on the line discussion in senegal in front of. it could be 1000 bards innocent city of some of the measurements that were taken by the government ok well that's ok you're going to go just let me go to gesine fell for the opposition again mr song co has a reputation of being able to galvanize the young given that the president is showing no sign of backing down is it wise of him to carry on trying to do that particularly seeing as how the elections are in theory a relatively long way away 2024 well right now i think that mr some poor we have a platform of our your what we are demanding the government to do. really i mean yes it is of course i think that the big 19 is is over one of the factors being worked at 19 there was a very high priest poverty incident that increase economic discrimination into its magnetization well this is the fact. because we have seen. if you know let us into some huge slabs from the government the great and long as usually it has been a long several several days for me when you visit families who have los

on the line discussion in senegal in front of. night in our bard's innocent city of some of the measures that were taken by the government ok well that's ok you're going to go just let me go to gesine fell for the opposition again mr song co has a reputation of being able to galvanize the young given that the president is showing no sign of backing down is it wise of him to carry on trying to do that particularly seeing as how the elections are in theory a relatively long way away 2024 well right now i think that is the sump or we have a platform of our your what we are demanding the government to do. really i mean yes it is of course i think that the big 19 is is over one of the factors being worked at 19 there was a very high priest poverty incentive that increase economic discrimination into this magnetization you see the fact. because we have seen. if you know last in the some huge flags in the from the government the great and long time as usually it has been a long several several days for the reps who visit families who hav

has been a beacon of stability for more than a decade but senegal has seen days of unrest and violence it was sparked by the arrest of a popular opposition leader so how will the government contain this growing anger this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program senegal is one of the most stable and democratic countries in west africa but days of violent protests in the capital dhaka are causing concern about a possible escalation at least 10 people have been killed in what's been described as the worst on rest in nearly a decade the anger began after the detention of a prominent opposition leader on rape charges it soon spread to broader grievances including high unemployment and government corruption was months song co has denied the rape accusation and says the charge is politically motivated the opposition leader is widely seen as president macky cells main challenger in the 2024 elections he was released on bail on monday and called on his supporters to continue peaceful protests well we'll hear from months on q. and a moment 1st president macky cell addressed the nation

underlying discussion in senegal of odds in front of. in our bard's innocency the of some of the measurements that were taken by the government ok well that's ok you're going to go just let me go to your scene file for the opposition again mr song co has a reputation of being able to galvanize the young given that the president is showing no sign of backing down is it wise of him to carry on trying to do that particularly seeing as how the elections are in theory a relatively long way away 2024 well right now i think that there is the some poor we have a platform of our your what we are demanding the government to. we are i mean yes it is of course i think that the copied 900 is is only one of the factors but before the big night in there was a very kind of priest poverty instead of increase economic discrimination interest magnetization this is the fact because we have seen. if you know class in the some huge floods in the summer the government the press and long as usually it has been a long several several days weeks before he left to

we are fighting for freedom for justice and also for the development of senegal. protesters faced off against riot police at the tear gas canisters flew. several people have already died in 6 days of protests triggered by some cause arrest. live in the new the victims must not have been in vain so that this never happens again and sinegal we must maintain this mobilization it must be even bigger but it must be peaceful. the. senegal usually a beacon of stability in west africa has been rocked by its worst violence in years . or can i call for calm and peace. all together let's science our bitterness and avoid the logic of confrontation which leads to the worst o.-p. president cell has been in power since 2012 political pressure on him is growing fueled by allegations that any challengers is subject to political hit jobs the opposition fears he may try for a 3rd term beyond the 2 term limit in the constitution. the people demanded that in 2024 he will pack is bags and he will leave. for now tsonga seems willing to bide his time till the next poll in 2024 as the pro

we're fighting for freedom for justice and also for the development of senegal. protesters faced off against riot police at the tear gas canisters flew. several people have already died in 6 days of protests triggered by some cause arrest. live the new the victims must not have been in vain so that this never happens again and sinegal we must maintain this mobilization it must be even bigger but it must be peaceful. but the. senegal usually a beacon of stability in west africa has been rocked by its worst violence in years . or can i call for calm and peace. all together let's silence our bitterness and avoid the logic of confrontation which leads to the worst opiate president saleh has been in power since 2012 political pressure on him is growing fueled by allegations that any challengers is subject to political hit jobs the opposition fears he may try for a 3rd term beyond the 2 term limit in the constitution in the book the people demanded that in 2024 he will pack his bags and he will leave. for now sunk or seems willing to bide his time till the next poll in

