be focussed on myanmar. starting with the things we've asked for and building on the full implementation of the recommendations of the commission. that is the work we would like to be doing. thank you very much. >> all right. thank you very much. that's all the time we have. thank you to our guests for being here and your time and we'll continue following the rest of the conference today. thank you very much for being here today.

and the solutions need to be found many myanmar. it will be better if much high proportion of all activity could be focussed on myanmar. starting with their and building on the implementation of the recommendations of the commission. that is the word we would like to be doing. thank you very much. >> all right, thank you very much. that's all the time we have. thank you to the guests. and we'll continue following the rest of the conference. thank you, everyone for being here. >>> c-span washington journal live every day. with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up wednesday morning. utah republican congressman chris stewart discusses u.s. military operations. and new york democratic congressman talks about the opioid epidemic in america. author will discuss the anticipated release of the jfk assassination documents. be sure to watch c-span washington journal. live at 7:00 a.m. eastern wednesday morning. join the discussion. >> tuesday the joint economic committee holds a hearing on how the trump administration views the c

and peace in myanmar will remain elusive. anchor: myanmar is not the only nation where raw materials feed conflict. wood, coal, oil and rare earths are key to our global economy. but this commodity-based wealth comes at a high price. devastated forests, toxic soils, devastated forests, toxic soils, polluted water, for many countries, raw materials are more of a curse than a blessing . any rewards they bring usually end up in the hands of a few. while the masses remain poor. in many countries conflicts rage over raw materials, and the profits from mining end up funding terror and prolonging wars. like in panjshir in northern afghanistan. conditions in the emerald mines there are tough. and only a few reap the benefits. for most, the precious stones bring only misery. emeralds from afghanistan are beautiful, valuable and in demand. but experts say the trade is funding terror and violence. these e dealers in kabul are inspectiting their latatest delivery. it's worth several million euros. but is this business legal? >> yes, they

poppy thank you very much that was poppy macpherson there in yang gone myanmar thank you so much. just a quick reminder of our top story a prominent investigative journalist has been killed by a car bomb in malta a car want to go to report on corruption in the island nations. so you news for now thanks for watching. the slaughter rescue center in syria. the habitat is being destroyed but often turn up in towns and villages and then help has to come quick imagine seeing rescues facades. global three thousand next on d.w. . uganda august two thousand and one. four thousand people in the move into region are vick did by the army in order to make way for a plantation run by a major german coffee trader. the villagers have been fighting it ever since for their rights bad for justice. the move to coffee plantations and the bitter taste of eviction in forty five minutes on d w. this is you get when you come to live from but end at the right to our correspondent he is in central istanbul joined by michel a couple of you know of his but it'll correspond let's bring in a book section of you

sanjoy majumder, bbc news, at the bangladesh—myanmar border. despite spain's efforts to stop an independence referendum in catalonia, regional leaders insist that polls will open in a few hours time. it's unclear how easily people will be able vote after spanish police sealed off polling stations and raided a communications centre, where votes are due to be counted. from barcelona, here's tom burridge. goes against the referendum last night took to the streets. a sea of spanish flags. 0utside night took to the streets. a sea of spanish flags. outside the headquarters of catalonia devolved government. those protesting happy that thousands of spanish national police will on board to cruise ships docked in barcelona's port. this is madrid saying it is ultimately in charge. together we are more stronger, together is a great country inside of europe, and we weren't continued to be a part of disdain. those who want a referendum have occupied schools they can be used as polling stations this morning. at all other nationalists need a big turnout is the

let's not forget, myanmar regards them as not forget, myanmar regards them as not citizens, even though they have been living in myanmar, many of them for generations. so there are tensions now between these neighbours, particularly as bangladesh is struggling to cope with so many refugees. we also heard senior un officials thanking donors for the money that has been pledged, but warning that they could be asking donor countries back here to geneva in a few months for more, because this is viewed as a long—term crisis, because, unless myanmar agrees to allow the rohingya muslims back to the very villages they fled, many of which appear to have been raised to the ground, they have been raised to the ground, they have nowhere to go. stay with us on outside source. still to come: the british prime minister updates parliament after her meeting with eu leaders. we'll be live in westminster. the financial conduct authority has said it may take further action over the way royal bank of scotland treated some small business customers. the watchdog published an interim report into the unit set

