bbc--2020-06-14--Cavani & Silva to leave PSG after Champions League - Leonardo

Edinson Cavani and Thiago Silva are set to leave Paris St-Germain this summer after the conclusion of the club 's Champions League campaign in August .
Uruguay striker Cavani , 33 , is PSG 's record scorer with 200 goals and Brazil defender Silva , 35 , is club captain .
`` It was a difficult decision to make - they are players who made their mark on the club 's history , '' sporting director Leonardo told Le Journal du Dimanche .
`` The stories were so beautiful .
But , yes , we are coming to the end @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had to make a logical decision .
Maybe we are wrong , I do not know - there is never a perfect moment .
Now the Champions League is still in sight , and the idea is to continue competing with them until the end of August .
How it can be done is not yet clear . ''
Both players ' contracts are due to expire on 30 June .
Ligue 1 was cancelled in April , but the Champions League is due to be completed in August with a mini-tournament behind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 22 June and are already through to the Champions League quarter-finals after beating Borussia Dortmund in March before football was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic .
Cavani had asked to leave the French champions in January amid interest from Spanish side Atletico Madrid , while he was also linked to Manchester United and Chelsea .
Last month , PSG signed striker Mauro Icardi for 60m euros ( £54m ) from Inter Milan .
When asked if forwards Neymar and Kylian Mbappe would still be at the club next season , Leonardo said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` They still have two years on their contracts and we 're more thinking about the future with them .
We want to go forward . ''

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Edinson Cavani (left) and Thiago Silva (right) have together played more than 600 games for PSG
Edinson Cavani and Thiago Silva are set to leave Paris St-Germain this summer after the conclusion of the club's Champions League campaign in August.
Uruguay striker Cavani, 33, is PSG's record scorer with 200 goals and Brazil defender Silva, 35, is club captain.
"It was a difficult decision to make - they are players who made their mark on the club's history," sporting director Leonardo told Le Journal du Dimanche. external-link
"The stories were so beautiful. But, yes, we are coming to the end."
He added: "We had to make a logical decision. Maybe we are wrong, I do not know - there is never a perfect moment. Now the Champions League is still in sight, and the idea is to continue competing with them until the end of August. How it can be done is not yet clear."
Both players' contracts are due to expire on 30 June. Ligue 1 was cancelled in April, but the Champions League is due to be completed in August with a mini-tournament behind closed doors.
PSG resume training on 22 June and are already through to the Champions League quarter-finals after beating Borussia Dortmund in March before football was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Cavani had asked to leave the French champions in January amid interest from Spanish side Atletico Madrid, while he was also linked to Manchester United and Chelsea.
Last month, PSG signed striker Mauro Icardi for 60m euros (£54m) from Inter Milan.
When asked if forwards Neymar and Kylian Mbappe would still be at the club next season, Leonardo said: "Nothing tells us otherwise.
"They still have two years on their contracts and we're more thinking about the future with them. We want to go forward."


bbc--2020-06-13--Norwich player one of two positive coronavirus tests in Premier League

A Norwich City player is one of two people to test positive for coronavirus from the latest round of 1,200 Premier League tests .
Testing took place on Thursday and Friday , with Norwich beating Spurs 2-1 in a friendly at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium also on Friday .
Spurs confirmed they have no positive tests and said the Canaries player had `` no close contacts '' with their team .
The unnamed player will now self isolate for seven days .
He will now miss the restart of the Premier League campaign , which has been suspended since 13 March @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resume behind closed doors on 17 June when Aston Villa host Sheffield United at 18:00 BST , with Manchester City v Arsenal at 20:15 .
The Canaries - six points from Premier League safety - host 14th place Southampton on Friday 19 June at 18:00 in their first fixture of the restarted campaign .
There have now been 16 positive results from 8,687 tests in total .
• Five substitutes approved for rest of 2019-20 season A Spurs statement said the club was following the Government 's definition of `` close contact '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confirmed case for 15 minutes or more .
They said : `` The Norwich player in question has confirmed he had no 'close contacts ' with our team yesterday and our squad has also verified this . ''

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There have been eight rounds of testing in the Premier League
A Norwich City player is one of two people to test positive for coronavirus from the latest round of 1,200 Premier League tests.
Testing took place on Thursday and Friday, with the unnamed player involved as Norwich beat Spurs 2-1 in a friendly at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, also on Friday.
Spurs confirmed they have no positive tests and said the Canaries player had "no close contacts" with their team.
He will self-isolate for seven days.
The Premier League, suspended since 13 March, is set to resume behind closed doors on 17 June when Aston Villa host Sheffield United at 18:00 BST, with Manchester City v Arsenal at 20:15.
The Canaries - six points from Premier League safety - host 14th place Southampton on Friday, 19 June at 18:00 in their first fixture of the restarted campaign. The player who tested positive for Covid-19 will miss that match.
There have now been 16 positive results from 8,687 tests in total.
A Spurs statement on Saturday said the club was following the government's definition of "close contact" as being within two metres of a confirmed case for 15 minutes or more.
The club added: "The Norwich player in question has confirmed he had no 'close contacts' with our team yesterday and our squad has also verified this."


bbc--2020-06-14--'I won't be watching' - Trump threatens NFL & US Soccer boycott if players kneel

Last updated on .From the section American Football United States president Donald Trump says he will not watch the NFL or the US Soccer sides if players do not stand for the national anthem .
US Soccer overturned a ban on players kneeling during the anthem on Thursday .
The practice was started by former NFL star Colin Kaepernick in 2016 to highlight racial inequality .
Trump has opposed kneeling during the anthem and has repeatedly called on NFL players who do so to be sacked or banned .
Republican congressman Matt Gaetz criticised US Soccer 's decision on social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ news story of Gaetz 's view by saying : `` I wo n't be watching much any more . ''
In a follow-up post on social media , Trump added : `` And it looks like the NFL is heading in that direction also , but not with me watching . ''
The U-turns by the NFL and US Soccer came amid ongoing protests following the death of George Floyd , an unarmed African American man who died in police custody in Minneapolis after a white officer knelt on his neck for almost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ban in 2016 after women 's star Megan Rapinoe took a knee in solidarity with former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Kaepernick .
It now says its previous stance was `` wrong '' .
The NFL tried to ban kneeling during the anthem in May 2018 and introduced a new policy with teams fined if players failed to stand , but put the policy on hold two months later .
Following Floyd 's death , NFL stars called on the league to condemn racism and commissioner Roger Goodell responded by saying the NFL had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to speak out .
Trump questioned Goodell 's decision to change the NFL 's stance on kneeling , saying the act would be `` disrespecting our country and our flag '' .
Kaepernick has not played since becoming a free agent in 2017 and filed a grievance against NFL owners that year , believing they were conspiring not to hire him because of the kneeling protest .
The two sides resolved the grievance under a confidential agreement in February 2019 .

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US women's star Megan Rapinoe knelt during the anthem before a game in 2016
United States president Donald Trump says he will not watch the NFL or the US Soccer sides if players do not stand for the national anthem.
The NFL said last week its players should be allowed to protest during the anthem, adding that it was "wrong for not listening" to players earlier.
US Soccer overturned a ban on players kneeling during the anthem on Thursday.
The practice was started by former NFL star Colin Kaepernick in 2016 to highlight racial inequality.
Trump has opposed kneeling during the anthem and has repeatedly called on NFL players who do so to be sacked or banned.
Republican congressman Matt Gaetz criticised US Soccer's decision on social media, and Trump responded to a news story of Gaetz's view by saying: "I won't be watching much any more."
In a follow-up post on social media, Trump added: "And it looks like the NFL is heading in that direction also, but not with me watching."
The U-turns by the NFL and US Soccer came amid ongoing protests following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed African American man who died in police custody in Minneapolis after a white officer knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes.
US Soccer introduced the ban in 2016 after women's star Megan Rapinoe took a knee in solidarity with former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Kaepernick. It now says its previous stance was "wrong".
The NFL tried to ban kneeling during the anthem in May 2018 and introduced a new policy with teams fined if players failed to stand, but put the policy on hold two months later.
Following Floyd's death, NFL stars called on the league to condemn racism and commissioner Roger Goodell responded by saying the NFL had made mistakes and will now encourage players to speak out.
Trump questioned Goodell's decision to change the NFL's stance on kneeling, saying the act would be "disrespecting our country and our flag".
Kaepernick has not played since becoming a free agent in 2017 and filed a grievance against NFL owners that year, believing they were conspiring not to hire him because of the kneeling protest.
The two sides resolved the grievance under a confidential agreement in February 2019.
Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield has said he plans to kneel during the national anthem in support of protests against racial injustice and police brutality.
In a post on social media, the 25-year-old said: "If I lose fans, that's OK. I've always spoken my mind. And that's from the heart."
Meanwhile, JJ Watt responded on Twitter to a user who said they were "pretty sure" the 31-year-old Houston Texans defensive end would not kneel by saying: "Don't speak for me.
"If you still think it's about disrespecting the flag or our military, you clearly haven't been listening."


bbc--2020-06-14--Rayshard Brooks shooting: Use of deadly force by Atlanta police condemned

