the demonstrators are masters in short passing another round of unpopular cuts. the results proved incendiary. that uganda protests turned violent as protesters including fringe anarchists clashed with police again leaving their mark on athens. the day all this is the remnants of public anger big losses and the only thing that's been broken as governments past increasingly unpopular austerity cuts will be left asking who can they trust serve their interests to the measures are very very tough part of the poor people especially and this is the reason that we feel. today i think more measures have been taken and they're it's not going to work in the end it will be another bill here clearly bad and oh i hope for the best but i don't see it coming. under pressure from brussels and

the international monetary fund the greek government has cut more jobs to slash funding for the nation's pensions a minimum wage but current policy appears to mainly expose those most vulnerable to crisis conditions is a mindset some feel is doomed to fail and they already have destroyed the whole generation of young people and their dreams destroyed the structure of the sabian the infrastructure of the whole country we know that it is. a day that we have no signs that these illegal or old do those bad we cannot continue like that because the policy but the government is following actually increases the day instead of finding the solution of the hearts of activists claims is their search and that they've known austerity for the best part of five years now and that time taxes have risen incomes have full and become. deficit only seems to grow and in this

austerity cycle is something sought by an increasing number despite the turmoil the government warns will follow but what is a bad about our political system is that they have the right exactly the date even more. people buy this that or for that reason they are going to come the only way out of this point is that default default is going to be very tough for us but there's going to be a better solution than this slow death. from now relative calm has returned to the streets of athens smashed buildings have been patched up the signs of damage swept away but the simmering discontent hasn't been a mass force medicine appears to bring nothing but pain many are continuing their call for terms of treatment jake greece athens. alan pressure to put the pressure put on greece to reform by germany has left some

suggesting berlin wants athens kicked out of the single currency but john lackland of the in seat of democracy and cooperation perry says the debt crisis isn't just a greek issue but a problem for the entire eurozone. there is one theory and i lend some credence to it that the germans who are calling the shots on this do indeed want to force greece out of the euro there is a lot of bad feeling towards greeks by germans by germany and vice versa and there is a theory that certain leading german polish politicians want to love the boil and get rid of greece if that is the calculation in other words to force greece to leave the euro if that is the calculation i fear that it's a mistake because the problem in the eurozone is not a greek problem it is a structural problem in the eurozone these debt problems which various countries are suffering from including of course italy but also portugal spain and ireland these debt problems are the inevitable consequence of the way the euro is

structured they are the inevitable consequence of it and the measures which are being required of these countries to as it were remedy the situation are only making things worse so even if greece were to be forced out of the euro my prediction is that the markets would then realize that the eurozone is not impregnable and would turn their attention to other countries as well whose position is very similar in particular political. now let's take a look at some of the stories from around the world here in our team first hundreds were fire in the main market district in the capital injured at least eleven people and destroying eight hundred stalls several blocks were involved in flames sending think plumes of black smoke over the city much of the market area was outdoors reducing the possibility of people trapped in placing buildings it comes as funerals were held following one of the worst prison fires on brecker which left three hundred fifty eight people dead and doers many victims burned alive in their cells. lobby and have resoundingly rejected the idea of making russian the

country's second official language in a referendum where the around seventy five percent against it was initiated by the russian minority which makes up almost a third of population in protest at the shut out of political life since labia broke free from the soviet union in one thousand nine hundred one but many lobby and saw the idea as an attempt to encroach on the country's independence was a president describing the vote as absurd. familiar sound of carnival is in the air in rio de janeiro for the traditional black ball parade it's the day and legendary sound a troupe which is forming for ninety four years gathers people of all ages to dance drink and saying until morning street parties take place in every part of the city which is home to six million people the five day carnival and on ash wednesday. at just two weeks russians will vote for a new president the candidates are doing all they can to woo the electorate from

intense debates to controversial t.v. adverts. takes a closer look at the tools contenders are using to win support. we watched this is the video that schools will most offshore so far in the presidential campaigns underway in russia and it's one of the candidates version of steve famous for his showmanship and occasional fist fights with hello paul an italian claims my god other times when russia's symbol was a traditional troika with three diary horses and jingle bells this little mantra donkey has become a symbol of our country the whole country has come to a standstill like percent of us with less than a month to go the five candidates have plastered the streets with election posters and desolate views with t.v. promos heated discussions on television and radio and internet have become part of everyday life. i don't course in the race billionaire businessman mikhail prokhorov promises their arrival of a new russia with a new president known for his height riches and playboy past he's the only new face

