and as more people and fellow brits join protests calling for president lucas shango to resign german chancellor angela merkel it urges him and his government to free political prisoners and avoid violence. on the fellas welcome to the program. we start and mali where president abraham boubacar case has stepped down following a military coup made the announcement in a video broadcast on state t.v. he also ordered the dissolution of parliament this after rebel soldiers are. yes of ham and prime minister who says say that he didn't want any blood to be shed to keep him in office the coup follows weeks of growing political tensions and anti-government protests the economic community of west african states responded to the latest developments by closing its borders with mali and suspending the country from its decision making bodies. for more on this let's go straight to bomb a go to journalist mamadou tuffy lead mamadou welcome to the show we saw people on the streets celebrating the detention of the president and the prime minister earlier today how has the announcement of kate has resi

government so that it voluntarily hands over power lust but handing over power is something lucas shango has categorically ruled out. you now some of the other stories making news around the world. a security scare forced u.s. president donald trump to leave a press briefing on monday he was a squatter from the room by secret service personnel because of a shooting outside the white house a man and a secret service agent were taken to hospital after the incident. bolivia's government has ordered police and military to protect key installations and the transport of medical oxygen after opposition supporters blocked roads tensions are running high after the country pushed back a presidential election to mid october supporters of former leftist leader evil model is demanding the vote be held. cuba has reimposed its coronavirus lockdown after the island nation registered a record number of new cases nearly 100 infections are registered on monday in the capital of ana and a neighboring province the worst hit authorities have suspended public transport and ordered people to wear masks. the gre

and says moscow is ready to step in to quote save the country speaking to supporters in men's kuka shango also accused nato of deploying military forces near the country's border the alliance has dismissed that claim but says it's closely monitoring the situation opposition protests have been growing in strength since last week's disputed election they took to the streets in their biggest numbers yet on some. opposing demonstrations in the streets of central minsk. with this man at the heart of both embattled by the russian president alexander lukashenko. dear friends i didn't just call you here to defend me you came here to defend your country your independence your families for the 1st time in a quarter of a century. lucas shankar dressed thousands of loyal supporters on sunday after days of protest put belorussian domestic politics in the international spotlight he accused foreign powers of organizing the opposition against him forever the opposition is all paid off their provocateurs who went into the crowd where are the parents of the children who went to the protest it's criminals w

belarus for change roads with crowns demanding new elections even as president is that her little bit shango calls them criminals and warns people not to join the protests also coming up thousands of british travelers cut short their holidays and scramble to get home from france before a new foreign team is coming to the fact. and designs are unveiled for the new museum for exiles here in berlin it will honor those who love the nazi regime and those still being forced from their homeland today. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us in bellerose defiance is mounting against authoritarian president alexander lukashenko tens of thousands of people have again rallied peacefully in the capital minsk it comes after disputed elections last weekend which salt police launched a brutal crackdown on dissent some of the 7000 protesters detained over the past week have been released many of them having been beaten and tortured. across the country workers went on strike putting their voices to the swelling protest movement thousands upon thousands willing to risk their jobs calling for pre

in minsk and we asked her how protesters feel about lucas shango consulting his ally president putin. why are these new scheme yes during this commemoration of accident and basically you know and people immediately brought back and there's saying that well we'll figure it out. and so have people who don't want any russian intervention in the real estate and progression protestors they want to be dependent and well there are no details so far so it's not really clear what's to say you know how to comment on the fact that looks like a cult but many people also fear that it might be a sign of perhaps not intervention but maybe newly support from russia tracked out on a peaceful protest or similar as well there are different rumors that people don't really know what to think but they are against any kind of russia russia's national in the country. well moving on u.s. secretary of state mike pompei o says his country is working with its european partners to support a better resume people pompei all made the comments on a visit to warsaw where he signed a deal that will see a 1000 u.s. troo

had won around 80 percent of the vote because shango seen here casting his vote as help. since the ninety's and is running for a 6th term his challenger was for. an english teacher who's the wife of a jailed presidential candidate she's already questioned the validity of the result . well the w.'s moscow correspondent emily sure when sent us this update following the initial results of the presidential elections protesters took to the streets in several cities in bello groups in the capital minsk they marched through the city and they were clapping honking car horns and facing off with the police alexandre the victory in some ways didn't come as much of a surprise especially considering the fact that international observers have never recognized in the election under look at those rules as free and fair but the opposition candidates atlanta has said that she doesn't recognize the results and she told a press conference that i believe my eyes and i see that the majority is with us after all said leon it's you had an unprecedented amount of support in the run up to this ele

