three. three. three. three. three born to live video for your media project free media guns r t dot com. rallies both for and against the syrian government mark the first anniversary of the country's all routes to media reporting is accused of only fueling the fire of . britain's go as you newspaper releases what purports to be thousands of e-mails from president assad's point that cash but all they truth or truck from a in just a moment. pumping up the pressure of the u.s. wants india to stop buying iranian trying to persuade the country to go elsewhere for its needs. last the taliban says france peace talks with the u.s. and president karzai says he wants nato out of all diligence after an american

soldier gunned down sixteen civilians and cold blood. europe is worried about high gas prices and dependence on the russian supplies but its latest move for the sake of diversification could lead to even the highest prices more than twenty minutes on the prison so. is uncommon broadcasting to you live from the heart of moscow on charon's karachi the syrian president remains in power a year since protest against his rule and violence gripped the country and according to leaked e-mails allegedly from his own account bashar al assad is under iranian guidance and ridicules his own reforms but as archie's lawyer smith reports there is considerable doubt about the credibility of the claims which come from splintered opposition groups. what was the gravity of things that refers to in his

sort of professional life and also in his personal life these emails it's claims were intercepted by some hackers belonging to one of the opposition groups a supreme council of the revolution between june and early february so june last year early february this year it's significant that they're being released now obviously they're bound to receive quite a lot of media coverage because it's the first anniversary of the uprising in syria so we should certainly look at the timing of that it's just some of the e-mails refer to communications that assad has with iran and with rainy and proxies he was giving him advice to use powerful and violent language when he's talking to the people also to show appreciation for friendly state and to leak more information on syria's military strength he suggested of people but it's syria did come under a time under any kind of phone snored it could defend itself now that really plays

directly into the hands of old from the opposition groups in syria which now a very fragmented there are at least four different opposition groups that we know of and it has been known to be quite to the loose with the truth before they have released a very bump top because as far as any other organization is concerned it's the number of people who have been killed during this period uprising so we have to be a little bit careful about how much credence we give to these allegedly leaked e-mails nocioni today showed a political order of a ledge to show the political workings or process might but they also issue details from his personal life after scenes links from you choose video you see he even forwards to one of his aides link over you tube video of the home seeds reenacted using toys and biscuits so a little bit of a look into the into the inner workings of their relationship. in syria the

anniversary of widespread protests and rest against the assad regime is being armed with more demonstrations across the country but thousands are also rallying in the capital in support of the president there hailing ongoing democratic reforms which include parliamentary elections in may but opposition leaders say the initiatives are a mere gesture and want assad to quit government troops have pushed armed rebels out of several flashpoint cities with both sides taking the u.n. estimates the violence has claimed at least eight thousand lives of i think here are committed by the way of the berlin based center for conflict analysis says the regime still enjoys some level of legitimacy. those who are supporters. would probably be. the worst. of. the. mostly obviously.

a lot of interesting poll. we have been through it is. just really. risen from the ground. but. everybody knew. he was. except of. google. we would like to know what you think about the situation in syria a lot of trial web site r.t. dot com to take part in our latest web poll today we're announcing the new year on who were the conflict in syria is being fought between almost a half of you say it's world superpowers and a lot of natural resources over a quarter of believe it's propaganda peddlers claiming to be media outlets and sixteen percent suggest it's the power hungry elites in syria and as you can see just ten percent think it's a fight between freedom loving people from an oppressive government go online some of your say and still have the this hour maintaining control at any cost.

you don't like opening up in your almost every excuse for a little more story to find out how far the u.s. is willing to go to disperse demonstrators and of course authority despite lecturing other countries on human rights. and thousands of illegal immigrants who come to the u.k. end up learning the hard way that the streets of london are not paved with gold after all. the u.s. is reportedly threatening india with penalties if it doesn't comply with washington sanctions against iran hasan john it is one of the biggest consumers of iranian oil but even though it's free to trade with the islamic republic america wants it to go elsewhere artie's prius trader reports. so far indian officials have refused to stop buying iranian oil which washington has clearly been very angry about some top u.s.