on russia's political scene formally and a tourist party animal his reputation was once dented by an international sex scandal which has come back to haunt him on the way we are vegetarian how long it will go our body and soul as for the elections will win them anyway you can buy anything so you can buy your victory to the remaining candidates are a family a crowd to go to is the unchanging leader of the communist party good ideas are going to present a fresh image with a campaign featuring a mix of faces from the past as well as the presence of his rival from the just russia party to still get on the streets trying to attract the older generation the only clear favorite in the race prime minister vladimir putin has refrained from getting involved in the campaign directly he has controversially refused to take part in any t.v. debates sending his representatives instead trees and his promises never show his

face. on the street politics that only talk. big meeting. either prop or tin or against porter so if you when he doesn't go to television when he's part of st paul it takes when he's a part of television coverage oh he's a job as prime minister he is there is the only one let's say the only kind that with so many resources so much media attention i think that he wants to show that he's the only real candidate precisely by not going there and according to the latest opinion polls the level of his support keeps on growing across the country despite the wave of opposition protests i think that brought us ten to mobilize his core electorate because when. people like right wing politics politician brought her up are saying that you know the social benefits from the cut

that factories that are inefficient because that stage would not interfere so much i think that the message that people gather cross russia is that like we should keep election day may only be around the corner but this still plenty of time for the other four would be presidents to try and chip away at current lead and while some voters rely on traditional t.v. campaigning others are turning to the internet for some comic relief. and then call himself the. supposedly. has recently become an online sensation with a song praising the virtues of the prime minister the. initials. ls and while the jury's out on whether it's propaganda or clever aimed at discrediting putin the electoral campaign rolls on with more surprises likely along with. the

screwed up party that's going to. well reasons have to date here on our t.v. i'll bring you your mine or the top stories very shortly.

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markets why not. why don't what's really happening to the global economy with my charger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to conjure report . to watch our july from moscow a reminder of the top stories of the week the syrian government feels the squeeze internationally and from within as a struggle to crush what i call a foreign funded insurgency while promising to usher in democratic reform russia and china are pushing for a diplomatic solution while violence rages on across syria. israel accuses iran of targeting its diplomats in a series of explosions in thailand india and georgia this week to iran fiercely denies being behind the attacks but israel wants more international sanctions

against it and its nuclear program. greek m.p.'s past news tara the measure is causing more protests in athens for pengelly workers worried about further cuts to wages and pensions demonstrators say the budget slashes will damage the country's economy well into the future. and just two weeks before russia goes to the polls to elect a new president the candidates are using all tools available to woo voters and game that some support they're turning to had to had t.v. debates and controversial advertising to get their message across. but next has the first part of a special report on how art and creativity can become ammunition in the battle for peace and justice.

sure my. feet. here's one of the largest rivers in the world the plan is to dam all the major tributaries of the amazon river. there will be immense pressure not only on

ecological reserves but also on the communities and the territories that are used sustainably by indigenous people. meanwhile agribusiness is encroaching illegal logging is taking place and so the single basin is now at a crossroads and this is there's a resistance against this dam project that has gone on for twenty years. we are gathered here to defend all waters as it on demand so right. to finish these energy will power and the big al-ameen in companies and on mining companies. oh well and resources. the. the.

jews to the grief and anxiety that the indigenous people are suffering. i don't think this story will end well. and there will be a lot of conflicts. why did we choose below monte for a dam to work we need height and lots of water was it the stuff bellemont a demo we will stop brazil stop bellemont a dam or we will stop brazil was

the was the. will be the event was the kayab all war cry nobody should underestimate the indignation that they're feeling a bit. different i think that the federal government should see this as a message a message that much more blood could be spilled in the ching go river valley if they continue to pursue the project in this way the. the one day apple want to do something they do. out in the open and not behind people's backs like the government my tribe and i i'm not going to accept this.

sites and boards its solution. for one century and i'm not orphans were taken away by britain by frogs. with no good meant to us the sources were exported from have been for the british ones fault i'm all for my jail for that is going to. be the one to call my spouse i did leave off i want to leave the africa the i did what i thought if you leave the people and money pleads so that was to get in your sources of africa for next to nothing so you can take it by the youth of america but. i just go crazy doesn't help i don't know yet is it only because man music is the

whistle. it is a thing of the future i was about thirteen when my father was singing about all those i'm forty seven now and i find myself still singing about these things my follows fractions points times are young it's only thirty five. to the end of the. nuts. there. is no one of us. who don't leave with a replicant effort those who've been that bad major years. accounts are comparable or sicknesses go to the republican. shipment of concrete is. well for the minute as the nuns are allowed the long haul and move for peace on the river front of the lens. but even though they do see