The shooting of another African-American man during a US arrest has prompted fresh condemnation of the use of deadly force by police .
Rayshard Brooks , 27 , was shot dead as he fled officers in a restaurant car park in Atlanta late on Friday .
The killing sparked protests .
A top House Democrat said Mr Brooks ' actions `` did not call for lethal force '' - echoing a statement by Atlanta 's mayor .
The city 's police chief has quit and the officer involved has been fired .
Atlanta is one of many US cities where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police has sparked protests against racism and police brutality .
Mr Floyd , also an African American , died after a white officer knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes late last month .
• Why US protests are so powerful this time The Georgia Bureau of Investigations ( GBI ) said the officers were called to a Wendy 's fast-food restaurant because Mr Brooks had fallen asleep in his car , which was blocking the drive-through lane .
Body camera footage released by the police department shows the officers administering a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Mr Brooks ' permission .
The two officers then try to handcuff him - at which point their body cams fall off .
In security camera video , they can be seen struggling with Mr Brooks on the ground .
He grabs an officer 's Taser and breaks free from the officers , running away .
As he is chased by the officers , Mr Brooks is seen turning around and pointing the Taser at them , before continuing to run and then being shot .
Mr Brooks was taken to hospital @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reaction been ?
On Saturday protests were held at the scene and blocked a major road nearby .
Crowds set fire to the restaurant and police used tear gas .
Lawyers representing Mr Brooks ' family said the officer had no right to use deadly force , saying the Taser which Mr Brooks had grabbed was a non-lethal weapon .
`` You ca n't shoot somebody unless they are pointing a gun at you , '' attorney Chris Stewart said .
Also on Saturday , Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced that Atlanta police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ While there may be debate as to whether this was an appropriate use of deadly force , I firmly believe that there is a clear distinction between what you can do and what you should do , '' Ms Bottoms said .
`` I do not believe that this was a justified use of deadly force . ''
Representative James Clyburn , a South Carolina Democrat who is House majority whip , told CNN on Sunday .
`` This did not call for lethal force and I do n't know what 's in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do that . ''
The officer involved in the shooting was identified as Garrett Rolfe , 27 .
He had been in the police force for seven years .
This is the 48th `` officer-involved shooting '' the Georgia Bureau of Investigation has investigated this year , according to ABC News .
Of those cases , 15 were fatal .
What is happening in other US cities ?
Demonstrations have taken place across the US and across the world since Mr Floyd 's death .
Many in the US are calling for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the city council passed a resolution on Friday to replace its police department with a community-led public safety system .
The council said it would begin a year-long process of engaging `` with every willing community member in Minneapolis '' to come up with a new public safety model .
In New York , Governor Andrew Cuomo said he would stop financing local authorities that failed to adopt reforms addressing excessive use of force and bias in their police departments .
President Donald Trump said on Friday that the chokehold method for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speaking '' , be ended .
He also postponed his first post-coronavirus lockdown election rally in Tulsa , Oklahoma so it does not fall on 19 June , a date commemorating the end of US slavery .
Mr Trump moved the rally to the 20th , following criticism .
The location was also controversial , as one of the worst massacres of black people in US history took place in Tulsa in 1921 .

"While there may be debate as to whether this was an appropriate use of deadly force, I firmly believe that there is a clear distinction between what you can do and what you should do," Ms Bottoms said. "I do not believe that this was a justified use of deadly force."


bbc--2020-06-14--Coronavirus: France announces significant lifting of restrictions

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a number of coronavirus restrictions are being lifted .
From Monday cafes and restaurants can open across France and travel to other European countries will be allowed .
People will also be able to visit family members in retirement homes , which have been hit particularly hard by the Covid-19 outbreak .
It comes as a number of other countries in Europe re-open their borders between EU countries on Monday .
In a televised address , Mr Macron said France had won its `` first victory '' , but warned the virus could return @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be able to turn the page on this first chapter across all our territory , '' he said .
Restaurants , hotels and cafés were allowed to reopen in many parts of France earlier this month - provided distancing rules are observed .
Mr Macron confirmed that from Monday this would also happen in the Paris region , which recorded the highest number of cases in the country .
He also said that schools would reopen from 22 June - except for high schools .
• How is lockdown being lifted across @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , `` this does not mean that the virus has gone and that we can completely drop our guard .
The summer of 2020 will be a summer unlike any other and we will need to watch the evolution of the epidemic to be prepared in case it comes back with renewed strength . ''
• SYMPTOMS : What are they and how to guard against them ?
• EUROPE LOCKDOWN : How is it being lifted ?
• THE R NUMBER : What it means and why it matters • STRESS : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What other EU countries are reopening their borders ?
The European Commission encouraged all internal border restrictions to be lifted from Monday ; however , only a small number of nations have announced they will re-open .
Belgium , Croatia , Switzerland and Germany fully open their borders on Monday , with traffic police and officials enforcing the restrictions no longer present .
The Czech Republic is allowing unrestricted travel to and from 26 states but is still banning people from Belgium , Portugal , Sweden and the UK .
Greece has opened @ @ @ @ @ @ @ farther afield such as Australia , New Zealand , Japan and South Korea to enter .
Italy already reopened its borders on 3 June as has Poland , which opened to EU travellers on 13 June .
Spain 's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said the country would allow free travel with EU countries from 21 June , except for Portugal .
However Spain is allowing German tourists to visit its Balearic Islands from Monday as part of a pilot scheme to boost its tourism sector .
Its border with Portugal remains closed until @ @ @ @ @ @ @ restrictions on 16 June but a ban on travellers from Portugal , Spain , Sweden and the United Kingdom remains in place .
Sweden and Luxembourg never closed their borders .
Mr Macron confirmed that the second round of municipal elections , originally scheduled for March , will go ahead on 28 June .
But , he said , mass gatherings will need to remain `` tightly controlled '' because `` they are the main occasions for spreading the virus '' .
The announcement means that all of mainland France will now be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alert level .
The overseas territories of Mayotte and French Guiana will remain at the `` orange '' alert level .
Both territories still have high numbers of cases , which are threatening to overwhelm their hospital systems .
More than 29,400 people have died of coronavirus in France , and the country has had almost 194,000 confirmed cases - although the number of new cases has slowed markedly in recent days .
President Macron first imposed a strict lockdown on 17 March .
These remained in place until 11 May , when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
His latest announcement marks the most significant lifting of restrictions since lockdown began .

Coronavirus: France announces significant lifting of restrictions Published 15 June 2020
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Image source, AFP Image caption, Emmanuel Macron delivered an address to the nation - his fourth since the outbreak began
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a number of coronavirus restrictions are being lifted.
Cafes and restaurants are reopening across France and travel to other European countries will be allowed.
People will also be able to visit family members in retirement homes, which have been hit particularly hard by the Covid-19 outbreak.
Germany, Belgium, Croatia and Switzerland are fully reopening borders with EU countries on Monday.
Travellers from the UK will be able to visit these four countries without quarantine or restrictions upon arrival, though they still face mandatory quarantine on return to the UK.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, As the coronavirus restrictions ease, countries across Europe have started reopening their borders
Meanwhile, UK and Spanish travellers to France are being asked to go into two-week voluntary quarantine upon arrival there.
What do the changes mean for France?
More than 29,400 people have died of coronavirus in France, and the country has had almost 194,000 confirmed cases - although the number of new cases has slowed markedly in recent days.
President Macron first imposed a strict lockdown on 17 March. These remained in place until 11 May, when the country began to cautiously ease restrictions.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, France's ancient burial brotherhood defying Covid-19
In a televised address on Sunday, Mr Macron said France had won its "first victory" but he warned the virus could return.
"As soon as tomorrow, we will be able to turn the page on this first chapter across all our territory," he said.
Restaurants, hotels and cafés were allowed to reopen in many parts of France earlier this month - provided distancing rules were observed.
Mr Macron confirmed that from Monday, this would also happen in the Paris region, which recorded the highest number of cases in the country.
He also said that schools would reopen from 22 June - except for high schools.
However, the president added, "this does not mean that the virus has gone and that we can completely drop our guard. The summer of 2020 will be a summer unlike any other and we will need to watch the evolution of the epidemic to be prepared in case it comes back with renewed strength."
Mr Macron also confirmed that the second round of municipal elections, originally scheduled for March, would go ahead on 28 June.
But, he added, mass gatherings would need to remain "tightly controlled" because they were "the main occasions for spreading the virus".
All of mainland France will now be in the "green zone" virus alert level while the overseas territories of Mayotte and French Guiana will remain at the "orange" alert level. Both territories still have high numbers of cases, which are threatening to overwhelm their hospital systems.
President Macron is looking ahead to his last two years in office and the elections which are due in May 2022. Decisions taken now - in the fall-out from Covid-19 - will determine whether he can win another term.
So far polls suggest that, unlike many of his fellow European leaders, he has reaped no real advantage from being the man in charge. Well may he celebrate France's "first victory" over the virus, the fact remains that a good two-thirds of the French regard him with irritation, if not frank loathing.
But for want (still) of an obvious rival from the mainstream left or right, Macron calculates there is everything to play for in 2022. And to win, he needs to develop a new identity - both political and personal.
So in politics, after three years of celebrating global liberalism, the buzz-words will now be sovereign and environmental - bringing it back home and making it green. And on the personal, it will be about "reinventing himself" (Macron's words yesterday) and cutting out the Olympian pretension.
Whether France's Joe Publique is interested in buying this presidential re-boot, we shall have to wait to see.
What is the situation elsewhere in Europe?
The European Commission encouraged the lifting of all internal border restrictions from Monday but only a small number of nations announced they would reopen.
In Germany, Belgium, Croatia and Switzerland, which is not an EU member but is part of the Schengen free travel area, traffic police and officials enforcing the coronavirus restrictions are no longer present.
The Czech Republic is allowing unrestricted travel to and from 26 states but is still banning people from Belgium, Portugal, Sweden and the UK.
Greece has opened its borders and is allowing travellers from farther afield such as Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Korea to enter.
Italy already reopened its borders on 3 June as did Poland, which opened to EU travellers on 13 June.
Image source, Reuters Image caption, German tourists will be able to visit Spain's Balearic Islands as part of a pilot scheme
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the country would allow free travel with EU countries from 21 June, except for Portugal. However, Spain is allowing German tourists to visit its Balearic Islands from Monday as part of a pilot scheme to boost its tourism sector.
Its border with Portugal remains closed until 1 July.
Austria will lift its restrictions on 16 June, but a ban on travellers from Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK remains in place.