in senegal. i mean i think you referenced there why some of the anger being directed at france in these big corporations just expands on that which you why are people targeting french in these fronts in these french companies this seems to be about a lot more than just one opposition leader. that's what i mean what's interesting here is that the protesters are this protest movement isn't targeting all french companies are or are french citizens and as such they're targeting specifically one or 2 corporations a supermarket chain that has opened up a lot of of these supermarkets in poor neighborhoods in areas where people who are food in vegetable or sellers cannot compete with with the supermarket chain there's a feeling among poor people in poor neighborhoods that they're being robbed of their jobs by these corporations by these supermarket chains that are that are coming in inside their neighborhood and who's been some go he described himself as the anti establishment politician he's really been

bring is the latest from senegal thank you very much indeed. to iraq now pope francis has made an appeal for common ground among religious groups on the 2nd day of his historic visit the catholic leader was speaking at an interfaith meeting in the ancient city of a significant site for christians muslims and jews francis is the 1st pope to travel to iraq and this is his 1st trip abroad since the pandemic began. believe is a strong element that unifies us terrorism and extremism has nothing to do with religion terrorism exploits religion it is up to us to find solutions and is up to us to face and deal with those who betray religions benj of it has more now from measure. while pope's just left the city of or after making that speech you heard him call himself the messenger for each piece urging interfaith harmony making sure that the message of unity across all faiths in iraq is heard and that before that he was in the city of najaf where he met a grand ayatollah ali al sistani and we've been hearing from various needed of iraq's shia clergy the

back to go live from my headquarters in doha coming up in the next 60 minutes opposition supporters in senegal battle police for a 3rd day in the country's worst violence in. the repression must stop the u.n. envoy to myanmar warns the security council to be resolute and coherent in putting the military on notice also this hour calling for an end to violence in iraq pope francis visits baghdad's cathedral a decade after an al qaeda massacre kills dozens and in the u.s. republicans try to slow down the process about president biden's covert stimulus bill is still moving forward. in school manchester city manager says no suppliers travelling to south america going to flow through into real movement welcome but they're not going to flood the next round of south american world cup qualifying is in doubt jutes a quarantine restrictions. thank you very much for joining us it's been a 3rd day of violence on the streets of capital protestors have been fighting with police after a core decided that opposition politician goal should remain in custody violence 1st broke out 2 days ago when song call was

. >> this is indeed a turning point with regards to the recent unrest in senegal. specifically relationships, and the looming question hovering, up for debate, the will of president sall to be a candidate in the 2024 elections. what we have seen in the last days during the protests was not only support for ousmane sonko, but a cry for help by the youth of senegal over the social and economic impact by the measures taken by the government to contain the pandemic, including the nighttime curfew that has impacted populations. beyond that, there are still questions about the degradation of political liberties and civic freedoms, such as press freedom and excessive use of force, freedom of expression. this is a turning point. many analysts were expecting it to happen much later, during the last part of the current term of the president but it has happened almost three years before the scheduled end of his term. anchor: equatorial guinea's vice president says the number of people killed in a series of explosions and an army base has risen to 98, this as rescuers continue

more protests in senegal as opposition leader or small song is released on bail to charges of rape his supporters say it's politically motivated. and interim prime minister is named in ivory coast where disputes continue about who's winning the parliamentary election. there were refugees facing deportation from indian administrate kashmir. and after a year of pandemic hardships women mark their international day with protest celebrations too. and in support of a joke of it talks to al-jazeera about his record breaking spell as world number one. i don't think yet he'll be aware of. the magnitude of this milestone is now being on top of the tennis world for $311.00 weeks during his career. a judge in senegal has ordered the release of opposition leader was months sokol after formally charging him with rape sancho supporters surrounded the coup. tast in dakar is the here and took place chairing that also promising more demonstrations on call says the allegation is politically motivated to stop him from challenging longtime president markey sell his or respond to days of violence in the ca

protesters in senegal continue to demand the release of an opposition leader a summer song because lawyers say he's the victim of a state conspiracy. so rommany watching i was there alive my headquarters here in doha are also coming up security forces in me and maher accused of issuing death threats to protestors on tech talk the video sharing app says it's removing content that incites violence. also a call for tolerance in iraq pope francis honors victims of one of the worst attacks on christians as he becomes the 1st pontiff to visit the country also people are coming to her and. the u.s. president urges congress to pass his trillion dollar covert 900 relief bill calling it a lifeline to beat the pandemic and help millions left jobless. but into the program supporters of senegal's opposition leader have been killed in protests 4 have now died in 3 days of demonstrations against the sama zongo being kept in custody there is nicholas haq has been in the thick of the protests in the capital dhaka. a march the government tried to ban protesters chant this is our society be brave and strong

ringback protest scene senegal's capital as opposition leader as mansong gore is charged with rape but released on bail. we're watching al-jazeera live from doha with me for the battle also ahead results from ivory coast as parliamentary elections are a net but there's a dispute over who's in the leaves fears of deportation more than 150 rohingya refugees in indian administered kashmir could be forced to go back to myanmar and on international women's day we'll look at where women are making gains or osteo being treated unfairly. we begin in senegal where a judge has ordered the release of opposition leader song coal hundreds of people have been protesting outside the court west uncle was charged with rape opposition party and civil society groups have called for 3 days of math them inspirations some core supporters say the case against him is politically motivated is a rest has pos days of protests across senate out that speak to our correspondent nicholas hock who joins us from outside. was home in the car so next you outside his home what's been happening since his release. well lis

