if you. come from feinstein. starts on t.v. dot com. and see austerity protests sweeping across europe as thousands demand an alternative to severe cuts in countries from debt ridden greece all the way to belgium and that's where a key e.u. summit is taking place the. french soldiers are reportedly among those detained in a syrian rebel stronghold of homs where government troops are now regaining control and searching buildings for what they claim are terrorists armed by outside forces . also the case of a palestinian detainee and hunger striker draws widespread attention to israel's controversial detention policy polling the palestinians without official charge or

trial. and interpret the russian protests of the presidential election just around the corner we give an overview of what exactly is driving people to the streets on mass. but very warm welcome to you from all of us here at r.t. in moscow our recent show greece continues its race for cash as the parliament approves the latest reforms needed to please international creditors but the painful bill reduces health care services as well as cutting pharmaceutical spending and i say lawmakers rushed to fulfill promises made to get the second bailout anger grows among the greeks who call themselves quote captives of the economic crisis and the saudis to embark reports message echoes all across europe.

in belgium protests saying austerity cuts have gone too far in cities all across france and especially big demonstration in paris with the same message thousands of students on the streets in spain wanting to reverse cuts in education spending there and huge demonstrations in portugal spain and portugal people they're really feeling the pinch share as their governments try to balance budgets and cut spending that's left it really exposed to this debt crisis and no more so than here in greece in the parliament behind me the lawmakers have once again sat late into the night having to really make savage cuts to their spending all across the sectors of the economy a twenty two percent cuts in the minimum wage has been made thirty percent if you're under twenty five in greece and half of greeks under twenty five are employed we've seen doctors coming out in

a twenty four hour walkout massive cuts made to health care spending and to pharmaceutical spending there's many more examples everywhere you look in the economy lawmakers are coming to take very cane full steps to try and force a greek government spending down all of this linked to the one hundred thirty billion euros second bailout that's being dangled in front of greece's nose here there's a real human in parts to all of these economic measures greeks are being forced on to the streets just like people in spain in portugal in italy in france in belgium all with the same message these austerity measures are having a really harsh human cost now. reporting right there well i mean while our lawyer and professor of constitutional law george cut trying garlow says what's happening on the streets of europe shows that greece can no longer be singled out.

again for the good people of the peoples of this of. the expansion of forget is this special good people clearly that the grease is not an exceptional county it is not the great basin of europe this is in a way the mirror of the future of the rest of europe he of the european people must look at is this police experiments of newly built of these results an experiment of the most extreme measures of the kind of bias of the markets merely our problem is that the reaction of the people because look at the first leave it to a viable political argument that the opposition is fragmented because not geared to manage the do construct purpose waiting. but i have hope for the future because this movement of the people from below i'm sure that we are good in the political for ground new political powers. and these latest protests took place on the eve of the e.u. summit starting today and ahead of the meeting the e.u.

commission president jose manuel barroso admitted that sacrifices are being made on an unfair basis. as are sillier now reports from brussels aside from public anger there are also major divisions among the politicians themselves. well today's the start of a two day summit leaders are expected to sign up for school stability parts agreed upon after the summer of nine summits it's an agreement of new budgetary rules are expected to be strictly adhered to all but two of the e.u. countries the czech republic of the u.k. are expected to sign on to this agreement the euro zone summit is not going ahead because of the sticking point between germany and the rest there are growing calls for the european stability mechanism this is the permanent bailout fund that will put into place some few large increase from its top of the current five hundred billion euros by adding on to what is left of the temporary pond called the. two

hundred fifty billion euros for the money has been used for bailout for portugal and ireland so putting it all together would make seven hundred fifty billion euros over germany is now willing to agree to this i'm just going to say they have. to do so and it's also as willing to increase its share its contribution to any of the funds that you will find us ministers this greece ahead of the summit to see if the condition is needed for it to get its one hundred thirty billion euro bailout the second one of its kind. reporting there is one nation planning to lend a helping hand to struggling economies later today on all three of the kaiser report . stories we discussed what lies behind the seemingly friendly gesture for a preview. the german government is prepared to send one hundred sixty financial experts to greece to help the country overhaul its tax

collection well actually this is the british math of imperialism they would send people to help the poor indians they would send people in to missionize and help kenyans you know this is the method of colonization it's one method it's you don't have to send in the tanks there are no turning because this is a financial war and the credit default swap and the derivatives are the blitz they destroyed greece with naked credit default swaps hank paulson lloyd blankfein and goldman sachs they destroyed another scarfing up and serving it out to the germans who were the local raj we're going to be managing these poor schmucks down there in athens while they get ready to invade screen tenderizing spain they're going to help spain oh excuse me they're getting ready to help sprain.