bbc--2020-06-14--One family, two generations of protest

One family, two generations of protest

Former Governor Ray Mabus : 'It 's never too late' In the wake of anti-racism protests , the former Governor @ @ @ @ @ not doing more .

In 1992, people in Los Angeles took to the streets to call for racial equality.
Now in 2020, people are taking to the streets again - but has anything changed?
We meet one family that spans two generations of protest.


bbc--2020-06-14--Sushant Singh Rajput: Bollywood actor dies at 34

A rising star in Bollywood , Sushant Singh Rajput , has been found dead in his apartment in Mumbai .
The 34-year-old is believed to have taken his own life , Mumbai police said .
Popular for his acting in both TV and film , Rajput is perhaps best known for MS Dhoni : The Untold Story , where he played the legendary cricketer .
Many have been paying tributes to Rajput , including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi , who called him `` a bright young actor gone too soon '' .
Rajput 's death comes just days after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the eastern state of Bihar , Rajput dropped out of a university course in engineering to pursue a career in acting and dance .
His Bollywood breakthrough came in the 2013 film Kai Po Che , which won acclaim at the Berlin film festival .
The actor 's last film was Chhichhore , which was released last year .
The film 's director Nitesh Tiwari said he had spoken to Rajput last week .
`` I am at a loss for words .
I spoke to him last week over messages .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ off .
Now this is what I get to hear .
He was like a younger brother to me , '' he told the Press Trust of India ( PTI ) .
In his last post to his 10.2 million Instagram followers on 3 June , Rajput posted a picture of his late mother , who died in 2002 , when he was a teenager , according to PTI .
His former manager , Disha Salian , 28 , died earlier this week after falling from the 14th floor of a building in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her death , Rajput wrote : `` It 's such devastating news .
My deepest condolences to Disha 's family and friends .
May your soul rest in peace . ''
His death will be mourned by Bollywood fans across the globe still reeling from the deaths of legendary actors Rishi Kapoor and Irrfan Khan within days of each other in April .
If you or someone you know needs support for issues about emotional distress , these organisations may be able to help .

"I am at a loss for words. I spoke to him last week over messages. We would text each other on and off. Now this is what I get to hear. He was like a younger brother to me," he told the Press Trust of India (PTI).


bbc--2020-06-14--UN ‘appalled’ by twin jihadist attacks in Nigeria

Dozens of soldiers and civilians are reported to have been killed in twin attacks by Islamist militants in north-eastern Nigeria 's Borno state .
Fighters attacked Monguno , a garrison town where UN and other aid workers are based , and a village in Nganzai .
The UN said it was `` appalled '' by the raids that came days after at least 81 villagers were killed in Gubio .
A Boko Haram faction calling itself the Islamic State in West Africa ( Iswap ) says it is behind all three attacks .
The splinter group declared its loyalty to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
What do we know about the attacks ?
At least 20 soldiers and more than 40 civilians are said to have been killed in the two attacks .
People from Goni Usmanti village in Nganzai told the AFP news agency that militants shot dead 38 people and set a truck on fire with passengers inside .
Security sources and residents said at least 15 people , including nine soldiers , died in Monguno town , which is about 60km ( 37 miles ) away .
Militants armed with heavy weapons including rocket @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for many international non-governmental organisations , on Saturday morning , overrunning government forces in the area .
In a statement , the UN confirmed that `` non-state armed group operatives '' entered Monguno in the late morning .
`` Several '' civilians , including a four-year old girl , were killed , it said , while at least 37 other civilians were injured .
Although vehicles were set ablaze and an unexploded missile found outside the main humanitarian facility , it was not seriously damaged .
`` Protective security measures deployed at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over 50 aid workers who were in the facility at the time of the attack , '' the UN said .
Reports say hundreds of civilians were injured in Nganzai and the local hospital was overwhelmed , forcing some of the injured to lie outside awaiting help .
You may also be interested in : The militants then distributed letters to residents , in the local Hausa language , warning them not to work with the military or international aid groups , the BBC 's Chris Ewokor reports from the capital , Abuja @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unless they are working with Western aid agencies , or suspected of providing information to the army .
What has the reaction been ?
`` I am relieved all staff are safe and secure , but I am shocked by the intensity of this attack , '' said Edward Kallon , UN humanitarian co-ordinator in Nigeria .
The Nigerian military said that its forces had `` successfully repelled '' the attack on Monguno and killed 20 jihadists .
It did not mention any casualties among soldiers and civilians or the attack in Nganzai @ @ @ @ @ @ @ residents are people who have been displaced from their homes by the 10-year conflict in the region .

Nigeria's Boko Haram crisis: UN ‘appalled’ by twin jihadist attacks in Borno Published 14 June 2020
Image source, Ocha Image caption, The UN says the clashes with the military in Monguno lasted for about two hours
Dozens of soldiers and civilians are reported to have been killed in twin attacks by Islamist militants in north-eastern Nigeria's Borno state.
Fighters attacked Monguno, a garrison town where UN and other aid workers are based, and a village in Nganzai.
The UN said it was "appalled" by the raids that came days after at least 81 villagers were killed in Gubio.
A Boko Haram faction calling itself the Islamic State in West Africa (Iswap) says it is behind all three attacks.
The splinter group declared its loyalty to the Islamic State group four years ago.
What do we know about the attacks?
At least 20 soldiers and more than 40 civilians are said to have been killed in the two attacks.
People from Goni Usmanti village in Nganzai told the AFP news agency that militants shot dead 38 people and set a truck on fire with passengers inside.
Security sources and residents said at least 15 people, including nine soldiers, died in Monguno town, which is about 60km (37 miles) away.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Monguno is host to many people who have fled their homes during Boko Haram's decade-long insurgency
Militants armed with heavy weapons including rocket launchers arrived in Monguno, a base for many international non-governmental organisations, on Saturday morning, overrunning government forces in the area.
In a statement, the UN confirmed that "non-state armed group operatives" entered Monguno in the late morning.
"Several" civilians, including a four-year old girl, were killed, it said, while at least 37 other civilians were injured.
Although vehicles were set ablaze and an unexploded missile found outside the main humanitarian facility, it was not seriously damaged.
"Protective security measures deployed at the humanitarian hub prevented any harm to the over 50 aid workers who were in the facility at the time of the attack," the UN said.
Reports say hundreds of civilians were injured in Nganzai and the local hospital was overwhelmed, forcing some of the injured to lie outside awaiting help.
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This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, Boko Haram’s decade of terror explained
The militants then distributed letters to residents, in the local Hausa language, warning them not to work with the military or international aid groups, the BBC's Chris Ewokor reports from the capital, Abuja.
Iswap does not usually target civilians unless they are working with Western aid agencies, or suspected of providing information to the army.
What has the reaction been?
"I am relieved all staff are safe and secure, but I am shocked by the intensity of this attack," said Edward Kallon, UN humanitarian co-ordinator in Nigeria.
The Nigerian military said that its forces had "successfully repelled" the attack on Monguno and killed 20 jihadists.
It did not mention any casualties among soldiers and civilians or the attack in Nganzai.
More than 100,000 of Monguno's residents are people who have been displaced from their homes by the 10-year conflict in the region.


bbc--2020-06-14--Swiss search for owner of gold haul left on train

While many of us have left something on a train - a phone , a wallet , headphones - it @ @ @ @ @ wandered onto the platform leaving a bagful of gold behind .
Well , one person @ @ @ @ @ the authorities would quite like to find them .
Efforts are being made to track @ @ @ @ @ than 3kg of gold that was left in a carriage last October .
The hoard @ @ @ @ @ $ 191,000 ) , was found on a train between St Gallen and Lucerne .
@ @ @ @ @ to stake their claim at the prosecutor 's office in Lucerne , an official statement @ @ @ @ @ only being made public now after efforts to track down the owner were unsuccessful .
@ @ @ @ @ will verify the claims of anyone who comes forward to say the gold is theirs @

