in the. here and all you have a. lot of things to see anything leave you well libyan rebels might be hoping to cash in on their country's rich resources there are warnings that their actions supported by nato are inviting a chain reaction of civil wars in the region. almost twenty five years after trying to hold the world looks upon it with renewed concern as the distress fukushima shows how vital it is to be prepared for the repeat of a nuclear catastrophe. culture clash a controversial russian group wins a state award for what they say is an artistic protest but critics see it as an act

over obscenity and evangelise. with r.t. live from moscow where it's now a just after four pm. libya's in colonel gadhafi forces are continuing their signature of the rebel held city of misrata while fresh new asteroids rained down on the capital more than a month into the allied intervention there's been a lot of discussion about the real aim of the action but there's a little said about what the rebels actually want. is going to try to discover for himself their hopes. of a country. for years saleem has been struggling to keep his auto parts shop running he cranes even opening men's pain thousands in bribes to various officials all linked to either gadhafi or his family. i won't even begin to describe how hard

it was to start his business could not be as hands on everything for decades he's been taking money from ordinary people but now it's time for it to be returned. sure small private business does exist in libya but with the colonel and his close allies controlling all sectors of the economy it's a huge struggle for aid is this meant to make decent profits the idea that the revolution will open the floor cares for everyone to enjoy is backed by rebel performers to the military command we have as i told you average country. that's. i would invite you. the reason you would see what some analysts don't share the sample is and they're out nato is

the guardian angel it promises to be here nothing to do with humanitarian aid nothing to do with democracy nothing to do with people it's to. exploit them steal your resources forty one billion barrels leave us all reserves or the largest in africa and the ninth largest in the world there's so much all feeling of a gas tank on a midsize corner of course less than ten dollars each of those in a need to go there if even promised every libyan would be paid eight hundred dollars every month to share the oil revenues but field to keep his word libya does have the resources to do big business it's just that in the past for decades it was done only by a circle of chosen people the elite and now here in the rebel stronghold the local cd are ready to fight to the end to build a free and prosperous society but is the opposition strong enough to build

a whole new regime or can be that the future of the libyan people has already been decided for them you've got us going off r t v libya. and iran are just back from libya they're going to share with us his experience on the ground so quick listen. came back from guys the media over a week ago spent two weeks there. talked a lot with the rebels themselves. and they are pretty organized many of them are young many of them on teenagers who just got their hands on kalashnikov rifles and look closely shooting just in the air in the city itself when they're either celebrating something or commemorating something it seemed to me it was actually even more dangerous to be inside to be present that rather than on the front because everybody's just sporadically shooting we got these guns from got a few troops when they retreated so when we're talking about their actions on the

front totally. this this coordinated. poorly trained one of our teams was feeling at the front they got caught by a mortar attack so when everybody was running back. from the front they saw how the rebels were actually running faster. than our team was with european countries now saying that they're going to send trainers to help organize the rubble to see how long this may create the rush again i recently talked to the libyan prime minister so look we're all ready to meet mediate this all sides have to abide by the u.n. resolution the fighting must. go to prison if they're just back from libya the rebels now rely on international help it makes the situation more dangerous promoting the idea of operands in other countries now this is the warning from the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov. could. be an opposition's

rejection of the ceasefire initiatives is connected with the fact that nato is implementing the un security council resolution in its own way and here's some of it with the rebels and probably the rebels are aligned western help to overthrow the regime and seize power it's a very dangerous move to literally it's collating the conflict in the world community would come to your aid that is essentially an invitation to a series of civil wars which. now if you bear in mind that are more news and feature stories are waiting for you on our website that's comments of a quick look now at what's lined up to you at this moment about. america's get mo prison is packed with innocent people according to the latest trove of secret files from wiki leaks which shed light on who the guantanamo bay inmates really are. and find out why india is becoming an increasingly male dominated society and what

devastating effect it may have on the country's future. if. if. we with our tape our russian art has been a catapulted into the limelight after a giant piece of graffiti won a state award a radical architect dubbed the work seen by many as obscene on a drawbridge opposite the federal security service as well and while most people were angered at the action others say it's the message not the form that matters. this is award winning aren't according to russia's ministry of culture a sixty five metre phallus whitewashed on a drawbridge in st petersburg has won the twenty thousand innovation prize for best visual artwork self-styled terrorists vyner meaning war in russian are the

