during mohamed morsi's presidency in 2012. the prosecution says mohamed morsi incited his supporters to use violence and commit murder. the case looks at the deaths of people protesting against a decree extending mohamed morsi's powers in 2012. he's accused on calling on his supporters to disperse a sit-in outside a presidential palace. 10 died in the resulting violence. mohamed morsi faces other charges, including fraud and conspiracy to commit terrorism, but will stand trial for those at a later date. >> now to a senior lecturer on mus lamb. we are seeing protests on the streets of cairo, met with force by security. what sort of volatile backdrop is the trial taking place against? >>. >> i think it's important to bear two things in mind. looking back in what has transpired in egypt over the last half year since the removal of president mohamed morsi from office, is a confrontation between two powerful political forces in the country. on the one hand the muslim brotherhood and its supporters, and, of course, surrounding presi

that weather prevented morsi from reaching the courthouse.the ousted president is accused supporters to kill opposition activists back in december 2012. at the time, about a dozen people were killed outside the presidential palace in violent protests against a decree awarding morsi sweeping powers. he may face the death penalty. since last november's court hearing, interim authorities have the courtesy muslim brother -- have declared the muslim brotherhood a terrorist group. most leaders are in jail awaiting trial. islamist organization has continued to lead almost every protests despite a ban on demonstrations. for its members, the president's trial is political and the generals in power are not legitimate. >> a coup d'État is a blow to institutions, to the executive and legislative branches of government. it turns everything upside down. we are still in the context of a coup. >> a security source said the general who was instrumental in -- weremorsi was probably run for president in the upcoming elections. as for morsi, he faces charges of

you heard mohamed morsi say, where am i? who are you?n an aggressive way as the head of the court said, i'm the head of the criminal courts, then shut down his mic. this trial, morsi and a number of other defendants, are accused of breaking out of prison in 2011 and accused of conspiring with hezbollah to make this prison break. but many analysts find these allegations highly implausible. some to the fact that one of the morsi named in helping reg out a prison was actually deceased at the time. >> can you talk about what happened over the weekend, the increasing militancy, the shooting down of a helicopter in the sinai peninsula that killed five soldiers? all of these redoubled authoritarian measures the government has taken, they had three months of a curfew and emergency law, a new protest law , cracking down on any dissent. we have only seen a rise in militancy, a rise in attacks on security officers on army soldiers. more than 250 have been killed in recent months in these attacks. on the eve of the third anniversary, four bombings e

all three opposed mohamed morsi's rule. mohamed morsi remains under arrest. his trial rescheduled for february, charges include murder. the muslim brotherhood has been driven underground, declared a terrorist organization. dozens of the leaders are in gaol. over 1,000 affiliated schools and charities has been seized. the brotherhood vowed to cowb cowboy -- to boycott the reference um. >> backers of the constitution are hoping for a 70% vote in favour of it. mohamed morsi's islamist institution passed with 64% of the vote. turn out was barely 33% of the country's 53 million voters. as the current egyptian government sighted relations like russia, the u.s. administration is in an awkward position. $1.3 billion annual assistance at stake. the secretary of defense chuck hagel phoned abdul fatah al-sisi. he said he reaffirmed the commitment to u.s. egyptian relations. >> abdul fatah al-sisi is expected to run for president later this year and we'll watch this week's turn out and the size of the yes vote. >> a lot to talk about there. a big day, as we mentioned. jo

which was the way morsi wanted it. and in their new constitution they have provisions for impeachment. and this constitutional convention was led by moderate muslim friends like amir musea. and it was endorsed by the sheik ofal azhar. a very well respected muslim leader. and it's been endorsed by so many muslim leaders. they don't want radical islam in charge. moderate muslims can be and are our friends. and instead this administration canceled the order for the 10 apaches, or at least suspended it. and what is egypt doing with the apaches they already have? they're fighting radical islamists in the sinai and they're making sure ships get through the suez canal. that should be a worthy endeavor. worthy of this administration not condemning a true democracy in the making in egypt, but trying to help them keep the suez canal open. trying to help them demilitarize the radical islamists controlling the sinai. as a threat to the suez to egypt and to our friends israel and jordan and others. in that constitution, the convent

