. >>> over the past few days, malcolm webb met the family of one man who died in the capital cin shas ah. kinshahasa. >> thousands have been demonstrating here in congo's capital kinshasa. watching police arresting protesters from this upstairs window. >> translator: we heard boom. we both went down. and i got up but he didn't. i tried to wake him. then i saw he was injured in the neck poop lot of blood was coming out of the wound. >> reporter: he died here on the floor. luke thinks the shot must be aimed at mumba. here at the high court the government says police arrested more than 300 mostly young men who will be tried here in the coming days and says prosecutors will seek the harshest possible punishment. this man says he's innocent, didn't do anything. then lawyers arrive and the first trial begins. the first suspects are charged with looting. the political opposition who called for the protest call for arrests and say the detainees should be released. intended to extent president kabila's rule. >> translator: it's disorder. the demonstrations calling on people to call civil disob

the question is more about about the political well. >> malcolm webb. stay with us here on al jazeera. after the break we'll look at the humanitarian situation in the democratic republic of congo and how local people are being affected. and art imitating life. who australians on death row in indonesia. revealing... and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time... talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> hundreds of days in detention. >> al jazeera rejects all the charges and demands immediate release. >> thousands calling for their freedom. >> it's a clear violation of their human rights. >> we have strongly urged the government to release those journalists. >> journalism is not a crime. >> hello again the top stories here on al jazeera. yemen's southern movement have pulled out much talks to form a government. the former government of ali abdalla al salah. driven the islamic state of iraq and the levant out of the city of kirkuk. come under attack trying to get control of the oil fields near the city. >>> launch an offensive

malcolm webb reports from the capitol. >> on the streets of kinshasa demonstrateors are undeterred by police crackdown. they think it's an attempt by president joseph kibila to extend his rule beyond the constitution limits of two terms.. >> we don't want the president to continue ruling after 2016. >> it's an advantage to the president personally. he's not doing it for the interest of the population. that's why they need to change the constitution. >> in some suburbs people took advantage of the situation to loot property. but others keep trying to earn a living. this market was open for business in spite of the unrest. >> people on this street told us that the owner of this car works for the judiciary. they say that the protesters got the better of police here and then soldiers from the presidential guard were sent in. the owner of the car tried to plead with people to calm down. but the people here identified him as a government worker, so they burned his car and chased him away. >> a spokesperson for president kabila said that they should let him finish his second term. >> we ask

malcolm webb al jazeera - kin chassa. >> heavy rain caused flooding in bolivia. a hardest hit area was the city of aururu where residents tried to protect their houses. 15 least are dead and thousands of acres of crops damaged. >> a ferry capsized near the east. survivors waited to be waiting on the shores. >> two spanish citizens and children are among the missing. >> the pakistan government be gun to round up illegal afghan citizens, and it could affect up to a million upregistered refugees and 1.5 million who are registered. we have more from peshawar. >> this is how the majority of afghan refugees live in pakistan. dirty mud houses without amenities. water contaminated by sewerage to wash their clothes. most are jobless. they can hardly feed their children. there are at least 1.5 million registered by the u.n. and an estimated 1 million who have not registered. the government in pakistan will force the unregistered to lead. >> search and combing operations are already underway in and outside islamabad, against afghan immigrants. stom orders have been -- some

malcolm webb reports. >> reporter: crowds of angry people demonstrated on the streets, demonstrating against a sen sis that could delay elections by up to four years. they think it's an attempt by president joseph kabila to extend his rule beyond two terms. down the road we met protesters carrying a body. they shout that she was shot by a police officer. then our camera man was hit by a rock. the crowd was angry, wanting the media to hear their message. >> translation: the moderation to the law is not a good thing. it will take three years. we don't want to president ruling after 2016. >> reporter: it is to the advantage of the president personally. he's not doing it for the interests of the population. that's why there has been an attempt to change the constitution. in some circumstances people took advantage. others keep trying to earn a living. this market was a business. the owner worked for the judiciary. protesters got the better of police, and soldiers were kept in. they tried to plead with people to calm down. people identified him as a government worker and they burnt his ca

