yes, maria ressa was held overnight? yes, maria ressa was held overnight?ressa was held overnight at the national bureau of investigation‘s headquarters here in manila. rappler journalists are questioning the timing of this arrest warrant being served yesterday late, five o'clock, too late to get bail from the local courts here so when she went to the nbi headquarters, bail was not served and she spent the night in those headquarters. we are expecting today she will seek bail and we will find out whether she will be released a little bit later on this morning. tell us more about rappler because we know this isn't the only problem it's based. tell us about its struggles. the rappler website is quite fearless in its criticisms of the government of president duterte. we saw the start of last year, the security and exchange commission looking at the potential illegalforeign commission looking at the potential illegal foreign ownership of the company, as they alleged. rappler said that is not the case, that they had donors from outside the country and eventually

maria ressa is accused of cyber crimes over a report dating back to 2012.his was the moment maria was led out of the company's headquarters, surrounded by media. she was able to speak to some of them before being taken away. the fact that an arrest warrant has been issued, well, really interesting and i will follow. i'm just shocked that the rule of law has been broken to the point that i can't see it. there's already been widespread condemnation of the arrest, with some groups seeing it as an attempt by the government to silence the opposition. founded in 2012, it's become known in the philippines for its hard—hitting investigations. it's also one of the few media organisations in the country that is openly critical of president rodrigo duterte. but it has won awards for its reporting, particularly with its investigation into how president duterte has waged his war on drugs. earlier, we spoke to the bbc‘s howard johnson in manila, and asked him just how worrying this arrest is. it's never a good sight to see an award—winning journalist being led away by of

maria ressa we've reported before on the do terror take government hounding this particular website but this latest legal case has to do with the story that the site published many many years ago so walk us through the details well this past wednesday maria ressa was arrested on charges of cyber libel she posted bail a day later and got out but you need to hear the facts of this story understand why she and that their supporters are calling this harassment so this case is related to an article that reputation in two thousand and twelve which linked a businessman called will freddo kang to trafficking of drugs and humans as well as his connection to one of the philippines top judges who presided over a case that kanga was involved in now the bizarre thing is that this law under which ressa is being charged which is that two thousand and twelve cyber crime prevention act was passed after the article was published and that law carries punishment of up to twelve years in jail for online libel and according to ressa was at the request six times over the past two months alone for different ca

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maria ressa is accused of libel for an article that was written seven years ago. ms ressa and her news organisation, rappler, are already under investigation for tax fraud. mr duterte‘s government has launched a number of legal actions against the president's critics. a schoolgirl from london, who travelled to syria to join the islamic state group, says she now wants to return to the uk, so she can care for her unborn child. and this story is trending on bbc.com: indian researchers have discovered a new species of frog in a roadside puddle in the western ghats region. they say the creature is unique and have given it a name meaning "small and mysterious". that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: a 27—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after three pensioners were found dead in exeter. the victims were all in their 80s. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. crunch talks in beijing. high—level negotiations get under way as the us and china attempt to end their bitter trade war. and work life japan. t

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amy: rappler and maria ressa hahave been repeatedly tarargety duterte's government. in november, authorities indicted ressa and the site on tax evasion charges, which are widely believed to be politically motivated. to see our november interview with maria ressa, go to our website at democracynow.org she came to this country to win a number of journalism awards. in spain, a trial kicked off tuesday for 12 leaders of the catalan separatist movement over their role in catalonia's bid for independence. in 2017, the central government cracked down on separatists, arresting political leaders and charging them with rebellion following an independence referendum in october 2017 and the catalan parliament's declaration of independence. lawyers for the defendants have condemned legal proceedings, saying it's unlikely they will get a fair trial and that democracies should not have political prisoners. this is catalan president quim torra speaking about the trial. --we are before an act equally decided to decide, people that put their b bodies t risk to grant a better future, a

