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from the fukushima nuclear catastrophe in japan public anger at the concealment of the true size of the disaster spills out to the streets as people demand action to end the ongoing crisis. the government is not providing proper information people young and old want to know the truth. powerful dangerous and possibly illegal that's the view of activists protesting the secretive meeting of some of the world's most influential political and financial leaders at the annual builder bird conference. looks at a large scale modernization in the russian city of sochi is undergoing to make the twenty four thousand paralympic games easily accessible for participants and spectators alike.

good to have you with us here on r t it's three months since a huge earthquake hit japan triggering a devastating tsunami that killed tens of thousands of people it also caused the worst nuclear disaster in decades at the fukushima reactors to mark the day a mass demonstrations been held in tokyo protesting against the use of nuclear power and the concealment by authorities of the real scale of the accident thomas reports from the japanese capital. 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 this of course and for 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 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 i 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 people have no homes there's 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 you 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 i guess and here's why they're angry about this in fact one person from the prime minister sharon has actually resigned saying that he would not subject his i'm trying to this day think it is a kind of goes this is a with the administration with their own children too so they judge themselves for

these higher levels of radiation of course our goal is an archie cruise 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 our team. sean bernie an independent nuclear energy consultant based in the u.k. says recovering from the current nuclear disaster at the fukushima atomic plant is going to be a long and painful. the explosions that took place in the first days they released a large amount of radioactivity perhaps ninety percent of it and didn't the entered into the pacific because the prevailing winds perhaps ten percent landed or more landed on the mainland of japan which is why you've got contamination tens and tens of kilometers away from the site the problem is that as a result of these explosions and as a result of the core melt in these reactors contaminated water the water that was cooled by used by tip good to cool the reactors has now built up on site we know

that maybe five to ten thousand tons has been released into the pacific but there's an additional one hundred thousand tons of highly contaminated water sitting inside the reactor buildings inside the turbine holes radiation depending on the type of radiation can be seen in a relatively short period of time to clean retire early cancers in children but more long term pre-sold creamers is over several decades. several u.s. congressmen have gotten letters apparently written by libyan leader colonel moammar gadhafi it thanked the state to the statesman who had been critical of president obama for u.s. involvement in nato as military intervention the authenticity of the note has not been confirmed meanwhile alliance forces keep ramping up airstrikes near the country's capital allegedly wounding a senior khadafi aide earlier in the u.s. and its closest allies britain and france called on other alliance nations to commit themselves more deeply to the task germany spain and turkey main targets of

the if he referred to opt for a more peaceful solutions with turkey's prime minister offering the libyan leader a safe exit according to radio host and author stephen leatherman the person most interested in ending the conflict is could offer himself. he never wanted conflict in the first place he didn't mean we hear it he responded to it when washington and nato here in the us hear. of course he wants it is he wants a cease fire he doesn't want any of this to go war on the west. he wants it it is that he wants in into conflict washington and nato absolutely do not want it to leave here in the bennett observers on the ground including former u.s. congresswoman green party presidential candidate he says even a good. conservative. rebel force and nato bombing will tease killings mass casualties mess destruction you reduce me

dismiss these items and they lie they are ordering propaganda mention who say they are hiding the truth. my website r t dot com we want to know what you think could be think libya's deadlock can be resolved so far two thirds of respondents think nato should withdraw and admit that qaddafi has won fifteen percent think things should continue as there are until the conflict resolves while eleven percent think only ground forces will resolve the situation the same around feel the un should send in peacekeepers and split libya into. still ahead artie's the resident streets of the big apple for opinion on the recent cyber attacks on sony and master card. it was speaking they are heroes because they console. everything they are they are up from all over the security systems.

about as well as a few less positive spins on the hackers in just a few minutes also a city unlike any other. there are a lot of different legends and myths around this area in the past locals try to avoid going to this it's down but they say anyone who dares to get eighteen will never get out a life closeup team braves the city of the dead to bring you were a port from the mystical and mountainous south of the country. but first it's an annual gathering of political and financial elite and its veil of secrecy is in force by an army of security this year's build a bird conference is being held in switzerland and taxpayers are footing the bill even as europe is tightening its belt and forcing through tough austerity cuts attendees range from royalty to top c.e.o.'s and it's under a traditional news blackout artie's laura amid reports. as this build a 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 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 imprisoned

for ten years to life according to sweep the floor people think it's a conspiracy theory but in fact there's 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 and you know i don't want my kid growing up to be a slave in the new world harder to be honest this is not the only protest day about mr away down in the town some or it the young swiss socialists have turned out again to process 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 group the economic crisis. policy to build

a. global 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 processes 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 build of a group be comfortable meeting in secret like this for very much longer earlier my colleague bill dodd spoke with investigative journalist tony guzzling he believes the media blackout of the conference as unacceptable given the far reaching decisions made by the attendees. 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 for a degree to 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 this is very important to understand the very close links between nato and the builder burks 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 in 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 big 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. for more on all the stories that we're covering you can always check out our website here's what's online for you right now at r.t. dot com working in tandem russia's president and prime minister take a bike ride discussing social and economic issues plus. some of new

