the new constitution and multi-party elections as the number killed in the civil conflict rises to three thousand. welcome it's one am here in moscow you're watching the weekly here on r t it's a round of the top stories of the last seven days with me kevin no internet and first dozens of arrests have been made across the u.s. as police move to contain what's thought to be the biggest wave of occupy wall street demonstration so far the ongoing city campaign against big banks has already lasted for almost five weeks now tease lucy car for an office in new york to find out more about it for herself her report contains footage of strong strobe lights. well we know that about one hundred seventy five protesters were arrested early and then in the morning in chicago there were several hundred there were camped out and what was called a grant park they had ten set up very similar to what's been going on all across

the country the police officers there had given them the order to vacate by eleven pm they had not done so and so we witnessed police officers coming in cutting down tents and of course unfortunately arresting of those who would not make it now this is very similar to what we saw develop right here in new york city as we were reporting earlier in times square there were massive stand offs between police officers and protesters we saw police officers on horseback riding and right up a really close to where the protesters were scaring people a stomping on some people we saw a unit of police on scooters sort of going into the crowd hurting some individuals several protesters were arrested before my eyes most of them were being peaceful sitting down not really trying to do anything to interfere with the police and yet they were taken in very forcefully slammed down on to the ground face first and cocked and then led away and the other incidents that we know of that took place is

actually beatings by the police with the times we know that there was approximately a total of ninety protesters now that were arrested in new york city during the course of events yesterday now aside from what happened in times square which we've been reporting on very intensely there was actually a massive stand out in washington square park which is an area near a college campus in new york city some of the occupy wall street protesters had gone down there they held what they call the general assembly which is their big meeting where they decide whether or not to occupy that park as well or not about a dozen or two dozen or so of them just cited to stay and what we saw was an unprecedented use of force by police we saw a riot police regular officers surround the entire park. just to clear this area from these twenty protesters or so they kicked us out as journalists we were trying to tell me the incident to sort of capture what's going on and bring that information to the world and the police officers actually started using these

strange a strobe light flashlights to blind our cameras this is despite the fact that i clearly said that i was a journalist we were clearly marked as reporters there are several other reporters next to me at the time we had our press that's handy and still they were pushing us out and essentially using force to keep us from acquiring the story very very unfortunate set of a very tedious confrontations between the police and the protesters who again in the large part were being mostly peaceful lucid and speaking to me just but earlier on the viewer who follow twitter feed to get the latest on those demonstrations across the u.s. and the anti. movement trucks more attention to the reports of allegedly groundless rests emerge and so predictive of more violence on the streets of american citizens there's much use of spreading from coast to coast. there is going to be some kind of martyrdom in the near future we're going to see violence or rob we could argue that we already have the violence in this country with the police pepper spraying

protesters with you know innocent teenage women and be you know but toned you know on here oh this is what the alternative media showcasing right now again this is a revolution this is this is a change in psychology this is an evolution in human consciousness the people are waking up and we're demanding change this is no different from what we saw overseas in the middle east and northern africa the revolution has now come to the united states of america what started the wall street spread worldwide this weekend galvanized into action of one of the largest collective movements of its kind tens of thousands of spilled on the city streets across the world and to great protests have already taken hold in more than eighty countries with europe becoming one of the main targets of public theory against banks and politicians in rome riot police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse violent crowds as protesters smashed bank windows and torched cars plumes of smoke a cig billowing into the sky in the coliseum in other parts of the city too in

britain police thought it protesters efforts to set up camp outside the stock exchange in london several hundred activists had called offices for preventing more people from joining the rally bellenden escapee the various scuffles broke out in front of the german parliament building when police removed demonstrators tents and food stores now our correspondents are continuing of course to keep their eyes on how people are making their feelings felt around the world and to report back to you you can follow them online. these people who are on the streets of madrid today they believe that their voices are in fact being heard the demonstrations here in israel will continue to grow until the government meet their demands the police have been trying to disperse the last few remaining hundred hardcore protesters. on scene reports from across the globe click onto a website of t.v. dot com. like growing poverty. by the countries waiting for. cutting jobs and social spending people across the

globe rise up against the government's economic policies follow the worldwide action against austerity live. on thursday the struggling you breathe a sigh of relief as slovakia one of its smallest members finally voted in favor of the expanded european bailout fund it was only the the only e.u. member rather it still stalling eurozone plans when lawmakers rejected a proposal on tuesday in a vote that brought down the country's ruling coalition the upgraded four hundred forty billion euro rescue fund will now be able to offer cheap credit to beleaguered bags and buy up increasingly expensive sovereign debt british nigel farage believes it's the vacuum was forced into changing its mind. now is not good enough no is not acceptable in the modern european union if you say no you're made to vote again until you get the right answer which gives you a true measure of what this project's really like you must understand that i've