but some will never have the chance to return to myanmar. the day after we filmed mohammad, we were told he died. he was buried in a tiny grave before sundown. clive myrie, bangladesh, bbc news. the spanish government says it will start the process of stripping catalonia of autonomous powers on saturday after the regional leader refused to back down in his push for independence. earlierthis refused to back down in his push for independence. earlier this month, they voted for independence in a referendum which the spanish government declared illegal. we have more from the capital, barcelona. government declared illegal. we have more from the capital, barcelonam is uncharted territory in spain. spanish government officials tell me they are going where no spanish government has come before. the idea of madrid exerting greater control over a disobedient regional government is so controversial and sensitive i think at least in private tonight spanish government officials at the eu summit are working hard to consolidate support. iam also working h

denial and loathing in myanmar. that's the heading of a new york times feature on the displacement of thousands of rohingya muslims from the country. it says locals believe the rohingya are not rightful citizens of buddhist—majority myanmar. academics in the uk have accused a government mp of "idiotic leninism" and censorship after he asked for the names of academics teaching about brexit. but the times says other tory mp's have backed his request, suggesting lecturers have tried to influence students with anti—brexit messages. the daily telegraph reports that financial dealings of some of the world's richest people may be exposed after a major offshore company admitted computer records had been hacked. appleby, a firm based in bermuda with offices in many tax havens, said it was in the process of warning clients that they may be implicated in lea ks of sensitive information. and in the sun, a handwritten note containing albert einstein's formula for happiness has fetched $1.3 million at an auction injerusalem.

detainment camp with pop-y. a around inside myanmar maybe inside me and ma and that's nothing that's not a solution we we can't want this and regina want to go back to their villages and anyway every resettlement for the regime has to be voluntary volatility. should be forced to go back ok no united nations is saying that their homes are facing a campaign of ethnic cleansing is that an accurate description of what's happening that's absolutely accurate we report to for many yes atrocities against this muslim minority in the north of but in the recent two months this the systematic ethnic cleansing by the me and by. groups who are helping the burmese army to drive the ruling out of the country ok burma of course being me and maher right ok you know the government in myanmar is denying that there's any rights violation all it's saying is fighting is a must insurgency how much is that fighting fuelling the refugee crisis where there is some fighting or was actually some fighting because now this group the ruling group they announced a cease fire a unilateral cease fire. but you know i m

myanmar has said it will take people back. it said it is agreeing with bangladesh to repatriate people. but at this point, there has been documented clashes of violence, people continuing to flee fairly recently. so the talk of repatriating people seems quite early, but it is very important that myanmar makes it clear people can come back if they wa nt clear people can come back if they want to. and it should be voluntary. thank you so much for your insights. the wife of hollywood producer harvey weinstein has announced she's leaving him following a torrent of allegations of sexual harassment and rape from a number of actresses. she described her husband's alleged behaviour as "unforgivable". nick bryant reports. this time last week, harvey weinstein was at the centre of hollywood's in crowd, but now he's a virtual outcast. known not for the magnetism of his personality, but what accusers have described as the menace. a—list actresses, to women who just wanted to break into the movie and tv industry, all saying he sexually a

what is going on in myanmar, why have you had to flee? another man we came across spoke of violence and murder. translation: on the way we saw many dead people, their heads and limbs chopped off. the slaughter took place house by house. as we drew closer to the border, nothing had prepared us for the full extent of the day's exodus. almost as far as the eye could see, left and right, a tide of humanity. between 10,000 and 15,000 people had crossed the border in one night. young and old, hungry, exhausted, traumatised. and, for the weak, it is a painful journey into exile, with the searing heat stinging the skin infection of this child, beneath an unrelenting sun. they had been hiding out for close to a week, to avoid detection along the border. this, a first meal without having to watch their backs. a man makes a call to tell relatives he has made it, while others, parched and desperate, take their chance with the filthy water all around. well, as you can see, they're carrying with them whatever they could salvage from their villages, the

her story of the night she had to flee myanmar is depressingly familiar. villages torched and her mother dying in the flames. "they're killing all the muslims," she told me. "slaughtering innocent rohingyas. we've always been treated as less of people in our own land. now they want to finish us off." but dangers lurk in exile as well. young women are vulnerable. and the chance of children falling into the hands of sexual predators or exploited for their labour is ever present. the families here have nothing. they are trying to survive on a daily basis, and some of them at some point might be tempted to give away one of their children for domestic work. you know, not going to school, sometimes sexual abuse. so the risks are high. but there is light against all the gloom. children in the camps are getting vaccinated against cholera and other diseases. there is even a chance to watch cartoons. and youngsters are never allowed to feel ashamed of who they are. in this class, they are reciting nursery rhymes from their homeland. but some will never return. the d

