s sharif abdel kouddous was on the ground in cairo. >> we are on the edge of tahrir square. stones have under the ground here. army tanks stood by as mubarak's thugs came in and attacked crowds. there are many wounded. they are bandaged. here's a child about five or six years old. he is being fed yogurt by his mother. he is bruised on the side of his face. i asked his mother what happened and he said he is a revolutionary. he is fighting for his future. as we move on, we talk about september 21, 2011, democracy now! broadcast live for six hours from the grounds of the prison in georgia where troy anthony davis was executed. we were the only news outlet to continuously broadcast live from the prison grounds. amy: from george's death row prison in jackson, this is a democracy now! special broadcast. we are just an hour from the scheduled execution of troy anthony davis, an execution the whole world is watching. >> i would like to say i've been battling cancer for 10 years most of the item have cancer anymore, but i am reading some of the effects. several months ago, i could no

shake oh shit shake sharif who is in that hotel he's also a presidential candidate and he has accused the president from marjo of ordinary ordering an attack on them to stifle freedom of expression of the presidential candidates are asking the public in mogadishu to tan up in large numbers for friday prayers and for that rally but there's also a lot of fear came with people saying that they are opting to stay home and wait out the situation which is very tense indeed right now where does this rahman sort of leave things in terms of governance i mean so elections are meant to be held by words now there's a president whose time has actually ended so will finally that the next. well the situation the political and security situation is very precarious we have all shabaab feiss somalia the been ramping up their taxes while that is a huge concern president for mother himself has called a consultative meeting with the leaders of the federal states that starts today and to morrow he wants to see whether this impasse can be resolved there are several contentious issues we don't have a date to

as doctors, mohammed al—sharif and zeina hallak worked on the frontline of the humanitarian crisis.cross the devastated region, where a third of the population live in refugee camps, the couple have to make a choice — to care for their patients or protect their growing family. with their third child expected just as the outbreak reaches its peak, it is a choice that will force the family apart... ..and for longer than any of them expected. coughs. mohammed and his family of four live in idlib, this mohammed and his family of four live in idlib, a province in the north—west corner of syria. explosion. sirens wail. it is the only territory still held by anti—government rebels and the start of 2020 saw some of the bloodiest violence as president bashar al—assad tried to regain control. hospitals were bombed, hundreds of civilians killed and a million people forced from their homes. as doctors, both mohammed and his wife zeina were on the front lines of the crisis. a ceasefire is announced at the start of march. six days later, the world health organization declared coronavirus a global

. >> shannon: al sharif faced unimaginable hardship since converting from islam to christianity.l in shannon: sharif has faced trouble after converting from islam to christianity, an illegal act in saudi arabia. chief religion correspondent lauren green profiles a woman risking it all to become the face of religious freedom. >> reporter: we in the united states take freedom of religion for granted but for one woman in saudi arabia it has given her new life and cost her everything. she won't give her first name for fear of her life, she grew up in a conservative muslim family in saudi arabia but on a student visa years ago with her two since she converted to christianity. >> when first i sought to read the bible, found the love that i missed. >> reporter: the decision cost her dearly. >> i lost everything. i lost my family. my extended family. >> reporter: in saudi arabia converting from his on to another religion carries a death sentence. it is still a law. the prince is working to modernize the country. yesterday's release from prison of a saudi woman's right activist shows ther

be the protest 3 presidential candidates are still holed up there one of them of former president sharif shaikh ahmed saying that he believes that president for marjoe ordered an attack on them to stifle the freedom of expression so the situation in mogadishu still very very tense indeed. ok you say people angry with what's going on in the country just explain to our viewers what is going on in the country elections that were meant to be held weren't held now a president whose term has technically ended just explain the background to this for us it's a very complex security and political situation yes the election was supposed to be held that did not happen the president has called for a consultative meeting again it's very difficult to see how this meeting is going to happen and that the circumstances various several previous meetings have failed to come to an agreement on the contentious issues we still don't have a date to a new election the process haven't started yet some of the contentious issues include the management of the election the composition of the electoral commission and