just been in this parliamentary chamber with mr barroso these people are absolutely intent on creating a united states of europe they don't care how many millions of people march up to the unemployment scrap heap they don't care about the tide of humanism misery that because they have got their political goals but the reality is that not only economically is this failing the book politically it's failing what is the point actually of bailing these countries out what all the bailouts are these bailouts helping the people in greece and portugal are to know who they're not what they're actually doing is they're giving money to these countries to give back to our banks who over lent the money in the first place i mean the whole thing is mad what we use countries need who are trapped inside this economic prison called the euro is they need to devalue coming up here on r t plenty more ahead for you this you know it. there's no also made some for cost of zero service nato demands the removal of roadblocks the disputed border crossing with serbia hope you stay with us to learn

if it has the right to make that kind of report. israel's foreign minister says israelis and palestinians should be left to sort out their problems by themselves got more on that story to later. first though former ukrainian prime minister yulia timoshenko feels the law as i see grip just two days after being sentenced to seven years behind bars for abuses of power and gas deal she signed with russia a new set of fraud charges lined up against the guilty verdict drew international anger from russia the e.u. and the united states. judgment day for ukraine's democracy that was how some dubbed events in a key of court this week where former prime minister yulia timoshenko was awaiting the verdict over her alleged shady dealings in a gas deal with russia her supporters took to the streets in her defense before being dispersed by the police. three months of nonstop protests surrounding the case culminated in the biggest reminder yet of the orange revolution the two

thousand and four uprising which made to go the household name. now as then there were tens of thousands in the streets naked anger and even naked activists this group staging another topless demonstration against all sides in the dispute but the main drama was inside the court especially after the judge's controversial verdict. the court has ruled that the demand of an addition to is guilty under article three six five pounds three of the criminal code of ukraine and sentences her to seven years imprisonment and denies of the right to work in civil service for three years just last year or two my shanker was one of the most influential female politicians in the world but having lost her power and now her liberty to go was furious. with the retiring regime or its magic to stop me the trial showed that the constitution and justice had been trampled under throughout i urge

you to begin the struggle it's a very difficult and important moment we have to protect ukraine against the authoritarian regime don't give up. the prosecution claimed she abused power while signing gas deals with russia in two thousand and nine the accusation has raised eyebrows in moscow which insists the contracts were completely legitimate but we cannot accept that the legitimate. contract which remains in force which was never legally challenged. could be. the reason. for the good decision. to close to the e.u. also doubted president viktor yanukovych his assurances that the case had not been politicized and lashed out at ukraine's leadership experts say kiev now finds itself in a very difficult position to potential membership the european union is some years away and i think we shouldn't pretend otherwise but we do wants the countries in

europe. to get closer to europe not just in terms of membership in terms of european values like the rule of justice and this is clearly an extraordinary setback and i do think it is quite possible that the invitation for president yanukovych each to come here on the twenty eighth of october will now be withdrawn another criminal case was launched against him a shank or two days after the verdict was announced accusing her of shifting her own dirt to russia's defense ministry onto ukraine's budget fifteen years ago this only added to her image of a martyr a symbol of freedom supported by the masses and few doubt she would hesitate to capitalize on that status even if she has to wait seven years to do so just hours after a simmering tension in central kiev it is back to quiet and normal again it is unclear whether unity machine cause fate has been sealed as experts are now speculating that a presidential pardon is still

a possibility but these protesters here are determined to stay here for at least another week in any case let's see russia party reporting from kiev in ukraine well as we saw the tempers running higher court after his guilty verdict was announced as part of that yes he documented exactly what went it was rather middle of it we got his pictures via facebook dot com slash party news you want to check him out we've also got footage too interesting footage of the angry response in here one of you choose if you want to check that. but seam gas is all over the news at the moment later in our program we find out what e.u. regulators were looking for when they raided the european offices of the russian energy giant gazprom. iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad has dismissed claims by washington that plotted to assassinate the saudi arabian ambassador to the u.s. an american delegation is now heading to russia china and turkey to provide

evidence to back up their suspicions washington's warned that it's committed to holding to run to account but for its part around says the claims will attempt to isolate it from the international community or those within the country see any u.s. action will not go unanswered the more pressure that the united states tries to impose our pani iran that the iranians will push back as well the united states is being utterly dishonest iran has absolutely no motive to carry out such an operation if you ron did hypothetically want to carry out this operation they could have done it in the middle east in an area where there are more high profile figures and where it could be carried out much easier why would iran want to create extra sensitivity with the united states so it's absolute nonsense and obviously iran gains nothing from it the only people who do gain is the united states by distracting attention away away from its problems at home such as the economic hardship that people are facing its decline in the middle east it helps israel come out of isolation it