york's ultra orthodox jews joining the palestinian struggle calling for the dismantling of these are real and. tit for tat or provocation was the murder of the russian colonel for the killing of a chechen teen aimed at stirring up ethnic tension or just all this and much more. calm. and indomitable spirit a man with physical disabilities makes an eleven thousand kilometer trip from russia's far east to moscow all on electronic mobility scooter alexander cash and began his epic journey from the pacific city of light of all stock in the middle of april since then he's brave several injuries and a fever but remained on course towards the capital despite hardships alexander says he's happy to have made new friends while raising awareness of the disability he's

also that's also the goal set by the paralympic games said to be held in sochi in two thousand and fourteen watsky reports the city started preparing a welcome for disabled athletes from around the world. is it easy for a man in the 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 paralympic champ in the. newly built airport you know. i don't really like to this place is one of the few airports in russia that lift a device that hopes to see. to board the plane throughout the city however there is . the required attention but i'm sure they'll be. 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 so she sidewalks shops and restaurants are also

undergoing massive construction to comply with strict standards so that no wears off limit and even though competitions such as ice sledge 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 lusting legacy for locals and visitors alike russia's paralympic squad topped overall standings that event coover two thousand and ten winter games with thirty eight medals twelve gold silver and sixteen bronze we spoke with russia's paralympic champion. as he was preparing for the three week training in sochi with 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 and governments and companies including sony and mastercard specs have been identified as members of a worldwide hacking group anonymous this week online show host laurie also known as the resident takes to the streets of new york to gauge people's attitude towards 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 console. everything they are they are. all of the 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 police department goes into certain things and 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 things kind of a logical point because we're just doing illegal activities. i think just a mix. of it's done really to open the lens to things that should be oh 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 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 from here. they're the next generation have you have you caught them putting stuff out there you like don't put that out there. phone numbers yeah whether you think hackers are villains or heroes the bottom line is if you have information it database someplace can figure out a potential target. you

know to some other stories making headlines across the globe spanish police have dispersed a rally outside city hall in madrid as the mayor takes office there for a third term almost a thousand people turned out in protest over corruption and authorities failure to handle the financial crisis the demonstration follows a wave of protests across the country triggered by growing unemployment and economic hardship. in pakistan more than thirty people were killed more than one hundred injured in two bomb blasts in the northwestern city of peshawar according to police the first blast went off just after midnight in an area home to newspaper offices and army housing a more powerful blast set off by remote control hit the same area minutes later the attack happened as afghan president hamid karzai and cia director leon panetta were in the capital islamabad for reconciliation efforts with the taliban. refugees from syria have been pouring into turkey after the syrian government stepped up efforts

against the rebel city of jews are all sugar more residents have reportedly abandoned the area activists say more than thirty people were killed in clashes between government troops and protesters turkey has vowed to keep its border open to fleeing refugees. off the libyan coast a group of environmentalists are disrupting the work of tuna fisherman ship from the sea shepherd conservation society used fire hoses and stink bombs to hamper fishing the fishermen responded by laying a rope in front of the activist vessel conservation is claim they're trying to find out if the boats are fishing legally. well gary says it would welcome being part of nato as a european missile defense system something russia sees as a threat to its national security and about ten minutes i'll go and i was speaks with with bulgaria as foreign minister about how this move could affect bilateral relations here's a preview. we have such a sense of which allows for the nato missile defense system and the russian missile

defense system to exchange information and to develop in coordination and you back that up with the political will which was very clear from the lisbon summit. to work together then slowly but surely will develop that cooperation in that trust that is vital so i don't think that anyone in russia should feel threatened by the system on the contrary it provides as a wonderful and very practical opportunity to jointly work together against a common sort of. now follow our close up to the mysterious and beautiful russian republic of north a set yet to discover some of its best kept secrets.

church is our culture and a 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 dobbs but it's not the areas dark legacy that's driving locals away as art has been you know coaching over reports. we continue our exploration of the north as such in a republic and this time we're 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 the real open air museum for a sentience they say this land helps them imagine live down here four hundred years ago meanwhile day to day life continues in this area alone sighs 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 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 him a 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 damn priest mansion about the city of the diamond dates back to the beginning of the fourteenth century the ancestors of uncertainty and sense all down on the five mountain ridges. but the land was so expensive 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 treat both professionals and local amateurs these days the surrounding area may once again be a lawyer with agriculture and opportunity but is being deserted by people in search of a different lifestyle. for local ascension action out of odyssey of this is a devastating fact he has built his own hydro power plants that provide him and his family with alan tricity but he doesn't know who will inherit his legacy movie for the idea was born i did 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 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 but locals leave their leaving behind a truly unique part of russia they land up north that's here if they're rounded by mountain fairy tales and while driving along this no one can certainly run into a church or if mall mop landing into the thing area fathered you are gay 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 nanto 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 it was so cation nobody knows after spending several hours han't it really

feels like this mountainous area marries the past with the present and if you listen hard enough you can almost hand the few fathers of assad singing their songs by the fire my dear the question about russia close up the republic of north. korea back with a recap of our top stories in a few minutes stay with us here on r.t. .

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