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drug war or at least losing interest to go after the press and for him that means going off and maria ressa and that does a reading ugly and dangerous preston for genesis not just in the philippines but will of the world's summary i should mention it's a dangerous precedent for all journalists you're nodding your head at that when he thinking. look when president detective threatens journalists this isn't unique frustrate president trump does that exact same thing except the institutions in the united states are just stronger than in the philippines words have impact and when the most powerful man in the country threatens reporters calls them fake news all of this ripples out and you know there's a very thin line between attacking and inciting to hate and what we've seen on social media is these words have taken a life of their own any close towards inciting to hate and that's a boundary that's very difficult to come back from president to to to has threatened journalists he's threatened new short in his eighty's rappler wasn't the first one i mean the largest newspaper in the philippines t

of cyber libel on wednesday ressa is head of the news website at rappler which has reported critically and president of rebuild to chart a her supporters see the charges against her as a government attack on press freedom. well here in germany thousands of people formed a human chain in the city of dresden to commemorate its intense bombing during world war two british and us bombers dropped nearly four thousand tons of bombs an incendiary devices killing tens of thousands of people and destroying the city. thousands of people gathered in dresden to mark the anniversary and to form a human chain intended as a symbol of peace and reconciliation that we don't want to ever happening again almost thinking back. it was terrible mostly. exactly seventy four years ago allied bombers began pounding dresden most of the city center was destroyed in the raids and up to twenty five thousand people died. many also gathered for a ceremony at the city's largest cemetery among those invited survivors of the raids students from the united kingdom and visitors from poland is this jesus learned freedom a

maria ressa has been released on bail.s are from wednesday, when she was arrested and led out of the company's headquarters because of an article written seven years ago. she told the bbc the government is trying to silence her and her news website, rappler, which has frequently criticised president rodrigo duterte. this is the sixth time i have filed bail in the last two months, this shows an abuse of power and the weaponization of the law. and now i am going to the philippine government to demand my rights. this is political harassment. it is meant to intimidate both me and rappler into silence but, beyond that, it goes to the heart of the role of press freedom in a society. i mean, in the end, press freedom is notjust for the journalists, which is why this is notjust about me and about rappler, press freedom is the pillar of a democracy, of all filippinos rights to the truth so that they can hold the powerful to account. i've been speaking to marites vitug, a journalist at rappler, who told me more about maria ressa. sh

philippines being silenced a leading journalist is arrested and faces twelve years in prison maria ressa accused of breaking the libel laws there but critics of president reagan deter tacey her arrest as just one more attempt to keep his opponents quiet and speak live in manila to hear what her colleagues think. chinese state media provides proof of life for a weaker muslim poet who was presumed to be dead but now we girls around the world are demanding information on their relatives who are believed to be held in chinese reeducation camps amanda schapelle connect with us throughout the show using the hash tag its in its current. year with the newsgroup live on air and streaming online through you tube facebook live and al-jazeera dot com good to have you with us on this wednesday now spain could soon be getting ready for its third general election in less than four years prime minister pedro sanchez has had his budget plan rejected in a parliamentary vote sanchez was hoping for support from two cattle and separatist parties but they ended up joining right wing parties to block the plan

maria ressa is accused of libel for an article that was written seven years ago. ms ressa and her news organisation, rappler, are already under investigation for tax fraud. mr duterte‘s government has launched a number of legal actions against the president's critics. a schoolgirl from london, who travelled to syria to join the islamic state group, says she now wants to return to the uk, so she can care for her unborn child. and this story is trending on bbc.com: indian researchers have discovered a new species of frog, in a roadside puddle in the western ghats region. small and mysterious. that's all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, stephen sackur is in florida with hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. this is suburban florida, peaceful, prosperous, seemingly at ease with itself. but the truth is, no corner of america is immune from gun violence, least of all florida, which just one year ago saw an horrific high school shooting which left 1a students and three members of staff dead. well, i've come here to meet cameron kasky. he survived

