. >> and we meet a commune in senegal. >>> the iraq were prime minister wants to abolish the post of vice president and deputy prime minister. his proposal needs to be approved by the cabinet and parliament. but it could upset iraq's balance. >> reporter: the prime minister's decision to rid the government of the positions of vice president and deputy prime minister sent shock waves throughout the government establishment here. it's not a surprise considering how much pressure the prime minister has been under from these mounting protests that have been growing in cities throughout the country, many activists calling on the government to end corruption here. the people in iraq, all that we have spoken with, they are apolitical, they want to see an end to corruption. they want electricity, air conditioning at a time when iraq is suffering a heat wave. they want clean drinking walter, clean water to bathe in. this country really seems to be at a juncture where there is mounting anger towards the government, the iraqi prime minister trying to show he's doing his utmost. there was a deci

kilkilauea is one of the most active volcanoes in the world. >>> senegal art center is hoping to bring inspiration to local villages. it's called the thread, and mend to wide be its way from local hubs of london and berlin. >> top fashion designer, now a resident artist at the thread, an art center in a remote village in senegal. she didn't know what to expect but then became involved in the local fashion. she started knitting. and the unexpected happened, curious men joined in. >> why not knit my own hats? i mean we are all practicing muslims. we need this to cover our heads. it's fun and useful. >> creative conversation. no words no judgment just letting inspiration do the talking. >> my favorite thing about being here is that there's no -- hardly any phone reception, there's no internet so you can just turn your phone off and have 100% focus on just being. >> western ngos and development workers have come and gone in this region. the art center is the brain child of the village doctor. people here he says nead less ns aid, more art. attempted to migrate realize, doing it for art and

we report on the art project in senegal that's trying to do just that. we begin in egypt where a judge sentenced three al jazeera journalists to three years in jail. the guilty verdict just a few hours ago, the retrial. fahmy, baha mohammed and peter greste tried in absentia has dragged on since march. we will be live in cairo in just a moment. first, this report from natasha gname. >> it was a heartbreaking day in court for al jazeera journalists justice denied yet again as they heard the word "guilty." they, along with their colleague, peter greste who was deported earlier this year were sentenced to more prison time. fahmy and greste three years and mohammed three and a half years for allegedly aiding the now-banned muslim brotherhood. >> it is outrageous, just devastating for me. i mean i know my heart is with them and the others in our case. >> as mohammed and fahmy stood in a sound-proof cage inside the court, the judge said they were not journalists. they were working in egypt without accreditation and they fabricated video material by editing and

al jazeera, senegal. >> sport is still ahead this news hour. argentina creates history in rugby. we will have details. >> runners in the london marathon are concerned that allegations that seven participants had suspicious blood tests. the results call for further nationals of tests leaked from the database. the newspaper also claims that one in four winners of 34 big city marathons should have faced investigation over blood doping, because of suspicious test results. the former world number one marathon runner recorded extreme blood scores for nine years before she was finally stripped of her four marathon wins in chicago and london. athletes with suspicious blood scores collected more than $4.5 million in winnings. >> the world anti doping agency launched an investigation into allegations made by the newspaper over the last week. the governing body has agreed to hand its full database to the investigators, but some athletes are taking it even further. olympic gold medalist is one of eight british athletes who have gone against advice from his federation to publish his test data

and senegal tries to clean up its act by going green, but dirty habits are proving hard to change. ♪ >>> 2015 is turning out to be the deadliest year on record for migrants crossing the mediterranean. the number of people who have died trying to reach beater life in europe has now passed 2,000, and they still come. another 306 people have just arrived in italy, rescued by the italian coast guard. approximately 188,000 migrants have been rescued in the mediterranean so far this year. earlier i spoke to leonard doyle in geneva. i began by asking him if recent tragedies had lead to any positive changes. >> i think the european union has a very big shock when the people drowned off of lampedusa, and they deployed the navies tla has been a huge effort to rescue people and bring them to safety. so while we have reached a milestone in the number dead undoubtedly there's a big rescue mission taking place at the same time. >> the focus has shifted from what is happening at sea to what is happening in places like calais. explain what people arrive on shore. are they not being processed, housed

how senegal is hoping to inspire creative genius. we have the sport, the moto gp, marco shows he is in no mood to give up his titles qualifying for sunday's british grand prix. ♪ >>> the newshour headlines: angry in the courtroom echoing across the globe as three al jazeera journalists were 70sed to three years behind bars in egypt. people tracking down a better life in europe continue across the continent and fire and fury on the streets of beirut as thousands gather to protest about the government's inability to provide even the most basic services. it's almost two years now since al jazeera's journalists in egypt were arrested. the canadian, mohammed fahmy, egyptian mohammed were detained in december, 2013. their first court appearance in the 20-month legal battle that was to follow was in february of 2014. june of that year and all three were found guilty of spreading what was called false news, helping a terrorist organization and operating without a permit. fahmy and grete were 70sed to seven years. mohammed to 10. conviction

