it's exactly three months since an earthquake triggered the fukushima nuclear disaster and people in japan are out on the streets demanding something be done about the continuing crisis. in switzerland activists are venting their anger at a media blackout surrounding one of the world's most secretive and influential gatherings trying to shine a light on what the group is up to. a level playing field the southern russian city of sochi undertakes major efforts to ease access for people with disabilities ahead of the twenty forty paralympics. international news and comment live from our studios here in central moscow this is

. three months in japan is struggling to recover from its toughest crisis since the second world war when a nine magnitude earthquake caused the most of the tsunami which left thousands dead and missing the natural disaster triggered a major radiation leak at the fukushima nuclear facility and it's still on the verge of a full scale nuclear catastrophe correspondent sean thomas is in tokyo where anger over the situation is now spilling onto the streets. that is three months after the devastating earthquake and tsunami which rocks japan and devastated the fukushima region of course creating the nuclear disaster at the tepco daiichi power plant where we now know that three reactors have melted down and possibly melted throughout today is a very interesting day at the tepco headquarters in central tokyo thousands of people have gathered so much in support of nuclear power believe it or not and thousands more who are walking the streets in organized protests carrying signs and

banners and shouting out slogans through loudspeakers against nuclear power saying that there needs to be alternative sources of energy of all this of course in front of the tepco headquarters the company responsible for the daiichi power plant one of the reasons why this is important is that within the past week a new information has come out saying that tepco at the initial phases of the disaster lied about the amount of radiation that was coming in and tried to downplay the situation saying that the radiation levels were not as bad that there could possibly be a meltdown then of course this past week it was revealed that they cut those numbers in a half in fact. the government is not providing proper information and people young and old want to know the truth of the course of the situation with the radioactive emissions has not changed in the last three months nothing has changed since the very beginning the communities devastated the people have no homes there's no place to walk everything is destroyed school also coming to life is that the nuclear fuel

not only melted down but possibly melted through the inner containment vessels and into the outer stainless steel linings which is a much much more serious problem one thing that people are worried about is the amount of radioactive water that is in the area this is the beginning of the rainy season and people are worried that with the more rain that radioactive water will then spill out and flooding the area causing more contamination also people are very angry about the children there are schools which are contaminated as. right now kids are exposed to higher levels of radiation than they ever have been in the past and they have to stay inside in sealed buildings without the ability to play outside it's also very hot and impossible to get just like they're angry about a surprise one person from the prime minister sharon has actually said he would not subject his i'm trying to this day think it is a kind of goes to say with the administration with the entrepreneur to exert themselves to be higher levels of radiation of course our goal is in archie cruz to

go into the fukushima zone and we're going to go in with some cleanup crews and see how that process is going right now but from tokyo sean thomas r.t. . residents of the fukushima district and those who live nearby have not only faced radiation exposure but also social exclusion that's called it according to dr robert jacobs now he's professor of nuclear history at the hiroshima peace institute. there are still people living in areas where there's high radiation and there's children going to school in areas where there's high radiation and so there's been a reluctance to move as quickly as possible and a lot of people from the fukushima area who even people who were born there but who live in tokyo are experiencing discrimination in japan by people who consider them toss of the contaminated even the radiation is not transferable to other people but there are a lot of problems ahead if i can give you one quick example in august there's a very important holiday in japan called in which everyone returns to their

hometown because the spirits of ancestors come to their burial places where their ashes are interned and the family welcomes them these people exclusions and will not be able to observe this will they just holiday and welcome there the spirits of their ancestors who return no bones when people find that there are unable to carry out their familial obligations for decades because they can't return to these areas people tend to blame themselves even if there are structural reasons so there needs to be some work done to help people through not just the radiation exposure but the social breakdowns that follow radiation exposures in communities. when they're coming up for you this one here in r.t. the resident goes fishing for opinion on the recent hacking attacks on john companies like sony and most. likely was big thing they are heroes because they can sold. everything they are they are up front a proposal to secure this isn't. this in some less positive takes on the hackers and their motives in a few minutes also coming up the sound. there are