as neither free nor fair not that they were invited to observe it so where does that leave looking shango he's a man largely without friends the west still dubbed him europe's last dictator while he's slowly pushed away his closest ally russia but nevertheless he's still claiming victory and his political rivals have either been put in jail or fled the country including his opponent in the election so. i took a very difficult decision i did that by myself my friends family colleagues and husband did not influence me many will understand me many will judge many will start to hate everyone is that freeing and it's not clear who will win if anyone but as we heard a number of countries have condemned what they call a rigged election and ensuring police response to the protests is the latest reaction from europe and the united states i was glad to see the release of some protestors but that certainly is not the common objective is to support the belarus in people to achieve their sovereignty their own freedom the european union will put forward to the better russian authorities a proposal for

has been actually unusually quiet in recent days and that may have to do with the fact that luca shango and bell russian state t.v. have been blaming moscow for the protests the foreign ministry then recently condemned that but it does seem and i mean the 2 the 2 leaders and russia and belarus will continue to be allies their close partners and there have been rumors on the streets of belarus that perhaps in the coming days or fears as well that perhaps in the coming days moscow could kind of get involved to prop up luka shango emily sherman in moscow thank you very much. to afghanistan now where authorities are freeing 400 more taliban prisoners the release of government held prisoners has been a key taliban demand before entering peace talks with the government in kabul it's a controversial move since the freed prisoners include insurgents convicted of attacks on afghans and foreigners. their last few minutes behind bars just one more signature from the prison management and they're free these are the 1st prisoners allowed to leave this prison near kabul they are serious criminals ter

demonstrators demanding new elections have europe support but just for a tarion president all of them because shango says russia is backing him. america evanston it's good to have you with us hong kong media tycoon jimmy lie has denied colluding with foreign governments he made the statement after being released from prison on bail while i was arrested last monday under a new security law imposed by beijing during an interview with g w he said he expected resistance in hong kong the 2 china would continue. venturing campaigner jimmy lie has been detained many times but this was the 1st time he was taken away in handcuffs. w. that although he expected his arrest. he was surprised that it came so soon and that his sons were also targeted. this time be and so maybe because they have to so t.v. i was actually shocked and that makes it more scary especially when when when they take your tram me. with what you do i think this is a very effective intimidation to the community. and i says his most emotional moment this week was when he was surrounded by supporters after he was freed on bail during his fores

bruce is beginning to take on an international perspective russia has offered military help at the shango has accused nato of deploying military forces near the country's border sunday saw thousands joined the biggest protests yet but it wasn't the only rally taking place. opposing demonstrations in the streets of central minsk. with this man at the heart of both embattled by the russian president alexander lukashenko. dear friends i didn't just call you here to defend me you came here to defend your country your independence your families for the 1st time in a quarter of a century. lucas shankar dressed thousands of loyal supporters on sunday after days of protest could bellow russian domestic politics in the international spotlight he accused foreign powers of organizing the opposition against him that the opposition is all paid off their provocateurs who went into the crowd where are the parents of the children who went to the protest it's criminals who are committing these violent acts against our riot police here and that narrative about . lucas shankar has ruled the former soviet st

has been actually unusually quiet in recent days and that may have to do with the fact that luka shango and bell russian state t.v. have been blaming moscow for the protests the foreign ministry then recently condemned that but it does seem and i mean the 2 the 2 leaders and russia and belarus will continue to be allies their close partners and there have been rumors on the streets of belarus that perhaps in the coming days or fears as well that perhaps in the coming days moscow could kind of get involved to prop up luka shango emily sherman in moscow thank you very much. now look at some of the other stories making news this hour in japan emperor naruhito has marked the 75th anniversary of the end of world war 2 expressing deep remorse for the country's role in the conflict he's the grandson of emperor hirohito who led japan in its fight against the allied forces. prime minister narendra modi has marked indian independence day at a military parade which was severely curtailed because of the coronavirus pandemic in a speech to the nation do you laid out ambitious goals including a digit