and every is busy on extra documentary evidence for example the leader of the opposition shahbaz sharif is behind the bars and it is an evidence of $41.00 volumes against him each and every money he transferred outside to money laundering has been accounted for so does not think. it's just fashionable to sit to criticize you know the process for accountability but fact of the matter is that every pakistani citizen nor there how their plundered pakistan every every one nor the. look if there is. maybe you can give this impression to the foreign media. did is a return thing but in fact the word is every progress on the most of all of this is our business on the matter well it's not just the foreign media we have to say mr minister that the european commission assessment of pakistan also raised red flags that there are very few cases of ruling party ministers and politicians that have been pursued since the $29000.00 elections amnesty international also points out that the crackdown has actually increased since the opposition united this this past fall they have called on you to cease usin

that saw said but we have a hard from one of the presidential candidates of former president sheikh sharif has. blamed president joe accusing him of stifling freedom of expression or ordering an attack on them that would tell us so as we mentioned the security situation very tense indeed people afraid to come out of their homes saying that they just want to go to the mosque and then go all they do not want to participate in these protests because they just want to wait out the situation. ok thank you for that update there catherine soy monitoring developments from nairobi. a 20 year old woman has become the 1st protester to die after being injured in me in mars and he could protests she was shot in the head last week when police were trying to disperse a crowd in the capital now people. have been on life support in hospital. and for the 14th straight day thousands of people are on the streets of yangon calling for the release of their depose civilian leader aung san suu kyi and others u.k. and canada have announced sanctions against me in mars generals as international pressure builds on t

documentary evidence for example the leader of the opposition shahbaz sharif is behind the bars and it is a member does all $41.00 volumes against him each and every money he transferred out so $2.00 money laundering has been accounted for so that is not in you know it's just fashionable to sit to criticize the you know the process for accountability but fact of the matter is that every pakistani citizen or their holder plundered pakistan every every one more the facts of the case that is. maybe you can give this impression to the foreign media. did is a return thing but in fact over it is every progress on in those at all look this is our business in the modern well it's not just the foreign media we have to say mr minister that the european commission assessment of pakistan also raised red flags that there are very few cases of ruling party ministers and politicians that have been pursued since the $21000.00 elections amnesty international also points out that the crackdown has actually increased since the opposition united this this past fall they have called on you to cease using t

documentary evidence for example leader of the opposition shahbaz sharif is behind the bars and it isn't evidence of $41.00 volumes against him each and every money he transferred out so $2.00 money laundering has been accounted for so that is nothing. it's just fashionable to see to criticize you know the process for accountability but fact of the matter is that every pakistani citizen or that holder plundered pakistan every every one more the factual because that is so maybe you can give this impression to the foreign media . did is of witch hunting but in fact the word is everybody's on the moser dollars look this is our business model well it's a it's not just the foreign media we have to say mr minister that the european commission assessment of pakistan also raised red flags that there are very few cases of ruling party ministers and politicians that have been pursued since the 29000 elections amnesty international also points out that the crackdown has actually increased since the opposition united this this past fall they have called on you to cease using the national accountabil

every key is based on extra documentary evidence for example the leader of the opposition shahbaz sharif is behind the bars and it is an evidence of 41 volumes against him with each and every money he transferred outside to money laundering has been accounted for so did is not think. it's just fashionable to sit to criticize you know the process for accountability but fact of the matter is that every pakistani citizen nor there how the pockets of every everyone nor the. look is there is. maybe you can give this impression to the foreign media. did is a return thing but in fact the word is every progress on the mordaunt look this is our business model well it's not just the foreign media we have to say mr minister that the european commission assessment of pakistan also raised red flags that there are very few cases of ruling party ministers and politicians that have been pursued since the 29000 elections amnesty international also points out that the crackdown has actually increased since the opposition united this this past fall they have called on you to cease using the national accoun