our project in senegal trying to do that. jordan spieth's reign as world number 1 comes to an end after 13 days. we will tell you why a little later. ♪ >>> an attack on press freedom. recent thailand, a foreign man thought thought to be involved in this month's bombing in central bangkok. officers found bomb-making materials and several passports when they arrested him at an apartment on the outskirts of the capitol. thousands of malaysians have gathered calling on the prime minister to resign. they want electoral reform and more transparency in politics. let's get more on our top story, egypt's convince of three journalists. peter greste was deported in february and retried in absent that andrew thomas was with him in australia as he heard the verdict. >> peter greste was with his lawyer in sydney watching for news from cairo via a post on social media from journalists in the courtroom. >> oh, my. >> the verdicts when they came were not what he was hoping for. >> what is your immediate reaction? >> andrew, i am finding it

we meet senegal's forum. >>> in sport, beware, ballers. this is how you may be treated. >> a 100-year-old religious sect has made communal leading and hard work its way of life. they have become almost completely self-sufficient. mary younger members are getting a chants to go to university. nicholas hart went and had a look. >> a calling to return to the land. these children are from the brotherhood, a muslim sect prompting living together away from the city and closer to the earth in commune. some of these children are orphans. others were abandoned by their tharnts. she is the first of her family to go to university. >> you reich the discipline. it brings us closer together. >> an estimated 1 million children live on the streets in senegal either aban oned or forced into being. authorities do little to protect them. ba pals offer them safety. everyone is wealthy as long as they leave possessions behind, participate in work and follow the islamic principles of their sect. >> islam values intention. work is our form of prayer. there was n

she's now in an art center in senegal. she didn't what to expect, but then she became inspired by the local fashion. she started knights hats and skull caps and the insuspected happen. curious young men joined in. >> why not knit my own happens. we're all practicing muslims. we need this to cover our heads. it's fun and useful. >> this is a creative conversation. no words, no adjustment. just letting inspiration do the talking. >> my favorite thing about being here is that there is no hardly any phone reception. there is no internet. you can just turn your phone off and have 100% focus and just beinbe. >> within ngo and development workers have come and gone in this village. they say people needless aid and more art. >> we have lots of young men uninspired who are tempted to migrate to europe illegally. they're doing this not just for money but for the adventure. i hope the art center can remind them that adventure can be found at home. >> a resident artist is a filmmaker for the life and countryside here. a passion she wa

as reported in a couple of sites, this is what this man did when he set out from senegal to spain. within a week 10,000 followed the post with commenters cheering him on. images posted and et personae were fake. the idea came from a spanish film-maker who wanted to highlight western frivolity, and the notion that a life has not been lived if it hasn't been shared. the truth was revealed when penya produced a short with footage, a promo for spanish photography special. we made it the video of the week. and we'll see you next time on "listening post". . >> i think we are into something bigger than us. n us. >>> i'm ali velshi, and i'm devoting the show to the [ ♪ ] >>> i'm ali velshi, and i'm devoting tonight's show to t trafficking of children as sex workers, a crime most think happens somewhere else. it's happening here in the united states. and the website that listed her for sale. mary snow has the story. >> we did everything with the kids. that was our philosophy as being parents. trouble.

as reported in a couple of sites, this is what this man did when he set out from senegal to spain. within a week 10,000 followed the post with commenters cheering him on. images posted and et personae were fake. the idea came from a spanish film-maker who wanted to highlight western frivolity, and the notion that a life has not been lived if it hasn't been shared. the truth was revealed when penya produced a short with al jazeera america gives you the total news experience anytime, anywhere. more on every screen. digital, mobile, social. visit aljazeera.com. follow @ajam on twitter. and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america.

as reported in a couple of sites, this is what this man did when he set out from senegal to spain. within a week 10,000 followed the post with commenters cheering him on. images posted and et personae were fake. the idea came from a spanish film-maker who wanted to highlight western frivolity, and the notion that a life has not been lived if it hasn't been shared. the truth was revealed when penya produced a short with al jazeera america gives you the total news experience anytime, anywhere. more on every screen. digital, mobile, social. visit aljazeera.com. follow @ajam on twitter. and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> i think we're into something that's bigger than us >> that's the pain your mother feels when you disrespect her son... >> me being here is defying all odds >> they were patriots, they wanted their country back >> al jazeera america presents the passion.. >> onward! pain... >> it's too much though...