went is following developments she joins us now emily as we heard there 9 nights of protest against shango the pressure is high what's at stake at the moment well i think in a way the future of the political future of other acts on that it will question go is at stake and as you say pressure on him has been growing and continues to grow yesterday we saw protesters marching to several prisons in minsk and demanding the release of political prisoners and of some of the people who were arrested during the protests they gathered there and more and more workers from state enterprises are joining protests and are joining strikes as well including enterprises that really make up key sectors of the russian economy and yesterday also state t.v. one state t.v. channel joined those strikes so these are really groups that were traditionally loyal to question co and it seems that even support within those groups is crumbling yesterday will question go spoke to some workers at a factory and even they were shouting at him to leave and for his part you know in reply to all of that said on monday that he w

wants to increase the pressure on the president of the rooms oleksandr because shango and the child weshare the president of the council said that the the people of the roost have the right to choose their leadership freely and to choose their own destiny and future violence cannot be accepted so if you has not called for the resignation of that can happen on wednesday that would be the next diplomatic step in the letter and the you could also tighten the sanctions the use in visioning now the they're working on the list to sanction people and some companies maybe look at shanghai himself will be enclosed on that list and there's also the possibility through the neighborhood policy of the you to further strengthen the civil society in below. your i want to come back to you know and ask you about the opposition leaders atlanta in her exile in lithuania we saw her saying she is ready to lead the country how much pressure does she add on the question. i think pretty much because the pressure from me is actually the pressure from hundreds of thousands of demonstrators across a bellicose as

country so where does that leave lucas shango he's a man largely without friends the westell dubs him in europe's last dictator while he's slowly pushed away his closest ally russia but nevertheless he's still claiming victory and his political rivals have either been put in jail or fled the country including his opponent in the election so. i took a very difficult decision i did that by myself my friends family colleagues and husband did not in transmission many will understand me many will judge many will start to hate at this point nothing but chaos reigns in the country nightly protests continue to descend into violence while the president continues to turn the screws on his own citizens everyone is suffering and it's not clear who will win if anyone. used by us riot police officers whether the roads are blocked and they said you know it's not come with us. but we spoke with the political science professor after we're done check from moscow state university about better race he does think that both sides are guilty of not trying to talk to each other. conflict is escalating that m

local shango has also hinted that if necessary russia may offer security assistance in the event that there is an external threat to belarus some foreign media have interpreted this as an indication that the kremlin is poised to intervene meanwhile about amir putin and his german counterpart angela merkel have spoken by phone the 2 leaders agreed that any outside intervention and belorussian affairs is unacceptable earlier though a number of e.u. countries raise concerns over possible russian meddling anyway we discuss that with our guests. i think there is a problem now there's a preconception in the west that russia could maybe. be tempted to intervene in belarus by whatever means largely because we're all looking back at what's happened in the brain. and i think maybe this is rather different but it's not necessarily how it looks when you look at it from london people would be expecting that maybe russia will act when someone acting the european union is playing it will you begin to roll in the case of belarus and the double standard there because they criticize the lives of the mo

from campaigning protesters battled with riot police in the capital minsk on sunday xander lucas shango started from humble beginnings he served with soviet border troops then ran a state farm before his rise to power he built his political career as an anti corruption politician and was elected president of belarus in 1904 is long being criticized for oppression though he's twice amended the constitution to scrap term limits and increase presidential powers he's ruled through state control of the economy and media the former soviet country had close ties with russia but the relationship with the kremlin soured when the coup shango turned towards the european union. but let's bring our guests into the show we have joining us from the ukraine's capital kiev peter zalmai of he's the executive director of the eurasia democracy initiative in london alex cobb child of a principal research analyst at the risk consultancy i.h.s. market he specializes in russia and eastern europe and on the phone from minsk we have asked the painter he's the robert bosch stiffed an academy fellow at the chatham

around the world despite censorship attempts by the authorities now even those working for lucas shango are switching sides jaeger 1000000 off is one of them the police officer handed in his badge after witnessing the clampdown. minsk august 9th election night. from the window our camera team captured this scene. of protesters kicked in the pit of the stomach. for days and nights since then i've shown this kind of police brutality was no exception. here the police attack a group of demonstrators. they beat the protesters as if they were quite enjoying it. more and more videos like it are appearing on social media. this kind of brutality can be disturbing to watch riot police move against their own fellow citizens. the images were seen around the world. even more crucially the images are reaching every village town and family in belarus. and they reached the a male yano. jaeger humanity on a still finds it unsettling to watch the videos. i've had to push for that really brings tears to your eyes when i speak with the speaker just beat people up and listen husbands to the mouth the words.

