comes to labeling people. say that there isn't enough evidence to link these people to to moscow and says that the russians aren't the only people that think that russia has jumped the gun a few times on labeling people spice. judges are so quick to speak. to anyone i guess is just. and that has been noticed not just by russia but. last year we saw thirteen people arrested on espionage charges now nine of those were found guilty just last week and handed down sentences ranging between eleven years and fourteen years in itself there has been. an outcry against this we're hearing from a georgian daily newspaper. of what they determined to be determined to be a witch hunt going on against anybody who opposes saakashvili they say that to start off it was businessmen then it was politicians and scientists and now the new

target which is journalists georgia opposition say that saakashvili is trying to use these spy sagas as it would to to try and put himself across as a hero in school political points you are. you are. you are. you want to. go home. because. really the entire russian he's never. criticised who or his life. and they say that anybody runs the risk of having themselves labeled a spotlight and having their reputation brought drug through the mud like that should they stand up against saakashvili. told his opposition leader no burjanadze told r.t. the evidence the authorities are claiming they got could have been the pressure.

but it's not just education one person who always done the right it is giving such kind of explanations they specially we had to take into account that she was arrested not only himself but his wife too and they have a very small child live but have been released out as a. way as to which this photographer mentioned so of course it's quite difficult for me to say one hundred percent what is behind us said but situations i've seen joy get time to time we are receiving such scandals these condos have no real legal outcomes and we never saw any kind of real that human patients that government be saying to us right now government decided to hire as journalists she's still quite symbolical because the government we are trying to control everybody and everything until now we didn't to see if even one of the dems had said the words government and think the reality is going to have a chronic problem being side when you have problems with social and health care

when you have a problem with elementary or low for a little and the rights of the people when you lost your country twenty percent of thirty thirty because the old and they get caught under a responsible action you should find somebody who will be guilty in everything which is wrong in the country because we're very old probably to go to kony and they seized just this quite easy to explain its russian size and the meat and everything what we were wrong in the country linked with russian so circuitry to create kingsley's i cannot say mimi and trying to leak everybody who is against quemoy against his regime and who is fighting for real democracy in this country he is trying to link with russian. if it around two hundred people may have been killed in a series of explosions that shook the city of up and down in turkmenistan and some local reports said the blast happened at a munitions depo but the government is continuing to claim it was a fireworks factory state officials haven't confirmed any casualties the affected

area is close to the public and police stopping anyone from filming or taking pictures many people can't contact their families or friends because of disruption to telephone lines a special government commission is reportedly now being set up to investigate the incident took my stance along with every secretive state with the internet banned until recently r.t. did manage to contact the editor of human rights website there who gave us his latest information. to the match it was a shot starting from yesterday people began returning to the town the fires have been put out the locals are no helping soldiers to clean up according to reports the number of casualties and those who died because of injuries has reached nine hundred but we have to verify this information i cannot guarantee its reliability but it's certainly more than two hundred people many died in hospital the residents of about down are no longer in a state of panic but some are still looking for their family members and i can't say that the situation is calm in some remote regions people aren't aware of what's

happened as they have no internet access some are perhaps unhappy as they would like the president to announce a state of mourning or express his condolences it seems that there for just aren't willing to admit that there are casualties there's no official theory as to the causes of the explosion initially there was an opinion that the fire happened because of very hot weather frankly speaking it's hard for me to tell therefore i won't be drawing any conclusions as for witnesses many servicemen who were guarding those warehouses died in the fire. well as this story develops and as we get more information we will of course keep you up to date here in the and also ahead this hour guilty until proven innocent does the front page coverage with criminal cases muddying the waters of the justice system we are as we report on concerns that many trials are being prejudiced. the owner of the news of the world rupert murdoch's due to flying to london to confront the crisis of his troubled british tabloid police are now investigating the deletion of millions of e-mails that were

potentially valuable evidence of the phone hacking scandal the papers accused of snooping on the phone messages of politicians celebrities and victims of crime a number of arrests were made friday including that of andy cool son a former editor of the paper who also served as the prime minister's media chief the tabloids former royal correspondent was also arrested both member later released on bail the prime minister's announced two independent public inquiries as a result of the scandal this is news of the world staff prepare now for its final edition this sunday following the announcement of its to close i spoke to john go onto used to work for one of murdoch's newspapers the top of media and political circles in the u.k. or too close many of us were calling for a full public inquiry led by a judge and cameron has been dragged into this position he's now willing to let it happen six truly embarrassing for at least part of what's called the chipping candombe set which is a rural part of britain he lives down there at the weekend rebecca brooks lives down there certain columnist lived down there and the whole set you can