she's now a resident artist at the thread, an art center in a remote village in senegal. she didn't know what to expect, but became inspired by the local fashion. she started knitting hats and muslim skull caps. then the unexpected happened. curious young men joined in. >> why not knit my own hats? we are all practicing muslims. we need this to cover ir our he. >> no words, no judgment, just letting inspiration do the talking. >> my favorite anything, there is hardly any phone reception, no internet. you can have a hundred percent focus on just being. >> reporter: development workers have come and gone. the art center is a brain child of this village doctor. he says people need less aid, more art. >> we have lots of young men uninspired who are tempted to migrate to europe. i hope the art center will remind them adventure can be found at home. >> reporter: she's a filmmaker. a passion she wants to share with the villagers. this community is not accustom would to visitors let alone contemporary artists. but the people behind the thread believe this might bring attention to

. >> rubbish is proving a major headache for senegal despite a ban on plastic bags being introduced. religious leaders are now stepping in to help with the drive to save the environment. it wassen always like this, he never understood how people got to asuccessors come to this garbage. how they pray five time as day, also throw their garbage here, polluting what was once a may sure reserve. >> any form of pollution and aggression towards the environment is a sin and clearly forbidden, people need to be reminded of this. >> to reduce this, members of parliament voted allow banning plastic bags all together. carrying one of these is now illegal, and throwing a plastic bag on the streets can lead to a six month jail sentence, and a $300,000 fine. but despite these harsh penalties the law is still largely ignored. if we get rid of these bags what will i use for my customers. we need an alternative, and there isn't one yet. >> and so all habits remain, people continue to use and discard them. dumping them even into the ocean. it will take thousands of years before they disintegrate. >> th

religious leaders in senegal are being urged to help solve a nation-wide problem with plastic bags. they continue to litter the streets despite the government ban which started three months ago. >> reporter: it wasn't always like this the litter the junk and plastic bags accumulated over time. this man never underhow people got so easily accustomed to this pollution. polluting what was once a nature reserve. >> translator: islam is clear any form of pollution or aggression towards the environment is a sin, and clearly forbidden. people need to be reminded of this. >> reporter: to reduce this pollution, members of parliament recently voted a law banning plastic bags all together. carrying one of these is now illegal, and throwing a plastic bag on the streets could lead to a six-month jail sentence and a $300,000 fine. but despite the harsh penalties, the law is still largely ignored. >> translator: if we get rid of these bags what am i going to use for my customers? we need a viable alternative and there isn't one yet. >> reporter: so old habits remain. people continue to use and dis

beat air bay from ukraine in the bat you felt governing body's congress in beijing and takes over from senegal who has run the iaaf for the last 16 years. let's go straight to beijing where we can join adrian brown. we have been hearing from the new president, what has he been saying? >> reporter: well, he's just been holding a news conference. he's clearly very weary, but clearly very relieved. he said that he was honored and flattered to have been elected. now, he takes over one of the most high-profile position in sport. but he takes over at the helm of a sport this is really going through very troubled times at the moment to give this some context, laura, there have been rampant and renewed allegations concerning doping in the sport. recent media allegations suggest that go up to 5,000 athletes have returned suspicious results between 2001 and 2012. and this is all happening as sebastian coe was completing the final stages of this election campaign. he has traveled more than 700,000-kilometers, that's a lot of money, a lot of air miles, but today he said that as i say, he felt flattered an

. >> religious leaders in senegal are urged to help solve a nationwide problem with plastic bags. they continue to litter the streets despite a government ban started three months ago. >> it wasn't always like this, the litter, the junk and plastic bags accumulated over time. he never understood how people got so easily accustomed to this pollution. people who pray here also throw their garbage here, polluting what was once a nature preserve. >> islam is clear, any form of pollution or aggression towards the environment is a sin and clearly forbidden. people need to be reminded of this. >> to reduce this pollution, members of parliament recently voted a law banning plastic bags altogether. carrying one of these is now illegal and throwing a plastic lead to a six month jail sentence and a $300,000 fine. despite the penalty, the law is still largely ignored. >> if we get rid of these bags, what will i use for my customers? >> so old habits remain. people continue to use them, dumping them even into the ocean. it will take thousands of years to disintegrate. in the meantime, someone

in senegal, a world heritage strake is in existence. it served along with other species. niklas took this along with rangers, charged with protecting animals from poachers. >> this is exception am inside a world heritage site. it is home to rare animals and clams. it's half the size of belgium. finding poachers is difficult. >> this morning rangers receive a tip off. on the grounds, some clues, fresh bicycle tracks, and signs of wild animals. these are the latest pictures from a nearby camera used to track animal movements. here, the west african lion, virtually extinct. it's worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. take a look at the last picture. barely visible. one of the poachers standing in front of the camera. >> local tribes were forced out of the area 40 years ago to protect animals from being hunted. some tribesman are known to work with traffickers. >> we are not surprised. locals had the best knowledge of the park. it's so lucrative, it's tempting to want to hunt here. we slowly approached the spot where the pictures are taken. the poachers are probably armed, r