capital on day 14 of post-election on the rest of their large rally in support of alexander look shango took place in western belarus r.t. managed to speak with the president himself. i knew this would happen i was afraid of skirmishes during the critical period they were preparing for that they were going to fight came out i was afraid that these people would have softened that he's one of the great and amid criticism of its approach to the pandemic sweden registers a significant spike in deaths in the 1st half of 2020. very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at r t h q and moscow let's get started with your live news update. russian opposition figure had a husband admitted to a berlin hospital for medical treatment he was airlifted earlier on saturday from the siberian city of he's been in a coma since falling ill during a flight to moscow on thursday over has the latest from the german capital. alexina volley arrived here at charlotte's a in a emergency vehicle a intensive care transport vehicle that was flanked by police motorcycles as well as other police vehicles we h

form a human chain on day 14 post election under arrest there's a large rally in support of local shango took place in western valorous artemis to speak with the president. i knew this would happen i was afraid of skirmishes during the critical period they were preparing for that they were going to wait before i came out i was afraid that these people would have to suffer and that is why we took a break. and i made criticism of its approach to the pandemics when registers a significant spike in deaths in the 1st half of 2020. this is our to international coming to you live from the russian capital this saturday welcome to the program. russian opposition figure how i'm saying not only has been admitted to hospital for medical treatment he was airlifted earlier on saturday from the siberian city of he's been in a coma since falling ill during a flight to moscow on thursday that all the house away this from the german capital . alexina volley arrived here at charlotte's a in a emergency vehicle a intensive care transport vehicle that was flanked by police motorcycles as well as other police

sure look at shango claims he won the election it seems like the security forces are on his side and for a while he only faced small pockets of pro western opposition but based on the brutality used by the police to control the situation arrests made of journalists and the death of a protester it seems like the entire country's view of the government is definitely turning sour. that it's possible lucas shank goes recent anti russia statements alley and made it his main base of support those who want closer cooperation with belarus is eastern neighbor we need to address the russians mass media to say you know incidents if you would you'll see you need to get into the situation with dignity you know you'll see good we have no good to discredit the country close to us arresting russian journalists didn't help the situation either. to the west he's always been europe's last dictator to even look at shankar himself said leave new people would dispute the election results whatever the case the belorussian president will need to father more support if he wants to remain at the head of the t

or all of the existing agreements with russia and other partner countries as well as here with the shango had to say it is statements have been made by some western countries who don't even know where the roof is and have no idea what is happening here but nevertheless they make these statements we have reacted to this and deployed combat o. me units on our western borders and have brought them to full combat readiness meanwhile top european political figures continue seeking the kremlin's stance in the issue in a bill or rousseau european council president charles michel said that he spoke to blood may putin on tuesday and said that the e.u. began working on personal sanctions against all those responsible for human rights violations against peaceful protesters michelle added that there should be no outside interference in this matter now in 2 separate cell phone calls and shoes day and they shaded by burned and paris let him is. and spoke to his counterparts angela merkel and emanuel mccraw on and he said that any example by outside forces to intervene in the internal political crisis i

this is deja vu news live from berlin pressure mounts on lucas' shango protesters in bellerose turn up the heat on the streets of minsk 3 weeks after a dispute election now look at sankoh says he'll head to russia to seek president vladimir putin's help. also coming up. the street. the mayor of portland makes an appeal for calm after protests turned deadly also vulture's a stinging attack on president trump. and in formula one a champagne performance from lewis hamilton at the belgian grand prix another win puts him one step closer to the title and michael schumacher racing records. welcome to the program police in the belarusians capital means cover rested more than $100.00 anti-government protesters they were taking part in another mass demonstration to demand president alexander look at shango step down the protests started after look at shango claimed an overwhelming reelection victory earlier this month but observers say the poll was neither free nor fair. go away they chant tens of thousands hit the streets of minsk on sunday. 3rd week of protests doing their best to avoid a mass