helps the saudis route the saudi regime try to unite people against some theoretical hypothetical foreign enemy. moves towards reform are started in syria where a new constitution is being drafted after months of want to go to the protests the draft should be complete within four months president assad called for multi-party elections in february after months of protest has been on the streets notions march this week tens of thousands of assad supporters have been cheering for the government in the syrian capital the unrest has claimed over three thousand lives now with the u.n. warning of the country may be heading for food clothes civil war artists correspondent tests were sort of spoke to people from both sides sort of friends and sent us this report. but voices of support. and continuing dissent some ending in deadly clashes polar opposites in their

demands but in some way united by a newfound zeal to take a stand where the center of the syrian capital was gathered show their support for the government that is going up far cry from the images we've been seeing in other cities that the country where there have been reporting righteously security force has ever had any government protests or wish however one would think it's a matter where in this country because of course it is sometimes the intensity that was the very way for you that everybody with. her husband and young children were one of many families who braved the heat and joy the crowds in downtown damascus. it's true that we knew nothing about politics before but now we take a stand even if i'm a sunni muslim i'm pro this president. ever since most people started revealing their political stance openly some people would mock me and say since when do you know about politics what do you know there are

divisions among family members some are pro a side some are anti but that's how it is. it appears that apathy is becoming a less of an option for citizens of a nation now under intense international scrutiny. i've never watched news i never cared you know i never never had any interest in politics but now i think most of us read it books we watch the news media about the cause it on facebook with the no one pick up and then you have the right back around and other issues about your country you've got the. yeah there are those like the new i was saying who are no strangers to picking a side and making it known he's long been voicing his discontent at what he calls a repressive regime and today facebook is one of his main tools in coordinating dissent coalition activism has evolved in syria for me i feel that my voice goes further now back then it started with stating an opinion going to jail that hitting a dead and no one would even know about it that has changed now that people are

more politically aware hussein has been thrown in jail says he was tortured and finds himself constantly looking over his shoulder. i was detained for spreading the word on the violent crackdown in daraa but i'd feel like a coward if i didn't risk my life while those on the streets are doing so asking for the regime to fall a call staunchly opposed by those on the other side yet if. we get the chance. to give them time. while political curiosity and activism among syrians are growing whatever side of the divide they're on people here see the future of their country is at stake but all are adamant that future is firmly in their own hands. that's our cilia r.t. damascus. focusing on libya now where civil war still raging on the national transitional government's faced new resistance in tripoli this week the first time

since the capital was taken in august several were injured in gun battles we get after supporters after attempt to raise the ousted regime's green flag on a city rooftop and tumble over town of sirte. gadhafi loyalists mounted a fierce counterattack forcing back revolutionary fighters to be trying to take control of the colonel's key stronghold for a month now the n.t. says it will only declare full liberation once told but investigative journalist simon i suffer the week told me that cold means ignoring the high human calls. i think what's happening in sirte is really quite shocking i mean if you remove yourself from saying i support one side or support the other side what we're seeing in is a full scale assault on. you know very densely populated area in which civilians are paying a very very heavy price now the reason why this is important is because the whole basis on which nato imposed the no fly zone at the beginning of this conflict was

precisely to defend civilians against military attacks and now we have if you like the allies of nato doing what their enemies were doing a few months ago and you have to begin to ask where is nato now why is nato not saying these are civilians under attack by a military force we have to stop we have to stop this attack and i think what we're beginning to see is if you like is the kind of reemergence of the double standard what's happening in libya now is going to be a war crime the attack on sirte is a war crime and i think it has to stop immediately has to be negotiation they have to be allowed to surrender but more importantly i think if they don't surrender then you put the city under siege allow the civilians to flee and they're not and they're not doing this more on this story on our web site of course along with a lot of others as well about called including these for you president obama sends troops into central africa but is concerned now that america's growing global military presence is turning into military pressure when i read more about that you

can it's online tonight scripts of late from. two mortal enemies of russia and the icon of the communist revolution they seem to put their differences aside to about their friendship with a little drink but police didn't. think it was funny or appreciate the move to rewrite history to find out more about r.t. dot com. recent raids by e. regulators on the european offices of russian energy giant gazprom may force moscow to review supply deals now to europe industry analysts say the searches were a desperate act to pressure russia to sell gas on better terms europe correspondent daniel bushell reports. this event still to be one reason behind the e.u. raids on gazprom offices at the beginning of october european energy giants electricity de france and b a s f said to join russia sell stream pipeline to europe said to be that this war and for the bucco an e.u. bugs rival their successive. tore through long miles and the commission of law for