. -- in senegal. and restrictions to access to markets and gatherings of more than 50 people. but i think the situation is due to a lot of hardships that happened. a lot of people see sonko as the last credible leader and after a run up to the 2019 presidential elections, the ruling majority a few months ago. so, it is in this context where you have the economic fallout linked to the covid-19 pandemic, but a lot of grievances that were existing prior, such as the sidelining of the opposition leaders. that led to these demonstrations and riots all over the country. anchor: at least 10 people have been killed in an explosion in somalia's capital. that happened close to the central prison on friday night. investigators believe a ritual noted with explosives was detonated. another 30 people have been wounded. the al qaeda linked group has claimed responsibility for the attack. earlier, at least two people were killed and three wounded in a separate attack on a prison in the city of both hussle. another pr

sleep well that was the last few seconds of the senegal's president salad dressing he's a nation obviously the 1st address really since we've seen increasingly tense protests there in the past few days let's go back to nicholas kusa on the streets of dhaka for us we just caught the tail end of that news conference just remind us again what you think the main point that the president was making tonight was. well i think he wants to reassure the population and say that he understands i understand the need empathizes with those that have dropped into poverty last year due to the coronavirus primarily due to the economic fallout of the current artist pandemic he also addressed the criticism made by the opposition specifically this month sancho who argues that he is arrogant and he takes decision on decisions on his own he says that he works towards consensus addressing and also engaging in dialogue with the opposition without. by which he comes up with measures but what's interesting here is the star difference between the formal address of president mikey cells inside his palace and what has

opposition supporters in senegal battle police for a 3rd day in the country's worst violence in years. we'll be live in a car very shortly i'm fully back to watching al-jazeera also ahead the repression must stop the u.n. envoy to myanmar warns the security council to be resolute and coherent in putting the military on notice calling for an end to violence in iraq paul francis visits baghdad's cathedral a decade after an al qaeda massacre killed thousands and tightening its grip on hong kong china is to expand its veto power in deciding who can run for elections. thank you for joining us there's been a 3rd day of violence on the streets of senegalese capital protestors have been fighting with police after a court decided that opposition politician uncle should remain in custody the violence 1st broke out 2 days ago when some cole was arrested for taking part in an unauthorized rally but the demonstrations are now growing with people also calling for coronavirus restrictions to be eased that speaks to nicholas correspondent in the car he joins us live from the streets there of the sene

police move in to break up protestors in senegal after the arrest of the opposition leader. and excitement turns to despair for the 3rd time iran musk's test of an unmanned rocket ends in flames. a u.s. house of representatives session on thursday is reported to have been canceled because of fears of a possible attack it's 8 weeks since the world witnessed the storming of the capitol by supporters of donald trump law enforcement officials face criticism in congress because help didn't arrive for hours alan fischer reports from washington d.c. . there's been tight security around capitol hill since the day the complex was attacked . high fences razor wire national guard backing up several police services know there's to be increased security after the f.b.i. and others picked up reports of another possible breach the idea is donald trump will be installed as president on march 4th the date of the fust inaugurations in the u.s. until it was changed in 1933 the rumor spread on conspiracy websites on this talk of a protest to back it up the current security posture for the capit

unrest across senegal's capital where protests continue against the detention of an opposition leader. and claim that al this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up but that is it is just a little mistake. pope francis holds a public mass after calling for unity and peaceful coexistence between faiths during his historic visit to iraq. egypt's president al gore father of c.c. goes to sudan for the 1st time since the overthrow of former president omar bashir . the european hotspot the party goers 2 hold its 1st concert during the pandemic. senegal's political turmoil has triggered more on wrists and the deployment of the military banks petrol stations and supermarkets were set upon in the capital dakar with the shelves stripped bare the violence began 2 days ago when opposition leader or small some call was detained he's appeared in court accused of rape meanwhile rights groups are concerned about the crackdown on his supporters and sought to t.v. stations that have been shut down due to their coverage of the on wrist it was hard was in one of the businesses in dhaka that's been t

