that are seen as key to hong kong status as a global financial. spicer welcome to the program. and we start in the u.s. where thousands of people are gathering in tulsa oklahoma for president donald trump's 1st campaign rally in more than 3 months the city has a history of racial violence and there are fears the trams visit could spark clashes between protesters the date of the event is also being criticized coming just a day after june 18th the day marking the end of slavery in the u.s. . and i'm joined now by correspond safe and zealand's who is in a tulsa outside the arena where the rally is scheduled what is going on there right now. you know we're standing in downtown tulsa oklahoma and here to my. to my right is a security fence build up and right be

confronting belgium's colonial ponced we may not historian calling for the removal of monuments to king leopold who headed the country's brutal colonial regime the cold is now being echoed by thousands of protesters. and anger in india and china protests erupt across the country in the wake of a good a clash in a disputed himalayan region prime minister narendra modi blames beijing for the violence on rules of his military's kind abilities. i'm rebecca races welcome to the program we begin in the u.s. where thousands of people are gathering intel to oklahoma for president donald trump's 1st campaign campaign rally in more than 3 months the city has a history of racial tensions and there are fears the troubles visit could spawn violence the days of the event is also being criticized coming just a day after june taint the day marking the end. of slavery in the us. black lives matter protesters gathered across the united states on friday to commemorate the end of slavery. donald trump's original plan to hold a campaign rally on that date sparked a huge backlash so too did the location tulsa oklaho

british city of bristol protestantism down the statue of a slave trader into the river the belgian king leopold the 2nd was smeared with paint authorities are boarding up monuments are moving them to other places. many who joined the demonstrations want to belgium to finally take responsibility for what's happened and it's calling these like the democratic republic of congo belgian rulers or responsible for the brutal killings of millions of people and that's his family is from congo her mother lived through the harsh rule and that's why and is taking to the streets to call for a removal of art and statues that glorify colonial times. finally on betsy feels a little less than the. 4 years the obvious story and has tried to challenge the way belgium deals with its colonial past now she's among thousands calling for the removal of all. all monuments of the country's longest serving monarch the man who had it up a brutal colonial regime in what is now the democratic republic of congo king leopold the 2nd. we all know that those teachers have a symbolic power and i'm totally confused that for some

think for the rights of the president of the democratic republic of congo expressing regret cooking leopold's brutal rule as the d.l.c. monks 60 years of independence. time for girl welcome to the program china's president xi jinping has signed into law a controversial new measures that critics fear will restrict freedoms in hong kong if though the new national security laws which took a media to effect will undermine the one country 2 systems policy agreed and beijing resumed control of the former british colony in 1970 but has described this as a gray staff the european union says it deplores the move. they feel at this might be their last chance to protest. today's flash mall been a shopping center was small but defiant everyone knew things were changing and some feared showing their faces. on the day i feel on the top of that it's very sad because they can ask of can they even don't know the detail of the law it just pass it and if no one rejects so. i think most of the people there are scared as. this is what they're scared of the chinese security law promises to crack down hard on more

man who had adopted a brutal colonial regime in what is now the democratic republic of congo king leopold the 2nd. we all know that those teachers have a symbolic bell were and i'm totally confused out for some people. they don't want us to demonstrate or they will don't want people to demonstrate and to see with these 3 cheers not because they want to keep those to choose their they want to keep else in earth to choose of inferiority. i'm glad she was born in belgium but had to fight racism all her life she struggled to forge a career in the arts facing many rejections now she has opened her own gallery that spotlights the work of black artists because the racism here is very subtle and this is what mrs nixon saw dangerous and so home food too. there are so many examples like if you're looking for an apartment you have to say i understand yeah but you know don't waste my time i'm black are maybe not maybe your pride he apartment has a really neat has already been taken the racism in belgium however is not only fueled by a false image of the colonial era beliefs or colic leopold's like a

king family writes the president of the democratic republic of congo expressing regret for king leopold's brutal rule is that they are same up 60 years of independence. and fenced off and under surveillance of palestinian family tells d.w. how that navigating life in a unique west bank all claims as israel nice plans to onyx the territory. i'm still go welcome to the program china has passed a new security law for hong kong which many fear will remove the territory's autonomy and democracy it will allow authorities to crack down on activities in hong kong that it got that china because it's a subversive and secessionist and could see protesters that dealt with by beijing or thoughts is rather than inside the territory chinese lawmakers passed the new rules on tuesday sparking protests internationally and in hong kong itself. they feel and this might be their last chance to protest. today's flash mall been a shopping center was small but defiant everyone knew things were changing and some fit showing their faces. today i feel to meet a couple that is very sad because they can't pass a law