While many of us have left something on a train - a phone, a wallet, headphones - it's highly unlikely you've wandered onto the platform leaving a bagful of gold behind.


bbc--2020-06-14--Black Lives Matter: UK PM to set up commission

There is `` much more that we need to do '' to tackle racism but the UK should not try to `` re-write the past '' by removing historical symbols , the PM has said .
Writing in the Telegraph , Boris Johnson said he was setting up a commission to look at all `` aspects of inequality '' .
He said `` no-one who cares about this country '' could ignore the anti-racist demonstrations sparked by the killing of George Floyd in US police custody .
However , he added the UK 's heritage should be left `` broadly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ condemned the `` far-right thugs '' involved in violent protests on Saturday , which saw more than 100 people arrested in London after thousands gathered saying they were protecting statues .
• The stories behind the statues targeted in protests • 'We stopped somebody from being killed' He said their mission was `` utterly absurd '' but he added that it was `` deplorable '' that Sir Winston Churchill 's statue had been in danger of attack .
It comes after the statue in Parliament Square was spray-painted with the words `` was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bristol , anti-racism protesters pulled down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston .
The PM said he was setting up a commission to look at inequality as it was `` no use just saying that we have made huge progress in tackling racism '' .
He wrote : `` There is much more that we need to do ; and we will .
It is time for a cross-governmental commission to look at all aspects of inequality - in employment , in health outcomes , in academic and all other walks of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health outcomes have been repeatedly raised during the coronavirus pandemic after figures showed more people from ethnic minority backgrounds were `` disproportionately '' dying with the virus .
Thousands have people have marched in the UK as part of Black Lives Matter demonstrations following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month .
Mr Johnson said that `` the serious points '' being raised by the anti-racist demonstrators should be taken seriously .
However , he said that did not mean `` wasting time '' disputing the life and opinions of `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or stone '' .
`` Let 's fight racism , but leave our heritage broadly in peace .
If we really want to change it , there are democratic means available in this country - thanks , by the way , to Winston Churchill , '' he said .
But Labour 's shadow equalities secretary Marsha de Cordova criticised some of Mr Johnson 's words .
`` We are in the midst of a global health pandemic that has sharply exposed deep structural inequalities which have long since needed urgently addressing , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minister now says he wants to 'change the narrative ... so we stop the sense of victimisation and discrimination ' is condescending and designed to let himself and his government off the hook . ''
Liberal Democrat equalities spokesperson Christine Jardine said the commission was a `` welcome first step '' and showed the Black Lives Matter protests were working .
But she added : `` Its findings must not become simply another report on a shelf in Whitehall - the government must implement them without delay .
`` Conservative ministers must not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and injustice right now .
There are measures they could take tomorrow , such as scrapping their hostile environment policies or suspicion-less stop and search , that would begin to heal the divides and achieve true justice for BAME communities . ''

When asked if they were optimistic Britain would be more tolerant and diverse in 10 years' time, two thirds of people polled by Ipsos Mori said they were, up from half in 2009. And 84% of people strongly disagreed when asked if someone has to be white to be truly British - up from 55% a decade earlier.


bbc--2020-06-14--What civil rights icon Ruby Bridges told Selena Gomez's Instagram fans

A civil rights activist who was one of the first black children to be integrated into an all-white school in the US has taken over Selena Gomez 's Instagram account .
Ruby Bridges shared archival footage from protests outside the school she attended in Louisiana in the 1960s .
She also urged the singer 's nearly 180m followers to stay united in the `` fight to save black and brown lives '' .
Gomez is one of the most followed celebrities on Instagram .
For the past week , Gomez has been giving over her social media account to black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Gomez 's Instagram takeover comes amid ongoing anti-racism protests across the US , sparked by the death of George Floyd , an unarmed black man , in police custody in Minneapolis on 25 May .
Those protests have also lead to wider discussions about race , racism and policing in the United States .
Ms Bridges told Gomez 's followers on Sunday that she was sharing the archival footage from outside William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960 because `` it will help you to understand why I think we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , need to stand united in this fight to save black and brown lives '' .
The footage is a two-minute excerpt from the documentary The Children Were Watching , which looks at the early days of school integration in New Orleans .
It depicts the chaos faced by Daisy Gabrielle , a mother who defied protests and brought her white daughter Yolanda to the newly integrated school when most white parents where keeping their children away .
`` It was important to me to show her story to the world , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Ms Bridges was just six years old in November 1960 when she became one of the first black children to go to a white school in the US South .
While the US Supreme Court has already ended racial segregation in public schools in 1954 , it faced resistance in some states , including Louisiana .
In 1960 public schools in New Orleans were forced to integrate black students .
Ms Bridges was protected daily by federal marshals when attending first grade .
She was the only black pupil there and faced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ near her home .
Only one teacher was willing to accept the young girl and she spent the year as a lone student .
• Why US protests are so powerful this time Her experience inspired a famous painting by American artist Norman Rockwell , which was hung for a while at the White House by then-President Barack Obama .
`` The girl in that painting at six years old knew absolutely nothing about racism - I was going to school that day , '' she said in 2011 .
`` But the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in an empty school building , was that none of us know anything about disliking one another when we come into the world .
It is something that is passed on to us . ''

"But the lesson that I took away that year, in an empty school building, was that none of us know anything about disliking one another when we come into the world. It is something that is passed on to us."


bbc--2020-06-14--South African president's shame over surge in murders of women

South Africa 's president says it has been a `` dark and shameful week '' for his country following a surge in violence against women .
Cyril Ramaphosa 's remarks come after several femicides , including one woman who was eight months pregnant and found stabbed and hanging from a tree .
He noted they had occurred since some coronavirus restrictions were lifted , including a ban on the sale of alcohol .
The culture of silence around gender-based violence had to end , he said .
`` Gender-based violence thrives in a climate of silence .
With our silence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we believe it is a personal or family matter , we become complicit in this most insidious of crimes , '' President Ramaphosa said .
As many as 51 % of women in South Africa had experienced violence at the hands of someone they were in a relationship with , the president 's statement said .
Mr Ramaphosa condemned the brutality of recent killings , naming three of the victims , two of whom have become the subject of Twitter campaigns calling for justice : • Tshegofatso Pule - # JusticeForTshego began trending @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from a tree in Johannesburg on Monday .
No arrests have been made yet .
• Naledi Phangindawo - the 25-year-old was stabbed to death in the harbour city of Mossel Bay last Saturday .
Those using the hashtag # JusticeforNaledi want the suspect , who is now in police custody , to be denied bail .
He is believed to be her partner .
The president said another young woman had been dumped under a tree in Johannesburg 's Soweto township on Friday .
Police later named her as Sanele Mfaba , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Saturday - # JusticeforSanelisiwe - calling for more to be done to protect women .
• ' I was raped , now I fear for my daughters' '' The manner in which these defenceless women were killed points to an unconscionable level of barbarism and lack of humanity , '' the president 's statement said .
`` We note with disgust that at a time when the country is facing the gravest of threats from the [ coronavirus ] pandemic , violent men are taking advantage of the eased restrictions on movement to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two months , South Africa had one of the toughest lockdowns in the world .
During that time alcohol was banned - it was argued that this would limit domestic abuse , prevent violence and ease pressure on hospitals .
On Thursday , Police Minister Bheki Cele linked rising crime to the partial lifting of alcohol sales on 1 June .
President Ramaphosa said he was deploying ministers to meet with community leaders nationwide to understand what exactly was fuelling the increase in crime .
`` We need to understand what factors are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ society as a whole , address them urgently , '' he said .
Referencing a recent case where a man could not be prosecuted for allegedly murdering his girlfriend because of a lack of evidence , he urged people to report perpetrators .
`` For public faith in the criminal justice system to be maintained , gender-based violence needs to be treated with the urgency it deserves by our communities working together with our police , '' he said .
Following an outcry over a spate of femicides last year , President Ramaphosa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` the most unsafe places in the world to be a woman '' .
Since then special sexual offences courts have reopened - they have worked intermittently over recent years because of funding difficulties .
More resources have also been directed towards both places of safety for survivors of abuse , as well as government-funded programmes aimed at changing men 's behaviour .

