Held for 2000000. 00 of spains poorest hit hard by the pandemic the government approves a plan for a minimum income. Policeman has been charged with murder and the National Guard are on the streets of this us city of minneapolis but across the country anger over the death of george floyd during his arrest on monday shows little sign of easing its just gone 7 pm in minneapolis and in less than an hour everyone is supposed to be off the streets a car fuse being declared by the citys mayor after 3 nights of protests stores have been looted and burned on thursday night a Police Station where the accused officer worked was set alight. Protests have been taking place in many other cities this is the scene outside the white house what a large crowd has been gathering it follows a march through the streets of washington d. C. President donald trump says hes spoken with the family of george floyd and has offered his condolences for the violence in minneapolis prompted a tweet by President Trump suggesting looters would be shot which was later hidden by twitter in the tweet some called rioters thugs and said when the looting starts the shooting starts to set the message glorified violence and removed it from view although it can still be accessed by clicking on it the looters should not be allowed to drown out the voices of so many Peaceful Protesters they hurt so badly what is happening and its so bad for the state and for that great city so we are working very closely with the Justice Department were working with local Law Enforcement were working with everybody and were speaking with the family and hopefully everything can be fairly taken care of so theres less than an hour to the curfew starting in minneapolis john hendren reports on a day of dramatic developments it is what protesters across the u. S. Have been demanding the officer who held his knee and George Floyds neck has been arrested for Minneapolis Police officer your child has been charged by the head of the county Attorneys Office with murder and with manslaughter as minneapolis st still smolder following a 3rd night of riots the student governor is hoping the news will calm the violence in the streets minneapolis and st paul are on fire the fire still smoldering our streets the ashes are symbolic of decades and generations of a pain. Of anguish unheard. Much like we failed to hear. George floyd. As he pleaded for his life as the world watched it is my expectation that justice for the officers involved in this will be swift that it will come in a timely manner that it will be fair that is what weve asked for Governor Tim Walz also called the arrest of a black c. N. N. Journalist and his crew early friday by state Police Officers unacceptable i take full responsibility there is absolutely no reason Something Like this should happen calls were made immediately this is a very public apology to that team it should not happen i failed you last night and that in minneapolis riot police stand ready to confront a community that feels its been betrayed National Guard soldiers have also arrived in the city requested by a mayor who is under pressure to bring the violence under control. This was a Police Station in flames on thursday night and anger directed at those who swear to serve and protect escalated not far away more burning shops looting and violence. Protests have spread across the u. S. In denver demonstrators echoed the demand for justice already heard in new york and los angeles anger over the treatment of africanamericans by the police is not new but right now it is very wrong. In louisville in kentucky the death of george floyd has reopened old wounds with protesters demanding justice for an africanamerican woman who was shot dead by police 2 months ago. It is this video of the last moment of George Floyds life a Police Officer kneeling on his neck that is driving the outrage 2 President Trump has weighed in calling the protesters thugs and suggesting National Guard troops shoot looters the republican president also to game against the citys democratic mayor mayor jacob fry fired back donald trump knows nothing about the strength of minneapolis we are strong as hell is this a difficult time period yes but you better be damn sure that were going to get through this as the protests and George Floyds name continue to grow the leaders of major cities across the u. S. Are hoping that promises of swift justice will be enough to calm tensions john hendren al jazeera chicago and many Police Across the u. S. Have condemned the actions of the 4 officers involved in the death of george floyd but its just the latest in a series of deaths of on the black man at the hands of Law Enforcement. Reports. The scenes of george fully handcuffed being choked to death by a Police Officer has led to outrage within the insular tight ranks of the Law Enforcement community there was unusually quick condemnation on social media a new York Police Detective said the officer involved brought dishonor to the profession we take over to serve and protect and would like to see that that was the theme on both aspects other Police Officers had equally pointed words its time that we take these bad also as a speech out of gas and Start Holding them accountable and hold them to the same laws that we expect. And i hope justice prevails and i hope those people are found to be guilty of murder because thats what i was. Second i want to say. And weve got