malcolm webb reports the government has also been criticized for clamping down on press readings. >>ter: this is a popular television journalist here in the capitol. he hosts a talk show critical of the government. he shows us where he was covering the violent anti-government demonstrations last week. demonstrators think the president is trying to change election laws to extend his rule. these protesters were pleased to see him there, but after that he says he was stopped by a police major. >> translator: he took the cam ma and then fired his gun next to my head. he took the camera in the police car. he has forcibly taken by property. >> reporter: the intimidation doesn't end there. this television station has been off of the air for more than a week. it is owned by an opposition politician. the manager accuses the government of switching it off, because it broadcast the opposition's call for protest. >> translator: the government says we must have democracy, but we can't have that without freedom of the press. since they closed us down it mean there is no democracy and no freedom of

are safer but waiting for their leaders the politicians and diplomats to determine their future, malcolm webb >>> u.s. police have faced a barrage of criticism over the recent killings of unarmed black men but police supporters have also been making their voices heard. from washington, d.c. a report. >> reporter: organizers fell short of their goal of creating a sea of blue to show support for the police on saturday. the exasperation of those that did gather was deep. >> we were just tired of no support for our law enforcement officers. if you look around, whether it's the media whether it's just walking down the street, there is lack of support every request. >> reporter: since the police killing of unarmed black teenager michael brown last august regular demonstrations around the country calling for reform. the organizers of this march feel the public is forgetting the police butt their lives on the line every day. >> reporter: should people worried that a young black man is 21 times more likely to be killed than a young white person, for example? >> no, i don't think so. we need to look at

malcolm webb, al jazerra in the democratic republic of congo. >>> the u.n.iolence in afghanistan has driven 140,000 people from their home last year. around 800,000 of these have moved to other parts of the country. while the others have left afghanistan completely. jennifer glass has more. >> reporter: at the camp on the out skirts kabul the families keep arriving, five in the last monthmonth loan, fighting in forced them to leave everything they have. that where she her four sons, learn grandchildren are from. they didn't arrive here all at once group by group over the past four years they left fertile farmland in the south gradually becoming too dangerous because of war. >> translator: we don't have anything. our men go out to try to find work sometimes they find it, sometimes they don't. they bring us a little foot and water. >> reporter: the camp has no electricity, sewage or running water. the people have to pay to fill up from a nearby well. there are hundreds of families in this cam' loan. most of them fled fighting in other parts of the country. and

malcolm webb met the family of one man who died in the capitol. >> reporter: luke says his 17-year-oldw had no interest in protesting or politics. thousands have been demonstrating here in congo's capitol. they say the president is trying to stay in power beyond the constitutional limit of two terms. they were watching police arrest protesters from this upstairs window. >> translator: we heard boom! we both went down. i got up but he didn't. i tried to wake him. then i saw he was injured in the neck. a lot of blood was coming out of the wound. >> reporter: he died here on the floor. luke thinks the shot must have been aimed at him. his family say they weren't to take legal action against the government. here at the high court the government has been quick to begin proceedings against the people it says are responsible for looting and organizing the protests. it says police arrested more than 300 mostly young men who will be tried here in the coming days. the first suspects were brought here in this truck. they sat here for hours. this man says that he is innocent. he didn't do anything

malcolm webb al jazeera, kinshasa democratic republic of congo. >> in venezuela president maduro continues to resist calls for major economic changes. at the heart of venezuela's problems is the falling oil price. it needs the average price of $100 a barrel to break even. the economy shrank in 2014 and there are predictions that it will fall a further 7% this year. and the venezuelan citizens are suffering a crippling inflation rate running around 64%. al jazeera's latin america editor has more from the capitol of caracas. >> the venezuelaen's left-wing president gave a president state of nation address to a country in crisis with deep political divisions. president maduro blamed the usual suspects the united states and the falling price of crud oil that has been slashed by half. yet he conceded venezuela is in trouble. >> i call on all venezuelans to fight for the rebirth of our economy. to battle with our difficulties with the drop of the price of oil. >> those hoping that maduro would severely cut public spending and cut inflation were disappointed. yet he did propose what no government