"Gender-based violence thrives in a climate of silence. With our silence, by looking the other way because we believe it is a personal or family matter, we become complicit in this most insidious of crimes," President Ramaphosa said.


bbc--2020-06-14--Violence flares at illegal 'quarantine raves'

A 20-year-old man has died , a woman has been raped and three people have been stabbed during two illegal `` quarantine raves '' that attracted 6,000 people .
Thousands flocked to Daisy Nook Country Park and Carrington in Greater Manchester late on Saturday .
The man at the country park died of a suspected drug overdose and the stabbings and the attack on an 18-year-old woman took place in Carrington .
Police said the illegal raves have had tragic consequences .
Assistant Chief Constable Chris Sykes condemned them as a clear breach of coronavirus legislation , adding officers `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ items being thrown and a police car being vandalised '' .
Police said about 4,000 people were at the Daisy Nook rave in Failsworth , Oldham , where there were no reported crimes .
There were , however , three separate stabbings at the Carrington site - one of which left an 18-year-old man with life-threatening injuries .
Police were able to find the man and give him first aid before paramedics arrived .
Two other men , aged 25 and 26 , were hurt in separate stabbings and a 25-year-old man was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ offensive weapon .
`` We are also investigating the rape of an 18-year-old woman ... and we have specialist officers supporting her and her family , '' police said .
Streams of young people were seen on their way to an area just off Common Lane in Carrington on Saturday evening .
There was a large police presence at both sites .
Images and footage were also shared on social media showing densely-packed crowds of people dancing and singing at the outdoor raves .
A large sign reading `` Quarantine Rave '' can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Anyone with footage that could help with inquiries has been asked to contact police .
Sacha Lord , who is the night-time economy adviser for the region , said those that had attended had put themselves and those they loved at risk .
Mr Lord tweeted : `` I 've seen some of the footage .
You are n't clubbers .
Just selfish idiots . ''
The MP for Ashton-Under-Lyne , Angela Rayner , said she had joined Oldham Street Angels at the Daisy Nook site during the rave .
The group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and others that need it during the night-time .
Ms Rayner tweeted that she had `` just finished my shift at Street Angels in Oldham '' and had been `` dealing with the illegal rave at Daisy Nook liaising with the police '' .
Volunteers spent Sunday morning clearing away rubbish left scattered across the fields at the Daisy Nook site with help from Oldham Council .
Oldham Council leader Sean Fielding tweeted his thanks to the `` dozens of volunteers '' .
The region 's deputy mayor for policing and crime , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had agreed `` to blacklist any supplier who is involved with illegal raves '' .
She said `` those reckless individuals '' have `` put a needless demand on vital police time , '' and `` themselves and their communities in real danger '' .
But she praised communities helping clean up , saying : `` We have seen the real Greater Manchester this morning . ''
ACC Sykes responded to suggestions police had been slow to act or allowed the events to go ahead in a lengthy statement on the force 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ huge demand including a 60 % surge in emergency calls from 17:00 BST on Saturday to 04:00 on Sunday , he said .
He said said the gatherings were carefully monitored but `` we needed to balance the present public health emergency and our overall demand with ongoing incidents '' during the pandemic .

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bbc--2020-06-14--Indro Montanelli: Statue of controversial journalist defaced in Milan

The statue of a famous Italian journalist who defended colonialism , Indro Montanelli , has been daubed with red paint and defaced with the words `` racist , rapist '' in Milan .
Anti-racism protesters claimed the attack and posted a video on Instagram .
They said the statue must be removed from the Milan park named after him .
Montanelli , who died in 2001 , admitted having bought and married an Eritrean girl , 12 , during army service in the 1930s .
It is reported to be the first such attack on a statue in Italy in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Europe .
Sparked by the death of George Floyd in US police custody , the protests have targeted statues seen as symbols of colonialism and slavery .
Activist group Retestudentimilano labelled Montanelli `` a colonialist who made slavery an important part of his political activity '' and said he `` can not and should not be celebrated in the public square '' .
Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala , however , said the statue recognised Montanelli 's indisputable journalistic contribution .
`` He was a great journalist who fought for freedom of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ When we judge our own lives , can we say that ours is spotless ?
Lives must be judged in their complexity . ''
On Sunday municipal workers cleaned up the statue .
You might also like : • Columbus and Confederate statues torn down in US • Belgium 'wakes up ' to its bloody colonial past • The stories behind the statues targeted in protests His career in journalism began in the fascist Italy of far-right dictator Benito Mussolini in the 1930s , writing for the fascist newspaper Il Selvaggio ( The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that distinguished him in Italy was something he perfected as a reporter for United Press in New York .
In 1935 Mussolini sent a huge army into Abyssinia - today 's Ethiopia - from the Italian colonies of Eritrea and Somaliland .
Montanelli enthusiastically signed up for the cause , serving in the Italian colonial army , though he later expressed some disillusionment with Mussolini .
Montanelli later reported from the Spanish Civil War , as a correspondent on the fascist side , and from various front lines during World War Two .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and in 2012 he was listed among the International Press Institute World Press Freedom Heroes .
But his association with fascism continued to haunt him .
For a long time he denied that Italian forces had used poison gas against the Ethiopians in the 1935-1936 invasion .
`` They said that the gases were used in the Amba Aradam offensive .
I was there .
I did n't notice .
A battalion companion of mine , a certain Nudi ... told me he had smelled onions - the typical smell of mustard gas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weapon was on the agenda .
It was a war in which gas was useless .
There were no enemy concentrations in confined areas , '' he said .
However , in 1996 Montanelli admitted that mustard gas had been used , when a leading Italian historian , Angelo Del Boca , confronted him with documentary evidence .
He worked for many years at the daily Corriere della Sera and founded the right-wing daily Il Giornale in 1973 .
But when billionaire Silvio Berlusconi took over Il Giornale and went into politics Montanelli @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brigades cell shot him in the legs near the offices of Il Giornale , but his injuries were not life-threatening .

"They said that the gases were used in the Amba Aradam offensive. I was there. I didn't notice. A battalion companion of mine, a certain Nudi... told me he had smelled onions - the typical smell of mustard gas. But I don't think that weapon was on the agenda. It was a war in which gas was useless. There were no enemy concentrations in confined areas," he said.


bbc--2020-06-14--UK PM urges 'confidence' as shops reopen

`` People should shop , and shop with confidence '' when non-essential stores reopen in England on Monday , Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said .
Mr Johnson said retail staff were `` excited '' and had done `` a huge amount of work '' to allow for safer shopping .
But he said people must continue to respect social distancing measures .
It comes as a further 36 deaths from coronavirus were announced in the past 24 hours .
It brings the UK death toll - across all settings - to 41,698 .
The latest daily figure is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ March , but there tends to be fewer deaths reported at the weekend , because of a reporting lag .
While food shops and pharmacies , as well as other essential retailers including banks and petrol stations , have been open throughout lockdown , non-essential stores , such as book shops and fashion outlets , have been shuttered since 23 March .
• Coronavirus lockdown : All shops can open on Monday in England • Coronavirus : What shops will open next ?
• Five ways shopping will be different from now on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ latest figures The prime minister said he was `` very optimistic about the opening [ of shops ] '' , but stressed `` the most important thing is public safety and the health of our country '' .
He said it was difficult to tell whether there would be `` a huge wave ... or a trickle '' of customers on Monday , but urged the public returning to the shops `` to observe the rules on social distancing and do it safely '' .
With `` fewer than 1 in 1000 cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made `` a huge sacrifice ... and we ca n't throw it away '' , Mr Johnson said .
Not all shops will raise the shutters on day one : the reopening will be gradual .
But for many , it 's an important opportunity to welcome spending customers back in store .
Having spent time and money preparing safety measures , in line with `` Covid-secure '' guidelines , shop owners are hoping the public will have the confidence to return , and that they will follow rules on queuing and hygiene @ @ @ @ @ @ @ activity ; others expect much lower levels of trade in the coming months , compared to before the crisis .
One reason is that social distancing will limit the number of customers in store , another is that the experience will be different .
There will be less spontaneous browsing , for example , and no relaxing at a café or restaurant while most hospitality venues remain closed .
The lockdown also accelerated the move towards online shopping , with fewer physical stores likely to be needed in future .
Mr Johnson 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who earlier praised retailers ' `` extraordinary '' efforts to create a 'Covid-secure ' environment .
From Monday , most retailers can open as long as they follow safety guidelines .
Those who fail to ensure their premises are Covid-secure could face enforcement notices .
Plastic screens at the tills and floor markings to keep shoppers 2m ( 6ft 5ins ) apart - already a regular fixture in supermarkets - will be a key feature .
Other measures will include pleas not to touch items unless customers intend to purchase them and decontaminating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comes as Mr Johnson faces increased pressure to ease the 2m social distancing rule , which many ministers see as crucial to the further reopening of the economy .
Mr Sunak told the BBC the government would `` actively '' look again at the measure , given its `` enormous impact '' on the profitability of businesses .
`` You are right to highlight the impact it has on business - it is the difference between maybe three-quarters and a third of pubs opening , for example , so it is important we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ understood the review will aim to report back by 4 July - currently the earliest mooted date for the reopening of pubs , bars , restaurants and hairdressers in England .
While other countries have enforced a lesser distance of 1m ( just over 3ft ) , in keeping with the World Health Organization 's recommendation , the UK government 's scientific advisers have so far maintained that being 1m apart carries up to 10 times the risk of being 2m apart .
`` Ultimately it is for ministers [ to decide ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We are the people who are elected to make decisions in this country .
People should hold us responsible and accountable for making those decisions . ''
The chancellor acknowledged many people would be `` anxious '' at the prospect of going out shopping again after almost three months in lockdown .
But he stressed `` it is a safe environment and we should all be able to go out knowing that we should be able to shop in confidence '' .
`` Shops up and down the country are desperate to welcome @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all want to see our High Streets spring back to life again , '' he said .
'If we do n't innovate , we wo n't be here for long' Designer men 's clothing retailer Brother2Brother will be reopening its Reading store on Monday for the first time since March .
Buying director Steven Hall said the firm `` could not wait '' to reopen , although the shopping experience might be different from what customers are used to - with staff provided with PPE and a limit of six customers at a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of counters after every purchase [ and ] cleaning of the changing rooms after use ... we will also have to quarantine the goods for at least 24 hours before they are put back into circulation '' .
He added that customers will be encouraged to try things on at home and return them where possible and `` pretty much everything '' will be given a sale price as the company looks to shift its seasonal stock .
One way the store is attempting to drum up business is by letting customers book @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a selection of items suited to their tastes .
`` If we do n't try to innovate and make sure business can operate at some sort of level we probably would n't be here for very long , '' Mr Hall said .
More than half of UK customers expect they will now go shopping less , according to a survey of more than 1,000 people by accountancy giant EY .
And Andrew Goodacre , chief executive of The British Independent Retailers Association , believes people may `` soon become weary of queuing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BRC ) , the trade body for retailers , is urging the public to `` play their part '' in making shopping safer .
Along with 25 other retailers , it says customers should follow five steps : • THE R NUMBER : What it means and why it matters • LOOK-UP TOOL : How many cases in your area ?
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One reason is that social distancing will limit the number of customers in store, another is that the experience will be different. There will be less spontaneous browsing, for example, and no relaxing at a café or restaurant while most hospitality venues remain closed.