belle of capital calling for president alexander lukashenko to step down that's despite signs from shango that he may be prepared to hold fresh elections under certain conditions but following his controversial reelection last week and after 26 years under his rule many citizens want change now. demonstrators demand liberty for the political prisoners and arrested protesters after 9 days of unprecedented protests calling on president alexander lukashenko to resign. and workers across the country joined a nationwide strike called by the opposition. to go away chanted factory workers at the president who had come to shore up support in an exchange with a worker has said new elections were possible but only after the country holds a referendum so. president should not make decisions as a result of pressure the president must find a compromise exactly that's how. we need to approve a new constitution so the opposition won't be against it it needs to be approved in a referendum because our previous constitution was approved in a referendum and based on the new constitution and if you want it w

country's authoritarian president indicates he's willing to hold new elections but alex on the local shango says he'll accept them only after a constitutional referendum an apparent concession that did little to appease protesters today want to see gone also coming up. u.s. democrats kick off their own party convention as they from parents named joe biden and their candidate to take on donald trump in november the 1st night offered a vast lineup of passionate speakers from both sides of the aisle but the pandemic means this year's convention is an entirely virtual affair. and here in germany trial begins an unprecedented online paedophile case alongside the defendant more than $150.00 suspects have been identified and prosecutors say they're investigating tens of thousands of leads. on nichols good to have you with us. and belarus president aleksander sending mixed messages about his willingness to hand over power on sunday the authoritarian leader said protestors would have to kill him before any new vote is allowed now he says he may be over. in new elections but only after a constitution

the shadows and valerie's in the state media types that hold claims longtime leader alexander the shango has won it nearly 80 percent of the vote in the country's presidential election we'll get the latest from our correspondent. i'm going to richard's and welcome to the show lebanon's capital beirut has been rocked by a 2nd day of unrest thousands of people have taken to the streets for anti-government protests triggered by tuesday's devastating explosion that killed more than $150.00 people the lebanese army says hopes are fading that any more survivors will be found on the streets meanwhile the tensions are running high and pressure is mounting on lebanon's political elite the protesters have blamed them for the country's economic and political woes. another evening is anger in beirut violent clashes with security forces as people protest for a 2nd day the sunrays to acidify choose days mass even devastating explosion these . does lay the blame directly on what i say lebanon's corrupt leaders sunday sore a number of government officials over the crisis in the hunt that this is the poi

supporters to end their protests against sunday's election result which handed president oleksandr look at shango a 6th taken off had initially recalled for recount but allies say she was pressured to back down. proud of the president on sunday in minsk for the election. by monday she was gone her whereabouts on earn her team unable to reach her. now svetlana to come nova scotia has reappeared with a somber message online. companion. when you know what this campaign really toughened me and empowered me that i could withstand anything. but perhaps i'm still the weak woman that i was in the beginning. the opposition candidate has fled to neighboring lithuania as confirmed by the country's foreign minister taken off scale says she was not forced out of her country and the government also insisted that she left on her own accord. i made a very difficult to sit in for myself and i've made it absolutely independently. mcguinn you pay moved many will understand me and many will denounce me and many will hate me. god forbid anyone should face the choice that i faced because of. her departure came off to

bullets and stun grenades to disperse thousands of protesters they allege president alexander lucas shango falsified saturdays sundays election results which saw him win 80 percent of the vote amid the crackdown the opposition's top presidential candidate has left the country. a 3rd night of anger and an arrest in the below rusia capital. protesters here are still furious about an election they say was rigged. but as demonstrators rallied once more to voice their outrage police moved in to make arrests. we are all belorussians how is this possible fighting against your own people this isn't fair. president look i shan't go has vowed to crush the protests and crackdown on the opposition that crackdown has now claimed its most high profile victim opposition candidate. on sunday she was claiming victory in the country's presidential election 2 days later she fled to lithuania citing concern for her children's safety. issue i made a very difficult the situation for myself and i've made it absolutely independently the it's me in the game in europe a mood many will understand me many will denoun