i can tell you that there are many more over in myanmar hoping to get here. in the distance in myanmar, where rohingya villages have burned in recent weeks, and the people have been driven out, there's another fire. it's ethnic cleansing, says the un. and the purged are fleeing for their lives into neighbouring bangladesh. translation: in my village, many were killed. but my son had just been born. so we have only now been able to escape. as we drew closer to the border, nothing had prepared us for the full extent of the day's exodus. almost as far as the eye could see, left and right, a tide of humanity. between 10,000 and 15,000 people had crossed the border in one night. young and old, hungry, exhausted, traumatised. and for the weak, it's a painful journey into exile with the searing heat stinging the skin infection of this child beneath an unrelenting sun. as you can see, they're carrying with them whatever they could salvage from their villages and homes, that they say they were burnt out by the myanmar military. look at that little baby there in a bask

it's a charge myanmar strongly denies blaming rohingya insurgents for attacks on civilians. the funeral procession of rashida mohammed makes its way through the rohingya refugee camp. he was 75 and never saw muslim and buddhist reconciled in his homeland. the younger generation may one day see this happen but, for now, the many rohingya will live and die on foreign soil. clive myrie, bbc news let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. prosecutors in new york are investigating the company co—founded by the disgraced film producer, harvey weinstein, to see if civil rights have been breached. documents relating to complaints about sexual harassment and how they were handled will be seized. mr weinstein has been accused of various sexual offences by dozens of women — claims which he denies. catalonia's leaders are warning they will defy any attempt by the government in madrid to impose direct control. the spanish prime minister, mariano rajoy, has announced plans to sack the region's government and take away some of the powers of its parliament. the cata

but some will never have the chance to return to myanmar. the day after we filmed mohammad, we were told he died. he was buried in a tiny grave before sundown. clive myrie, bangladesh, bbc news. our other top story this hour — the controversy over how president trump dealt with the family of a soldier killed in action has taken another turn. former marine and white house chief of staff generaljohn kelly — says he was "stunned" by the criticism made by a congresswoman who was with the family when they received a call from the president. sergeant la david johnson was one of four servicemen killed in niger by islamist militants earlier this month. here's some of what general kelly said: i was stunned when i came to work yesterday morning. and brokenhearted at what i saw a member of congress doing. the member of congress who listened in on a phone call from the president of the united states to a young wife. who, in his way, try to express that opinion. here's a brave man, falland express that opinion. here's a brave man, fall and he'll row.

sanjoy majumder, bbc news, at the bangladesh—myanmar border. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. thousands of people have marched through the irish capital, dublin, to demand changes to the country's strict abortion laws. the annual rally is the first major demonstration since the country's prime minister announced last week that ireland would hold a referendum on the issue. protesters have clashed with police in the swedish city of gothenburg during a march organised by a neo—nazi group, the nordic resistance movement. at least 20 people are said to have been arrested. the unrest reportedly began when protesters tried to deviate from the planned route. the us state department has said north korea has expressed no interest in talks over its missile and nuclear programmes. the statement follows comments made in china by the secretary of state, rex tillerson, that washington was in direct contact with pyongyang and exploring the possibility of dialogue. china is keen for the two sides to talk after escalating rhetori

but some will never have the chance to return to myanmar. the day after we filmed mohammad, we were told he died. he was buried in a tiny grave before sundown. clive myrie, bangladesh, bbc news. our other top story this hour — the controversy over how president trump dealt with the family of a soldier killed in action has taken another turn. former marine and white house chief of staff generaljohn kelly — says he was "stunned" by the criticism made by a congresswoman who was with the family when they received a call from the president. sergeant ladavid johnson was one of four servicemen killed in niger by islamist militants earlier this month. here's some of what general kelly said: i was stunned when i came to work yesterday morning, and brokenhearted at what i saw a member of congress doing. the member of congress who listened in on a phone call from the president of the united states to a young wife. who, in his way, tried to express an opinion "here's a brave man, a fallen hero. he knew he was getting himself into because he enlisted

sanjoy majumder, bbc news, at the bangladesh—myanmar border. joining us now from the port of chittagong in southern bangladesh is tun khin, president of the burmese rohingya organisation in the uk. we should tell viewers you are normally based in london but you travel to bangladesh specifically to look at the situation on the ground. what have you seen in these camps?” have what have you seen in these camps?|j have seen many refugees, you know, taking shelter to the refugee camps and some are not getting proper shelter yet. many women, and some are not getting proper shelteryet. many women, especially, at even with their babies, many babies born on the way to bangladesh and so women facing serious... seriously they are facing a kind of disease and not getting proper shelter and no medical aid. we appreciate what the bangladesh government is doing. when i visited their, i had many women told me about these stories. they are quite ashamed to tell me. some women it told me they had been raped by burmese military while they entered their houses a