you see the cars reported about twenty three minutes from now israel is under fire from human rights groups for its controversial policy of holding suspected palestinian militants indefinitely without charge be sure to international attention after a palestinian man was left clinging to life following a sixty six day hunger strike just controversial imprisonment we're going to show takes a closer look at the case. puddler wife wishes she could forget the day she was arrested but it's a memory the just won't fade. the soldiers came to our house around to my husband out of the bathroom and led him away there were many of them all of the guards they all acted like animals. israeli authorities have already arrested hundred eight times before believing him to be active within the palestinian islamic jihad

a group israel regards as terrorist hundred nine was put under administrative detention no trial no charges being brought a practice widely used by israel it's in prisons like this one that hundreds of palestinians are being held suspected of terrorism but accused of not paying their prison can last for years with no formal charges being brought against them it's attention can last up to six months but there is no limit on how many times it can be renewed at the moment more than three hundred dollars to are in administrative detention but during the height of the second intifada uprising just over a decade ago thousands were put in jail without trial many of them youths rosies who was just sixteen when he was arrested. or used to frighten us terrified by screaming babies pushing us and forcing us to the ground they keep us in cells for two or three months and want to take confessions by force he was so frightened imagine a free young person suddenly find himself in jail israel insists is doing nothing

wrong and that it's necessary to protect informers against these but human rights groups both here and abroad back to differ slightly not only is extreme but also because israeli authorities applied all too liberally towards palestinians it's one of the basic principles that we you know that our society founded on that if you deny a person's right to freedom you have to have a very good case and you have to have a trial and you have to defend themselves against these accusations. when palestinians are placed under administrative detention they're not told what they're suspected of there is no charge sheet and there's no trial as long as family now awaits his really silly parole. you never know what it's like with hunger strikes it could end well but at the same time you cannot explain to your children when her father looks no one may see and when they saw him on his hospital bed he cried. how did non said his sixty sixty ho strike was not in self

interest but to draw attention to other palestinians in similar circumstances he's in a hospital the moment unable to walk and his being third interval is slowly but there is already talk of moving him back to prison when he recovers his lawyers say that at least his shackles have been ticking off even if only for the time being it only goes carty israel and the west bank. loans protest inspired another palestinian prisoner to go on a hunger strike as well if you log on to r.t. dot com you can find out whether they managed to get the message. a controversial detentions could soon be commonplace in a lot of states with the national defense authorization act coming into effect this thursday the law that many fear spells the end of american democracy grants that the government and the military unprecedented powers to detain u.s. citizens indefinitely without trial all of this happening against the backdrop of.

iranian rhetoric from washington film director sean stone who recently made headlines for publicly embracing islam has told us here at r.t. the timing is no coincidence. my point is to prevent or stop but i think it's we are walking into world war three at the moment between syria being destabilized and iran it's on its border been threatened by israel in america to me it's really very dangerous time and we don't recognize what the causes consequences will be not only not only regionally but to the world what's happening is we are now in a state of martial law and war a global e. and the a national defense authorization act that obama has called for and signed stipulates that even american citizens can now be targeted by the military picked up and imprisoned indefinitely without civilian trial thus throwing out our if you process our it is corpus clauses so we are now in the state of martial law everything is now in could print conditions for a total war state i mean mccain called for the whole of america becoming part of

the so-called battlefield america's the battlefield the whole earth is a battlefield so rather than try a more in there what's being done is that rather than trying to address our economic continued economic oppression and the reforms necessary domestically what we're trying to do that is create a martial law state using using iran as a terrorist enemy or threat you see everything is now in motion as a pretext that you can go to martial law here and war abroad and obviously the war brought has tremendous consequences now because if you attack iran hezbollah hamas the nation israel which then brings in america potentially russia into the equation so this is a horrible situation people are being educated as to what's really going on. and you can always log on to. more news stories anytime you like go online for you right now at our web site of massive reach report building trades a multi-billion tweeter archive causing outrage across the world on our website