a lot of different legends and myths around this area in the past locals try to avoid going to the city of dallas as they say anyone who dares to get in will never get a life and find out how russia close up and dies with death to bring you this report from the mystical heart of the country's deep south. that story still to come but first a number of u.s. congressmen have received a letter apparently written by colonel gadhafi saying he's ready to negotiate a cease fire and asking for humanitarian aid the authenticity of the letter has not been confirmed nato is continuing to step up its airstrikes on the capital tripoli that's despite a fresh lawsuit by colonel gadhafi is daughter against the french president she is suing nicolas sarkozy and nato for killing four members of a family during an airstrike in april the role of the turkish prime minister has offered colonel gadhafi exit guarantees to wherever he chooses professor mark

almond of oxford university says the libyan leader's position is not as weak as the west is making else. put off is obviously under pressure. by nato but it also seemed that in the u.s. congress a resolution was passed highly critical of what president obama has done since the bombing started. there is division in washington and perhaps in the west in general inside nature it's very difficult for the u.s. and its major allies britain and france to accept any kind of ceasefire with colonel gadhafi because they have repeatedly said that any settlement can only follow who is leaving office leaving power on the other hand we have signs that in fact there are back channels between gadhafi and the rebels some of the rebel leaders who were in discussions with the nature leaders last week have said that they also talked with about islam and saw you have a problem but is in charge of the bombing of the politics on the ground in libya

eventually will be decided by libya will not necessarily the nato leaders would like. it's a gathering of political and financial of the ten it's veil of secrecy is in force by an army of security guards it's all bankrolled by swiss taxpayers even as europe tightens its belt and forces through brutal austerity cuts the conferences attended by people ranging from royalty to top news outlet c.e.o.'s and it's also under traditional media blackout artes lore emmett's reports. as this build a big meeting has progressed here in summer it's in switzerland more and more protesters have turned out to say they don't want it to happen here they're camping out outside the hotel showing up in numbers really from all over the world there are swiss people obviously but i've also met germans austrians swedes and even americans who have come all the way here either to report on what's going on all just to protest here with their feet on the ground in person some of the people

behind me say that they have been subjected to great harassment by the swiss police threats of deportation things of that nature they have varying degrees of suspicion about the builder burge group some say that they are scheming behind closed doors to introduce a new world order but some just want to point out that in many countries it's illegal for elected officials to meet in secret in these kinds of surroundings let's hear what some of the protesters told me the swedish attendees the politicians are according to swedish law committing diplomatic treason and if if they were sentenced if they were judged and sentenced they would be in prison for ten years to life according to swedish law people think it's a conspiracy theory but in fact this is just the ignorance of the people we've known for a long time pretty much what's been going on there. and it's definitely not good for humanity not good for the planet. you know i don't want my kid growing up to be

a slave in the new hold harder to be honest this is not the only protest day about kilometer away down in the town of summer it's the young swiss socialists have turned out again to protest in fact they dismiss the people behind me they say a lot of the these people are essentially a crackpot conspiracy theorists but what they're here to say is this meeting goes against everything that they perceive to be switzerland that neutrality the transparency that they want to promote hair and sweat. just isn't evident in the dealings of the build groups economic crisis. policy or to be a conference in global leaders we've seen more democracy. this year's meeting in switzerland does look like a different affair from last year since it just in spain there are more protesters here there's also more media attention a lot of alternative media journalists have turned up to try to report on what's