myanmar leader aung san suu kyi in an address to the nation last month said myanmar was ready to start a very for cation process following the same principles as the one nine hundred ninety three agreement with bangladesh under that deal rohingya could return if they could prove their residency and had national identity cards or other relevant documents issued by the authorities but the myanmar military still a very powerful institution here said in a statement that the verification process would also have to be in accordance with the nineteen eighty two citizenship law a law that's been used to deny citizenship to the arabia. but after what they have lived through and many refugees have been given consistent accounts of murder arson and rape at the hands of myanmar military and buddhist mobs many were will choose not to return to a country that seems intent on keeping them out florence. yangon a two day conference is underway in sicily focusing on what's been described as the world's deadliest migrant crossing the organization for security and cooperation in europe first despite the r

but the myanmar military has come out to say that it should also include proof of citizenship and if that is the deal then really very many people want to be allowed to return to myanmar the third so much flow slowly there. now kenya's opposition leader has branded the presidential election rerun i shann he's calling for a new poll within three months by loading church leaders and supporters in the capital nairobi on sunday as the country remains in political limbo the poll was marred by violence and a low turnout of just forty three percent has more from nairobi. there's little doubt president two who headed for landslide win after thousands election was quoted by the opposition but is shrunken electron monday to to a water timeout continues to tarnish the credibility of a process that has deeply polarized this nation. opposition leader raila odinga is leading the campaign to discredit that. i think. is a bizarre it is. i think elections. look at the turnout. from. kim. we said. three point five million people. but it printed in the so called addiction. custody. was on the bottle of

thousands of people still flee myanmar every day nearly six hundred thousand have left for bangladesh in recent weeks almost all of them have experienced great suffering. not big home wanders through the refugee camp and cox's bazar clearly traumatized the eleven year old tells us what happened in myanmar. monday kana my father was murdered by me on mary's soldiers it is thankfully i wasn't there. neighbors had hidden me and then they brought me to bangladesh. a lot of their lives. janet is now searching for her mother she hopes she also made it to bangladesh doesn't even have a tent she sleeps out in the open more than half of the refugees here are children the relief organizations and the government of bangladesh aren't able to support them fully. everything is in short supply tents food and medicine there's just one hospital in the camp where a handful of doctors work around the clock. when they are on the run the heat and the long track are very hard going for those driven from their homes most people arrive here in very poor condition most of. the most serious cases are treated i

it's a charge myanmar strongly denies blaming rohingya insurgents for attacks on civilians. the funeral procession of rashida mohammed makes its way through the rohingya refugee camp. he was 75 and never saw muslim and buddhist reconciled in his homeland. the younger generation may one day see this happen but, for now, the many rohingya will live and die on foreign soil. clive myrie, bbc news, in bangladesh. the process of rebuilding the city of marawi in the southern philippines has started after the military said it had defeated rebels supporting the islamic state group. president duterte placed the island of mindanao under martial law. after the insurgents took over parts of marawi, capital of the mainly muslim province of lanao del sur. the 5—month military campaign to evict the militants was backed by america. sarah corker reports. their sound of gunfire can still be heard across the city on monday. but the battle for marawi is now over. months of fierce fighting have reduced entire neighbourhoods to ruins. but it was a time for prayer and celebration for filipino sol

it's a charge myanmar strongly denies blaming rohingya insurgents for attacks on civilians. the funeral procession of rashida mohammed makes its way through the rohingya refugee camp. he was 75 and never saw muslim and buddhist reconciled in his homeland. the younger generation may one day see this happen but, for now, the many rohingya will live and die on foreign soil. let's take a look at some of the other stories making making the news. prosecutors in new york are investigating the company co—founded by the disgraced film producer, harvey weinstein, to see if civil rights have been breached. documents relating to complaints about sexual harassment and how they were handled will be seized. mr weinstein has been accused of various sexual offences by dozens of women — claims which he denies. catalonia's leaders are warning they will defy any attempt by the government in madrid to impose direct control. the spanish prime minister, mariano rajoy, has announced plans to sack the region's government and take away some of the powers of its parliament. the catalan parliament