unpopular with us. i think it's essentially vandalism a bridge is a cultural and historical monument and to pin anything on it is an act of vandalism and it should be punished not rewarded. here in the center of contemporary arts you can see the other entries for the awards nothing is stimulating no shocking or innovative as viner's and according to the jury that's why they won purely artistic merit but now it's not as simple as that the same symbol the ministry reward it is now being brandished in mocking protest this russian youth group is angry four hundred thousand rubles of taxpayers' money and we given to a group it calls vandals for vyner a protest only legitimizes their own but. it's a very awkward situation when the state award goes to a group that in fact organizes an action aimed against the state but it is

a very important signal artists always express society's pain and a healthy society accepts he said. but there's been no acceptance of viners are until now team members still face trial on hooliganism charges for this little stunt british graffiti artist banksy did bail them out but they could still face seven years in prison for flipping cars so why this sudden show of state support. the minister of culture was afraid of being accused of political censorship and i think he was right the american tree is better being afraid of imposing political censorship and to actually import breezewood. for a sea change from four years ago this image of two kissing policeman was banned by the culture ministry for international exhibits fearing embarrassment a curated event it's a bishan was andrée year affair back then he lost his job but this time he was on

the jury so why is this out then. the touring is a graphic and expressive example of how an artist reacts to a sushi climate he doesn't specify the target of his protest he simply says that strong protest is brewing in russian society but how do you draw the line between say this art and vandalism because this is clearly discriminating. the streets of his mind of vandalism but it's not hooliganism the disorder it may cause is compensated hundreds of times by the meaning of the pictures which is paint he could be restored on the bridge to become a symbol of some petersburg's culture because it's the first work live is proof of a civil society. by no courts controversy usually at the expense of the authorities whether it's spot or not they've achieved what they wanted to know to writing they say they'll donate the prize money to political prisoners i didn't see moscow. and

we continue to tackle the moral maze later in the program here on r.t. . good step it is kind of like a puritan mentality that's completely antithetical to everything that's happening do they want us to see a legal system that uses a religious law to cash in on crime all the while heralding high moral values. but twenty five years since the meltdown of the chernobyl nuclear plant fears linger that the disaster will one day repeat itself on the eve of a tragic anniversary ukraine's sinking funds to complete a new containment shelter over their reactors remains which are still emitting dangerous levels of radiation that so let's not live to what is alexy going to ask you have has had a on numerous occasions exclusive access to the site alexy it's now a quarter of a century since the explosion of nuclear power part of it released a large quantity of radiation into the air so today a status report regarding today what is the threat it poses now if you think. well

clearly the exclusion. zone of the thirty kilometer radius around the chernobyl nuclear power plant is unsuitable for a living there are different radiation levels across this area certainly from three and a half thousand michael rowland gans in a place called the red forrest it is a part of the land which was burned by the way the radiation after the chernobyl explosion two. prepared to the tallest building in prepaid where the level of radiation goes to about two and a half thousand micrograms per hour it is not advisable for human beings to be there for more than ten or fifteen minutes that my gate gets some first levels of first stages of radiation sickness then at the same time some parts of the zone are still inhabited by people there are recyclers several hundred of them who have returned to the zone ever since the collapse of the soviet union they were indeed given flats in kiev and other towns across ukraine but they still prefer to go back to their home villages to their buildings to their houses where they have cattle

grow vegetables and fruits and live there are not scared of radiation they've been living there for more than twenty years now and most of them are still alive so i've got the feeling talking to them that the radiation is clearly not their enemy not something which would be able to pull them off now of course this anniversary of the twenty fifth anniversary is a big date and. the whole of ukraine has been seeing lots of different commemorative events in the last several days we know that the russian president meeting today of the belorussian president. lukashenko will be coming over to go to chernobyl to attend the commemoration services there we also know that the. home of the russian orthodox church to deal is also coming over to kiev to hold a services interim noble and in kiev in the nights when the when the explosion will be marked at exactly one thirty nine am local time in the night so we'll be seeing a lot of that and we have over already seen huge international donor conference where ukraine has managed to persuade the countries

a further investment into strengthening and building a new circle to get over the dome clearly there. still danger remaining in chernobyl the danger which lives under the surface because nobody still knows for sure how much radioactive fuel nuclear fuel still remains under this dome under this construction called the circle for gas in my report i compiled the facts about the structure and how it lives nowadays and i believe we can have a look at this report right now. japan's ongoing struggle to contain the fukushima disaster is fuelling the growing anxiety over nuclear energy safety the last time the world was this cared was in the shadow of the chernobyl reactor explosion in line again eighty six but this latest stand to get more straight than these are each make great progress made in the last twenty five as. more these could be done to ensure that safety first approach becomes fully entrenched