bbc--2020-06-14--Sri Lanka holds coronavirus-proof test vote ahead of election

Authorities in Sri Lanka have held mock elections as part of a test of new anti-coronavirus voting measures .
Voters wore face masks , stood 1m ( 3ft ) apart in queues and brought their own pens and pencils to mark ballot papers .
Officials were protected by plastic screens or face shields , and sprayed disinfectants on voters .
Sri Lanka postponed parliamentary elections , originally scheduled for April , because of the virus .
The vote is due to be held on 5 August .
Sunday 's trial run was held in four of the country 's 22 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get voters used to the new system and see if extra voting time was needed .
`` We were very pleased to see that all those who volunteered to take part in this exercise today wore face masks , '' election commission chairman Mahinda Deshapriya told reporters .
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa , who won last November 's presidential election by a landslide , is hoping to secure a two-thirds parliamentary majority for his party , which would give him sweeping powers .
• Who is Sri Lanka 's controversial new president ?
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ March in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus .
The curbs included a 24-hour nationwide curfew and a ban on any gathering .
The country has eased the lockdown in recent weeks , although a night-time curfew remains in place .
According to the Worldometer website , almost 1,900 Covid-19 cases have been recorded in Sri Lanka since January , and 11 people people have died with the virus .

Sunday's trial run was held in four of the country's 22 electoral districts. It was designed to get voters used to the new system and see if extra voting time was needed.


bbc--2020-06-14--Kenya: Police brutality in the battle against coronavirus in Mathare

Africa Eye investigates the impact of the deadly coronavirus in Mathare , one of Kenya 's poorest settlements .
As @ @ @ @ @ policing leads to violence and a series of tragic deaths .
Reporting from Mathare ’ @ @ @ @ @ journalist Elijah Kanyi asks : is the cure deadlier than the virus ?

Africa Eye investigates the impact of the deadly coronavirus in Mathare, one of Kenya's poorest settlements.
As the pandemic looms, heavy-handed policing leads to violence and a series of tragic deaths.
Reporting from Mathare’s coronavirus frontline, local journalist Elijah Kanyi asks: is the cure deadlier than the virus?


bbc--2020-06-14--Generation Harvest: What it's like for the new fruit and veg picking Brits

Nat and Emily have been working as fruit and veg pickers after they both lost their jobs during the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ set foot on a farm before and the other is almost a farming veteran .
@ @ @ @ @ had helped out with the harvest in the past .
Here 's the reality of @ @ @ @ @ fruit and veg pickers .

Nat and Emily have been working as fruit and veg pickers after they both lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic.
One had never set foot on a farm before and the other is almost a farming veteran. But both of their families had helped out with the harvest in the past.
Here's the reality of being one of the new fruit and veg pickers.
Produced by Megan Fisher.


bbc--2020-06-14--Birdwatcher, 14, making the most of lockdown wildlife

Indy Kiemel Greene is just 14 years old and can identify dozens of birds from their calls alone .
At @ @ @ @ @ bird feeder and was transfixed by the species it attracted .
He sets up his @ @ @ @ @ and videos of birds eating and during lockdown has noticed rare birds making an appearance @ @ @ @ @ people .
The teenager , from Thoresby Park , Nottinghamshire , hopes more young people @ @ @ @ @ and learn about wildlife .
Filmed and edited by Chris Waring .
Parts of this @ @ @ @ @ lockdown .

Indy Kiemel Greene is just 14 years old and can identify dozens of birds from their calls alone.
At nine he bought his first bird feeder and was transfixed by the species it attracted.
He sets up his camera to capture close-up images and videos of birds eating and during lockdown has noticed rare birds making an appearance in places normally occupied by people.
The teenager, from Thoresby Park, Nottinghamshire, hopes more young people will get involved with nature and learn about wildlife.
Filmed and edited by Chris Waring. Parts of this video were filmed before the lockdown.


