Crackdown, the government shutting down Media Outlets and hundreds of members of the armed forces have been discharged. Claire it is the fourth and final day of the Democratic Convention with Hillary Clinton set to formally accept the partys nomination for president. This after barack obama referred to donald trump as a homegrown demagogue. On president called americans to reject cynicism and fear and put clinton in the white house, describing his former secretary of state as the most qualified nominee ever. No matter how daunting the odds, no matter how much people try to knock her down, she never ever quits. That is the hillary i know. That is the hillary i come to admire. Withis why i can say confidence there has never been a man or a woman, not me, not bill, nobody, more qualified than Hillary Clinton to serve as president of the United States of america. We are joined now from the Democratic Convention in philadelphia by jessica. What can we expect from Hillary Clintons speech . F
Were in mexico where a group of women have come up with a unique way to fight Sexual Harassment. The u. N. Is questioning the legality of an agreement that would see refugees and migrants in europe sent back to turkey. The Refugee Agency says it is concerned about whether safeguards will be in place to protect people. They reached a tentative agreement that will see all refugees and migrants arriving in greece sent back, and for each refugees returned a syrian in turkey would be resettled in europe. In that leaves 34,000 trapped in greece as they try to reach e. U. Countries. Many are in a refugee camp where Health Workers say 70 of the children are sick. Our diplomatic editor has the latest now from the United Nations in geneva. Reporter the unhcr are saying they were not privy or party in any way to this plan, and they are seeking urgent clarification from the European Union. They say on first reading, though, they are very concerned. They gave a News Conference here at the headquart
Of the Boston Marathon bombing trial and discuss why the fbi is being sued in florida after an agent shot dead a friend of the marathon bombers. Were seeking answers and justice for some who was shot dozen times by fbi agent in his own home after hours of interrogation. Amy and bloody sunday. When scores were beaten as they attempted to march from selma to montgomery. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Militants with the selfproclaimed Islamic State have reportedly bulldozed the ancient assyrian city of nimrud, in northern iraq, in what the head of unesco has called a war crime. The ancient site was founded in the 13th century b. C. Its reported destruction comes a week after video showed isis militants smashing priceless statues at the mosul museum, northwest of nimrud. Further south, meanwhile, iraqi forces and iranianbacked militias are continuing their bid to retake the city of tikrit from isil. The
Also Syrian Rebels take over a city in the north. A mass to commemorate those killed in the germanwings crash. Saudi arabia says fighters continue to advance as they are bombing in yemen. There are no immediate plans to deploy across the border into yemen air strikes have destroyed most of the ballistics missiles which have been captured from the army. We will have more on the conflict shortly but first this update. Militias are fortified inside buildings. Right in the middle of civilian populations. The Coalition Forces are seeking to minimize civilian targets. On the ground in yemen, theres been a series of explosions at an arms depot in aden. Dozens are said to have been killed. A military air base near the International Airport has also been struck and just outside in the mountains, a weapons depot has reportedly been destroyed. The conflict has dominated the arab league in egypt. They have been holding talks. The king of saudi arabia described the hutis as a grave threat across th
Jesus chuy garcia, a mexican born committed to organizer. The race is being called the next big fight for the soul of the democratic party. We will also look at the opening of the Boston Marathon bombing trial and discuss why the fbi is being sued in florida after an agent shot dead a friend of the marathon bombers. Were seeking answers and justice for some who was shot dozen times by fbi agent in his own home after hours of interrogation. Amy and bloody sunday. When scores were beaten as they attempted to march from selma to montgomery. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Militants with the selfproclaimed Islamic State have reportedly bulldozed the ancient assyrian city of nimrud, in northern iraq, in what the head of unesco has called a war crime. The ancient site was founded in the 13th century b. C. Its reported destruction comes a week after video showed isis militants smashing priceless statues at t