an important kind of buffer zone between russia and nato but the kremlin surely knows that lucas shango has lost legitimacy in the last few days and that even if you stayed he would be kind of a weak leader and that's not in their interest either. emily when in moscow they are indeed w.'s bellerose correspondent alexander baracoa has been released from detention he was arrested in his hometown most goals a few days before the election barack oversees a 10 day sentence for hooliganism a charge she says was purely political we spoke to him after his release and asked him how he'd been treated. i can describe. these in the world this is the workplace lesion i was sitting in this hall all. this in review well all so i am here to. read and do not them all this money. i am sure how. can this is the regime. continue to. believe a book because i didn't know anything. and that was g.w. correspondent alexander baracoa speaking to us after he was released from prison in beller roost let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world this hour mexico's coronavirus death

s lie from ballet no let up in the demonstrations against president look at shango in balad rose thousands of workers marched on government buildings in the capital minsk cheered on by to condemn political violence and demanded new elections it's the biggest challenge in the shadow caus 26 years in power also on the program we'll start to see in afghanistan really some taliban prisoners ask preconditions for peace talks but the.

this would mark a reversal for lucas shango for 26 years has resisted any challenge to his power but calls for him to resign are louder than ever says he won reelection last week but many inside and outside of bella bruce say the vote was raked. the red and white flag of the opposition has been raised once more on the streets of minsk this time by the workers of bell averse who gathered outside factories. go away they chanted a president alexander lukashenko who would come to win them over the heckling continued and the president walked off the stage and into the crowd in an exchange with a worker. who said new elections were possible but only after the country holds a referendum was the story of the president should not make decisions as a result of pressure both make the president must find a compromise exactly that's how. we need to approve a new constitution so the opposition won't be against it it needs to be approved in a referendum because our previous constitution was approved in a referendum and based on the new constitution and if you want it we will show you elections for

government so that it voluntarily hands over power to last but handing over power is something lucas shango has categorically ruled out. u.s. president donald trump was evacuated from the white house briefing room by secret service personnel on monday looks like a just going to be jumping record children. trump was minutes into a briefing on the coronavirus when he was abruptly interrupted the white house was placed on lockdown after security officers short shot a person outside the perimeter of the complex the president later returned to the media briefing and said the suspect was believed to have been. well it might not a very good thing to do with me it might have been something else but it was really outside of the premises the wall the the as you know the fencing especially the new fencing that they put up is very powerful but it was on the outside of the world ok and they'll have a full report secret service for a little while before we let you know how you do it she read it it's unfortunate this is a world but the world's always been a dangerous place now to some other stories making

also coming up the people of belarus go to the polls president alexander lucas shango has been in power since the 1990 s. but this time around he's facing a serious challenge from this full. time william blue cross good to have you with us a lebanese government minister has resigned following protests that left one police officer dead and more than 100 people injured information minister. said she was quitting because the government had failed to carry out reforms demonstrators stormed government ministries on saturday night just days after the massive explosions in beirut's port that ripped apart the city. another day and night of rage in beirut protesters stormed government buildings and banks as they few really reached boiling point. choose days massive explosion reignited they just staying for those in power. to many it depend already existing distrust the leaders who they say are incompetent and corrupt the country was already struggling. through a deepening financial crisis making the recovery from this disaster that much harder the desperation was clear. and on ahmad we no longer

confrontation that he feels weak and then this is to some extent probably a tipping point for for luka shango who as you rightly said who is the devil you rightly said was completely adamant that he's not going just a day or 2 again you know over the weekend the president has said that russia is ready to provide support to bella ruse do we know what form that support could take . brant we don't even know whether this support will be forthcoming. basically lots of people speculate in moscow and those who are watching it from the news and war so that russia may well launch and invasion of brotherly help will be rendered to be on the russian government to offset what was said in moscow to be western at them through overthrow the real russian government i think that's a little this remains possible to some extent the possibility of that is running thin by the hour because of the number of people on the streets who do not want anyone to. help look at shankar and the things that are invading a deleterious that's what we're talking about will mean bloodbath but there is a box here even if you look a