we are fighting for freedom for justice and also for the development of senegal. protesters faced off against riot police at the tear gas canisters floor. several people have already died in 6 days of protests triggered by some cause arrest. living to the victims must not have been in vain so that this never happens again and sinegal we must maintain this mobilization it must be even bigger but it must be peaceful. in. senegal usually a beacon of stability in west africa has been rocked by its worst violence in years . or can i call for calm and peace. all together let's silence our bitterness and avoid the logic of confrontation which leads to the worst opiate president saleh has been in power since 2012 political pressure on him is growing fueled by allegations that any challengers a subject to political hit jobs the opposition fears he may try for a 3rd term beyond the 2 term limit in the constitution. the people demanded that in 2024 he will pack his bags and he will leave. for now tsonga seems willing to bide his time till the next poll in 2024 as the protest

this 32—year—old man was shot dead in senegal�*s recent protests. according to amnesty international, he was one of 12 who died. it was his first protest. translation: my brother went to the protest to - fight for the youth of our country, help people who can�*t find work. there is a lack ofjobs. they have lost hope. it was his people he was fighting for, and that�*s why he was there holding the senegal�*s flag. the protest kicked off after the arrest of opposition leader 0usmane sonko. he was accused of rape. but some people are worried that the case is an attempt by president macky sall to silence the opposition, something the government denies. it�*s the worst violence seen in the country in nearly a decade. two thirds of the country are under the age of 25. senegal is seen as a beacon of democracy and stability in africa, and the economy here has grown in recent years. but young people say that wealth is not being shared with them, and they�*ve had enough. unemployment is a huge issue here. around one in three are out of work or undere

and live pictures from senegal the car where opposition leader. is been placed in custody these are his supporters still protesting on the streets of dakar demanding his release uncle was arrested 2 days ago for taking part in an unauthorized triggered which triggered battles in the streets between police and protesters and that situation is ongoing right now in senegal despite a police ban against protests. to the u.s. now where the senate is debating president joe biden's massive coronavirus relief bail the $1.00 trillion dollars package would go towards vaccines emergency payments and help for the unemployed naturally passed its 1st hurdle on thursday night but a number of amendments are expected over the coming hours a package of existing relief measures expires next wednesday at speak to our white house correspondent kimberly how about this she's live from washington so how's this bill progressing kimberly in congress. well it's already passed in the house and now as you mentioned it's in the senate where in fact that debate is underway and t

calls for peaceful protests in senegal after the release of opposition leader it was months on gold. and a global shortage of microchips highlights how a monopoly on production is hurting high tech industries around the world. activists in myanmar say hundreds of protesters who've been cornered by security forces in a district of young gone have been allowed to leave earlier both the u.s. and the u.n. expressed grave concern for their safety security forces were raiding homes in the city on monday night searching room by room for protesters to stage their 1st nighttime demonstrations defying a nationwide curfew and as the crackdown intensifies the military has stripped the licenses of 5 independent media organizations. and malaysia's high court has a load rights groups to challenge the deportation of myanmar nationals more than a 1000 people were sent back to myanmar in february including asylum seekers well scott haidar is following all of these developments for a c joins us now from bangkok in thailand and scott let's start with the situation inside myanmar and just give us a sense

thank you very much for joining as we begin this news hour in senegal where a judge has ordered the release of opposition politician song coal hundreds of people are protesting outside the court where some call was charged with rape opposition party and civil society groups have called for 3 days of mass demonstrations some supporters say the rape charge against him is politically motivated his arrest her sponsor days of violent protests in the capital de kock as well as other cities that's ringing our correspondent in senegal nicholas who joins us from outside the court in the car so tell us nic 1st what happened inside the court and what's happened. now outside of it. well inside the court as you mentioned the judge gave a partial release or in judicial terms it's called the judicial control means that is months of course free we know that he's in his house however his passport has been revoked he has to see the judge every friday he's not allowed to talk about this rape cases and there are charges against him for his involvement in this and this rape allegation of course in the very begi

senegal. an unexpected tide swept away xena who calls home with it a lifetime of memories remember she says to her son at emma how in a matter of hours our living room where you used to watch t.v. kitchen and your bedroom were wiped away by the ocean's currents they now live on the outskirts of the city with thousands of others displaced a new life the city council told them to adapt to that sound but being forced to live a difficult life here this was supposed to be temporary and we're living here now for 2 years there's no food no help and no sign from authorities anything will change they won't be able to return home. to save what is left of what used to be the capital of the colonial era french west africa france and the world bank have raised $40000000.00 for what they call climate adaptation the funds have so far been used to buy more tense educate displaced children and construct new embankments but when the tide recedes the ocean's destruction appears entire neighborhoods of a historic

the rallying cry of protesters in senegal on the 3rd day of demonstrations over the arrest of an opposition leader in the ancient city state in religious significance because where pope francis will hold interfaith dialogue on his visit to iraq. starting with me and i were anti coup protesters are again defying the military crackdown large crowds have gathered in several cities one person killed in the demonstrations in fact on friday when also a united nations envoy urged the divided security council to take swift action against the military's brutal crackdown. the magic had to change spades reports from new york. in the last weeks the u.n. estimates around 50 people to be killed by the military in myanmar the u.n. special envoy christine seana bergen believes that after the coup people were looking to the united nations for help the envoy said that the people of myanmar including committed civil servants or the real heroes and protectors of the nation's democratic progress but she wore in the hope that they have place in the united nations and its membership is waning special envoy shrine

