Verd irked as an attack on press freedom. Also, thousands rally until malaysias capitol demanding the Prime Minister resign. The u. N. Chief calls on governments to do more to help the thousands of refugees slowing in to europe. Hello. We begin the newshour in egypt where a judge has sentenced three al jazeera journalists to three years in jail. A cairo court issued the guilty verdict just a few hours ago. The retrail of canad an Mohammed Sami actind peter greste has dragged on since march. There have been regular delays. It has been heavily criticized by the international community. This is some of what the judge said a little earlier. The court is the sure that the defendants are not journalists and not in the journalist sinned indicate broadcasting without permits. They have made falsified videos after being edited and aired on al jazeera and they aired the videos on al jazeera channel that isnt allowed to work inside egypt. Al jazeeras acting director has given this statement t rea
A long walk across europe, extreme risks to find new lives fire and fury on the streets of beirut as thousands protest about the governments inability to provide the most basic services. After hurricanec katrinis a, new orleans pause to see remember the devastation. Back in doha, i will have your sport including yet more blues for chelsea. The champions crash to another defeat in the English Premier League. There has been worldwide condemnation in the jailing of egypt of three al jazeera journalists. A court in cairo found them guilty of aiding a terrorist organization and broadcasting false news, claims which they have strenuously denies. The retrial as they had been found guilty in june of 2014. The egyptian Bahar Mohammed where he got a 3 and a half year sentence, the producer in the cairo office and six months more than his colleagues because he was found with a spent cartridge which he maintains he picked up at a protest. Al jazeeras cairo bureau chief, the canadian mohammed fahmy
Migration . We report on the art project in senegal thats trying to do just that. We begin in egypt where a judge sentenced three al jazeera journalists to three years in jail. The guilty verdict just a few hours ago, the retrial. Fahmy, Baha Mohammed and peter greste tried in absentia has dragged on since march. We will be live in cairo in just a moment. First, this report from natasha gname. It was a heartbreaking day in court for al jazeera journalists justice denied yet again as they heard the word guilty. They, along with their colleague, peter greste who was deported earlier this year were sentenced to more prison time. Fahmy and greste three years and mohammed three and a half years for allegedly aiding the nowbanned muslim brotherhood. It is outrageous, just devastating for me. I mean i know my heart is with them and the others in our case. As mohammed and fahmy stood in a soundproof cage inside the court, the judge said they were not journalists. They were working in egypt wit
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Iraq: Humanitarian Snapshot (December 2020)
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PRELIMINARY FINDINGS: HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE GAPS
In preparation for the 2021 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP), OCHA Iraq is undertaking an extensive review of the humanitarian response in 2020. The analysis considers various factors to determine operational progress and gaps, including the needs of IDPs and returnees, partner reach, access conditions, and indicators of basic services and social cohesion in areas of origin and areas of secondary displacement.
Some discrepancies between target and reach are evident: during the 2020 response, there were significant gaps between cluster targets and beneficiaries reached in 18 out of the total 36 districts (50 per cent) with a high number of people in acute need. Humanitarian partners reached less than 50 per cent of the targeted in-camp IDPs, out-of-camp IDPs and returnees in these districts.