deposing is mohamed morsi and the muslim brotherhood, and the anti-coup alliance.oth are boycotting the vote. some are in the middle as the april 6th diplomatic front. they are calling on people not to vote. the sal iffist is an important player and supported calls for the referendum, despite the ban on parties with overt lellageous links. >> they called for a yes vote and then there's the coptic christian population, relating 10% of egyptian society. the leader agreed to be photographed with general abdul fatah al-sisi after mohamed morsi was deposed. cairo's producers and correspondent were arrested, so we are unable to report from the locations, but we are monitoring developments from the engipt desk in the studio. >> we are keeping a close eye on the polling stations. we are seeing pictures of the general abdul fatah al-sisi. we are hearing from various twitter accounts that there was a lorge scene of people chanting and singing when he turned up. we are hearing of steady queues across egypt. in gooezer and alexandria people have been queueing to pledge whether

and their supporters to humiliate human dignity and basically want to break we've seen supporters of morsi shooting at people who have had certainly on the street trying to object to the majority of the egyptian people and i think eventually when you do that if you want to keep your dignity you have to retaliate the question is of course how do you retaliate because back then you were inspired by democratic ideals you wanted to bring democracy to your country and at this point egypt is not a democracy it's still ruled by a military a regime that is incorrect i disagree with that it is ruled by oddly months who is the head of the constitutional court this is our interim president and whatever we are experiencing today is much much what you call it more promising than what we experienced during the interim period of. he was in power after. two thousand and eleven revolution and there were twelve thousand civilians who were brought to military courts and today i don't think the situation is similar at all actually it seems like it's going to to unfold. very proper civil government through a c

and basically want to break it we've seen supporters of morsi shooting at people have hazard lee on the street trying to object to the majority of the egyptian people and i think eventually when you do that if you want to keep your dignity you have to retaliate the question is of course how do you retaliate because back then you were inspired by democratic ideals you wanted to bring democracy to your country and at this point it just is not a democracy it's still ruled by a military regime that is incorrect i disagree with that it is ruled by idly monsoor who is the head of the constitutional court this is our interim president and whatever we are experiencing today is much much what you call it more promising than what we experienced during the interim period of tonto we thought he was in power after. two thousand and eleven revolution and there were twelve thousand civilians who were brought to military courts and today i don't think the situation is similar a tool actually it seems like it's going to unfold to. very proper civil government through a civil elective process but how lon

i said it's not a political party revolution it's a people's revolution and what morsi did he turned it into a religious revolution and a political party revolution and that's why he hit the wall but mr mccabe it has been the history of friendship to or pretty much any other country when you try to suppress any particular our geology regardless of its content it becomes more radicalized on the ground so if you think that getting rid of mohamed morsi in in this way is acceptable why would one piece supporters tried to do a similar thing i mean they can turn to the streets next year they turn up they have the right to come and they think they have the right to resort to violence have no rights you. know no and resorted to violence and no one i mean look in a proper state those who have the right to hold arms are two entities it's the ministry of interior and the ministry of defense and when you protect when you defend your political movement or political ideology through holding guns and pointing them at our army officers and soldiers and policemen then you know you're no longer have a

former egyptian president, morsi went on trial. he was deposed last july.e is appearing on trial in connection with a mass jailbreak in 2011. >> what he is accused of is collaborating with the mas andnian group ha hezbollah. murder of attempting to fellow prisoners. most of denied the allegations, saying it was local people that help them get out of prison, but he could face the death penalty in all cases. he has only been seen publicly once since he was removed from power by the army in july of last year and that is when he appeared in court last november. according to state media, he is now wearing a white prison uniform. >> the man who ousted mohammed morsi has backing to run for presidency. the supreme council has given chiefal for armed forces abdel fattah al-sisi to run for the job. the general is expected to resign and run for the presidency within days. >> the egypt marked the three- year anniversary of the revolution that toppled hosni mubarak, and they could now be ruled by another military strongman. abdel fattah al-sisi was promoted monday, and

first the fall of hosni mubarak and morsi and then a coup that removed morsi. all the while they were racked by violence and deepening, growing political divisions. now the interim government there is saying that it will hold a presidential election before a parrel -- parrel men terry vote. they think the man behind the coup that removed morsi will run for president. general assisi. the poll will do little to end the political unrest. this weekend we saw at least 49 people killed and hundreds arrested as both pro and anti-military groups took to the streets marking the fall of mubarak. most of those killed and arrested were members of the muslim breer hood. they vowed to continue protests until the former president morsi is restored to power. morsi was ousted last july. since then egypt has been hit by a wave of violence which the military blames on the brotherhood. they deny responsibility and even though many egyptians support new election there's are serious concerns about whether or not they will be free and fair. greg, just last week a remarkable 98% of vo