example it's their pet project but why would the e.u. want these raids to spook russia a reliable supplier to renegotiate any contracts brussels must prove irregularities in its deals with gazprom the european subsidiaries and that seems unlikely nobody really believes that you has a strong case for proving their point we see this more as a measure to increase pressure on gazprom in russia the e.u. says it wants cheaper gas and more players on the market but his strategy may have one crucial flaw. they say sell our gas to another company when it gets to europe but that company must make a profit on the deal and that will immediately raise the price of the homes pay analysts say the being influenced by several anti russian hardliners many of whom are upset about missing out on the opportunity to take part in big energy ventures especially baltic nations which the north stream pipeline point policy sake of

russian gas straight to germany instead of complaining experts say they could have moved on the world with russia. lithuania's and her russian inertia will undermine their society politically and economically at the moment little when he is pursuing a one dimensional policy that given the problems in the euro zone will leave it regretting it did not pursue a more constructive policy with russia for example signed a new deal with gazprom which will generate income and contribute to a canonic stability emotions that are also running high among. european politicians who want to end their reliance on russian gas disappoint efforts by moscow to diversify routes. governments european union all seem to think we don't think at all. we don't need russian gas at all. fortunately. there are. war boots with

no immediate alternative to russian gas those stereotypes could only affect the long term relations between the european energy markets and its biggest supplier the new bush will see brussels. nato forces in kosovo and delivered an ultimatum to ethnic serbs manning the barricades at the border crossing the breakaway regions north they're ordered to remove the obstructions on monday or peacekeepers will step in and clear the road themselves now the serbs complained they haven't been given enough time to comply the road blocks have now been in place for nearly a month set up in protest of nato would leave forces taking over the checkpoint and allowing kosovan customs officers to be placed in there late last month you may recall some of those barricades were bulldozed that resulted in violence with the peacekeepers using rubber bullets and tear gas against the serbs and his actions would be legitimate if not for the fact that they also serve the interests of kosovan officials says nicola for nasa cheat

a political analyst for the magazine new serbian political thought who spoke to me . legally they do have a right to as they say. in for its freedom of movement on the whole territory of cost of war but the problem with legitimacy because the serbian authorities are thought a certain class that would be recognized nato is right and paid for and right to enforce the law in cost of war but the problem is that most need a country the need to recognise that the independence of kosovo a visual and currently trying to implement their laws and to establish their checkpoint at the border between northern parts of more inventive and that is what is an acceptable for the third cape or in itself should it be a nato convoy there would be no problem whatsoever to get all of the problem is that they carry in themselves meaning an official from the possible government.

israel of palestine should resolve the conflict by themselves without outside help says israel's foreign minister lieberman he says there's no need for mediation for the middle east peace corps made up of the un usa un russia but just barack he's a columnist for the jerusalem post told me international participation is a must to ensure lasting peace. thing in this world peace if it is ever going to be solved will be solved under an international umbrella of course mr lieberman is right in the ideal situation would be nothing better than fisheries and the palestinians to sit down together and reach a peace agreement between the two of them without the need for international mediation unfortunately however history has shown that this isn't going to be the case and in fact one of israel has made a peace agreement with another arab country the international community in particular of course the united states has been very much behind those negotiations if you look for example a peace really gyptian peace accord although the initial contacts were made between

israeli and egyptians it need to become david summit on the work of president carter to finalize a deal and in the case of the palestinians or initial contacts between is on the palestinians back at the beginning of the also calls were conducted through secret israeli palestinian travels fifty to get them to any stage towards an agreement needs an international commitment particular as far as israel's concerned with the united states backing israel wants american backing for its security needs the palestinians on the other hand want to know that they have the backing of the arab world to make the compromises that they'll have to make if there ever is to be a peace agreement between the two sides. so want twenty seven here in moscow thanks for being with us wherever you're watching i just let you know in a few minutes time a documentary about the colombian criminal who was a millionaire by twenty two and then went on to become the world's most wanted drug lord is on there for that though about the recap of main news headlines in just a moment here all r.t.

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this is all. see live from moscow my name is kevin though in bringing you our top stories of the past seven days i'm first anti corporate marches in new york and chicago had a fierce response from police is the nationwide rally makes his biggest push yet. the occupy wall street movement gained support to across the world over the weekend with tens of thousands letting loose their anger against wealthy banks and bankers you know the top stories of the week from us ukraine's former prime minister feels the strong arm of the lord to being sentenced to seven years of abuse of power but to some decry a nation shattered democracy the noose is tightening still further as she faces even more charges.