going on although r.t. is the only international news station that's represented here so we are seeing more protests we are seeing better organized protests than we saw last year better organized media facilities so it does look like if this momentum can be carried on the build of a comfortable meeting in secret like this for very much longer. it's our reporter laura there want to discuss just what might be the main agenda behind all the security in closed doors then are joined by tony causing he's an investigative journalist live in bristol in the u.k. tony we had a bit of a background picture of what these people are who they are what the group is made up of but why is it that when it comes to this group that wild conspiracy theories abound why do you think they are tracking this reaction from people. well bill i think it's pretty obvious to me that this is a complete most convenient way to distract attention to say the sort of mix up this very important meeting with other silly kind of spirit conspiracy theories i can

tell you my blood is boiling at the lack of coverage in the western world if you had all of the leaders of the main banks in the west all of these royalty all of the chief executives as well as people like george osborne with his treasury team there i mean we're talking about an incredibly important meeting even if one of these groups were to meet up together it would be on our headlines but since they're all in the same place you would expect more coverage i mean even from the guardian to get down there it's hard to quickly ask you but. isn't that the choice of the group they want to media blackout so they can discuss openly and honestly amongst themselves without being reported erroneously or whatever they don't want the media to be there is that right. well they don't want the media that's because i think what they're what they're up to in there is absolutely is no good we have to look at what nato is up to and it is very important to understand the very close links between nato and the builder bergs it was set up around about the same time as nato just after the second world war by the cia and the council on foreign

relations who'd been talking about this during and after world war two the person that actually got this organization started was. prince bernhard of the netherlands a former s.s. officer and the idea that this organization is not important not important enough for us to know about this country is just ridiculous around the western world because what's happening here is we are spending our years voting in local and general elections and this arrogant bunch are choosing our party leaders so it almost doesn't matter which way we vote we still find that this secret artificial consensus which is cooked up at these build a bird meetings spreads out around the world and it's not just me saying that this is will happen who actually went to one of these meetings when he was still the editor of the observer newspaper here in britain that he's our assessment is that the consensus that they decide to build a bird forms the backdrop against which worldwide actually mainly western policy is made certainly countries in the nato zone. so can you be

a bit more tangible to other ideas that they could be discussing then over the next four days or what are the subject areas we're talking about policy their book but what else. well there will definitely be looking at the developments from the arab spring and also one of the key things that they do subtly kind of behind the scenes is they bring on people they think may be on their program their idea of economics their idea of global strategy and what they do is they see if these politicians up and coming politicians are the ones that they want to be party leaders in the future i mean even people like the secretary general of nato is chosen there but as for what exactly they're talking about clearly they will be looking at the euro the year i was being a disaster and one of the things that irritates me is that they are asking us as you just said. to trust them i don't think we can trust to look at the financial mess they've made in the whole cross the whole of the western world and also look at the way that nato is now tearing up the u.n. charter now the u.n.

charter it's not just any old document this is the main piece of international law which was put together at the end of the second world war so they can't just tear this up and go into countries like libya with impunity just very quickly the g eight is accused of being in the lead organization and not achieving very much i mean is there a lot of difference between this sort of group and the g eight and does actually the build a boat group really achieve anything you suggest that they do but it's just yet another round of talks and people enjoying themselves in luxury surrounding is it only do they actually well they achieve something. well what they do achieve if you can call it cheaper is things like the iraq war the most to one of the most important leaks that came out of the two thousand and two build a big conference is that there was a consensus within there to start a war on iraq now that it's all proven to be a complete disaster so i wouldn't call what is there being any if it's a really concrete evidence to suggest that that that they will set in the gender like that to create

a war is that is that if it's all it's happening behind closed doors and under secrecy how can you as a journalist be sure that that sort of thing is discussed there and decided on what i've just explained to you i've just explained to you the leaks that were coming out in two thousand and two were about this where most people in the rest of the world were thinking that it's a ridiculous idea the other thing is that former members of that organization the builder birds have said for example that the initial meetings of the european union were cooked up inside so these are big thinkers yet these people are thinking very very long term as i said in the second world war this was brewed up and only the first meeting took place in nineteen fifty four so these are big world wide strategic thinkers but it is actually i mean people talk about conspiracies to do with a kind of new world order a world government actually thankfully these people are just in the nato zone they may have big ideas about a world fascist super state that's not impossible but the fact is i don't think that's going to happen if anything it's more likely to be war and that's and that's the way things seem to be going right now because we've got the financial crisis