bbc--2020-06-14--George Floyd death eases tensions between two communities

Youa Vang Lee was at her home in Minneapolis when her son showed her the video of George Floyd dying under a police officer 's knee .
Lee , a 59-year-old Laotian immigrant who assembles medical supplies at a factory , heard Floyd cry out for his mother .
It triggered a deep and familiar pain .
`` Fong was probably feeling the same way , too , '' she said in Hmong , her eyes filling with tears .
`` He was probably asking for me , too . ''
In 2006 , Lee 's 19-year-old son Fong - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Thailand - was shot eight times by Minneapolis police officer Jason Andersen .
The officer remains on the force to this day , a fact that the Lees were not aware of until told by the BBC .
The officer was terminated twice , but has apparently since been rehired .
Although security footage showed Lee was running away at the time , Andersen claimed the teenager had a gun .
A grand jury declined to indict him and the police department ruled the shooting justified .
The family sued in civil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the gun found beside Fong 's body was planted .
An all-white jury found against them .
Youa had n't spoken publicly about her son in over a decade , not since the family came to the end of their legal road with nothing to show for it .
But after Lee saw Floyd 's death , she began asking if anyone knew of marches she could attend .
`` I have to be there , '' she said .
• Inside the community at the heart of the protests • ' I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be American' Although no one directly discouraged her , some members of her community questioned the decision .
The Twin Cities , as Minneapolis and St Paul are known , are home to the largest urban population of Hmong in the US , many of whom came to the area as refugees in the 1980s and 90s .
The Hmong are an ethnic group from South-East Asia , mainly drawn from southern China , Vietnam and Laos .
Within that community , there has been heated debate about how to respond to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Floyd movements , which are demanding systemic change to policing .
For Youa Lee , however , there was no debate .
She wanted to get involved for one reason : When Fong died in 2006 , the first people to show up in support of her family came from the black activist community .
`` They were the loudest voices for us , '' recalled Shoua Lee , Fong 's older sister .
`` Even before we asked for help from other communities , they had come to us and offered their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been charged with the murder of George Floyd on 25 May , the viral video of the incident only captures two of them - former officer Derek Chauvin , who kneeled on Floyd 's neck for nearly 9 minutes , and former officer Tou Thao , who kept the crowd back , rather than going to Floyd 's aid .
`` Do n't do drugs , guys , '' Thao said at one point to distressed onlookers .
Thao , a 11-year veteran of the department , has been charged with aiding and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hmong .
As soon as Boonmee Yang , a fourth-grade public school teacher in St Paul , saw the video , he knew things were going to get complicated in the Hmong community .
`` Oftentimes , it 's always been black victims at the hands of white officers .
But now that someone else who looked like me was also involved in this , it made me really concerned , '' he said .
As a Hmong activist , Yang said that it has n't always been easy to publicly express solidarity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some suffer what he calls `` sheltered Asian syndrome '' , meaning they rarely interact with others from outside the Hmong community , and that their knee jerk response was to defend Thao 's actions .
There is also a history of conflict between the two communities , particularly in the early days of resettlement , according to rapper , artist and activist Tou SaiKo Lee .
Refugee families often wound up in the Frogtown neighbourhood of St Paul and in East St Paul , areas that have historically had large African American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ youth .
Fights between new immigrants , new refugees and those that are currently living in the neighborhood - I was a part of that , '' he recalled .
`` There 's some that still hold that tension . ''
Unlike the more broadly defined `` Asian American '' demographic , the Hmong community has a much shorter history in the US .
Almost half of the Laotian Hmong fled their country in 1975 , after the fall of Saigon in the Vietnam War .
For 15 years , the CIA recruited @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so-called `` secret war '' against the North Vietnamese , but after the US pulled out without providing an evacuation plan for their allies , those who cooperated with the Americans , or were perceived to have , fled .
Some were killed by the communists , thousands wound up in Thai refugee camps .
• Viewpoint : US must confront its Original Sin to move forward Tens of thousands were resettled in Minnesota , an overwhelmingly white state with few resources for the new immigrant population .
Without the ability to speak @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work .
Today , the Hmong population in the US actually has much in common with the African American population in terms of socioeconomic and other quality of life factors .
According to figures from the Southeast Asia Resource Action Center , one in four Hmong Americans live below the poverty line .
While 50 % of the broader category `` Asian Americans '' have graduated university , only 17 % of Hmong Americans have a college degree .
And while 72 % of white families own a home , less than half @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Hmong community has also long struggled with interactions with police .
Initially , there was no Hmong representation among its ranks .
Officers struggled to understand and to serve the new population .
In an infamous 1989 case , a police officer shot two sixth-grade Hmong boys in the back as they ran away from a stolen car .
The officer was never charged .
Tou SaiKo said he was often racially profiled by Minneapolis police as a teenager , at one point spending two nights in jail after an officer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He said he was never charged , but he remembered getting pulled over many times and asked `` What gang do you affiliate with ? ''
Still , those common struggles between the black and Hmong communities did not prevent old tensions from leaping to the fore in the aftermath of Floyd 's death , particularly as looting and property damage hit Asian-owned businesses in the Midway neighbourhood of St Paul .
`` Tou Thao '' is a very common Hmong name , and many who share it with the indicted officer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as young Hmong activists - in particular women and members of the LGBTQ community - attempted to express support of Black Lives Matter , they faced condemnation and vitriol from within their own community , even threats .
Annie Moua , a recent high school graduate , saw plenty of comments online within her Asian American political groups that she calls `` anti-black '' , saying things like `` all lives matter '' and asking , `` They never helped us during our protest - why do we need to help them ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lot of friends , '' she said .
It was during the worst of that online fighting that Yang got a Facebook invite from a friend to join a group called `` Hmong 4 Black Lives . ''
There were only three members at the time .
`` I was on it , '' he said .
He saw that a large Black Lives Matter demonstration was planned at the Minnesota State Capitol the next day , and created an event page for the nascent group .
By morning , there were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( as of this writing there are now over 2,000 ) .
By afternoon the next day , a group of about 100 Hmong activists had gathered at the capitol , carrying signs that read , `` I 'm a Thao and I stand with Black Lives Matter '' and `` I am Hmong and for BLM - period '' .
For 18-year-old Moua , it was her very first protest , and after the amount of turmoil she 'd witnessed online , she was scared .
`` I was very , very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I did not know what was going to go down . ''
Among the marchers was a small , elegant woman in a face mask and a baseball cap - Fong Lee 's mother , Youa .
After fleeing their farm in Laos , and four years of waiting in a refugee camp in Thailand , Youa and her husband dreamed of giving their children a brighter future in the US .
America was supposed to be a refuge .
She never dreamed her middle son would wind up dead at the hands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feel like it was a mistake to bring my children here , '' she said in Hmong , translated by her daughter Shoua .
`` Now my son is gone . ''
Fong Lee was 19 years old when he went for a bike ride on 22 July , 2006 .
He was with a group of his friends in the parking lot of Cityview Elementary , a school in North Minneapolis , when officer Jason Andersen and a state trooper pulled up in a squad car .
The boys took off running @ @ @ @ @ @ @ security camera from the school captured the final moments of the chase - Fong runs from the parking lot around the corner of the school , and Andersen is seen close behind with his gun pointed at Fong .
Though blurry , the security footage does not clearly show a gun in Fong 's hands , a fact that Andersen acknowledged at trial .
In the final frame , Fong is seen lying on his back , bloodied and unmoving .
He was hit four times in the back .
Almost as soon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a longtime Minneapolis activist who has sued the police department multiple times over charges of brutality , started showing up to protests - at the school , at the courthouse .
The Lees always saw him and another activist , the late Darryl Robinson of Communities United Against Police Brutality .
They did n't ask to show up , Shoua Lee said , they just showed up .
For his part , Flowers said that after years of fighting for justice in the killings of black men and women , he believed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a greater possibility that the officer would be convicted .
`` We felt like he was treated like we was always treated , '' Flowers recalled .
`` [ We thought ] he 's going to get justice .
And then he did n't .
So we were shocked . ''
Mike Padden , the Lee 's family attorney in the civil case , said losing the case even with surveillance camera footage and the strange history of the gun recovered at the scene has always troubled him .
`` In 2009 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way different than it is now , '' he said .
`` It bothers me .
It was probably the most disappointing case in my career . ''
An old , Russian-made Baikal .380-caliber semi-automatic handgun was found about three feet from Fong 's left hand , free of fingerprints or blood .
In 2004 , a man reported his gun stolen in a burglary .
He was later told by Minneapolis police that his gun had been recovered in a snowbank and it would be in police custody until an investigation had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number on the Baikal .380 caliber found by Fong Lee 's body .
When that was pointed out at trial by Padden , the police provided an explanation -- the gun found in the snowbank was not the Baikal .380 .
There had been a mix-up with the identification and the paperwork , and the Baikal had never been in their custody .
The Minneapolis Police Department did not respond to questions from the BBC about the case .
Andersen was back on the street two days after Fong 's death .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ department 's `` medal of valor '' for his actions that day .
The Minneapolis Police Department tried to fire Andersen twice after that - once after he was arrested for domestic violence , and once after he was indicted by federal investigators for kicking a teenager in the head during an arrest .
The domestic violence case was dropped due to lack of evidence , and a jury acquitted Andersen in the assault on the teenager , despite the fact that other officers had reported his actions that day as excessive .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Andersen rehired .
The union is often cited as the reason why it is so difficult to fire officers with problematic records .
In the aftermath of George Floyd 's killing , the city of Minneapolis is trying to take on the union by withdrawing from negotiations .
Andersen is still an employee of the Minneapolis Police Department , and serves as the chaplain coordinator .
Social media posts show him handing out donations , like car seats , bed sets and kitchen supplies to needy families in Minneapolis .
In a brief @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confirmed that he is the same officer from the Lee shooting and referred all questions to the department 's media spokesperson .
`` It 's something that 's been put in the past and I know that was very , very hard for them because they lost their son , '' he said of the Lees .
`` I care for the family a lot and they went through something traumatic .
`` Both of us had to live through this so when this gets dug back up , it 's probably - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hear about again . ''
It was Tou SaiKo Lee who asked Youa if she 'd like to come to the state capitol , march with Hmong 4 Black Lives and speak about her son .
It 'd been almost 10 years , and Tou was also worried that bringing the case back up might be too traumatic .
But her answer was instantly , yes .
That day , as they walked towards the capitol steps to join the larger Black Lives Matter group , Youa was in front , walking silently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her .
At some point , someone handed her the microphone .
Even though she could n't do it in English , she spoke passionately about supporting George Floyd 's family and the movement that was born in his name .
She promised to do anything she could for the Floyd family .
`` We have to join hands with them , '' she told the crowd .
`` We come here to beg for justice and righteousness . ''
She wept openly , bringing many gathered around to tears as well , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Without Fong Lee 's family it would just be Hmong people bickering back and forth , '' said Tou SaiKo .
`` Many people see their own mother in Fong Lee 's mother , many Hmong people , and so to see her in that emotional state , with those empowering words calling for solidarity , I thought that was a breath of fresh air . ''
When told that Fong 's mother had joined the George Floyd protests , Flowers was pleased .
`` I 'm proud that she 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` My memory is watching her have to go through that and not understanding the law , not understanding what was really happening in the United States - that this could happen .
`` We as African Americans , we knew what was the possibility and we knew that could happen .
That was sad because we lost another case .
That was another case we lost . ''
And although not everyone in the crowd for the first ever Hmong 4 Black Lives march could understand her , according to Annie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ microphone immediately after Youa summed it up perfectly .
`` You do n't need to understand [ Hmong ] to know what this pain feels like . ''

Unlike the more broadly defined "Asian American" demographic, the Hmong community has a much shorter history in the US. Almost half of the Laotian Hmong fled their country in 1975, after the fall of Saigon in the Vietnam War. For 15 years, the CIA recruited thousands of Hmong soldiers to fight a so-called "secret war" against the North Vietnamese, but after the US pulled out without providing an evacuation plan for their allies, those who cooperated with the Americans, or were perceived to have, fled. Some were killed by the communists, thousands wound up in Thai refugee camps.


bbc--2020-06-14--Cherry Wilson: Should I remove or reply to my racist Facebook friend?