that's the rallying cry of protestors in senegal on the 3rd day of angry demonstrations over the arrest of an opposition leader. another protesters killed in me in march for the un envoy. against the military's brutal crackdown tell you why these tire tracks on the red planet are a milestone for the mission. but over in the united states has condemned china's proposed new veto power on hong kong selection of politicians they're calling it a direct attack on the territories autonomy beijing revealed the legislation on friday the opening of its largest political meeting the national people's congress the changes would effectively dismantle hong kong's opposition by allowing the chief executive to appoint members of parliament in line with a beijing appointed committee bronze when speaking to opposition leaders in hong kong about the challenges they say they won't give up without it. no kin hey represents what's left of a once thriving opposition party many of its members have been arrested with others now on trial accused of subversion loz doing court in 6 months to face unlawful assembly

the the old and the rallying cry of protesters in senegal on the 3rd day of demonstrations over the rest the rest of an opposition leaders. pope francis has met with iraq's top shia muslim cleric on the 2nd day of his historic visit to the country the meeting with grand ayatollah ali sistani was held in the city of the shaft the heads of the roman catholic church as the 1st pope to travel to iraq and has pledged to deepen his dialogue with other religions let's get more now from a summer binge of aids who's live for us in some of that meeting is just wrapped is there any indication of what the 2 religious leaders discussed and just why is this meeting significant. well it is history in the making as you said hala you mentioned that the meeting is just between the most revered leader of iraq and the leader of the roman catholic church and at any moment we're expecting that the convoy is going to pass from his home to words the airport where the pope will be going from the jeff to the city of war it is a hugely significant because it is happening for the 1st time we also know that the lead

tensions high in senegal as opposition leader it was months song co is formally charged with rape the president says violence is not the answer. the e. blow and barbara sever you're watching al-jazeera live from london also coming up at the thought from a series of blasts at a military base in equitorial guinea the 98. people defied me and marse curfew to rally against police cornering hundreds of fellow protesters in a district of young gone and brazil courts are known as the criminal conviction of former president lula the scene for clearing the way for him to challenge shaded bill so that all in next year's election. senegal's president says that struck the violence is not the answer to his country's problems was speaking as tensions continue to run high with protesters in the streets after the opposition leader was charged with rape was one song call appeared in court to be formally charged before being release released to await his trial he says the allegation is politically motivated to stop him from challenging president south the arrest the sparked days of violence in the capi

leader in jail in anger over continued coronavirus restrictions 2 issues collide on the streets of senegal. hello i'm maryam namazie and london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up on the program an explosion in somalia's capital at least 20 people of thought to have died in me and ma the military's crackdown against the protest movement is now being carried out online. and on historic visit to iraq pope francis delivers a message of solidarity calling for an end to violence and extreme and sectarianism . now there's been a day of violence on the streets of senegal's capital protestors have been fighting with police after a court decided the opposition politician is months on co should remain in custody violence broke out 2 days ago after sancho was arrested for taking part in an unauthorized rally he's also facing rape charges which he denies saying the accusation is part of a plot to block him from running for president in 2024 but the demonstrations are growing with people also calling for coronavirus restrictions to be eased out as there is nicolas haq was in the thick of protests

senegal. an unexpected tide swept away zena who calls home with it a lifetime of memories remember she says to her son at emma how in a matter of hours our living room where you used to watch t.v. kitchen and your bedroom were wiped away by the ocean's currents they now live on the outskirts of the city with thousands of others displaced a new life the city council told them to adapt to. but being forced to live a difficult life here this was supposed to be temporary and we're living here now for 2 years there's no food no help and no sign from authorities anything will change they won't be able to return home. to save what is left of what used to be the capital of the colonial era french west africa france and the world bank have raised $40000000.00 for what they call climate adaptation the funds have so far been used to buy more tense educate displaced children in construct new embankments but when the tide recedes the oceans destruction appears entire neighborhoods of a historic unesco worl

political tensions flare in senegal as all position leader horsman song rallies his supporters after release from jail. and corona virus restrictions are used for fully vaccinated americans like and now meet in dawson where a modest. starting in may of this hour where activists say hundreds of protesters who had been cornered by security forces in yangon a funny been allowed to leave. earlier the un expressed grave concern for their safety protesters have been defying a nationwide curfew and at least 3 were killed in monday's rallies as the military crackdown intensifies 5 independent media organizations have also been stripped of their licenses we also have malaysians high court which has allowed rights groups to challenge the deportation of me and miles nationals are a 1000 people were sent back to me in march in february including asylum seekers although there are likely to be returned this could set a precedent for other cases in the future let's talk to scott hired lawyer in bangkok for us today so let's start with that side of the story scott the high court's decision to releas