maria ressa has been released on bail.ted and led out of the company's headquarters because of an article written seven years ago. she told the bbc the government is trying to silence her and her news website, rappler, which has frequently criticised president rodrigo duterte. this is the sixth time i have bailed and it shows an abuse of power and the law. i am going to the philippine government to demand my right. this is political harassment. it is meant to be timid date both me and rappler into ciders but beyond that it goes to the heart of the role of a free press in society. press freedom is notjust for the journalists, which is notjust about me and rappler, freedom of press is a pillar of democracy. it is that we can hold the powerful to account. marites vitug is a journalist at rappler, who told us more about maria ressa. she is back to work. doing herjob despite all the pressure. that is quite something, to be back at work after being part of the global headlines in the past 46 hours. what his plan, just to push ah

has been released on bail following her arrest on charges of cyber libel on wednesday ressa is head of the news website rappler which has reported critically on president rodrigo to tara to her supporters see the charges against her as a government attack on press freedom. now russian president vladimir putin has told us turkish and iranian counterparts that the presence of what he called terrorist groups should not be tolerated in syria region he made those comments at a summit he's hosting in the black sea resort of sochi aimed at ending the eight year war in syria is a must militants who used to belong to the news for a front group are now in control of much of it live while russia and iran are backing syrian president bashar al assad turkey is supporting the forces fighting against him. let's bring in our correspondent yury rachet there who is in sochi covering the story for us hi yuri these talks are still ongoing what can you tell us about what's being discussed there. well the goal of today's summit assuming was to concede a joint steps between russia turkey and iran that wou

but now maria ressa is facing fresh criminal charges. the journalist was arrested this wednesday by government agents. in connection with the site and michael case against a website rapla. i have not gotten an official copy of we would have the chance to file a motion. you should -- the fact that. it's been. really interesting. i will follow i just shot in the middle of the law that. it's the latest in a series of legagal cases against perceived adveversaries of the philippine government. risa is a vocal critic of the totality. rob plans reported extensively on the president's brutal war on drugs. a violent campaign that's left over five thousand people dead. rest as workers been praised by human rights organizations. amnesty international has said her rest is politically motivated. the detective administration is singling out one of its most potent critics with politically motivated charges. rarappers t. is journalism has helped to expose the deadly reality of the so called war on drugs. and the thousands of unlawful killings of poor an

ressa this is bbc news, the latest headlines: president trump's set to declare a national emergency, for a border wall with mexico. a british teenager who ran away to syria, to join the islamic state group, has been told she could face prosecution if she tries to come home. let's get more on our top story now. taylor griffin is editor of the political website, roughly explained, he was also a spokesman in george w bush's administration. is this move by president trump going to be constitutional or not? that is the important question. you have to constitutional actors, the legislative ranch which under the us constitution has the exclusive authority to determine how tax dollars are spent and the executive branch, headed by the president, which determines what the national interests of the us. congress has given the president is some authority that he could conceivably use to spend this money spending a wall by declaring a national emergency. the problem is and what the courts have to figure out, congress specifically decided not to fund a wall so can he still use those authorities he

in the philippines prominent journalist maria ressa has been released on bail following her arrest on charges of cyber libel on wednesday ressa as head of the news website rappler which has reported critically and president hundred two territory of her supporters say the charges against her as a government attack on press freedom. while staying in the philippines president rodrigo territory attracted widespread criticism in just sumber when he admitted to sexually assaulting a domestic made when he was a teenager that prompted d.w. to investigate the issue of domestic worker abuse in the philippines our correspondent anna santos filed this report. lucy was only fifteen when a relative hired her sister domestic worker her parents thought she would be safe with them she wasn't. been send them but they call you and. your fare. and then the lucky bat that you. will do said are lucky. and then that's what we end up buying at the end that will not come. yet and i shall not you. this expand. domestic work is a default job for many filipinos but it can also be dangerous the president of the p