a mix socially that said it was a different set when labor in power with tony blair but all of it is too cozy and too comfortable if you don't have a real democracy you have to have a separation between the press surely and indeed the political establishment and the government of the day you also need to have separation between the judiciary and those two areas in britain and the united kingdom they've become too close over the last thirteen or fourteen years and i believe. well that's made no ordinary people in britain their views have not really been represented either in the newspapers or in the political arena that's bad for democracy so david cameron should start investigating himself as far as i'm concerned i one would your employer a man who's already had to resign over phone hacking allegations why would you take him to the heart of government where he could have access to top secret dossier as an information it's a sorry sorry day let me tell you not just for the british press but for british

democracy the thoughts there of john go on so we don't know what you think about it too at r.t. dot com in our latest poll if you are taking part already to still time we're asking is shutting down the news of the world the right decision well this is what you've been telling us throughout the night seems the vast majority of you think it is because you think rupert murdoch's media dominance should be ended fifteen percent of this hour also say yes but because that such tabloids are an embarrassment to the british media but few of you this hour again believe that the news of the world has made a scapegoat and the least popular response is that it's the wrong decision of the paper's coinstar shouldn't be punished ill timed to have your say online tonight one of these stories may interest you to take a look at this cat walk into a cat fight corpse in central russia when a model tripped up and bumped into a colleague but it all kicks off more of that online also we've got a great interview with the daughter of charlie chaplin she talks about the ups and

downs of life as an actor a really interesting chat about online from us tonight at r t v dot com. defectors from syria's security forces say they were given shoot to kill orders by their superiors when dealing with protesters human rights watch has published interviews with former soldiers and members. of the security agencies involved in government crackdowns this is tens of thousands took part in a rally in the city of hama on friday calling for president bashar al assad to step down at least thirteen people were killed in mass demonstrations that erupted in every city according to activists tanks were deployed in crackdowns on protesters earlier in the week old and fourteen hundred people have been killed since antigovernment protests began in march syria's deputy foreign minister spoke to r.t. said that any interference in the country's affairs with any disaster. serious position

has been clearly articulated and the global community is aware of the military force in syria hands so even if the west is thinking about it meaning we would advise them not to syria is the key to the balance of the middle east which any meddling with the symptoms for israel would drive this region to the sinister western countries or one of where of this nevertheless they keep hating arabs and syria in particular what is of our political stand on the arab israeli conflict because of our chief wants of success and our progress on the reform struggle through under the leadership what as i'm not sure i understand what happened in syria today expected to spread like an epidemic across other our countries in order to weaken now israel and the west to impose their civilization a supremacy of values that reminds one of us very carefully and all of the signals west wants from us especially view of the recent events and i must say that in the truth they do not wish us well.

i just let you know you watch the full interview with syria's deputy foreign minister throughout the day sunday here on r.t. . the us media has come under fire for its reported remember of high profile criminal trials the case of a single mother casey anthony acquitted of murdering her two year old child earlier this week but at the center of heated debate for years indeed and as anti center says reports next there are concerns that public opinion is unduly swayed by the headlines rather than the evidence. innocent until proven guilty it's a whole mark principle of the american justice system illegally often shoved aside from the vigor of some of the arrests young african black and brown subjects being sat down in the street and an obsessive kind of way fifty shots sixty sets laying on our stomach in our back as we ride or as we walk or flee to breeding suspects into offenses in cases of entrapment entrapment is not legal entrapment is getting

someone to do something that they would normally do to perp walks that parade suspects in handcuffs for the world to see. to a media frenzy devouring some cases and not others i find many of the before i see it as guilty until proven guilty in these cases government is changing the laws so are you presumed guilty from the get go and how much of a role does the media play if you're accused of the most crime it's going to be in huge headlines on page one when you're exonerated it's on page twenty seven below the fold two column inches and your neighbors somehow didn't manage to catch it that day so everyone still thinks you're a child molester not guilty take the not guilty verdict in the casey anthony murder case involving her two year old daughter the court of public opinion remains split from the court of justice all thanks to nonstop media coverage of the case for the