welcome to the program all supporters of senegal's opposition leader have been killed in protests 4 have now died in 3 days demonstrations against all smiles on closed attention after those nicholas haq has been in the thick of the protests in the capital dhaka. a march the government tried to ban protesters chant this is our society be brave and strong protect our senegal not just a message to the security forces but for a government the queues of stifling dissent thousands indycar in other cities have been demonstrating after police detained opposition leader who spun song go accusing him of both rape and public disturbance to believe. the young people have toyed of the way with being governed we need to free him some code was everything to us. police fire rounds of tear gas to disperse the crowd the military has been deployed to help security forces stop the looting banks gas stations and supermarkets have been attacked so go has repeatedly accused president mikey cell of helping french companies profit from senegal spore. in the distance behind me police are firing water cannons to t

well you know someone sancho was well known in senegal before the protests following the protests he's really garnered some popularity she really needs a politician who will try to capitalize on these. these demonstrations are a result was this garden itself anti establishment politician trying to break the will expose outspoken critic of corruption an outspoken critic of the relationship that senegal house with its former colonial power france he's called out big businesses and the corporations that have come in and invested in this country well the president mikey sells says he's welcome these corporations saying that it has improved the lives of ordinary senegalese during the tenure of present myself he's made strides to ensure that health care is free for children he's he's he's invested in big infrastructure projects like building a new airport and you courts but for those protestors it seemed to them that those measures or those big projects are relevant to them what they want is food on the table they want jobs for instance in senegal you have a highly tricity rate you have a hi

so we begin in senegal where they are running battles between protesters and police on the streets of the capital to car after a court decided that opposition politician has months uncle showed to remain in custody violence broke out 2 days ago after sancho was arrested for taking part in an unauthorized he's also facing a rape charges which he denies saying the accusation is part of a plot to block him from running for president in 2024 that's ring in nicholas covering these protests for us from the cock quite some unusual scenes on the streets of the car today nicholas tell us about what's been happening these past few hours. where we were in front of one of the main arteries of the capital normally. at this time of the day it's a bustling with traffic look at it now the very end of the road here are protesters who earlier on worse chanting. which means in french free zone they're met with police in security forces were shot here a gas but on this roundabout also the military have been deployed for reinforcement and in front of the military a.p.c. unit a total gas station a french g

watching al-jazeera reminder of our top stories this hour there's a heavy police presence in senegal's capital dakar where supporters of opposition leader or sponsor a back on the streets hours earlier a judge ordered his release after formally charging him with rape song call says the allegation is politically motivated. ivory coast's president has appointed an interim prime minister even as a dispute continues over the results of saturday's parliamentary election official numbers are still coming in but both the ruling party and the main opposition have claimed victory. the u.n. human rights office is sounding the alarm about some 200 demonstrators it says have been surrounded by police a 1000000 miles largest city and gone elsewhere there have been reports that 2 people died after police fired protest is in another town. international women's day is being celebrated at a time of staggering health and economic crises the pandemic has disproportionately affected women and the u.n. secretary general antonio warns its consequences could last for many years to come round gupta reports. d

am i here you know this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up calls for peaceful protests in senegal after the release of opposition leader it was months on call. a global shortage of microchips highlights a monopoly on production is hurting high tech industries around the world. and a book boom in iran will tell you how on authorized copies of western titles have become so popular. but 1st the european parliament has stripped 3 cancel on independence leaders of immunity from prosecution it's a move that sets inflame once again the whole issue of separatism in spain it means the likes of former president's car this puts them on to other politicians could be extradited to face charges put him on a sin self-imposed exile and belgian 3 politicians are wanted for their role in organizing the 2017 independence referendum spain's government says welcomed the decision as a victory for the rule of law let's remind ourselves of just how we got here catalan authorities held a referendum on secession in october 28th 17. spain's government and the courts deemed the referendum illegal or cataloni

are a 3rd of the population of senegal live under the poverty line and some of the people that we saw trying to get inside this supermarket are actually just telling everybody right behind me these are street children that they're trying to get back this has been a particularly difficult year because of the current virus pandemic in the restrictive measures put in place by the government and also we've seen during this year in unprecedented record of people going on to boat sailing across to europe 20000 people try to make it across to europe to the borders of spain in the canary islands most. of these boats come from senegal and this is something that is unusual even the government had to give out food aid last year and so there is a sense from many people that this isn't just about the opposition figure we saw about 9 months some go it's also about people that feel they are not represented or cared for by their government and that's the challenge ahead for president like he said he was out earlier on assessing the situation and trying to see how we can move forward after these prote

