on the 1st of february, this was the day that the national league democracy v a the, the representatives that the not the representatives for parliament were due to be sworn in. and that's when the agenda stepped in and seized power noun. um, we're really not sure we're waiting for more details more what's going to be hacked . what's going to happen whether she is going to be taken to prison? now, alls on sushi and her co defendants were kept in an undisclosed location. they had very limited access sound. this verdict doesn't come as a surprise political service with spoken to say they wouldn't be surprised if she is found guilty simply because they didn't. her is worried about her popularity and they want to make sure that she no longer has any has any say, has any voice in the political arena in myanmar during florence louis live for stay in calling about florence. thank you for the update. now the gambia president, adams barrow, has been declared the winner of saturday's election in what his supporters are celebrating as a landslide. but as they cheered at least 3 of barrows opponents

democracy movement. and the ethnic insurgence may be the key to the throwing the military, gunter good for some ethnic leaders. the failure of the previous national league for democracy, government to negotiate peace undermines their statements in support of federalism . now put a tad to move is the general secretary of the current national union. the previous times of the government they have showed their commitment on the federal is very rare to b. c. you know, but only though the bible commitment, it's difficult to see the commitment practice. so now we are, we have a chance with some of the enter the leaders and see can go, you know, come on ground and walk together the path i thing that the urban community did till understand the suffering of ethnic area. they don't understand the feeling all the ethnic area now the come to know why they have been in their area because they were caught kill torture, arrested. now we had to come in cool too and the military coup and to have the real democracy living alongside the chin, the burn and trainees get a new perspective on the ethnic struggle. or actually, you know, i don't want all the good i go when he di

because they are fearful of just how popular she is on sensor g. lead her party of the national league for democracy to, to big victories in the last 2 general elections. and many say that the hearings against the charges against her, our way not only for the gentle to legitimize the cool, but also to ensure that she is no longer free to oppose the military. a guilty voting. and the sentences handed down to all santucci maid. just give the resistance movement a further push. some say it could be the tipping point, that there will be an escalation and conflict. and the resistance movement in myanmar against the jan to has been going on since february. and it's taken on different forms from a civil disobedience movement to large street demonstrations and now flash more protests where protesters run out and they peer for several minutes before they go back into hiding. because they're fearful of being arrested. more than a 1300 people have been killed since the coo and more than 7700 people have been arrested. but the resistance movement is still going on. the so she spent years as a political prisoner

she had led her party, the national league for democracy to 2 victories during the last 2 general elections. and they say the charges against served the trials are not just a way to the judge to mice. the cool, but also a way to put on san sushi away for the rest of a life. so she has no more political career in myanmar. sammy, now the street has already been agitated for months. how is it likely to react to this? now some alice say it is possible that the guilty verdict will galvanized a resistance movement that has gone on since the qu, in february. and we've seen this anti gentle movement take on many forms, large scale street demonstrations, civil disobedience movement. and now flash more protests because people are afraid of being arrested. so they come out for a few short minutes before disappearing back into their homes. and some analysts also say they are concerned that this, these verdicts could be a tipping point to further escalation in conflict. we've also got international reaction noun rights organisation. amnesty international has called the sentences just the latest example

president when men and also another high ranking former official of the n l d government as national league for democracy on santucci s political party has also been found guilty and sentenced to prison. i saw sizes of launched attacks on multiple villages in northern iraq, burning down houses and killing 4 members of the kurdish security forces. the villages surround the city of kirkuk i saw briefly claimed to have captured one before it was taken back. iraq declared victory over iceland, 2017. that attacks have continued the prime minister of the solomon islands. the survived the no confidence vote in parliament. the opposition accused is government of corruption and mismanagement off the last months. riots. gumby and president adam barrow has been declared the winner of saturday's election. he received 53 percent of the vote. far ahead of his nearest rival was cell no doubt vo opposition candidates though or rejecting the result flaming. there were irregularities, independent monitors, say the vote was largely free and fair. japan's prime minister for me, oak is she there has signaled the historic cha

president when men and also another high ranking former official of the n l d government as national league for democracy on santucci s political party has also been found guilty and sentenced to prison. opposition candidates in the gambia are rejecting presidential election results. adam barrow secured a 2nd term with 53 percent of the vote. far ahead of his nearest rival, son o dot above a 16 year old palestinian boys been shot dead by the israeli army after driving his car into minutes re checkpoints. it happened in the occupied westbank, israeli army says 2 soldiers were injured in the car, running turkey in casa, say they'll cooperate further with each other, a number of issues including bringing stability to afghan. a stan covers foreign ministry and is turkey. county of l talks here in doha, the prime minister of the solomon islands has survived the no confidence vote in parliament, the opposition and accused his government of corruption and mismanagement off the last month. riots. a senior official from the united arab emirates has visited iran. first, such trips since relations with downgraded 5