and also increased increased problems in the middle east particularly or and in pakistan of course as well and afghanistan where nato are only very interested to hear what you have to say sadly we're out of time thank you for joining us live there from bristol in the u.k. thanks tony gosling there ok thanks bill. well for more on any of these stories we're covering here you can always log on to our web site if you want to see that interview once again of course you can always log on and see that once again plenty of other features the news for you there for example explore why ultra-orthodox jews in the u.s. believe an end to the state of israel is the own. the solution to the conflict in the middle east. so powerful. putin hopped on their bikes to discuss social and economic issues. indomitable spirit a man with physical disabilities makes the eleven thousand kilometer trip from russia's far east to moscow all in an electric mobility scooter and xander caution

began his epic journey from the pacific city of light of all stuck in the middle of april since then he's brave several injuries in a fever but remained on course towards moscow despite the hardships alexander says he's happy to have made new friends while raising awareness of disability issues that's also the goal set by the paralympic games to be held in twenty fourteen in sochi and as. he reports the city has become preparing a welcome for disabled athletes from around the world. is it easy for a man in a wheelchair to travel to sochi a tough question for the mayor and his aides as the city's preparing to host the two thousand and fourteen winter paralympics the best russia's paralympic champion to inspect newly built airport. i actually like to this place is one of the few airports in russia that has lived a device that helps to civil passengers to board the plane throughout the city however there are issues that require attention but i'm sure they'll be dealt with

. all newly built ice rink steady and sends keep lists and are equipped in accordance with strict paralympic standards but in the city itself with its aging infrastructure still a lot has to be done to comply sochi sidewalks shops and restaurants are also undergoing massive construction to comply with strict standards so that nowhere is off limits and even though competition such as ice lead hockey and alpine skiing will be held far from the city center thanks to the games sochi will be more accessible for people with disabilities living in less than legacy for locals and visitors. russia's paralympic squad topped the overall standings at the vancouver two thousand and ten winter games with thirty eight medals twelve gold silver and sixteen bronze we spoke with russia's paralympic champion off as he was preparing for the three week training in sochi. first of all we're proud that russia will be hosting the paralympics it's good when the games are being held at home but on the

other hand it's a great responsibility we just can't lose. the first paralympic test of skiing and biathlon will be held as early as next year drawing unprecedented international attention to the small russian town so for most people here it's a chance to show their hospitality to the special guests creating a comfortable barrier free environment the first of its kind in russia and also a great opportunity to see the russian paralympic team in action. r t sochi. the spanish police arrested three men believed to be involved in carrying out cyber attacks on governments and companies including sony and mastercard the suspects have been identified as members of the worldwide hacking group anonymous well this week the resident takes to the streets of new york to gauge people's attitude to hackers. sony intend out even the f.b.i.

it seems like no one is safe from hackers these days are these cyberpunks heroes or villains this week let's talk about that technically speaking they are heroes because they can solve. everything they are they are from a security systems but what if a robber a bank robber is technically. proficient enough to get into a bank does that make him a hero to. the made movies about the police department goes into certain things in the government goes into certain things probably i would put that on the same level as i would someone who goes in and hacks into a site they're not supposed to be on their hot cars which are five thing fossil kind of a logical point because we're just doing illegal activity this. thing you know just to make some contacts romantic of talkers if it's done really to open the lens to things that should be i don't have that much of a problem is that it's so subjective though why are we in trusting thieves essentially that way of making that kind of a judgment call. these that's