senegal's opposition leader. calling for more protests but says they have to be peaceful he addressed supporters after being released on bail 10 people have died in the unrest triggered by his arrest on rape charges in the president is appealing for calm reports from dakar. a night of celebration after days of protests. there he is released on bail to spend some go addresses the nation in this press conference by his side are leading figures of senegalese opposition look. the people are sending us politicians a message no matter convictions or beliefs we have a dysfunctionality to unite the show and bring back politics to its noble cause you presenting the people. several people died in scores were injured after he was arrested over rape charges his supporters believe the case is politically motivated . the presence of the military did not deter demonstrators nor did the tear gas nor the police dressed in civilian clothes will the baseball that restricting the internet to did not stop the hash tag 3 senegal from

unrest across senegal's capital where protests continue against the detention of an opposition leader. this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up pope francis encourages peaceful coexistence while visiting the ancient iraqi city with 3 global religions trace their roots. egypt's president. sisi goes to sudan for the 1st time since the overthrow of former leader of al bashir. and amsterdam hosts its 1st big hold music event since the pandemic began saying it has rules to keep it coronavirus free. senegal's political turmoil has triggered more on rest and the deployment of the military banks petrol stations and supermarkets were set a part of the capital dhaka was shelved stripped bare the violence began 2 days ago when opposition leader or sancho was detained he's appeared in court accused of rape rights groups are concerned about the crackdown on his supporters and site to t.v. stations that have been shut down due to their coverage of the unrest that was hard was in one of the businesses in dhaka that's being trashed. this is much more than than politics whilst the the rest of

his arrest led to days of violent protests in senegal opposition leader has been sancho tells our desire he's committed no crime. marching for justice protesters in argentina demand answers into the death of football star diego maradona who died last year after a heart attack. well it's a stimulus plan u.s. president joe biden says will give millions of americans a fighting chance the house of representatives has approved a $1.00 trillion dollars over $1000.00 relief bill one of the country's largest economic relief package as well official has more now from washington d.c. . if you're going to pause the house deliver joe biden's twice significant victory as president or $1.00 trillion dollar covert relief bill and all done without a single republican vote in support this is a momentous day in the history of our country because we have passed historic consequential and transformative registration thanks goes to the senators who are standing here are great committee chairs and all of our senators who pulled together as one unit beating back killer amendments making sure the bill was as st

silva of corruption paving the way for a possible return to politics calls for peaceful protests in senegal after the release of opposition leader it was months on the and surprisingly popular we'll take you behind the increasing demands in iran for translated western literature. but 1st activists in myanmar say hundreds of protesters who had been cornered by security forces in a district in young going to have been allowed to leave earlier both the u.s. and the u.n. expressed grave concern for their safety security forces were raiding homes in the city on monday nights searching room by room for protesters who staged their 1st nighttime demonstrations defying a nationwide curfew and as the crackdown intensifies the military has stripped the licenses of 5 independent media organization. and malaysia's high court has alleged rights groups to challenge the deportation over men are nationals more than a 1000 people were sent back to myanmar in february including asylum seekers well scott highclere is following all of those developments and more he joins us now live from bangkok own neighboring

police in senegal fired tear gas at supporters of a jailed opposition leader will be live in dhaka. and later we'll have an update on nasa's mars rover as it continues its journey on the red planet and i'm proud of how much with all the support but just a day away from one of the most important elections in the history of football club barcelona 3 candidates on the final ballot for the crucial vote. we begin our news hour with pope francis on the 2nd day of his historic trip to iraq the catholic leader has made an appeal for common ground among religious groups he was speaking at an interfaith meeting at the age in city of or a significant site for christians muslims and jews francis is the 1st pope to travel to iraq and this is his 1st trip abroad since the pandemic began. belief is a strong element that unifies us terrorism and extremism has nothing to do with religion terrorism exploits religion it is up to us to find solutions and it's up to us to face and deal with those who betray religions but i've done so as they project director of the iraq initiative and senior research fe

kilo again i'm fully back to go with the headlines on al-jazeera violence on the streets of senegal scapel continues for a 3rd day after a court decided that opposition figures should remain in custody fighting between protesters and police broke out wednesday after songkhla was arrested for taking part in an unauthorized nicholas hock has this update from the car we've seen a night of unprecedented violence here in senegal not only in the capital decor but throughout the country we've seen protesters attack cars on the highway attacked french gas station supermarkets as well as. a police station in the region of gives weiser really a higher level of violence still despite the presence of the military and all the security forces no no firing of live bullets they're using tear gas they're trying to contain the crowd. the u.n. special envoy to myanmar has the security council to take resolute action to end the military's repression of anti cool protesters this comes amid reports that at least one person was killed on friday in the 2nd city of mandalay after demonstrators clashed with securit