past three years of the. brave and i think it's made me appreciate and i did it with from the media since she was going to be able to in the case of former i.m.f. head dominique strauss kahn the media satisfied their gluttonous taste with extreme passion only for the case to crumble i think there should be a. media outlets are required to play your exoneration up as big and as long as your accusation this is rarely the case as dubious practices in the criminal justice system spread so does the finger pointing and questioning the future of human rights in the us where as we go on as americans and since the one news oh another lie. this is getting that going this is really getting the principles that he wants once prided itself in our inner fire suspects of having to fight their battles publicly the minute they arrest him attempts to prove their innocence underlining the discrepancies in the u.s. criminal justice system are alive and kicking and citron our party in iraq. and in

the program heading east we take you to the region in southern siberia a place where entrepreneurs singlehandedly fighting for sobriety in a better lifestyle that story then this two. we're messing about on the river just outside moscow but why am i in a wetsuit to find out in just a few minutes. let's take a look some world news headlines south sudan has become the world's newest nation following separate north thousands of people are taking part in massive celebrations in the city of juba the capital of the new state however the two separated countries haven't yet reached an agreement on their borders natural resources or the status of their citizens clashes over disputed territories to continue some. pro palestinian activists who clashed with security forces in two separate incidents in the west bank some of the protestors hold still do these raids soldiers responded with several arrests earlier about one hundred pro

palestinian campaigners clashed with security forces a major israeli checkpoint calling for the return of refugees to his role. in malaysia police fired tear gas and arrested up to sixteen hundred activists just thousand gathered across the capital kuala lumpur those detained include several senior opposition officials the protest which was the country's biggest political rally years was the culmination of weeks of pressure on the prime minister demanding electoral reforms ahead of national polls expected next year the national front been in power for almost six decades now little growing calls for change. they want to what position you hold in society there are. some accusations that could ruin your reputation forever even if they might be pro voles mud sticks in the allegations themselves can be enough to destroy careers laurie half in a style only resident in new york next asked people about the thorny issue of the law on sex crimes.

the sexual assault cases of d s k angelina stands are getting a lot of coverage in the news do you think it's right for women or men to report any sexual encounters they feel uncomfortable with this week let's talk about that there are two rules first time travel leave and the second rule is all men a boss of the two proven otherwise if she feels that she's been violated i think reporting is the best idea and how that plays out you know that that's how that plays out the reporting is should be a woman's instinct at what point does it cross over to consider just for attention . yeah it's a it's a tough line between those two people we're just two people it's impossible i think women should not get in situations i think there are lots of times that we put ourselves in situations and we have a messenger insiders that says get out of there and sometimes we don't listen to that message one says says no or she says no it's

a no is it the same for women as for man one hundred percent. so why do we treat it more as a woman's a show because it happens more often to women. but men have a pride to go save. money richard original programs for. so is this just another way for women to get rich. so do you think it's fair that the law generally tends to side with women. and i think it's impossible to really say what's fair what's not at this point again like ari ari is of what's fair changed so much i think in general my inclination is to say yes it is because women have for the most part of been the victims for so many years that you almost have to side more with them in order to make it equal it's like affirmative action in a way like you have to do something to make things better so that they're not always the victims no matter how you feel about the lines of sexual assault the bottom line is. that the rule no means no will always be

a good one to follow. through the streets of new york to the streets of russia and russia closer to taking you saw another journey this time heading two thousand kilometers east of moscow here we go. here's the map we're going to the region this time located at the very tip of southern siberia it's home to mountains and untouched landscapes beautiful place but the natural beauty of quote a gun doesn't appeal to many of its residents these days in fact entire villages are becoming ghost towns as people move into the cities however artie's xander boycotted bodies to find one place where the residents have a very good reason to stay takes is that. here we are in the village of castor in the core grand region and for the past tanner fifteen years its population has

been steadily increasing here is the reason why. it's monday morning and alexander a former prison guard is it work testing the incoming employees for alcohol. if they're over the limit there is a choice to be cited for a no show and lose thirty percent of them on salary my job three kilometers and be docked ten percent of that months of wage because we do the testing every morning regardless of gender or position within the company that could be cool but they will see it on their paycheck and that's a strong incentive not to drink you know working week. enforced alcohol abstinence is the idea of this man alexander able to cough is the director of the still such plan and likes to extend his influence as far as possible a man of big ideas the very epitome of micromanagement for the past fifteen years