demands myanmar allow humanitarian access to stay as expects even more refugees to flee violence. and welcome to al-jazeera live from my headquarters in doha the plane as a random also ahead. dozens of dead and thousands affected as another big storm that is central america. surveying the damage with me puerto ricans fearing for what will happen today could help communities and why the muslim arabs are joining the kurds and turning their back on iraq. the u.n. is bracing for what it calls a further exodus of the hunger of refugees from myanmar to bang the day with up to one hundred thousand people waiting to cross the border half a million behind i have already crossed since the end of august to escape a military crackdown in rakhine state myanmar says it's fighting separatist groups and denies accusations of ethnic cleansing and the u.n. . as criticizing me on my other difficulties getting humanitarian aid into rakhine state the access we have. in rakhine especially in northern rakhine is unacceptable and we repeat our cole to the authorities in me to put in place the arrangement

but i will examine if myanmar accept their own enjoy and recognize us. then maybe we will return one day. but might if they continue to view us as bengali living illegally in their country. then we can never go back. to them as a wrangler to. is that i could have already ever been there yes in. the usa you know look if you want to wear it with the question is do we fight or not but how can we they are in power we don't stand a chance. no we will not go to war i've been persecuted many people have lost relatives some of lost mothers fathers children i myself have lost a son out of if we go to war against myanmar as well as the money but are they willing to die here to overthrow him which is. better than most of the reindeer only want to live in peace. but many of the refugees are willing to grasp at whatever options are possible. to get here some are taking advantage of the desperate situation offering a little help to secure the gratitude of these vulnerable people. these men say they travel halfway across the country to offer support to their persecuted

let's bring in journalist poppy macpherson she joins us from yang gong in myanmar hi poppy myanmar claims it has ceased military operations in rakhine state yet running the refugees are continuing to fully what is going on in rakhine state. difficult question to answer because obviously we're still not allowed free access rakhine state journalists aid agencies not allowed to go and see what's going on and but what we do know from the refugees who are coming across the border arriving many many thousands or i think especially in the last days there's been an enormous increase in the number coming and they are saying that there's not enough food shortages there's a huge shortage of food in the villages and the con. that they can't they're not being allowed to go to the markets they're not getting aid deliveries which they were relying on and so that kind of thing pushed out by the threat of starvation sounds like a real humanitarian crisis now there in rakhine state the un has asked me on mars de facto leader aung san suu kyi to allow aid deliveries to the written job there in rakhine state

what is going on in myanmar, why have you had to flee? another man we came across spoke of violence and murder. translation: on the way, we saw many dead people, their heads and limbs chopped off. the slaughter took place house by house. as we drew closer to the border, nothing had prepared us for the full extent of the day's exodus. almost as far as the eye could see, left and right, a tide of humanity. between 10,000 and 15,000 people had crossed the border in one night. young and old, hungry, exhausted, traumatised. and, for the weak, it is a painful journey into exile, with the searing heat stinging the skin infection of this child, beneath an unrelenting sun. they had been hiding out for close to a week, to avoid detection along the border. this, a first meal without having to watch their backs. a man makes a call to tell relatives he has made it, while others, parched and desperate, take their chance with the filthy water all around. well, as you can see, they're carrying with them whatever they could salvage from their villages, th

basically lot of initially support in making sure that these people who came from myanmar they go back to their home and there's an international support needed because these people started going home is in myanmar and they're supported to kill process that needs to be negotiated and supported by in that initial sanest members and that's more critical because the current interventions are only temporary unless we really had just done the language causes of the problem hire people came by people from from that they're now in from that area so that they can that is just and people can go back in and voluntarily leave their safely and with dignity then this is not going to happen and that has to be ensured through dialogue between not only bangladesh and me and mine but also through an international process that. pulls up what is needed right dr mohamad from the cement and support from the brac relief agency found here my apologies for talking over you a little earlier. that while many world leaders blame me or most government for the range of crises warring the parties within the country

where in the jade hills of myanmar in catching state in the north east of the country sam is a teacher he's hoping for a find that will make him rich did you find anything today. father says he found two stones. it's his lucky day. in the old. men from all over the country flock here to the edges of the jade mines in the himalayan foothills to dig for that single stone that will make them a fortune and there are even children among the scavengers picking through the trailing us from the mines it's perilous work. there's at least one death a month when somebody gets buried in a landslide or killed by rocks. and good. stones can roll down the hillside at high speed the bigger fragments could break your bones you wouldn't stand a chance sometimes in the rainy season the whole slope of the mud bath. one mountain after another is being reduced to rubble by prospecting. catchin is jade country the worlds largest deposits are here on the border with china but the stone of heaven as it's known in china is stained with blood. by war is raging and catching but one that's hidden from internationa

