0 Protesters in Myanmar returned to the streets for a fifth consecutive day and a day after rallies were violently broken up by security forces. They are calling for their elected leaders to be freed and the military government to step down after last week’s military coup. The army cited election fraud as the reason for the takeover. For more on the protests, Al Jazeera’s Scott Heidler reports from Bangkok. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Myanmar
0 Myanmar authorities have warned “action” would be taken against protesters who break the law as huge crowds demonstrated against a military coup. Police fired water cannon at peaceful demonstrators in Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw as thousands of people took to the streets of cities across the country for a third day on Monday to denounce last week’s putsch. The ruling generals have so far refrained from using deadly force to quell demonstrations but have a long history of doing so in previous times of tumult. Al Jazeera’s Scott Heidler reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check […]
A scramble for scarce land in Nigeria is pushing millions of people into poverty, according to activists. In 2018 Nigeria overtook India as the country with the largest number of people living in extreme poverty. Experts say it is largely because of corruption, land confiscations and the manner in which resources are distributed. Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris reports from Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Nigeria
0 For thousands of years, the small mountain town of Msallata in Libya, 100 kilometres (62 miles) southeast of the capital Tripoli, has cultivated olives, growing and pressing the fruit by hand. It has even managed to produce oil from the olives it cultivates during the civil war of the last few years. Al Jazeera’s Malik Traina reports from Msallata, Libya. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Libya #LibyanOlive #Msallata
0 Tens of thousands of people rallied again in Myanmar’s biggest city Yangon on Sunday denouncing a military coup and demanding the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Protesters marching in Yangon for a second consecutive day on Sunday carried red balloons – the colour of Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) – and chanted, “We don’t want military dictatorship! We want democracy!” They walked in the bright sunshine down the middle of the road, waving NLD flags and making the three-figure salute that has become a symbol of protest against the February 1 coup. Drivers honked their horns and passengers held up photos of […]
Clashes between the opposition and security forces right next to the presidential palace have become a regular occurrence in Port-au-Prince – as protesters continue to demand President Jovenel Moise step down. Haiti’s constitution says a new president’s term begins on February 7 – everyone agrees on that, but not on which year. President Moise says he has another year in office. As far as the opposition is concerned, his time is up this Sunday. Al Jazeera’s Teresa Bo reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Haiti #HaitiProtests #JovenelMoise
0 Dozens of people are feared dead in India after part of a Himalayan glacier burst. It sent torrent water rushing down a river, where a hydroelectric power station and several villages are positioned. Several communities have been put on high alert for flooding. People are being moved to safer areas. Al Jazeera’s Elizabeth Puranam joins us on the phone from New Delhi for the latest updates. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #India #GlacierBurst #Uttarakhand
0 Al Jazeera journalist freed in Egypt. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #BreakingNews #Egypt
0 Thousands of people took to the streets of Yangon to denounce a military coup and demanded the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The protest came six days after the military seized control of the government in Myanmar and arrested its civilian leaders. Al Jazeera’s Florence Looi has more from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Myanmar #Protests
0 A digital crackdown by Myanmar’s military government on protesters’ online presence is intensifying. First Facebook, now Twitter and Instagram are blocked for users in the country. But, that has not deterred people from joining a growing civil disobedience movement against Myanmar’s generals. They seized power in Monday’s military coup and overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi who is now under arrest. Al Jazeera’s Andrew Chappelle reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Myanmar #Protests