to change this weve got to break these barriers in these walls and weve got to do what we can as Police Officers the Bigger Picture is how the killing of florida is going to complicate police work throughout america already many black communities are distrustful of Law Enforcement this is only going to make it worse when you see. What should be a routine apprehension become a de facto execution it is it is experience to watch. And former new York Police Detective keith taylor says there are systematic issues of race that need to be addressed makes it more difficult for officers interests simply trying to do their job every day. The fact that these. Negative incidents that occur do get publicized really brings to the forefront how important it is to address the inequities that occur in our criminal Justice System an incident that has left many Police Officers just as outraged as the people they are sworn to serve and protect many wanting answers and justice gabriels on doe aljazeera new york where theyve baking as a board member of the Communities United against Police Brutality he says retraining and institutional changes are needed to address the underlying problems within the us police forces. No officer will ever testify against another officer and so we see that not just the one officer who had his knee on his neck that is the grossest violation but that 3 other officers did nothing about it at the time when it was clear to everyone else on the scene that george floyd was being killed thats what really matters is the actions of the officers and in all the deaths we have seen in minneapolis no officer ever testifies against another so even if their words are sincere it doesnt show in the actions that weve seen here how quickly the officers were fired is very unusual i think part of that is due to this incident being so so horrifying to anybody who watches the video but remember before that video came out in public the Police Information officer was trying to claim that the officers noted that he was having a medical incident and they assisted him so it was only when the other video came out that they were forced to tell the real story they lied in their original statement because they thought they could get away with it the people who are saying these things are no more honest now than they were then they just got caught so yes after a particular group is incident like this theres got to want to be a lot of soothing words but we need to see real changes institutional changes changes that have been promised to us after the previous deaths and have never happened at a press conference and there on the day the President Trumped stepped up his rhetoric on china announcing a rofft of measures targeting beijing. The United States wants an open and constructive relationship with china but it civi that relationship requires us to vigorously defend our National Interests the Chinese Government has continually violated its promises to us and so many other nations these plain facts could not be overlooked or swept aside the world is now suffering as a result of the malfeasance of the Chinese Government will trump announced the u. S. Will be cutting ties with the World Health Organization claiming it was being heavily influenced by china and warned of quote strong actions to take away Hong Kong Special status for the u. S. Saying new security laws had stripped the territory of its autonomy from china elice ones plans to sanction top chinese officials responsible for eroding hong kongs autonomy some vogel is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise institute in washington d. C. He says president tom strategy isnt clear. I dont think that there is a particularly Long Term Strategy here its the same government by you see fit that weve seen throughout his presidency obviously by the by withdrawing from the w. H. O. You make china if anything more powerful there i think its reasonable to be concerned about chinas sway of the w h o weve seen w. H. O. Officials engage in bizarre contortions to avoid discussing taiwan over the past few months but obviously this approach is not going to help there and the same applies to some extent for the u. S. Approach to hong kong what is particularly worrisome i think is that the u. S. Really seems to stand alone and it hasnt managed to draw in any of it allies in dealing either with the w. H. O. It doesnt seem like other countries are following the u. S. At all with hong kong where you know the sanctions that have been announced are vague and probably not ever be particularly meaningful for china as a whole while at the same time really harming hong kong i dont i dont see what this is going to be to that addresses any of the underlying concerns taiwans president has reiterated her support for prodemocracy protesters in Hong Kong China considers taiwan as one of its provinces and one of its senior generals says military forces are ready to attack the island to deter its on basins for independence alexy obrien reports. A wall of welcome for taiwans president sign when to a bookshop owned by hong kong dissident lam when k. Is known for selling books critical of chinas government he sold refuge in taiwans capital last year after being detained by chinese agents forcing his shop in hong kong to close president salva used to visit in taipei to reiterate his support for the hong kongs produce. Crissy movement. The enduring spirit to fight