state department officials in the past couple of weeks have said that this was a slap in the face to them the indian foreign minister has said that while india has followed u.n. sanctions in the past there is nothing that actually binds them to follow them another big point that many indian officials here are sort of looking at is that the new u.s. law doesn't specify what percentage nation must reduce its import to qualify it from exemptions from the same sions so right now there have been reports surfacing that obama could impose penalties on india as early as june twenty eighth many analysts here in india are saying that same should simply won't work if india and china don't get on board the united states is actually trying to pressure india to start using oh oil. and iraq which obviously are two major allies that washington has an interest in india buying oil from those

countries instead president obama has warned that the window for talks to solve the dispute over iran's nuclear plants striking and you around the international negotiations over nuclear ambitions is scheduled but while the u.s. and its allies are ramping up the pressure a veteran u.s. a statesman is adamant the military confrontation must be avoided. if there was a war they said no and he said but it wouldn't be alone the international community is not going to be joining that and this i think makes it all the more important that president obama persist and of course in which i think he has embark which is to try to dissuade me. from doing anything you know i truly and to give what has been described as give peace a chance serious negotiations with iran but then what are serious negotiations with iran meet. with what the new me is that you do not give the iranians the

choice of either humiliating capitulation or social economic strangulation that is to say they either really totally run for example on the pride of the right to have a nuclear program which i understand to keep they do have or because they're not accommodating we really shot down their economy which would then have the effect of unifying the extremists with nationalists and probably even precipitate so steranko crazy reaction and care and by doing. so we do have to be very worried because the birds in our conduct and try to you was alliances that we have left china russia and others to create a situation in which the peace process is given a chance and my last point is and we have time to do. all right now still ahead the land of blacksmiths. in

a few minutes we'll travel to the region in central russia to see how the ancient crafts above board are still very much alive today. it's almost ten minutes past the hour thanks for being with us thousands of illegal immigrants who come to britain in search of a better life have found their dreams of a good job and money instead are becoming a nightmare and many pay big bucks to traffickers to make the journey but end up in destitution artie's average bennett has met some living on the streets who find themselves stranded with no means of returning home. it looks like nothing more than a dumping ground squalor plain to see harder to spot the signs of life this is what forty illegal immigrants call home under a motorway bridge in london's outskirts penniless and without sanitation the place is infested with drugs disease and destitution many risk their entire families

fortune to get here dreaming of the riches that await instead they found a nightmare that they are looking for a better life. but they did so the fact that if you called the u.k. . it's like this you're going to be paved with gold this man paid traffickers in india over fifteen thousand dollars to smuggle him to britain in the back of a lorry like most he destroyed his passport when he got here to make the more difficult but it means he now can't escape even though he wants to but he was promised he'd find plenty of work money and accommodation but he's now trapped in poverty worse than he left behind. where do you sleep. only. or have a look at all it's been in the in years been with no official identity and then

like like been a stuck in a bureaucratic no man's land britain won't deport them unless they can prove who they are and where they came from each case has to be dealt with individually and some can be complex with many not having travel documents or not wishing to comply with the documentation process in the cases of indian nationals we continue to work with the high commission to speed up the time it takes to return them to their home country nearly thirteen thousand illegal immigrants left the u.k. voluntarily last year called drew pulling in numbers over just six years such is the desperation to leave this car park he used to be a busy pick up spot for manual labor but now there's nothing this is where the man waits looking for work every morning hoping to be picked up and paid for a day's labor today though like most days they wait isn't this before the downturn

was a ending up to three hundred pounds a week now he's lucky to get fifteen pounds a day doing jobs you never thought he'd stoop to although guys. thinking about you know in england you know money's gone. right through much money but they don't know what happened here because the reality reality is there. as we didn't you know do in india. from a good family but men are expected to send money back to their families in india no wonder most were reluctant to appear on camera either bennett r.t. london. all of our news and much more too can be found anytime on our website r.t.e. dot com here's a taste of what's there now a leading figure in the russian anti-government protest movement house gone all the time where a strike and response are being held for ten days after his arrest people get all

the details online. going to trial in may or figures out on the promotional way of dealing with lack of spain some vocal some of terri bearing debt altogether. and red square going green launches a week of irish entertainment outside of st patrick's day you can get all the details at our t.v. dot com. western nations have been pointing the finger at countries who don't share their ideals america and its allies are always practicing what they preach when it comes to human rights and democracy as marina portnoy reports some believe that western politicians should first lead by example before lecturing the rest of the world. the u.s. and its european allies have many things in common security politics and a familiar practice of outsiders about yours of democracy iranian people have a universal right to assembly and free speech this is the precinct suppression

