it's exactly three months since an earthquake triggered the fukushima nuclear disaster and people in japan are out in 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 builder group is up to. a level playing field the russian city of sochi undertakes major efforts to ease access for people with disabilities ahead of the twenty fourteen paralympics.

international news in come and live from our studios here in central moscow this is good to have you with us this. japan is struggling to recover from its toughest crisis since the second world war when a huge earthquake caused the most of the tsunami which left thousands dead and missing a 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 our correspondent sean thomas is in tokyo where anger over the situation is now spilling into the streets. that is three months after the devastating earthquake and tsunami which rocked 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 of this of course in front of the tepco headquarters the company responsible for the guy you tube 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. also know the situation with the radioactive emissions has not changed in the last three months nothing has changed since the very beginning the communities devastated that people have no homes there is no

place to walk everything is destroyed 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 is. 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. just like they're angry about their surprise one person from the prime minister sharon has actually already said he will not subject his grandchildren to see a danger it is a contact officers say with the administration which will run children to jack

themselves for these higher levels of radiation of course our goal is in archie crews to go into the fukushima zone and we're going to go in with some cleanup crews in see how that process is going right now but from tokyo sean thomas artsy. residents of the fukushima district and those who lived nearby have not only face radiation exposure but also social exclusion that's according to professor robert jacobs he's from 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 area who even people who were born there but who live in tokyo are experiencing discrimination in japan by people who consider them possibly contaminated even the radiation is not transferable to other people but there are a lot of problems ahead if i can give 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 in turn and the family welcomes them these people exclusion zone 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 exposure is in communities. still to come for you this. allied talk show host the resident goes fishing for opinion on the recent hacking attacks on john companies like sony and lost a car. that was baking they are heroes because they can sold. everything they are they are up from the front all of the security systems and this and some less

positive takes on the hackers and their motives in a few minutes also coming up with. there are a lot of different legends and myths around this area in the past all calls try to avoid going to the sets down as they say anyone who dares to get in will never get out a life how russia close up to him dies with death to bring you this report from the mystical heart of the country's deep south. that story still to come for you this hour r.t. in the meantime a number of u.s. congressmen have received a letter apparently written by colonel gadhafi saying he is ready to negotiate a cease fire and asking for humanitarian aid the authenticity of the letter has not been confirmed they say has continued to step up its airstrikes on the capital tripoli that's despite a fresh lawsuit by going to get off his daughter against the french president she is suing nicolas sarkozy and nato for killing four members of a family during airstrike in april meanwhile the turkish prime minister has offered

colonel gadhafi 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 here. but he's obviously under pressure who is also being bombed by nato but he also seen that in the u.s. congress a resolution was passed highly critical of what president obama has done since the bombing started. there is a 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 that we have signs that in fact there are factional between gadhafi and the rebels some of the rebel leaders who were in discussions with the nature leaders. have said that they also talked with. you have

a problem but is in charge of the bombing of the politics on the ground in the country will be decided by libyans who are not necessarily the nato leaders would like. professor mark on their will on our website r.t. dot com we want to know how you think libya's deadlock can be resolved so far nearly two thirds think that nato should withdraw and the thing that could daffy is one fifteen percent say that things should continue as they are until the conflict eventually ends well eleven percent think only grants. resolve the situation. we can see the green feel that the u.n. should send in peacekeepers and split libya in two that's your opinion dot com. it's a gathering of political and financial elite and it's very secrecy is enforced by an army of security guards and. taxpayers even as europe tightens its belt and forces through tough austerity cuts the build about conferences attended by people

ranging from royalty to news outlets c.e.o.'s and it's also a traditional media blackout when ati's laura emmett's reports from. as this building 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 subject 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 and these 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 imprisoned for ten years to life according to sweat the small 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 in good humor and any not good for the planet. you know i don't want my keep growing up to be a slave in the new world 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 so. just isn't evident in the dealings of the building group the economic crisis. policy or to be. leaders we've seen more democracy. this is 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 a better organized protest than we saw last year better organized media facilities so it does look like if this momentum can be carried on the bill to be comfortable meeting in secret like this for