for freedom of the hong kong people is largely recognised by the taiwanese who also feel empathetic and we are willing when the hong kong people need help to provide assistance so i was the 1st world leader to pledge specific measures to help people from hong kong who may leave the territory because of a new National Security law passed by Chinas Parliament on thursday. The legislations triggered a new wave of antigovernment protests by hong kong activists who say the law further destroys its autonomy and allows chinas government to silence dissent. And fight for freedom there is no freedom of speech. Was over. The hong kong demonstrations have won widespread sympathy in taiwan which china considers its territory to be taken by force if necessary. When hong kong was returned from british to chinese rule in 1907 the new special Administrative Region was promised freedoms under the one country 2 systems concept but china says those freedoms are being undermined by violent protests. And protests. Going on. But china is facing growing International Pressure over the law with u. S. President donald trump vowing a tough response chinas leaders a telling western powers to back off. We are driven countries to respect chinas sovereignty abide by International Law and basic norms of International Relations be cautious and refrain from interfering in hong kongs affairs and chinas internal affairs in any way. This prodemocracy statue called the lady liberty of hong kong once stood briefly on top one of the territories mountains now its on display in a museum a symbol of anger and defiance and the liberty protesters say they long for brian aljazeera. Still ahead on al jazeera fewer benefits longer hours no rights the price indias workers a pain to get the country back on its feet. Kicked out with nowhere to go residents of a slum in bogota fear being evicted in the middle of a pandemic. Or. Hello there has been and there is still a boost to the rains in southern and Central China that sit in the cloud if you just see where the cloud the rain falling on the ground the rather narrow band and its drifting slowly south and spreading east towards southern japan towards the end is saturday or into sunday behind it generally things are fine adventure you go off shore at least from some parts of china but it starts rebuild again in you now and has towards ground 0 for sunday and monday all this time briefly it rained in beijing back up to 29. 00 degrees and that there thats certainly a lot of significant rain running through northern china but the rain it just skirted sudden home shoot down that it skirted and then gone away again. Of course there are widespread showers throughout Southeast Asia at the moment theyre drifting in the breeze but not very much which means by day they fall over land of borneo over jobber in particular lesser insular whereas in the philippines where the same is true of a good part of thailand im in which is getting some monsoon rain now and the monsoon has broken in the sudden by a bengal ground and save a lot of the indian mainland yet and ahead of it the tensions have been relieved a little bit in the northwest of india there is still plenty of heavy showers northern play and in bangladesh. But. Teach it strong man and his ruling with an iron fist and the silence from his allies is deafening the u. S. Was perfectly happy to trade off the march for sea for security while western media is turning a blind eye when even the only citizens have fallen victim to his repression executions torture or censorship is not acceptable and you wont hear such strong words from lets say berlin or paris or london man in cairo on aljazeera. You want your knowledge is either a reminder of our top stories at this hour a nighttime curfew is about to begin in minneapolis in a run 40 minutes following 3 days of violent protests over the death of george floyd at the hands of a Police Officer shops were looted and buildings were set on fire following the incident on monday. Meanwhile the Police Officer at the center of the video which sparked the outrage has been charged with murder children is also accused of ignoring another officer at the scene expressed concerns about the way floyd was being treated in. The u. S. President has terminated the United States relationship with the World Health Organization accusing it of being controlled by china in a wide ranging statement lashing out at beijing he confirmed the us would end its special treatment of hong kong and he promised fresh sanctions for chinese officials. Russia is seeking more military facilities and not a time access in syria president Vladimir Putin has ordered 2 of his ministers to hold talks with the Syrian Government russia already has 2 Permanent Military sites in syria an air base in the taqiyya province and a naval base a task force on the mediterranean. Well russia is the Syrian Governments main ally moscow backs the syrian president while washington says it supports moderate rebels who want to remove Bashar Al Assad russia intervened in 2015 targeting socalled terrorists from its naval facilities at tartus and home i mean airbase but the western Syrian Opposition say its been mainly opposing anti asaad rebels russias involvement helped the Syrian Government make gains around homes in the south towards daraa and along the coast in the taqiyya well as claims to keep us out of power and secure its military influence