human rights and vote for something that is a big step. for democracy rule of law human rights these are our values and we believe things must be respected by the egyptian authorities in russia we've seen crackdowns on civil society groups as western leaders wag their finger around the world. wouldn't the times include of course have been used to public protests at home. right police handcuffs and iron fists have repeatedly been used against unarmed demonstrators in greece spain and monday where thousands flood the streets to protest against austerity measures and unemployment they should focus on getting their own house in order and practice what they preach rather than noticing about you know countries and trying so you know grandstand on an international scale

rather than deal with you know they are there are very serious democratic deficit and public anger continues to be inflamed u.k. officials me fight fire with a barrage of water can which senior scotland yard officials are reportedly trying to get hold of along with taser stun guns and tear gas to break up on unwanted crowds on the other side of the atlantic uprisings against economic inequality and corporate greed have left countless occupy wall street activists covered in blood temporarily blinded. and behind bars the movement is currently planning to draw tens of thousands of demonstrators to the upcoming. and nato summit in may. but this week the u.s. military is unveiling its latest non-lethal weapon to members of the press. it felt like opening up an open door almost mixed with it from about my sternum to my.

new active denial system can repel crowds using an invisible electromagnetic beam that delivers a blast of intense heat up to one kilometers away without a sound a smell or even a warning the weapon promises to disperse crowds and reinforce security while the military weapon isn't currently intended to be used by police critics say ray guns like water cannons could eventually be ruled out in the land of the free we're seeing an intensification of repression because people are challenging the system and challenging it in europe the challenge to get in the united states and it's easy for our leaders the point the finger somewhere else revenue to take responsibility here in america to do anything differently lecturing others on democracy and human rights has become a branch of western foreign policy i discoursed that claims to be based on the

highest of standards but as recent years has shown it's a lot easier to scold others when everything is why. these protestors it. or injured students in europe might suggest that their leaders do a homework before i'd say something to be a teacher of democracy or not artsy new york. the taliban house responded peace talks with the u.s. saying the americans killed changing the terms and conditions of a road map to peace as comes as the afghan president has slammed the nato campaign in his country calling on the alliance to pull out of villages and remote areas it was responding to the massacre of sixteen civilians by an american soldier. last weekend not long after burnt copies of the koran were discovered at a us air base in the country the western leaders of the war u.s. president obama and profit british prime minister david cameron have confirmed

plans to hand over security responsibility to local forces the transitions due to take place next year and preparation for and true the coalition combat mission by the end of two thousand and fourteen but activists and journalists. thinks launching to an already has plans for post nato afghanistan. history of the promised land for over a century is a history of colonial adventures gone terribly wrong that's assuming that these things can go right which they can't so i don't think that the pulling out of troops will result in that much more bloodshed that's been occurring anyway for the last couple of decades not going to stand i think the worst what they want and then the good situation in the endgame with the taleban but what they want from the taliban is assurances and this i'm sure the hard bargaining is this that the taliban stay basically hostile to all their neighbors in the region and that's what the west won't last in the west want is a new kind of functioning government and infrastructure a national infrastructure in afghanistan that is at peace and not to mention you

know mutual kind of respect with its neighbors they want afghanistan so they hold off to china especially to iran now that now they're coming up to the attack on iran and i take a look at some world news and pretty free of the sour egypt's chief prosecutor has charged seventy. nine police officers and two miners with murder and negligence over the last month's deadly soccer riots at least seventy four people were killed in the coastal city of port side on february first balance of rival teams after a match of violence parked angry riots across the country. a prominent chinese politician has been removed as a high ranking communist party leader following contact between his police chief and the us consulate both elis removal as a party chief in the south in the city of charming comes after his former top reportedly sought asylum and sixty two year old was seen as

a contender for high office within china's ruling party will be replaced by the party's. free trade agreement between south korea and the u.s. has come into effect five years after the deal was signed it's the biggest agreement for the u.s. in sixteen years and is aimed at slashing tariffs and other trade barriers south korea's opposition democratic united party says the deal will trigger a backlash against the government claiming it favors the u.s. so we're going to countries workers activists have staged rallies in seoul calling for the deal to be scrapped. and up next we're in for some adventurous discoveries as we take you on a trip to another corner of the largest country in the world in our russia close up series.