a strong word well they're going to take in people's him information for the good or bad will if you're if you're going in and you're taking a lot of credit card numbers and credit card accounts and doing that type of thing and you're using that information again her private citizens and i don't think that's a good thing have you ever had your personal information had i have actually yeah you know and i felt. so violated and trying to control the information and stuff like that it's just. it's an awful feeling to oh i think it's going to get worse much worse because i have five daughters ranging from twenty three down to twelve years old and they're you know they don't think anything's ever going to happen to them and they're out there with all of it and even though the warnings for pain. they're the next generation so if you caught them putting stuff out there and you're like don't put that out their. cell phone numbers yeah whether you think hackers are villains or heroes the bottom line is if you have

information in a database someplace consider yourself a potential target. the time to take a quick look at some of the world news in brief. spanish police were forced to break up a protest outside the city hall in the capital madrid it came as the was sworn in and it was organized by the growing protest movement fifteen it opposes what it sees as a corrupt political system favoring the elites of both right and left wing parties was one of a wave of protests across the country gets high unemployment corruption. security forces of open forum demonstrators in the streets of the syrian capital activists say three people were killed and several others were did a mosque in the city. have been trying to suppress mass demonstrations against president bashar al assad's rule for almost three months now but with little success. now russia close up series is next as the team explores mysterious

places in. christian churches agricultural prosperity and magnificent ancient necropolis known as the city of the dead today we look into one of the most mysterious sights in southern russia the village of all the gaps but it's the area's dark legacy driving locals away. we continue our exploration of the north ascension republic and this time will visit a unique historical area the village of dar govs or as the locals call it here the city of dad's the cemetery has almost one hundred asian stone cripps where people that lived in this area buried their loved ones along with their belongings and now this valley stretches for over sixteen kilometers and is

a real open air museum for his study as they say this land helps them imagine live down here four hundred years ago meanwhile day to day life continues in this area along size this images of the past now watch our report to find out more three hours drive through a dangerous snaking road up in the mountains and tough trip but it's worth it there are a lot of different legends and myths around this area in the past locals try to avoid going to the city of baghdad as they say anyone who dares to get in will never get out alive and even now there are hardly any tourists around this place which might be more to the difficulty of getting here rather than any death curse. in the times of the plague many people with no one left to groovy them would come to the crypt and wait for the dam first mansion about the city of the diamond dates

back to the beginning of the fourteenth century the ancestors of the stanchions sensel down on the five mountain ridges but the land was so expensive they were forced to choose the windiest and most unserviceable pleas to build a cemetery these days the area now provides a huge opportunity for archaeologists items found at the cemetery have been treat both professionals and local homages these days the surrounding area may once again be a lawyer with agriculture and opportunity but is being disasters. people in search of a different lifestyle. for a local ascension vasya this is a devastating fact he has built his own hydro power plants that provide him and his family without interest but he doesn't know who will inherit his legacy movie of a vehicle the idea was born over ten years ago but it took me several years to

build it from scratch i used everything i could possibly find i call my bench in a freeflow wheel but what i see now is that people are leaving half of our village left in less than ten years. so our believes the only thing that can reverse this situation is the creation of the necessary infrastructure new roads new jobs and new opportunities to stop people leaving young people may be attracted to the bright lights of the c.t.'s that locals see they're leaving behind a truly unique point of russia the land up north that's here if they're rounded by mountain fairy tales and while driving along with the uphill detail one can certainly run into a church or if mall mop landing into the theory fathered you are gay who left his tech real life to live ham says that this monastery the highest situated in russia connects the past and the present the church was only build some six years ago but

it stands nieto word the dates back to the sixteenth century to work during the epiphany celebrations of a ten thousand people come here for local christians this place is unique maybe because of a stroke ation nobody knows after spending several hours hand it really feels like this mountainous area marries the past with the present and if you listen hard enough you can almost hand the flu fathers a facade singing their songs by the fire. but in a kitchen over there reporting from the russian republic of north we'll be back with a look at the main headlines a summary from a new. as for you in just a few moments stay with us live here and.

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