amy: and in the philippines award-winning journalist maria , ressa was released on bail early thursday following her arrest in a cyber libel case that's widely seen as politically motivated. ressa is the founder of the independent news site rappler and a vocal critic of the philippines' authoritarian president rodrigo duterte. this is maria ressa speaking just after her release from the custody of the national bureau of investigation. reallyate last night made me think about what this is all about. for me it is about two things, abuse of power and weaponization of the law. this isn't just about me and it is not just about rappler. the message the government is sending is very clear. and someone actually told our reporters this last night. be silent or you are next. so i am saying and i am appealing to you not to be silent, even if, and especially if, you are next. amy: to see our recent interview when she camesa to the united states to pick up a number of journalism awards, you can visit our website democracynow.org. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democrac

in the philippines prominent journalist maria ressa has been released on bail following her arrest on charges of cyber libel on wednesday ressa as head of the the news website rappler which has reported. critically on president. her supporters see the charges against her as a government attack on press freedom. one year ago today a nineteen year old student shot his way through high school and parklane in the u.s. state of florida killing seventeen people like so many times before the nation was gripped by shock and grief but what happened next was different students at the high school started a movement called march for our lives their goal was to make gun laws tougher we look now at how far the students and one of them in particular cameron caskey have come one year later. today he's a guest in the u.s. capital washington but his life could have easily ended a year ago at the high school shooting in parkland cameron caskey is now eighteen and with the help of a democrat congressman he's pushing for tighter gun controls in the u.s. . but i think everyone in the country can get behind

of several people named time magazine's person of the year has been arrested on libel charges maria ressa is the c.e.o. of the news website rappler she has repeatedly clashed with president they're publishing news reports critical of his anti drug crackdown she says the case is meant to silence her website but i know is i have not gotten an official copy of the deal and we would have the chance to file a motion for reconsideration we should the fact that an arrest warrant has been issued really interesting and i will follow i just shocked that the rule of law has been broken to the point that i can't see it the jury's election commission is promising that saturday's presidential vote will go ahead despite another fire at one of its offices the third blaze of its kind within the last two weeks the story of thousands of voting machines in a number a stretch state president mohammed running for a second term he's facing businessman and former vice president. and the round seventy other candidates several people were killed in a stampede at one of biharis rallies on tuesday witnesses say the

german island bogan can tell us more she's on the line now from manila gemma who or what is maria ressasupposed to have libeled. well to use the word once again in two thousand and twelve together with their. parents and the reason why this. calls for the site were libel law came along with the pain gets more mark. member says it doesn't. quite work and it's not all court courts have ordered clones to see mall only allude to the national bureau of investigation . it remains to be clue whether. one learned of iran there was an investigation. by the courts because first of all of the excuses. for michael moore it is also remains to be seen how this will impact the work of rappler. from the government there is an issue of the exchange for this and then a change and there are also. cases and thanks again. for the first. column all of these pieces afford to hire me personally because iraq very very quickly called president good government ok jon benet thanks indeed how serious of a little going back on the line from manila venezuelan opposition leader why and why though has demanded that the

several people named time magazine's person of the year has been arrested on libel charges mariya ressa is the c.e.o. of the news website rappler she's repeatedly clashed with president roderigo to target a publishing news reports critical of his anti drug crackdown she says the case is meant to silence her website but i know is i have not gotten an official copy of the deal jay and when we would have the chance to file a motion for reconsideration we should the fact that an arrest warrant has been issued well really interesting and i will follow i just shocked that the rule of law has been broken to the point that i can't see it the international court of justice has ruled that iran can proceed with its bid to recover billions of dollars of assets frozen. by the united states judges at the un's top court rejected u.s. efforts to have the case thrown out they'll now hold further hearings to determine whether iran can get back the two billion dollars frozen by the u.s. supreme court three years ago the u.s. wants the money to be given to victims of attacks blamed on iran. but it comes as