, police and judiciariary, who opposed morsi's rule. his trial with early february, charges include murder. the muslim brotherhood has been driven underground. dozens of leaders are in jail. over 1,000 affiliated schools and charities have been seized by the state. the brotherhood has vowed. >> those who want the return of the muslim brotherhood is 19%. i don't think the boycott will have an effect. >> backers of the constitution are hoping for the constitution that passed last year with 64% of the vote. turnout was barrel 53 million voters. countries like russia, the u.s. administration remains in an awkward position with its one point and the annual military assistance at stake. to stress the importance this week. his spokeman said he reaffirmed the commitment. >> asisi is expected today rup for president. he will watch this week's turnout and the yes vote. >> he and a lot of people across the world. a lot to talk about about this. i spoke with richard bullet from columbia university and from washington, d.c. collet alginzi with the b

mohamed morsi didn't appear. the authorities say bad weather stopped the weather transporting him from alexandria to the courthouse. we have seen live pictures from alex and it looks clear, but the authorities say the fog stopped the helicopter taking off. >> no trial until february. protests going on in various parts of egypt, aren't there? >> there has been regular protests across cairo and egypt since the ousting of mohamed morsi back in the summer. there's an an ebbing and flowing of the intensify of the protests. there were some in nasser city. there's a strict protest law in egy egypt. these days they are small scale. they happen in unannounced areas and disperse quickly if the security services show up. a lot of caro, carrying on with -- cairo, carrying on with business is normal. >> will security forces tighten security. it's a big month. the constitutional referendum held next week, and it's the anniversary of the referendum. >> the constitutional referendum, authorities want a good turn out to give legi

the heads and say this intervention attack on the states on the ousted islamist president mohamed morsi with anger mounting there is likely to be a hotshot crackdown on the islamist group. the brotherhood they are to blame. for this the terrorists want to break the country in half some are afraid to leave their homes but most are more determined than ever to go to the streets against the brotherhood for the revolution anniversary the military installed government accuses the brotherhood of being behind a wising insurgency and the spike in terror attacks the media has observed the scheme announced by the brotherhood at the meetings abroad who want to disable the country's political road and disturb the referendum on the constitution the muslim brotherhood is just a tool our enemy is the foreign element that controls these tools and people know about this but hundreds of brotherhood supporters are in jail and they say they are under attack from the power hungry military this month the majority of the population approved a new constitution that broadened the army's power as it shields the

street clashes across egypt throughout saturday islam a supporters of the ousted president mohamed morsi faced off against egypt's security forces on the third anniversary of the two thousand and eleven revolution police used tear gas to disperse the crowds this comes a day after the country was rocked by a series of terrorist bombings true is in colorado forests. car bomb has exploded at the police building this time in the key city of suez this is the sixth such explosion has taken place in two days we had four bomb blasts in cairo on friday and this morning objections were you cannot similarly bomb blasts in the east in the suburbs of cairo this comes of course on the anniversary of the genuity five evolution which ousted president barak and there have been rival protest groups that have taken to the streets across the country and it's been seen in the sorts of violence security forces are essentially not allowing any on to government groups to gather in the streets whether the islamist supporters that i was the president mohamed morsi or whether they're secular activists has been hea

next week marked an anniversary since mohamed morsi was removed from power.s egyptians mark that, the only thing that is certain is more elections. >> in south sudan, a possible ceasefire, the month-old conflict forced thousands from their homes, and killed hundreds. the government has been talking with rebel leaders. negotiators say a ceasefire will likely be signed by monday. >> earlier today the u.n. special representative to south sudan spoke to al jazeera from juba. he described the mayhem that happened whilst ceasefires have been negotiated. >> it's disturbing that we have seen numbers of vehicles, both u.n. as well as humanitarian agencies being command eared, dane and used in combat. we have seen looting of premises actually in malay call today and yesterday a rampage happened from the anti-government forces side, where there has been significant losing a hospital looted, warehouse looted, and we have seen also house to house searches. very serious, affecting the civilians significantly. this is very bad. we have condemned it strongly. i have conveyed