all the data. there's another valuable item up for grabs does. the scream discover that staggering price tag at r.t. top. just past the hour here in moscow this is a presidential campaign in russia already delivered their usual candidate promises and rhetoric but it has also been marked by a growing chorus of public opinion of the election now just three days away. jacob greaves takes to the streets of moscow for the setting for some of the biggest protests in the country's recent history and he said so the streets though in order to gauge the mood right here in the capital. once upon a time there was

a notion that russians weren't all that bullshit about politics but now that seems to change this year's race for the presidency has caused intrigue and i ever since my limited created announced he would be running different words have been splashed about characterize the campaign so far and here are some of the most distinctive he is for public we've seen il increasing number of people take to the streets both for and against the government this marking a growing sense of civil activism these rarely at least flesh sands a powerful signal not only the regular paulton but all the russian politicians present in a sense that they help understand that the tide has a break and that political law is. bar stands for reform on the back of demonstrations president medvedev has put forward a number of electoral changes searching as far as how parties are registered and

who can be on the ballots over all a dark mikhail prokhorov has garnered vast media coverage as the only candidate not backed by a party in the duma his message is business orientated he has often been hindered by a shady past and has struggled to resonate with the public twitter and other social media have been crucial for all ghanaians in demonstrations is embodied the very public and spontaneous nature of some of the opera felt around russia he stands for election commission the ruling body overseeing voting day it's head flatten made sure of has been in the stop light after allegations of electoral fraud or mixed with an action this is force the beneath the a buzzword for prime minister vladimir putin's campaign so far seen by many who restored economic order years of hardship the power of this was resonates just how

popular man still is. testing despite his popularity it's been a difficult period for blandly putin a two time president not used to such discontent moscow and st petersburg and the big cities the million ikey but these are not really his territory anymore and he i mean maybe he'll get them back but it seems to me that he's sort of thinking that he has to rely on almost the other russia strange face of putin the russia of the region right he will probably manage to win with you know a reasonable majority at this election is that one of the best slogans from the procrit in camp is if not putin who. three of the candidates are also a seasoned political struggle to convince voters they can deliver change and also make this the most definitive word so far in the election. by march there are. protests regardless of the winner and the results on the call for march these guys

have had their say and how it impacts on russia's future do you agree moscow. right starting with turkey let's get to the r.t. water for you right here and fifteen police officers and a civilian being injured in istanbul when a bomb strapped to a motorcycle exploded in front of turkey's ruling party headquarters it's believed the attackers used a remote control detonated a set of the device as an anti terror police past drove past but no one of this point has claimed any responsibility for the attack. in its clashes have erupted as thousands protested against the construction of a new high speed rail road connecting italy and france at least ten policemen and several demonstrators have been injured in the skirmishes but the rally has been blocking the highway linking the two countries for the past few days demonstrators say the construction could potentially harm the local environment. egypt has set

a date for the first presidential elections the country will see since the ousting of hosni mubarak last year but the landmark polls are showing you want to begin on may twenty third and no one manages to secure the majority of votes a runoff will be held in june i would a final results announced at the end of the month egypt's military of course took power from the toppled president last february but since then his popularity has dramatically declined. syria is experiencing one of the harshest days of fighting since the uprising began almost a year ago troops loyal to the regime are thought to be quote cleansing the rebel stronghold of homes that city has been the scene of intensive fighting between the regime forces and the opposition for at least a good month now back to its claim hundreds have been killed in the army shelling while the government says its military action is tackling armed gangs and terrorists meanwhile the joint un arab envoy on syria kofi annan has vowed to pursue darlow between your thirties and opposition during his upcoming visit to the

country says talks between the sides are essential to end the new year long crisis of peace are going to have reports from new york. where hope the out on the un secretary secretary-general ban ki-moon i dressed journalists united nations mr are non said that his assignment is a very difficult one and it will be a tough challenge to bring peace to syria but he said the first thing that the international community must do is to help stop the violence and facility that he manages hereon process and and work in syria a peaceful solutions that mr anon says can only come about by bringing both sides to the table having the syrian are thorough and eyes. the syrian opposition finally once and for all engage in dialogue now kofi annan also said that if the