in the region. Joshua landis is director of the center for middle east studies at the university of oklahoma he says syria is more than willing to accommodate russian interests. Russia wants more land made available to it just a few days ago it appointed a special envoy for putin named to sebastian are there mr f m off as a special envoy so clearly president putin is trying to is trying to get better returns for all the money and effort spent in syria there has been no back and forth especially with the all of the caught under tough weve seen with the cousin of the president who has had his industry stripped from him the russians have been putting pressure on the syrians to to deliver economic goods and to begin to invest in the economy and to try to make some reforms and this is a way to i think gain leverage in syria for greater things the more things the russians want because the russians have tremendous leverage if assad wants in that province back that wants the north where the kurds live in americans are positioned back about a 3rd of syria is still occupied by rebel forces he needs the russians to do it because theyre the only ones who can pressure turkey and begin to get this land back for syria so he has a captive right now to russian interests and this to International Says ethiopia has failed to stop Human Rights Violations despite political reforms introduced by Prime Minister ahmed 2 years ago now reports by the Organization Find persistent patterns of violence among Police Regional special forces and local fighters into areas between january and december last year ethiopia says the report ignores its peacemaking successes and improvements to security. Indias government is being accused of using the Coronavirus Crisis to exploit millions of workers after 2 months of lockdown some of the biggest states have suspended most labor laws in a bid to restart the economy trade unions say changes to working hours wages and health and Safety Standards we can workers rights at a time they can protest elizabeth put on a reports from new delhi. Seize the production of clothes for his designer label in his workshop an author sales fell by 70 percent in the past 2 months locked down and heyman says hell have to layoff around 75. 00 of his 300 employees. The suspension of most of the states labor laws means he no longer needs the governments permission to fire staff in this difficult finding the street is going to be suffering a lot of losses by his council. This is what was very important support that he got from the government. Authorization which is home to 230000000. 00 people is one of many states to change its labor laws including getting rid of the minimum wage extended working hours advert juicing employee benefits. The state say the changes will help businesses and get the worlds 5th largest economy back on track but workers are already paying the price. As soon as the changes were announced it was fired from the womens wear factory hes worked in for 4 years now but income to work is continuing at the company and 800000 people are working new workers have been hired on daily wages and none of those who used to work at the company have been brought back. Trade unions say the revised laws will drive down wages in a country with a minimum is just over 2. 00 a day Union Leaders defied lock down guidelines to protest in new delhi which Police Quickly dispersed more than when. I go forward were going to look again i dont think. Of the country on the rim of the net they are saying oh no you. Only live ammo. The biggest changes have been in states ruled by Prime Minister many the modis part of the jump the Party Critics say the governments using the economic slump to push through laws its planned since 1st being elected 6 years ago and at a time when people arent allowed to protest the International Labor organization has warned 400000000 indians could slip into poverty as a result of indias lockdown and is urging Prime Minister modi to send a clear message to states to labels and protect workers from exploitation elizabeth aljazeera new delhi. Colombia has extended a 2 month nationwide quarantine until the end of june this covered 1000. 00 cases there continue to rise in one slum hundreds of residents face eviction despite having nowhere to go during the lockdown. Is there. More than 100 families that live in this hillside slum on the southern outskirts of bogota are expected to be evicted in coming days despite having nowhere else to go in this fight to the country still being in the middle of the coronavirus last down many of them have a rival here to build this informal housing fleeing the countrys internal conflict others are venezuelan migrants they all say theyve been suffering greatly during the lockdown being and able to work with other hundreds of families have already been evicted their houses demolished in the past weeks and the people here say that the Police Used Excessive force to try and push them out of their houses. If you destroy the houses all we can do is build a shelter with the neighbors well we supposed to go if you dont even have enough to buy food now the minister of housing has at least in theory banned all objections until the end of june in response to the pandemic but the city out sorry these are saying that these informal houses are illegal and that there hill itself is at risk of a landslide so these people need to go and now but to avoid the kind of clashes that weve seen a couple of weeks ago local authorities are here today with the police and theyre offering people roughly 70. 