today we travel to the city of that indoor which is located at the foot of the ural mountains dividing europe and asia the mineral rich mountains have made the region amounts of senator from metal manufacture and as artie's tom barton discovered for many locals it's more than a profession it's a passion. russia's ural mountains have a long history when it comes to metals and mining for centuries they provided the rule materials but allowed russian industry to grow and now they're trying to adapt in the steel mills in industries around the mining and trying to adapt to modern conditions and the modern steel industry it's those things that are the examining in our ports. and metals the surroundings of blacksmith the fowls and the years and of alexander lucic cough and his fortune russia's mountainous you'll reach it for the past thirty he's now as much a part of this world as the homicide holmes from c i n work and fence posts but he

still remembers the very first thing he made. this spoon. it's so much more than just a simple food it's the thing i hold dearest. that it whereas alexander is content hammering one piece at a time the urals also contains smelting operations on a truly industrial scale this plant turns thousands of tons of molten steel into thousands of kilometers of oil and gas piping this isn't about crofton scale anymore say engineers here it's about science and needs detailed education. technical specialists here need computer and math skills to work this increasingly complex machines so we have to train them up here these vast halls of the direct descendants of the first forges and the euro's dating back to the eighteenth century and metalworking in all its forms is still widespread in the region the

furnace is here pour out three thousand tons of molten steel a day it's one of the around a dozen such run scattered across the urals but for steel you have to get up to one thousand six hundred degrees to get the globe like this not with all the holes gold the stuff that's made while it's fat and i greedy since time immemorial these men smelt it into its iconic gold bullion form but they say to them it's just another metal. if it doesn't you know if you think too much about the price you can preserve a decent product we don't actually value a cost highly it's a huge responsibility put the tips. gold snorting is about the most carefully humble metal operation there is. not to knock out xander of course and his in jewelry and passion for his age old art a passion he ses is just as present in all metal workers no matter how nonchalant

his gold snorting contemporaries from the same room he's lying he's lying of course they feel something working with gold and all that wonderful nettles they're just not admitting it to themselves. whether in a small fortune or a vast complex metal workers here are following in the footsteps of many pioneers in their trade and at least according to our xander they all share the spirit of this man and his mettle tom boxen artsy. images next of the business near so dimitri russia has major gas pipeline nord stream and it seems that because of the center of some of its capacity that is true because you regulators have said pipelines linking nord stream to european europe's gas infrastructure should limit their capacity around fifty percent to other suppliers other than gazprom now many speculate that this decision could be a reaction to russia's charging a higher price for gas but we have heard an opinion that this measure could

actually lead to even higher gas prices that's according to winters how one of the companies determine whose company that built the linking pipeline. this would be a stranded investment of fifty questions the capacity isn't in terms of musician c. it would not make sense at all that we don't use to hear fifty percent believe we should be having this is it for me i cannot find any other single shooter who wants to do with the capacity because he has no gas he wants to change according to that location when this is a reason why i think we have a good chance to find a new agreement so. well russian furnace said that gas prices have always been linked so while price isn't what we're seeing right now is that they're mostly positive light sweet gating around half a dollar per barrel this hour brant is down by just. and over in europe looking for direction of footsies down just a bit one hundred four percent the dax is up however the gains are limited by loopt

europe's largest airline is down around one hundred percent after forcing a thirteen million euro walks in two thousand level due to higher taxes. and the let's move over to paris the market was seeing the euro is regaining some of its positions versus the euro that it's been looted versus the dollar to correct myself that it's been losing over the past couple of sessions whereas the ruble is pretty much where it is against the euro no change there that's very rare to see that kind of picture whereas it's weakening by raffle copecks first. on the markets we're seeing a fourth consecutive session of gains the r.t.s. is up a third of a percent my sex uneasy a bit just a bit up we take a look at the main a movers an interesting story it is connected with those burbank it's finally announced it could have its additional share placement assume as next month and

therefore we see correction in the stuff which has been quite successful the past couple of sessions whereas energy shares are mostly up on high oil prices. and that's all we have. for you for now we will be back in our fifty five minutes time with nothing.

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