malcolm webb, al jazeera. >> u.n. sponsored peace talks on libya collapsed after one of the two rival governments of libya walked out. the parliament is accused of orchestrating new violence. united nations launched a new round of talks in geneva last week. >> early results in zambia's presidential election show the ruling patriot ok fund candidate slightly ahead. the election was called after the president died in office last year. police fired tear gas at some opposition protestors who believe the result was rigged. >> there is much more to come still this half hour. we'll look at a new medical test that could make it easier to diagnose heart attacks in women. >> high level talks continue in cuba we'll gauge the reaction of the business community and more than 1 million cuban americans that call south florida home. >> welcome back. you're watching al jazeera. let's update you. 13 people have been killed by a strike on a bus in donetsk. the city is a pro-russian separatists stronghold. it happens after hours for call

malcolm webb reports from the capital kinshasa. >> reporter: thousands of angry people on the streets, undeterred by a crackdown on protests. they are demonstrating against plans for a sensis that could delay elections by up to four years. they think it's an attempt to see joseph kabila to extend the rule. by a constitutional limit of two terms. down the road we met protesters carrying a body. she was shot by a police officer. our cameraman was hit on the leg. the crowd shouts at the man who threw it. many were angry, and they want journalist to hear their message. >> the modification to the law says there must be a consensus for the election - it's not a good thing. we don't want the president to rule after 2016. >> translation: it is advantage of the president. he's not going to for the brs of the pop u ration that's why we were against attempts to change the constitution. >> in some suburbs people took advantage of the population. traders saw a scapegoat. others keep trying to earn a living. this market was open for business in spite of the unrest. >> people told us that the opener

seven die in niger >>> i'm malcolm webb in the democratic republic of congo. fighters from the

malcolm webb reports. >> reporter: we had to drive through eastern congo's hills for two days to meete fdr rebels. most people here have more contact with armed groups than with their government. the fighters have been hiding in this area since 1994. some of the groups ethnic houthi members are accused of genocide back home and accused of mass rapes and killings here. the group's spokesman shows us around. he says they have laid down arms and don't want to fight. and he says they want a dialogue with the government. >> translator: they tell us we're criminal. let them point out the criminals among us and we will sideline them. what about the rwandan army's massacre of our people. the solution is truth and reconciliation. >> reporter: there were no fighters or guns on show here. instead we're taken to a meeting with their wives and children. they say they will be among the victims of any attack. the rebels were given a january 2nd deadline to surrender. few have done so. but the united nations says many fighters are hidden in the bush preparing for battle and are using their families a

as malcolm webb reports from a u.n.ebels have laid down their weapons that many more remain at large. >> reporter: these fighters from the rwandan fdlr have been on the run since the genocide in 1994. now they have surrendered they hold a parade in the u.n. camp where they now stay. they are among the mind or at this of fighters who came out with their families before a second of january deadline. congo and the u.n. now say tell attack those still in the bush. we are allowed to meet one fighter and physician hammily you were the supervision of fdlr officers the group is accused atrocities in congo and the rwandan government said are says their leaders committed atrocities before that. but he says he came as a refugees and joined later because he had little choice. >> translator: we were eight children in me my family the others all killed in the camps and the forest when the rwandan army attacked. later they sent militias after us i thought when will it stop. that's when i joined. what would you do? >> reporter: after s