00 a month for the next 3 months as a housing bonus to find something to rant about the Community Say that definitely not enough and that the only option would be to end up in overcrowded housing with other families which would put them at risk of catching the virus now this shows just how difficult it has been to colombia for colombia to respond to the kind of me that the poorest of the poor have during the lockdown and the pandemic the National Government has on. Heard economic help for hundreds of thousands of people some of them have indeed received it but many others like those who live here say they have been. Dozens of people in spain have been struggling to make ends meet cheering the lockdown now some good be slightly better off with the government approving plans for the new basic income after her reports from the capital madrid a simple sound which some fruit and water is enough to get thousands of spaniards through today in spain food banks soup kitchens and charities have been overwhelmed and some even forced to close during the coronaVirus Outbreak but demand in these places has increased certain percent since the emergency lockdown in march thousands of spaniards have joined those socalled queues of hunger for the 1st time. So son i want to tell it is a hospital cleaner in april she found herself out of work she spent all her savings and at the age of 44. 00 she had to appeal to charity for the 1st time in her life. I feel really bad depending on others i always depended on myself at the beginning when they offered me food i said no but then i realised if i have food i can share it and we can all eat says a corner Virus Outbreak over 1000000 people have lost their jobs in spain the loss of employment has been compounded by a School Closures and increasing bills after more than 2 months of a Strict Lockdown the Spanish Government plans to spend 3000000000. 00 euros a year to provide the poorest households with a minimum income over 850000. 00 families will benefit from it single parent families will get the quiver end of 500 dollars and families with 2 of those 650. Today is an historic day for democracy and for me its an honor is deputy Prime Minister of this government to announce a new social right for one in spain a minimum bartle income i think we can qualify it as the greatest advance in social rights in spain since the approval of the dependency law in 2006. The governments intention is to reach the maximum number of people in need but over 2000000 spaniards who work in this economy pay no tax or working without a contract will be left out of this initiative if theres the Silver Lining to covet 19 clout is that many spaniards one have to depend on the charity of strangers matt that wedo just syria the treat. This is all just 0 days of the top stories a nighttime curfew is about to come into force in the us city of minneapolis after 3 days of violent protests over the death of george floyd during an arrest on monday but crowds are still out on the streets there and many other cities across the u. S. Meanwhile the Police Officer at the center of the video would spark their rage has been charged with murder terry children is also accused of ignoring another officer at the scene who expressed concerns about the way floyd was being treated the u. S. President has terminated the United States relationship with the World Health Organization accusing it of being controlled by china in a wide ranging statement lashing out at beijing he confirmed the us would end its special treatment of hong kong and promised fresh sanctions for chinese officials the United States wants an open and constructive relationship with china but it civi that relationship requires us to vigorously defend our National Interests the Chinese Government has continually violated its promises to us and so many other nations these plain facts could not be overlooked or swept aside the world is now suffering as a result of the malfeasance of the Chinese Government. Russian president Vladimir Putin has ordered 2 of his ministers to hold talks with the Syrian Government as moscow seeks more military facilities and maritime access russia already has 2 prominent military sites in syria a mistake International Says ethiopia has failed to stop Human Rights Violations despite political reforms introduced by Prime Minister abi ahmed 2 years ago a report found persistent patterns of violence among Police Regional special forces and local fighters in 2 areas between january and december last year ethiopia says the findings ignore its peace making successes and improvements to security hundreds of poor colombians are to be evicted from their hillside homes in capital bogota local Authorities Say the slums illegal residents say theyve got nowhere to go during the countrys coronavirus lockdown those are the headlines coming next on aljazeera thats inside story by. Our african country staying ahead of the coronavirus the continent to some of the worlds lowest infection and death rates but always getting the whole picture of whats really happening this is inside story. Hello welcome to the program and its. Started to spread around the world aid workers warned of disaster for africa fearing for a weakened polio
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