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ALJAZAM News February 20, 2014

Briefly reunited. At least 20 people have died and many more have been injuried in ukraine after renewing fighting between protestors and the police. There was a brief truce between the two sides but that soon broke down. This is the scene in central kiev right now. The mayor of the capitol has resigned in protest, against the violent, interior min industry says it has equipped the police with combat weapons and there are reports that more than 60 policeman have been detained. On another dead lady in kiev. On tuesday. The aused of the protestors of attacking with guns. The fighting follows. The police were picking their targets. Even under fire, the participants seemed determined not to lose ground no matter how many casualties they took. And there were many. Here a hotel innone dated with injuries people. Many did what they could under these conditions. In the square outside, the movement seemed more like a war machine. With people marching with bags full of rocks. Once again, the square is a battle zone. The truce had seen tenuous from the outset, now the front line has moved everywhere they look there are casualties. The protestors had quickly organized the injured, convoys of ambulances a steady strene many were treated on the spot. As they tried to get their wounded to hospitals, the protestors were also reaching out men mixing among them who they accused of working for the security services. Both accused of using firearms this man says i dont know who exactly was doing the shooting but the gunfire wasnt coming from our territory. Right now it is all their territory, they have reclaimed the square, but at what human cost, and despite the way they are preparing for more clashes theres a fear here this could be the start of a much bigger conflict. In the western city, the demonstrators have also managed to take control of at least six police stations from there david has more. The military set ablaze by mock of the cocktails. This is the city on the western boarders of ukraine, where the pro Government Forces are in full retreat. Yielding to sheer force of numbers the Police Defense lines have been handing over their equipment to the demonstrators and withdrawing. Jailed and humiliations as the foris out of the building. At least six police stations have been ransacked and eyewitnesses reported the arsenal of weapons were taken. Its not possible to say who was the situation here is slipping towards an narkky. The main Prosecutors Office has been hog pied in thousands of files destroyed. The Government Security services here have essentially been routed. This is a police free zone. The situation here is still volatile. Even on the border they have mounted a blockade. It is clear the president has now lost all semblance of control here. Al jazeera. After a meeting of Foreign Ministers in brussells. In light of the deteriorating situation, we decided with much urgency we needed to work with sanctions. For internal repression. And the console to make the necessary preparations immediately. It will be taken forward in the light of developments in ukraine. We have continued to work in Close Corporation with the International Community, and we look to a lasting inclusive solution for this crisis. As for the individual sanctions by the u. S. Or European Union which they try to offer at the moment, have our point of view and based on international law, they are absolutely illegitimate and unrelated. More now on the diplomatic front, Simon Mcgregor wood is there. What did ash topp say about taking this to the next step . Spoke about tarted situations where does this leave it . I think the targeted sanctions as far as we understand, we havent seen the full document yet, will include as she said, the remove of licenses we also understand it will have asset freezes on key people within with the government, within the security services. That is being worked on the key people is being orchestrated and predicting this violence crack down. Interesting language, in her brief press conference, where she seems to imply there will be some wiggle room, some built in delay. For the implementation of these sanctions and i think that is because the three form ministers. They were meant to be there for a couple of hours on the ground on thursday morning, clearly now are involved in a very intricate and complex mission to try and work out some sort of political solution. May may go into friday to continue those talks. So i think theres a link between how this Diplomatic Initiative plays out. How does this initiative play into the end game as far as the e. U. Is concerned . Well, the e. U. All along has said we need to stopped to this violence, but al, that the primary goal of the sanctions is to put pressure on the regime to initiate dialog. And in the last 24 hours officials have been very keep to stress that this trade socialuation. Sparked this whole process back in november, the one that yawn co sitrejected. I think european officials still very much see ukraine not necessarily as part of the e. U. , but as part of europe, and thats the message from buts sells that the Foreign Ministers are very keep to continue to communicate to the people of ukraine. Lets leave it there, thank you. And lets talk to andy, director of the ukrainian institute. Joins us live. Rather dramatic turn of events, where duping this leaves the International Players and what do you read into the results of that e. U. Meeting . Well, the events we have seen, this is a truce that the president said he is announcing a truce. We have seen he has authorized the use of live ammunition, and the numbers of deaths that we are hear. There are