irreversible loads of the chinese territories autonomy also on the program the bust of belgium's former king leopold the 2nd is removed from public display on the day belgium's reigning monarch almost apologizes for they have old colonial abuse of the democratic republic of congo. we meet a woman grappling with the legacy of belgium's colonial rule that she fights won't cover her family history jackie and good but was one of thousands of children kidnapped from their mothers in rwanda. and defying the rules on physical distancing south african mini bus drivers and could end up like celebrating the spread of a 90. i'm so gail welcome to the program a china has passed a national security law for hong kong which many fear will remove the territories autonomy and democracy and allow go for assist to crack down on activities in the territory that beijing recounts a subversive and secessionist and could see protesters dealt with by authours is in china or rather than on the island chinese lawmakers passed the new rules on tuesday sparking protests internationally and in hong kong. itself. they fear this m

with the momentum of blacklegs matter and that is the very brutal colonization of belgium by king leopold the 2nd you'll see statues of him all over the city all over this country at the judges have been vandalized all week in one case king leopold wore a gag that said i can't breathe the dye i was george so they're hoping that finally the inequality that they feel has been not just allowed to to continue but revered throughout belgium might also be something that is on the table for discussion with the huge turnout that we've seen today the support of of the city of brussels for the black lives matter movements and could you tell us about that the martian day in brussels comes after a 1st attempt on mondays organize a march but that was canceled so what happened there. that's right with the coronavirus restrictions in place which are quite strict through tomorrow in fact we all are only supposed to be having 4 people in their bubble in our bubbles at the moment as you can see i have a lot more than 4 people in my bubble right now some are that will extend to 10 this did not want to risk

the lone you'll regime in what is now the democratic republic of congo king leopold the 2nd. we all know that both teachers have a symbolic belward and i'm totally confused that for some people. there are they don't want us to demonstrate or they will don't want people to demonstrate and to see with these cheers not because they want to keep those theatres there they want to keep earth in earth to of inferior. hundreds he was born in belgium but had to fight racism all her life she struggled to forge a career in the arts facing many rejections now she has opened her own gallery that spotlights the work of black artists because the recession here is very soft. and this is what nice nice it's so dangerous and so home food too. there are so many examples like if you're looking for an apartment you have to stay under 4 yet you know don't waste my time on black. statues of leopold the 2nd like this one in the seaside resort of austin are everywhere but there's no mention that his lavish public spending was financed by congolese robber and no mention of the millions of congolese pe

the 2nd statues of leopold are now coming down across belgium a national reckoning along with royal regrets about the painful colonial past and the legacy still haunting both nations today i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day.

different figures in oxford it's sessile roads in bristol it was edward caso in belgium it's king leopold in the united states it's a robot feeling but the principle is universal and it's been given extra fire off by black lives matter historical figures of white supremacies day say could no longer be given the supremes positions in our towns and our cities all the challenges are just there oxford as george floyd was finally laid to rest in houston people spent the day remembering the man whose killing sparked demands for racial justice around the world we live in now with more of his funeral where mourners paid tribute to the man they described as a gentle giant. let the screen. know what hate crimes. so much that make america great again but when has america ever been great to make sure that those who look through time that they will know that he made a difference within his times because he changed 'd not only this country not only the united states he changed the world 2 george clooney changed the world. this was . in my living and. i think god forgive me give me my christmas soup but

we have david leopold, lauren bear ron lopez and dana bash on the politics of all of it. if i could get to you, david, on jeffrey's point that this is not full protection of dreamers indefinitely. >> this is right. what we need is a legislative decision. that is what is going to protect the dreamers, and what's interesting here when we talk about legislative solutions, overwhelmingly americans, even trump voters, by the way, support dreamers and support a legislative solution, so it's time for congress to get to it, and hopefully in the next administration, hopefully we'll have a situation where new legislation can be enacted and signed by a president, but i will say, you know, what you need to know, taking back and stepping back from this case this was always, this decision was always simple on the law. it was about choice. it was about what we call discretion. what was complicated here and what was nefarious was the ugly politics that surrounded it, and i've got to tell you, i think justice roberts leading this opinion reminds me of what justice robert jackson said year

theirr wide calls f for a conversation in belgium about statues of king leopold second. be appalled colonialist and brutalize what's now present day. republic of congo his land this is everywhere and belgium this follows the pulling down the cool for the conversation the pulling down of the statue of the slave trade in the british city of bristol at the weekend. the statue here a federal. and the local low black people of many decades there it went into the dock. in the centre of bristol. chance of take it down through the streets of oxford as thousands of protesters demand the removal of a statue of cecil rhodes the nineteenth century imperialist who gave his name to rhodesia now known as in bob what. we pride ourselves. he the protests howevever have dran mixed reactions one is to be very careful with questionsns that is not to just pick out a single individual because thehe whole empiree intoo britatain universe the city's industry was all built onon which was written as a welfare from other parts. where in the u. k. the past week statues of slave traders in london an