malcolm webb, our correspondent is in the eastern part of the drc. >> the congolese army said that the fighting will start any day now. some wonder if the government has the political will to actually do this. they have been accused of hiring the fdlr to fight against their rebel groups. meanwhile the fdlr fetterers scattered in several different factions. some mix in with the civilian population and the civilians could get caught up in the fighting and bear the brunt of this assault. >> still to come on the al jazeera news hour. [ explosion ] >> after months of fighting, isil reportedly retreats from the syrian town of kobane, which is close to the turkish border. plus. >> in the valley of the mood in western argentina home to these guys. how did they get here? we're here to find out. >> and in sports find out why world number one serena williams still dominates women's tennis. >> a crisis on the border... >> thery're vulnarable... these are refugees... >> migrent kids flooding into the u.s. >> we're gonna go and see josue who's just been deported... >> why are so many children fleein

malcolm webb al jazeera, kinsha asa in the democratic rebel of democratic republic of congo. >> there are warnings that there are tough times ahead for the global economy. let's go to adrian finnigan. the big movers and shakers have been talking today. what have they been saying? >> they have. day one drawing to a close. let's give you a scale of the size of this event from our vantage point on top of the conference center. it literally takes over this alpine resort. thousands of people descend upon it and it goes into security lock down because of the nature of the high profile guests that come here. we have china's prime premiere here and turkey as prime minister. ukraine's president here also talking about his country. tony blair and even pop star ferel williams. they have talked about the quantitative easing, they'll hear more about that on thursday. and among all of the business leaders and applications here and lobbyists there are also aid organizations. it's executive director says that the combined richest 1% will overtake the other 99 measures99% next year unless the rising t

seven die in niger >>> i'm malcolm webb in the democratic republic of congo. fighters from the stlr a rebel group, are to surrender and come to this camp and give up their amps -- arms. only a handful have come because they say they are not treated fairly. >>> millions attend the papal mass in the philippines. >> i.s.i.l. has released more than 200 captives from the minority yazidi community in northern iraq. they were transported from one province to kurdish held territory. it's not clear why they were released. the yazidi captives were taken to hospital. thousands had been killed in i.s.i.l. mohammed adow is in iraq's kurdish capital, erbil. >> reporter: most of the yazidi released are said to be elderly or people with medical problems. a commander eight kilometres tells us that he believes they were brought from mosul driven through the towns before they were released near the front line. i.s.i.l. fighters took them out of the territory and bringing them into the heart of the peshmerga. he says they have taken them to medical facilities on the road between

malcolm webb kin shazza. >> initial results are coming in after tuesday's presidential election in zambia. voting was extended to wednesday, after rains delayed the deliver of ballot papers. >> where is the best place to find out what people are thinking? in africa it's the market. there's always newspapers around. people are reading the newspapers trying to get a sense. the headlines tell a terrory, but they say things like washing away. they failed to open on tuesday. people couldn't get to them. people say perhaps there was apathy. people thought there was no need to come out with numbers to vote. each person that wins the election have only been in power in 18 months generally people are trying to get as much as they can about how the election went the way things are going, and are excited about results and can't wait for is to be announced. >> people - the winner should be declared. the loser should go. >> this is what i want to know who is the coming next president. >> reporter: a lot of zambians struggle to make ends meet. a lot look at women, it's cheap, simple cloth, it is afford

malcolm webb, al jazeera. >> there's much more to come on the al jazeera news hour, including syrian families fleeing the fighting in rebel-controlled territory and taking ref final in areas held by government forces. >> u.n. sponsored peace talks on libya collapsed after one of the countries rival governments walked out. >> the latest sports news, we'll have that later. australia and their bid to reach the semifinals of the asian cup. stay with us. >> the sons of former egyptian mubarak will be released. they said they should be released because they weren't being tried in any other cases. they were arrested in april 2011 and sent to the prison under the same murder and corruption charges laid against their father. they were accused of ordering the murder of protestors during the january 25 revolution. prosecutors announced more charges in may 2012, accusing mubarak sons of stock market manipulation or insider trading. they had some charges thrown out the next month, but remained in prison. in may of last year, all three mubaraks were sentenced to three years in prison for stealing

