Respected and ignoring a ban on protests and threats of arrests demonstrates is in thailand continue to push for a brief warm up the more knock. The ball. Thank you very much for joining as what began with protests over train fares is turning into a demand for complete change. Tens of thousands of people have packed into the center of the capital as a country counts down to a referendum on the constitution these are live pictures right now from santiago where as you can see thousands of gathered space just gone across there and theyre still launch crowds on the streets theyve been mocking one year since the birth of a protest movement nationwide their anger and frustration focused on inequality inadequate Pensions Health care. And the Education System protests have resumed in the past week after being put on hold because of the coronavirus restrictions live pictures once again from santiago and these pictures also from santiago another area where as you can see there is water cannon being thrown on fire on the protesters there were. Tensions earlier on the streets of santiago things appeared calmer but it seems once again yvette the tensions are picking up once again between the protesters and Security Forces there who are firing as you can see water cannon lets bring in our latin america editor lucien human who is in santiago you were in the thick of things earlier the situation appeared to be escalating a few hours ago how are things right now. It really. It really depends where you are where im standing and right behind me for about 5600 meters its very calmed things are peaceful people are beginning to leave the demonstration many of them had been here for 7 or 8 hours but just about 300 meters to my right there are at least 2 churches that are on fire right now we just saw a fire engine go by ambulances as well running battles between a very small group of someone called them vandals or others would call a mixture in protesters or anarchists fighting it out with the police and there were ones who set fire to the churches one of these churches belongs or is used by the police of chile its a symbol of the Chilean Police force so they attack that 1st i can smell and see the smoke billowing behind me and so once again what had been a largely peaceful joyous if you like a demonstration that lasted all day long with tens of thousands of people has been marred by violence indeed in again the pictures that we were showing your earlier of that. Fire is a Church Burning in santiago and not as i mentioned water cannon fire on demonstrators but its actually a fire burning and firefighters trying to put it out this fire tensions really escalating in santiago this evening you see it tell us about the people who are on the streets and why were seeing this violence today. Where the violence is something that has been accompanying these demonstrations increasingly over the months but as i say and im very important to underscore this the vast majority of the demonstrators are not violent they were here all day long they didnt so much as throw a stone they they were here some of them are from the poorer working class neighborhoods others from middle class areas of the city all calling for social change and wanted to commemorate the day that is known as the social explosion in chile that was exactly one year ago today but always we are seeing small very violent groups coming in. And throwing rocks molotov cocktails attacking the police and in this case burning not one but 2 churches the other churches or parish was right next to the 1st one a very close to it so this is continually worries a lot of the demonstrators here who did not come with the idea of ending things this way takes away the legitimacy from these protests are afraid of indeed as you say of the protests have been largely peaceful. About to vote on revising the whole constitution the referendum is you next week are people the people that youve been speaking to on the streets are they hopeful that this can bring about real change. They certainly are at least the vast majority of them are these slogans have been we approve we approve of what they will have to decide next sunday during the referendum whether they approve or not of rewriting the constitution. Situation and the people who are here are the ones who fought for that from october 18th onboard until the government and the Political Parties finally agreed to go along with it so there is a lot of hope although some say that it wont really change much but others believe that sooner or later it will lay the groundwork for real social change enter and a more equal society in chile deed by the constitution which is not the case at the moment thank you very much for that lucy in human latin america editor reporting there live from the streets of santiago of course continue to keep a close eye on the situation there and those tensions in santiago with you lou c. N. N. s discussed the situation in chile further now with christina see if this was a chilly shes also in santiago thank you so much for being with us. Christina supposed to be a model and always says in latin america whats gone wrong. Oh well i think it was never know i think there were a lot of problems that they need so Political Class didnt want to see it neither the government nor the opposition and where i actually want to see all the problems that the society has in relation to educations they need quality their Health System the pensions so it wasnt really an array seize it was something they always it was from the surface but on the real the reality was totally different so what are people angry about especially you are among the crowds of protesters earlier in santiago tell us about all