for good for many a hoping lukas shango is losing his grip on power but the hard line leader insists it will solve the political crisis in the coming days. well let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world's demonstrators in iraq have set a fire to the gates of the parliament building in the southern province of basra the main oil producing region protesters are angry at government inaction over the assassination of several political and women's rights campaigners. turkish president tayyip erdogan has announced a large natural gas discovery off the black sea coast i don't want to says the find will ease turkey's dependence on gas imports and could make it an energy exporter analysts say the discovery is significant but not a game changer. libya's un backed government in tripoli and a rival parliament in the east have announced a cease fire both administrations say they want to end an oil blockade that has been crippling the economy since the start of the year. the czech republic has marked the anniversary of the invasion of czechoslovakia the soviet

to 10 days in prison meaning he'll be unable to cover the election for president alexander because shango is facing a wave of dissent over his dismissal of the covert 19 pandemic and his human rights record. of the w.'s arena filatov has been tracking this story we asked her what she knew of the whereabouts and condition of d.w. journalist alexander brick off well unfortunately we haven't been able to conduct a little sound of a cough since his air is 2 days ago because his cell phone is constantly switched off but i have talked to jordan is who have been in the courtroom today and they mean that he's holding out well and plans to appeal against the course decision the court in morgan of convicted him to 10 days in detention facilities effective immediately we were indeed able to talk with alexander if you days before his arrest at baghdad and he expressed some concerns that their ability russian authorities would likely not allow any independent reporting on that coming presidential elections. interviews arena for tova reporting there or moving on to israel where protests against prime m

protest a virtual crackdown and to demand new elections it's the biggest challenge that president lucas shango has faced in his 26 years in power also coming up authorities in afghanistan to release more taliban prisoners as a precondition for peace talks but the move faces all position. and thousands of british travelers can short their holidays and scramble to get home from france before new quarantine rules come into effect. welcome to the program in bill a ruse defiance is mounting against authoritarian president alexander lukashenko tens of thousands of people have again rally peacefully in the capital minsk it comes after just due to the elections last weekend which saw police launch a violent crackdown on dissent some of the 7000 protesters detained over the past week have been released many of them are reporting having been beaten and tortured . across the country workers went on strike putting their voices to the swelling protest movement thousands upon thousands. willing to risk their jobs calling for president alexander lukashenko to go he tried to play matters down. 20 people decid

union is set to impose sanctions over the government's violent crackdown on the protests on saturday shango reached out to russia's president putin over the on rest. long live bellow verse they chant it was a day of mixed emotions on the streets of minsk. thousands gathered for the funeral of a man who died on monday in clashes with police. at this demonstration our new xiii security forces were nowhere to be seen since last sunday's election calls to president alexander lukashenko to stand aside have only grown louder in the face of his defiance protesters and the opposition accuse him of rigging the vote and say his leadership lacks legitimacy. using a hospital every day what will happen remains unclear he thinks completely differently and depending how the situation of voles he will act accordingly but his methods are not civilized and everyone has learned this in the last 26 years which even the story. must be simplest as it is obvious that our president cannot longer cope with his people he is looking for help in the aist he understands that he does not have support from the west or ju

president look or shango has vowed to crush the protests and crackdown on the opposition that crackdown has now claimed its most high profile victim opposition candidate. on sunday she was claiming victory in the country's presidential election 2 days later she fled to lithuania citing concern for her children's safety. i made a very difficult to sit in for myself and i've made it these absolutely independently the answer. mcguinn a moot many will understand me many will denounce me and many will hate me. god forbid anyone should face the choice that i faced. sorely that still are far ahead of anxiety too for the families of detained protesters so many have been gathering at detention centers like this one on able to locate loved ones arrested amid the unrest. children. yesterday in the evening my father was kidnapped they were walking on the streets when riot police ran to them and took him to the police vehicle police do not give any information 24 hours have already passed since he was kidnapped but we have no information about his whereabouts we are worried and we are searching for

by european union leaders to reject the results of the election that kept president alexander loci shango in power after a virtual conference of $27.00 national leaders and top officials from the block they also announced sanctions against a large number of individuals involved in alleged voting fraud and violence against protesters. this is not lunch time or the end of a shift this is another nail in the coffin of credibility. because will crack the state run chemicals factory threats have no power over them any more. protests because one of the countries find track to factories to join them but some decide to keep their jobs. these miners were already outside at a rally across the industrial heartlands of balor us rejection of ricocheting cuz regime has gone nationwide and on wednesday that rejection officially went international a clear message from the european union we are ready to accompany peaceful democratic transition of power and bellows. germany's angela merkel has spoken with russia's putin but said lukas shanker wouldn't take her calls for middle income and only mediate if on