senegal is seen as a beacon of democracy instability -- for -- democracy and stabity in africa and the economy has grown in recent years, but young people say that wealth is nothing shared with them. they have had enough. round one in three people here are out of work and the pandemic -- around one and three people here are out of work in the pandemic has made life tougher. this musician says she is scared for her future. >> the young people don't have hope. they don't feel a part of the system. i am really, really afraid. reporter: do your friends have jobs? >> no, most don't have jobs. they don't have anything to do. so they turn to crime. it is a big problem here. ♪ reporter: this song, which she wrote herself, is about the loss of hope and feeling undervalued. it sums up how the generation feels. ♪ ben hunt, bbc news, dhaka. laura: here in new york city, ballet dancers have taken to performing in central park as their studios are closed during the pandemic. dancers say it brings them a sense of commute any -- sense of community, while passersby are discovered, as tom -- while p

we're fighting for freedom for justice and also for the development of senegal. protesters faced off against riot police at the tear gas canisters for. several people have already died in 6 days of protests triggered by some close arrest. you the victims must not have been in vain so that this never happens again and sinegal we must maintain this mobilization it must be even bigger but it must be peaceful. in. senegal usually a beacon of stability in west africa has been rocked by its worst violence in years . i call for calm and peace. all together let's silence our bitterness and avoid the logic of confrontation which leads to the worst opiate president cell has been in power since 2012 political pressure on him is growing fueled by allegations that any challenges is subject to political hit jobs the opposition fears he may try for a 3rd term beyond the 2 term limit in the constitution. the people demanded that in 2024 he will pack his bags and he will leave for now tsonga seems willing to bide his time till the next poll in 2024 as the protests well his follow

calls for a peaceful protest in senegal after the release of opposition leader osman sancho. a shot in the arm in the u.s. battle against coronavirus fully vaccinated people can soon mix and mingle indoors and a global shortage of microchips highlights how a monopoly on production is hurting high tech industries around the world. the race for the oldest trophy in international school is about to get under way we look at. america's. hello thanks for joining us it's a move that's set to inflame once again the whole issue of separatism in spain so the european parliament has stripped 3 catalan independence leaders off immunity from prosecution it means the likes of former president carlos and 2 other politicians could be extradited to face charges. in self-imposed exile in belgium and the trio are wanted for their role in organizing the 27000 independence referendum spain's government has welcomed the decision as a victory for the rule of law but speak tomorrow there of who is a professor of constitutional law at barcelona university she's joining us from barcelona thanks for yo

this is just there and these are the top stories senegal's political turmoil has triggered more unrest in the capital dhaka people went inside supermarkets to take food and supplies off the shelves there's been violence since opposition leader song call was arrested earlier this week has more from dakar there's this feeling of injustice through the rest of the opposition we don't respond some code this feeling of injustice and feeling that a lot of young people specifically poor young people feel left out because senegal under mark he saw the economy has been booming he's been showing how. the country has been growing and yet there are many that feel left out in this economic boom pope francis has held mass and iraq's capital baghdad on the 2nd day of the 1st ever papal visit to the nation the leader of the roman catholic church called for common ground and unity after meeting with christian and muslim leaders it's the 1st time the pontiff has visited iraq. egypt's president. has met saddam's leanness it was his 1st visit since former president omar bashir was ousted they discussed cha

meet fellow deal one of senegal's most talented case. he is taking his law for horses and turned it into a promising career. only 2 years ago he already won the country's most prestigious horse racing prize. of the epic races when i was younger i would go with some of my older siblings who had horses and one time when they made me ride one i fell and broke my arm but still i came back and decided to be a jockey. every day he trains intensively from early in the morning till late in the afternoon here on the banks of la rose. over the past 50 years competitive horse racing has become a national past time here in senegal. for law says his love for racing runs deep in his family both his brother father and grandfather were jockeys he lived school when he was just 12 and switch books for horses now he earns up to 600 dollars per race so he has no regrets. it. doesn't matter how this horse is young and with my weight i'm one of the only jockeys to come right or if she was entering into a competition i would be among the 1st to ride her. for t

meet the fellow deal one of senegal's most talented jockeys. he has taken his love for horses and turned it into a promising career. only 2 years ago he already won the country's most prestigious horse racing prize. i love the epic races when i was younger i would go with some of my older siblings who had horses and one time when they made me ride one i fell and broke my arm but still i came back and decided to be a jockey. every day he trains intensively from early in the morning till late in the afternoon here on the banks of lap rows. over the past 50 years competitive horse racing has become a national past time here in senegal. for law says his love for racing runs deep in his family both his brother father and grandfather were jockeys he lived school when he was just 12 and switch books for horses now he earns up to 600 dollars per race so he has no regrets. it. doesn't matter how this horse is young and with my weight i'm one of the only jockeys that i'm right or if she was entering into a competition i would be among the 1st to ride her