the party of nobel peace prize winner and myanmar's defacto leader. came to power in two thousand and fifteen it promised to put an end to the fighting between the military and ethnic catching guerillas seeking self rule in northern myanmar jade is the biggest obstacle to peace but the war has worsened one hundred thousand people have been forced to flee. to. home was in the middle of the battlefield. if we'd stayed one would be dead now we had to leave everything behind. but there is no trace of the war in mandalay the former capital glittering gold pagodas line the mighty irrawaddy gold tropical wood and jade me on mar is rich in natural resources. mandalay is a hub of the jade trade. sent sin has made a fortune with the near translucent green stones he trades mainly in large stone with the jade trade is lucrative thirty one billion dollars worth of jadar minded myanmar every year one kilogram alone of the finest jade can fetch millions. fencing shows off his giant stones most of his clients come from china. the chinese think that jade's good beer h

what is going on in myanmar, why have you had to flee? another man we came across spoke of violence and murder. translation: on the way, we saw many dead people, their heads and limbs chopped off. the slaughter took place house by house. as we drew closer to the border, nothing had prepared us for the full extent of the day's exodus. almost as far as the eye could see, left and right, a tide of humanity. between 10,000 and 15,000 people had crossed the border in one night. young and old, hungry, exhausted, traumatised. and, for the weak, it is a painful journey into exile, with the searing heat stinging the skin infection of this child, beneath an unrelenting sun. they'd been hiding out for close to a week to avoid detection along the border. this, a first meal without having to watch their backs. a man makes a call to tell relatives he's made it, while others, parched and desperate, take their chance with the filthy water all around. well, as you can see, they're carrying with them whatever they could salvage from their villages, their h

what's going on in myanmar, why have you had to flee? another man we came across spoke of violence and murder. translation: on the way we saw many dead people, their heads and limbs chopped off. the slaughter took place house by house. as we drew closer to the border, nothing had prepared us for the full extent of the day's exodus. almost as far as the eye could see, left and right, a tide of humanity. between 10,000—15,000 people had crossed the border in one night. young and old, hungry, exhausted, traumatised, and for the weak, it's a painful journey into exile, with the searing heat stinging the skin infection of this child, beneath an unrelenting sun. they'd been hiding out for close to a week, to avoid detection along the border. this, a first meal without having to watch their backs. a man makes a call to tell relatives he's made it. while others, parched and desperate, take their chance with the filthy water all around. well as you can see, they're carrying with them whatever they could salvage from their villages, their homes,

where in the jade hills of myanmar in catching state in the north east of the country sam has a teacher he's hoping for a find that will make him rich did you find anything today with a yellow father says he found two stones. it's his lucky day. in the old. men from all over the country flock here to the edges of the jade mines in the himalayan foothills to dig for that single stone that will make them a fortune and there are even children among the scavengers picking through the trailing us from the mines it's perilous work. there's at least one death a month when somebody gets buried in a landslide or killed by rocks. and good. stones can roll down the hillside at high speed the bigger fragments could break your bones you wouldn't stand a chance sometimes in the rainy season the whole slope is a mud bath. one mountain after another is being reduced to rubble by prospecting. catchin is jade country the world's largest deposits are here on the border with china but the stone of heaven as it's known in china is stained with blood. by war is raging and catching but one that's hidden from

where in the jade hills of myanmar in catching state in the north east of the country sam is a teacher he's hoping for a find that will make him rich did you find anything today. father says he found two stones. it's his lucky day. you know. men from all over the country flock here to the edges of the jade mines in the himalayan foothills to dig for that single stone that will make them a fortune and there are even children among the scavengers picking through the trailing us from the mines it's perilous work. there's at least one death a month when somebody gets buried in a landslide or killed by rocks. and good. stones can roll down the hillside at high speed the bigger fragments could break your bones you wouldn't stand a chance sometimes in the rainy season the whole slope is a mud bath. one mountain after another is being reduced to rubble by prospecting. catchin is jade country the worlds largest deposits are here on the border with china but the stone of heaven as it's known in china is stained with blood. by war is raging and catching but one that's hidden from international vi

on tuesday then the myanmar military said that any repatriation would have to be done in accordance not just with this nine hundred ninety three agreement but also in accordance with the nine hundred eighty two citizenship law and that is the law that has been used to deny many. citizenship that has made them victims of persecution in this country so really these are the principles that man ma government is going to use to decide who can be a little and allowed to return back to myanmar and its proper probably quite safe day that very few people will pass those tests or its effects or be minimized military is is inserting care of us into this agreement between we're miles government and the government of bangladesh. well i didn't. foresee i've lost the rest of your question but i can tell you thirteen a little bit more about you know the practical difficulties of the partition process when it is eventually carried out because you have to understand the people who fled and there are about six hundred thousand who fled since the twenty fifth of august they've got horrifying accounts o