30th when millions of egyptians protested against morsi.ince then it has always looked at the growing popularity of the head of the military. on the other side, al jazeera english has also covered the ongoing demonstrations by people opposed to the coup and the crackdown on the muslim brotherhood. >> since the removal of the president last july, the egyptian authorities have systematically repressed every media that they regard as muslim brotherhood supporters, and al jazeera is seen as the main target of this harassment campaign. >> reporter: but two journalists have been detained for the last five months, a verdict in the case against one is expected on thursday. the staff from al jazeera english are being held separately. they have been interrogated by state prosecutors, but they have not been charged. nicole johnston, al jazeera. >>> thousands of african migrants have been protesting in israel, demanding working rights and better treatment. nick shiftrin was at the protest. >> reporter: this is unprecedented protest in the heart of the

now seven months ago, mohamed morsi was the president of egypt. today he was held in the soundproof cajun cairo facing charges that he escaped from prison in 2011 before he became president. he used his moment in court today to shout at the judge that he is still the country's legitimate leader. from cairo, we have this report. >> mohamed morsi. the former president back on the dock. mohamed morsi pacing in a glass cage designed to muffle any .utburst he could only be heard when the court turned on his microphone. who are you, he yelled at the judge. the thief of the criminal court, he was told. throughout the hearing, morsi insisted he was still the legitimate resident of egypt -- president of egypt. the state news agency said he was throwing a tantrum. there were several layers of security around the hearing, which was held at cairo's police academy. excerpts were broadcast on state tv. it is a show trial in every sense according to supporters of the former president. the heavily guarded courtroom, it was a defiant appearance by mohamed morsi, w

morsi is not going to go. morsi has to come back again. because we did not give the guy the chance. >> reporter: khaleed supports morsi who was ousted by the army after just a year in office. >> we're not going to sit until we get back our president. even if he came back for one day and allowed a new l lek -- election, he has to come back. >> reporter: mohammed supports the army chief who ousted morsi. this new draft of the constitution is backed by the military. many egyptian-americans drove hours to comcast their vote here, and the council expects many more. >> i expect many more coming, yes. and the number of people increased by 30% in the last [ inaudible ]. >> i take a day off from work, and came from new jersey to new york by a boat to vote for the new referendum for the egyptian constitution. >> reporter: the interim government declares the muslim brotherhood a terrorist group in december. but here many voters said they support the military. >> we come today to vote for the constitution, the new one, which is going to be my presiden

it's dominance cemented a few months later when mohammed morsi was elected president by the people. >> no constitutio institution, y can be above this will. the will of you. your will. you are the source of the powers. the nation is the source of the power. the nation is the one to decide, and the nation is the one to give and appoint and hire and the nation is the one to fire. >> a fleeting display of egyptian unity as secular and religious movements came together to it seize power of the government. but it was within parliament it is. the largely secular that the muslim brotherhood was pushing its resolution that it proposed. the government intensified in the wake of executive decisions by mohammed morsi many critics say were meant to cement the power of his organization at the ex-opinions otheexpense of the . dissolving the government and arresting mohamed morsi and most of his organization's leaders insisting the action was taken in consultation with moderate political forces. >> the will of the egyptian people alone is what coverages us. we respect it with fairness, honor. >> sen

the world watched deadly clashes between the regime and mohamed morsi, who was ousted in a coup last summer. the u.s. congress is paving the way to resume financial support despite opposition and a law. 49% of americans say they are against further aid to egypt. 43% believe transingses in egypt is bad for -- transitions in egypt have been bad for the u.s. as u.s.-egyptian relations are put to the test, should americans worry that if the past is an indicator, washington may regret its friends. >> we talk to steven cock, an author and fellow. david rhode is a 2-time pulitzer prize-winning journalist held by the taliban for eight months. and david pollock is a fellow of new age policy. >> it's the second anniversary of the longest serving president hosni mubarak being ousted. the regime took over and in many ways it seems to be a return to that era, right. i mean we have got all these reports of oppression before the vote. we see violence clashes. one has to ask themselves, is egypt better off today than it was when he was in office. >> it's a good question, a fair question. there has b