president, when men, and also another high ranking former official of the n l d government as national league for democracy on santucci s political party has also been found guilty and sentenced to prison. gumby and president adams barrow has been declared the winner of saturday's election and what his supporters are celebrating as a landslide does a chair at least 3 of barrels opponents are rejecting the result? barrow was 1st elected in 2016 and in 22 years of autocracy under jak jamie who fled into exile the following year. solomon islands prime minister mon, i say that our boy has survived a confidence vote in parliament. it was in response to anti government riots. more than a week ago in the capital honey, ira locals have a list of grievances including poor government services. and a recent tilt towards china. the director of a hospital in jordan's been sentenced to 3 years in prison for an oxygen shortage that led to 10 deaths. abdullah zak, i'll huffman and for aids were convicted. hundreds of people protested, falling the deaths in march, which lay to lead to the health ministers resignation. far

had a plan to contain democracy and use it for their own purposes to gain economic advantages, really for the selfish reasons and when that started to unravel in the national league outcomes in the electoral assembly last year, it became the leader that essentially were they to retain power, they would need to marginalised aung san suu kyi. they had not anticipated the push they thought they could suppress things like they've done in the past, repeatedly through the history of me and more and we are saying is that that's proving much more difficult for them to achieve. the question now is what is the international community do? find international community do? and briefl , international community do? and briefly. what _ international community do? and briefly, what does it do? china i international community do? and | briefly, what does it do? china has an enormous _ briefly, what does it do? china has an enormous way _ briefly, what does it do? china has an enormous way here, _ briefly, what does it do? china has an enormous way here, enormous| an enormous way here, enormous investment in china but its neighbours in southeast asia, the southeast asian nations hav

and off on the house arrest before being fried by the military and 2012 years later, a national league for democracy party $143.00 of the $44.00 seats they contested in parliamentary by elections the same year sectarian violence erupted in ra kind, state, wrangell, muslims would become victims of what the un cause ethnic cleansing. and so she was fiercely criticized for failing to respond after a landslide when in 20 fifteens election. so she became state counsellor or mere mazda facto leader. her party's victory of the 2020 vote was questioned by the opposition. the election commission, though didn't find any problems. but in february this year, the military seized power, arrested sushi and other officials, and accused them among other things of electoral fraud. while earlier we spoke to dr. sasha, who's a spokesman for me and mars to post government. this is show the whole process of these charges against the, our sausages, the counselor of mamma, and our elected officer, president who we mean are all a show trial. it has nothing to do with the rule of law or justice. it has everything to do with

she's national league for democracy, sweat to power. the military took control and detained sushi, as well as members of our government within days, protest her as were on the streets, demanding her release, and of return to civilian rule. a campaign of civil disobedience began, which triggered a deadly crack down by security forces. in march, the un security council called for a reversal of the military coup condemning the military's violence against peaceful protest hers. 5 months later, military leader general min hung lying declared himself prime minister, promising elections by 2023. and this month announce uncensored. she was found guilty of inciting descent and breaking coven rules. she was sentence that 254 years in jail, which was then cut to 2. she is still waiting on a verdict on other charges or tom andrews is the you and special repertoire on human rights in me and marnie joins us live now from virginia in the united states . sir, thank you so much for joining us here on al jazeera. we'll talk about here, but let's start up

to this latest escalation began in february just a few months after on sunset cheese, national league of for democracy, sweat to power. the military took control and detained sushi, as well as members of our government within days, protest her as it were on the streets, demanding her release, and of return to civilian rule. a campaign of civil disobedience began, which triggered a deadly crack down by security forces. in march, the un security council called for a reversal of the military coup condemning the military's violence against peaceful protests. 5 months later, a military leader general mean hung lying declared himself prime minister, promising elections by 2023. and this month on san sushi was found guilty of inciting descent and breaking coven rules. she was sentenced to 4 years in jail, which was then cut to 2. she is the waiting on a verdict on the other charges. what a man, whose is the un special repertoire on human rights in me and my he told me a little earlier about the latest developments and how they are of great concern. we know that the fighting is, is increasing. when are the te