unconfirmed reports. This is from on site, this happened in the last few minutes that this information is coming through. This is a war of a president against his own people. The president has decided to turn on the people that have been standing for 90 days since as you said, the he turned away from the treaty with the e. U. And the protestors have been extremely peaceful for 90 days. Do you think thats why the truce was so repugnant . I think the truce that there was a lot of skepticism whether or not they would get to the truce. Obviously. They havent. And the shooting live ammunition against protestors just showed how much credibility was in the works that was used by the president and his advisors. I think what needs to be done is that the president has corners himself. Russia is playing a role in this, so it may be adding more fuel to fire. So i think the short Term Solution is finding a way out for the president. Yes, because can i just jump in here. Its also about russia, and the e. U. Suspect it . The issue knew, yes, it is turning bigger. Ukrainians made a choice. They have chosen european values. They want to see a future for themselves. As opposed to moving back in the past, with a soviet union, where people and they remember the soviet union, because many of the protestors. Many are students. So i think now it is really for the European Union to stand in. Ukraine should move towards europe. And they shouldnt punish the whole country. I think those should be targeted are the president , his family, the government that has been responsible and the financial backers of the president s who have shotting against his own people. Okay, andy, lets leave it there, and looking at some live pictures now coming from kiev. Many of the felon stray tors are still there, certainly that didnt match much longer. After the u. S. Is frying to try to resolve this on going stand off. We will have a lot moreen in this program. 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There is a lot to do. It wont be easy, but we have made a good start. In in addition to our political we set the time tail of meetings initially over the next four months with a frame work to continue our deliberations. The positive atmosphere was evidence as the Iranian Foreign minister read the same words. It takes a bit long tore make an inversion. A positive start, but this is the first round that will go on for months. You tend to leave the most difficult items until the very end. James bays, al jazeera of the united nations. Three english journalists have appeared in court. They have pleaded not guilty to all charges against. They have been in prison for 54 days now. Accused of aiding and abetting a terrorist organization, they are next Court Appearance has now been set for the fifth of march. It is calling for a global day of action, next thursday. Relatives of those detaped were at the trial, they continue to call for their release. This trial is politicized by son and his coworker and they work provingly. Well, he is had to prepare himself mentally for a long haul. Obviously, we are all he will be released very soon, but you know, he understands that if he gets his hopes up, and you know has any kind of expectations about today, and that they dont go his way, then lit be extremely tough for him to get himself out of that hole emotionally. So he has been prepared and prepared for a outcome. Journalists joined us now live. That do you make of todays events. You know the way these things work when freedom of speech is clamped down, what is the next step . I think the next step is the government will make a decision whether to continue with this trial or not. It is a political piece, there are law elements of the government that understands that the image of egypt is commitment to freedom speech and al to democratize the country, are on the on the fence. Do you think that they are feeling the effects from our viewpoint it looks like egypt is not backing down. Despite all the international condemnation, do you think they are feeling it . Well, the government has many fractions, and i think we are seeing some of those fractions defined again as the international pressure. It doesnt mean that there is no hope. On the contrary, the more pressure that is head the more government see more newspaper journalist, continue to read the stakes. I think they are going to eventually drop the charges. There are so many ways those charges can be dropped including by pardon. Dismissal from court, even retrial. At the very at least, they can release the journalists on bail, whilent cooing the case. There is no reason to be behind bars. No evidence presented against them in the investigation, or in court today. This is more about targeting free speech, isnt it . Well, the governmentnt ways to send the message that those journalists and anyone else who can award provide a narrative to a story about what is happening in egypt, will be targeted and will be prosecuted. And i know that this is already becoming successful across the spectrum in the egyptian press. We can see a lot on the news. But thats why also we need to help those journalists more and more. And not just al jazeera your honor lis. There are at least nine behind bars including four from al jazeera. And those are people who are not even critical to the current government. And we see that that escalation is just aiming at making a black hole of information. So that no one is aware what is going on, especially ahead of the elections. Where the military leader is possibly going to. So we need to make sure that the government knows that egyptian leader have the information to receive different perspective regardless of how is government perceives them. How