. >> the outgoing president from senegal recently turned 82, and he has been in the job 16 years. he's defended the body's handling of doping under his watch. sebastian coe takes over a governing body that has been under siege in recent weeks. now on the eve of championships in beijing he has pledged to clean up world athletics. but to do that he needs more money and town. >> adrian brown, al jazeera. beijing. >> going into the final ashes test against england's cricketers on thursday, the australian captain michael clark admits that supporters have every right to field that he and his side have left them down. it will be the last time the 34-year-old will be leading into the test. clark is looking for an improved display. >> they expect the leader to lead from the front and stand up. so criticism is certainly warranted. like i say we're looking forward to finishing the series on a high. >> and england captain alastair cook said that his side doesn't want to let the intense ultimate slip as they publish for a 4-1 series win. that would be england's most comprehensive victory since

. >> the out going president from senegal recently turned 82 and has been in the job 16 years. he's defended the body's handling of doping under his watch. >> sebastien coe takes over on the eve of the championships in beijing and has pledged to clean up word athletics. to do that, he needs more money and time. >> al jazeera, beijing. >> one of the countries hardest his di doping allegations is kenya. several have failed drug tests in recent years. the boston and chicago marathon winners was found guilty of doping. let's go live to nairobi and speak to a former runner and sports commentator. >> do you believe that seb is the right man for the job? >> you know, i believe he will revitalize the sport and fight the doping scourge. >> what do you think is the problem? >> >> well, of course, you know, it is a problem, and, you know, in recent times, they have shied away from taking the scourge on. something has to be done particularly from a country's perspective where they are weighed down heavily with allegations of doping. we would like to see it cleaned up. >> all these allegati

. >> senegal is doing what it can to save the environment but three months after passing a law banning plastic bags, not much has changed. authorities has sought help from religious leaders. >> it wasn't always like this, the litter, the junk and plastic bales accumulated over time. he never understood how his neighbors throw their garbage here polluting what was once a nature reserve. >> islam is clear any form of pollution or aggression towards the environment is a 16 and clearly forbidden. people need to be reminded of this. >> to reduce this pollution members of parliament recently voted a law banning plastic bags altogether. carrying one of these is now illegal and throwing a plastic bag on the streets can heated to a six month jail sentence and a $300,000 fine. despite the penalty the law is still largely ignored. >> if we get rid of these bags, what will i use for my customers? >> so old habits remain. people continue to use them, dumping them even into the ocean. it will take thousands of years to disintegrate. in the meantime, someone needs to pick them up. >> local officials

but fatou from senegal, where is fu futou. she wrote me a letter and said if the real value of yali is for young people to learn for mothers, maybe we should start sending young americans to africa also. she made the point, not just to help poor communities as they usually do, but to learn from other societies with humility. and which i thought is absolutely true. so i have good news. from now on we'll give americans an opportunity next summer, up to 80 american leaders will join -- [ cheers and applause ] up to 80 yearn american leaders will join yali and go to africa to learn from you and your countries. and you guys are going to have to look after them when they're there. you know, show them good places but not too much fun. they need to be doing some work while they're there. so these connections and partnerships and friendships they forge an understanding that brings our peoples closer together. after six weeks here, some of you are now officially texas longhorns or notre dame fighting irish. you've shared african cooking

she is now a resident artist at the thread in senegal. she didn't know what to expect but then she became inspired by the local fashion. she started knitting hats as well as muslim skull caps. and the unexpected happened. curious young men joined in. >> why not admit my own hats? we are all practicing muslims. we need this to cover our heads. it's fun and useful. >> syria calls this a creative conversation, just letting inspiration do the talking. >> my favorite thing is that there is hardly any phone reception. there is no internet. you can turn your phone off and have 100% focus and just being. >> western ngos and development workers have come and gone in this region. the art center is a brain child of this village doctor. he says people here needless aide, more art. >> we have lots of young men uninspired who are tempted to migrate to europe illegally and doing this not just for money but for the advent tour. i hope the art center can remind them that add venture can be found at home. >> fit. f a filmmaker with a passion for the lights