just say the whole situation is illegitimate mohamed morsi they say is still president and therefore this constitution is null and void as his constitution two thousand and twelve should be in place so there are rumblings of dissent against this constitution however. when you go to the streets people all looking for a yes as they really want the country to move forwards thanks so much for bringing us the atmosphere from the egyptian capital that was belcher reporting was blogger a journalist working out of cairo says the language in the new constitution will provide legal and political immunity for the military. although there are a lot of egyptians that are really pro this constitution and they really seek stability there's very little chance that this constitution will do so and mostly because this vote on the constitution isn't a vote on the cost situation itself but on a plethora of other factors including the muslim brotherhood whether they would people want them back for not. general sisi but that whether people want in this president or not and then the last thing it's about i

it was on june 30 when millions of egyptians protest protested t morsi. since then it has looked a the growing popularity of the military general al sisi. and al jazeera has covered the ongoing demonstrations by people who are opposed to the coup an . >> the egyptian authorities have systematically repressed every media that they record as muslim brotherhood supporters, and al jazeera is seen as a main target. >> reporter: two other journalists have been detained for the last five months. a verdict in the case against bader is expected on thursday. the staff from al jazeera english have been held separately in a prison. they've been integrat interrogay state prosecutors but they have not been charged. nicole johnson, al jazeera. >> the president of south african republic michell michela will step down. fierce fighting has begun and leavinmany have left. >> there are some 10,000 people right in front of the israeli knesset. so one i--what they're asking te parliamentans to consider them migrants and fleeing places like dafur, sudan, fleeing genocide and vi

mohamed morsi was so rudely ushered out. why? mohamed morsi was so rudely ushered out. heaven forbid the egyptian military says we don't want the muslim brotherhood adopted the next government. that will jihads sharia thing didn't work out so well. the obama administration says no, no company must have the brotherhood involved. don't you know the muslim brotherhood are moderates? the democrats. in fact, they were sued in ties. they speak in very moderate tones. they're actually quite charming. in my book, i lay it out by first-hand encounters of these individuals. i've traveled, and in their homes, offices, and i've been in their enclaves. folks, i can tell you these guys are good. they are good at what they do. the armani suit, the wavy hair, designer eyeglasses support democracy. but keep the peace treaty with kindness. even the most moderate muslim brotherhood talking heads call it the zionists. they fail the right things. i have to tell you if you are a naÏve fuster and later, western opinion maker, western journalist in you sit down, you really want to like them. s

officials ordered the arrest of correspondents who interviewed members of morsi support group, the muslim brotherhood. they say the brotherhood is a terrorist group. al jazeera's cairo offices have been closed since july. the representative says the world knows the allegations against the journalists are baseless and criticized the decision to indict them. they say it's a challenge to free speesh and the right of journalists to report freely and people's right to know. >>> egyptians have seen a lot of change in the three years since the arab spring. they elected their leader in the first free election in history and will once again cast their ballots later this year. army generals have endorsed their chief to run for president. he's now gaining popular support. nhk world's here roche she i'm zach ki spoke with activists who took part to see how they view. >> reporter: thousands of egyptians celebrated the third anniversary of the revolt on saturday. they held a lottery for the military general who ousted the president's first democratically elected president, mohamed morsi. things were dr

morsi's lawyer and supporters speaking out against the delay.e than a dozen people are now under arrest. >>> some might say that al jazeera america has now officially arrived. john siegenthaler going toe to toe with jonathan colbert last night. thomas drayton has more. >> reporter: from the start stephen colbert rpulls no punches. honing in on what many americans have long associated with the al jazeera brand. >> al jazeera america is part of the al jazeera media network -- >> which is part of the al-qaeda media network. [ laughter ] >> but john siegenthaler made the case for any newest kid. we can bust some myths here. al jazeera is one of the largest news organizations around the world. we have 12 bureaus in the united states. >> lead story tonight? >> syria. >> okay. miley cyrus has bleached her eyebrows john. [ laughter ] >> what is your angle? is it liberal or fair and balanced? >> we just cover the news. >> reporter: in the end of the roast, a serious question and a serious answer. >> how do you keep people from being afraid of this? >> al