holds myanmar's military leadership accountable for what's happening and rock on stace. spain has warned it will suspend cotton on his autonomy if the region's leader doesn't abandon has a session bed. has until thursday morning to clarify whether or not he's declaring independence from the rest of the country. four people have died in togo in clashes between security forces and protesters demanding the resignation of the president place fahd take us a people to find a government ban on midweek protests for reports. that is in the family his room togo for half a century these protesters say it's time for a change. we want change we want jobs for our youth we don't want the missing. in this country. we're really fed up with this regime have been in power for fifty years now and the did nothing to develop the country we want a nine hundred ninety two constitution but i can assure you that we're. from south to the north in our efforts to have a constitution. opposition activists have been demonstrating since august they want constitutional reforms including a two term limit

but some will never have the chance to return to myanmar. the day after we filmed mohammad, we were told he died. he was buried in a tiny grave before sundown. two former us presidents have made veiled criticisms of the trump presidency. fellow republican george w bush has condemned what he calls the "bullying and prejudice" in today's american public life. though mr bush didn't mention his successor by name, he said that civic values were forgotten. and speaking at a rally in virginia to support a democratic party candidate for governor, president trump's predecessor barack 0bama took aim at what he described as the fear and bitterness that marked the 2016 presidential election campaign. and so the question, now, at a time when politics just seems so divided and so angry and so nasty, is whether — whether we can regain that spirit, whether we can support and embrace somebody who wants to bring people together. 0ur correspondent gary 0'donoghue is in richmond, virginia, where barack 0bama was speaking. he says that although president trump

the myanmar these type of. me and bangladesh have formed a joint working group to discuss the repatriation route into refugees but very few actually want to return and dr mohamed morsi is executive director of the relief agency brock i asked him about the three hundred forty eight million dollars pledged today will be useful. there's an estimation of the cost to support holistically for the next six months is something like four hundred and thirty five million dollars so this is was to every member country of the united nations to see how that they can support. that cost because it this whole thing cannot be left in bangladesh so this three hundred thirty five million dollars is raised against the new requirement of four hundred forty million dollars for the next six months and what else does bangladesh need besides money. of course. basically a lot of initial support in making sure that these people who came from myanmar they go back to their home and there's an international support needed because these peopl

sanjoy majumder, bbc news, at the bangladesh—myanmar border. at least 29 football supporters in france have been injured after a security barrier collapsed during a game in the northern city of amiens. hugh schofield reports. 15 minutes into the match at amiens stadium, lille opened with a goal. lille fans erupted with joy, many pressing against the metal fence separating them from the pitch. unable to bear their weight, the fence collapsed, sending supporters tumbling over each other on to the ground. the match was stopped as emergency workers treated the injured on the pitch. this season, amiens are playing in france's first division for the first time. the stadium is undergoing renovation work. officials insisted there was no link between the work and the accident. the club's president blamed lille fans for charging the fence, which he said was in perfect condition. don't forget you can get more details and background information on all our stories by logging onto the website. stay with us here on bbc news, still to come: will the knives be

myanmar approaches one million people. refugees definitely need food, medicine, and shelter. a donor conference has raised more money, but has fallen short of its target. also coming up, a prominent russian journalist stabbed in her office in moscow. nfl didn't our works for a radio station that is often critical of the kremlin. her suspected attackers says he had a telepathic connection with her. britain's prime minister theresa may delivers a positive report to parliament about the progress of brexit talks. we will take you to one town in the u.k. were people say they just can't wait to leave the european union. it's good to have you with us. the united nations said it is a textbook example of ethnic cleansing. hundreds of thousands of millions of rohingya muslims facing prosecution and violence in myanmar and fleeing to bangladesh. every day brings more refugees across the border. bangladesh says it needs urgent help. almost a million refugees from emr's ron kind state are now in bangladesh. more than half arrived in the past three months alone. most of the refugees we kno

on the move again this being a dramatic increase in the number of ranger muslims fleeing myanmar to escape violence. there i'm fully back to believe this is al jazeera live from my headquarters in doha head the diplomatic dispute between turkey and the us intensifies president says america's decision to suspend visa said this is what turkish citizens is upset . catalonia is either under growing pressure to drop plans to break away from spain ahead of an important speech on to the regional parliament on tuesday plus with the wind driven event this fire change behavior very rapidly is moving throughout the area as one hundred people missing twenty thousand evacuated as wildfires spread in the u.s. state of california. we begin with the iraq injury refugee crisis and the number of running a refugees fleeing ongoing violence in myanmar has again increase they'd been a law in the last week but we're hearing reports that up to ten thousand people have crossed the border into bangladesh in the last few days now since the latest offensive began in august two hundred six hundred fifty thousand peop