among nuclear power plant operators government and break makers japan hopes to seal the site within one months but back in the days of chilled mobile a quicker solution was needed shutting the gap in the whole of the exploded reactor was the immediate way out of the day of the mistake scientists were quick to react to the unfolding catastrophe and managed to do the steel structure over the devastated power station protecting europe from further spread of radiation and circus was built in one thousand nine hundred eighty six just nonce after the disaster back then aspart said that it would last for twenty years until two thousand and six no there are fears that the circus might collapse and there are several cracks on the wall of the building and experts believe that this may cause serious danger and serious threat if the circle because it collapsed the whole of the european continent could be contaminated by the radioactive fuel which is still thought to lie under the circle for this new arc is being built by

a french company not arca work has been improved. for months only recently became clear that this billion dollar project lacks financing we can before the disaster fifth anniversary managed to attract an additional half a billion heroes in aid from europe that's a dollar conference. we have now been granted a real chance to complete the new shelter by the year two thousand and fifteen experts are confident it could even happen quicker in just two years and that the new protective layer would last for generations to see their life time for their use of confinement is supposed to be harmful. that is there to develop technologies. to manage fuel contain and mouses how to manage long lead active metals radioactive. means the chernobyl nuclear power plant could one day be dismantled under the new dome is unclear but as japan's nuclear crisis keeps

the planet on alert there is now a new focus on ensuring chernobyl's dark last. look seriously at ski r.t. reporting from chernobyl ukraine. now as we mark troubles anniversary many say the world has failed to learn the lessons on nuclear safety that tragedy provided but are joined by a fellow white from the simpsons and nuclear information center for a little more insight on of this century's most serious nuclear crisis of course we're talking about fukushima just why japan is and also the six month plan to cover the reactors with a giant impenetrable dome and stop already radiation leaks for good so perhaps it appears that the the end of the crisis is finally inside. the six plan does not include an impenetrable it's just some sort of sheet material that they want to come to minimize releases of. radioactive gas and be outside in the

longer term they're thinking of some sort of concrete building. that's not in this . planned in fact six months is very optimistic they go find it very difficult to achieve. i don't think the end of the accident is in sight so as you say the top the officials japanese officials talk about placing this massive. impermeable dome over the reactors but the japanese government says that the radiation leaks from fukushima are only a fraction of those by the disaster so people soon return to their homes do you think inside the exclusion zone. you know. just recently placed a ban on people returning to that area certainly for the time being said there was a loose exclusive exclusion zone where people. are now from time to time. exclusion zone and there are fines imposed for people returning

here i don't think go be returning here anytime soon but i realize that the people who have to be evacuated is really keen to get back to the homes and i think it will not be such an easy matter to say they are coming up because they're going to put over the reactor is temporary you're saying that people will not be able to return to their homes in the inside the exclusion zone for quite some time but. the operator of the fukushima plant has been involved in a number of also falsifying safety reports on its reaction if they'd like about the cracks in their reactor vessels now and. i would i wouldn't be surprised about anything with tip toe we don't particularly have specific proof that they lied about things. on this occasion as far as i'm aware if you. worry about for example particularly in the early hours of the accident how early actually lose coolant. you know one for example and some of the other plants are a few areas that are still uncertain and we think they're not be covering up some

details. but i think that will come out as time goes by. it's more a matter of the analysis that they put on their day to day is the seriousness of it . fully we should to recognize just how serious it is so when you start to talk about the potential covering up of data here let's discuss that briefly here as i'm running on time that the japanese nuclear industry has developed a very close and cozy relationship with the government a relationship in some corners to close would you agree that this has been an unhealthy relationship and should be changed absolutely. essentially a monopoly. there are many people in government who are closely affiliated with one way or another and you're ocracy has never been strictly monitoring them being more interest in promoting you and it's no the no independent monitoring it's the now

the regulator and the promoters. all under the same agency so. there are all sorts of problems and that has to be sorted out. from the citizens and nuclear question so thank you. the work that will be i bring you plenty more coverage with expert opinions on the terrifying aftermath of the nine hundred eighty six chair noble blast you can also watch an exclusive documentary shot in the very streets of the exclusion zone throughout the day right here on r.t. well let's continue now with the news here and talk about some of the latest updates from the world news now is our anniversary an army has reportedly stormed three towns in the country living in tents and using snipers in order to suppress escalating unrest opposition activists say five people were killed in the southern city of daraa rock with the death toll since the mass and the government riots began over a month ago and has reached three hundred now are rising sharply in the last few days the cancellation of the country's nearly fifty year old emergency law has done

little to bring about an end to the unrest. over five hundred taliban members including some of field commanders have escaped from a prison in southern afghanistan the all dangerous breakout was made through a tunnel which the militants began digging five months ago some of the fugitives have already been recaptured by security forces three years ago about a thousand prisoners escaped from the same jail after their accomplices used a bomb to destroy the prison gates. rather birthplace of jazz and the home of mardi gras new orleans is a cultural hotbed but now other u.s. cities are famous the bourbon street is growing a reputation for more illicit activities but as i said you're going to discover nineteenth century laws still in force helping authorities cash in on sex for sale . this is the carnival of colors and sounds.

