Morocco to make it through to the quarterfinals. This fight. Thousands of protesters took to the streets in algeria for the twentieth friday in a row the fifth of july marks the countryss independence state from france and protesters used the occasion to keep up the pressure on the authorities. And iman indepependent institutions as well as re issued their coal for regime insiders to go Catherine Bennett reports. The fifth of july a momentous day in algerias history the dates broke away from a hundred and thirty two years of French Colonial rule. This year is the fifty seventh anniversary of independence and celebrations are coinciding with the countryss weeklkly friday prototests. Otests thahave been going on for fifive months n now. Thousands of people gatherered n the capitatal to o protest the countrys interim government well similar demonstrations took place all over the country. A heavy Police Presence triri to block protest is in algeria and around a dozen people were arrested. Many people of cooling for those arrested it should bebe released including luck d double they goa war veteran of the countrys battle for independence. The eighty six year oldld was arrested at his home at lastt sunday his family say he was detained for criticizing army chief akhmed guide saleh. It is vital that the young men and women who have been arrested in the past are released how is it possible that theyve imprisoned a hero like locked operator. This is shameful i cannot believe this is the fifth of july Independence Day leave us we dont want you leave governance to the people. Algerias interim president abdel cadet bin saleh called this week for a period of National Dialogue in an attempt to calm the uprising he vowed to the government of the ministry would remain neutral during the talks. Ben stillers period as interim leader is due to a lapse on the night of july. But to the president ial elections canceled he says he has no other choice but to stay in the role. Thats good under processes even further and demonstrations looks set to continue as the country struggles to find a political solution. Celebrations broke out on the streets of khartoum as a military council and opposition leaders and so don agree to a power sharing agreement. The deal will establish a Sovereign Council which will rotate between the army and civilians f for a period of thre yeyears. The breakthrough has revived hope saddam can transition to a democracy following the ouster of Omar Al Bashir back in april. Song and dance chance and movies for victory suggest a seemingly unanimous reaction to the power sharing agreement with the transitional military council. Its a win for students pro democracy protesters. They hope the deal will spell the end of the political deadlock and violence that have been dominated since longstanding president Omar Al Bashir was ousted in april naive that that today is the stone two seconds history. Is. And i hope the next phase will fulfill the people struggle. Has a shop. Thank god the victory has finally come. The feeling was indescribable. As a part of the deal protesters and the transitional military rulers agreed to form a joint Sovereign Council which will leave the country for a little over three years. The council will be led by a member of the military for the first eighteen months and then by a civilian f the remaiaining eighteen months. Though the protestors did make some concessions for now a celebratory but prudent mood prevails. The pro democracy activists are clear. Should the military deviate from the terms of the agreement they have no qualms about returning to the streets. Well yes im sending a message to the freedom and change movement and to the military council. If you work well then fine. If you dont. Look at the past four or five months. We will take to the streets for the fourth and fifth time. Until we find the sioux don we want to live in. The breakthrough came at a time of dwindling hope and the biggest show of force since the violent dismantling of the sit in camps outside cartoons army headquarters. Tens of thousands tooook to the streets across sudan last weekend. But that two ended in bloodshed. At least eleven were killed and more than one hundred and eighty injured in clashes s with sececy forcrces. The latest from the africa cup of nations next were benin has just beaten morocco in penalties the team Strong Performance in the knock out stage has been one of the biggest surprises. Of the competition so far for more we can go across the Simon Harding in cairo for assignment it came down to penalties but in the end benin. Has made it through to the quarterfinals. Yes the lan i. Im aids and absolutely monumental upsets in this africa cup of nations and that really isnt an overstatement been named. Who it never expected it to be a moral code into the last . Sixteen and the aids a results which has taken everyone by surprise just to put it in context opinion of course i made it into the last sixteen off to having drawn all. Three of their Group Stage Games they have never won a game in the africa cup of nations and that is still the case because of course. This game went all the way the penalty so it finished technically is a draw also been in into the quarterfinals of the competition still having having not won a game at the africa cup of nations. In terms of morocco will this is an absolute hammond stroke for them and for l. Vehicle now the french coach you will have to oscar