but some will never have the chance to return to myanmar. the day after we filmed mohammad, we were told he died. he was buried in a tiny grave before sundown. clive myrie, bangladesh, bbc news. two former us presidents have made veiled criticisms of the trump presidency. fellow republican george w bush has condemned what he calls the ‘bullying and prejudice' in today's american public life. though mr bush didn't mention his successor by name, he said that civic values were forgotten. and speaking at a rally in newjersey to support a democratic party candidate for governor, president trump's predecessor barack 0bama took aim at what he described as the fear and bitterness that marked the 2016 presidential election campaign. and so the question, now, at a time when politics just seems so divided and so angry and so nasty, is whether — whether we can regain that spirit, whether we can support and embrace comedy who wants to bring people together. gary 0'donoghue is in richmond, virginia, for us. so coded criticism coming from across the po

it's a charge myanmar strongly denies blaming rohingya insurgents for attacks on civilians. the funeral procession of rashida mohammed makes its way through the rohingya refugee camp. he was 75 and never saw muslim and buddhist reconciled in his homeland. a younger generation may one day see this happen but, for now, the many rohingya will live and die on foreign soil. now on bbc news it's time for newsnight. so—called islamic state was driven from its own capital last week. but hundreds of brits had gone out to fight with them, and so hundreds of brits may now choose to return. what sort of welcome should we offer them? 0ne minister talked of the need to kill them, some want the british fighters kept out, some want them to be given a second chance. but can we even identify them? we'll ask if we can distinguish between the dangerous and the disillusioned? also tonight: the great airbnb debate — it's created a market in tourist lets for spare rooms, but has it created a deregulated nuisance for everybody else? so there are wards in westminster where one in ten properties

the refugee camp and cox's bazaar clearly traumatized the eleven year old tells us what happened in myanmar. my father was murdered by me and mary's soldiers thankfully i wasn't their neighbors had hidden me and then they brought me to bangladesh. mines or a lot of their lives. janet is now searching for her mother she hopes she also made it to bangladesh jannat doesn't even have a tent she sleeps out in the open. more than half of the refugees here are children the relief organizations and the government of bangladesh aren't able to support them fully. everything is in short supply tents food and medicine there's just one hospital in the camp where a handful of doctors work around the clock for it all starts with kampala when they are on the run the heat and the long track are very hard going for those driven from their homes because most people arrive here in very poor condition most local part of. the most serious cases are treated in the hospital in the provincial capital jug ong many refugees have been maimed by land mines or carry the scars of bullet wounds all of them accuse the myan

we're in the jade hills of myanmar in catchin state in the north east of the country. there's a teacher he's hoping for a find that will make him rich did you find anything today with a yellow. car says he found two stones. in it that. oh it's his lucky day. in the old. men from all over the country flock here to the edges of the jade mine. in the himalayan foothills to dig for that single stone that will make them a fortune and there are even children among the scavengers picking through the trailing us from the mines it's perilous work. there's at least one death a month when somebody gets buried in a landslide or killed by rocks. and good. stones can roll down the hillside at high speed the bigger fragments could break your bones you wouldn't stand a chance sometimes in the rainy season the whole slope of the mud bath. one mountain after another is being reduced to rubble by prospecting. catchin is jade country the worlds largest deposits are here on the border with china but the stone of heaven as it's known in china is stained with blood. by war is raging and catc

secretary of state rex tillerson says his country holds myanmar's military leadership because. dibble for what's happening in iraq and state and its latest report amnesty international is accusing security forces of the systematic rape and murder of hundreds of the hinge of villages where since august almost six hundred thousand referred to have fled myanmar or buying that there because of what the u.n. has described as a textbook case of ethnic cleansing well the un human rights chief is threatening to seek the security council's intervention of the perpetrators aren't punished zadar the same spoke with al-jazeera as mike hanna on wednesday. the attacks by the american salvation army was met by a very methodical and well planned well organized response that did not seem to us to be anything remotely like counterinsurgency but a wholesale displacement of people from northern iraq to cox bazaar and bangladesh and so it had all the hallmarks of ethnic cleansing now what monitors had made clear as well is that it's not just the enforced removal of people it's also the destruction