as long as the icc accept the mohamed morsi government is the legitimate government of egypt, and theeam say they probably will do because the african union is of the opinion that the mohamed morsi government is a democratically-lected government of egypt. the rulers of that country say there's no reason for the icc to delay. . >> i'm convinced in this case shows the evidence -- that the evidence shows clearly that they meet the test of gravity. the icc should exercise jurisdiction. of course, this is dependent upon the failure of the military regime itself, to conduct proper investigations into crimes committed in egypt. at present there is no indication that the military regime is carrying out such impartial investigations into what has happened in egypt. on the contrary, the evidence seems to suggest that the military regime has control not only over the security force, but the judiciary. >> at the press conference the team have been stressing how strong their case is and their opinion. they have video evidence, photographic evidence and they have statements from eyewitnesss inside

you have to go. >> morsy is not going to go. he's going to come back in. we didn't give him a chance. >> mohamed morsy, egypt's first president ousted. >> even if he came back for one day. i would have no problem, but he has to come back, because that's our vote. i'm 55 years old. and i never vote if any elections. >> mohammed supports the army chief, who ousted morsy. this new constitution is backed by the military, who says that the referendum is the first step toward the election next year. most egyptians drove hours for the vote here, and the egyptian consulate expects record numbers. >> the number of people increased by 30% in the last election. >> i take a day off from work, i came from new jersey to new york to vote for the new referendum for the egyptian confusion because it's -- constitution because it's good for the people. >> the muslim brotherhood was declared a terrorist group. and many of them have been killed in the month-long crackdown. but here, many voters say they support the military. >> we come today to vote for the constitution, the n

mubarak after more than a year of transitional military rule the islamist backed candidate mohamed morsi was elected president and he's government pushed through and new constitution criticized for being over influenced by sharia law a popular uprising against morsi led to him being forced out by the army a year later the military then launched a crackdown on the muslim brotherhood with thousands of supporters killed and the unrest the group was then declared a terrorist movement cairo based journalist mohannad sabri says the brotherhood is responsible for much of the under arrest the keep harking of conspiracy theories they keep blaming the government for staging those bombings it's the fourpence which is absolutely nonsense but of the same time opposite the opposite side which is the regime and the regime loyalists them to what protestors are not peaceful themselves and are as hostile as the muslim brotherhood is what what should be stopped now what the government should be working tirelessly to stop is inciting violence you know why didn't those gaps between sectors of the community a

it's the latest step in dismantling democracy, a process that began with the overthrow of president morsi it's loaded with controversial proposals as charles stratford reports. >> reporter: the capitol of cairo they are asked to approve a new constitution, one that would undo many of the rules brought in under the deposed president mohamed morsi and some believe it would give the military and political elite more power over everyday life. >> yes to the constitution and may god bring calm to the country and people are lost and may god bring victory. >> reporter: these are changes the military charged of appointing a minister for the next two terms and give the president more powers and making it easier to dissolve parliament. the police too will be empowered with the creation of a new council comprising senior officers and critics say it will protect the force from civilian officer sight and the state is committed to the tenants of international human rights law. egypt's army chief si-si support it and say it will improve human rights. >> translator: this constitution is a reflection of eg

fanning the flames of fire between those who support president morsi and one term to be reinstated and those who support. and there is no way on the first of three you can resolve this without going back to democracy without going back to the people and then the people decide through the ballot box what they want and just briefly will we see an election in the near future just very briefly. doesn't seem likely at the moment i hope something of this sort will happen sometime in the near future as and to me if initiative islamic political thought thank you very much indeed for joining us. well in syria there's been a fresh surge of infighting between rival opposition forces activists say fourteen hundred people have been killed this month alone in clashes between rebels refreshen is in syria for r.t. and just to warn you that some of the images in her report are graphic. in the film each and in northern syria one of the richest and most developed before three divest eighteen years of war has been the scene of some of the fiercest clashes between government troops and the rebels fighting

the one under morsy was viewed on morsy and the brotherhood and islam in general. and this controversial is viewed -- i believe that the manager on the of the egyptian people the stability and good jobs and economy, and that's why we'll see this approved. >> will many stay away from the election because they're afraid of the government. >> i think that everyone coming out today are pro government. and the campaign against the constitutional referendum was almost non-existent. the muslim brotherhood was oppressed and many killed this past summer, and there was virtually no opposition campaign to the referendum. and the people are by and large almost entirely government supporters. >> is this in name only? >> the text is good in some respects. human rights advocates, and progressive people, liken this for freedom of speech, and protection of police torture, and registration protections, mono theistic recommendations, and the question is whether egypt's conservative and extreme reactionary institutions are going to support it. >> and it gives power to the government.