a very much longer. while i've been speaking to investigative journalist tony gosling he believes the media's blackout of the building conference is unacceptable given the far reaching decisions made by those attending. it is 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 spirits 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 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. but isn't that the choice of the group they want a 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 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've been talking about this during and after world war two 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 this secret artificial consensus which is cooked up at these build a book 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. well for more on any of the stories we're covering here you can always log on to our web site of course more features and news at. dot com explore ultra-orthodox jews in the u.s. believe an end to the state of israel is the only solution to the conflict in the middle east. powerful what dmitri medvedev and putin hop on their bikes to discuss social and economic issues those stories online ability dot com. and indomitable spirit a man with physical disabilities makes the eleven thousand kilometer trip from russia's four east to moscow all in an electric mobility scooter and it's under caution began his epic journey from the pacific city of lot of stock in the middle of april since then he's brave several injuries in a fever but remain on course towards moscow despite hardships alexander says he's happy to have made new friends while raising awareness of disability issues as also the goal set by the paralympic games to be held in twenty fourteen. 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 is preparing to host the two thousand and fourteen winter paralympics the 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. 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 alike russia's paralympic squad topped 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. spanish police have 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 online talk show host 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 all over 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 us 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 activities. i think just a mix of romantic of all talkers if it's done really to open the lens to things that should be opened up i don't have that much of a problem is that it's so subjective though why are we entrusting thieves essentially with 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 hurt 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 that's just. it's an awful feeling 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 giving things that were going to happen to them and they're out there with all of it even though the warnings from parents they're the next generation so have you have you caught them putting stuff out there and you're like don't put that out there addresses 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. we look at some of the world news in brief very nearly twenty. space first responders

police forces break up a protest outside the city hall in the capitol with three became as the new mayor was sworn in by the growing protest movement fifteen m. opposed to what it sees as a corrupt political system favoring deleted but right and left is one of a wave of protests across the country against high unemployment corruption. security forces opened fire on demonstrators in the streets of the syrian capital activists say three people were killed and several others wounded near a mosque in the city so it's already been trying to suppress western instructions against president bashar assad's rule for almost three months with little or. no russia closeups or is the next four years the team explores mysterious places in north. christian church is our go cultural prosperity in the magnificent ancient acropolis

known as the city of the dead what a very look at the wall of the most mysterious sights in southern russia the village of dog is not be areas don't legacy this driving locals away is ortiz with you know the scope. we continue our acts of the north us as a republic and this time we're visit a unique historical area the village of dar gods or as the locals call it have the city of the done at the cemetery has almost one hundred asians don't cripps where people that used to live have buried their loved ones along with their belongings this valley stretches for over seventeen kilometers and there's a real open air museum for assassins they say that this place how has them imagine live down here in this area four hundred years ago meanwhile day to day life continues along sized images of the past. three hours drive through a dangerous snaking road he 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 dallas 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 was no one left to grieve them would come to the crypt and wait for the damned priest mansion about the city of the diamond deeds back to the beginning of the fourteenth century the ancestors of insanity and sensi down on the five mountain ridges but the land was still. expansive they were forced to choose the windiest and most unserviceable place to build a cemetery these days the area now provides a huge opportunity for archaeologists items found at the cemetery have been treated

both professionals and local homages for example few people knew that the bodies were buried in actual boats a white considering none of the rivers here were navigable well now it's believed is sateen start in order to get to haven't the soul of the departed had to cross the river these days the surrounding area may once again be alive with agriculture and opportunity but is being deserted by people in search of a different lifestyle. for a local ascension action out of the odyssey of this is a devastating fact he has built his own hydro power plant that provides him and his family with alec tricity but he doesn't know who will inherit his legacy. of a youth with 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 invention a freeflow wheel but what i see now is that people are leaving half of our village

left in less than ten years. shot believes the only thing that can reverse the 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 but locals leave their 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 this noble detail what it can certainly run into a turret or if wal-mart landing into the thing or a father do it again who left his tech real life to live hand 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 were during the epiphany celebrations over ten thousand people come here for local christians this place is unique maybe because of its

location nobody knows after spending several hours han it really feels like this mountainous area marries the past with the present and if you listen hard enough you can almost hand the forefathers of façade singing their songs by the fire to focus more on the historical importance of this area for us as he is now joined by two words that we have been out of the going to fund raising here and now with the sas yet thank you very much. for joining us so why do you think locals still consider this place as a special area well. a village located high up in the monsoon the border just valley what it is is a set of. it's known for it's probably a source city of the dead as we call it and what it is is a set of groups where people used to go or in the case to were contaminated

was with something fixtures disease like black or tuberculosis and you know their relatives would bring them food and you could still see the little small plates there and actually there are there are bones of the dead and dressed in medieval rolls and how some of these signs important diminished for the people well i can't speak for everyone else here but every time i visit there. i get a lot of feelings and. one of the main feeling is this that. i i really have to keep myself in check so to speak and not bring down the values that that i carry on their left. and those values are like dignity honesty modesty and all those other. good qualities over human beings all right thank you very much was that see more time we have the had our figurines you fund which is

based here in the north the south sudan and meanwhile our team continues to bring you the latest pictures of live down here in russia's north caucasus in the republic of north the south yes. well i'll be back with the main headlines free in just a few moments from now stay with us live here in moscow this is. it

was created to serve public interests to inform and to entertain. these days there's nothing easier than opening a new media outlet but there is nothing harder than revoking its license in case of corruption on was banned when jasmine. stand out on the airways in trying to view the problem is that if you can involve in a community where you have one large corporation controlling the daily newspaper the radio stations television stations the cable outlet you know you told me that that sounds like democracy the public opinion versus f.c.c. come broadcast blues on our chief.

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