it's the latest in a string of allegations against ressa. here she is speaking earlier.the glass half full point of view that there is always a first. i think, thank you to the people who were on social media who came out, friends, we are ok. iam fine. i alternate between raging and also being professional. we will continue to do what's right. she was due to give a speech on press freedom to university students when she was arrested. here they arejoining calls for her release. president duterte, who calls the rappler site "fake news", has previously denied the charges against ressa are politically motivated. here's james zarsadiaz, who runs the philippine studies programme at the university of san francisco. rappler does pretty strong investigative journalism. oftentimes, this being an online source, is quick to report and circulate widely controversial policies in the philippines, particularly critical of the current administration of president rodrigo duterte. in the last few years, rapp;er has generated a bit of controversy from supporters of the philippine government

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head of the philippines and news sites critical of the country's president has been arrested maria ressa says the accusation of cyber libel against her is the latest attempt by a broad reader to tertius government to silence a social news network rappler the veteran journalist is one of several people named person of the here by time magazine or political reforms. thousands of south africa workers have staged demonstrations nationwide against job cuts and high unemployment trade unionists took to the streets of johannesburg and other major cities south africa house of jobs for his home twenty five percent protesters say the government is failing to do enough to kick start growth. a red black panther has been caught on camera in kenya for wildlife photographer will brad lucas first took pictures of the creature in like wilderness camp in january researchers from the san diego zoo confirm the sighting with camera traps and say these are the first verifiable records of the out of work for nearly a century. healthcare workers in nigeria have gone on strike a days before the country's general

philippine press freedom activists has been on the streets of manila why because of this woman maria ressa c.e.o. of correct one of the philippines few independent news sources she spent a night in jail this week she's been accused of tax evasion and libel and faces twelve years in jail charges her supporters say are politically motivated an award winning journalist she's an outspoken critic of president did to take he's regularly attend journalists in his speeches and rappler in particular you know if they mean to move me cool or free if they want to move to feel their power. what the succeeded in doing is making me realize how far they will bend the law to the point of breaking the law in order to run after journalists i now know it firsthand and i can tell that story firsthand advocates of the free press see her wrist as a warning shot of freedom of speech and freedom of expression that is so important that them up the street without that you don't have a democracy and we are increasingly seeing that kind of democratic space be heaped in by the government i think it could be a little we

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maria ressa says that the accusation of cyber libel against her is the latest attempt by rodrigo duterte'sovernment to silence her social news network. the veteran journalist is one of several people named person of the year by "time magazine" for her political reporting. u.s. president donald trump says that venezuelan authorities are making, quote, a terrible mistake by refusing to allow u.s. humanitarian aid into the country, and warned that washington had options. his comments came during a visit by the colombian president, ivan duque. their talks are expected to focus on the crisis in venezuela. and a rare black panther has been caught on camera in kenya. the wildlife photographer will lucas took pictures of the creature in n a wilderness campn january. researcherers from sanan diego o haveveonfirmedhehe sighting with camera t traps. ththey say that ththese are thte first verifiabable recorords ofe animal in nearly a century. spain's center-left government is facing an uncertain future after parliament rejected its budget. prime minister pedro sanchez is expected to announce on friday

be going live to madrid but also coming up a veteran journalist arrested in the philippines maria ressa is the head of a news website that's been critical of president we're going to turn to reza has been accused of so-called cyber life elf.

was one of several people named time magazine's person of the year has been arrested for libel maria ressa a c.e.o. of the news website rappler she has repeatedly clashed with the president. that left more all those stories in half an hour coming up next here on al-jazeera it's the stream thank you for watching by. how can millions of young nigerians get their voices heard when politics is dominated by older generations of me ok i really could be in the first of two special extended shows on nigeria's upcoming elections we'll hear from political candidates and activists who are part of a new youth wave in your questions and comments or twitter and the you tube live chat. there are just three days until millions of people across nigeria cause their ballots for the country's next president and members of the national assembly more than seventy politicians have declared their candidacy for president but most eyes are on muhammadu buhari and their two rivals in their seventy's their ages in stark contrast to the electorate more than half of registered voters are aged between eighteen and thirt