to reach thanks to loot thanks to congo and congo we helped belgium to become a state's statues of leopold the 2nd like this one in the seaside resort of austin are everywhere but there is no mention that his lavish public spending was financed by congolese robber and no mention of the millions of congolese people killed in the process instead the official website directs tourists to a walking tour highlighting how the king's achievements bolstered the town's prestige. since the protests started a number of statues and busts have been taken down. but of origins are busy restoring others this history professor things that sends the wrong message. to main problem of belgium and this is again a difference with other former colonial matter poles is that we do not have any monuments for victims of the colonization or heroes of and take luna just to the un vets he is collecting her son she wants him to learn as much as possible about his family's history her old mother still remembers the brutal reality of colonial rule in the midst 20 century and effie back in africa our parents didn't want us

discernment at this shit past the past marked by inequality and violence towards the congolese king leopold the 2nd an ancestor of belgians current king ruled over parts of congo from $885.00 to $98.00 with a private army he secured vast personal wealth in slaving the population and exploiting their rich natural resources experts believe he was responsible for the deaths of 10000000 congolese people his reign was eventually judge so cruel by fellow european leaders that he handed over the vast territory to the belgian states which ruled it as a colony until 961 legacy of that role is the thousands of people who suffered like these 5 women did in his mid thirty's or biracial they were kidnapped in 3945 in 1950 when they were very young and placed in catholic institutions they've now filed a lawsuit for crimes against humanity targeting the belgian state how can this yeah yeah there is no consideration there is nothing nothing we would dump like that after they're broken our entire life we had no childhood there's nothing what do we have to give to our children yet another legacy is a campaig

felix just a kitty on the country's 60th anniversary of independence from belgium a belgium's king leopold sees parts of central africa in 1905 and run it for personal profit historians say as many as 10000000 people died during his rule from murderous starvation or disease after his ownership of congo ended in 1008 he handed the country over to the belgian state several statues of leopold have been vandalized or torn down in recent weeks as part of protests against racism that during a belgium's colonial rule mixed race children were kidnapped from their families and placed in orphanages 5 of them have filed a lawsuit against the belgian state accusing it of crimes against humanity their lawyer says babies born to belgian and congolese parents were known as shoulder and of shame. that didn't want to see it comes back again so much that it remains angut painful when we were small we did not realize because we lived we survived in a way off to with distance it is painful and much of the english hospitality sector is due to reopen on saturday but probs and restaurants in one city will remain

different figures in oxford it's sessile roads in bristol it was edward caso in belgium it's king leopold in the united states it's a robot feeling but the principle is universal and it's been given extra far off by black lives matter historical figures of white supremacies day say should no longer be given the supremes positions in our towns and our cities will be challenged how does their oxford. the president a burundi parent has died at the age of 65 just weeks before he was due to step down from office a government statements. speculation that he may have contracted coronavirus reign of mohammad looks back at his life. pierre including came to power with a pledge to heal a divided government but his time in office was tainted by a crackdown on his political opponents the former rebel leader became president in 2005 as part of a peace deal that ended a years long civil war that i swear to ban all ideologies of ethnic division and genocide i swear to work for the development of. including visa won a 2nd term in an uncontested election in 2010 but rights groups and opposition parties ac

the statue was not being removed due to the outcry but because it's become a public safety issue leopold was belgium's longest serving monarch millions of people were killed on the his brutal reign over a vast region of africa that includes modern day democratic republic of congo thousands of people gathered in central paris to pay tribute to george floyd they expressed solidarity with the u.s. protesters and denounced racism and police brutality city officials allowed the event to go ahead despite a ban on public gatherings due to the coronavirus pandemic in dakar dozens of protesters gathered to pay tribute to george floyd senegalese authorities made an exception for the rally and let it go ahead despite coronavirus restrictions al-jazeera is nicholas hark was that we're on the most western point of africa. facing the atlantic ocean on the other side is the united states of america it's by here by ship then men women and children were shipped out as slaves this is a place of memorial and this is where people have gathered to protest police brutality and to pay tribute to george floyd n

president the feeling is to see katie on the 60th anniversary of independence well belgium's king leopold seize part of central africa in 1905 and run it for personal profit historians say as many as 10000000 people died during his rule for murder starvation or disease after his ownership of congo ended in 1800 the country over to the belgian state several studies of leopold have been vandalized old torn down in recent weeks as part of protests against racism or during belgians colonial rule mixed race children were kidnapped from their families and placed in orphanages 5 of them have filed a lawsuit against the belgian state accusing it of crimes against humanity their lawyers says babies born to belgian and congolese parents would name as children shame. to democracy it comes back again so much that it remains ankit painful when we were small we did not realize because we lived we survived in a way off to with distance it is painful well let's hear now from benedict in joker who is a historian and a congolese political activist and she says that more needs to happen in belgium to achiev

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