protests for and against abortion since the lower house possible last month a latin america editor lucien newman reports from the argentine capital bonna cyrus . to make here in argentina posted one move for the opposing a group of those who favor abortion rights hear. their voices heard just up the street inside the senate disease very important for all the society because a lot of women are dying because they made their selves that abortion because you don't want to be bothers it's a right you can't just to be a modern aren't already on an equal or eat league or women will continue having abortions and we ask that women don't die and can have the right to a legal safe and free procedure the decision is not expected until after the midnight hour here for the long arduous. right now that. the children have to promote are hearing likely that they will lose the ball in the senate the last five years change their mind at the last minute this is the start vote in south america second largest country and it's a debate that has been galvanized and divided public opinion in a country where planned dest

women had been waiting on a cold rainy night while the votes were being counted latin america to lucien newman is in point as i read. it was a long and very divisive debate both in the senate and out on the streets of went outside us where pro and anti abortion advocates took to the streets and filled them until the very last minute there was jubilation on the part of those who were opposed to legalizing abortion sorrow and despair amongst many who had been pushing and hoping that at last abortion could be legalized in this country where a botched abortions or unsafe abortions are the number one cause of maternal deaths in argentina are however the advocates for abortion say that they have lost a battle but dr war that they will be back they were quite defiant in fact there were some clashes in front of the senate they were dispersed by water cannon and tear gas but by and large it was peaceful out under streets although they since sisted that they would be back with new legislation or at least an attempt to pass an abortion law next year a former russian double agent time his daughter are in

ecuador more than four thousand venezuelans are arriving every day are lots in america editor lucien newman reports from the heart of the crisis that's ben as well as capital caracas. this is sandra uncle this is last day at her home in her working class caracas neighborhood she sold everything possible and packed the rest as she and her sister her two daughters and their four small children prepare to abandon israel. i have to get my daughter out of here before it's too late friend jellies three year old can't speak since she had a stroke provoked she says by the lack of medicine to treat her repeated convulsions half of them will go to peru to rest to chile to join husbands and sons but sandra is angry. we want to remain here in my beloved venezuela the best country in the world until the duro destroyed it relieving half of our family behind our family is now scattered. indeed oil rich venezuela is on recognizable disease hunger uncontrollable violence and hyperinflation are driving millions from a country where poverty has reached eighty percent president nicolas maduro blames u.s. finan

america editor lucien newman has more from san jose in costa rica. this is said park and the people you see here are all nicaraguans thousands and thousands of people who've been fleeing the crisis back home it is overwhelming the resources of the small central american country the united nations high commission for refugees is praising costa rica for keeping its doors open to nicaragua refugees and asylum seekers but it is asking the international community to provide support to this country and for other nations to also share in the burden of taking in the refugees. the closer we can immigration authorities tell us that they're processing some two hundred refugee request a day but the backlog is growing as the number of nicaraguans crossing over the porous border increased its. nicaraguan vice president for side who would deal with also the president's wife said on friday that quote progress is being made to consolidate peace after more than three months of anti-government protests and violent reprisals from paramilitary groups however the protests

antiterrorism law targets students and demonstrators who take part in street protests latin america editor lucien newman has more now from managua. until a few weeks ago twenty year old lester was a familiar face on the streets of managua at massive antigovernment protests. as a student leader he took part in a short lived national dialogue with president daniel ortega mediated by the catholic church there today he's almost a fugitive implicated under a new anti-terrorism law and he says afraid for his life. by peers under investigation for financing the supposed to takeover of the city of messiah which the lie to pose a system of injustice kidnapping killings and paramilitary groups on the streets does not make you a terrorist. please stand behind of the law and his wife are among the scores of activists arrested and charged under the new law. the un high commission for human rights calls this a mechanism to criminalize opposition to the government the antiterrorism law contemplates up to twenty years in prison and or confiscation of property for those found guilty the terms are vague and broad even th

wants venezuelans to pay more for what is currently the world's cheapest gas latin america editor lucien newman might now has more on this from caracas. venezuelan government supporters try to rev up enthusiasm for the newly introduced economic measures described by president reagan last month as an economic revolution to defeat hyperinflation conspicuously absent from a rally in front of the presidential palace liz mcdougall himself hasn't made a public appearance since an apparent assassination attempt on august the fourth. if the right wing crosses a path will run over them like a train nothing will stop reform. just blocks away many shops and markets remain closed some in here into an opposition call for a national strike others unsure how much to charge now the five zero seven slash the currency head of a compulsory thirty four hundred percent increase in the minimum wage they go into effect september first the price hikes are into eighty. two hours ago these eggs cost fifteen hundred and when i came back with the cash they were two thousand the bus company that takes the news wayland's to