an important kind of buffer zone between russia and nato but the kremlin surely knows that lucas shango has lost legitimacy in the last few days and that even if you stayed he would be kind of a weak leader and that's not in their interest either. emily's women in a mosque to somalia now we're at least 15 people have been killed in a militant siege in the capital mogadishu the militants attacked a popular beach hotel before being killed by security forces islamist group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility. and on mistaken sound. people take cover as best they can as somali special forces exchanged gunfire with al shabaab militants. the assault began when 4 attackers detonated a car bomb at the hotel's entrance then making their way inside foreign assault weapons and taking hostages. it's terrible many people are dead others are wounded and a large number are accounted for they took some people hostage. the sage was ended after 5 hours when all the gunmen were shot dead resulting in the rescue of hundreds of people. insurgent group al-shabaab says it was behind the assault claiming the

spoke to journalist hunted you back over in minsk and i asked her how protesters feel about because shango consulting his ally president putin. why are these new scheme yes during this commemoration of accident and basically you know and people immediately brought back and they're saying well little figure it out because. the people don't want any rational intervention and bill are withstanding and progression protesters they want to dependents and all there are no details so far so it's not really clear what's to say you know how to comment on the 5 lucia who is here but many people also fear that it might be a sign of perhaps not intervention but maybe millet support from russia cracked out on a peaceful protest arcelor as well there are different rumors and people don't really know what to think but they are against any kind of russia russia's aggression in the country. well u.s. secretary of state by pompei o says his country is working with its european partners to support the batteries in people pumpin made the comments on a visit to warsaw where he signed a deal that will see a 1000

government so that it voluntarily hands over power lust but handing over power is something lucas shango has categorically ruled out years i had of a planned visit to moscow on she was a german foreign minister heikal mass also commented on the elections in belarus is that hopes that the country would improve its record on democracy and the rule of law had suffered a major setback. for her it says get over france and poland we had already called for free fair and transparent elections ahead of the vote both yesterday and in the run up to the election there was absolutely no sign of that. we are now demanding as those who took to the streets peacefully according to the democratic right are released immediately to get going as it. was rude i know and i want to remind you that the e.u. lifted sanctions against fellow troops because the country took steps in the right direction such as the release of political prisoners we now need to discuss within the e.u. whether this can still be valid in the light of the past week and days for government targets or. visits. now is germany's foreign mini

an important kind of buffer zone between russia and nato but the kremlin surely knows that lucas shango has lost legitimacy in the last few days and that even if you stayed he would be kind of a weak leader and that's not in their interest either. one who's keeping a close. to going for reporting from moscow thank you so much. well edward snowden has been living in exile in russia for the past 7 years after leaking u.s. intelligence documents now u.s. president donald trump says he's considering pardoning the world famous fugitive supporters view snowden as a whistleblower who revealed the extent of u.s. government surveillance but he's charged with violating the u.s. espionage act here's what trungpa to say when he was asked about a potential pardon i mean i'm not that aware of the snowden situation but i'm going to look you know there are many many people it seems to be a split decision that many people think that he should be somehow created differently and other people think he did very bad things and i'm going to take a very good look at it ok i mean i've i've seen people that are

demanding a new election and they have europe's authority bugs authoritarian president alexander the shango says russia is backing him also on the show. are talking. to me live tells d.w. news that hong kong will continue to resist the pro-democracy media tycoon on balance by 40 hour detention under a new security law imposed by beijing. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us thousands of protesters have again rallied in belarus they're demanding the resignation of authoritarian president alexander lukashenko after last weekend's disputed election and the european union is set to impose sanctions over the government's violent crackdown on the protests on saturday with go reached out to russia's president vladimir putin for support. long live well over state chants. it was a day of mixed emotions on the streets of minsk. thousands gathered for the funeral of a man who died on monday in clashes with police at this demonstration on new usually security forces were nowhere to be seen since last sunday's election calls to president alexander lukashenko to stand aside have only gro