that is new orleans louisiana. very catholic very bad just even very very a city that lives according to code it through our lens gets stuck in this kind of like a puritan mentality that's completely antithetical to everything that's happening. this is bourbon street. for about two hundred bucks you can buy yourself sex more specifically straight up intercourse. with a new orleans street walker anything else oral sex anal sex can be negotiated but anything else is also. against the law. according to a law called crime against nature it basically prohibits anything other than ordinary intercourse there's no police out there going into a neighborhood saying you can't have sex with your husband you can't have oral sex with your wife right no one's actually enforcing that but it isn't forced and

enforced heavily on the prostitutes of new orleans you have to do is have an undercover officer driving around in plainclothes in a plane in an unmarked car now if you drive around and drive up to people that they are prostitutes or known are known prostitutes and just ask how much and she answers. she has just opened a huge hole in. a huge hole because a crime against nature charges punishable by as much as a twenty year prison sentence incredibly large fines and. they are talking about a woman who's in her early twenty's who has to register as a sex offender for the next fifteen years. for a city who says cell job quietly includes pleasures of the flesh and why they need to criminalize sex acts in which just about anyone even gauges in almost all of these cases and up in

a plea to probation and finds fines and fees. and the important part about the fines and fees is that's all revenue coming in to pay for the court system to pay for police to pay for the jail to pay for prosecutors officers simply put an antiquated nineteenth century law. passed on the guise of christian values all only. needed being used today still to make money it's a five year felony and you can use that to encourage people to plead guilty very quickly it justifies higher by the hookers often instead plead guilty to a lesser charge of prostitution pleading down to a misdemeanor means you can charge higher fines and fees how do prostitutes who usually can't afford those fines and fees pay for them they're paying for by gauging more prostitution which they get hit again then they get caught again and right they have been gauging more prostitution it's

a vicious cycle now you can see how some are trapped in the carnival that is new orleans. and if you think they're the only ones we eat there are others. on our team to continue. the business news here in our city with dmitri. welcome to business russia's largest maker after others cutting its investment program until twenty twenty one billion euros a move may undermine the bush's plans of after the president's partner going to need to maintain a market share of around forty percent. the reduction will come from cutting one assembly line and streamlining the indoors with just six but the investment review also means that instead of an annual out with a one a half million dollars' worth of the twenty year lines may end up with just one million after that and its partners plan to invest five billion dollars in the next

twenty years the source. most of the. rushes fixed income market has hit last year's record that's after companies tax their borrowing in europe and turned to domestic lenders russian firms of borrowed around eleven billion dollars at home from the start of the year that's a seventeen percent increase in fact the same period last year among the factors behind the huge surge is the positive economic outlook at home and clearly lower inflation and a stronger roof. going to the markets now starting with asia because u.s. and european markets are closed for easter holidays asian stocks are closed lower on monday the nikkei and the point one percent in the red shares of metal and steel corporation were flat then said to report a design you know profit for the second screen year in a row hit by a price cut on the d.s. handheld game and the storm yet the hong kong hang sang exchange is closed for a public holiday. here in russia markets are trading higher this saleyards us is up

around one percent a nice exit point six percent energy shares are gaining on high oil prices take a look at the more gas problems up point three percent come down slightly since last fall events are one of the biggest gainers one point six percent and higher precious metals but burbank is can bucking the trend it's down point three percent . russian tycoon one of his planning to take over english football club portsmouth the multi-millionaires have to become the team's fifth owner in three years and a deal worth twenty eight million dollars on top of to portsmouth after he had an offer to buy neighboring burnham mouth at sea was turned down and twenty ten parents were not the hong kong based china rye put the club into ministration last year when that reached two hundred fifteen million dollars that was after it

dropped out of the premier league however the the back. the six months makes sense to some. and we will be back next hour with an update royce thanks for the advice you say about. to. jump the official antti of location your money from the i pod touch from the i q sampson. cianci.