these chillin on the streets today and why theyre so angry what are their demands. Is there is a variety of groups there were there were people from different ages there were mainly pacific demonstrators but i think some things have changed i mean that the main demands were still there as i mention education inequality very pensions but now weve had the pandemic as well so now weve got issues specifically with the police force the police force is highly criticized because after the protest last year there were clearly abuses. From the police that we didnt see sensitive they didnt ship so thats one point is and in fact there are some policemen had they not actually gone to the justice we have recent some police of usis 2 weeks ago and so theres still anger about the police the police questioned even on misty international quit criticize them so its well theres. Anger against the the Political Class because nobody has done anything for them theres quite a were actually. Wasnt there there was a concession. In the Political Class of the protesters and that was a referendum on the constitution which was the main concession politicians made last november well you know what when the protests were going on how much change do you think it can help bring about this referendum changing the constitution can it turn this social explosion that were witnessing today into a new plan for chile. I mean its difficult she said because theres a lot of debate about how much you will change some people say the new constitution one change anything but some people say yes the constitution chill a symbolic because it comes from the dictatorship it has been reformed the last speaker should reform me once in 2005 so yes i think many people have all the hopes on the constitution but we know that most of the demands probably it wont be solved but he said i think its a big sept 1st step so i think the protests the pacifica protests will continue if thats not so obvious but then we need to see how the Political Class actually solve that in it all the parents us where the result of the rest of the next week referendum everybody thinks that its going to be approved but we dont know whos going to write it if you still tele a National Assembly oist that the makes between the congress and the people and thats thats going to be a big part of whats going to happen because if its half and a half thats going to bring more issues and people dont rely on the Political Class right in the Congress Itll be interesting to see how the situation unfolds thank you so much for speaking to us about chile and the crisis there christina 6 point is a chilly analyst joining us saying im sorry thank you for your time. In other world news after months of deadly unrest and a campaign modify violence votes are being counted in guineas president ial election the poll appears to have been largely peaceful but dozens of opposition supporters say they had trouble casting their ballots. Out. This is when the trouble start not enough observers too many votes to count Election Officials say a Record Number of getting came out to take part in this election most are 1st time voters queuing hours before the polls open to have a say in the countrys future despite a divisive and violent president ial campaign with candidates for mentoring ethnic tension the voting was peaceful you dont need. To give your vote but not your life we are what we have in common the stronger than what divides us the nation is what we have in common politics divides us you have to favor the mation we have to tell ourselves that we are rather not of his Political Parties president s guineans Peoples Party is largely backed by the Milling Group while delos Opposition Party is mostly supported by the philosophy people at the age of 82 president alpha conde amended the constitution allowing him to run for a 3rd mandate despite widespread protest. This is a lever to move goods you can trust but i wish were Free Democratic and transparent election and that everything is done peacefully and with tranquility we will make sure all polling stations are secure guinea cannot develop if there is not Peace Security and unity we call on all candidates who avoid violence already opposition candidate is saying he believes he has won the vote and accuses the Election Commission of favoring incumbent president alpha conde. Descriptive. Im not worried about the outcome of the election however i have Major Concerns for peace and cohesion if mr alpha conde tries to seize power for cunning in violence this cannot be acceptable to our supporters and to begin to. Have voted for change. While the west african body ecowas and the African Union sent observers the e. U. Didnt analysts fear the worst is yet to come with candidates refusing to accept the outcome of the vote putting the electoral process in jeopardy. These heem who for one think honest im thinking for what. Time. Regardless of ethnicity it is have almost no access to electricity or Running Water with 20 percent of the population living in extreme poverty and yet the country is rich in minerals home to the largest reserves of bauxite in the world the challenge for the countrys next president is to deliver on what has become a broken promise political stability and the Economic Prosperity so many getting into waiting for Nicolas Hawke aljazeera. I still ahead on al jazeera the stakes are high in bolivias president ial election why the outcome could impact the countrys democratic future and people in italy face new restrictions after a spike in the number of coronavirus chaos. 