serious questions of his future with the club of his plays of course the the place looks completely dejected at the end of the game. The matatch which came to life n the second half of the pretty uneventful first forty five minutes. I delay who off to a defensive mistake on a corner open the school for been in before and nay three then equalize. For morocco morocco had the chance to win the game in the last minute of extra time i was served as a as a as the hachette gives the ash and missed a penalty in the ninety fourth minute of course then its your next time those no. Real suspense apart from a red consul i didnt also been in who actually down to ten men for the last thirteen or so minutes. Of that extra time period and then in the penalty shootout sofiane blue filed under yousef al nacer who school that go from there okay missing that penalties. Before a mama say be connected well for benins last penalty and sending them through to the quarterfinals so its an absolutely huge upset and the biggest shock of the competition so far. In the biggest shock indeed and then we have a later on you can it will be taken on a cynic in the second. Round of the knockout simon thank you very much for the update time hot in putting t tht for us from cairo. In other news venezuela is celebrating its independence of with a grand military pararade Nicolas Maduro overseeing the event which comes just a day off to the un human rights chief accusese Government Security forces. Of torture sexual abuse and extrtrajudicial killings opopposition lawawmakers one cuo has calalled on venenezuelans to takeke to ththe streets. F f ani maduro protest and despite his best efforts the armys loyalty in venezuela remains firmly behind Nicolas Maduro. Excessive a little force has repeatedly being used against protesters. My office has also documented excessive use of force in the context of security operations. With special Action Forces with multiple killings made of young men. Many could constitute extrajudicial killings i should be fully investigated with accountability of perpetrators and guarantees of non recurrenc. Fofor more on this story we can speak to caroline now he menace researcher act for the for amnesty for the americans well that amnesty. International good evening thank you very much for joining us on the program today now the twenty eighteen the government registered over five thousand killings. A just how badly is the law being flouted in venezuela i have to say that that the numbers are indeeeed choking as you said that when the government says that those killings that could be called resistance to authority what the High Commissioner actually respond the is that very likely these kenyans could be extrajudicial executions so what we are talking what the big boys describing is a human rights crisis studies you know very deep very profound and up to date when the when the High Commissioner reported at her findings to the Human Rights Council . It became very clear that you know even as an adult and can no longer deny the assistance of this crisis and should be held responsible and accountable. For all the crimes are being committed in the country i in the Human Rights Violations tha. Unfortunately continue unabated on a daily basis for every seeing this so because this did this year alone weve had you know over one thousand five hundred people being killed but the pilot the question begs to differ. Whos going to keep t this governmentnt in check and keep them accountable. Well the fact that the High Commission i was able to be to the country for a few days unfortunately is this good news it means that. At the pressure has been so high that the government is opening itself to International Scrutiny since they have done in in in that case because you have the night basically. Any access to humanize mechanisms up but the press has become soul soul soul beat you knowowou you havave at least f r million refugeess many of them liviving in in n neighboring countries. That thehe internaononal communy is keeping a an eye monique tory and actuaually demandingng thatt the Human Rights Commission that i know that mechanisms. Morley does he do asian venice where that school i think the rerefugee crisis has played a re in informing thehe International Community that this is no lononr the sitituation of a couountry y has become. A regionalized crisisis indeed d not log just today venezuela has released twenty two people including a judge and a journalist can we expect and that authorities will loosen up now that this report has been released. Well the government made some commitments when when the e high commisissioner visited andnd tht included. Oedipal cbt deall what thehe High Commissioners team members that are now being that this will lead to visa Detention Center success . Of course we welcome deliberation and and and y you know people being free. We need to remember that these people should have been detained in the first place so we do hope the government keeps its commitment of letting people free. 