biased they think they are. Always good to talk to you, thank you. He has already warned that the humanitarian situation could deteriorate for more resources arent directed at the country. Meanwhile the humanitarian affairs chief has met up with people caught up in the religious violence. Tonya beige is live for us, what did she say . She said she was shocked by what she saw, she said at times it was very difficult to listen to people. How family members are killed in front of their eyes. They found it quite difficult. Here in the Central African republic, and acknowledge as they said there is simply not enough peace keepers on the ground right now to make this country secure. I did ask her what if or when this country is secure, how she thought that communities that have been torn apart by increasingly sectarian violence, how she thought they could rebuild. It is very already hard to rebuild it. We have to start at the community level, but i think you also need reconciliation. It is something we did not want the word to face again, and yet here we are. We know that they are keep for more troops and we are expecting to hear from him a little later on, arent we . She said the debate over the possibility of the piece keeping discussed today. She said how it may work, she knew it was on the top of the agenda today. We know also that the friendship has been pushing very hard for also in the last couple of days chad one of the big regional players regional powerful influences here in this central africa, has done a bit of an about change, previously they have said they wanted a chance for the. U. Peace keepers to have at least a year to try to get the situation undercontrol. Nigerias president has sus spented the governor of the central bank for what he called financial recklessness and misconduct. Recently made allegations that 20 billion in oil revenue had gone missing. It has been weeks since this controversy erupted and in the last few weeks. The governor has called many would say considerable embasement to the government, and ultimately to president good luck jonathan, and thats why he has been removing. Now the presidency says has been involved in misconduct, it is something that he denies. More than 80 have traveled to the north to reunite with some members they havent seen for decades. She was 13 when he last saw her, now she say homicide ewill be an old lady. I am 87, the only reason i am still alive is that i was waiting the r this chance. A third of those heading north are in their 90s. So too the determination to make the most of what will be a first and almost certainly last chance for a brief reunion. These buss are going through the boarder gate to pick them up on the other side, and take them on into north korea and to their loved ones. A few hours later, and decades of stored up love, loss, and grief, find release. Emplacing farm, will i strangers, and a country cut in two, they are one and the same. These the first since 2010 almost didnt happen. Before ditching that objection last week. The open question, whether the trust building or will eventually be written up as another full storm. 82 people will have just three days of structures meetings. They have their requested family members brought here from the south. Harry, al jazeera, south korea. This time, human error is to blame. Lap Al Jazeera America. We open up your world. Here on america tonight, an opportunity for all of america to be heard. Our shows explore the issues that shape our lives. New questions are raised about the american intervention. From unexpected viewpoints to live changing innovations, dollars and cents to powerful storytelling. We are at a Tipping Point in americas history Al Jazeera America. Theres more to it. Start with one issue education. Gun control. The gap between rich and poor. Job creation. Climate change. Tax policy. The economy. Iran. Healthcare. Ad guests on all sides of the debate. This is a right we should all have. Its just the way it is. Theres something seriously wrong. Theres been acrimony. The conservative ideal. Its an urgent need. And a host willing to ask the tough questions how do you explain it to yourself . And youll get. The inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5 eastern only on Al Jazeera America jazeera news hour, a reminder of our top stories. Ukraines interior minister says 67 policeman have been detaped by antigovernment protestors. Violence and elsewhere has intensified. Felon stray tors are demanding president Viktor Yanukovych resign. Al jazeera edge lish journalists have appeared in court in the egyptian capitol. They pled not guilty to aiding a terrorist organization. The next Court Appearance is set for the fifth of march. Six world powers have agreed for a frame work. Lets get more now on our top story, which appears to be spreading outside the capitol. Joins us live from the western city of laviv. Talk to us first about what we are hearing of weapons that have been burned, police weapons, what co you know about that . I have been to the scene. It is quite alarming. Willowing out of the main arsenal of the special Police Training ground. Now, its very dangerous there. There are no police have called. They have a toll on the streets. So the protestors have formed their own martials and teams and formed roadblocks around the area, they are pushing back the on lookers. Still a danger, a very real danger of more explosions. The bullets were being united. I spoke the the on looker whose saw 20 of the police running from the building just after it was set fire. So they said there was no doubt is that the police themselves set a light their own arsenal. Now they are going throug

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