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C. 25 degrees if we drop sayas remember still in hurrican season this is a potential development of one of those things one to watch ahead of it the still active weather anywhere in the bahamas sudden florida and through cuba in particular it could be pretty wet the next couple of days the rush hours the south and that particularly in panama maybe costa rica less so in mexico as you can see there are still some very helpful showers developing now on the western side of brazil and into peru and still quite warm for the south in buenos aires at 28. 00 but as that cold front comes north it will suddenly get rather colder once the rain is gone. From. Cyprus a european island opening offering citizenship to those who can afford it in august aljazeera made global headlines with the cyprus papers confidential documents that reveal a murky passport by Investment Scheme promised before. The state. Now aljazeera as Investigative Unit goes undercover to expose further revelations that go to the heart of the cypriot state Al Jazeera Investigations the cyprus papers under cover. The end the old. Welcome back a recap of our top stories on aljazeera hundreds of thousands of people have packed into the center of santiago as chile counts down to a referendum on the constitution the protests have been mainly peaceful but theres been some violence including the burning of a church demonstrations began last october of the raising of metro affairs but ive grown to include a call for social change and votes being counted in guineas president ial election 82 year old afrikan days fine for a controversial 3rd term in office the main opposition candidates is accusing condy of breaking the vote so he can stay in power. At the u. N. Secretary general has urged armenia and azerbaijan to respect a new cease fire thats only a day old just hours after it went into effect both sides accuse each other of violations this is the 2nd truce aimed at stopping fighting over the disputed region of nagornokarabakh the 1st cease fire which was agreed on a week ago failed to hold back for many people in azerbaijan this little hope that the truce will bring peace. To hamid met some residents in gun jehovah lost loved ones and want to keep up the fight. Guly if i show you where i was sleeping at home with her extended family her nephew is in a Critical Condition and she wonders what will do future hold now that the family house is gone but she remains defiant. Really should fight until the end we are behind the president we believe in our country we believe in our army we believe in our people let there be war and let us liberate our territories why isnt the International Community stopping this we should defeat them and then just been hit several times since the beginning of october but saturdays attack was the most devastating so far it happened the week after humanitarian ceasefire brokered by russia was announced and hours before a 2nd one was agreed the humanitarian cease fire is only about swapping bodies and Wounded Soldiers people on either side have very little faith that the conflict will stop each accusing the other of violating the cease fire 1st. Military operations have continued in the disputed enclave of nagornokarabakh there to dehumanize cost is melting in the capital city and a carrot a funeral ceremony was held for a younger minion soldier who people say was killed hours after the 2nd ceasefire was announced here too many are wondering where is the temporary cessation of hostilities i mean years paid a heavy price so far nearly 700. 00 soldiers have been killed on the battlefield in the capital yerevan bells and prayers to commemorate the. As it projects armies making territorial gains in several regions surrounding their goal of care about which have been occupied by a mean year since 1904 they represent about 20 percent of as if by chance territory many as here is like a mean. Field the momentum shouldnt be lost yes the war has started and it is obvious internationally that we are gaining more landsberg and are we are Strong Enough to take our occupied lands but its true that people dont want to die and war is not nice and we are not afraid of dying i mean for our land because we are enough to pass liberating our lines people live from ground wires rights but whole nies is to die while you defend your land both countries have indicated that their body swap could take place in the coming days so far there hasnt been a period of calm long enough for this to happen in the human toll of this war continues to rise put up there. Jack. Vote counting is underway in bolivia in a president ial election many hope will restore stability in the leading contenders are a left wing former economic minister and a former president callousness and many hope the election will restore stability to the country amid a National Recession and theyve erupted in violence late last year when then president evo morales sought a 4th term in a disputed election which was an old traceable has been following developments from when a sides. Can remain a world where the results are pretty sure. Party is going to win this election and i. Believe after what happened in the last year. Elections were filled with accusations of fraud of irregularities people. Were forced to resign and. Interim administration it offended many people in bolivia mostly indigenous communities we saw an interim president coming in to the. Indigenous communities. In their country. For many. Power were present and. It means racism is coming back to what we know right now is that polls indicate that there is going to be a fuckin ground on saturday night they electoral tribute that they were suspended what is a preliminary research which means that the results are going to start coming out mostly because of what happened in the last ele