malcolm webb reports. >> reporter: following days of anti-government protests in congo's capitol, rulingder are trying to ren cert themselves. they say the president is trying to change the law to extend his 13-year rule. the governor refutes it. >> translator: the issue the people don't understand is that they think he wants to cling to power. listen to me clearly. have you ever heard him suggest any constitutional changes to parliament? where does it come from? >> reporter: the protests have been violent. dozens of people have been shot dead by police. protesters threw stones and burned cars. in some areas there has been looting. this is what remains of the goods from this chinese store. it's not clear exactly why chinese property is being targeted. some people say many people here who are jobless resent chinese traders who are better off on them. others say because the government has supported them with infrastructure and aid. in the senate politicians have been discussing changes to the voting law. the ruling coalition says that's because it wants a census before next year's presiden

government argue that go there have been stand led anti-government demonstrations in the east, as malcolm webb now reports. >> crowds of angry people on the streets in the capitol seem undeterred by a continued crackdown. they are demonstrating for a plan that could delay next year's presidential elections by up oh four years. they think it's an attempt by the president to extend his rule beyond the constitutional limits of two terms. down the road, we met protestors carrying a body. they shout that she was shot by a police officer. our cameraman was hit in the leg by a rock. the crowd shouts at the man who threw it. they want journalists to hear their message. >> the modification to the law that says there must abcensus before the election is not good, a census will take three years. we don't want the president ruling after 2016. >> it is to the advantage of the president permanently. he's not doing it for the interests of population. that's why we attempt to change the constitution. >> chinese traders seem a scapegoat and their store targeted. this market was open for business despite the un

malcolm webb has this report. >> reporter: we have to drive through eastern con go's hills twor two daysmeet with the rebels. most people living here have more contact with armed groups than with their own government. the fdlr right verse been living in area since 1994. some of the members are accused of genocide back home. and been accused of mass rape and killings of civilians here in congo. we reach a hill top village. the spokesman leads us around. he says they want a dialogue with the rwandan government. >> translator: they tell us we're criminals. let them point out the criminals among us and we will sideline them. but what about the army's massacre of our people? the solution to the problem is truce and reconciliation. >> reporter: there were no fighters or guns on show here. instead we're taken to meeting with their wives and children. the fdlr says they will be among the victims of any attack. few have surrendered although they insist the process is underway. but the united nations says many fighters are hidden in bush preparing for battle. government troops near here told us th

malcolm webb reports. >> reporter: following days of anti-government protests in congo's capitol, rulingoliticians are trying to assert themselves. here the city's governor speaks to his supporters. thousands have demonstrated. they say the president through politicians in his party is trying to change the law to extend his 13-year rule. the governor refutes it. >> translator: the issue the people don't understand is that they think he wants to cling to power. listen to me clearly have you ever heard him suggest constitutional changes to parliament? where does it come from? >> reporter: opposition members say dozens of people have been shot dead by police. protesters through stones and burned cars. this is what remains of the goods from this chinese store. it's not clear exactly why chinese property is being targeted. some people say that many people here who are jobless recent chinese traders who are better off than them. other people say it's because the government has provided them with infrastructure and aid. in the senate politicians have been discussing changes to the voting law. t

from the capitol, malcolm webb reports. >> reporter: crowds of angry people on the streets of congo'sol, being undeterred by a continued police crackdown on protests. they are demonstrating against plans for a census that could delay next year's presidential elections by up to four years. they it's an attempt for the president to extend his rule beyond the constitutional limit of two terms. down the road we meet protesters carrying a body. our camera man was hit on the leg by a rock. the crowd shout at the man who through it. many people here are angry, but they want journalists to hear their message. >> translator: the modification to the law that says there muffs be a census before the election is not a good thing. because the census will take three years. we don't want the president to continue ruling after 2016. >> translator: it is to the advantage of the president personally. that's why we're against the attempts to change the constitution. >> reporter: in some suburbs people took advantage of the situation to loot property. chinese traders were seen as scapegoats and their stor