a latin america editor lucien newman is in the out in time capital decided. it was a bitter and divisive debate both inside the senate and out here on the streets of borno site is but after the storm comes the calm at least that is what president is trying to convey speaking from the presidential palace behind me he said that argentina had shown maturity and a willingness to debate a subject that until not so long ago had been absolutely to bull he said this was a sign of democracy and of dialogue between arjun times let's hear what else he had to say. the important thing is that we all understand that we have to listen to each other to respect each other and even expand all points of view and often change them. in many cases and i think. and speaking of expanding points of view the presidential palace is reportedly considering a change to the penal code to remove the part that contemplates prison sentences for women for illegal abortions as for those who lost in this vote well yes they are looking their wounds there were a lot of tears out on the streets thi

after neighboring ecuador and tighter entry requirements for venezuela of a latin america editor lucien newman is in the capital caracas. this is sandra angeles's last day at her home in her working class caracas neighborhood she sold everything possible and packed the rest she and her sister her two daughters and their four small children prepare to abandon israel. i have to get my daughter out of here before it's too late. for an jellies three year old can't speak since she had a stroke provoked she says by the lack of medicine to treat her repeated convulsions half of them will go to peru the rest to chile to join husbands and sons but sandra is angry. we want to remain here in my beloved venezuela the best country in the world until moderate destroyed it we're leaving half of our family behind our family and smell scattered. indeed oil rich venezuela is an recognizable disease hunger uncontrollable violence and hyperinflation are driving millions from a country where poverty has reached eighty percent president nicolas maduro blames u.s. financial sanctions but they don't begin to explain

economic policies critics say the measures just don't go far enough are lots in america editor lucien newman has more from caracas. this is the first day that banks and shops are supposed to be open since the new currency regulations went into effect and quite frankly there are far more questions than answers at this point many shops are closed not only because a part of the opposition has called for a nationwide strike but simply because they don't know what to charge and people don't have any money because the new currency hasn't really hit the streets yet it's very difficult to get it you can get up to ten of the new billy believe it is which are worth one million of the old believe it is but with that you can barely buy a cup of coffee at this point so that is not enough to go shopping many but in the shops are saying that they don't open at all because they don't want to operate at a loss doing that probably in the next couple of weeks' time everything will cost one hundred two hundred three hundred percent more than it does today in the meantime many people are trying to leave the coun

had been waiting on a cold rainy night while the voters were being held to a latin america to lucien newman as well from point a cyrus. yes there were some clashes outside of congress but by and large this was a peaceful day and i want to underscore that and there were certainly not clashes between the two opposing forces it was a very bitter debate both out on the streets and inside the senate building itself but at the end of the the more conservative senators from the northern provinces of argentina carried the vote against this legislation although those who are in favor of it and we're been arguing for a long time now they say that they have lost this battle but not the war and that they and their supporters will propose a new a new abortion law in about a year's time which is when they are legally allowed to do so israel has been continuing strikes and shelling as a new day begins it's targeted more than a hundred forty sites including what it says are military compounds tunnels and training camps but three palestinians a pregnant mother and a child are amongst those dead israel says

law told that students on demonstrators who take part in street protests a lot in america editor lucien newman as well from when i quit. until a few weeks ago twenty year old list of mine was a familiar face on the streets of managua at massive anti-government protests. as a student leader he took part in a short lived national dialogue with president daniel ortega mediated by the catholic church. today he's almost a fugitive implicated under a new anti-terrorism law and he says afraid for his life now you know that in numbers i appear it's under investigation for financing the supposed to takeover of the city of messiah which the lie to pose a system of injustice kidnapping killings and paramilitary groups on the streets does not make you a terrorist i look at the. police temple how does the law and is like. are among the scores of activists arrested and charged under the new law. the un high commission for human rights calls this a mechanism to criminalize opposition to the government the antiterrorism law contemplates up to twenty years in prison and or confiscation of property for those fo

saturday four hundred thousand venezuelans are currently in the country are latin america editor lucien newman has this report from the heart of the crisis that's been as well as capital caracas. this is sandra uncle this is last day at her home in her working class neighborhood she sold everything possible and packed the rest as she enters sister her two daughters and their four small children prepare to abandon israel. i have to get my daughter out of here before it's too late friend jelly's three year old can't speak and she had a stroke provoked she says by the lack of medicine to treat her repeated convulsions half of them will go to peru the rest to chile to join husbands and sons but sandra is angry enough what. we want to remain here in my beloved venezuela the best country in the world until madrid destroyed it relieving half of our family behind our family it's now scattered. indeed oil rich venezuela is on recognizable disease hunger uncontrollable violence and hyperinflation are driving millions from a country where poverty has reached eighty percent president nicolas maduro blames

