Cards are posted a valid have voted yes strafford reports from erbil. Celebrations on the streets of the bill up to ninety two percent of voters said yes to secession from the kurdish region of northern iraq. If. The referendum is very important it will form our future and i hope at least that baghdad will eventually to be independent. Of the federal government in baghdad is called a referendum on constitutional and hes refusing to even recognize the result that alone start negotiations with the Kurdish Regional government ok allergy over future independence for iraq. Events of the last few days here can only be described as some of the most momentous in the regions history but the political ramifications are massive the threats continue from the baghdad governments and neighboring countries and theres a sense here of great uncertainty as to what could happen next. The federal government has threatened to close the Regions International airspace it could heal thor it is dont hand over
A million range and have fled to bangladesh since august but others havent survive the journey diplomatic editor james baines reports. They see men women and children fleeing bloodshed. And the torching of homes in myanmar they made it onto a boat taking them across the water to bangladesh only for the vessel to sink this tragedy the Un Security Council was told a result of a massive flow of people over hoffa million in about a month the situation is spittles into the worlds fastest developing refugee emergency and the humanitarian and human rights nightmare. The trumpet ministrations policy towards me and mar change sharply jury in this meeting with u. S. Ambassador nikki haley demanding the prosecution of members of the meon mom military and the suspension of all arms sales to the country we cannot be afraid to call the actions of the burmese authorities what they appear to be a brutal sustained campaign to cleanse the country of an ethnic minority having heard those scathing comment
A mockery of democracy well Independence Support insists the referendum will go ahead karl penhall reports. Schools have become a decisive political battleground families and socalled defense committees are camping out to ensure school stay open and double as polling stations procession volunteers here in barcelona of voter information through a nap these are the few square meters at stake the spot where a ballot box will be placed its very exciting you know because its like. So many people here are united just. With one cause in common but police are under orders from the Spanish Government to evict it isnt and shut down schools around dawn on sunday if that happens the referendum could be in jeopardy in madrid Spain Foreign minister criticized the catalan all thora his defiance we think. Is the most. And. Pushing is not democracy its a mockery of democracy a travesty of democracy. Referendum. Do not. Or do not equate democracy catalonia sprains wealthiest region its a bit bigger than
Passive resistance if police tried to interfere with the photos. Hold camera operator. Were caught up in the clashes outside a polling station and bosler. Right there on the edge of the but as you can see are now starting to move on the to the crowd. That shot in the crowd from the crucifixion photos patients down the. Release from other areas of playing to catch a load of the specific crimes out on this thread. Are people trying to vote in the referendum have been speaking out about the Spanish Polices heavy handed tactics as they see at a polling stations. I completely respect people that dont want to be abandoned for but i wanted to ban guns which is not you can be in favor you can be against but its not im not the and today its been one of the worst day in my life because i came to the fans our right to vote i was just on the on the street and the police came very aggressively and they they go in they went like these on the floor they even abroad my mobile as you can see and i had
But they also indicate and unexpectedly no turnout at least eight hundred forty four people were injured across the region a Spanish Police moved in to shut down some polling stations the Regional Government in catalonia unveiled the preliminary results a few hours ago car panel has more from barcelona. In a tally of the votes offered by catalan or thora tees they say an overwhelming majority of those who voted voted in favor of catalonia breaking away from the rest of spain capital thora the say ninety percent of those who voted of voted for secession but the problem lies more in the level of voter turnout and from the figures that we have been given it seems that that did not reach much higher than around forty three percent that effectively means that well over hoffa registered voters in catalonia either did not turn out could not vote or boycotted the vote and that will certainly lead to even deeper divisions between the Regional Government in catalonia and the Central Government i