international community is going to succeed we must accept one process of mediation otherwise the parties can play between mediators in the meantime there have been reports of a new security council resolution being drafted by the u.s. and france of courting to several reports this new draft resolution will reportedly concentrate on supporting the humanitarian access into sea into cities in syria but the draft text also does indicate that the assad government is the cause of the crisis now we do know history has shown that russia and china have not and will not support any text that puts blame on one side of the conflict in syria many analysts believe that the aim of this third resolution is to make it

hard for russia to straight another veto to put them in a position where they must support any text that western countries to draft to lots of more discussions taking place within the united nations and outside of in it of course it has more information becomes available we will bring it to our viewers what is more important reporting the meantime camille croce a contributing editor with syria comment online magazine says the desire of some foreign states to push for president assad's departure may actually hump kofi annan mediating mission to syria. by sending kofi annan who was accepted by is almost a friend to a study in the past they've negotiated on many things they are trying to be a little bit more friendly than they've been until now. we'll see if that opens the door for anything but i think i know they're not ready yet you have qatar and saudi

arabia state wanting to arm the opposition rather than just look at the present us out at the end of the day syria is too big to fail it's not eleven and they can they can afford to have chaos and they're going to thirty years too i cannot imagine them being able to live with scales in syria so they would try to increase the temperature for the regime that was send more arms even if it goes to say that it's not missed for a while and i think they will try the. former u.s. attorney general ramsey clark shares what he believes is behind the continued violence in syria i have watched the interview that is coming your way next hour here on our team. all right let's get to the business news here the latest markets join dimitry at the business desk hello to you so i know you've got the latest figures on the markets but what's the mood today like after fed chairman bernanke has risen to address well it has been hampered really by that address which basically gave an idea that there's very little chance of a new wave of want to easing and therefore we're seeing

a lot of disturbance on the currency markets in the commodities markets we'll get to them a bit later first of all the russian markets that speech from ben bernanke he basically triggered a long anticipated correction so we're seeing yards down one percent in the quarter tonight three quarters of a percent meanwhile let's take a look at some of the main movers gazprom is down after filing a lawsuit against the splitting lithuania's gas company which. has a stake ross telecoms also down three quarters of the percent after announcing an increase in tariffs and as a group has almost lost all of its steve upward steam that we have been seeing them the beginning of the session it was up six percent after what you see the previous session as the national bank the state big financial mechanism has announced its interest and buying stake in the company now let's move over to europe and in their european stock markets are pushing higher so really they have lost all the gloom they've shaken off the losses are up around half percent in both in london and in

frankfurt as we've seen purchasing managers' index come out showing slightly economic improvement doesn't best as a way to u.s. jobs throughout later today now in the u.s. of course that the markets there are still close to wednesday's closing figures very important session because of that address from chairman ben bernanke you said there will be no basically no quantity of easing he didn't say but he made it clear pretty much so what we're seeing on the currencies market is the following been strengthening the past couple of sessions the euro as well at the moment recovering by just. not sure not sure if you can say that the ruble is losing therefore versus the dollar around twenty three copecks be three quarters of a percent and it's winning against the euro around eight opec's now in commodities a lot of money has been taking out of gold over the past couple sessions altogether that would mean sixty dollars over two sessions of lost eighty dollars the previous

session one hundred percent now recovering more than one percent and is not providing that much of a support to rush markets flirting with the same levels that we've seen the last three or four sessions and actually rushes dependency on oil has once again been noted as one of the main risks for the economy by moody's rating agency it says this factor will keep the country's growth volatile despite current financial stability meanwhile the u.s. has become less dependent on imports of oil and gas in fact the country exported more products than important two thousand and eleven for the first time since ninety nine and the country's refiners exported record amounts of gasoline heating oil and diesel juice to higher global demand while u.s. fuel consumption was actually sinking but russia u.s. relations could soon benefit to increase trade as secretary of state hillary

clinton and says congress should lift the jackson vanocur amendment in regards to russia as the latter is joining the world trade organization now this amendment certain trade discrimination rules and may now this advantage us counties dealing with russia as opposed to other partners and therefore hillary clinton says it should be done as soon as possible that's all we've got my colleague katie pilbeam she will be here in around fifty five minutes time to bring you not.

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