her national league of democracy party easily won the 2020 election. but on february 1st, when the new parliament was supposed to sit, general min aung hlaing declared a state of emergency and arrested suu kyi and hundreds of pro-democracy activists. earlier this month suu kyi was sentenced to two years in prison. that day, protestors took to the streets in myanmar's capital, continuing their resistance to military rule. all year, they have demonstrated. a massive civil disobedience movement has paralyzed basic services. in response, the military has turned urban streets into battlegrounds. but the resistance extends to the countryside where ethnic militias attack army checkpoints. for decades, ethnic minorities have fought what they consider central authorities' political myanmar has about 20 ethnic armed groups that control about a third of the country's territory. the christmas eve attack took place in kayah state, where the karenni ethnic army has been fighting the military on and off for years. but since the coup urban anhave teamed up with ethnic

the other case involves a statement that was put out by her party, the national league for democracy,y incommunicado. she had already been detained. the judge decided she must bear responsibility for it. she was given two years on each count of a maximum of three years on these charges. i think to be honest, all the charges that have been piled up against ranging from one, in relation to walkie—talkies found in her house, used by her security guards, others far more serious involving allegations of corruption, breaking the official secrets act, the details hardly matter. the court process is so un— transparent and so widely condemned, so manifestly in violation of normal judicial procedures that everyone sees this as a political device. this is just the first verdict in what is expected to be a whole rolling series of verdicts that could put her in prison for more than 100 years. the education secretary nadhim zahawi will make a statement to mps this afternoon about his decision to order a national review into the death of six—year—old arthur labinjo—hughes. arthur's stepmother emma t

the other case involves a statement that was put out by her party, the national league for democracy, ranging from one, in relation to walkie—talkies found in her house, used by her security guards, others far more serious involving allegations of corruption, breaking the official secrets act, the details hardly matter. the court process is so un—transparent and so widely condemned, so manifestly in violation of normal judicial procedures that everyone sees this as a political device. this is just the first verdict in what is expected to be a whole rolling series of verdicts that could put her in prison for more than 100 years. the headlines on bbc news... a ten—year strategy for tackling drug misuse in england and wales — a crackdown on criminal gangs, and a warning to recreational users that they could lose their passports or driving licences. the former myanmar leader aung san suu kyi — ousted in a military takeover — is sentenced to four years in prison for inciting unrest, the first in a series of verdicts that could see herjailed for the rest of her life. a barrister for the vic

democracy to myanmar. in 2015, the military raised hopes of a democratic transition by allowing elections. aung san suu kyi's national leagueith a huge majority, and she became the country's de facto ruler. but her reputation abroad was severely damaged by her handling of the rohingya crisis, which started in 2017. under her watch, the military was accused of targeting and killing the rohingya muslim community. these refugees tell horrific stories of rape and murder. in 2019, ms suu kyi appeared at the un international court ofjustice to defend the military against accusations of genocide, something that horrified her international supporters. but ms suu kyi remains hugely popular at home. these were the scenes in myanmar�*s largest city, yangon, on monday after aung san suu kyi's sentence was announced. pro—democracy activists came onto the streets despite the military carrying out numerous violent crackdowns on protesters. mass demonstrations like this one in april have been taking place across myanmar since the military seized control in february. 1300 people have already been killed. on sunday, a further five protesters

democracy, an american think tank, released a report detailing dozens of american universities tied to chinese schools that support china's military. bret? >> bret: we'll follow it, rich, thanks. news from the nhl. national hockey leaguetedly withdrew from the games after the regular season schedule was disrupted by coronavirus outbreaks and announcement. official announcement is expected tomorrow. up next, the president's plan to deal with the coronavirus surge. the omicron variant. >> the cdc's director's interview here and the president's impromptu news conference with the panel. ♪ illions of germs zapped in seconds. the face of clean. the face of whoa! some are of intensity, others joy. all are of... various: ahhh... listerine. feel the whoa! priceline works with top hotels to sell their unsold rooms, saving you up to 60%. ah, yes. the parental delegation? you should stay with us. it's no trouble. it's no trouble for him. fine, don't stay with us. i didn't really ask to... okay. ♪♪ the only thing a disaster can't destroy is hope. ♪♪ donate now at redcross.org ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ experience the power of sanctuary at the lincoln wish list event. ♪ >> we should all be concerned about omicron but not panicked. if you are full

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