just say the whole situation is illegitimate mohamed morsi they say is still president and therefore this constitution is null and void as his constitution two thousand and twelve should be in place while it's been there a journalist working out of cairo believes a yes vote will hand absolutely no munity to the army. although there are a lot of addictions that are really pro this called situation and they really seek stability there's very little chance that this constitution will do so and mostly because this vote on the constitution isn't a vote on the constitution itself but on a plethora of other factors including the muslim brotherhood whether the people want them back for another. general. sisi whether people want him as president or not and then the last thing it's about is the actual cost of tuition so surely serves the army at this point they want to be protected against any kind of accountability for anything they've done it's still valid to see that even if there is a democratic president as long as the army is in power and they have about much power and autonomy they can

supporters of ousted president mohamed morsi are calling for egyptians to boycott the referendum. a human blockade in bangkok brings thailand's capitol the to a stand still and unhappy with the country's president have shut down the government. >> why? >> not yet, wh. >> reporter: and 30 million words, an unique program aimed at helping low-income toddlers gain a stronger grasp of the english language. ♪ welcome to al jazeera america, i'm stephanie si and begin this morning with breaking news out of south sudan, 200-300 people drowned in a ferry accident on the white nile river and the boat was overloaded with refugees at the time. the victims of the ferry accident were civilians trying to flee from fighting in the town of molacal, the gate way to the oil fields of the upper nile region and heavy fighting is there as they attempt to seize the town. control of the town has already changed hands twice since the conflict in south sudan began last month. the bitter budget battle on capitol hill is finally over. house and senate negotiators have brokered a $1 trillion spending deal and

will be as fierce clashes they have rocked the nation came after supporters of mohamed morsy called for protests in the lead up to a referendum on the egypt's new constitution on the fourteenth and fifteenth of january now the muslim brotherhood and their supporters in the form of the unsecure alliance and those who support mohamed morsi are boycotting this referendum as they say the constitution is it just hits and they are escalating their demonstrations as they go through to the fourteenth and fifteenth of january so egypt is very much bracing itself for more violence now so far have already been shot dead today in fail human in serious in also cairo and alexandria a number of protestors and also students have been killed students here in egypt are very much of the vanguard of the pro-democracy movement there detentions and their killings is sparking the movement to keep going further and people are very angry or them as a brotherhood as well are very angry because the government has enforced a new occurring in law the protest law which sees demonstrations have to get permission from

execution so there is a lot of anger on the streets and on the behalf of the supporters of mohamed morsi who is going to trial on the eighth of january so this is another event that's on the horizon angering these protesters on the streets and making egypt quite a volatile place we really with this constitution referendum and also the trial in horizon we expect this to get worse in the coming days and political analyst ivan eland from the peace and liberty center in washington believes that if the military government continues cracking down on muslim protest there's egypt won't see real democracy any time soon. certainly the muslim brotherhood is no ideal group of people but. you know they they're they were elected by a majority of the egyptian people and if it egypt is to be moved to democracy i think they'll probably have to be let to rule egypt but of course they're not being allowed to rule and the military has taken over and the military seems harsher than even the mubarak regime which was in power before the arab spring started so i don't see much public support in egypt for the mi

mubarak after more than a year of transitional military rule the islamist backed candidate mohamed morsi was elected president his government pushed through a new constitution criticized for being over influenced by sharia law a popular uprising against morsi led to him being forced by the army a hero later the military them launched a crackdown on the muslim brotherhood with thousands of supporters killed in the unrest the brotherhood was then declare the terror group the editor of the pan-african newswire told us that egypt's government should tackle its differences what the opposition to achieve and stability. i mean cannot guarantee security and set of egypt as long as there's no political solution to this split that exists between the brotherhood as well as the military and those who are aligned with the egyptian military it's a very tense atmosphere inside of the country there are many opponents to the military backed regime there was a significant boycott of the best run them elections are just last week and i believe that the tensions are going to grow and as long as the current