ensure security following the outbreak of violence earlier this moment a latin america editor lucien newman has the story just a couple of weeks ago there were clashes between brazilians and some of the refugees when they were not apparently one brazilian was attacked by one of the venezuelans and people were sent fleeing back across into venezuela for their own safety the government sent two hundred soldiers in to try to protect them but clearly that is not enough because more and more people are being diverted to the road i am i to brazil as other countries like ecuador and cruel make it more difficult for the venezuelans to get in demanding that they have passports and so this is just spiraling out of control. for the fifty thousand people have been forced from their homes and central me in march after a pause of a dam burst flooding tons of villages government officials say the swatch on dumb spillway structure broke due to monsoon rains india's top court has peace from jailing five film and his rights activists who are accused of supporting left-wing rebels five are also accused of inc

passports venezuelans were previously allowed to enter using id cards our latin america editor lucien newman is in the venezuelan capital caracas. this is santa angeles's last day at her home in her working class neighborhood she sold everything possible and packed the rest she interest sister her two daughters and their four small children prepare to abandon israel so. i have to get my daughter out of here before it's too late. friend jelly's three year old can't speak since she had a stroke provoked she says by the lack of medicine to treat her repeated convulsions half of them will go to peru the rest to chile to join husbands and sons but sandra is angry. we wanted to remain here in my beloved venezuela the best country in the world until my door destroyed it we're leaving half of our family behind our family smell scattered. indeed oil rich venezuela is on recognizable disease hunger uncontrollable violence and hyperinflation are driving millions from a country where poverty has reached eighty percent president nicolas maduro blames u.s. financial sanctions but they don't begin to expla

s a latin america editor lucien newman has more from the venezuelan capital caracas. this is santa angeles's last day at her home in her working class could act as neighborhood she sold everything possible and packed the rest she enters sister her two daughters and their four small children prepare to abandon israel so. i have to get my daughter out of here before it's too late. friend jelly's three year old can't speak since she had a stroke provoked she says by the lack of medicine to treat her repeated convulsions half of them will go to peru the rest to chile to join husbands and sons but sandra is angry. we wanted to remain here in my beloved venezuela the best country in the world until my door destroyed it we're leaving half of our family behind our family smell scattered. indeed oil rich venezuela is on recognizable disease hunger uncontrollable violence and hyperinflation are driving millions from a country where poverty has reached eighty percent president nicolas maduro blames u.s. financial sanctions but they don't begin to explain a crisis that began long

thank you we're here where one is honorees now here is a latin america editor lucien newman who can say paint a picture for us of what it's like out there the anticipation is low for such a historic vote. hello come out i'm here on no one no hi this is well i just for a fair i knew the way the horn you all and as you can see behind me hundreds thousands actually are women and also men who support the abortion laws are gathering here we're expecting hundreds of thousands before this vote is finished and on the other side of the avenue there are the anti abortion law activists as well out in force trying to pressure the congress as they debate one by one which way to go but it looks at this hour come all as though the nos have the majority and that's because i think something like twenty seven out of the thirty's. evan votes needed to thirty six. votes needed to either approve or reject this motion come from the northern conservative part of argentina would represent about ten percent of the population but they seem to have enough of the votes to swing this against the abortion legislatio

antiterrorism law targets students and demonstrators who take part in street protests latin america editor lucien newman has more now from london goer. until a few weeks ago twenty year old lester was a familiar face on the streets of managua at massive anti-government protests. as a student leader he took part in a short lived national dialogue with president daniel ortega mediated by the catholic church there today he's almost a fugitive implicated under a new anti-terrorism law and he says afraid for his life. by peers under investigation for financing the supposed takeover of the city of messiah which the lie to pose a system of injustice kidnapping killings and paramilitary groups on the streets does not make you a terrorist. please stand behind of the law and his wife are among the scores of activists arrested and charged under the new law. the un high commission for human rights calls this a mechanism to criminalize opposition to the government the antiterrorism law contemplates up to twenty years in prison and or confiscation of property for those found guilty the terms are vague and broad even

lucien newman is our latin america editor she reports from the other side and. it was a bitter and divisive debate both inside the senate and out here on the streets of borno site is but after the storm comes the call middle east that is what president is trying to convey speaking from the presidential palace behind me he said that argentina had shown maturity and a willingness to debate a subject that until not so long ago had been absolutely to bull he said this was a sign of democracy and of dialogue between arjun tines let's hear what else he had to say. the important thing is that we all understand that we have to listen to each other to respect each other and even expand all points of view and often change them. in many cases and i think. and speaking of expanding points of view the presidential palace is reportedly considering a change to the penal code to remove the part that contemplates prison sentences for women for illegal abortions as for those who lost in this vote well yes they are looking their wounds there were a lot of tears out in the streets