he's been preaching to his employees how to make good sausages and how to live a good life. while he is a must it's the quality of the product they gave you this job in the first place and it's the quality that determines whether you'll keep it after firing dozens of workers for showing up drunk at work or xander started lecturing his employees on the harms of all the whole three times a day during with breaks you got the holy roman emperor charlemagne said that those could drunk for the first time should be beaten with a stick those called for the second time should be beaten in public for the third time should be hanged as a former boxer he's not shy about exercising his rule with an r in face has built his version of the iron curtain around his plan with dozens of video cameras around the facility employees have no chance to circumvent the law of big brother on the outside thefts and no longer the issue. although the rules are very rigid and most

people find it hard to comply but those who don't play by alexander's rules don't work here. alexander's drive to set the rules of the game doesn't and within his plan the only corporate tax payer in the village are four thousand people he's taken on a very wide notion of social responsibility using the plants profits he paved only local roads renovated the school and built the church and while he agrees that modesty is a virtue of his fondness of giving guidance and advice is evident wherever he goes you are doesn't matter that you come from a village what matters most is to get a good education thank god we've got good teachers and behave well it school is that clear. but this approach has divided villagers the majority believe alexander is a blessing from a minority and primarily those who he's fired on not as impressed. as the old saying goes one man's meat is another man's poison not everybody in this village

appreciates alexander philosophy and he did not succeed in spreading it around some people call him a control freak others to resort to more agricultural language his opponents also include some local officials who believe that alexander has too much power that infringes on their own authority that alexander accuses them of not doing enough for the people when i asked him whether he'd like to run for office he's a response was a resounding no because if you're blessed i think the whole purpose of power is to create to make life around you better and in this regard i have all the power that i need as for the iron fist i think every successful activity requires discipline strict discipline and it starts with me instead of waiting for somebody to come and do something i do it myself i may offend other people but sooner or later they'll understand that i was doing it for the wrong good. many historians make the case that russians prefer authoritarian leaders and the tackling the deep problems of

alcohol addiction and rural isolation need street discipline and total control good or bad but in alexander's case it seems to have proved efficient a kind of boycott r t the village of chester's syria who are going to region. sports enthusiasts are flocking to because of moscow to bag a bargain to this week a. changing hands of the un would want to be sailors can buy or sell used vessels. his works for what find other people. if you're thinking about russia you're probably thinking about an awful lot of land but there's also an awful lot of water here and is this event today water world on the outskirts of moscow which is trying to show all the fun you could have around the water in russia there are three types of people who come to this event today first the look surest types they're here to look at to try out and maybe even to buy books like. looking at

a price tag of about half a million euros and up but inside no expense spared we had a look around some of these boats and on the indian side they really are on the blog surest site second time the people here the literally people they've come here to relax on the flanks they've come here to drink cocktails in the sun and to watch the first time people be active people they've come here to take part in a lot of the competitions here the sporting events wakeboarding the surfing competitions and they've come to try and show that you can have a lot of fun and be active in the water and i'm here to try and show that too by doing this. by flying you can see how much fun you can have in the book it will show i'm going to go on the boat now i'm going up to try myself cheerio.

almost like james bond but all quite absent in time of plus sports coming your way very shortly that in fact is how the now next thirty minutes look here on our team from moscow with me kevin oh into night thanks for being with us.

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critique free. free. free free. free. free. free. free media. for the top story update for you in the latest chapter of the georgian spice high profile photographer. as tbilisi accuses them of working for moscow georgia claims it's got video evidence to prove. it's part of the. area. it's clear that hundreds of people are being killed in

a blast. but confusion state officials say there were no fatalities human rights groups reported fact blew up the government saying it was a fireworks act. the owner of the british tabloid accused of hacking into the phone. is heading to london to take charge of the escalating crisis to make arrests and use the world's now facing plane. as its final edition goes to print. it's midnight thirty one next on our team we continue our journeys around. steps out of the capital and take some of this time of the country's second city.

hello and welcome to the program summer is the perfect time to visit russia a long weekend here in st petersburg is a must the former capital is bursting full of history and culture of certain join me as we visit major logs and take part in various fun filled activities and we start off here at the spectacular site isaac's cathedral originally the city's main church and the largest cathedral in the shop it was built between eighteen eighteen and eight hundred fifty eight a french born architect month around almost two centuries later the gilded dome mostly isaac still dominates the skyline of st petersburg a trip to the top provides excellent views of the city coming from the russian capital moscow out team travelled by the fast subsume train network the journey takes four hours and costs around three thousand five hundred rubles that's roughly one hundred twenty five dollars one way you can see here the location of the city situated to the northwest of russia in the eighteenth century it was piece of the

great stream to create a.