thank you for talking to us, assistant high commissionerfor the unhcr.ady for another day of protests, three weeks after the disputed presidential election. last sunday, more than 100,000 people gathered in the centre of the capital, minsk, as they campaign to force president alexander lukashenko to step down. the authorities have revoked the accreditations of 17 journalists, mostly working for western media, including two reporters from the bbc‘s russian—language service. steve rosenberg reports from minsk. in belarus, sunday has become the key day for protests against alexander lu kashenko. key day for protests against alexander lukashenko. one week ago, more than 100,000 people gathered here in the centre of links to demand his resignation and we are expecting another big anti—government rally here today. it will be interesting to see whether it is allowed to go ahead or if the police will try to stop it. yesterday the authorities here launched a crackdown on independent voices. 17 journalists launched a crackdown on independent voices. 17journalists

it is about recognising that people are seeking refuge and the world, as the unhcr says, working together have been recovered from an indian passenger aircraft that crashed in kerala, killing more than 20 people, including both pilots. 200 people were on board when the plane skidded off the runway and broke in two. more than 120 people are in hospital. the boeing 737 passengerjet came from dubai and was repatriating passengers who'd been stranded overseas due to the coronavirus pandemic. alanna petroff has the latest. the mangled plane, split in two, sits behind closed gates. authorities have sealed it off after a panicked rescue effort. last night in the rain, the plane skidded along the runway and crashed into the valley at the end, splitting apart. this airport is known as a difficult spot to land in rainy weather. it's not unusual for pilots to fail on their first approach and circle around to try again. the aviation minister says the pilot aborted his first attempt. translation: the weather conditions were unfavourable due to the monsoon. it seems the pilot tried to bring the flight

however, we got offered from unhcr in 2014, we got offered from unhcr in 2014, we had the first call,ad been offered a settlement in the uk. personally, i did not believe that. it was like a dream for me and my family, of course. by the end of 2015, beginning of 2016, january, i arrived in birmingham with my family, my brother and my sister, and since then, that is when my journey started, basically. and you have gone on to do great things, you are doing a masters in business analytics, working towards a phd, but clearly, many refugees who come on these journeys have an extremely challenging time and it must be odd to arrive in a country that you don‘t know and to rebuild a life. exactly, i had one of the challenges that i personally face was speaking english. of course, i am that i personally face was speaking english. of course, iam in that i personally face was speaking english. of course, i am in england so english. of course, i am in england soi english. of course, i am in england so i have to speak english, if i wa nt to so i have to speak english, if i want to go into the city,

mireille girard of the unhcr, thank you very much indeed for that.ome of the day's other news. sri lanka's governing party has won a major victory in parliamentary elections. it's the second electoral success in less than a year for the rajapa ksa family, which dominates sri lankan politics. they won 146 seats in the 225—member legislature, with a record number of votes. india's prime minister narendra modi has already congratulated the incumbent prime minister for his victory. hong kong police have arrested 25 activists, who took part in a banned vigil to mark the anniversary of china's tiananmen square crackdown. democracy campaigners joshua wong andjimmy lai were charged with taking part in an unlawful assembly. authorities cancelled the event, citing coronavirus concerns, just before beijing imposed a new security law on hong kong. the president of ivory coast, alassane ouattara, says he will seek a third term in october's election. the ruling party's preferred candidate, the popular prime minister, amadou gon coulibaly, died suddenly last month.