South Africa’s ruling party the African National Congress has long supported the Palestinians. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said that Israel’s action in Gaza amounted to almost genocide. His comments come as international pressure for a humanitarian corridor into Gaza grows. Al Jazeera’s Fahmida Miller reports from Johannesburg, South Africa. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/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/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #SouthAfrica #CapeTown #CapeTownProtests #Palestine #Gaza #SolidarityWithGaza #SolidarityWithPalestine #GazaAttack #GazaHospitalBombing #GazaHospitalAttack #GazaHospitalMassacre #AhliHospital #AhliBaptistHospital #GazaGenocide #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #Israel #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #IsraelPalestineWar #IsraelGazaWar #GazaUnderAttack #GazaBombardment #prayforgaza
Chile has been marking the 50th anniversary of the violent coup against the elected socialist President Salvadore Allende, which brought General Augusto Pinochet to power. Hundreds attended a memorial at the presidential palace in the capital Santiago to honour the thousands killed or forcibly disappeared under Pinochet’s rule. Al Jazeera’s Latin America Editor Lucia Newman reports from Santiago. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Chile #50thAnniversay1973coup #1973coup #GeneralAugustoPinochet #PresidentSalvadorAllende
Many people in Pakistan say they are being sent higher electricity bills and are refusing to pay them. They say they cannot afford to any more because their spending outstrips their earnings. The higher electricity tariffs have provoked nationwide protests. Al Jazeera’s Kamal Hyder reports from Islamabad, Pakistan. – 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 #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Pakistan #protests #electricity
There have been protests in Bangladesh after the death of jailed opposition leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/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/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
Protesters in Bangladesh have condemned the jail term given to the acting chairman of the main opposition party. Tarique Rahman lives in exile and was convicted of corruption in absentia. Thousands of supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) took to the streets, saying the trial was politically motivated. Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury reports from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/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/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Bangladesh #BangladeshOpposition #BangladeshProtests #BangladeshPolice #SheikhHasina #BNP #stepdownhasina #savebangladesh #dhaka
Police in Bangladesh are cracking down on anti-government protests, firing tear gas and beating demonstrators on the streets of the capital Dhaka. Several prominent opposition leaders from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party have been detained while hundreds of their supporters have been arrested. Demonstrators are demanding the resignation of prime minister Sheikh Hasina. And want an interim government before a general election next year. Our correspondent, Tanvir Chowdhury joins is in Dhaka 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/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Bangladesh #protests
Thousands of supporters of several opposition alliances have held a mass sit-in. They are demanding the government’s resignation, the release of jailed opposition members and new elections. Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury reports from Dhaka, Bangladesh. – 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 #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Bangladesh #protests
Police in Bangladesh have fired tear gas and rubber bullets during the latest anti-government protest. The opposition blames the government for soaring food and energy prices. They want the government to be replaced with a caretaker administration to ensure fair elections next year. Let’s get the latest from the capital Dhaka with our correspondent, Tanvir Chowdhury. – 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 #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Bangladesh #protests #dhaka #police
Five men have been arrested for publicly assaulting two women from the minority Kuki community in the northeastern state of Manipur. The incident has provoked outrage across the nation where the women were stripped naked and paraded in the streets. The region has seen ethnic tensions and violence since May. Al Jazeera’s Um-e-Kulsoom Shariff has more. – 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 #Aljazeeraenglish #News #India #Manipur #IndiaEthnicRiots #ManipurViolence #ManipurAssault #ManipurClashes #AlJazeeraEnglish #Meiteis #Kuki #Imphal #sexualassault
“As a country, I think we are going in the wrong direction.” At least 12 protesters wounded, some shot by police, on the first day of Kenya’s three-day tax protests. The opposition-led movement was sparked by the rising cost of living and tax hikes. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