prominent philippine journalist has been freed on bail after she was arrested on libel charges maria ressa heads the news website rappler which is known for criticizing the government she was recently recognized by time magazine for advocating media freedom those are the headlines join me for more news here after the stream. africa's largest democracy goes to the full story like the president parliament and governance corruption insecurity and economic uncertainty that dominate nigerian politics remain widespread al-jazeera brings you coverage of the issues the candidates and voters nigeria but it's. how can really ins of young nigerians get their voices heard when politics is dominated by older generations. i really could be in the first of two special extended shows on nigeria's upcoming elections we'll hear from political candidates and activists who are part of a new youth wave in your questions and comments or twitter and the live chat. there are just three days until millions of people across nigeria cause their ballots for the country's next president and members of the national ass

be going live to madrid but also coming up a veteran journalist arrested in the philippines maria ressa is the head of a news website that's been critical of president we're going to turn to reza has been accused of so-called cyber life and. what happens when a bunch of stop at nothing teenagers takes over the mafia and make those around us as the latest film to premiere the berlin international some. time soon be so much got a welcome to the show we start with breaking news on the growing government crisis in spain in the last hour the spanish parliament rejected the socialist government spending plans which means a snap election is likely prime minister pedro sanchez needed the support of two catalan pro independence parties to get his budget passed but they both voted against the budget that is because sanchez refused to engage in talks about self-determination for catalonia somethingness spain's constitution doesn't allow. let's bring our journalist jaime bill ask us he's following the story in madrid just outside of parliament there hi heini the spanish parliament as we said projec

in the philippines prominent journalist maria ressa has been released on bail following her arrest on charges of cyber liable on wednesday russell is head of the news website rappler which is reported critically of president for injury go to terror for supporters see the charges against her as a government attack on press freedom. you're watching d.w. news still to come in this half hour. a lesbian love story at the berlin film festival the true story of spain's first same sex marriage more than one hundred years ago about the real controversy is because it's produced by netflix. now european aviation giant airbus is ending production of its super jumbo passenger jet the a three eighty after major orders from australia's quantas airlines and who buys emirates were canceled it's good news for rival boeing bunch a big blow for airbus the company had hoped the eighth. a.t. would squeeze out a boeing seven forty seven and revolutionize air travel ban airlines have been cautious about committing to the costly double decker planes a three eighty took off for the first time in two thousand a

in the philippines a prominent journalist maria ressa has been released on bail following her arrest on charges of cyber libel on wednesday rezzes head of the newspaper website rappler which has reported critically on president. her supporters see the charges against her as a government attack on press freedom. you're watching news still to come in this half hour a lesbian love story at the berlin film festival the true story of spain's first same sex marriage more than one hundred years ago but the real controversy is because it's produced by netflix and it was a night to forget for dortmund tottenham dumped the german league leaders a strong second half from the english side means dortmund i have a mountain to climb in the return leg. but first here in germany the government has released new figures showing that the number of anti-semitic crimes committed has risen by almost ten percent over the past year violent attacks are up by more than sixty percent although only sixty two incidents were recorded the sit statistics are causing alarm in jewish communities and have prompted the

the world the head of a for the new site critical of the country's president has been arrested maria ressa accusations of cyber libel against her is the latest attempt by roderigo to turkey's government to silence her social news network the veteran journalist is one of several people who were named a person of the year by time magazine political. thailand's election commission is seeking to dissolve the party that nominates the king's older sister to run for prime minister a princess self was disqualified on monday after the king objected to her and. she had alliance herself with the opposition to thailand's military backed government. he felt himself was are at a standstill because of a national strike over paying a few flights landing or indeed taking off airport management so they can't guarantee safety with only a skeleton staff the strike is also paralyze the country's railways and all. the police in germany her arrested to two syrian citizens thought to be former members of the syrian regime's secret police federal prosecutors here say they are suspected of having committed crimes a