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Accountatae when at when the you know very bluntly violating my rights at eight in the country m. We know that way theyll has an important to have. The ticket prices low body he has become a very important political figure that. Is what is really important is to remember that you know that that that thats a little as Security Forces how being a meeting a few modifications we have already denounced at some of these violations good amount to crimes against humanity so it is the responsibility not just of . You know of any sort of way to configure but will will all Different Actors in the International Community to hold the glass milder. Accountable for the guys to happy. And hes administration caroline i am and i think you very much for joining us from mexico city this evening. Thousands of mothers a marched on the streets of hong kong that this friday this just days after protesters in the city storm the legislative councilil to prprott an extraditionon bill with chin. Hong kongs chief executive carrie lam has offered to meet students behind closed doors but some have already been turning down the offer. Preferring instead for dialogue thats open and okay reports. The massive protests in hong kong have been striking in their heterogeneity. And on friday another demographicc in particular wantd to make sure the government is hearing its grievances. Mothers. Thousands of them rally to show their support for the protesters many of whom are their own sons and daughters [inaudible] okay yeah. We as adults. If we dont stand on it would be unfair to young people. Because young people have tried their best to stand with home. And protest even its parallel to that lonely. They also youve got home comes freedom. And the values of its people. Even though i mean i thought right now im not breaking up to go to the front. Im just supporting team. Meanwhile several University Student groups have rejected a hong kong leader kerry lambs request for a meeting. Saying they will onlyy participatee in talks if certain conditions are met including that the meeting be public. Are you going high dynamicc itself and what do you do you go why do we need to make it publi. Because a closed door meeting doesnt h have any witnesseses o prove what we talked about and the publicic will know. The public has a right to know dyer more dyeable jack. Student organizations have also echoed opposition calls for the complete withdrawal of the extradition bill at the origin of the protest. For the unconditional release of arrested protesters for kerry lambs resignation in for an investigation into police brutality. But in the meantime the demonstrations are likely to continue. Activists have already called for a new round on sunday. Voters in greece are set to head to the polls in a general election on sunday. They will call for by Prime MinisterAlexis Tsipras softer his party was trounced in european parliamentary elections back in maine. Opinion polls for the pro you center right party in thehe lea. More juliet now reports on ats toppiping voters minds is the head to the polls. Greece only emerged from its last bailout plan a year ago and after long term austerity opinion polls show greeks want to change in leadership the sunday will his. First one is an old against the press againstst it is theres been a lot of dissatisfaction been a sense of betrayal of some of his former voters. Prime minister to see presses party had vowed to put an end to austerity measures when he came to p power in. Twentyty fifteen but it ended up implementing a new bailout plan and painful Economic Reforms to stave off bankruptcy. After losing the european parliamentary elections in the local poland may see press called a snap election. This is the man whose predicted to win. On the night of july seven i will be the Prime Minister of greece. The Prime Minister of old greek. Kyriacou smith so techies who holds a strong lead in the poll. Promises to revive the middle class by cutting taxes and increasing wages. For many voters employment is the number one priority. For me. The most important thing is to find jobs for young people. Cut taxes and to bring the country back to normal with the austerity measures we were drdrowning. Should h he win on sunday mitsotakis will be confronted with an array of challenges including renewed tension with neighbor turkey. And the refugee crisis more than one Million People have arrived on greeces Eastern Islands since. Twenty fifteen now here in france today is the day m many students have been looking forward to us the results of the back in lafayette examinations are released. But the Education Minister says some thirty thousand exam papers havent even been created yet because of an ongoing teacher strike margin of the ports. Excited students run towards the school gate. The results of their graduation exam the french baccalaureate are out. This is a moment of absolute happiness i posted the distinction im very very happy. Happy and relieved this year was particularly stressful because of a teacher strike some candidates dont have their final results yet. In the southwestern city of pool about one h hundred students wee created in philosophy based on continuous assessment. Its really weird we were supposed to get a real results today. Two bit stressful yes. In no see teachers on strike symbolically handed in their exam call please with the two day delay. They have been protesting against a p planned reform for several months. And denounce threats. Michael. Our souls. Were under pressure. Because were getting orders to hand in the test results. And we have to resist. Because we sometimes feel alone. And were threatened with legal action. Were told that the police could come to our homes to take the exam papers. And that will end up facing the ports. 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