that a seal did not. so did their little long winded state those on this only to trade up to devolve it to a disease that in the eyes of government without until there was lost or group of fish on the puzzle because that is a loss also a whole problem because the multinationals it is a new problem with that is going to. say i told her to stop to read. that book for. me i thought of. someone who go. before i can go to the wall the wall why what else will be there is what are you there no get out of moving. because of all those things through my vest act are you going. to get a divorce or something and on. that you know a peaceful way i'll put this to no friend can so. you know it's making

a peaceful protest sad that best and not that that in a good. team he's a good leader the moderate good as he can sorry but the peaceful campaign against the sham will company. the fool the dictator something not sure thing and trumped up. in the individuals guy we. might do to keep a comment to mom my father will be me people have sacrificed risking their lives to put the truth for the generations to understand. that god like us are well on the podcast i think it. was more like this you want to pass that you can read we have twenty words. that is very hard to see nonviolence is distributional if there predated you know we have knowledge that

we do have but it is a for people you don't listen then in law generation comes and says well i'll buy this tried nonviolence maybe we should try violence how do you bring people in whom without we when the government was looking right it was people. there is. a bit. of a battle but when one speaks of genocide one chance of a wonder or doorbell on the television never speaks of the congo. or the united nations and is deadliest conflict in the world since world war two. was a geological scandal because of the enormous mineral wealth that's in its soil the . conflict is based on who's going to control the resources of the

congo that's really what's at stake we're talking about ten year rainy i'm cobalt or you name it ira and they have a new b m a spear in the congo and nothing's in their backyard but you ask all the soldiers who bring them out of bed what the children are at odds are that it's on track so you have a number of major corporations that are implicated illegally exploiting congo's mineral wealth so you have cabot corporation out of boston massachusetts o.m. group out of cleveland ohio you have freeport mcgraw hand out of phoenix arizona microsoft panasonic. you have new keogh motorola being questioned about the crime by tattoo that's used in their cell phones congo has anywhere from sixty four to eighty percent of the world's reserve of coal tan three letter conductive and it's found in almost every cell phone in the world and in almost every electronic device so these are some of the corporations that have been involved in benefiting

from the cargo while on the other hand we have the congolese people dying to the tune of fifteen hundred a day forty five thousand a month five point four million in the last ten years hundreds of thousands. women rape. so what really discouraged as you is to see a patient you treated in two thousand come back five years later with the rape or and even worse than the one she had before this is terribly discouraging is a kid the what gives us courage is the capacity of these women to fight. through this. if one person is bring the lies in front of everyone by the time that ends everyone

in the area are going to take their baggage and leave the community. as they are being displaced d.s. is the region where most of the men are is a look at it so that's the huge plus way to move the people. so the actual rapes taking place the ramp on the land and the report of people and these two rapes in the stricken link even if you. add the wander around for you don't bring a lot of your. fish. out of the. fish.

in the name moment organization as you've heard is bawling you know that you were just blown. away they all want to see. change or people can think by things. now i would go out into my physical. but we take into jokes giving to the fights. i know really oh he's ok we should get karen at the moment on the radio it's a. new war our friends and i get a lot of people. i was in this group of students movement. you can see there's a man day he has gone. down and i want to do is and i want to. make

sure that he's caught it just shooting. in on you know one line down but no it was so so i so sad to see austin i want to ask. like we just go but it's wrong move on we just bought by just kept them talk about us images on my. from the also the drawings oh i didn't want to as a formal in a documentary was taking place but i was close to employees around me as an artist . because i felt i was mildly gish and while the recorded account you know artistically even though i was doing there was doing so. we lost artist who try to encourage the people we show you know what we sing it or write about it and know

people are picking up. camp like you can make a little better and want to move in transforming the lives of the people. to day is the opening of the international women's you know. to the finish president madam. you know the one to remove him to come out to hear the very welcome welcome welcome. the liberian women have always been strong we have the only woman president in africa. and we want to make sure that they are more women that's what this coming together is about for us to sit down every three months if we want to continue to. be good.

friends of liberia partners of liberia. i welcome you all to see me that. these women. they are placeholders. sometimes they are the boldest of all of the people trying to stop the war because they have so much invested they know it's their daughters that are going to get raped they know it's their sons their are going to be picked up as child soldiers it's their husbands who are going to get killed so they care deeply about stopping that violence. could you will cool cool. this. tragic events have been delayed dealing to. one million people. under.