documentary evidence for example leader of the opposition shahbaz sharif is behind the bars and it is an evidence of $41.00 volumes against him each and every money he transferred out so $2.00 money laundering has been accounted for so does not think. it's just fashionable to sit to criticize the you know the process for accountability but fact of the matter is that every pakistani citizen or their holder plundered pakistan every every one more the facts of the case that is. maybe you can give this impression to the foreign media. did is a return thing but in fact over it is every progress on the most at all like this is our business in the matter so let's say it's not just the foreign media we have to say mr minister that the european commission assessment of pakistan also raised red flags that there are very few cases of ruling party ministers and politicians that have been pursued since the $29000.00 elections amnesty international also points out that the crackdown has actually increased since the opposition united this this past fall they have called on you to cease using the nat

documentary evidence for example leader of the opposition shahbaz sharif is behind the bars and it isn't evidence all $41.00 volumes against him with each and every money he transferred outside to money laundering has been accounted for so that is not. just fashionable to see to criticize you know the process for accountability but fact of the matter is that every pakistani citizen or their holder plundered pakistan every every one more the facts of the case that is so maybe you can give this impression to the foreign media. did is a return thing but in fact the word is every progress on the most all of this is our business on the matter so let's say it's not just the foreign media we have to say mr minister that the european commission assessment of pakistan also raised red flags that there are very few cases of ruling party ministers and politicians that have been pursued since the 2019 elections amnesty international also points out that the crackdown has actually increased since the opposition united this this past fall they have called on you to cease using the national accountabili

. >> shannon: al sharif faced unimaginable hardship since converting from islam to christianity.in the face of reslings freedom. >> good evening shannon. we in the united states may take freedom of religion for granted but for one woman in saudi arabia it's given her new life but cost her everything. she will only give her first name, neuf for fear of her life. she grew up in a prominent muslim family in said rain but while here on a student visa years ago with her two sons she converted to christianity. >> the bible and christianity when first i start to read the bible, and i found that love that i missed my entire life. >> but the decision cost her dearly. >> i love everything, the house, the money, the comfort in my life, when i look, my family, my dad, my children, all my extended family >> shannon: in saudi arabia converting to islam to another religion carries a death sentence. although rarely carried out it is still a law. the young crowned opinions muhammad bin laden. a saudi women's rights activist shows there are changes. but neuf's attorney says it is a very slow proce

one of the presidential candidates of former president shaikh sharif has blamed accused presidents from marjo of ordering an attack on them to stifle their freedom of expression and to stop them from going to that rally. the weather next here on the news then. on mazar nasa spacecraft sends new pictures as it searches for traces of ancient life on the red planet. and a 1st time title with a straight open for this pairing the details coming out in support. of. the weather still a little cold a little wintry across parts of the middle east a fair amount of cloud now making its way across iraq pushing into iran you can see we have got some rain some snow towards the coaxes eastern parts of turkey saying some rather wintry weather little bit some places a shabby rain too just into central areas of saudi arabia and the winds have gone round to ignore the direction here and cause notice to be killed or that has been recently or as of around $21.00 or $22.00 degrees over the next couple of days with a possibility of a few spots of rain south of that it does stay dry and fine plenty of sunshine

the president abdel fattah al—sharif see a former general has jailed tens of thousands of opponents of i know that western politicians are selling _ doing now? i know that western politicians are selling their - doing now? i know that western i politicians are selling their people the line _ politicians are selling their people the line that they have two back regimes— the line that they have two back regimes in the area because it is the only— regimes in the area because it is the only way to achieve stability. now. _ the only way to achieve stability. now. this — the only way to achieve stability. now, this is their alibi. it's not true _ now, this is their alibi. it's not true. british people should hold their— true. british people should hold their government accountable for what _ their government accountable for what it's— their government accountable for what it's doing, for how it's, you know. _ what it's doing, for how it's, you know, working for the benefit of arms _ know, working for the benefit of arms and — know, working for the benefit of arms and energy companies, rather