in the philippines prominent journalist maria ressa has been released on bail following her arrest on charges of cyber libel on wednesday reza is head of the news site rappler which has a reported critically on president territory her supporters see the charges against her as a government attack on press freedom. now the annual munich security conference starts on friday and bangladesh is a prime minister shake a scene that will be one of the world leaders taking part ahead of her trip gave an exclusive interview to w. is editor in chief in his poll i see no was elected to her fourth term last december and the trip to europe is her first overseas visit since then bangladesh has a face international criticism over the election athena has been accused of jailing thousands of opponents and imposing tough restrictions on media to silence her critics. what this was seen as first interview with an international broadcaster since her reelection and editor in chief as we said in a poll conducted this interview she is joining us to talk more about it hi ines tell us why you wanted to sit down

has been arrested maria ressa says the accusation of cyber libel is the latest attempt by the government to silence rappler a social news network the veteran journalist was among several people named person of the year by time magazine for her political reporting last year. thailand's election commission is seeking to dissolve the party that nominated princess ton the king's older sister for prime minister the princess herself was already disqualified on monday the king objected to her entering politics she had aligned herself with the opposition to a thailand's military backed government. belgium's airports are at a standstill due to a national strike to demand higher pay very few flights are landing in the country or taking off airport bosses say they cannot guarantee safety with a skeletal staff the strike has also paralyzed belgium's railways and ports. and australia is set to reopen a controversial offshore migrant detention center on christmas island sorry these are images of belgium here that we're looking at but australia's government says it is expecting a new wave of asylum see

maria ressa, who's on bail after her arrest a day earlier, said democracy in the philippines under president "death by a thousand cuts". president duterte has described her news website — rappler — as fake news, although he has previously denied that the charges against her are politically motivated. it's a year since 17 people were killed by an ex—student at a high school in florida. dozens more were injured in the devastating attack in the city of parkland. people there gathered earlier to remember the victims — and to mark the moment the gunman opened fire at the marjorie stoneman douglas high school. samira hussain reports now on those who are still living with the physical and emotional reminders of what happened. good morning, have a great day, guys. a typical morning walk to school done by thousands across the country. but this is different. these kids go to marjory stoneman douglas, a name that will forever conjure images from this day. students fleeing for safety as a gunman armed with a semiautomatic rifle opened fire. this is the first one. anthony was shot five times. using his o

prominent philippine journalist has been freed on bail after she was arrested on libel charges maria ressa heads the news website rappler which is known for criticizing the government the charges relate to an article about a business man's alleged links to organized crime but she says the government is trying to intimidate and silence her food prices and turkey have soared to a twenty year high the government has set up markets to sell discounted food but that's putting some firms out of business sin and cos the only reports from istanbul. the cost of vegetables is dominating headlines in turkey food prices in january where more than thirty percent up on last year now at a twenty year high high altitude i'm retired price is a sale ever hated i'm not sure how people make a living i wouldn't survive on my pension if my son didn't help. a tissue economics say their agricultural ministry should adopt more flexible policies to cater for the needs of a population of eighteen million people four million syrian refugees and millions of terrorists. give them our families labors seed energy and tran

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prominent philippine journalist has been freed on bail after she was arrested on libel charges maria ressa heads the news website rappler which is known for criticizing the government she was recently recognized by time magazine for advocating media freedom those are the headlines join me for more news here after the stream. africa's largest democracy goes to the polls to elect a president parliament and governance corruption instability and economic uncertainty that dominate nigerian politics remain widespread al-jazeera brings you coverage of the issues the candidates and voters nigeria you have but. how can really ends of young one that's all he's heard when politics by older generations. and the first of two special extended shows on nigeria's upcoming elections we'll hear from political candidates and activists who are part of a new youth wave then your questions and comments are twitter and the live chat. there are just three days until millions of people across nigeria ballots for the country's next president and members of the national assembly more than seventy politicians have de

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