We probably all have that one friend on Facebook - who has exposed themselves recently as being racist .
Mine is someone who I know from where I grew up .
Normally I scroll past their statuses , slagging off their ex or their results from a Facebook quiz .
But with the focus on George Floyd 's death , anti-racism protests and the debate about removing controversial British statues , they 've moved to posting casually racist stuff .
I know they do n't think it 's a big deal - it 's just banter , do n't take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see stuff like that , it stings .
It just reminds me of all the racist names I 've been called , all the times I 've been asked , `` Where are you from ? ''
( England ) '' No where are you from , from ? ''
( Oh you mean why do I have this colour skin ? )
It reminds me of the time me and my sister could n't get into a London club because they wanted a `` European crowd '' ( code for white ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think it 's okay to touch my curly hair ( I 'm not a pet ) .
Racism is more than just calling someone the `` N-word '' .
I do n't know if I have the energy to respond to this person 's posts , but if I do n't speak up , am I just letting them off the hook ?
Cherry Wilson is a proud northerner who recently moved back to Stockport , Greater Manchester , where she grew up .
She studied journalism in Sheffield and was the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Her passion is telling the stories of the people and communities behind the headlines , exploring issues that matter to them .
She has a great love for cups of tea , jerk chicken , chips and gravy and Coronation Street .
• Coronavirus : Behind each statistic , there was a life I decided I should do something .
But needed advice on whether to click the unfriend button or the reply button .
Social psychologist Dr Keon West says it depends on what you 're trying to achieve .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your mental health , I would not say you need to approach that person .
`` I do n't think you 'll feel very good after repeatedly engaging with people doing very racist things , you will probably feel worse . ''
But if you 're hoping to make them post things that are less racist or be more compassionate , you might consider hitting that reply button .
`` If you are trying to remind other people that social norms do not permit this kind of behaviour then I would say you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conversation with them .
`` Even if it does n't change their mind , it might give them a different sense of what 's considered acceptable behaviour . ''
When I see the posts from the person I know , I wonder whether replying to them would change anything .
I can just hear them now - `` You 're just playing the race card . ''
So I 've asked other people what they 've done when they 've come across racist and ignorant posts .
`` I definitely started to reply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' Alisha Standing , 27 , told me .
`` Someone told me I deserve to get raped while I was trying to explain why it 's important that Black Lives Matter has its own voice vs All Lives Matter .
`` After that , I just decided to delete and block people .
It actually scarred me a bit , to be honest . ''
Comedian and author Njambi McGrath took the time to reply to a man she considered racist even though it can sometimes feel `` exhausting '' .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ it might make him think about how other people feel .
`` If he goes home that day and even if he 's going to hold the same view , at the back of his mind he will know someone has raised a point .
`` He is not as ignorant as he was before I engaged with him . ''
Kasia Williams says her husband has experienced racism , so she feels it 's important for her to speak out when she sees it on Facebook .
`` I ca n't stay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of people did listen and said , 'Thanks for sharing your knowledge ' and went on to educate others and I think that 's important .
`` But unfortunately there are some people who do n't want to listen and I started to feel like it was a waste of time . ''
Dr West says if you reply to people 's posts , do n't expect them to suddenly stop being racist .
`` If you think that by arguing with them on the internet there will be less biased , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may be aware that other people do not appreciate their behaviour .
`` There are ways to educate people but they still take time and usually do n't take the format of a shouting match on the internet . ''
Matthew Collins , head of intelligence at anti-racism charity Hope Not Hate , says a lot of racism and bigotry comes from fear and a lack of understanding .
He calls it the `` what-about-ery '' - meaning `` what about me ? ''
`` They look at Black Lives Matter , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 'Why should they get something I do n't have ? '
and that they do n't understand the concept .
`` They have a real fear that what little they have , they have something to lose by it . ''
Matthew believes society is going to need strong leadership to address the issue of some people 's fears around racial equality in order to make significant progress .
`` We have to bear in mind we 're going to come up against a lot of resistance unless we can soothe the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people of colour somehow takes something away from them - and of course it does n't . ''
Having looked again at the Facebook page of the person I know , one of their latest posts takes the mick out of black men .
I ca n't help but roll my eyes - I 'm tired of it all .
Time to click that unfriend button .

I was bought up in a mainly white racist area in the 80's and my own mum lied about my race, telling people I was white - it wasn't until recently she admitted I was mixed race. I put up with vile ignorant treatment all through school, and this was unpleasant and quite damaging. So now I press delete. It took up far too much of my time as a young girl and I don't want it to take up any more of my precious time. Gemma, Dudley,UK


bbc--2020-06-14--Rwanda genocide: 'I am a mother - I killed some children's parents'

Tens of thousands of women took part in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda but their role is rarely spoken about , and reconciliation with their family is hard .
Journalist Natalia Ojewska has been talking to some female perpetrators in prison .
What started as a mundane trip to fetch water for breakfast ended with Fortunate Mukankuranga committing murder .
Dressed in an orange prison uniform and speaking in her dimmed , calm voice , she recalls the events of the morning of Sunday , 10 April 1994 .
As she was on her way , she came across a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the middle of the street .
`` When [ the two ] fell to the ground , I picked up a stick and said : 'Tutsis must die ! '
.
Then I hit one of them and then the other one ...
I was one of the killers , '' the 70-year-old says .
These were two among 800,000 murders of ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus that took place over 100 days .
After her involvement in the slaughter , Mukankuranga , an ethnic Hutu , returned home to her seven @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the crime scene would not stop haunting her .
`` I am a mother .
I killed some children 's parents , '' she says .
Just a few days later , two terrified Tutsi children , whose parents had just been butchered with machetes , knocked on her door asking for refuge .
She did not hesitate and hid them in the attic , where they survived the massacres .
`` Even though I have saved the children , I have failed these two men .
This help will never turn the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
She is one of an estimated 96,000 women convicted for their involvement in the genocide - some killed adults , like Mukankuranga , some killed children , and others egged on men to commit rape and murder .
On the evening of 6 April 1994 , an aeroplane carrying Rwanda 's Hutu President Juvenal Habyarimana was shot down as it was approaching the airport in the capital , Kigali .
Although the identities of the assassins have never been established , Hutu extremists immediately accused Tutsi rebels of carrying out the attack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , indoctrinated by decades of hateful ethnic propaganda , joined in with the well-organised killing .
The women 's participation challenges a stereotype in Rwanda of women as protectors and providers of a calming voice .
`` It is very difficult to understand how a mother who loves her children , would go to her neighbours ' [ home ] to kill their children , '' says Regine Abanyuze , who works for Never Again , a non-governmental organisation promoting peace and reconciliation .
Yet , once the spark for the atrocities was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agents of violence alongside the men .
Pauline Nyiramasuhuko , former minister for the family and women 's development , was one of the few Rwandan women who took on a powerful leadership position in the male-dominated political scene .
She played a critical role in orchestrating the genocide .
In 2011 , the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda found her guilty of genocide .
She remains the only woman ever to have been sentenced for rape as a crime against humanity .
Nyiramasuhuko bore command responsibility over militiamen who raped Tutsi women @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while she sat at the apex , some ordinary Rwandan women were also inciting men .
Others did not hesitate to use every available weapon to butcher their neighbours .
There are no separate rehabilitation programmes for female genocidaires and many struggle with reconciling what they have done with traditional perceptions of a woman 's role .
Martha Mukamushinzimana is a mother of five children , who secretly carried the burden of her crime for 15 years , before she decided to report herself to the judicial authorities in 2009 as she could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her crimes .
Defining themselves through the prism of motherhood , many are too overwhelmed with shame to admit to their loved ones that they failed in their role as caregivers .
`` Time is the main rehabilitation tool we use .
We want to give them as much time as necessary to listen to them and to slowly bring them to the point of confession , '' says Grace Ndawanyi , director of the prison for female inmates in Ngoma , in Rwanda 's Eastern Province .
`` Because my house was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heard all the whistles and saw my Tutsi neighbours being rounded up and taken to the church , '' says Mukamushinzimana , sitting in a small , bare prison room and sometimes crying .
Thousands of Tutsis , crammed in and around the Nyamasheke Parish Catholic Church , fought for their lives for a week .
Stanislus Kayitera , now 53 , was one of the few survivors .
His forearm bears a large and irregular scar from grenade shrapnel .
`` I remember women collecting stones and giving them to the men @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Men were also shooting , throwing grenades and pouring fuel over people and then setting them on fire .
`` Then , they stormed the church and started to kill us with clubs , '' says Mr Kayitera , who survived by hiding under the dead bodies .
Mukamushinzimana says she felt compelled to follow the orders .
`` I took my baby on the back and joined the group collecting stones used to kill people hiding at the church , '' says Mukamushinzimana , who had given birth just two weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2009 , not one of her relatives was willing to take care of her five children .
`` Genocide is a crime against whole communities .
It damages not only the dignity of the victims , but also that of the perpetrators .
And those people need healing as well , '' says Fidele Ndayisaba , executive secretary at Rwanda 's National Unity and Reconciliation Commission .
Female genocidaires who revealed the truth are encouraged to write letters to their families and relatives of their victims in order to regain the lost trust @ @ @ @ @ @ @ genocide : • The genocide orphans still searching for their names Once released from prison , female genocidaires face very different challenges on their path to reintegration to the men .
Some of their husbands have remarried and disinherited them from their property .
Their home communities do not welcome them and they struggle with rejection by their closest family .
But there is a lot of emphasis that healing takes time and there are still some prisoners reluctant to reject the ideology of ethnic hatred .
`` Yes , we have some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those hard ones , but their number is declining , '' says Mr Ndayisaba .
Fortunate Mukankuranga only found the courage to confess to her crimes four years after her conviction in 2007 .
She remembers feeling nervous before asking the son of one of her victims for forgiveness .
Against her expectations `` he was happy and enthusiastic when he met me and I could n't hold back the tears as I embraced him , '' she says .
Mukankuranga now looks cautiously at the future , hoping she will be able @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loved ones .
`` When I go back home , I will live in peace with my family and I shall be more loving and caring about people .
I am paying now for the consequences of my crime .
I was n't supposed to be in prison as a mother , '' she adds .

"When I go back home, I will live in peace with my family and I shall be more loving and caring about people. I am paying now for the consequences of my crime. I wasn't supposed to be in prison as a mother," she adds.